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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2012
Yoshiomi Nakashima, Tokyo-To, JP;
Kozen Nakai, Funabashi, JP;
Toshihide Asada, Himeji, JP;
GLORY LTD., Himeji-shi, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Abstract
A banknote handling apparatusis configured to perform a sorting process of banknotes. The banknote handling apparatus includes: a taking-in unitconfigured to take in a banknote one by one; a transport unitconfigured to transport the banknote having been taken in from the taking-in unit; a recognition unitconfigured to recognize the banknote transported by the transport unit; a control unitconfigured to control the transport unit, such that the banknote having been recognized by the recognition unitis transported to any one of a plurality of stacking unitsto, based on a sorting pattern; and a sorting-category receiving unitconfigured to receive at least one sorting category. The control unitis configured to create the sorting pattern by deciding types of banknotes to be stacked in the respective stacking unitsto, based on the number of the stacking unitstoand the sorting category.