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Sorting and stacking apparatus

US4653647A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 7, 1986
Grant dateMar 31, 1987
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Expiry dateJul 7, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07F19/203
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A sorting and stacking apparatus has a currency note feeding section for feeding currency notes one at a time; and a currency note inspecting section for inspecting the denomination of a currency note, a normal note, a damaged note, an obverse-presented note and a reverse-presented note. The currency notes of a predetermined denomination among the currency notes fed by the currency note feeding section are fed to a first stacking section having first and second pockets while currency notes of other denominations are fed to the second stacking section. When the first pocket of the first stacking section is filled with the currency notes, the transport path of the currency note is automatically switched toward the second pocket. Subsequent currency notes are thus stacked in the second pocket of the first stacking section.

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