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Validator with replaceable sensor module

US6047886A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 5, 1998
Grant dateApr 11, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07D7/12
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The currency validator for assessing bank notes, comprises a housing combining an inlet for receiving bank notes, a scanning path along which a received bank note is moved for assessment, and a drive arrangement associated with the scanning path for moving bank notes along the path. Scanners of different types are provided in removable modules whereby the scanners and the position thereof can be varied by replacing the module with a different module.

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