| US 7,600,626 B2 | ||
| Currency processing and strapping systems and methods | ||
| Curtis W. Hallowell, Palatine, Ill. (US); Robert J. Klein, Chicago, Ill. (US); and Mark B. Renz, Arlington Heights, Ill. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Cummins-Allison Corp., Mt. Prospect, Ill. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 12, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/460,071. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/388433, filed on Jun. 13, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0003980 A1, Jan. 08, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. G07F 7/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 194—206 [194/207; 209/534] | 8 Claims |
| 3. A currency bill processing and strapping system, each bill having a respective denomination, the system comprising:
an input receptacle adapted to receive currency bills to be processed;
a denominating sensor;
a plurality of cassettes;
a transport mechanism adapted to transport bills individually along a transport path from the input receptacle, past the denominating
sensor, and to the plurality of cassettes;
a processor adapted to receive input from the denominating sensor, the processor being adapted to denominate the bills and
control the currency transport mechanism to sort the bills by denominations into the plurality of cassettes;
a strapping unit; and
an interface mechanism adapted to receive a cassette, the interface mechanism being adapted to draw bills from the cassette
and feed bills into the strapping unit.
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