US 11,987,463 B2
Medium storage device and method of controlling the medium storage device
Hyun Soo Jang, Seoul (KR); Jun Young Kim, Seoul (KR); Jin Yu Lim, Seoul (KR); and Dahye Shin, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to HYOSUNG TNS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYOSUNG TNS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/677,207.
Prior Publication US 2023/0264919 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
Int. Cl. G07D 11/18 (2019.01); B65H 29/62 (2006.01); B65H 31/00 (2006.01); B65H 31/34 (2006.01); B65H 43/04 (2006.01); G07D 7/00 (2016.01)
CPC B65H 29/62 (2013.01) [B65H 31/00 (2013.01); B65H 43/04 (2013.01); G07D 7/00 (2013.01); B65H 2701/1912 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A medium storage device comprising:
a safe having at a front portion a first entrance for replenishment and recovery to which a first transit cassette is selectively connected and at a rear portion a second entrance for replenishment and recovery to which a second transit cassette is selectively connected;
an identification unit serving to identify whether the medium is a normal medium or a rejection medium;
a recycle cassette configured to accommodate the medium recognized as the normal medium;
a conveyance path configured to convey the medium between the first entrance for replenishment and recovery, the second entrance for replenishment and recovery, the identification unit, and the recycle cassette; and
a control unit configured to control the conveyance path such that the medium accommodated in the first transit cassette is conveyed to the identification unit, and the medium identified as the normal medium in the identification unit is conveyed to the recycle cassette,
wherein the control unit is configured to control the conveyance path such that the medium identified as the rejection medium in the identification unit is conveyed to the second transit cassette, and
wherein the control unit is configured to control the conveyance path such that the medium accommodated in the second transit cassette is conveyed to the identification unit, the normal medium identified in the identification unit is conveyed to the recycle cassette, and the rejection medium identified in the identification unit is conveyed to the first transit cassette.