Patent ID: 6715671
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: B65H,G07D

Abstract:
A dispensing device for storing banknotes in a storage unit and dispensing banknotes to a user through a discharge slot, comprising:a transporting unit for transporting a banknote to be discharged along a first passageway to the discharge slot; a monitor unit operatively positioned relative to the first passageway to monitor a condition of the transported banknote; a diverting unit operatively connected to the monitor unit to remove a banknote from the first passageway when the monitor unit indicates duplicate banknotes; an arraying device operatively connected to the diverting unit for aligning the banknotes, and a sorting device operatively connected to the diverting unit, the sorting device includes a resistance guide unit which initially contacts the duplicate banknotes and a rotatable driving roller that can subsequently contact the duplicate banknotes to provide a separation of the duplicate banknotes.