Patent ID: 8371451
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: B65H,G07D

Abstract:
1. A banknote handling apparatus, comprising: a casing; an inlet configured for inserting banknotes into the casing from the exterior thereof; a plurality of storages provided in a lower portion of the casing, in a substantially horizontal direction and in parallel relative to one another, and respectively adapted for storing therein the banknotes; an escrow storage juxtaposed with the respective storages in the casing and adapted for escrowing therein the banknotes inserted into the casing from the exterior thereof through the inlet; a transport unit provided above the respective storages and escrow storage in the casing and adapted for transporting the banknotes between any two of the inlet, storages and escrow storage; and a plurality of diverters respectively provided at diversion points in the transport unit toward the respective storages and escrow storage, and adapted for diverting the banknotes transported by the transport unit into a specified storage or escrow storage, wherein the escrow storage is configured to temporarily store therein all the deposited banknotes and to feed out the stored banknotes to the storage, and wherein the plurality of storages and the escrow storage are arranged in a horizontal direction in the casing.