Patent ID: 6719120
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: B65H,G07D,G07F

Abstract:
A bill receiving/dispensing machine for receiving or dispensing a bill, comprising:a housing; an upper unit disposed in the upper part of the bill receiving/dispensing machine; a lower unit disposed in the lower part of the bill receiving/dispensing machine; a receiving/dispensing port for receiving a bill inserted by a user or dispensing a bill to a user, which is provided in said upper unit; a bill identifying portion for identifying a bill, which is provided in said upper unit; a temporary storing room for storing the inserted bill temporarily, which is provided in said upper unit; an upper bill conveying passage extending in said upper unit and passing through said bill identifying portion; a bill storing room for storing the inserted bill and/or the bill to be dispensed, which is provided in said lower unit; a lower bill conveying passage extending in said lower unit; a front operating portion for pulling out said upper unit toward the front side of the bill receiving/dispensing machine; a rear operating portion for pulling out said upper unit toward the rear side of the bill receiving/dispensing machine; and a locking portion fixed to said housing; wherein said front and rear operating portions can be locked at said locking portion, so that said upper and lower bill conveying passages are connected with each other to establish the connection between said receiving/dispensing port and said bill storing room.