Patent ID: 6824047
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: G07D

Abstract:
A bill handling machine for receiving and dispensing banknotes, said bill handing machine comprising:a recycle cabinet that stores fit banknotes recyclable for subsequent dispensing; a non-recycle cabinet that stores banknotes unfit for subsequent dispensing a conveyance module that conveys banknotes to either one of said recycle cabinet and said non-recycle cabinet; a conveyance state decision module that determines whether or not conveyance state of each banknote is adequate for storage in said recycle cabinet; and a conveyance control module, responsive to the conveyance state of a respective banknote being inadequate for storage in said recycle cabinet, that controls said conveyance module to convey the respective banknote to said non-recycle cabinet; wherein: said conveyance state decision module carries out the determination based on a deviation of each banknote in said conveyance module; and said conveyance state decision module changes a reference value, which is used for the determination of the conveyance state based on the deviation, according to width of the banknotes.