Patent ID: 7828133
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: G07D

Abstract:
1. A bill handling device comprising: a bill discriminating portion which discriminates bills; a bill storing portion which can receive bills and supply the bills therefrom; a temporary storage portion which temporarily stores bills during a receipt process; an operational reject store that stores operational reject bills rejected by the bill discriminating portion during receipt and dispensing processes; a bill loading portion which loads bills to, and collects bills from, the bill storing portion, the bill loading portion including a loading reject store for storing loading reject bills rejected by the bill discriminating portion during a loading process; and a circular conveying path for conveying bills to said respective portions, wherein: the circular conveying path is formed so that its start point and end point are joined at a point, and bills can be conveyed through the bill discriminating portion in both directions, the bill storing portion, the temporary storage portion, the bill loading portion, and the operational reject store are arranged along and connected to the circular conveying path, the circular conveying path is adapted to convey bills in a single direction from the bill loading portion to the bill storing portion or the loading reject store through the bill discriminating or process, the circular conveying path comprises respective branching and merging portions for the bill storing portion, the temporary storage portion, the bill loading portion and the operational reject store, and the branching and merging portions comprise: