Patent ID: 6422458
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: B65H,G06Q,G07D,G07F

Abstract:
A bill deposit/withdrawal machine for performing deposit or withdrawal of bills according to a transaction, comprising:a deposit/withdrawal port for performing deposit or withdrawal of bills; a bill discriminating unit for discriminating bills; bill accepting boxes for accepting bills transported from said deposit/withdrawal port or accepting bills to be transported to said deposit/withdrawal port; and a bill transport path for connecting said deposit/withdrawal port to said bill accepting boxes through said bill discriminating unit and transporting bills, wherein said deposit/withdrawal port and said bill discriminating unit are disposed in an upper part of said bill deposit/withdrawal machine, and said bill accepting boxes are disposed in a lower part of said bill deposit/withdrawal machine, said bill transport path comprises an upper bill transport path provided in said upper part of said bill deposit/withdrawal machine, and a lower bill transport path provided in said lower part of said bill deposit/withdrawal machine, said bill accepting boxes are stack-layered in said lower part of said bill deposit/withdrawal machine, said lower bill transport path is installed along said stack-layered bill accepting boxes, and said lower bill transport path itself is constructed so as to be openable and closable in such a state that said bill accepting boxes are fixed, and said lower bill transport path is disposed in a upward/downward (vertical) direction along said bill accepting boxes, and bills are transported on said lower bill transport path in a upward/downward (vertical) direction.