Patent ID: 6834808
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A paper money receiving/discharging apparatus, comprising:a reel for winding/rewinding a tape therearound; a wheel for winding/rewinding paper money together with said tape therearound, while bringing a direction of winding/rewinding into a direction of a short side of the paper money; a holding conveyer means for holding the paper money conveyed from outside of said paper money receiving/discharging apparatus, so as to convey the paper money in a direction of said wheel at a convey velocity; and an assist roller, being provided on a paper money conveyer passage between said holding conveyer means and said wheel, abutting on said tape, to be rotatable following thereto, and for sending the paper money in a direction of being wound around said wheel while holding the paper money together with said tape, wherein said tape is wound around said wheel at a velocity which is lower that the convey velocity of the paper money as conveyed by said holding conveyer means.