Patent ID: 6371473
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: B65H,G07D

Abstract:
A combination bill validator, bill accumulator bill dispensing unit, said combination comprising a validator for receiving banknotes and evaluating banknotes and forwarding accepted banknotes to a processing pathway, and a series of modular components which cooperate to define said banknote processing pathway therebetween; said series of modular components including a banknote accumulator for receiving and temporarily storing received banknotes and outputting received banknotes to said processing pathway, a removable banknote cassette for receiving and storing banknotes in a stacked manner, and a banknote dispenser which receives banknotes from said pathway and discharges received banknotes through a discharge port; and wherein said processing pathway is defined by at least some of said modular components and at least one of said modular components includes a drive arrangement located in said pathway for engaging and driving a banknote along said pathway.