Patent ID: 6349810
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A security unit installed in a paper currency receiving system at a rear side of a paper currency passage to stop inserted paper currency from being pulled backwards by an external object, the security unit comprising a casing, a holder fixedly mounted inside said casing, said holder comprising staggered rows of forward protruding plates, an axle transversely mounted in said casing, a cover plate fastened to said axle and turned with said axle between a first position where said cover plate is closed on said holder to stop paper currency from passing in and out and an open position where said cover plate is opened from said holder for letting inserted paper currency to pass, said cover plate having staggered rows of openings, which receive the forward protruding plates of said holder when said cover plate is moved to said first position, an actuating member pivoted to said axle and turned about said axle to lift said cover plate.