Patent ID: 7455293
Filing Date: 2008-11-25
Classification: B65H,G03G,G07D

Abstract:
1. A paper money handling apparatus comprising: a first unit including an access port through which a paper money is taken into the apparatus from a user and is supplied from the apparatus to the user, a paper money discriminator for discriminating a kind of the paper money, and a first paper money passage through which the paper money is transferred in the first unit, a second unit being movable with respect to the first unit and including a paper money container for containing the paper money and a second paper money passage through which the paper money is transferred in the second unit, a third paper money passage through which the paper money is transferred between the first paper money passage and the second paper money passage; a paper money detector for detecting an existence of the paper money in the third paper money passage, a clogging detector for detecting a clogging of the paper money in the apparatus, and a controller for controlling the first, second and third paper money passages to transfer the paper money therealong, wherein the controller stops a paper money transferring operation of the first, second and third paper money passages in response to that the clogging detector detects the clogging of the paper money, and subsequently restarts the paper money transferring operation in response to that the paper money detector detects the existence of the paper money, and continues the paper money transferring operation until the existence of the sheet at the third paper money passage is prevented from being detected by the paper money detector.