Patent ID: 8910771
Filing Date: 2014-12-16
Classification: G07D

Abstract:
1. Bill validation apparatus including at least one bill infeed assembly including an infeed aperture, a further aperture located at a rear face of the infeed assembly, a bill infeed mechanism, and a storage container into which accepted bills can be passed for storage from the infeed mechanism, wherein said further aperture is located downstream from the infeed aperture with respect to the passage of the bill from the infeed aperture to the storage container, wherein said further aperture allows the input or exit of bills therethrough at a location on the infeed mechanism before reaching the storage container; and wherein said infeed mechanism is reversible to allow the input of bills through the further aperture and the output of bills to be fed out of the apparatus through the infeed aperture; and wherein said infeed assembly includes first and second sets of light sensors, each set of light sensors comprising a transmitter and receiver a spaced distance apart across the path of movement of the bill, said first set of light sensors positioned at or adjacent the infeed aperture, and said second set of light sensors located downstream from the first set of light sensors, wherein said second set of sensors detect a stop position for the bill intermediate the infeed aperture and the further apertures.