Patent Publication Number: US-9905071-B2

Title: Paper currency handling device

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a paper currency handling device. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     A paper currency handling device is mounted on an automated teller machine (Automated Teller Machine; hereinafter simply referred to also as ATM) or the like and is widely spread. In an ATM, paper currency per se is handled, and therefore, there is proposed a method of accommodating respective apparatus excluding a paper currency depositing unit and a paper currency withdrawing unit and achieving further downsizing of the apparatus in order to ensure security (Patent Literature 1). 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     
         
         Patent Literature 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2012-108817 
       
    
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     In recent years, it is becoming normal that a clerk at a window of a bank casts paper currency deposited from a customer to the paper currency depositing unit and delivers a withdrawn paper currency to the customer by using ATM per se. In such a mode of use, the number of sheets of paper currency deposited from a customer is various, and depending of cases, it may be sufficient to cast a single sheet or several sheets of paper currency to the paper currency depositing unit. When the number of sheets of cast paper currency is large, a folding mark, bending or the like of the paper currency is corrected by a self weight of a large number of sheets of paper currency cast to the paper currency depositing unit, and therefore, not so much trouble happens in feeding the paper currency from the paper currency depositing unit. However, when the number of sheets of cast paper currency is small, the correction of the folding mark or bending of the paper currency by the self weight is not progressed, and there is a concern that the paper currency is brought into contact with a wall face at a surrounding of a paper currency feeding port of a paper currency depositing unit and the paper currency feeding is stopped. Also, when a large up and down motion of the arm is needed in casting the paper currency to the paper currency depositing unit, there is a concern of applying a large physical load to the clerk of the window who casts the paper currency. Therefore, it is requested to improve an ability of feeding the paper currency from the paper currency depositing unit, or further compact formation of the apparatus in a height direction is requested. 
     Solution to Problem 
     The present invention has been carried out for resolving at least a portion of the problem described above, and can be realized as the following mode. 
     According to a mode of the present invention, there is provided a paper currency handling device comprising: 
     a paper currency depositing unit for receiving paper currency depositing of a paper currency; 
     a paper currency withdrawing unit for withdrawing the paper currency; 
     a discriminating unit for discriminating a kind of the deposited and withdrawn paper currency; 
     a storing unit for storing the paper currency; 
     a vault having a chassis section for accommodating the storing unit and the discriminating unit and partitioning the paper currency depositing unit and the paper currency withdrawing unit from the storing unit and the discriminating unit; and 
     a transporting unit connecting the paper currency depositing unit and the paper currency withdrawing unit to the discriminating unit and the storing unit and transporting the paper currency; 
     wherein the paper currency depositing unit includes a feeding unit for connecting a paper currency holding unit piling and holding the received paper currency to the transporting unit and feeding the paper currency held by the paper currency holding unit to the transporting unit, and a vane drive member for driving a vane capable of being brought into contact with the paper currency held by the paper currency holding unit; and 
     wherein in feeding the paper currency from the feeding unit, the vane is brought into contact with the paper currency held by the paper currency holding unit by driving the vane by the vane drive member. 
     Further, according to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a paper currency handling device comprising: 
     a paper currency depositing unit for receiving depositing of a paper currency; 
     a paper currency withdrawing unit for withdrawing the paper currency; 
     a discriminating unit for discriminating a kind of the deposited and withdrawn paper currency; 
     a storing unit for storing the paper currency; 
     a vault having a chassis section for accommodating the storing unit and the discriminating unit and partitioning the paper currency depositing unit and the paper currency withdrawing unit from the storing unit and the discriminating unit; and 
     a transporting unit connecting the paper currency depositing unit and the paper currency withdrawing unit to the discriminating unit and the storing unit, and transporting the paper currency; 
     wherein the transporting unit includes: 
     a main transporting unit including a first main transportation path passing the discriminating unit, and a second transportation path reaching the storing unit by being folded back from a path downstream of the first main transportation path, and transporting the paper currency in two directions at the first main transportation path and the second transportation path; 
     a first auxiliary transporting unit connected to the first main transporting path at a path upstream by passing the chassis section from the paper currency depositing unit for transporting the paper currency from the paper currency depositing unit; and 
     a second auxiliary transporting path unit connected to the first transportation path at a first upstream, reaching the paper currency withdrawing unit by passing the chassis section for transporting the paper currency to the paper currency withdrawing unit; 
     wherein the second auxiliary transporting unit transports the paper currency at a path formed via a plurality of fold backs between the first main transportation path and the second main transportation path. 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     According to the paper currency handling devices of the modes described above, security is ensured by accommodating the respective apparatus excluding the paper currency depositing unit and the paper currency withdrawing unit in the vault and achieving paper currency transportation by passing the chassis section of the vault. Furthermore, according to the paper currency handling device of the former mode, also with regard to a paper currency the feeding of which is stopped since a fold mark or paper currency bending is attached, the paper currency changes its attitude from a stationary attitude by bringing the vane of the vane drive member into contact with the paper currency, and therefore, there is brought about a state of enabling paper currency feeding, and the ability of feeding the paper currency from the paper currency depositing unit can be improved. Further, according to the paper currency handling device of the latter mode, at least an apparatus height dimension can be shortened by an amount of including plural fold back paths in the second auxiliary transporting unit reaching the paper currency depositing unit by passing the chassis section from a path upstream of the first transportation path including the discriminating unit, and a path length of the paper currency transportation path in the second auxiliary transporting unit can be ensured. 
     A problem other than those described above, as well as a configuration and an effect resolving the problem will become apparent by explaining the following embodiments. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is an explanatory view showing a general outlook of a paper currency handling device  100  according to the present embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  is an explanatory view generally showing a positional relationship for a clerk M of a window and a customer K by viewing the paper currency handling device  100  in a plane view. 
         FIG. 3  is an explanatory view generally viewing an upper area of the paper currency handling device  100  in a perspective view. 
         FIG. 4  is an explanatory view generally showing an inner configuration of the paper currency handling device  100  and a paper currency transportation path in a sectional view. 
         FIG. 5  is an explanatory view showing a control block of the paper currency handling device  100 . 
         FIG. 6  is an explanatory view generally showing a roller configuration related to paper currency feeding in a deposit unit  120  in a perspective view. 
         FIG. 7  is an explanatory view generally viewing a major roller configuration related to paper currency feeding from the paper currency depositing unit  120  to an upstream side depositing path  181  in a sectional view. 
         FIG. 8  is an explanatory view generally explaining a path configuration related to a depositing transportation in a configuration of a paper currency transportation path. 
         FIG. 9  is an explanatory view generally explaining a path configuration related to withdrawing transportation in a configuration of the paper currency transportation. 
         FIG. 10  is an explanatory view generally showing a behavior of a roller arrangement in an upstream side paper currency depositing path  181  and a downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  and a behavior of depositing and withdrawing path formation in accordance therewith. 
         FIG. 11  is an explanatory view showing a behavior of a withdrawing transportation of the paper currency B and a behavior of reversing a transportation direction in a paper currency withdrawing path  180 OUT. 
         FIG. 12  is an explanatory view showing a behavior of depositing transportation of the paper currency B and a behavior of withdrawing transportation of a reject paper currency in a paper currency depositing path  180 IN. 
         FIG. 13  is an explanatory view showing a behavior of filling and transporting the paper currency to a cassette by using both of the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  and a downstream side paper currency depositing path  182 . 
         FIG. 14  is an explanatory view showing a behavior of the paper currency recovering and feeding for recovering the paper currency by using the paper currency withdrawing path  180 OUT. 
         FIG. 15  is an explanatory view generally showing another embodiment of bringing a vane  129  in contact with the paper currency B. 
         FIG. 16  is an explanatory view showing a general outlook of a paper currency handling device  100 A according to another embodiment. 
         FIG. 17  is an explanatory view generally showing a positional relationship for the clerk M of the window and the customer K by viewing the paper currency handling device  100 A in a plane view. 
         FIG. 18  is an explanatory view generally showing an upper area of the paper currency handling device  100 A in a perspective view. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     An explanation will be given of embodiments of the present invention based on drawings as follows. The paper currency handling device  100  according to the present invention is mounted on an ATM installed at a bank window, and apparatus operation, paper currency casting or the like in accordance with depositing and withdrawing of paper currency is assumed to be carried out by a window clerk. 
     A: Total Configuration; 
       FIG. 1  is an explanatory view showing a general outlook of the paper currency handling device  100  according to the present invention,  FIG. 2  is an explanatory view generally showing a positional relationship for a window clerk M and a customer K by viewing the paper currency handling device  100  in a plane view, and  FIG. 3  is an explanatory view generally showing an upper area of the paper currency handling device  100  in a perspective view. As shown in  FIG. 1 , the paper currency handling device  100  is classified to up and down in its outlook, a lower area is made to be a vault  110 , and an upper area above a chassis section  112  included by the vault is made to be a paper currency depositing and withdrawing mechanism unit  116 . The chassis section  112  is formed by a metallic steel plate, includes a vault door  113  made of metal which is openable/closable and lockable, and configures the vault  110  along with the vault door  113 . The paper currency handling device  100  ensures security for a paper currency storing unit  200  by accommodating a paper currency discriminating unit  170 , a paper currency storing unit  120  described later in the chassis section  112  closed by the vault door  113 . 
     The paper currency depositing and withdrawing mechanism unit  116  includes an operator panel  118  operated by the window clerk, and further includes a paper currency depositing unit  120  and a paper currency withdrawing unit  140  described later contiguously from this side of a paper face to a back side of the paper face in  FIG. 1 , that is, from a front face side of the apparatus over to a rear face side. Further, as shown in  FIG. 2 , according to the paper currency handling device  100 , a rear face of the apparatus is covered by a customer receiving table D, and the paper currency depositing unit  120  and the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  of the paper currency depositing and withdrawing mechanism unit  116  are made to be visually recognizable for the customer K. A behavior of visual recognition by the customer K is shown in  FIG. 3 , and the paper currency handling device  100  includes the paper currency depositing unit  120  and the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  in this order from a side of the customer K contiguous to the paper currency depositing and withdrawing mechanism unit  116 . As shown in  FIG. 2 , the window clerk M faces the customer K by interposing the customer receiving table D, carries out casting of the paper currency B deposited from the customer K to the paper currency depositing unit  120  and delivery of the paper currency withdrawn to the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  to the customer K other than a prescribed operation of the operator panel  118 . A detailed description will be given of a configuration of the paper currency handling device  100  as follows. 
       FIG. 4  is an explanatory view generally showing an inner configuration and a paper currency transportation path of the paper currency handling device  100  in a sectional view. As illustrated, according to the paper currency handling device  100 , the paper currency depositing and withdrawing mechanism unit  116  described already includes the paper currency depositing unit  120  receiving a deposition of the paper currency B and the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  of depositing the paper currency B to arrange contiguous to each other, and the chassis section  112  of the vault  110  includes the paper currency discriminating unit  170 , a transportation mechanism unit  180 , and the paper currency storing unit  200  to accommodate. The paper currency discriminating unit  170  and the paper currency storing unit  200  accommodated in the vault  110  in this way are partitioned from the paper currency depositing unit  120  and the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  of the paper currency depositing and withdrawing mechanism unit  116  by the chassis section  112 , and in the chassis section  112 , the paper currency discriminating unit  170  is disposed on an upper side of the paper currency storing unit  200 . 
     The paper currency depositing unit  120  is arranged on a side of the paper currency discriminating unit  170  of the paper currency withdrawing unit  140 , and the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  arranged contiguously to the paper currency depositing unit  120  includes a wall portion  141  on a side of the paper currency depositing unit  120 . The wall portion  141  covers an inner portion of the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  by a side of the paper currency depositing unit  120  and includes a lid  141   c  by interposing the lid  141   c  at a base portion  141   b  at an upper end thereof. The lid  141   c  is made to be openable and closable to cover an upper end of an opening of the paper currency withdrawing unit  140 , and prevents jumping out of a withdrawn paper currency transported to the paper currency withdrawing unit  140 . The wall portion  141  is extended only to an upper end of an opening of the paper currency withdrawing unit  120 , and its width is narrowed even at the lid  141   c . Therefore, the wall portion  141  and the lid  141   c  do not obstruct the eyes of the customer K (refer to  FIG. 2 ) interposing the customer receiving table D when the customer K views the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  from a side of the paper currency depositing unit  120 . 
     The paper currency discriminating unit  170  forms a partial path of a first main transportation path  183  (refer to  FIG. 8 ) described later formed by the transportation mechanism unit  180 . In other words, the first main transportation path passes the paper currency discriminating unit  170 . Further, the paper currency discriminating unit  170  discriminates the described number, the paper currency authenticity, a destructed situation (rejection requirement) or the like other than the paper currency kind classification of the paper currency B concerning the paper currency B transported on the first main transportation path  183  in a procedure of paper currency depositing and withdrawing. The paper currency discrimination by the paper currency discriminating unit  170  can be carried out by utilizing various information of image data obtained by scanning the paper currency B, an irregular shape of the surface of the paper currency B, a magnetic property, an optical property for an ultraviolet ray or the like. A discriminating result of the paper currency discriminating unit  170  is outputted to a control unit  300  described later, and is used for determining a cassette of the paper currency transportation destination, and a reject paper currency transportation or the like. 
     The transportation mechanism unit  180  forms the paper currency depositing path  180 IN and the paper currency withdrawing path  180 OUT from the paper currency depositing unit  120  and the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  over to the paper currency storing unit  200 . Although details of the two paths will be described later, as shown in  FIG. 4 , the paper currency depositing path  180 IN includes an upstream side paper currency depositing path  181  reaching the paper currency discriminating unit  170  from the paper currency depositing unit  120 . The paper currency withdrawing path  180 OUT includes the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  reaching the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  from the paper currency discriminating unit  170 . The transportation mechanism unit  180  including these paths transport paper currency by connecting the paper currency depositing unit  120  and the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  with the paper currency discriminating unit  170  and the paper currency storing unit  200  at the paper currency depositing and withdrawing path described above. The paper currency storing unit  200  includes paper currency storing cassettes  201  through  205 , and stores the paper currency B as described later to respective cassettes. 
     B: Electric Configuration; 
       FIG. 5  is an explanatory view showing a control block of the paper currency handling device  100 . The paper currency handling device  100  includes the paper currency depositing unit  120 , the paper currency withdrawing unit  140 , the paper currency storing cassettes  201  through  205  of the paper currency storing unit  200 , the paper currency discriminating unit  170 , the operator panel  118 , the transportation mechanism unit  180 , and the control unit  300  as electric function blocks. As described later, the transportation mechanism unit  180  includes a gate group starting from a gate  201   b  for each cassette, a detection sensor group of plural detection sensors  188  installed at the paper currency transportation path, and a drive motor group of plural motors  189  taking the task of the transportation. The control unit  300  includes a main control unit  301 , a memory  302 , and an upper communication unit  303  capable of communicating with an operation terminal P. The main control unit  301  is configured by a microprocessor mainly for control. The main control unit  301  controls to drive the drive apparatus related to the feeding and transportation included in the paper currency depositing unit  120  described later or the like and a gate group and a drive motor group of the transportation mechanism unit  180  in accordance with depositing, withdrawing and transportation of paper currency. A detection sensor  188  included in the detection sensor group detects a paper currency transportation state at the paper currency depositing path  180 IN and the paper currency withdrawing path  180 OUT descried later, detects presence or absence of the paper currency at the paper currency depositing unit  120  or the paper currency withdrawing unit  140 , detects numbers of sheets of the paper currency storing cassettes  201  through  205 , and outputs detection signals thereof to the control unit  300 . 
     C: Paper Currency Feeding Configuration; 
       FIG. 6  is an explanatory view generally showing a roller configuration related to the paper currency feeding at the paper currency depositing unit  120  in the perspective view, and  FIG. 7  is an explanatory view generally showing a major roller configuration related to the paper currency feeding from the paper currency depositing unit  120  to the upstream side paper currency depositing path  181  in a sectional view. 
     As illustrated, the paper currency depositing unit  120  includes an opening recess portion  121  an upper end side of which is opened. The opening recess portion  121  piles up a received paper currency B at an inclined bottom face wall to hold, and surrounds the paper currency B by a side wall  122  at the surrounding of the recess portion and a paper currency end portion side wall  123 . Further, the paper currency depositing unit  120  configures a feeding path portion  124  by a lower end of the paper currency end portion side wall  123  and the inclined bottom face wall of the opening recess portion  121 , and connects the opening recess portion  121  to the upstream side paper currency depositing path  181  (refer to  FIG. 4 ) by the feeding path portion  124  at its bottom portion corner. The paper currency depositing unit  120  includes plural paper currency feeding first rollers  125 , plural paper currency feeding second rollers  126 , and plural paper currency feeding third rollers  127  respectively at an inclined bottom face wall of the opening recess portion  121 . The respective feeding rollers are respectively rotated by being projected from the roller peripheral wall from an inclined bottom face of the opening recess portion  121 . The paper currency depositing unit  120  feeds the paper currency B piled up at the opening recess portion  121  from the paper currency B on a pile lower side sheet by sheet to the feeding path portion  124 , and therefore, the upstream side paper currency depositing path  181  (refer to  FIG. 4 ) connected thereto by driving to rotate the respective feeding rollers described above in arrow mark directions of the drawings described in  FIG. 7 . The paper currency feeding first roller  125  feeds the paper currency B piled up at the opening recess portion  121  to the feeding path portion  124  from the paper currency B on a pile lower side while moving up and down, since a radius of a partial outer periphery circular arc is made to be larger than a radius of other circular arc portion. Further, as shown in  FIG. 6 , the paper currency depositing unit  120  includes a paper currency feeding first auxiliary roller  125   a  in a shape of a complete round circle in line with the paper currency feeding first roller  125 . 
     Further, the paper currency depositing unit  120  includes an impeller  128  at a lower end side of the paper currency end portion side wall  123 . As shown in  FIG. 6 , the plural impellers  128  are arranged at the paper currency end portion side wall  123 , and project front ends of vanes  129  from openings  123   h  of the paper currency end portion side wall  123  to an inner portion of the opening recess portion  121 . The vane  129  projected in this way is allowed to be able to contact with the paper currency B held at the opening recess portion  121 . The impeller  128  is driven to rotate by receiving a control of the control unit  300  described later when the paper currency B is fed out from the paper currency depositing unit  120 , and brings the plural vanes  129  in contact with the paper currency B on the lower side piled up at the opening recess portion  121 , in details, an end portion side of the paper currency B. According to the present embodiment, the impeller  128  is rotated in an arrow mark direction of the drawing described in  FIG. 7 , and therefore, the vane  129  is brought into contact with an end portion of the paper currency on the lower side piled up at the opening recess portion  121  from an upper side over to a lower side of the pile of the paper currency. Therefore, the paper currency B piled up at the opening recess portion  121  are fed to the feeding path portion  124  successively, sheet by sheet from the paper currency B on the pile lower side by rotating the feed rollers starting from the paper currency feeding first roller  125  by the contact of the end portion of the vane  129 . When the paper currency is fed, it is possible that a number of the paper currency B received at the opening recess portion  121  is a single sheet, or one sheet of the paper currency B at the topmost portion of the piled paper currency remains. When the single sheet of the paper currency B or plural sheets of the paper currency B is (are) assumedly bent as illustrated and is (are) not brought into contact with the first and second paper currency feeding rollers, it is possible that the paper currency(s) B take(s) a stationary attitude by bringing a front end(s) of the paper currency(s) into contact with an outer surface of the paper currency end portion side wall  123  to remain at the opening recess portion  121 . According to the paper currency depositing unit  120  of the present embodiment, the vane  129  is brought into contact with the paper currency end portion of the paper currency B in the stationary attitude, and therefore, the paper currency B changes its attitude from the stationary attitude, and the paper currency end portion is pressed to a side of the bottom portion corner of the opening recess portion  121 . Thereby, the paper currency B which is not brought into contact with the feed roller since the paper currency B has been brought into the stationary state, it is brought into contact with either of the paper currency feeding first roller  125  and the paper currency feeding second roller  126 , or both of them. 
     D: Paper Currency Depositing and Withdrawing Path Configuration; 
       FIG. 8  is an explanatory view generally explaining the first configuration related to the paper currency depositing transportation in a configuration of a paper currency transportation path, and  FIG. 9  is an explanatory view generally explaining a path configuration related to the paper currency withdrawing transportation in the configuration of the paper currency transportation path. 
     As shown in  FIG. 8 , the paper currency depositing path  180 IN is extended from the paper currency depositing unit  120 , and reaches the paper currency discriminating unit  170  via the chassis section  112 . Thereafter, the paper currency depositing path  180 IN is folded back by a direction converting roller  180   r  on a path downstream of the paper currency discriminating unit  170 , and is extended to the paper currency storing cassettes  205  along a row of respective cassettes of the paper currency storing unit  200  disposed on the lower side of the paper currency discriminating unit  170 . In the paper currency depositing path  180 IN having such a path locus, a portion thereof reaching the paper currency discriminating unit  170  from the paper currency depositing unit  120  is made to be the upstream side paper currency depositing path  181 , and a path on the downstream side of the path is made to be the downstream side paper currency depositing path  182 . In the transportation mechanism unit  180 , the downstream side paper currency depositing path  182  is formed by a first main transportation path  183  extended to the direction converting roller  180   r  by passing the paper currency discriminating unit  170 , and a second main transportation path  184  reaching the paper currency storing cassette  205  of the paper currency storing unit  200  by being extended in a horizontal direction by being folded back by the direction converting roller  180   r . Further, the transportation mechanism unit  180  deposits and transports the paper currency B cast into the paper currency depositing unit  120  along a path of the paper currency depositing path  180 IN to transport and deposit to any of the paper currency storing cassettes  201  through  205  in accordance with an discriminating result of the paper currency discriminating unit  170 . 
     The respective paper currency storing cassettes  201  through  205  included by the paper currency storing unit  200  include shunt transportation paths  201   a  through  205   a  shunted from the second main transportation path  184 , and gates  201   b  through  205   b  for casting in and drawing out paper currency to and from the cassettes. The gates  201   b  through  205   b  are driven by being controlled by the control unit  300  to drive the paper currency depositing path  180 IN to take in the deposited and transported paper currency B in accordance with a discriminating result of the paper currency discriminating unit  170 . According to the present embodiment, the paper currency storing cassette  204  serves as a recovery cassette of a reject paper currency of a broken paper currency or the like, and therefore, the deposited and transported paper currency B is deposited to either of the paper currency storing cassettes  201  through  203  and the paper currency storing cassette  205 . A description will be given later of rejection at a depositing and transporting procedure. Further, the paper currency storing cassette  204  may be configured to laminate storing portions of paper currency in two up and down stages, and an upper storing portion may be configured to be used as a temporary storing portion for temporarily storing the paper currency. 
     As shown in  FIG. 9 , the paper currency withdrawing path  180 OUT is extended from the paper currency storing cassette  205  of the paper currency storing unit  200  to reach the direction converting roller  180   r , and folded back by the roller to reach the paper currency discriminating unit  170 . In the paper currency withdrawing path  180 OUT, a path after the paper currency discriminating unit  170  is made to be the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186 . Further, the transportation mechanism unit  180  folds back a path of the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  twice between the first main transportation path  183  and the second main transportation path  184  described already, shares a partial path portion of the second main transportation path  184 , thereafter, configures a path adopting a rising path, and is extended to the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  via the chassis section  112 . The paper currency withdrawing path  180 OUT having such a path locus makes a portion thereof reaching the paper currency discriminating unit  170  from the paper currency storing cassette  205  of the paper currency storing unit  200  as an upstream side paper currency withdrawing path  185 , and makes a path on a downstream side of the path having a fold back portion described above as the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186 . The transportation mechanism unit  180  forms the upstream side paper currency withdrawing path  185  by the second main transportation path  184  and the first main transportation path  183  described already. The transportation mechanism unit  180  withdraws to transport the paper currency B drawn out from the paper currency storing cassettes  201  through  205  of the paper currency storing unit  200  by the shunt transportation paths  201   a  through  205   a  and the gates  201   b  through  205   b  to the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  along the path of the paper currency withdrawing path  180 OUT described above. In carrying out the withdrawing transportation, the transportation mechanism unit  180  uses the first main transportation path  183  and the second main transportation path  184  commonly with the depositing transportation, and therefore, the transportation mechanism unit  180  carries out withdrawing transportation of the paper currency B in the paper currency withdrawing path  180 OUT by reversing the paper currency transportation direction (reverse rotation control of prescribed drive motor  189 ) under the control of the control unit  300 . That is, the transport mechanism unit  180  transports the paper currency B in two directions in the first main transportation path  183  and the second main transportation path  184 . In carrying out the depositing and withdrawing transportation, the transportation mechanism unit  180  includes plural transportation drive rollers/driver roller pairs and plural drive motors  189 , and plural detection sensors  188  at pertinent portions of the respective paths. The respective detection sensors  188  detect a situation of passing the paper currency B at sensor installing locations, and output detection results to the control unit  300 . The control unit  300  receives a detection signal of the detection sensor  188  and the discriminating result of the paper currency discriminating unit  170 , and carries out the depositing and withdrawing paper currency transportation control described above via a control of the drive motor  189  and the gate  201   b.    
     E: Roller Configurations of Paper Currency Depositing and Withdrawing Paths; 
       FIG. 10  is an explanatory view generally showing a behavior of roller arrangements of the upstream side paper currency depositing path  181  and the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  and the behavior of forming the paper currency depositing and withdrawing paths in accordance therewith. 
     As illustrated, the transportation mechanism unit  180  includes a first through a fourth drive rollers  151  through  154  along a path of the upstream side paper currency depositing path  181  extended from the paper currency depositing unit  120  to the paper currency discriminating unit  170 . The respective drive rollers pair with driven rollers facing each other, and deposits and transports the paper currency B pinched between the rollers along the upstream side paper currency depositing path  181 . The first drive roller  151  is related to paper currency depositing and transporting in the upstream side paper currency depositing path  181  at the downstream side of the feeding path portion  124  connecting the paper currency depositing unit  120  and the upstream side paper currency depositing path  181 . Further, the first driver roller  151  is disposed in a hole of a through hole  112   h  of the chassis section  112 . 
     The upstream side paper currency depositing path  181  is extended in a substantially vertical lower direction from the paper currency depositing unit  120  via the first driver roller  151  and the second drive roller  152  in the through hole  112   h , folded back in a horizontal direction at the third drive roller  153 , and is connected to the first main transportation path  183  at the paper currency discriminating unit  170 . A gate  150  is arranged at a surrounding of the third drive roller  153 . The gate  150  is driven by being controlled by the control unit  300 , and is switched to the paper currency transportation along the upstream side paper currency depositing path  181  in the paper currency depositing transportation. Further, the gate  150  is switched to the paper currency transportation along the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  in the paper currency withdrawing transportation. Further, the gate  150  is switched to the paper currency transportation along the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  in the paper currency withdrawing transportation. The transportation mechanism unit  180  drives the respective drive rollers described above by pertinent motors of plural drive motors  189 . The same goes with drive motors in the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  described later. 
     Other than the above, the transportation mechanism unit  180  includes a fifth through a twelfth drive rollers  155  through  162  in addition to the fourth drive roller  154  and the third drive roller  153  along a path of the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  extended from the paper currency discriminating unit  170  to the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  by a fold back path as described above. A tenth drive roller  160  is transmitted with a drive force of the second drive roller  152  by an endless belt  160   b  hung from the second drive roller  152  and driven along with the second drive roller  152 . Also in the drive rollers described above of the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186 , the paper currency B is withdrawn and transmitted along the downstream side withdrawing paths  160  along with driven rollers facing each other. An eleventh roller  161  is related to paper currency withdrawing transportation at the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186 , and is disposed in the hole of the through hole  112   h  of the chassis section  112  similar to the first drive roller  151 . The paper currency handling device  100  includes the first drive roller  151  and the eleventh drive roller  161  to arrange at different heights in the through hole  112   h.    
     The downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  is extended substantially horizontally from the paper currency discriminating unit  170  via the fourth drive roller  154  and the third drive roller  153  after being connected to the first main transportation path  183  at the paper currency discriminating unit  170 . Thereafter, the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  is skewedly folded back to return to a side of the paper currency discriminating unit  170  by the fifth drive roller  155  (first fold back), and reaches the seventh drive roller  157  via the sixth drive roller  156 . Further, the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  is folded back (second fold back) again at the seventh drive roller  157  and is extended in a horizontal direction, and shares a path the lowermost path after the second fold back on one end side, specifically, a path between the seventh drive roller  157  and the eighth drive roller  158 , with a partial path of the second main transportation paths  184  in the upstream side paper currency withdrawing path  185  (refer to  FIG. 9 ). The downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  changes a path direction of the eighth drive roller  158  to a skewedly upper direction, rises substantially vertically between a ninth drive roller  159  and a tenth drive roller  160  and reaches the second drive roller  152 . Thereafter, the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  reaches the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  via the eleventh drive roller  161  and the twelfth drive roller  162  in the through hole  112   h . That is, the transportation mechanism unit  180  includes the upstream side paper currency depositing path  181  and the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  opposedly to each other in the through hole  112   h , relates the second drive roller  152  related to the paper currency depositing transportation at the upstream side paper currency depositing path  181  also to the paper currency withdrawing transportation at the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186 , and the second drive roller  152  is used to be shared by the paper currency depositing transportation and the paper currency withdrawing transportation. Further, the second drive roller  152  is disposed between the upstream side paper currency depositing path  181  and the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  opposedly to each other, and therefore, the paper currency B is transported in the paper currency depositing transportation direction at the upstream side paper currency depositing path  181 , and at the downstream side paper currency depositing path  186 , the paper currency B is transported in the paper currency withdrawing transportation direction by being driven to rotate in the same direction. 
     The paper currency withdrawing transportation of the paper currency B drawn out from the cassette of the paper currency storing unit  200  is carried out by reversing the transportation direction of the paper currency B at a partial path shared after the second fold back on the bottom end side of the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  by a situation of passing the paper currency B to the second main transportation path  184  and the first main transportation path  183  included in the upstream side paper currency withdrawing path  185  in the upstream side paper currency withdrawing path  185  from the paper currency storing unit  200 , and a situation of passing the paper currency B through the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  after passing the upstream side paper currency withdrawing path  185 . An explanation will be given of the point as follows. 
     F: Paper Currency Withdrawing Transportation Control; 
       FIG. 11  is an explanatory view showing a behavior of paper currency withdrawing transportation of the paper currency B and a behavior of reversing the transportation direction in the paper currency withdrawing path  186 OUT. Further, although, in  FIG. 11 , the paper currency B in a transportation procedure is shown by being laminated on the transportation path, the paper currency does not correspond to an actual path length or paper currency length, but a behavior of the transportation path and the paper currency transportation is generally shown. 
     As shown at an upper stage of  FIG. 11 , under a situation in which, for example, na sheets of paper currency B (paper currency B 1  through Bna) drawn out from the paper currency storing cassettes  205  are brought into a transportation procedure in the paper currency withdrawing path  180 OUT, the paper currency B 1  which is drawn and transported to the paper currency withdrawing path  180 OUT at first does not reach the discrimination unit  170  in the first transportation path  183  of the upstream side paper currency withdrawing path  185 . In the state, respective drive rollers (not illustrated) included in the first main transportation path  183 , and respective drive rollers (not illustrated) in the second main transportation path  184  including the seventh drive roller  157  and the eighth drive roller  188  are driven to rotate in the withdrawing transportation direction continuously since the transportation of the first paper currency B 1  even at any drive rollers. Further, the fourth drive roller  154  and respective drive rollers on the downstream side included in the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  are driven to rotate in the paper currency withdrawing transportation direction continuously since the first paper currency B 1  has been transported except the seventh drive roller  157  and the eighth drive roller  158 . At this occasion, the drive motors  189  for driving respective drive rollers are controlled to drive to rotate reversely by the control unit  300 . Further, at the time point, not a single sheet of the paper currency B is transported at the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186 , and therefore, the respective drive rollers at the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  except the seventh drive roller  157  and the eighth drive roller  158  may be stopped. 
     When the paper currency drawn out from the paper currency storing cassettes  205  and withdrawing transportation of the drawn out paper currency are progressed, as shown in a lower stage of  FIG. 11 , the first paper currency B 1  arrives at the paper currency discriminating unit  170 , in this state, n sheets of the paper currency B are brought into a transportation procedure at the upstream side paper currency withdrawing path  185  of the paper currency withdrawing path  180 OUT, and the final paper currency Bn is already withdrawn and transported from a range of receiving a withdrawing drive force of the seventh drive roller  157  and the eighth drive roller  158 . Then, a prescribed number of sheets of the paper currency B brought into a withdrawing transportation procedure reach the first main transportation path  183  from the second main transportation path  184 , and therefore, the control unit  300  controls to drive only the seventh drive roller  157  and the eighth drive roller  158  related to the paper currency transportation at a fold back path at the lowest stage of the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  such that a direction of transporting the paper currency B is reversed. Concerning the drive motors  189  of the two drive rollers, the drive motors  189  is switched to be controlled to drive in a regular rotation by the control unit  300 . By reversing the transportation direction, all of the drive rollers included in the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  starting from the fourth drive roller  154  are driven to rotate in the withdrawing transportation direction. Thereby, the paper currency B which is passed through the paper currency discriminating unit  170  is withdrawn and transported on the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  and is withdrawn to the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  successively from the first paper currency B 1  through the final paper currency Bn. Further, when the final paper currency Bn is withdrawn and transported from a range of receiving the transportation driving force of the eighth drive roller  158  after having passed the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186 , the control unit  300  controls to drive the seventh drive roller  157  and the eighth drive roller  158  such that the transportation direction of the paper currency B is reversed and returned to the withdrawing transportation direction in preparation for next n sheets of the paper currency B. The number of sheets of the paper currency until the final paper currency Bn and the number of sheets of the paper currency reaching the first main transportation path  183  from the second main transportation path  184  are determined by a path length and the paper currency length of the upstream side paper currency withdrawing path  185  including the first main transportation path  183  and the second main transportation path  184  and previously set as prescribed number of sheets. Further, in a state shown in the upper stage of  FIG. 11 , in a case where respective drive rollers of the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  except the seventh drive roller  157  and the eighth drive roller  158  are stopped, the respective drive rollers may be driven in the paper currency withdrawing transportation direction at a time point at which the first paper currency B 1  reaches the paper currency recognition unit  170 . 
     In the withdrawing transportation described above, the paper currency B drawn out from the paper currency storing cassette  203  on a side of the direction converting roller  180   r  or the paper currency storing cassettes  201  through  202  does (do) not receive the transportation drive force of the seventh drive roller  157  and the eighth drive rollers  158  in the withdrawing transportation at the second main transportation path  184  naturally when the paper currency B is drawn out from the cassette. Therefore, when the paper currency is withdrawn only from the paper currency storing cassettes  201  through  203 , the control unit  300  controls to rotate the respective drive rollers of the upstream side paper currency withdrawing path  185  and the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  to a side of the withdrawing transportation direction including the seventh drive roller  157  and the eighth drive roller  158 . 
     G: Reject Transportation Control in Depositing; 
       FIG. 12  is an explanatory view showing a behavior of depositing transportation of the paper currency B in the paper currency depositing path  180 IN and a behavior of withdrawing transportation of a reject paper currency. Further, even in  FIG. 12 , similar to  FIG. 11 , the paper currency B in the transportation procedure is shown by laminating the paper currency B on the transportation path similar to  FIG. 11 ,  FIG. 12  does not correspond to an actual path length or paper currency length, but a transportation path and a behavior of the transportation are generally shown. 
     As shown at an upper stage of  FIG. 12 , in a case where plural sheets of the paper currency B are withdrawn and transported at the paper currency withdrawing path  180 IN, under a situation where a reject paper currency Br (reimbursed paper currency) having a flaw, a breakage or the like is deposited, respective pieces of the reject paper currency Br and the paper currency B 2  through Bn successive thereto are under a state of depositing transportation in the downstream side deposit path  182 . That is, in this state, all of the drive rollers included in the upstream side paper currency depositing path  181  and the paper currency depositing path  180 IN the downstream side paper currency depositing path  182  are driven to rotate toward a depositing transportation direction continuously from when the first paper currency is transported. Further, as shown in a lower stage of  FIG. 12 , when the reject paper currency Br arrives at the seventh drive roller  157 , the control unit  300  switches the gate  205   b  on the downstream side of the eighth drive roller  158  to a side of the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186 , and starts to drive the ninth drive roller  159  included in the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  and drive rollers after the ninth drive roller on the downstream side to the withdrawing transportation side. At this occasion, concerning the drive rollers included in the upstream side paper currency depositing path  181 , the control unit  300  drives the drive rollers including the third drive roller  153  and the fourth drive roller  154  continuously to a side of the depositing transportation. Thereby, the reject paper currency Br is transported along a later half path of the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186 , deposited to the paper currency depositing unit  140 , and the depositing transportation of the paper currency is continued in parallel with withdrawing of the reject paper currency. Further, the paper currency B 1  and the paper currency B 2  through Bn deposited after the reject paper currency Br in the drawing deposited before the reject paper currency Br are transported and stored to the paper currency storing cassettes  201  through  203  and the paper currency storing cassette  205  in accordance with the paper currency kind. Further, the control unit  300  calculates a depositing and transporting position of the paper currency which is regarded as the reject paper currency Br by an discriminating signal from the paper currency discriminating unit  170  from a time period elapsed from inputting the recognition signal from the paper currency discriminating unit  170 , and carries out gate switching or drive roller control as described already. 
     H: Paper Currency Filling and Transporting Control; 
       FIG. 13  is an explanatory view showing a behavior of paper currency filling transportation to a cassette by using both of the downstream side paper currency depositing path  182  and the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186 . Further, also in  FIG. 13 , similarly to  FIG. 11 , the paper currency B in a transportation procedure is shown by laminating on a transportation path,  FIG. 13  does not correspond to an actual path length or an actual paper currency length, but a behavior of a transportation path and paper currency transportation is generally shown. 
     According the paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment, the paper currency storing cassette  205  nearest to the vault door  113  is made to be switchable and mountable for filling the paper currency to other cassette. For example, when the paper currency withdrawing from the paper currency storing cassettes  201  through  203  starting from the paper currency storing cassette  205  is progressed, the paper currency stored to the cassette is exhausted. In such a case, the paper currency storing cassette  205  is removed, and remounted in a state of storing filled paper currency necessary for the paper currency storing cassettes  201  through  203 , and paper currency filling is carried out from the paper currency storing cassette  205 . In such a paper currency filing, the control unit  300  transports the paper currency B drawn out from the paper currency storing cassette  205  to the second main transportation path  184  to the gate  163  by the eighth drive roller  158  and the seventh drive roller  157 , and guides the drawn out paper currency B to the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  by path switching of the gate  163 . The control unit  300  carries out rotation control by rotating the drive roller included in the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  reversely to that in paper currency withdrawing transportation, and therefore, the paper currency B drawn out from the paper currency storing cassette  205  reaches the paper currency discriminating unit  170  via the third drive roller  153  and the fourth drive roller  154 , thereafter, is transported along the downstream side paper currency depositing path  182  of the paper currency depositing path  180 IN. The control unit  300  receives the discriminating signal of the paper currency discriminating unit  170 , and stores the paper currency B which is being transported on the downstream side paper currency depositing path  182  to any of the paper currency storing cassettes  201  through  203 . Further, the paper currency at the paper currency storing cassette  205  is a paper currency for filling stored by a bank administration department, and therefore, it is assumed that a reject paper currency is included. Therefore, the paper currency storing cassette  204  is excluded from a filling object. 
     I: Recovery Transportation Control; 
       FIG. 14  is an explanatory view showing a behavior of paper currency recovery transportation for recovering the paper currency by using the paper currency withdrawing path  180 OUT. Further, also in  FIG. 14 , similarly to  FIG. 11 , the paper currency B in a transportation procedure is shown by laminating the paper currency B on the transportation path, but  FIG. 14  does not correspond to an actual path length or an actual paper currency length, but behavior of transportation path and paper currency transportation is generally shown. 
     According to the paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment, the paper currency storing cassette  205  nearest to the vault door  113  is switched and mounted even in recovery of the paper currency from other cassette. For example, when the paper currency withdrawing from the paper currency storing cassettes  201  through  203  is progressed, insides of the cassettes are filled with stored paper currency. In such a case, the paper currency is recovered from the paper currency storing cassettes  201  through  203  to the paper currency storing cassette  205 , and the paper currency is recovered to a paper currency administration box in a bank along with the paper currency storing cassette  205 . In such paper currency recovery, the control unit  300  transports the paper currency B drawn out from respective cassettes of the paper currency storing cassettes  201  through  203  to the paper currency discriminating unit  170  along the upstream side paper currency withdrawing path  185 , and guides the paper currency to the gate  163  along the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186 . At this occasion, the control unit  300  drives the respective drive rollers of the upstream side paper currency withdrawing path  185  excluding the seventh drive roller  157  and the eighth drive roller  158 , and the respective drive rollers included in the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  in a direction of paper currency withdrawing transportation, and concerning the gate  163  at the seventh driver roller  157 , the control unit switches the gate  163  to paper currency transportation side from the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  to the second main transportation path  184 . Further, the control unit  300  receives a discriminating signal from the paper currency discriminating unit  170 , and concerning the reject paper currency Br in the paper currency B which is being transported in a paper currency withdrawing transportation direction on the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186 , the control unit  300  transports to store the reject paper currency Br to the paper currency storage cassette  204 , and concerning a normal paper currency B, the control unit  300  transports all of the normal paper currency B to the paper currency storing cassette  205  regardless of the money kind. When the paper currency storing cassette  205  is filled with the paper currency, the cassette is removed, and stored paper currency is recovered. 
     The paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment having a configuration explained above accommodates the paper currency discriminating unit  170  and the paper currency storing cassette  204  excluding the paper currency depositing unit  120  and the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  to the chassis section  112  of the vault  110 , and thereafter, achieves depositing transportation to the paper currency storing portion passing the chassis section  112  and the withdrawing transportation from the paper currency storing unit  200 . Thereby, the paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment ensures security of the paper currency B stored in the paper currency storing unit  200 . Thereafter, the paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment makes the vane  129  of the impeller  128  contact to the paper currency B held at the paper currency depositing unit  120  on a side of the withdrawal path unit  124  in transporting the paper currency B to the depositing path unit  124  connecting the paper currency depositing unit  120  and the upstream side paper currency depositing path  181 . Therefore, as shown in  FIG. 7 , even when the paper currency B remains at the opening recess portion  121  while the paper currency is not brought into contact with the paper currency filling roller of the paper currency filling first roller  125  or the like and the front end of the paper currency is brought into contact with the outer surface of the paper currency end portion side wall  123  owing to a fold mark or paper currency bending, the paper currency B is pushed to a side of a bottom portion corner of the opening recess portion  121  at its end portion by bringing the vane  129  into contact with the paper currency B. By the pushing, the paper currency B in a stationary attitude by remaining at the opening recess portion  121  is brought into contact with either of the paper currency feeding first roller  125  and the paper currency feeding second roller  126  or both of them. Therefore, according to the paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment, the paper currency B remaining at the opening recess portion  121  can firmly be fed to the feeding path portion  124 , and therefore, the upstream side paper currency depositing path  181  connecting with the feeding path portion  124 , and an ability of feeding the paper currency B from the feed depositing unit  120  is improved. 
     The paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment is made to be as follows when the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  reaching the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  by passing the chassis section  112  from the path upstream side of the first main path  183  including the paper currency discriminating unit  170 . First, at the chassis section  112  of the present embodiment, the paper currency discriminating unit  170  and the paper currency storing unit  200  are arranged on an upper side and on a lower side. Further, as shown in  FIG. 10 , according to the paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment, the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  is formed via plural fold back portions between the first main transportation path  183  passing the paper currency discriminating unit  170 , and the second main transportation path  184  reaching the paper currency storing unit  200  by being folded back from the path downstream side of the first main transportation path  183 , and carries out transportation (paper currency withdrawing transportation) of the path downstream side of the paper currency discriminating unit  170  at the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186 . Therefore, according to the paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment, therefore, according to the paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment, at least an apparatus height dimension of the paper currency handling device  100  can be shortened by an amount of including plural fold back paths in the downstream side withdrawal path  186 , and a path length of the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  can be ensured. A height of installing the paper currency withdrawing unit  120  can be made low by shortening the apparatus height, and therefore, the window clerk M (refer to  FIG. 2 ) can execute casting of the paper currency B to the paper currency depositing unit  120  by a small up and down motion of the arm, and therefore, the physical burden of the clerk can be alleviated. 
     As shown in  FIG. 7 , the paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment drives the impeller  128  such that the vane  129  is brought into contact with the paper currency B from an upper side over to a lower side of paper currency pile when the vane  129  is brought into contact with the paper currency B which has been held at the opening recess portion  121 . Therefore, according to the paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment, the paper currency B remaining at the opening recess portion  121  can be pushed to the side of the bottom portion corner of the opening recess portion further firmly even a single sheet of the paper currency B, and therefore, the ability of feeding the paper currency B from the paper currency depositing unit  120  can further be improved. 
     According to the paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment, the paper currency depositing unit  120  is disposed on a side of the customer K by arranging the paper currency depositing unit  120  to a side of the paper currency discriminating unit  170  more than the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  (refer to  FIG. 2 ). Therefore, according to the paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment, when the window clerk M facing the customer K casts in a paper currency to the paper currency depositing unit  120 , the grasped paper currency B can directly be cast to the paper currency depositing unit  120 , and therefore, the paper currency casting motion cab be simplified. Further specifically, the window clerk M can directly cast the paper currency B to the paper currency depositing unit  120  from a paper currency mounting portion by grasping the paper currency B (refer to  FIG. 3 ) mounted on the customer receiving table D by the customer K. Other than the above, there is a case where the window clerk M recasts the paper currency B rejected to the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  from the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  to the paper currency depositing unit  120 , in depositing transportation, or casts paper currency for counting the paper currency from a side of the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  to the paper currency depositing unit  120  in counting the paper currency in an ordinary operation. The paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment extends a wall portion  141  between the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  and the paper currency depositing unit  120  only to an opening upper end of the paper currency depositing unit  120 , and also concerning the lid  141   c  provided at the wall portion  141 , a width thereof is narrowed. Therefore, recasting the paper currency or counting the paper currency described above can easily be carried out. In addition thereto, the paper currency can be recast from the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  to the paper currency depositing unit  120  via an interval to the lid  141   c  at an upper end or the wall portion  141 , and therefore, a degree of freedoms of casting the paper currency from a side of the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  to the paper currency depositing unit  120  is improved. The paper currency casting from the side of the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  to the paper currency depositing unit  120  can be carried out by avoiding the lid  141   c  to an upper side or a lower side of the drawing in  FIG. 2 , the width of the lid  141   c  is narrowed, and therefore, the paper currency casting avoiding the lid  141   c  is facilitated. 
     According to the paper currency handling device  200  of the present embodiment, the wall portion  141  on the side of the paper currency depositing unit  120  at the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  is extended only to an opening upper end of the paper currency depositing unit  120  after directly arranging the paper currency depositing unit  120  and the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  contiguously, and also concerning the lid  141   c  provided at the wall portion  141 , its width is narrowed. Thereby, there is also the following advantage. First, the paper currency depositing unit  120  is arranged on a side of the paper currency discriminating unit  170  and is disposed on the side of the customer K, and therefore, a paper currency casting situation at the paper currency depositing unit  120  can directly be recognized for the customer K disposed on the side of the paper currency depositing unit  120 . In addition thereto, the wall portion  141  extended only to the opening upper end of the paper currency depositing unit  140 , and the lid  141   c  having a narrow width arranged with a prescribed interval can make the customer K disposed on a side of the paper currency depositing unit  120  directly recognize visually, a normal paper currency withdrawing situation at the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  and also a situation of depositing a reject paper currency. Therefore, according to the paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment, an easy feeling for handling the paper currency can be provided to the customer K present at the paper currency depositing and withdrawing. 
     According to the paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment, as shown in  FIG. 7 , a paper currency is held at the paper currency depositing unit  120  by the opening recess portion  121  an upper side end of which is opened, and the vane  129  is brought into contact with the paper currency by the impeller  128  at the bottom portion of the opening recess portion  121 . Therefore, according to the paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment, casing of the paper currency B by the window clerk M to the paper currency depositing unit  120  can be simplified, and the vane  129  can firmly be brought into contact with the paper currency regardless of large or small of a number of sheets of casting the paper currency. 
     According to the paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment, in forming the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  reaching the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  from the paper currency discriminating unit  170 , as shown in  FIG. 10 , a fold back path on one end side of plural fold back paths is shared by a partial path of the second main transportation path  184 . Therefore, according to the paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment, an apparatus height can further be shortened by an amount of sharing the path. Furthermore, the paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment enables the paper currency transportation in two directions by controlling to drive the seventh drive roller  157  and the eighth drive roller  158  regularly and reversely at the shared actual path. Thereby, according to the paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment, the withdrawing transportation from the respective cassettes of the paper currency storing unit  200  can be carried out without hindrance. 
     The paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment carries out withdrawing transportation at the paper currency withdrawing path  180 OUT reaching the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  from the paper currency storing unit  200  as follows. First, the paper currency handling device  100  draws out the paper currency B from the paper currency storing cassettes  201  through  205  of the paper currency storing unit  200  to the second main transportation path  184 , and withdraws and transports the paper currency B by the second main transportation path  184 . When the paper currency withdrawing and transportation are repeated, and a prescribed number of sheets of the paper currency B in n sheets of the paper currency B withdrawn and transported on the second main transportation path  184  reach the first main transportation path  183  from the second main transportation path  184  (refer to a lower stage of  FIG. 11 ), a transportation direction at the partial path shared by the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  and the second main transportation path  184  is reversed by making a direction of rotating the seventh drive roller  157  and the eighth drive roller  158  a direction reverse to that in withdrawing transportation. Thereby, according to the paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment, a temporal stoppage of the withdrawing transportation in transporting the paper currency in two directions subjected to regular and reverse drive control of the driver roller is not needed, and therefore, the withdrawing transportation capability can be maintained or improved. 
     The paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment makes withdrawing transportation at the upstream side paper currency withdrawing path  181  from the paper currency depositing unit  120  to the paper currency discriminating unit  170  and the withdrawing transportation at the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  from the paper currency discriminating unit  170  to the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  opposed to each other at the through hole  112   h  of the chassis section  112  where the two paths pass (refer to  FIG. 10 ), thereafter, and uses the second driver roller  152  subjected to depositing transportation at the upstream side paper currency depositing path  181  to share as a drive roller subjected to the withdrawing transportation at the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186 . Therefore, according to the paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment, space saving formation of a space of installing the upstream side paper currency depositing path  181  and the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186 , and therefore, compact formation of the apparatus can be achieved. 
     The paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment arranges the first driver roller  151  related to the depositing transportation at the upstream side paper currency depositing path  181  and the eleventh drive roller  161  related to the withdrawing transportation at the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  at different heights in the through hole  112   h  where the upstream side depositing path  181  and the downstream side withdrawing path  186  are opposed as shown in  FIG. 10 . Therefore, according to the paper currency handling device  100  of the present embodiment, the space saving formation of the space of installing the upstream side paper currency depositing path  181  and the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  can further be promoted. 
     The present invention is not limited to embodiments, examples, or modified examples described above, but can be realized in various configurations within the range not deviated from the gist. For example, technical features of embodiments, examples and modified examples in correspondence with technical features of respective modes described in the column of summary of invention can pertinently be replaced or combined for resolving a portion or a total of the problem described above, or achieving a portion or a total of the effect described above. Further, when the technical feature is not explained as indispensable in the present specification, the technical feature can pertinently be deleted. 
     Although in the embodiment described above, the contact of the vane  129  to the paper currency is carried out by driving to rotate the impeller  128 , the present invention is not limited to the configuration.  FIG. 15  is an explanatory view generally showing another embodiment of bringing the vane  129  into contact with the paper currency B. As shown in  FIG. 15 , the paper currency depositing unit  120  of the present embodiment rockably holds the vane  129  in an arrow mark direction of the drawing, and the vane  129  is driven to rock by an actuator  128   a . Even in the paper currency handling device  100  including the paper currency depositing unit  120  of the present embodiment, the vane  129  is brought into contact with an end portion of the paper currency by rocking the vane  129 , and therefore, the effect described already can be achieved. 
     According to the paper currency handling device  100  of the embodiment described above, a paper currency contact formation achieving contact of the vane  129  to the paper currency B by driving to rotate the impeller  128  having the vane  129 , and a path sharing configuration of sharing the fold back path with the second main transportation path  184  after configuring the downstream side paper currency withdrawing path  186  by the fold back path, however, either of the paper currency contact configuration and the path sharing configuration may be adopted. 
     Next, an explanation will be given of another embodiment.  FIG. 16  is an explanatory view showing a general outlook of the paper currency handling device  100 A according to another embodiment,  FIG. 17  is an explanatory view generally showing a positional relationship for the window clerk M and the customer K by viewing the paper currency handling device  100 A in a plane view, and  FIG. 18  is an explanatory view generally showing an upper area of the paper currency handling device  100 A in a perspective view. According to the paper currency handling device  100 A, a behavior of arranging the wall portion  141  between the paper currency depositing unit  120  and the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  differs. As illustrated, the paper currency handling device  100 A of the present embodiment contiguously includes the paper currency depositing unit  120  and the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  similar to the previous paper currency handling device  100 , and concerning the wall portion  141 , the wall portion  141  is projected to be higher than the paper currency depositing unit  120  after covering an inner portion of the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  on a side of the paper currency depositing unit  120 . Further, as shown in  FIG. 18 , the paper currency depositing unit  140  includes the opening  142  at an upper end edge of the wall portion  141 , and includes the lids  141   c  at upper end edges on both sides of the opening  142 . The opening  142  is opened to be large in a recessed shape from a center of an upper end of the wall portion  141  over to both sides thereof, and does not obstruct the eyes of the customer K when the customer K (refer to  FIG. 17 ) interposing the customer receiving table D views the paper currency withdrawing unit  140 . The lid  141   c  is made to be openable and closable to cover an opening upper end of the paper currency withdrawing unit  140 , and prevents jump out of the withdrawn paper currency transported to the paper currency withdrawing unit  140 . 
     Also in the paper currency handling device  100 A of the present embodiment, similarly to the previous paper currency handling device  100 , by disposing the paper currency depositing unit  120  on a side of the customer K (refer to  FIG. 17 ), when the window clerk M facing the customer K casts a paper currency to the paper currency depositing unit  120 , the grasped paper currency B can directly be cast to the paper currency depositing unit  120 , and the paper currency casting motion can be simplified. More specifically, the window clerk M can directly cast the paper currency B from a paper currency mounting portion to the paper currency depositing unit  120  by grasping the paper currency B which is mounted on the customer receiving table D by the customer K (refer to  FIG. 18 ). Other than these, according to the paper handling device  100 A of the present embodiment, paper currency recasting of the paper currency described above or casting of the paper currency for counting is made to be easy to carry out by opening of the opening  142  to be large from the upper end center of the wall portion  141  to the both sides. 
     The paper handling device  100 A of the present embodiment provides the opening  142  at the upper end of the wall portion  141  by projecting the wall portion  141  on the side of the paper currency depositing unit  120  in the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  to be higher than the paper currency depositing unit  120  after contiguously arranging the paper currency depositing unit  120  and the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  (refer to  FIG. 18 ). Therefore, according to the paper currency handling device  100 A of the present embodiment, similar to the previous paper currency handling device  100 , the customer K disposed on a side of the paper currency depositing unit  120  is allowed to be able to directly recognize visually the paper currency casting situation at the paper currency depositing unit  120 , and allowed to be able to directly recognize visually, an ordinary paper currency withdrawing situation or also a situation of withdrawing a deposited reject paper currency at the paper currency withdrawing unit  140  through the opening  142 . Thereby, an easy feeling for paper currency handling can be given to the customer K present at paper currency depositing and withdrawing. 
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           100 ,  100 A paper currency handling devices, 
           110  vault, 
           112  chassis section, 
           112   h  through hole, 
           113  vault door, 
           116  paper currency depositing and withdrawing mechanism unit, 
           118  operator panel, 
           120  paper currency depositing unit, 
           121  opening recess portion, 
           122  side wall, 
           123  paper currency end portion side wall, 
           123   h  opening, 
           124  feeding path unit, 
           125  paper currency feeding first roller, 
           125   a  paper currency feeding first auxiliary roller, 
           126  paper currency feeding second roller, 
           127  paper currency feeding third roller, 
           128  impeller, 
           128   a  actuator, 
           129  vane, 
           140  paper currency withdrawing unit, 
           141  wall portion, 
           141   c  lid, 
           142  opening, 
           150  gate, 
           151  through  162  first through twelfth drive rollers, 
           160   b  endless belt, 
           163  gate, 
           170  paper currency discriminating unit, 
           180  transportation mechanism unit, 
           180 IN paper currency depositing path, 
           180 OUT paper currency withdrawing path, 
           180   r  direction converting roller, 
           181  upstream side paper currency depositing path, 
           182  downstream side paper currency depositing path, 
           183  first main transportation path, 
           184  second main transportation path, 
           185  upstream side paper currency withdrawing path, 
           186  downstream side paper currency withdrawing path, 
           188  detection sensor, 
           189  drive motor, 
           200  paper currency storing unit, 
           201  through  205  paper currency storing cassettes, 
           201   a  through  205   a  shunt transportation paths, 
           201   b  through  205   b  gates, 
           300  control unit, 
           301  main control unit, 
           302  memory, 
           303  upper communication unit, 
         B paper currency, 
         M window clerk, 
         K customer, 
         D customer receiving table, 
         P operation terminal, 
         Br reject paper currency