Patent ID: 7487966

Claim:
A bill handling device comprising: a casing having a bill insertion slot provided on a front face of the casing to enable a bill to be inserted therein; a bill feeding device having a feeding belt wound at opposite ends around at least tension rollers provided on the upstream and downstream sides respectively along the bill insertion direction, and pinch rollers in contact with the tension rollers on the upstream and downstream sides, to feed the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot along the bill insertion direction, a bill pressing device provided on one side of the casing and having a pressing plate for pressing the bill ejected to the bill push-in region toward the other side; and a mount tray provided on the other side of the casing to stack and store the bill pressed by the bill pressing device, wherein the distance between the pinch rollers in contact with the respective tension rollers on the upstream and downstream sides is set to be shorter than the distance between the tension rollers on the upstream and downstream sides, wherein the casing has a bill push-in region and an openable/closable shutter, the bill push-in region holds the bill ejected from a nip portion between the tension roller on the downstream side and the pinch roller in contact with the tension roller on the downstream side, the openable/closable shutter enabling the mount tray to be ejected, wherein the mount tray has a notch portion for avoiding the interference between the opened shutter and the mount tray upon ejecting the mount tray.