Patent ID: 7344014

Claim:
A banknote condition detection device for a banknote storing unit, comprising: a banknote receiving unit; a banknote storing unit for being removably positioned within the banknote receiving unit, the banknote storing unit receives a banknote from the banknote receiving unit, the received banknote being pushed by a cam driven flat pusher of a moving unit within the banknote storing unit for storing the received banknote within the banknote storing unit; a plurality of optical guide units for translating received light having a light projecting surface and a light receiving surface, the light projection surface and the light receiving surface of each optical guide unit being positioned on a surface of the banknote storing unit adjacent the banknote receiving unit when the banknote storing unit is mounted in the banknote receiving unit; and a plurality of optical emitter-receiver pair units disposed within the banknote receiving unit and operatively associated with the plurality of optical guide units, each optical emitter-receiver pair unit includes a light emitting element and a light receiving element being disposed to send light to and receive light from a predetermined optical guide unit in the banknote storing unit.