Patent ID: 7770887

Claim:
A paper money guide apparatus of an automatic teller machine that guides side ends of paper money stacked in a paper money stacking space between a front guide plate and a transfer plate, the transfer plate being moved by a driving unit and pushing paper stacked in the paper money stacking space toward the front guide plate, the paper money guide apparatus comprising: paper money guide plates that each include a guide piece guiding an end of paper money and a positioning part being detachably positioned in a width direction of paper money depending on the width of the paper money; and paper money guide members with the same size that each include first protrusions protruding in the width direction of paper money and first insertion grooves each having a shape corresponding to the first protrusions, the paper money guide members adjustably guiding various kinds of paper money having different widths by detachably fixing at least one of the first protrusions to second insertion grooves that are formed on a side of the front guide plate or the transfer plate, and wherein the positioning part includes an insertion portion which protrudes forward to have a predetermined width, the insertion portion being selectively inserted into a plurality of first positioning grooves arrayed at the front guide plate with an interval corresponding to a width difference of paper money, which depends on the kinds of paper money, and wherein when the width of paper money is changed, the paper money guide members, a number of which correspond to the changed width of paper money, are assembled with each other and fixed at the second insertion grooves of the front guide plate or the transfer plate.