Patent ID: 7128314

Claim:
A banknote dispensing device, comprising: a banknote supply storing section for storing banknotes; a food roller having a peripheral edge disposed adjacent to the banknote supply storing section at a fixed position, the feed roller being driven by a one-way clutch attached to a driving shaft, the feed roller discharging banknote one at a time from the banknote supply storing section at a first predetermined speed; a transporting unit for receiving a banknote from the banknote supply storing section and transporting the banknote at a second predetermined speed from the banknote supply storing section, the second predetermined being faster than the first predetermined speed, the transporting unit includes a first roller and pressure roller which have contact with their periphery to form a passageway for the banknote which has contact with the feed roller and pressure roller at the same time, wherein the feed roller discharges to banknote at the first predetermined speed while allowing the banknote to be continuously pulled by the transporting unit at the second predetermined speed; a first sensor for detecting the presence of the banknote received by the transporting unit, the first sensor outputting a first signal to indicate the presence of the banknote adjacent to the first sensor; another sensor for detecting the presence of the banknote as the banknote is emitted by the transporting unit, the another sensor outputting another signal to indicate the presence of the banknote adjacent to the another sensor; a diverting unit for diverting the banknote from a first path to a second path, the first path being a normal banknote discharge path; a rejected banknote storing section, the second path being a rejected banknote storage path; and a reject sensor for detecting the presence of the banknote adjacent the reject sensor, the reject sensor outputting a reject signal to indicate successful passage of the banknote through the transporting unit to the rejected banknote storing section; and a control unit for receiving and processing the first signal and the another signal, the control unit comparing the timing of the first signal with the another signal to determine whether the banknote has properly passed through the transporting unit, wherein the banknote supply storing section and the rejected banknote storing section comprise a removable safe unit.