Patent ID: 7641484

Claim:
A structure for covering a connector of a bill storage box connected to or disconnected from a mating connector of a cassette box during a process of mounting or dismounting the cassette box in or from the bill storage box, the structure comprising: a connector-fixing bracket attached to the bill storage box to fix the connector, and having assembling holes formed through opposite sides of the connector-fixing bracket; a hinge shaft rotatably fitted in the assembling holes of the connector-fixing bracket; a contact part with a curved shape protruded by a certain length forward from one end of the cover and connected to the cover to be integrally rotated with the cover; and elastic members assembled to the hinge shaft to continuously urge the cover to a position at which the cover covers a connecting pin, wherein the contact part is arranged such that when the cassette box is mounted to the bill storage box from upper side or lateral side, the contact part is pressed by one end of the cassette box and rotated to open the connecting pin, and wherein the elastic members are arranged such that when the connector of the bill storage box is disconnected from the mating connector of the cassette box, the cover is rotated to cover the connecting pin by the force of elastic members.