Patent ID: 7472781

Claim:
A bill handling device comprising: a housing; a bill insertion slot provided on a front side of the housing, through which a bill can be inserted; a bill transport mechanism configured to transport the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot along the bill insertion direction and ejecting the bill toward a bill push area located downstream of the bill transport mechanism; a bill press mechanism provided on one side of the housing and pressing the bill ejected in the bill push area toward an other side thereof; a stacking tray configured to move along the insertion direction, between a collection position for receiving the bill and a storage position for storing the bill pressed by the bill press mechanism therein; a stacking tray drive mechanism configured to move the stacking tray from the collection position to the storage position; and a shutter mechanism having a shutter provided on the housing, the shutter mechanism opening and closing the shutter through which a front end portion of the stacking tray can project, the shutter mechanism having a lock mechanism for preventing the shutter from opening; wherein the stacking tray holds the bill such that when the front end portion of the stacking tray projects from the housing through the shutter, the front end portion of the stacked and stored bill is exposed.