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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1994
Takatoshi Takemoto, Tokyo, JP;
Noriaki Kano, Hanamaki, JP;
Eiji Ito, Hanamaki, JP;
Koji Murakami, Hanamaki, JP;
Shoshiti Takahashi, Kitakami, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Ace Denken, , JP;
Abstract
A bank note conveying apparatus which corrects the skew or the widthwise direction of the bank notes in the conveying path. The bank note conveying apparatus comprises a path forming member which forms a conveying path having a width larger than that of the bank note, and pinching roller mechanisms which send the bank notes in the conveying path in the conveying direction. The path forming member includes a bank note guide formed along one widthwise end of the conveying path. It also comprises a bank note widthwise arranging mechanism which directs the bank notes in the conveying path toward the bank note guide while feeding the bank notes in the conveying direction. The bank note widthwise arranging mechanism comprises an endless belt which is driven to come into contact with one of the two faces of the bank note, and rotatably supported balls which come into contact with the opposite face of the bank note.