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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1997
Yuzo Oguchi, Nagano, JP;
Haruhiro Tsuneta, Nagano, JP;
Kazuyoshi Yasukawa, Nagano, JP;
Sunao Yonekubo, Nagano, JP;
Sankyo Seiki Mfg. Co., Ltd., Nagano-ken, JP;
Abstract
An automatic transaction apparatus comprises a media operation unit having a card access port and paper currency depositing/receiving port and a housing unit which includes a card process portion and a plurality of paper currency dispenser portions which are positioned at the side of the card access port and the paper currency depositing/receiving port. Also included are a slider portion which is arranged to be movable in a given direction behind the card access port and the paper currency depositing/receiving port and in front of the card process portion and the plurality of paper currency dispenser portions. Further included are a transport unit which is supported by the slider portion, and which has a chuck portion which is movable between the operation unit and the housing unit. A controller also forms part of the apparatus; the controller controls movement of the slider portion and the chuck portion. The media operation unit is designed so that it moves to a position corresponding to the card insertion portion or paper currency depositing/receiving portion on the media operation unit to receive different media such as a card or paper currency from the chuck portion. The slider portion is designed so that it moves to the position corresponding to the card process portion or the plurality of paper currency dispenser portions of the housing unit to deliver the different media thereto.