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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
May. 10, 2001
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To provide actions for stably holding, storing and discharging bills in a state, in which many sheets of bills are stored or in a state, in which bills are folded or broken due to a condition of circulation or not only Japanese Yen bills but also foreign bills having different paper qualities are handled. Also, to provide a bill receiving/dispensing box with good operability involved when a staff charges bills in a storage section. The bill receiving/dispensing box comprises a stacking/separating mechanism, a push plate drive mechanism, a device for shifting a position of a separation/stack guide interlockingly with the push plate drive mechanism, a driving force connecting/disconnecting device for the push plate and lower bill support members, a push plate locking device, and a containable-type stand capable of inclining the bill receiving/dispensing box with the stacking/separating mechanism on a lower side.