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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2002
Hiroshi Abe, Iwatsuki, JP;
Joji Iida, Hachiouji, JP;
Hiroshi Abe, Iwatsuki, JP;
Joji Iida, Hachiouji, JP;
Asahi Seiko Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A bank note dispensing device includes a storage unit which can store bank notes that can be dispensed to a user through a discharge opening. A monitor unit can be operatively positioned relative to a passageway for transporting the bank notes in order to determine any abnormal conditions, such as accidental discharge of duplicate bank notes. A diverting unit can be operatively connected to the monitoring unit to remove a bank note from the passageway when the monitoring unit indicates an abnormal condition. A second diverting unit can be activated to position a removed bank note in a reject storage container. A recycle unit can receive an abnormal designated bank note and provide a second passageway to return the abnormal designated bank note to a position for subsequent transportation by the transporting unit through the discharge opening.