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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2006
Kazuei Yoshioka, Koto-ku, JP;
Kazuei Yoshioka, Koto-ku, JP;
Aruze Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Seta Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A bill handling machine according to one embodiment of the invention is provided with a casing having a bill insertion slot provided on a front face of the casing to enable a bill to be inserted therein; a bill feeding device having a feeding belt wound at opposite ends around at least tension rollers provided on the upstream and downstream sides respectively along the bill insertion direction, and pinch rollers in contact with the tension rollers on the upstream and downstream sides, to feed the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot along the bill insertion direction. The distance between the pinch rollers in contact with the respective tension rollers on the upstream and downstream sides is set to be shorter than the distance between the tension rollers on the upstream and downstream sides.