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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2004
Shigeki Nakatsuka, Hyogo-Ken, JP;
Yoshikatsu Mizushima, Himeji, JP;
Shigeki Nakatsuka, Hyogo-Ken, JP;
Yoshikatsu Mizushima, Himeji, JP;
Glory Ltd., Hyogo-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A currency receiving/dispensing machine comprises a currency receiving opening, identifying means for transferring currency set into the currency receiving opening and for identifying the currency, a currency storing section for storing the currency in a predetermined place based on a currency receiving approving instruction and a result of identification of the identifying means, a currency dispensing opening through which the currency taken out from the currency storing section is dispensed based on a currency dispensing instruction, and mode designating means for switching and designating various operation modes, wherein the currency receiving/dispensing machine has two kinds of maintenance modes for carrying out maintenance and inspection of the currency receiving/dispensing machine designated by the mode designating means, the two kinds of maintenance modes comprises a first maintenance mode in which currency can not be taken out from the currency storing section, and a second maintenance mode in which currency can be taken out from the currency storing section.