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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2013
Teruo Sudo, Hyogo, JP;
Kozen Nakai, Hyogo, JP;
Teruo Sudo, Hyogo, JP;
Kozen Nakai, Hyogo, JP;
Glory Ltd., Himeji-Shi, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
A banknote handling apparatus () includes a sorted-banknote stacking device () that sorts and stacks banknotes per denomination and a bundling device () that bundles the banknotes. The sorted-banknote stacking device () includes a feeding unit () that feeds the banknote from the hopper unit (); a transporting unit () that transports the banknote; a denomination recognizing unit (); a plurality of stackers () in which the banknote is sorted and stacked based on a recognition result; and a rejecting unit () that discharges rejected banknotes. The bundling device includes a bundling-object-banknote stacking unit () that stacks banknote of a specific denomination transported by the transporting unit (); and a banknote bundling unit () that bundles the banknotes. The bottom surface of the sorted-banknote stacking unit () is arranged at a higher level than the bottom surface of the bundling device ().