US 12,190,670 B2
Money handling apparatus and money handling method
Toshiyuki Kuroda, Himeji (JP); Tomohiro Kimura, Himeji (JP); and Hisashi Ishitobi, Himeji (JP)
Assigned to GLORY LTD., Hyogo (JP)
Filed by Glory Ltd., Hyogo (JP)
Filed on Sep. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/942,177.
Application 17/942,177 is a continuation of application No. 16/334,575, granted, now 11,482,065, previously published as PCT/JP2017/028833, filed on Aug. 7, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 2016-182764 (JP), filed on Sep. 20, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0005319 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. G07D 11/24 (2019.01); G07D 11/14 (2019.01); G07D 11/50 (2019.01); G07F 19/00 (2006.01); G07G 1/00 (2006.01); G07D 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC G07D 11/24 (2019.01) [G07D 11/14 (2019.01); G07D 11/50 (2019.01); G07F 19/202 (2013.01); G07F 19/203 (2013.01); G07G 1/0018 (2013.01); G07D 9/00 (2013.01); G07D 2207/00 (2013.01); G07D 2211/00 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A banknote handling apparatus, comprising:
an inlet through which at least one banknote is fed from outside of the banknote handling apparatus into inside of the banknote handling apparatus;
a transport to transport the at least one banknote;
an outlet through which a first banknote is fed out from inside of the banknote handling apparatus to outside of the banknote handling apparatus;
a plurality of storages, each storage of the plurality of storages storing banknotes;
a collection cassette which stores the banknotes fed from the plurality of storages;
an upper assembly including the inlet and the outlet; and
a lower assembly below the upper assembly, the lower assembly including the plurality of storages and the collection cassette, wherein
the transport includes a first transport in the upper assembly and a second transport in the lower assembly,
the first transport connects the inlet and the outlet,
the second transport connects the first transport and the plurality of storages,
a first part of the second transport is positioned between a rear side of the lower assembly and the plurality of storages,
the collection cassette is positioned between a front side of the lower assembly and the plurality of storages,
a second part of the second transport is arranged in the lower assembly above the plurality of storages,
the first part of the second transport extends along a first axis,
the second part of the second transport extends along a second axis different from the first axis to connect to the collection cassette in the lower assembly, and
the second transport connects the first transport and the collection cassette.