Banknote handling machine

A banknote handling machine comprising:

• a banknote transport arrangement configured to transport banknotes along transport paths within the machine, wherein the banknote transport arrangement comprises a plurality of conveyor belts arranged such that at least two conveyor belts of the plurality of conveyor belts clamp each banknote transported along said transport paths along a direction defined by the conveyor belts,
• wherein the banknote transport arrangement comprises a diverter assembly comprising:
• a diverter rotatably attached to a structure of the machine, and
• an electric motor configured to transfer kinetic energy to the diverter so as to rotate the diverter between a first position and a second position,
• wherein the diverter, when in the first position, is configured to control banknotes to be transported along a first transport path,
• wherein the diverter, when in the second position, is configured to control banknotes to be transported along a second transport path, and
• wherein the diverter, when in the first position, is further configured to control banknotes to be transported along a third transport path,
• wherein the first transport path and the second transport path share a first common portion, wherein the second transport path and the third transport path share a second common portion, and wherein the third transport path and the first transport path share a third common portion, such that the first, second and third transport paths together define a three-way junction located at the diverter, and
• wherein the diverter comprises one or more conveyor belts configured to actively control movement of banknotes being in contact therewith;
• wherein the diverter has a recess extending from a distal end towards a proximal end thereof, and said recess is configured to allow a banknote guiding element of the banknote handling machine to protrude through the diverter when the diverter is in the second position and wherein the one or more conveyor belts are two conveyor belts arranged parallel to each other on opposite sides of the recess.