Banknote receiver for ticket vendor

A banknote receiver comprising a housing, said housing comprising an insertion slot in a face panel thereof, a detector unit mounted in said housing and adapted to detect the authenticity of banknote inserted into said insertion slot, and a banknote storage cabinet adapted to receive banknote verified by said detector unit, said banknote storage cabinet having an elongated banknote inlet, wherein said detector unit comprises an upper base, a lower base, an angled passage defined between said upper base and said lower base for guiding inserted banknote from said insertion slot toward said banknote storage cabinet;

• said banknote storage cabinet comprises a burglarproof spring member disposed adjacent to said banknote inlet and adapted to stop backward movement of banknote being delivered into said banknote inlet, said burglarproof spring member having a plurality of curved pawls projecting into said angled passage to limit movement of banknote in said angled passage in one direction toward said banknote inlet.