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US 5,563,394 AGranted
Cash transaction machine and method
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsYutaka Kako, Asahiko Isobe, Masataka Kawauchi, Tomomi Mizuno, Teruaki Mitsuya
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AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsYutaka Kako, Asahiko Isobe, Masataka Kawauchi, Tomomi Mizuno, Teruaki Mitsuya
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Cash transaction machine and method for receiving and/or dispensing money by user's manipulation to transact the money comprise a bill receptacle, a bill dispense port, a bill storage and a transport unit for transporting the bill between the receptacle and/or the dispense port, a disinfection unit, and the storage. The bills received and/or to be dispensed are disinfected by the disinfection unit arranged in the transport unit by heating the bills by a heated roller, irradiating the bills by an ultraviolet ray from an ultraviolet ray lamp or applying disinfecting liquid to the bills. Alternatively, the bills are disinfected by a disinfection unit arranged in the storage by heating the bills by a heater or irradiating an electromagnetic wave to the bills.
A cash transaction machine for receiving and/or dispensing money and transacting it in accordance with the kind of transaction caused by a user's manipulation, comprising:
In a method of processing money in a cash transaction machine wherein money is received and/or dispensed and transacted by the machine in accordance with the kind of transaction caused by a user's manipulation, the improvement comprising treating the money in the cash transaction machine to attain a relatively large disinfection of the money so that relatively dirty money received and/or to be dispensed is disinfected to provide money in relatively good sanitary condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.