Bill receiving/dispensing machine

A bill receiving/dispensing machine for receiving or dispensing a bill, comprising:

• a receiving/dispensing port which operates as an inlet for receiving a bill or an outlet for dispensing a bill;
• a storing portion for storing the bill inserted from said receiving/dispensing port or a bill to be dispensed from said receiving/dispensing port;
• an identifying portion for identifying the bill inserted from said receiving/dispensing port or the bill fed from said storing portion;
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• a controller for controlling a deposit transaction so that the bill inserted from said receiving/dispensing port is identified in said identifying portion and stored in said storing portion in correspondence with the identification result, and for controlling a dispense transaction so that the bill fed from said storing portion is identified in said identifying portion and dispensed from said receiving/dispensing port in correspondence with the identification result, wherein
• an upper bill mechanism which comprises said receiving/dispensing port and said bill identifying portion is located in an upper portion of said bill receiving/dispensing machine, and a lower bill mechanism which comprises said storing portions is located in a lower portion of said bill receiving/dispensing machine, said upper bill mechanism and said lower bill mechanism are structurally divided, and
• said bill receiving/dispensing machine further comprises;
• a locking portion which secures said upper bill mechanism to said bill receiving/dispensing machine;
• a first lock releasing mechanism for securing said upper bill mechanism to said locking portion and for releasing said upper bill mechanism from said locking portion so as to pull out said upper bill mechanism toward the front side said bill receiving/dispensing machine;
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• a second lock releasing mechanism for securing said upper bill mechanism to said locking portion and for releasing said upper bill mechanism from said locking portion so as to pull out said upper bill mechanism to the rear side of said bill receiving/dispensing machine.

A bill receiving/dispensing machine for dealing with a bill, comprising:

• a receiving/dispensing port for receiving an inserted bill or sending out a bill outside the bill receiving/dispensing machine;
• a storing room for storing the bill inserted from said receiving/dispensing port or the bill to be fed to said receiving/dispensing port;
• a conveying passage for conveying the bill, which connects said receiving/dispensing port with said storing room;
• an identifying portion located on said conveying passage for identifying the bill inserted from said receiving/dispensing port;
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• a temporary storing room for temporarily storing the bill inserted from said receiving/dispensing port, wherein:
• said bill receiving/dispensing machine has a divided structure having an upper unit located in an upper portion and a lower unit located in a lower portion,
• said conveying passage has a divided structure having an upper conveying passage located in the upper portion and a lower conveying passage located in the lower portion,
• said upper unit comprises said receiving/dispensing port, said bill identifying portion, said temporary storing room, and said upper conveying passage, and said lower unit comprises plurality of said bill storing rooms and said lower conveying passage, wherein said plurality of storing rooms are stacked along said lower conveying passage arranged vertically, and
• said bill receiving/dispensing machine further comprises:
• a mechanism which secures said upper unit at a reference position with respect to said bill receiving/dispensing machine in regular operation of said bill receiving/dispensing
• a mechanism which pulls out said upper unit from said reference position both forward and backward with respect to said bill receiving/dispensing machine in maintenance operation of said bill receiving/dispensing machine;
• a first engaging mechanism which secures said upper unit at said reference position when said upper unit is pulled out to a front side of said bill receiving/dispensing machine is returned to said reference position;
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• a second engaging mechanism which secures said upper unit at said reference position when said upper unit is pulled out to a rear side of said bill receiving/dispensing machine is returned to said reference position.