Currency bill processing device and method

摘要

A currency bill processing system includes a transport mechanism that is configured to transport bills from an input receptacle along a transport path that extends generally horizontally past at least one detector. The transport path transitions generally-vertically upward between a first and a second output receptacle. The transport mechanism is configured to deliver some of the bills toward a first end of the system into the first output receptacle and some of the bills toward a second end of the system into the second output receptacle. The system provides access openings in a front side of the system that are proximate the first and the second output receptacles thereby permitting operator access into the first and the second output receptacles from the front side.

主权项

1. A method of transporting bills from an input receptacle of a currency bill processing device to at least one of a plurality of output receptacles including first and second horizontally-offset output receptacles, the method comprising:
receiving currency bills in the input receptacle of the currency bill processing device; transporting the bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle along a first segment of a transport path past at least one detector, the first segment including a generally-horizontal portion; generating data associated with the bills via the at least one detector; transporting the bills from the first segment along a second segment of the transport path, the second segment extending in a generally horizontal direction beneath the first output receptacle, the second output receptacle, or both; transporting the bills from the second segment along a third segment of the transport path that extends generally vertically from the second segment between the first and the second output receptacles; delivering some of the bills from third segment into the first output receptacle; and delivering some of the bills from third segment into the second output receptacle, wherein the bills are selectively delivered to one of the plurality of output receptacles based in part on the generated data.