| 摘要 |
A rotating bill acceptor (40) mounted inside a currency accepting machine (2) is disclosed herein. The bill acceptor (40) includes a bill validator (42) which accepts (or rejects) cash inserted by users of the machine (2) and a secure cash box (48) which stores the bills out of the machine users' reach. The entire bill acceptor (40) is pivotally mounted on a bracket (80) in the machine interior. During normal operation, the bill acceptor (40) is positioned such that its bill validator (42) portion extends through an opening in a locked door (16) on the machine's housing (4). Thus, the bill validator (42) is available to accept cash while the cash box (48) is protected within the machine interior. When it becomes necessary to remove the cash collected by the bill acceptor (40), a collection worker unlocks the door (16) on the machine's housing, thereby accessing a mechanism which allows the bill acceptor (40) to rotate out of its normal position and into a position in which the cash box (48) is accessible through the unlocked door (16). The collection worker may then replace the full cash box (48) with an empty cash box (68). <IMAGE> |
