JP5555916B2 - Banknote guide tray, banknote guide apparatus, banknote processing apparatus, and banknote handling apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement of a banknote guide device that constitutes a banknote handling apparatus equipped in a banknote handling apparatus such as various vending machines, deposit / withdrawal apparatuses, and money changers, and is particularly likely to occur in a banknote handling apparatus for multi-denomination processing. The present invention relates to a banknote guide plate, a banknote guide apparatus, a banknote processing apparatus, and a banknote handling apparatus that can effectively prevent jamming at a banknote insertion slot of rejected banknotes.

  Banknote handling devices such as various vending machines, deposit / withdrawal devices, money changers, etc. determine the bill length, authenticity, and denomination in the process of pulling in bills inserted by the user from the bill insertion slot and transporting them inside the device. If it is a legitimate banknote, it is accepted and stored in a banknote storage section arranged in the back, or a banknote processing device for paying out change or return money, and operation switches for operation by the user An operation board provided with a display, and an article providing unit for providing an article or service when a transaction is established with a user. When the inserted banknote does not have a regular length or is a fake bill, the banknote handling apparatus rejects the banknote and returns it from the banknote insertion slot.

FIG.7 and FIG.8 is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the structure and fault of a banknote processing apparatus provided with the conventional banknote insertion mechanism.
The banknote handling apparatus 100 is equipped in a banknote handling apparatus such as a vending machine.
As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, a bill insertion slot 101 is arranged on the front surface of the bill processing apparatus 100, and a bill guide tray 102 projects from the outer surface of the apparatus directly below the bill insertion slot 101. ing. In the bill conveyance path that continues from the bill insertion slot 101 to the inside of the apparatus, there are an insertion detection sensor 103, a shutter 104 driven by a solenoid, a roller pair (conveyance member) 105, a conveyance belt (conveyance member) 106, and a length detection sensor 107. They are arranged sequentially. Further, an identification device (not shown) for discriminating the authenticity, denomination, etc. of the bill is arranged at the back of the length detection sensor 107, and a bill storage (not shown) is arranged at the back of the identification device.
When the banknote S is inserted from the banknote insertion slot 101 as shown in FIG. 7A, the control unit (not shown) opens the shutter 104 by driving the solenoid when the insertion detection sensor 103 detects the leading edge of the banknote. Further, the bills are started to be conveyed inside by rotating the roller pair 105 and the conveying belt 106 by driving the motor. The length detection sensor 107 determines the length of the banknote based on the time (number of pulses) from when the leading edge of the banknote enters until the trailing edge passes. 106 is driven in the forward direction to convey the bill to the identification device. On the other hand, if the length detection sensor 107 detects that the banknote S or other paper sheets that are not regular are inserted and the length is shorter than the regular length, the control unit rejects the banknote. Therefore, the conveyance belt 106 and the roller pair 105 are reversed and returned to the bill insertion slot 101 (FIG. 7B). Further, even if the bill reaches the identification device through the length detection sensor 107, it is rejected if it does not satisfy the acceptance condition in terms of authenticity and denomination, and the bill introduction port 101 is reversed by the reverse rotation of the transport belt 106. Returned to

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a banknote insertion unit equipped in a multi-denomination-compatible banknote processing apparatus including an identification device that can identify multi-type banknotes in a plurality of countries.
In a multi-denomination-compatible banknote processing apparatus equipped with an identification device that can be used in common for banknotes in a plurality of countries with different currencies, so that all banknotes S having different width-direction dimensions d can be conveyed stably. The width D1 of the conveyance path 110 located behind the banknote guide tray 102 is set to be large (d1 + α) in accordance with the width dimension d1 of the maximum banknote that can be received by the banknote processing apparatus.
And in order to guide a banknote easily so that it may be easy to advance straightly at the time of banknote insertion, the width dimension D2 between the both-side walls 102a of the banknote guide tray 102 is the largest width | variety of the banknote of the country which uses the said banknote processing apparatus. Set according to the bill.
That is, in this kind of banknote processing apparatus, except for the banknote guide tray 102, a common member is used, and the banknote guide tray 102 having an optimum guide width for each country is attached to and detached from the banknote insertion slot 101. As a result, it is possible to expand the variation of the corresponding countries at low cost.

In the above configuration, when the width D2 of the banknote guide tray is significantly narrower than the width D1 of the transport path 110, when the reject banknote S is transported backward from the transport path 110 to the banknote insertion slot 101, a skew or the like occurs. If the reverse conveyance path of the banknote S is slightly displaced in the lateral direction, the risk that the banknote rear end Pa will collide with the side wall 102a of the banknote guide tray and cause jamming increases.
Note that the banknote once inserted into the transport path is not only transported backward to the banknote insertion slot, but also when the banknote is rejected, the banknote stored in the safe of the banknote handling device at the end of the business is inserted into the banknote insertion slot. The case where it takes out from is also included.
Patent Documents 1, 2, and 3 disclose the structure of the bill insertion slot, but do not disclose any configuration for dealing with such a problem.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-073534 JP 2000-149122 A JP 2002-260062 A

As described above, in the conventional banknote insertion mechanism, when the width of the transport path provided in the inner part is wider than the width dimension of the banknote insertion slot, the banknote once transported to the transport path is rejected. There is a problem that the banknote collides with the side wall of the banknote guide tray and is easily jammed when being reversely conveyed.
The present invention has been made in view of the above, and in a banknote handling apparatus having a wider conveying path width provided at the back than the width dimension of the banknote insertion slot, the banknote is reversed toward the insertion slot. Provided a banknote guide tray, banknote guide apparatus, banknote processing apparatus, and banknote handling apparatus capable of preventing a jam by preventing a collision with a side wall of the banknote guide tray even if the banknote is skewed when being conveyed The purpose is to do.

In order to achieve the above object, a banknote guide tray according to the invention of claim 1 includes a banknote insertion slot, a banknote guide tray that projects forwardly below the banknote insertion slot and guides the bottom surface of the banknote, and the banknote guide. The banknote guide equipped in a banknote guide device comprising: a forward / reverse transport mechanism that is provided downstream of the dish and that is inserted backward from the banknote insertion slot and transports backward to the banknote insertion slot. A tray, a bottom guide member having a bottom guide surface that guides the lower surface of a bill inserted into the bill insertion slot , and is configured to be detachable from both lateral ends of the bottom guide surface. A side guide member that guides both end edges of the bill to be inserted, and the side guide member includes a lower member and an upper member. Reverse transported by reverse transport mechanism A reverse transport bill guide groove having a receiving port for receiving a lateral edge of the reverse transport bill when the position of the coming reverse transport bill is shifted and a discharge port opening above the bottom guide surface; The gap is formed between the upper surface of the lower member and the lower surface of the upper member .
In a banknote processing apparatus having a wider conveyance path provided in the back than the width dimension of the banknote insertion slot, banknotes that are reversely conveyed to the banknote insertion slot, such as banknotes rejected by an identification device, etc. In the case of reverse feeding toward the direction, the side rising part of the guide plate and the bill may collide. In the present invention, since the reverse conveyance banknote guide groove for guiding the edge of the reverse conveyance banknote is provided on the opposite surface of the side guide member of the banknote guide tray, even if the reversely conveyed banknote is skewed, the banknote guide tray The occurrence of a jam can be prevented by avoiding a collision with the side wall.
In addition, the side guide member may be an integrally molded product, but the manufacture of the side guide member is facilitated by the configuration of the lower member and the upper member.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, each side guide member is configured to be detachable with respect to the bottom guide member, and the distance between the opposing surfaces of the side guide members is changed by replacing the side guide member. Is configured to be adjustable.
It is effective to change the interval between the side guide members in accordance with the banknote width in order to make the banknote processing apparatus applicable to a plurality of countries and regions.
The invention according to claim 3, wherein along the bottom guide surface widthwise side edges of the provided respectively mounting recess, by the fitting the bottom of each side guide member to said each mounting recess, respective side The part guide member is positioned.
When the bottom guide member and the side guide member are separate members, positioning is facilitated by fitting the side guide member into the mounting recess provided on the bottom guide member side .

The invention of claim 4 includes a banknote insertion slot, a banknote guide tray that projects forwardly below the banknote insertion slot and guides banknotes, and is provided downstream from the banknote guide tray and extends from the banknote insertion slot. the bill guide device including a forward and reverse conveying mechanism, the inversely conveying the inserted bill to the carried backward or the bill insertion slot, the bill guide dish, of a bill inserted into the bill insertion slot A bottom guide member having a bottom guide surface that guides the lower surface , and side guides that guide both end edges of the bills that are raised from both lateral ends of the bottom guide surface and configured to be detachable. And the forward / reverse transport mechanism includes a transport width wider than the interval between the opposing surfaces of the both side guide members, and the side guide member includes a lower member and an upper member, Each of the side guide members has the above-mentioned A receiving port that receives a lateral edge of the reverse-conveyed banknote when the position of the reverse-conveyed banknote reversely transported by the reverse transport mechanism is shifted; and a discharge port that opens above the bottom guide surface. The reverse conveyance banknote guide groove is formed by a gap between the upper surface of the lower member and the lower surface of the upper member .
A banknote handling apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the invention includes the banknote guide apparatus according to the fourth aspect , and an identification device arranged on the downstream side in the banknote conveyance direction.
A bill handling apparatus according to a sixth aspect of the present invention includes the banknote handling apparatus according to the fifth aspect.

  According to the present invention, in a banknote processing apparatus having a wider conveying path width provided in the back part than the width dimension of the banknote insertion slot, the end of the reversely conveyed reject banknote or the like on the opposite side surface of the banknote guide plate Since the reverse conveyance banknote guide groove that guides the edge is provided, even if the banknote is skewed when the banknote is reversely conveyed through the conveyance path toward the insertion slot, the collision with the side wall of the banknote guide tray is avoided. Jam can be prevented.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the banknote handling apparatus (automatic ticket vending machine) which has the banknote processing apparatus provided with the banknote guide apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. (A) And (b) is a front view and AA sectional view of a bill handling device. It is a side part longitudinal cross-sectional view of a banknote processing apparatus. (A) (b) And (c) is the front view, side view, and top view of a banknote guide tray. (A) And (b) is a top view which shows the relationship between a banknote guide tray and a banknote conveyance path | route. It is a disassembled perspective view of a banknote guide tray. (A) And (b) is the front perspective view and side part longitudinal cross-sectional view of the banknote guide apparatus which concerns on a prior art example. It is a top view of the banknote insertion part with which the banknote processing apparatus corresponding to the multi money type which can accept many kinds of banknotes from which the width direction dimension differs is equipped.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a banknote handling apparatus (automatic ticket vending machine) having a banknote processing apparatus including a banknote guide apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. It is the front view and AA sectional view of a bill handling device, Drawing 3 is a side part longitudinal section of a bill processing device, and Drawing 4 (a) (b) and (c) is a front view of a bill guide plate, FIGS. 5A and 5B are a plan view showing the relationship between the banknote guide tray and the banknote transport path, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the banknote guide tray.
The banknote processing apparatus 2 is equipped in a vending machine (banknote handling apparatus) 1 such as a food ticket, for example, and performs a banknote acceptance process, a banknote payout process as a change, a reject banknote (reverse transport banknote) return process, and the like. It has a function. Note that the bills are not transported back to the bill insertion slot not only when they are rejected, but also when they are taken out from the bill insertion slot in order to collect the bills stored in the safe of the bill handling device at the end of work. Although it is conveyed, the following description of the embodiment will focus on reject banknotes.
The banknote handling apparatus 2 includes a banknote insertion slot (banknote insertion section) 21 provided on the front surface of the banknote handling apparatus body 3, a banknote guide tray 30 detachably attached to the banknote insertion slot 21, and a banknote insertion slot. Transport of a pair of rollers 12a, a transport belt 12b, and the like that transports the banknote S inserted from 21 and guided by the banknote guide tray 30 into the apparatus main body along the banknote transport path P or back toward the banknote insertion slot. A member (forward / reverse transport mechanism) 12 and an identification device 26 including a sensor group (not shown) for determining the authenticity and denomination of the banknote transported along the banknote transport path P are provided. The banknote insertion slot 21, the banknote guide tray 30, and the transport member (forward / reverse transport mechanism) 12 constitute a banknote guide apparatus (A).

The banknote insertion slot 21 projects forwardly below the banknote insertion slot 21 to guide the banknotes inserted in cooperation with the banknote guide tray 30 that guides the banknotes to the banknote transport path P. That is, the banknote guide tray 30 is inserted into the bottom guide member 31 having a bottom guide surface 31a for guiding the lower surface of the inserted banknote on the upper surface and the lateral guide ends of the bottom guide surface 31a. Side guide members 35, 35 having side guide surfaces 35 a for guiding both end edges of the inner side surfaces on the inner surface. The banknote guide tray 30 can be smoothly inserted by guiding the bottom surface of the banknote inserted into the banknote insertion slot by the user by the bottom guide surface 31a and guiding both edges in the width direction of the banknote by the side guide surfaces 35a. It is possible.
More specifically, a bill insertion slot 21 is disposed on the front surface of the apparatus main body 3, and a bill guide tray 30 projects from the outer surface of the apparatus body directly below the bill insertion slot 21. In the bill conveyance path P continuing from the bill insertion slot 21 to the inside of the apparatus main body, an insertion detection sensor 22, a shutter 23 driven by a solenoid, a roller pair (conveyance member) 12a, a conveyance belt (conveyance member) 12b, and a length detection sensor. 25 are arranged sequentially. Further, an identification device 26 for discriminating the authenticity, denomination, etc. of the bill is arranged at the back of the length detection sensor 25, and a bill storage unit (not shown) is arranged at the back of the identification device.

When the banknote S is inserted from the banknote insertion slot 21, the insertion detection sensor 22 detects the leading edge of the banknote, so that the control unit (not shown) drives the solenoid to open the shutter 23, and further drives the motor to drive the roller. The banknotes are started to be conveyed inside by rotating the pair 12a and the conveyor belt 12b. The length detection sensor 25 determines the length of the banknote based on the time (number of pulses) from when the leading edge of the banknote enters until the trailing edge passes, and when it has a regular length, the control unit controls the conveyor belt. The banknote is conveyed to the identification device 26 by driving 12b in the forward direction. On the other hand, when the length detection sensor 25 detects that the bill is shorter than the regular length by inserting a bill S, other paper sheets, a card or the like shorter than the specified size, the control is performed. The section reverses the conveyor belt 12b and the roller pair 12a to return the banknote insertion slot 21 to reject the banknote.
In addition, when the identification device 26 determines the authenticity and denomination of the banknote and determines that the banknote is to be rejected, the control unit reverses the transport belt 12b and the roller pair 12a to reject the banknote. Return to the bill insertion slot 21.

By the way, when this kind of banknote processing device 2 is a multi-denomination type equipped with an identification device 26 that can be commonly used for banknotes in a plurality of countries (regions) having different currencies, FIG. As shown, the width D1 of the banknote transport path P (forward / reverse transport mechanism 12) located behind the banknote guide tray is set so that all banknotes S having different width-direction dimensions (lateral dimensions) d can be transported stably. It is set to be large (d1 + α, α is a margin) in accordance with the width dimension d1 of the maximum width banknote that can be accepted by the banknote handling apparatus. On the other hand, the width dimension D2 between the side guide surfaces 35a of the banknote guide tray 30 is set in accordance with the maximum banknote of the banknotes in the country in which the banknote handling apparatus is used so that the banknotes can be easily moved straight when the banknotes are inserted. Will be.
Therefore, it is necessary to ship the banknote guide tray in the conventional banknote processing apparatus by attaching what is suitable for the width dimension of the banknote in the country where the banknote processing apparatus is used. For this reason, the bill guide tray is configured to be detachable and replaceable with respect to the apparatus main body 3.

As described above, when the width dimension D2 between the side guide surfaces 35a of the banknote guide tray is smaller than the width D1 of the banknote transport path P, the banknote reversely transported as a result of being rejected as described in the background art. There is a high possibility that the front end corner of the front end collides with the side guide member 35 to cause a jam.
On the other hand, the banknote guide tray 30 of the present invention receives the receiving edges 36a that accept both lateral edges (width direction) of the reject banknotes S that are reversely conveyed by the conveying member 12 to the opposing surfaces 35a of the side guide members. And a reverse-conveying banknote guide groove 36 provided with a discharge port 36b that opens above the bottom guide surface (see FIG. 2B and the like).

  As shown by a solid line in FIG. 5A, when the reject banknote (reverse transport banknote) S1 transported backward toward the banknote insertion slot 21 is not skewed (deviation) in the width direction, Similarly, the lower surface of the bill is guided on the bottom guide surface 31a, and the both edges in the width direction are smoothly discharged from the bill insertion slot 21 while being guided by the both side guide surfaces 35a. On the other hand, when the reject banknote S2 is reversely transported in a state displaced in one width direction as indicated by a chain line in FIG. 5A, the side guide surface to which one of the leading edges of the reject banknote S2 corresponds. It enters into the receiving port 36a of the reverse conveyance banknote guide groove 36 provided in 35a (FIG. 2 (b), FIG. 5 (b)), moves in the reverse conveyance banknote guide groove 36 toward the banknote insertion slot, and from the discharge port 36b. It is discharged smoothly. For this reason, the reject banknote is smoothly discharged outside from the banknote insertion slot without colliding with the rear end face of the side guide member 35.

The reason why the rear half 36A and the discharge port 36b of the reverse transport banknote guide groove 36 are positioned above the bottom guide surface 31a is the same height as the bottom guide surface. When the discharge port 36b is positioned, the edge in the width direction of a bill newly inserted from the bill insertion port 21 along the bottom guide surface enters the reverse transport bill guide groove 36 and is inserted. This is because the position in the width direction cannot be restricted by the side guide surface 35a.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, you may comprise the banknote guide tray 30 from the bottom part guide member 31 and a pair of side part guide member 35 which can be attached or detached with respect to an external guide member.
That is, the bottom guide member 31 has mounting recesses 37 on both sides of the bottom guide 31a. In this example, the side guide member 35 includes a lower member 40 and an upper member 45. The bottom portion of the lower member 40 of the side guide member 35 is fitted into the mounting recess 37 and fixed with a screw (not shown). A stepped stepped portion 37a is formed on the bottom surface of each mounting recess 37, and a stepped stepped portion 35b aligned with the stepped portion 37a is formed on the bottom of the lower member 40 of the side guide member 35, The positioning stability of the side guide member 35 in the mounting recess 37 is enhanced.
When the side guide members 35 are fitted and arranged in the mounting recesses 37, the positions of the side guide surfaces 35a are adjusted so that the distance between the side guide surfaces 35a, which are opposing surfaces, can be adjusted. A plurality of different side guide members are prepared. That is, when each side guide member 35 is fitted and disposed in each mounting recess 37, the interval between the side guide surfaces 35a which are the opposing surfaces is set to be an optimal interval for the inserted bill. A side guide member manufactured in advance so as to match the width dimension of the bill is selected and assembled.

Further, the screw 50 is screwed into the hole 45 b provided in the upper member 45 and the screw hole 51 provided on the bottom guide member 31 side with the upper surface 40 a of the lower member 40 facing the lower surface inner side 45 a of the upper member 45. Thus, the upper member 45 is fixed on the lower member 40. At this time, a gap is formed between the upper surface 40 a of the lower member and the lower surface inner side 45 a of the upper member, and this gap becomes the reverse conveyance banknote guide groove 36. Reference numeral 60 denotes a top plate member that is fixed above the bottom guide surface 31a with a predetermined gap to form the bill insertion slot 21, and is disposed across the upper surfaces of the two side guide members 35. It is fixed to the apparatus main body 3.
The side guide member may be an integrally molded product, but manufacturing is facilitated by forming the side guide member from a lower member and an upper member.

As described above, the bill guide tray 30 includes the bottom guide member 31 that is detachably fixed to the apparatus main body 3 and the side guide member 35 that is detachable from the bottom guide member. 2 can exchange only the side guide member 35 according to the width direction size of the banknote which is the currency of the country in which 2 is used, and change and adjust the facing surface interval of the side guide member 35 according to the banknote. Can do. Since the bottom guide member 31 can be used in common, it is economical.
In the above-described embodiment, the vertical conveyance in which the banknote is conveyed with the short side as the head has been described as an example. However, the present invention can also be applied to the case of the horizontal conveyance in which the banknote is conveyed with the long side as the head. Therefore, in the present invention, the width direction does not mean the short direction, but means the direction (lateral direction) orthogonal to the bill insertion direction.
Moreover, in this embodiment, although the case where the once inserted banknote was rejected was demonstrated as an example, this invention is not restricted to this, For example, in order to collect | recover sales money from a banknote storage of a back | latter stage, Needless to say, the present invention is also effective in a situation in which the bill is reversely conveyed and the bill is taken out from the bill insertion slot.
In addition, the banknote processing apparatus 2 provided with the banknote guide tray 30 which concerns on this invention is applicable to banknote handling apparatuses generally, such as various vending machines, depositing / withdrawing apparatuses, and money changers.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Vending machine (banknote handling apparatus), 2 ... Banknote processing apparatus, 3 ... Banknote handling apparatus main body, 12 ... Conveyance member (forward / reverse conveyance mechanism), 12a ... Roller pair, 12b ... Conveyance belt, 21 ... Bill insertion slot , 22 ... Insertion detection sensor, 23 ... Shutter, 25 ... Detection sensor, 26 ... Identification device, 30 ... Bill guide pan, 31 ... Bottom guide member, 31a ... Bottom guide surface, 35 ... Side guide member, 35a ... Side part Guide surface, 35a ... Opposite surface, 35b ... Stepped portion, 36 ... Reverse transport bill guide groove, 36A ... Second half portion, 36b ... Discharge port, 37 ... Mounting recess, 37a ... Stepped portion, 40 ... Lower member, 40a ... Top surface 45 ... Upper member, 45a ... Inner bottom surface, 45b ... Hole, 50 ... Screw, 51 ... Screw hole

Claims (6)

A banknote insertion slot, a banknote guide tray that protrudes forward under the banknote insertion slot and guides the underside of the banknote, and a banknote that is provided downstream from the banknote guide tray and inserted from the banknote insertion slot A banknote guide plate equipped with a banknote guide device equipped with a forward / reverse transport mechanism for transporting back to the banknote insertion port,
A bottom guide member provided with a bottom guide surface for guiding a lower surface of a bill inserted into the bill insertion slot, and each of the bottom guide members that are configured to be detachably configured and inserted from both lateral ends of the bottom guide surface. A side guide member for guiding both edges of the banknote,
The side guide member is composed of a lower member and an upper member,
Each side guide member has a receiving port for receiving a lateral edge of the reverse transport bill when the position of the reverse transport bill reversely transported by the forward / reverse transport mechanism is shifted from the bottom guide surface. A banknote guide tray in which a reverse-conveying banknote guide groove provided with a discharge port that opens upward is formed by a gap between the upper surface of the lower member and the lower surface of the upper member . By replacing the front SL-side portion guide member, the bill guide plates according to claim 1, wherein the adjustably configure the spacing between the opposing surfaces of the side guide members. Along said bottom guide surface widthwise side edges of the provided respectively mounting recess, by the fitting the bottom of each side guide member to said each mounting recess, that positioning the respective side guide member The bill guide tray according to claim 2. A banknote insertion slot, a banknote guide tray that protrudes forward under the banknote insertion slot and guides banknotes, and a banknote that is provided downstream from the banknote guide tray and inserted from the banknote insertion slot is moved backward. A banknote guide device comprising a forward / reverse transport mechanism that carries in or transports backward to the banknote insertion slot,
The bill guide dish, a bottom guide member having a bottom guide surface for guiding the lower surface of the bill to be inserted into the bill insertion slot, raised respectively up from transversely opposite ends of the bottom portion guide surface, and detachably attached to And side guide members for guiding both end edges of the bill to be inserted,
The forward / reverse transport mechanism includes a transport width wider than an interval between opposing surfaces of the both side guide members,
The side guide member is composed of a lower member and an upper member,
Each side guide member has a receiving port for receiving a lateral edge of the reverse transport bill when the position of the reverse transport bill reversely transported by the forward / reverse transport mechanism is shifted from the bottom guide surface. A banknote guide apparatus, wherein a reverse transport banknote guide groove having a discharge opening that opens upward is formed by a gap between the upper surface of the lower member and the lower surface of the upper member . A bill processing apparatus comprising: the bill guide device according to claim 4; and an identification device disposed downstream in the bill conveyance direction. A banknote handling apparatus comprising the banknote handling apparatus according to claim 5 .

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