Bill processor

DETAILED DESCRIPTION It is accordingly that the first object of the present invention is to provide a bill processor having a small dimension in the depth direction.
The first object is attained by the bill processor of the first aspect of the present invention, which comprises a first bill transport passage for guiding a bill inserted in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the stacked bills in a stacker toward substantially middle of interior of a main body of the bill processor, and a second bill transport passage for guiding the inserted bill from a termination end of the first bill transport passage along the longitudinal direction of the stacked bills in the stacker, wherein the first bill transport passage is formed in a meandering manner along the longitudinal direction of the stacked bills in the stacker.
In the bill processor in accordance with the first aspect of the present invention, since the first bill transport passage is formed in a meandering manner along the longitudinal direction of the bills stacked in the stacker, the distance of the first bill transport passage in the depth direction from the bill insert slot to the start end of the second bill transport passage can be reduced without shortening the full length of the first bill transport passage.
The second object of the present invention is to provide a bill processor having a small depth and minimizing deposition of foreign matters such as dust on the detection surfaces of respective sensors.
In accordance with the second aspect of the present invention, the above object is attained by providing a bill processor which comprises a bill transport passage for guiding an inserted bill to a stacker provided in a main body of the bill processor, and bill judging means disposed along the bill transport passage, wherein the bill transport passage includes at least one vertical portion for transporting the inserted bill upward or downward and the bill judging means is provided along the vertical portion