Provided is a drive transmission switching mechanism that can switch and drive two circulation units by one motor in response to a switching operation of a paper sheet transport direction. A paper sheet storage unit includes a first circulation unit 100 and a second circulation unit 200 that respectively receive transported paper sheets upon reception of a drive force from a single motor 302 and feed paper sheets stored therein, a sorter 310 that sorts paper sheets to either one of the circulation units, and a drive transmission switching mechanism 400 that transmits a drive force from the motor to either one of the circulation units. The drive transmission switching mechanism is activated in conjunction with an operation to change the posture of the sorter, thereby switching and transmitting the drive force to either one of the circulation units.

A coin input to a deposit opening is determined a denomination by a coin identifying device, and is allocated and held in a denomination storing and dispensing device in a course of being transported to a coin transporting and distributing device. The coin of a specified denomination is sent from the denomination storing and dispensing device based on a pay-out command, and paid out to a pay-out opening by a pay out transporting device. When the holding amount of the denomination storing and dispensing device becomes full, the coin is not allocated to the denomination storing and dispensing device by the coin transporting and distributing device, but is dropped to an overflow coin slot, guided to an overflow coin guiding tube juxtaposed to the denomination storing and dispensing device and held in an overflow coin storing unit arranged on the lower side of the denomination storing and dispensing device.

A coin processing device, comprising a coin processing module including an inlet for receiving coins to be processed and at least one coin output location, including an elongated sleeve for receiving the coins from the at least one outlet, wherein the elongated sleeve is operable to receive, in a first mode of operation of the coin processing device, a first flexible walled coin receptacle about the elongated sleeve, and wherein, in the first mode of operation, the coins are delivered by the elongated sleeve into the first flexible walled coin receptacle, and receive, in a second mode of operation of the coin processing device, a second coin receptacle within the elongated sleeve, wherein the second coin receptacle is a generally rigid container, and wherein, in the second mode of operation, the coins are delivered from the at least one outlet into the second coin receptacle positioned within the elongated sleeve.

A sheet handling apparatus includes: a transport path along which a sheet is transported; a first transport member disposed on one side of the transport path; and a second transport member disposed opposed to the first transport member with the transport path interposed therebetween. The first transport member and the second transport member are driven to rotate. The sheet is transported by the first transport member rotating with an outer peripheral surface thereof being in contact with a first face of the sheet, and by the second transport member rotating in a direction opposite to a rotation direction of the first transport member, with an outer peripheral surface thereof being in contact with a second face of the sheet different from the first face.

A coin handling apparatus comprises an inlet section that is provided on customer side of the coin handling apparatus and from which the coins are put in, a recognition unit that recognizes the coins put in from the inlet section, and a first ejection section that is provided on attendant side of the coin handling apparatus and to which the coins recognized as rejected coins by the recognition unit are ejected.

A coin handling apparatus comprises an inlet section that is provided on customer side of the coin handling apparatus and from which the coins are put in, a recognition unit that recognizes the coins put in from the inlet section, and a first ejection section that is provided on attendant side of the coin handling apparatus and to which the coins recognized as rejected coins by the recognition unit are ejected.

A highly reliable automatic transaction apparatus and control method thereof which are capable of suppressing unauthorized transactions and the like are proposed. A plurality of modules which each execute processing required for the payout transaction, an overall control unit which controls each of the modules, and a security control unit are provided in an automatic transaction apparatus; the security control unit holds in advance a first list in which content of signals which are exchanged between the overall control unit and each of the modules at the time of a normal payout transaction is recorded in the order in which the signals are exchanged, sequentially records the content of the signals which are exchanged between the overall control unit and each of the modules at the time of the actual payout transaction in a second list in the order in which the signals are exchanged, and issues a signature approving operation of the modules when there is a match between the content of the first list and the content of the second list, and the modules execute a corresponding operation when the security control unit has issued the signature.

A highly reliable automatic transaction apparatus and control method thereof which are capable of suppressing unauthorized transactions and the like are proposed. A plurality of modules which each execute processing required for the payout transaction, an overall control unit which controls each of the modules, and a security control unit are provided in an automatic transaction apparatus; the security control unit holds in advance a first list in which content of signals which are exchanged between the overall control unit and each of the modules at the time of a normal payout transaction is recorded in the order in which the signals are exchanged, sequentially records the content of the signals which are exchanged between the overall control unit and each of the modules at the time of the actual payout transaction in a second list in the order in which the signals are exchanged, and issues a signature approving operation of the modules when there is a match between the content of the first list and the content of the second list, and the modules execute a corresponding operation when the security control unit has issued the signature.

An automatic teller machine includes: a main body having an operation unit that receives operations by a user for depositing and paying cash; and a cover including a pair of side plates that laterally sandwich the main body, such that opposing surfaces of the pair of side plates are formed as curved surfaces that, together, enclose a space including the operation unit.

An automatic teller machine includes: a main body having an operation unit that receives operations by a user for depositing and paying cash; and a cover including a pair of side plates that laterally sandwich the main body, such that opposing surfaces of the pair of side plates are formed as curved surfaces that, together, enclose a space including the operation unit.