Automatic depositing/dispensing apparatus

Claim 1

An automatic depositing/dispensing apparatus which stores deposited notes together with previously stored notes and appropriates the deposited notes for dispensation, comprising: a housing having a note inlet and a note outlet; a plurality of note storage means in the housing each storing deposited notes of a denomination; first conveyor means for transferring notes inserted in the note inlet to the individual note storage means; and second conveyor means for transferring to the note outlet notes taken out of the individual note storage means, each said note storage means including a note storage chamber into which notes are collected in one direction, collection/takeout means disposed at one end portion of the note storage chamber, whereby the deposited notes from the first conveyor means are led and collected into the note storage chamber, and the notes collected in the note storage chamber are taken out and delivered to the second conveyor means, partitioning means capable of selectively assuming a first posture to engage both side edges of the notes stored in the note storage chamber or a second posture removed from the side edges, and movable between a first position inside the note storage chamber and a second position adjacent to the collection/takeout means, so that a temporary storage space is defined between the collection/takeout means and the partitioning means in the first posture and in the first position, and drive means holding the partitioning means in the first posture and in the first position at the time of deposition to keep the deposited notes in the temporary storage space, and shifting the partitioning means to the second posture and the second position and then to the first posture and the first position in taking out the deposited notes kept in the temporary storage space, and shifting at dispensation the partitioning means to the second posture and the second position.