(57) A cash circulation cartridge 130a included in an automatic teller machine 100 has
a storage cartridge 137, a feed-in mechanism configured to convey bills 10 into the
storage cartridge 137, and a hitting member 136. The feed-in mechanism includes a
pair of conveyor guides 131g1 and 131g2, a pair of conveyor rollers 131r1 and 131r2,
feed rollers 132, pinch rollers 133, and gate rollers 134. When each of the bills
10 is conveyed to the storage cartridge 137 by the feed-in mechanism, the hitting
member 136 comes into contact with a front end of the bill 10 to be lifted up. When
a rear end of the bill 10 enters a space for accumulation of the bills 10, the hitting
member 136 hits the rear end of the bill 10 and thereby drops the bill 10 down in
the storage cartridge 137. The hitting member 136 is arranged to come into contact
with substantially the whole length of the conveyed bill 10 in its longitudinal direction,
while hitting the rear end of the bill 10 and dropping the bill 10 down in the storage
cartridge 137. This arrangement effectively reduces the potential for paper jams of
the bills 10 and relevant troubles and ensures stable accumulation of the bills 10
in the cash circulation cartridge 130a.
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