PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce bacteria attached to money and to improve wrinkled bills.SOLUTION: A money sterilizer comprises: a bill sterilization part 10 comprising conveyance belts 21, 31 which sandwich a bill from above and below and convey the bill, heating and pressing rollers 22, 32 which apply heat and pressure in directions from above and below the belts, a reverse guiding route 40 which reverses the bill and a sterilization lamp 41 which is disposed in the reverse guiding route a coin input port where a coin is inputted a coin rolling path for rolling a coin one by one an ozone generator for generating ozone and a coin receiving port to which a coin is dispensed. As for bills, sterilization is performed by a catalytic action of platinum, heat and ultraviolet ray and wrinkles are smoothed by heat and pressure, while as for coins, sterilization is performed by ozone.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】通貨に付着している菌の減少、紙幣のシワを改善する。【解決手段】紙幣を上下から挟み込んで紙幣を搬送する搬送ベルト21,31と、該ベルトの上下方向から熱と圧力をかける熱圧力ローラ22,32と、紙幣を反転させるリバース導送路40と、リバース導送路に設けられた滅菌灯41から構成される紙幣滅菌部10と、硬貨を投入する硬貨投入口と、硬貨を1枚ずつ転動させる硬貨転動路と、オゾンを発生させるオゾン発生装置と、硬貨を出する硬貨受け口とから構成することで、紙幣については、プラチナ触媒作用、熱、紫外線による滅菌と熱と圧力によるしわ伸ばし効果、硬貨については、オゾンにより滅菌が行われる。【選択図】図2
