Abstract: An apparatus adapted for counting the number of and half-wrapping banknotes and adapted to be capable of discriminating the banknotes of different nominal values, is disclosed. The apparatus is so constructed that a sensing or discriminating unit is provided in the transport route for the banknotes extracted by the separating drum for sensing or dicriminating the nominal values, authenticity and transport state of the notes, the banknotes after passing through the sensing and discriminating unit are transported by a changeover shutter plate in occasionally selected one of two preset directions, in such a manner that reject notes are accommodated in the reject note stacker and only the desired notes are accommodated in the stack unit for subsequent half-wrapping.

Abstract: The banknote counting and bandsealing device has a banknote stacker supported on a supporting shaft so as to be movable longitudinally and rotatable between a first position receiving the banknotes and a second position aligned with a bandsealing position. The banknote stacker has a banknote presser and the banknotes stacked on the banknote stacker in the first position are clamped by said banknote presser and transferred in the thus clamped state to the bandsealing position by rotation of said banknote stacker to said second position.

Abstract: A paper sheet grip and transport apparatus for a counting and half-wrapping device comprising a stacker for accommodating a batch of paper sheets supplied thereto and for receiving them in the state of a bundle and a half wrapper for the bundle of paper sheets mounted adjacent to said stack unit, is disclosed. According to the present invention, the grip and transfer apparatus has a movable member mounted in alignment with said stack unit and said half-wrapping unit and having a transfer chuck adapted for being opened or closed and capable of gripping from the side of the half-wrapping unit a bundle of paper sheets placed in the stack unit. The movable member is driven from the side of said half-wrapping unit for transporting a bundle of paper sheets gripped by said transfer chuck from the stack unit towards the half-wrapping unit.

Abstract: The stacker of the device for aligning and banding paper sheets is movable between a lower position for receiving and holding paper sheets from a supply belt and an upper position for forwarding the paper sheets to a subsequent step. A coil spring is connected at one end to a fixed part and at the other to a movable operating unit, and is associated with a holding plate through the operating unit. When the stacker has been moved to the upper position, the holding plate is moved upwards relative to the stacker to clear the stack of paper sheets in the stacker.

Abstract: A clamp device for paper sheets is comprised of a stacker member including a stacker piece and a stacker block and adapted for holding paper sheets whose number has been counted in a stacked state, a concavely curved paper sheet receiving surface formed on a surface of said stacker piece adjacent to and contactable with the paper sheets, a driving member provided to said stacker piece at a position opposite to said stacker piece, a convexly curved pressing surface provided on one end of said driving member and operable in a confronting relation to said curved paper sheet receiving surface, and a barrier plate mounted above said stacker piece for preventing popping out of the paper sheets from the stacker member upon impingement of the sheets onto said stacker block. The paper sheets may be clamped in a bent state by said concavely curved paper sheet receiving surface and said convexly curved pressing surface.

Abstract: A paper currency sorting and counting apparatus comprises a first separating unit adapted for separating damaged notes and sound notes supplied through a judgement unit designed to judge the authenticity as well as damaged the state of supplied banknotes of various nominal values, a stacker for stacking reject notes, a second separating unit for sensing the front and reverse sides of the normal notes and controlling the route of these normal banknotes, and a stacker for normal notes having a pair of vane wheels for stacking the normal banknotes in order to provide for automatic sorting of the supplied banknotes.

Abstract: An apparatus for binding paper sheets stacked within a hopper into bundles each consisting of a predetermined number of paper sheets is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a separating drum receiving the paper sheets from the hopper and feeding them out by one, a counter counting the number of paper sheets fed from the separating drum, and a stacker capable of moving between a sheet receiving and a sheet discharging position. When the stacker in the sheet receiving position receives the predetermined number of paper sheets, it is moved to the sheet discharging position and the paper sheets therein are discharged onto support blocks of a binding unit by a transfer device. The binding unit binds the predetermined number of the paper sheets into a bundle with a tape, and a stamping device stamps predetermined particulars on the tape wound around the paper sheets.