Abstract: A conveyance route switching mechanism and a paper sheet handling apparatus that includes the conveyance route switching mechanism include a driving source, a gate, a first gear, and an internal gear. The driving source includes a driving shaft. The gate includes a gate shaft, and a blade that is provided on the gate shaft, and switches conveyance routes of paper sheets. The first gear is provided on the gate shaft. The internal gear meshes with the first gear. According to rotation of the driving shaft, the gate shaft rotates on an axis of the gate shaft, and revolves with the driving shaft as a rotation center while the first gear meshes with the internal gear.

Abstract: A paper sheet handling apparatus includes: a partition portion that forms an insertion space into which a paper sheet is inserted from an insertion port with a first opposing portion, and forms a taking-out space from which the paper sheet is taken out from the insertion port with a second opposing portion; and a conveyor that conveys the paper sheet left in the taking-out space in a state of protruding toward the taking-out space from a first opening portion of the first opposing portion and a second opening portion of the partition portion. The partition portion includes a second shutter that openably closes the second opening portion, and a second shutter opening/closing unit that opens the second opening portion by opening the second shutter in conjunction with an operation in which the partition portion moves to the remaining banknote conveyance position.

Abstract: A paper sheet storage apparatus (1) includes: a placement mount (10) on which bills (B), i.e., an example of paper sheets, are placed; a leading-edge position restriction guide (20) that restricts the position of the leading edge portion of a bill (B) in an entering direction (D) in which the bill (B) advances when being transported onto the placement mount (10); and a sensor (30) that detects the presence/absence of an accumulation space (S) for bills (B) that is located above the placement mount (10). The sensor (30) detects the presence/absence of an accumulation space (S) by using detection light (L) emitted to a space between a first position (P1) that is located on an opposite side of the leading-edge position restriction guide (20) from the bills (B) on the placement mount (10) and a second position (P2) below the first position (P1) that is located on an opposite side of the bills (B) on the placement mount (10) from the leading-edge position restriction guide (20).

Abstract: A conveyance route switching mechanism and a paper sheet handling apparatus that includes the conveyance route switching mechanism include a driving source, a gate, a first gear, and an internal gear. The driving source includes a driving shaft. The gate includes a gate shaft, and a blade that is provided on the gate shaft, and switches conveyance routes of paper sheets. The first gear is provided on the gate shaft. The internal gear meshes with the first gear. According to rotation of the driving shaft, the gate shaft rotates on an axis of the gate shaft, and revolves with the driving shaft as a rotation center while the first gear meshes with the internal gear.

Abstract: In a centering mechanism and a paper sheet handling apparatus including the centering mechanism, a centering unit conveys a paper sheet in a pinched state, and centers a position of the paper sheet in a width direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the paper sheet by inclining with respect to the conveyance direction. In addition, the paper sheet is delivered to a downstream side conveyance unit from the centering unit in a state in which the centering unit pinches the paper sheet, and the downstream side conveyance unit conveys the paper sheet while pinching the paper sheet at pinch pressure stronger than pinch pressure at which the centering unit pinches the paper sheet.

Abstract: A paper sheet handling apparatus includes: a first facing section and a second facing section which are arranged so as to face each other in a facing direction with an insertion space interposed therebetween; and a conveyance section that conveys a paper sheet. The first facing section includes a first shutter that openably closes a first opening portion, and is disposed so as to be movable, in the facing direction, to an insertion position at a time when the paper sheet is inserted and a conveyance position at a time when the paper sheet is conveyed. The first facing section and the conveyance section include first shutter opening/closing units which open the first opening portion by meshing with each other to open the first shutter when the first facing section moves from the insertion position to the conveyance position.

Abstract: A paper sheet handling apparatus includes a support member that is disposed so as to face a taking-out port in a taking-out space in which a paper sheet is taken out from the taking-out port, and supports a lower end of the paper sheet. The support member moves toward the taking-out port at a time when the paper sheet is taken out.

Abstract: A paper sheet handling apparatus includes: a first facing section and a second facing section that are disposed to face each other across an insertion/take-out space; a partition section that is disposed between the first and second facing sections so as to be capable of moving in a facing direction in which the first and second facing sections face each other, forms, within the insertion/take-out space, an insertion space between the partition section and the first facing section, and forms, within the insertion/take-out space, a take-out space between the partition section and the second facing section. The partition section includes a movable member provided at a leading end portion of the partition section on an insertion/take-out port side and capable of moving toward each of the first facing section and the second facing section.

Abstract: A paper money handling apparatus includes a dispenser unit to dispense paper money, and the dispenser unit includes a bottom portion on which at least a portion on a front side of the paper money is placed, a pair of side walls located at both the left and right sides of the bottom portion, a front wall located at a front edge of the bottom portion, and a cover located above the bottom portion. A front edge of the dispenser unit has cutouts at least in the bottom portion and the front wall, and the cover is arranged in an openable or closable manner so that the cover rotates and opens from a side of the front edge.

Abstract: A paper sheet storage apparatus (1) includes: a placement mount (10) on which bills (B) , i.e., an example of paper sheets, are placed; a leading-edge position restriction guide (20) that restricts the position of the leading edge portion of a bill (B) in an entering direction (D) in which the bill (B) advances when being transported onto the placement mount (10); and a sensor (30) that detects the presence/absence of an accumulation space (S) for bills (B) that is located above the placement mount (10). The sensor (30) detects the presence/absence of an accumulation space (S) by using detection light (L) emitted to a space between a first position (P1) that is located on an opposite side of the leading-edge position restriction guide (20) from the bills (B) on the placement mount (10) and a second position (P2) below the first position (P1) that is located on an opposite side of the bills (B) on the placement mount (10) from the leading-edge position restriction guide (20).

Abstract: A paper sheet handling apparatus includes: an accumulation part in which paper sheets are accumulated; and a guide part on which at least leading-edge sides of the paper sheets within the accumulation part in an entering direction of the paper sheets entering the accumulation part are placed, wherein the guide part extends in the entering direction obliquely upward and is lowered under a weight of the paper sheets.

Abstract: A paper sheet handling apparatus includes a transportation member that transports a paper sheet and a rotation shaft member that serves as a center of rotation of the transportation member, wherein the transportation member includes a plurality of elastic loop sections having central axes parallel to the rotation shaft member, and the plurality of loop sections are arranged in a rotation direction of the transportation member such that the plurality of loop sections are each supported by an adjacent loop section when being elastically deformed while contacting the paper sheet.

Abstract: A paper sheet storing apparatus includes: a supply reel that supplies a wound threadlike material; a winding drum around which a paper sheet is wound around together with the threadlike material supplied from the supply reel; and a guide mechanism that guides the threadlike material through a conveyance path between the supply reel and the winding drum.

Abstract: A paper money handling apparatus includes a dispenser unit to dispense paper money, a pressing unit to move between a pressing position at which the pressing unit presses dispensed paper money that is the paper money dispensed to the dispenser unit and a retraction position to which the pressing unit is retracted from the pressing position, a drive unit to move the pressing unit, a placement unit on which at least one portion of the dispensed paper money is placed, a clamp detection sensor to detect that the dispensed paper money is clamped between the pressing unit and the placement unit, a take-in carrier to take the dispensed paper money in an interior of the apparatus, a paper money detection sensor to detect presence/absence of the dispensed paper money, and a controller, when the dispensed paper money being remaining is detected by the paper money detection sensor, to control the drive unit to cause the pressing unit to move to the pressing position, and when the clamp detection sensor detects the dispe

Abstract: A paper money handling apparatus includes a dispenser unit to dispense paper money, and the dispenser unit includes a bottom portion on which at least a portion on a front side of the paper money is placed, a pair of side walls located at both the left and right sides of the bottom portion, a front wall located at a front edge of the bottom portion, and a cover located above the bottom portion. A front edge of the dispenser unit has cutouts at least in the bottom portion and the front wall, and the cover is arranged in an openable or closable manner so that the cover rotates and opens from a side of the front edge.

Abstract: A paper sheet storage device includes a supply reel that supplies a rolled tape; a winding drum around which a banknote is wound together with the tape supplied from the supply reel; a first detection unit that detects a supply amount of the tape supplied from the supply reel; and a second detection unit that detects the winding drum of which the outer diameter becomes equal to or larger than a predetermined outer diameter when the banknote is wound around the winding drum together with the tape.

Abstract: A banknote storage device includes a housing member having a loading region in which a banknote is loaded; a storage which is disposed to be adjacent to the housing member and in which the banknote is stored; a temporary accumulation region provided between the loading region and the storage so as to temporarily accumulate the banknote to be stored in the storage; and a push-in mechanism that pushes the banknote loaded to the loading region, into the temporary accumulation region and that pushes a plurality of the banknotes accumulated in the temporary accumulation region, into the storage.

Abstract: A paper sheet storage device includes a supply reel that supplies a rolled tape; a winding drum around which a banknote is wound together with the tape supplied from the supply reel; a first detection unit that detects a supply amount of the tape supplied from the supply reel; and a second detection unit that detects the winding drum of which the outer diameter becomes equal to or larger than a predetermined outer diameter when the banknote is wound around the winding drum together with the tape.

Abstract: A banknote storage device includes a housing member having a loading region in which a banknote is loaded; a storage which is disposed to be adjacent to the housing member and in which the banknote is stored; a temporary accumulation region provided between the loading region and the storage so as to temporarily accumulate the banknote to be stored in the storage; and a push-in mechanism that pushes the banknote loaded to the loading region, into the temporary accumulation region and that pushes a plurality of the banknotes accumulated in the temporary accumulation region, into the storage.

Abstract: A paper sheet storage device includes a supply reel which has a constant load spring formed of a metal band and around which the metal band is rolled, and a winding drum around which banknotes are wound together with the metal band supplied from the supply reel.