Abstract: A three direction changeable device comprises first forks and second forks. The first forks are disposed to selectively obstruct the movement of bank notes in a first direction. The second forks are disposed to selectively obstruct the movement of bank notes in a second direction. Each first fork is associated with a second fork and is disposed adjacent thereto to define therebetween a path for bank notes in a third direction when the first forks and second forks obstruct the movement of the bank notes in the first and second directions, respectively.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a sheet binding apparatus wherein sheets such as bank notes are wound by tape and bound into a bundle of sheets by fusing and cutting the tape. The apparatus is provided with a pair of holding plates, each formed with a notch groove through which the tape is passed. The holding plates which hold the sheets therebetween are horizontally moved to a binding section while a tape is passed through one of the notch groove of one holding plate. At the binding section, a tape push-down member pushes down the tape through the other notch groove of the other holding plate to wind the sheets. The tape push-down member is formed at the lower end thereof with a forked portion for providing a recess. A heating member having a convex surface for engaging with the tape is disposed below the recess of the tape push-down member. The tape is heated and cut off while it is sandwiched between the tape push-down member and the heating member.

Abstract: In an apparatus for discharging a number of articles from a plurality of containers one after another by unlocking the doors for the containers by means of series of actuators, a mechanism for automatically resetting the actuators to their original positions in preparation for their next unlocking operation. The actuators are rotatable about their axes and are interlocked with each other with their actuating points being offset by a selected angle from each other, the selected angle being amount obtained by dividing 360.degree. by the number of the containers. The actuators are rotated the selected angle at a time. When the last actuator has unlocked the door for the last container, all the actuators automatically return back to their original angular positions.