Patent ID: 9290353
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: B65H

Claim Text:
1. A paper money accumulation device comprising: an input unit that sequentially inputs paper money into a space for accumulating the paper money; a holding unit that includes a support member arranged in a state where a height with respect to an extended line of an input direction becomes large as being away from the input unit to the input direction of the paper money at a time of inputting the paper money, and that is positioned at a lower side of the space and holds the input paper money with the support member; a stage that is positioned in a first position at a lower side of the holding unit at the time of inputting the paper money, and that lifts the paper money held in the holding unit by rising from the first position to a second position at a time of outputting the paper money; and an output conveyance unit that includes a first conveyance unit provided on the stage, and a second conveyance unit that moves the lifted paper money between the first conveyance unit and the second conveyance unit to an output port in a state of sandwiching the paper money when the stage is raised to the second position, wherein the stage includes a notched portion through which the support member slips at a time of rising of the stage.