Patent ID: 9147301
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: B65H,G07D

Abstract:
1. A paper sheet handling machine, comprising: an upper unit having a paper sheet take-in apparatus adapted for taking therein paper sheets, one by one, from the exterior, an upper transport mechanism, at least a part of which is provided to extend in a substantially horizontal direction, and which is adapted for transporting the paper sheets taken in by the paper sheet take-in apparatus, one by one, and a recognition unit provided in the middle of the upper transport mechanism and adapted for recognizing each paper sheet transported by the upper transport mechanism, wherein at least a part of a bottom portion of the upper unit is opened; a lower unit located below the upper unit and having a lower transport mechanism provided to receive the paper sheets transferred from the upper transport mechanism, one by one, and then further transport the transferred paper sheets, and a plurality of stacking units, each adapted for stacking therein the paper sheets transported by the lower transport mechanism and sorted based on results obtained by the recognition unit; and a partition member attached to the lower unit, the partition member separating the portion of the upper transport mechanism that extends in the substantially horizontal direction from the lower transport mechanism provided between the upper unit and the lower unit; wherein an opening is provided in a bottom portion of the recognition unit, in order to enable the foreign material generated in the recognition unit to fall down onto the partition member.