Patent ID: 6666448
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A paper sheets handling apparatus comprising a receiving cassette for storing paper sheets in an upstanding posture;wherein said receiving cassette includes a paper sheets introducing mechanism for introducing the paper sheets into said receiving cassette from a lower side thereof, and a paper sheets introducing portion for gripping the paper sheets introduced into said receiving cassette by said paper sheets introducing mechanism, in an upstanding posture so as to stack the paper sheets; wherein said paper sheets introducing mechanism comprises: a receiving guide for guiding the paper sheets to be introduced into said receiving cassette, said receiving guide being provided at that side of a paper sheets introducing port facing away from said paper sheets introducing portion; and brush rollers which cooperates with said receiving guide to hold the paper sheets to be introduced into said receiving cassette, said brush roller being provided at that side of paper sheets introducing port facing said paper sheets introducing portion, and each of said brush rollers having a plurality of radially-extending brush portions; and wherein said paper sheets introducing portion includes a partition projecting from a bottom surface of said paper sheets introducing portion, and said partition is provided at a position where distal ends of said brush portions can contact said partition, and said partition is moveable away from said brush portions when said paper sheets are to be moved out of said paper sheets introducing portion.