Patent ID: 7490823

Claim:
A paper sheet storage and payout device comprising: a first take-up drum which winds tape from one end; a second take-up drum which winds the tape with paper sheets placed thereupon from the other end, and stores and pays out paper sheets by causing winding and unwinding of the tape with the first take-up drum; and a separation mechanism which is provided on the tape payout side of the periphery of the second take-up drum, and includes a separation member which at the time of payout of paper sheets separates the paper sheets from the wrapping peripheral region of the tape wrapped around the second take-up drum, and a sliding portion which holds the separation member and slides tracking the amount of tape wrapped around the second take-up drum by causing a guide roller to be into contact with the wrapping peripheral region; wherein said separation mechanism includes a transport roller which is in contact with and driven in rotation by said guide roller, and which rotates in the same direction as said second take-up drum to transport said paper sheets.