Patent ID: 8369986

Claim:
A paper sheet handling apparatus, comprising: a casing which includes a first face and a second face opposed to the first face; a receiving unit which includes an inlet for receiving the paper sheets, and a feed mechanism for feeding the paper sheets received in the inlet, one by one; a recognition unit for performing at least one of a counting process and a recognition process with respect to each of the paper sheets received in the receiving unit; at least two stacking units for stacking the paper sheets that have been processed by the recognition unit; a transport unit for transporting the paper sheets among the receiving unit, the recognition unit and the stacking units; and a controller for controlling each of the units so that each of the paper sheets is selectively stacked in the at least two stacking units at least according to differences in denominations and/or whether the paper sheets are fit or unfit, wherein each stacking unit is configured to include a partition wall for separating a stacking space in which the paper sheets are stacked from the other stacking units, and at least two paper sheet removal openings which are open in the first face and the second face, respectively, the stacking space is connected to both of the paper sheet removal opening in the first face and the paper sheet removal opening in the second face, and the paper sheets in the stacking space are allowed to be removed from both of the first face side and the second face side of the casing through the paper sheet removal openings, wherein the stacking units are configured such that paper sheets can be removed from each of the paper sheet removal openings at the same time.