Patent ID: 8235382

Claim:
A paper sheet stacking apparatus configured to stack paper sheets sent from outside on one another, the paper sheet stacking apparatus comprising: a feeding unit configured to feed in paper sheets one by one from outside; a rotary body including a holding member for holding the paper sheet fed in by the feeding unit, the rotary body being configured to be rotated with the paper sheet being held by the holding member, so as to transport the paper sheet along a rotational direction of the rotary body; a stacking unit on which the paper sheets transported by the rotary body are stacked on one another, and a transport assisting unit disposed near to the rotary body, the transport assisting unit is configured to guide, when the paper sheet is transported by the rotary body, an edge portion of the paper sheet, which is not held by the holding member, up to the stacking unit, and when seen along an axial direction of the rotary body, the transport assisting unit is disposed at a position that is overlapped with the holding member, such that the holding member extends above a portion of the transport assisting unit immediately before the paper sheet is delivered from the feeding unit to the rotary body.