Patent ID: 8167304

Claim:
A paper sheet diverter comprising: a diversion member which is rotatably provided at a junction portion of transport paths in at least three directions for transporting paper sheets has an external shape with one end that tapers off to form a tip and another end that is wider, the diversion member including transport faces for transporting paper sheets provided at both side faces of the diversion member from one end to the other end; a driving unit for rotationally moving the diversion member; and a control unit for controlling the driving unit to make the diversion member rotationally move to at least three stopping positions including a first stopping position connecting a first transport path and a second transport path with the tip of the diversion member toward the first transport path to form a first transport passage, a second stopping position connecting the first transport path and a third transport path with the tip of the diversion member toward the first transport path to form a second transport passage and a third stopping position connecting transport paths other than the first transport path with the tip of the diversion member toward one of the second and third transport path to form a third transport passage, wherein a rotation time of the diversion member between the first stopping position and the second stopping position is shorter than that between the first stopping position and the third stopping position and that between the second stopping position and the third stopping position.