Patent ID: 8708327

Claim:
A paper sheet handling machine, comprising: a storage unit for storing therein paper sheets in a batch form; two or more kicker rollers provided to the storage unit, for providing drive force to the paper sheet located in the lowest position, among the paper sheets stored in the storage unit, in the batch form, by rotating; a gate mechanism including a feed roller provided to the storage unit, and a gate member provided to be opposed to the feed roller, the gate mechanism being configured to grasp the paper sheet provided with the drive force by the kicker roller and to feed out the paper sheet along a feed out plane; a transport mechanism for transporting the paper sheet fed out by the gate mechanism; a stacking unit for stacking therein the paper sheets transported by the transport mechanism; and a pressing member for pressing, from above, the paper sheets stored in the storage unit, wherein guide rollers are provided for pressing the paper sheets at the pressing member, the guide roller being rotatable in a feeding direction of the paper sheets, and wherein the guide rollers press on the paper sheets stored in the storage unit on both sides of each kicker roller.