Patent ID: 7014183

Claim:
A sheet-shaped medium treatment apparatus comprising: a discharging means for discharging a sheet-shaped medium conveyed thereinto; a piling means for piling the sheet-shaped medium discharged by the discharging means; an arranging means for performing an arranging action by interposing a first end and a second end of the sheet-shaped medium piled onto the piling means, said first end and said second end of the sheet-shaped medium are in parallel with a discharge direction of the sheet-shaped medium by said discharging means; and a returning means for performing a returning action to return the sheet-shaped medium until it collides against a vertical wall disposed on an upstream end of said piling means in the discharge direction by being rotated with being in contact with the sheet-shaped medium, said returning means comprising a rotating body which can move closely to or remotely from the sheet-shaped medium, wherein said returning means is adapted to be moved in said discharge direction from a home position to a press/return position in which said returning means can grab a rear end portion of said discharged sheet-shaped medium in said discharge direction, and wherein said returning means is adapted to perform a pressing action for pressing itself onto the sheet-shaped medium on said piling means while a subsequently discharged sheet-shaped medium is discharged from said discharging means and before said subsequently discharged sheet-shaped medium falls on said piling means.