Paper sheet handling device

Abstract

A paper-sheet handling device is provided with a paper-sheet-holding unit 32 that causes the plurality of paper-sheets 3′ to butt against a reference position and stacks these paper-sheets 3′ to hold them temporarily and alignment pins 85a, 85b which align pinched holes 3a in the plurality of paper-sheets 3′ temporarily held by this paper-sheet-holding unit 32, as shown in FIG. 9. In this device, it is supposed that a distance from the reference position up to a predetermined position of the alignment pins 85a, 85b is S1 and a distance from front edges of the paper-sheets 3′ up to a predetermined position of the punched holes 3a is S2, the alignment pins 85a, 85b are disposed with respect to the reference position in such a manner as to satisfy a relationship of S1>S2. According to such a configuration, it is possible to have any room between the reference position and the alignment pins 85a, 85b when aligning the bundle of paper-sheets in which the punched holes are aligned so that a situation where the bundle of paper-sheets gets caught between the reference position and the alignment pins 85a, 85b can be avoided.

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