Paper Sheet Processing Apparatus
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorsJun Okamoto, Kenichi Hirose
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a paper sheet processing apparatus includes a supply unit, a pick-up mechanism, an inspection device, a stacking device, and a wrapping device configured to wind a band around a stacked paper sheet bundle and wrap the stacked paper sheet bundle. The wrapping device includes a clamp mechanism configured to curve the stacked paper sheet bundle by pressing both side portions of the stacked paper sheet bundle, a band winding device configured to wind a wrapper band around the curved stacked paper sheet bundle, and a heater configured to heat-seal an end of the wrapper band. The clamp mechanism includes a press member configured to adjust a degree of curvature of the stacked paper sheet bundle.
Claims8
A paper sheet processing apparatus comprising:
- a supply unit configured to store a plurality of stacked paper sheets;
- a pick-up mechanism configured to pick up the paper sheets from the supply unit;
- an inspection device configured to inspect paper sheets which have been picked up;
- a stacking device configured to stack a predetermined number of paper sheets which have been inspected;
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- a wrapping device configured to wind a band around a stacked paper sheet bundle and wrap the stacked paper sheet bundle,
- the wrapping device comprising:
- a clamp mechanism configured to curve the stacked paper sheet bundle by pressing both side portions of the stacked paper sheet bundle;
- a band winding device configured to wind a wrapper band around the curved stacked paper sheet bundle, and to pull and tighten the wrapper band;
- and a heater configured to heat-seal an end of the wrapper band which has been wound,
- the clamp mechanism comprising a press member configured to adjust a degree of curvature of the stacked paper sheet bundle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.