Paper sheet handling apparatus and paper sheet handling method
AssigneeGlory Ltd.
InventorsKazuaki NISHIMURA, Youichi TAKEMURA, Ryosuke KONO
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Abstract
A paper sheet handling apparatus (for example, a banknote handling apparatus) includes a holding unit (for example, each holding member) which holds a portion of the storage bag near an opening thereof, a sealing unit (for example, each heating member) which seals the opening of the storage bag held by the holding unit, and a placement unit (for example, each stage) that is movable in a substantially vertical direction and on which at least a part of the storage bag held by the holding unit is placed. When a sealing process is performed, the placement unit on which at least a part of the storage bag held by the holding unit is placed is raised.
Claims13
A paper sheet handling apparatus for storing a paper sheet inside a storage bag provided with an opening comprising:
- a holding unit which holds a portion of the storage bag near the opening thereof;
- a sealing unit which seals the opening of the storage bag held by the holding unit;
- a placement unit that is movable in a substantially vertical direction and on which at least a part of the storage bag held by the holding unit is placed;
- a driving unit which moves the placement unit in the substantially vertical direction;
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- a control unit which controls the driving unit such that when a sealing process for sealing the opening of the storage bag held by the holding unit with the sealing unit is performed, the placement unit on which at least a part of the storage bag held by the holding unit is placed is raised.
A paper sheet handling method for storing a paper sheet inside a storage bag provided with an opening comprising the steps of:
- holding a portion of the storage bag near the opening thereof by a holding unit, and placing at least a part of the storage bag held by the holding unit on a placement unit that is movable in a substantially vertical direction;
- storing a paper sheet inside the storage bag held by the holding unit;
- and
- performing a sealing process for sealing the opening of the storage bag held by the holding unit;
- wherein when the sealing process is performed, the placement unit on which at least a part of the storage bag held by the holding unit is placed is raised.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.