Paper sheet processing system

A paper sheet processing system comprising:

• a paper sheet processing apparatus which includes:
• a taking-in unit configured to take in one paper sheet supplied at a time;
• a paper sheet discrimination unit configured to distinguish a category of the paper sheet taken in by the taking-in unit;
• an accumulation part constituted so that the paper sheet may be accumulated according to the category based on the category which the paper sheet discrimination unit distinguished;
• a first binding unit configured to bind a first number of the paper sheets accumulated together by a first band at a first banding position to form a first paper sheet bundle;
• a discharging mechanism configured to discharge the first paper sheet bundle;
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• a first communications unit configured to transmit category information corresponding to the category of the paper sheet included in the first paper sheet bundle discharged by the discharging mechanism;
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• a paper sheet bundle wrapping apparatus which includes:
• a first receiving unit configured to receive the first paper sheet bundle discharged from the paper sheet processing apparatus;
• a second communications unit configured to receive the category information transmitted by the first communications unit;
• an accumulation mechanism configured to accumulate the first paper sheet bundle received by the first receiving unit on a first accumulation tray or a second accumulation tray based on the category information received by the second communications unit;
• a conveyance mechanism configured to convey a second number of the first paper sheet bundles accumulated to the first accumulation tray or the second accumulation tray, to a second binding unit;
• the second binding unit configured to bind the second number of the first paper sheet bundles conveyed by the conveyance mechanism together by a second band and a third band to form a second paper sheet bundle;
• a wrapping unit configured to wrap the second paper sheet bundle;
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• a control unit configured to control the first receiving unit, the accumulation mechanism, the conveyance mechanism, the second binding unit, and the wrapping unit;
• wherein, the first receiving unit includes
• a plate to receive the first paper sheet bundle in the standing position of which side edge surface is used as a bottom;
• the accumulation mechanism includes
• a slipping down part which the first paper sheet bundle slips down;
• a shutter capable of opening and closing to hold temporarily the first paper sheet bundle which slips down the slipping down part;
• a conveyor to lay the first paper sheet bundle slipped down by opening the shutter;
• a holder to hold the upper end of the first paper sheet bundle so that the first paper sheet bundle laid on the conveyor may not fall;
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• category selecting unit includes a first accumulation conveyance part to accumulate the first paper sheet bundle laid on the conveyor in the standing position to the first accumulation tray, and a second accumulation conveyance part to convey the first paper sheet bundle laid on the conveyor to the first position by the conveyor and to accumulate the first paper sheet bundle to the second accumulation tray in the standing position;
• wherein the conveyance mechanism includes:
• a first transportation part to move the second number of the first paper sheet bundles in the standing position accumulated on the first accumulation tray to a second position;
• a second transportation part to move the second number of the first paper sheet bundles in the standing position accumulated on the second accumulation tray to a third position;
• a first delivery part to deliver collectively the second number of the first paper sheet bundles accumulated on said first accumulation tray moved to the second position by the first transportation part to a lift table;
• a second delivery part to deliver collectively the second number of first paper sheet bundles accumulated on the second accumulation tray moved to the third position by the second transportation part to the lift table;
• a lifter having the lift table to lift the lift table on which the second number of the first paper sheet bundles passed by the first delivery part or the second delivery part are laid;
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• a third transportation part to convey the second number of the first paper sheet bundles raised by the lifter to the second banding unit while arranging position of the second number of the first paper sheet bundles;
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• wherein the second binding unit includes:
• a fourth transportation part to convey the second number of the first paper sheet bundles to the second banding position and the third banding position.