PAPER SHEET TAKING-OUT AND SEPARATING DEVICE AND PAPER SHEET HANDLING APPARATUS

摘要

A paper sheet taking-out and separating device according to an embodiment includes a first take-out part, a guide part, a second take-out part and a separation part. The first take-out part takes, by suction, a forefront paper sheet out of a plurality of stacked paper sheets and sends out the paper sheet toward a sending-out direction. The guide part guides the sending out of the paper sheet by the first take-out part. The second take-out part sucks the paper sheet sent out by the first take-out part and sends out the paper sheet toward the sending-out direction. The separation part separates a plurality of the paper sheets sent out in an overlapping manner by the first take-out part. The first take-out part and the second take-out part are positioned spaced apart from each other on opposite sides of the guide part with a predetermined distance therebetween in the sending-out direction.

主权项

1. A paper sheet taking-out and separating device comprising:
an auxiliary take-out part including a suction belt, the suction belt being configured to suck a paper sheet, facing the suction belt, out of a plurality of stacked paper sheets and send out the paper sheet sucked to a sending-out direction at a predetermined speed; a main take-out part provided on a downstream side of the auxiliary take-out part in the sending-out direction and including a take-out belt, the take-out belt being configured to suck a paper sheet, facing take-out belt, out of the plurality of stacked paper sheets and send out the paper sheet sucked to the sending-out direction at a speed faster than the predetermined speed; a supply part including a flat bottom wall, a guide wall provided to rise substantially vertically from the bottom wall and a back-up plate, wherein the plurality of stacked paper sheets are to be placed on the flat bottom wall so that a front paper sheet of the plurality of stacked paper sheets faces both the suction belt of the auxiliary take-out part and the take-out belt of the main take-out part and so that an edge, in the sending-out direction, of each paper sheet is in contact with the guide wall, wherein the back-up plate is configured to push a rear paper sheet of the plurality of stacked paper sheets to the suction belt of the auxiliary take-out part and the take-out belt of the main take-out part, wherein moving of the plurality of stacked paper sheets to the suction belt of the auxiliary take-out part and the take-out belt of the main take-out part is guided by the guide wall, and wherein the guide wall defines a first take-out part and a second take-out part on the downstream side of the first take-out part in the sending-out direction by dividing the main take-out part into two parts; and a separation part provided so as to face the second take-out part and including a suction aperture on a surface of the separation part facing the second take-out part, wherein the separation part is configured to separate two overlapping paper sheets which have been simultaneously taken out and sent out by the first take-out part by sucking one paper sheet closer to the separation part, out of the two overlapping paper sheets simultaneously sent out.