JPH1179520A - Paper sheet storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To store bills without damaging it. SOLUTION: A storage part 1 stores bills 2 in a housing 1a having one side surface formed therein an opening 1b, and a bill storing guide 7 composed of two rollers 7a (only one of which is shown) and formed therein grooves 8 respectively, is provided in the housing 1a in the vicinity of the opening 1b. Two cylindrical rollers 7a are eccentric from each other.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper sheet storage device for storing paper sheets.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, there has been a paper sheet storage apparatus for storing paper sheets conveyed vertically. In such an apparatus, there is a problem that the paper sheets are not sufficiently stiff and, therefore, when the paper sheets are stored, the storage leading end is rounded or the like, and the storage failure easily occurs. Therefore, in the conventional paper sheet storage device, when storing the paper sheets, the paper sheets are given a stiffness and stored, for example, by making the paper sheets have a waveform.

[0003]

However, in the conventional paper sheet storage device, the paper sheets are stiffened by, for example, corrugating the paper sheets, so that the paper sheets may be damaged. There was a problem.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a solution in which an opening through which paper sheets for storage enter is formed at an upper portion, and a paper sheet entering from the opening is provided. Are stacked eccentrically inside the housing close to the opening, and are guided in the housing while holding both ends parallel to the direction of entry of paper sheets entering from the opening. The rotation member that separates the paper sheet from the paper sheet by rotation and releases the paper sheet from the holding state and stacks the paper sheet on the bottom surface, and that the rear end of the paper sheet that has entered through the opening enters the housing. And a control unit for rotating the rotating member in a direction away from the paper sheet upon detection.

According to the above-described solution, the rotating member guides the inside of the housing while holding both ends parallel to the entering direction of the paper sheets entering from the opening. When detecting that the rear end of the paper sheet has entered the housing, the control unit rotates the rotating member in a direction away from the paper sheet. Thus, the paper sheets are released from the holding state by the rotating member and are stacked on the bottom surface in the housing.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In each embodiment, a bill storage unit provided in a bill receiving / dispensing device that handles bills will be described as an example of a paper sheet storage device. Elements common to the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals.

[0007] First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a side schematic view showing a housing portion in the first embodiment according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the storage unit of the first embodiment, and the storage unit of FIG. 1 is viewed from the direction of arrow D. FIG. 3 is a front view of the storage unit of the first embodiment, and the storage unit of FIG. 1 is viewed from the direction of arrow A. FIG. 4 is a schematic front view of the storage section according to the first embodiment.

[0008] The storage unit 1 is housed in a banknote pay-in / pay-out device (not shown), and stores the banknotes 2 received by the banknote pay-in / pay-out device. The storage unit 1 has a housing 1a for storing the bill 2 therein, and an opening 1b into which the bill 2 enters is formed above one side surface of the housing 1a. A paper feed path 3 is connected to the opening 1b. The feed path 3 is provided with a pressure roller 4 and a feed roller 5 pressed against it. A tongue roller 6 is coaxial with the feed roller 5.
Is provided. Banknote transport direction of both rollers 4 and 5 (arrow A
In the direction) upstream, a sensor 3a for detecting the presence or absence of the bill 2 is provided. In the present embodiment, the sensor 3a uses an optical sensor including a light emitting element and a light receiving element.

In the vicinity of the opening 1b inside the housing 1a,
A bill storage guide 7 including two cylindrical rollers 7a and 7b (see FIG. 4) is provided. Cylindrical roller 7a,
7b have the same structure, are rotatably supported by brackets (not shown), and extend in the directions of arrows A and D, respectively.
Are formed. Both ends parallel to the direction of arrow A of the bill 2 entering from the opening 1b enter into both grooves 8, and the bill 2 is guided into the housing 1a along both grooves 8.

The opening 1b side of both grooves 8 is widened in accordance with the height of the conveying path 3 as shown in FIG. Therefore, both ends of the bill 2 entering from the opening 1b can smoothly enter the groove 8.

A gear 9 is fixed to the cylindrical roller 7a.
The gear 9 is driven to rotate. The center of the cylindrical roller 7 a is eccentric with respect to the rotation center of the gear 9. The gear 9 transmits the driving force of the motor 11 to the counter gear 12 as shown in FIG.
Is transmitted through the motor and rotated. A gear 10 (see FIG. 2) is fixed to the cylindrical roller 7b, and is driven to rotate by the gear 10. The center of the cylindrical roller 7b is eccentric with respect to the rotation center of the gear 10, similarly to the cylindrical roller 7a.
The torque of the gear 9 is transmitted to the gear 10 via the counter gears 13 and 14. In this embodiment, the gear 9 and the gear 10
Are the same.

A disc 15 is fixed on the same axis as the gear 9. A slit 15a is formed at one location on the outer periphery of the disk 15, and a sensor 16 for detecting the slit 15a is provided on the housing 1a side. In the present embodiment, the sensor 16 is an optical sensor, and is turned on when the sensor 16 is shielded from light by the disk 15. The sensor 16 is a slit 15a of the disk 15.
Is detected (OFF state), the cylindrical rollers 7a and 7b enter the state shown in FIG. That is, the cylindrical rollers 7a, 7b
The two grooves 8 have opposite directions and are parallel to each other.

In the housing 1a, a stage 18 is provided movably in the directions of arrows B and C, facing the bottom surface 17. The bills 2 are placed and accumulated on the stage 18. The stage 18 is urged in the direction of arrow B by a spring 19 provided between the stage 18 and the bottom surface 17.

Surface 18 of stage 18 on which bill 2 is placed
A guide 20 is provided opposite to a. Guide 20
The arrow B of the stage 18 is fixed inside the upper surface of the housing 1a.
In addition to restricting the upward movement in the direction, the banknotes 2 accumulated when the banknotes 2 are stored are prevented from shifting.

Here, the control system of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a control system according to the first embodiment.

The control section 21 controls the operation of the storage section 1 and monitors the outputs of the sensors 3a and 16a. Further, a motor drive circuit 22 is connected to the control unit 21, and a motor 23 that drives the motor 11 and the feed roller 5 is connected to the control unit 21.
Drive control.

Next, a bill storing operation of the storing section 1 of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the storage operation of the storage unit according to the first embodiment.

When the bill storage guide 7 is in the state shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 21 of the storage unit 1
Is input, the motor 23 is driven via the motor drive circuit 22, the feed roller 5 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction (the direction of the arrow L), and the pressure roller 4 is rotated in the clockwise direction (the direction of the arrow R). . The control unit 21 monitors the output of the sensor 3a, that is, monitors the passage of the bill 2 through the sensor 3a.

The bill 2 is conveyed along the conveyance path 3 and the sensor 3a
When the light is blocked by the bill 2 and the output of the sensor 3a changes from the off state to the on state and then returns to the off state again, the control unit 21 determines that the bill 2 has passed the sensor 3a, and , The motor 23 is driven for a predetermined time.
The bill 2 is nipped and conveyed by the pressure roller 4 and the feed roller 5, and enters the housing 1a from the opening 1b. Both ends of the bill 2 enter the grooves 8 of the cylindrical rollers 7a and 7b, are held by the grooves 8, and are guided by the rollers 4 and 5 to the back of the housing 1a.

The tongue piece roller 6 is rotated by the rotation of the feed roller 5 and pushes the bill 2 in the direction of arrow A.
Therefore, the trailing end of the bill 2 that has left both rollers 4 and 5 is pushed by the tongue roller 6 and sent into the housing 1a, whereby the stackability of the bill 2 is improved. After the elapse of the predetermined time, the control unit 21 stops the motor 23 via the motor drive circuit 22. At this time, the bill 2 entering from the transport path 3 is held in the housing 1a only by the bill storage guide 7 (see FIG. 4).

Next, the control section 21 drives the motor 11 via the motor drive circuit 22. This causes the counter gear 12 to rotate in the direction of arrow R as shown in FIG.
The gear 9 rotates in the direction of arrow L, and the gear 10 rotates in the direction of arrow R. At the same time, as shown in FIG.
, The cylindrical roller 7b rotates in the direction of arrow L. As a result, the banknotes 2 (hereinafter, referred to as holding banknotes 2) held by the cylindrical rollers 7a, 7b are stacked on the stage 18 by the wall forming the groove 8 (hereinafter, referred to as stacking banknotes 2). 6A, and bends toward the banknote stack 2 as shown in FIG.

Since the centers of rotation of the cylindrical rollers 7a and 7b are eccentric as described above, when the grooves 8 of the rollers 7a and 7b are moved to the positions on both ends of the stacked banknote 2 by rotation, FIG. 2), the groove 8 is separated from both ends of the holding banknote 2, and the holding banknote 2 is stacked on the stacking banknote 2.
The cylindrical rollers 7a and 7b continue to rotate further, and when both grooves 8 face the outside of the housing 1a, the cylindrical rollers 7a and 7b move away from the banknote stack 2. Accordingly, the stage 18 is raised by the urging force of the spring 19, and the uppermost stacked banknote 2 comes into contact with the guide 20 as shown in FIG.

The cylindrical rollers 7a and 7b are continuously rotating, and during this time, the control unit 21 monitors the output of the sensor 16. The sensor 16 is a slit 15a of the disk 15.
Is detected, that is, when the output of the sensor 16 changes from the ON state to the OFF state, the storage unit 1 changes to the state illustrated in FIG. 3, and the control unit 21 stops the motor 11. Cylindrical rollers 7a, 7
b returns to the position shown in FIG. 4 and prepares for the next storing operation.

In the first embodiment, the cylindrical roller 7
The simple configuration of forming the groove 8 in each of the a and 7b can hold both ends of the storage banknote 2 and guide the banknote 2 into the housing 1a. Thereby, it is not necessary to perform the operation of giving the banknote 2 a stiffness.

Further, since the rotation centers of the cylindrical rollers 7a and 7b are respectively eccentric, the grooves 8 of the rollers 7a and 7b are gradually separated from both ends of the holding banknote 2 by rotation in the storing operation. Both ends of roller 2 are both rollers 7
There is no possibility that a storage failure may occur due to being caught by a and 7b.

Further, the bill 2 can be guided and stored in the housing 1a only by the cylindrical rollers 7a, 7b and the member for rotating and driving the cylindrical rollers 7a, 7b.
The mechanism of the storage unit 1 is simpler than the case where a complicated mechanism for giving the banknotes a stiffness and storing the banknotes 2 is provided, whereby the size of the storage unit can be reduced.

The housing part of the second embodiment the second embodiment is unwinding from the housing the housing banknotes as a banknote bill. Hereinafter, the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10. FIG. FIG. 7 is a schematic side view showing a storage section according to the second embodiment. FIG. 8 is a rear view of the storage unit according to the second embodiment, in which the storage unit in FIG.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a bill transport mechanism provided in the storage unit according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 10 is a schematic front view of the storage unit according to the second embodiment.

The opening 1b of the storage section 30 is connected to a transport path 31 for transporting the bills 2 fed from the storage section 30 separately from the transport path 3 described in the first embodiment. Is the entrance (conveyance path 3 side) and exit (conveyance path 3
1) in the vertical direction. 2 in the transport path 31
Reverse rollers 32 are provided. As shown in FIG. 9, four pressure rollers 4 according to the second embodiment are provided coaxially, and two of them are in pressure contact with the feed roller 5. The reverse roller 32 is provided between the pressure rollers 4, and is driven by a motor (not shown) connected to the motor drive circuit 22 shown in FIG. 5 to rotate in the direction of arrow L (see FIG. 7).

In the second embodiment, the sensor 3a detects the presence or absence of the banknote 2 in the transport paths 3 and 31, and also detects
and has the function of making the payout interval of the bills 2 fed from a constant.

A disk 33 is fixed coaxially with the gear 9 fixed to the cylindrical roller 7a. Disk 33
Is cut out substantially in half (see FIG. 8), and a sensor 16 for detecting the notch 33a is provided on the housing 1a side. The sensor 16 is the optical sensor described in the first embodiment, and the control unit 21 detects the sensor 16 from the ON state to the OFF state and the ON state from the OFF state, thereby detecting the storage positions of the cylindrical rollers 7a and 7b. And withdrawal position.

The storage position is the position of the cylindrical rollers 7a and 7b when the banknote 2 is stored in the housing 1a, and indicates the position shown in FIG. At this time,
The disk 33 is in the state shown in FIG. The dispensing position is the position of the cylindrical rollers 7a and 7b when the bill 2 is fed out of the housing 1a, and indicates the position in FIG. 10B.

A shutter 34 is provided on the side of the transport path 3 of the housing 1a so as to be movable in the directions of arrows B and C. The shutter 34 is connected to the cylindrical roller 7 by a link system (not shown).
It moves up and down in the directions of arrows B and C in synchronization with the rotations of a and 7b to open and close the entrance of the banknote 2.

The surface 18a of the stage 18 is provided in the housing 1a.
A guide 35 is fixedly provided on the inner side of the upper surface. The height of the guide 35 in the directions of arrows B and C is lower than that of the guide 20 of the first embodiment due to the connection of the transport path 31, but the stage 18 is similar to the first embodiment.
Is prevented, and the banknotes 2 accumulated when the banknotes 2 are stored are prevented from shifting. A picker roller 36 is rotatably provided on the guide 35. The picker roller 36 is driven by a motor (not shown) connected to the motor drive circuit 22 and rotates in the direction of arrow L as shown in FIG. The roller surface of the picker roller 36 slightly projects from the guide 35 toward the stage 18.

The other structure is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description is omitted.

Next, the operation of storing and feeding out the banknotes 2 in the storage section 30 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7 to 10. The control unit 21 controls the operation of the storage unit 30 in the second embodiment.

First, the operation of storing the bill 2 will be described. The bill 2 is nipped and conveyed by the pressure roller 4 and the feed roller 5, enters the housing 1a through the opening 1b, and is held by the cylindrical rollers 7a, 7b. The operations up to this point are the same as the operations described in the first embodiment, and thus the description is omitted.

In the state shown in FIG.
Drives the motor 11 via the motor drive circuit 22.
As a result, the counter gear 12 rotates in the direction of arrow R, so that the gear 9 rotates in the direction of arrow L and the gear 10 rotates in the direction of arrow R (see FIG. 8). At the same time, the cylindrical roller 7a rotates in the direction of arrow R, and the cylindrical roller 7b rotates in the direction of arrow L. Thereby, the holding banknotes 2 are stacked on the stacking banknotes 2 as in the first embodiment.

The cylindrical rollers 7a and 7b continue to rotate further, and when both grooves 8 face the outside of the housing 1a, the cylindrical rollers 7a and 7b are rotated.
Since a and 7b have eccentric rotation centers, they depart from the stacked banknote 2. Therefore, the stage 18 is raised by the urging force of the spring 19, and the uppermost stacked banknote 2 comes into contact with the picker roller 36 and the guide 35 as shown in FIG.

The cylindrical rollers 7a and 7b are continuously rotating, and during this time, the control unit 21 monitors the output of the sensor 16. When the output of the sensor 16 changes from the on-state to the off-state and then turns on again, the control unit 21 stops the motor 11. The cylindrical rollers 7a and 7b are shown in FIG.
Returning to the storage position shown in (a), preparations are made for the next storage operation.

Next, the operation of feeding the bill 2 will be described.
In the state shown in FIG. 10 (a), when the storage unit 30 inputs a withdrawal command from a higher rank (not shown), first, a withdrawal preparation operation is performed. The control unit 21 drives the motor 11 to rotate the cylindrical roller 7a in the direction of arrow R and the cylindrical roller 7b in the direction of arrow L. At the same time, the control unit 21 drives a link system (not shown) to raise the shutter 34.

During this time, the control section 21 monitors the output of the sensor 16. When the output of the sensor 16 changes from the on state to the off state, the control unit 21 stops the motor 11. In this state, the cylindrical rollers 7a and 7b have rotated half a turn, and the state is as shown in FIG. The shutter 34 closes the entrance of the bill 2 and the vicinity of the entrance, and the accumulated bill 2 is
a so as not to protrude toward the transport path 3 side. The stage 18 is raised by the urging force of the spring 19, and the uppermost stacked banknote 2 comes into contact with the picker roller 36 and the guide 35. Thus, the dispensing preparation operation is completed.

Next, the control section 21 rotates the picker roller 36 in the direction of the arrow L, and also rotates the reverse roller 32 and the pressure roller 4 in the same direction. Picker roller 3
By the rotation of 6, the stacked banknotes 2 are fed out from the banknote exit to the transport path 31. The fed-out banknote 2 is fed by the reverse roller 32 and the pressure roller 4 if it is multi-fed.
It is separated into sheets and sent to the sensor 3a.

The control unit 21 detects the passage of the bill 2 based on a change in the output of the sensor 3a, and controls the feeding interval of the bill 2 when a plurality of bills are dispensed.

In the second embodiment, the transport path 31 is connected to the opening 1b, and the picker roller 36 is provided in the housing 1a. Can be treated as That is, the stored banknotes 2 can be recycled.

Further, in the second embodiment, the housing 1a
The number of components is reduced by using one of the pair of rollers (pressure roller 4) for transporting the banknote 2 fed from the same as one of the pair of rollers for storage, compared to a case where a pair of rollers is separately provided in the transport path 31. can do.
As a result, the cost of the storage unit can be reduced.

Third Embodiment FIG. 11 is a schematic side view showing a storage section according to a third embodiment. The third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 5. FIG.

The storage section 40 is provided with a guide 41 instead of the guide 20 of the first embodiment. Guide 4
1 has links 41a and 41b.
a and 41b are movably attached to the ceiling in the housing 1a. The guide 41 has a pressing guide 42, and the other ends of both the links 41a and 41b are movably attached to the pressing guide 42. Guide 41
Is driven and controlled by the control unit 21 shown in FIG. 5, and moves the pressing guide 42 up and down in the directions of arrows B and C. Normally,
The pressing guide 42 is, as shown in FIG.
And is lowered by the links 41a and 41b when the banknote 2 is stored.

In the third embodiment, the length of the pressing guide 42 in the direction of the arrow A is shorter than the bill 2, but may be the same as or longer than the length of the bill 2. The width of the pressing guide 42 is smaller than the installation distance between the cylindrical rollers 7a and 7b.

The other structure is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description is omitted.

Next, the bill storing operation of the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a schematic front view of a storage section according to the third embodiment.

The operation from the input of the storage instruction of the banknote 2 from the upper level not shown until the rear end of the banknote 2 is sent into the housing 1a and held by only the banknote storage guide 7 is the first operation. Since the operation is the same as that described in the embodiment, the description is omitted.

When the rear end of the bill 2 is fed into the housing 1a, the control unit 21 drives the links 41a and 41b of the guide 41 for a predetermined time, moves down the pressing guide 42 in the direction of arrow C, and stops. The width of the pressing guide 42 is the cylindrical roller 7a,
Since the setting distance is smaller than the installation distance between 7b, the pressing guide 42 presses the central portion of the holding banknote 2 and presses the central portion of the holding banknote 2 against the stacked banknote 2 (see FIG. 12A).

Next, as in the first embodiment, the control unit 2
1 drives the motor 11 via a motor drive circuit 22,
By rotating the cylindrical rollers 7 a and 7 b in a direction away from the holding bill 2, the holding bill 2 is accumulated on the accumulation bill 2.

When both grooves 8 face the outside of the housing 1a by the rotation of the cylindrical rollers 7a and 7b, the cylindrical rollers 7a and 7b separate from the stacked banknote 2 as in the first embodiment.
Since the pressing guide 42 presses the holding banknote 2 against the stacking banknote 2, when the cylindrical rollers 7a and 7b separate from the holding banknote 2, the holding banknote 2 does not move and the stage 18 does not move up.

The cylindrical rollers 7a and 7b are continuously rotating, and during this time, the control unit 21 monitors the output of the sensor 16. When the output of the sensor 16 changes from the on state to the off state, the control unit 21 stops the motor 11, and the cylindrical rollers 7a and 7b return to the position shown in FIG. The control unit 21 drives the links 41a and 41b of the guide 41,
The pressing guide 42 is raised in the direction of arrow B to prepare for the next storing operation.

In the third embodiment, the holding banknotes 2 are pressed against the stacking banknotes 2 and are stacked. Therefore, when the banknote storage guide 7 separates from the holding banknotes 2, that is, at the time of stacking, the holding banknotes 2 are stacked. It is not shifted from the banknote 2 and accumulated. Therefore, the banknote storage reliability can be improved more than in the first embodiment.

By the way, the storage unit 30 of the second embodiment
Instead of providing the guide 35, the guide 41 and the pressing guide 42 according to the third embodiment may be provided.

In the above-described first to third embodiments, a bill storage unit for handling bills has been described as an example of a bill storage device. However, the present invention is not limited to bills and other bills may be used. You may.

[0059]

As described in detail above, the present invention provides
The rotating member holding the paper sheet is separated from the paper sheet by eccentrically attaching the rotating member that guides the inside of the housing while holding both ends of the paper sheet that has entered through the opening of the housing. When rotated in the direction, paper sheets can be stacked on the bottom surface of the housing. Thereby, when storing the paper sheets, it is not necessary to give the paper sheets stiffness by making the paper sheets corrugated, etc.
Therefore, paper sheets can be stored without damaging them.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing a storage section according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the storage unit according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a storage unit according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic front view of a storage section according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a control system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a storage operation of the storage unit according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a schematic side view showing a storage section according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of a storage section according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a bill transport mechanism according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a schematic front view of a storage section according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a schematic side view showing a storage section according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a schematic front view of a storage section according to a third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 30, 40 Storage unit 1a Housing 1b Opening 2 Banknote 7 Banknote storage guide 7a, 7b Cylindrical roller 8 Groove 18 Stage 19 Spring 20, 41 Guide 21 Control unit 34 Shutter 36 Picker roller 42 Press guide

Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Ikuo Sudo 1-7-12 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A paper sheet storage device for storing paper sheets, wherein an opening through which the paper sheets for storage enter is formed upward, and the paper sheets entering from the opening are stacked on the inner bottom surface. A housing, eccentrically mounted in the housing in proximity to the opening, holding both ends parallel to the direction of entry of the paper sheet entered from the opening, guiding the sheet into the housing, and rotating the sheet. A rotating member that separates the paper sheet from the holding state and separates the paper sheet from the holding state and stacks the paper sheet on the bottom surface, and when it is detected that the rear end of the paper sheet that has entered from the opening enters the housing, And a control unit for rotating the rotating member in a direction away from the paper sheet. 2. A stage which is disposed opposite to the bottom surface in the housing and which can be freely moved toward and away from the bottom surface, on which sheets are placed, and pressing means for urging the stage toward the rotating member. The paper sheet storage device according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. The paper sheet storage device according to claim 2, further comprising a guide disposed above the inside of the housing and configured to restrict movement of the stage moving toward the rotating member. 4. The opening is formed in a side surface of the housing, and is divided into a paper sheet inlet and a paper sheet outlet formed side by side in a vertical direction. The paper sheet storage device according to claim 3, wherein a feeding roller that feeds out of the housing from an outlet is provided in the housing. 5. The paper sheet outlet is formed above the paper sheet inlet, and is movable to close the paper sheet inlet and the vicinity of the paper sheet inlet when the paper sheet is fed by the feed roller. The paper sheet storage device according to claim 4, wherein a shutter is provided on a side surface of the housing, and the control unit rotates the rotating member in a direction away from the paper sheet when the paper sheet is fed by the feeding roller. 6. A pair of rollers for pinching and conveying a sheet fed from the sheet outlet, and one roller of the roller pair for conveying the sheet to the sheet inlet. 6. The paper sheet storage device according to claim 5, further comprising: a pair of rollers. 7. A guide moving mechanism driven by the control unit to move the guide in a direction of contacting and separating from the stage, the control unit including a rear end portion of the paper sheet entering a housing. Detecting that the guide is moved in a direction approaching the stage to rotate the rotating member to press the sheets held by the rotating member toward the stage before rotating the rotating member.
Or the sheet storage device according to claim 4. 8. The paper sheet according to claim 3, wherein the rotating member is a cylindrical roller that is disposed at both ends of the paper sheet to enter and has grooves formed to hold both ends of the paper sheet. Storage device.