(19)
(11) EP 2 781 478 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
24.12.2014 Bulletin 2014/52

(43) Date of publication A2:
24.09.2014 Bulletin 2014/39

(21) Application number: 14156328.8

(22) Date of filing: 24.02.2014
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65H 3/12(2006.01)
 B65H 3/54(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 21.03.2013 JP 2013058580

(71) Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Tokyo 105-8001 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Horiuchi, Haruhiko
    Tokyo, 105-8001 (JP)

(74) Representative: Hoffmann Eitle 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30
81925 München
81925 München (DE)

   


(54) Paper sheet pickup device and paper sheet processing apparatus


(57) According to one embodiment, a paper sheet pickup device includes an input portion (24), pickup mechanism (56), and pickup assist mechanism (30). The pickup mechanism picks up, one by one, the paper sheets supplied to a pickup position. The pickup assist mechanism is arranged upstream of the pickup mechanism in the pickup direction of the paper sheet. The pickup assist mechanism includes a suction belt (64) configured to be arranged to be able to travel in the pickup direction, an air drawing portion (60, 62) configured to suck a paper sheet to the suction belt through the suction belt, and a driving motor (66) configured to drive the suction belt. The pickup assist mechanism sucks a paper sheet to the suction belt to feed it to the pickup position, and while the pickup mechanism picks up the paper sheet, sucks and holds the next paper sheet.







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