Fujitsu Corporation

Fujitsu Frontech Limited

Yuji Katoh

Kenichi Utsumi

Takahisa Miyamoto

Tomoyuki Okada

Tomoyuki Tamahashi

Toshihito Kanetsuku

Atsushi Ando

Osamu Ohmori

Kazuhiko Kawase

Jiro Nakamura

A paper sheet handling apparatus includes: a paper sheet insertion unit into which a plurality of paper sheets are inserted; a first plate provided at the paper sheet insertion unit; a second plate provided at the paper sheet insertion unit and that holds the plurality of paper sheets in a sandwiching manner with the first plate; a pressure distribution sensing sheet provided to at least one of the first or second plate and that senses a pressure distribution on the plurality of paper sheets held by the first and second plates; and a controlling unit that determines the presence/absence of a foreign body according to the pressure distribution sensed by the pressure distribution sensing sheet.

Paper sheet handling apparatus

A cartridge direct entry/exit station for a library apparatus, the library apparatus transferring selected cartridges to a drive unit through a transferring mechanism for processing of information recorded therein. The cartridge direct entry/exit station is configured to accommodate a magazine storing a plurality of cartridges, thereby facilitating the simultaneous entry or exit of plural cartridges. The cartridge direct entry/exit includes a communication space defined to establish direct communication between an operating space in the interior of the library apparatus and an external space of the library apparatus, and a magazine holding mechanism for holding the magazine in a state where an insertion/removal side of the cartridges faces the operating space.

Cartridge direct entry/exit station for library apparatus

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Inagi, Japan

Yuji Katoh