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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2021
Fujitsu Frontech Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Ando, Inagi, JP;
Tomoyuki Tamahashi, Inagi, JP;
FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A paper sheet storage apparatus () includes: a placement mount () on which bills (B), i.e., an example of paper sheets, are placed; a leading-edge position restriction guide () that restricts the position of the leading edge portion of a bill (B) in an entering direction (D) in which the bill (B) advances when being transported onto the placement mount (); and a sensor () that detects the presence/absence of an accumulation space (S) for bills (B) that is located above the placement mount (). The sensor () detects the presence/absence of an accumulation space (S) by using detection light (L) emitted to a space between a first position (P) that is located on an opposite side of the leading-edge position restriction guide () from the bills (B) on the placement mount () and a second position (P) below the first position (P) that is located on an opposite side of the bills (B) on the placement mount () from the leading-edge position restriction guide ().