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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2011
Yoshitaka Sakoguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuhiro Mukai, Yokohama, JP;
Takahito Shinfuku, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an accumulating and strapping apparatus includes a first accumulation device configured to accumulate paper sheets, a second accumulation device, a strapping device configured to strap a bundle of the accumulated paper sheets by a tape, a base carrier provided movably up and down among a first position, a second position, and a third position, and a sheet carrier movable on the base carrier. The sheet carrier is configured to receive the accumulated paper sheets from the first accumulation device at the first position of the base carrier, move from a standby position to an advanced position at the third position of the base carrier to transfer the accumulated paper sheets to the strapping device, and move from the standby position to the advanced position at the second position of the base carrier to receive the accumulated paper sheets from the second accumulation device.