A divider for dividing a pack of flat-folded cartons into a plurality of stacks of flat-folded cartons, the divider comprising a magazine adapted to hold the carton pack, where the magazine includes a stop member, and where the divider includes a pusher member and a holder foot, where the magazine is arranged in an inclined position, where the pusher member is adapted to compress the carton pack between the pusher member and the stop member, where the holder foot is adapted to bear on the upper side of the compressed carton pack, and where the pusher member is adapted to release the pressure on the carton pack when the holder foot bears on the upper side of the carton pack, thereby creating a low density area adjacent a first carton stack.

A printing device includes, in one example, a media output system including a mezzanine level including a plurality of media support members, the mezzanine level being intermediate to a floor level and a media output level; wherein the plurality of media support members move orthogonally relative to a print media path so that a number of finishing processes may be performed on print media accumulated on the number of media support members.

Provided is a binding apparatus enabling easy removal of a sheet bundle, which has been subjected to binding, from clamping teeth. The binding apparatus includes: a sheet placement portion on which sheets are placed; an alignment unit configured to align the sheets placed on the sheet placement portion; a binding member configured to bind the sheets placed on the sheet placement portion by deforming the sheets without using a staple; and a separating member configured to apply a rotational force to the sheets which are bound by the binding member to separate the sheets and the binding member from each other, the alignment unit and the separating member being constructed by different members.

A transport device stacks partial book blocks along a transport path formed of transfer paths, and includes: a first transfer path at a start of the transport device; a first separating element downstream of the first transfer path and upstream of a second transfer path; a second separating element downstream of the second transfer path and upstream of a processing machine that is operatively connected to the transport device; and a transition path which is arranged either upstream or downstream of the second separating element and within which a book block product that is to be introduced therein is transferable from a transport position where it is lying flat and into a transport position where it is guided standing up. At least one of the transfer paths is equipped with at least one sheet stack feed unit and/or at least one collator-feeder.

A dish cart includes a top with a slot for receiving a lift arm that may be lifted up through the slot to raise or lower dishes. Lobe openings emanating from the slot receive lobes of a lift paddle secured to the lift arm. The cart may define a gap below the top for permitting insertion of the lift paddle and the lift arm. The cart may be adjusted to receive differently sized dishes by means of rails of different sizes or adjustable vanes. A dish drop station includes the lift arm and lift paddle and a lift mechanism for raising and lower the lift arm. The dish drop station may include a cart present sensor and include a lock for retaining the cart. The controller may be programmed to the lower the lift arm to an unlock position that disengages the cart lock.

A dish cart includes a top with a slot for receiving a lift arm that may be lifted up through the slot to raise or lower dishes. Lobe openings emanating from the slot receive lobes of a lift paddle secured to the lift arm. The cart may define a gap below the top for permitting insertion of the lift paddle and the lift arm. The cart may be adjusted to receive differently sized dishes by means of rails of different sizes or adjustable vanes. A dish drop station includes the lift arm and lift paddle and a lift mechanism for raising and lower the lift arm. The dish drop station may include a cart present sensor and include a lock for retaining the cart. The controller may be programmed to the lower the lift arm to an unlock position that disengages the cart lock.

Provided is a paper sheet storage handling device which allows paper sheets stored in a paper sheet storage to be automatically taken out with a simpler configuration. A paper money storage handling device 300 comprises: a lid unit opening/closing mechanism 410 which moves a lid unit 170 to an open position by moving to a separation position in a state where a lid body 171 is locked; a loading table 450 which receives and loads a paper sheet bundle Bs moved outward from a lateral opening by a paper sheet bundle movement member, in accordance with the movement of the lid unit to an open position while in an elevated standby position, and which is configured to be able to lower to a lowering position from the standby position in a state where the paper sheet bundle is loaded thereon; and a loading table movement mechanism 560 which moves the loading table at the lowering position to a predetermined paper sheet bundle discharge position.

Provided is a paper sheet storage handling device which allows paper sheets stored in a paper sheet storage to be automatically taken out with a simpler configuration. A paper money storage handling device 300 comprises: a lid unit opening/closing mechanism 410 which moves a lid unit 170 to an open position by moving to a separation position in a state where a lid body 171 is locked; a loading table 450 which receives and loads a paper sheet bundle Bs moved outward from a lateral opening by a paper sheet bundle movement member, in accordance with the movement of the lid unit to an open position while in an elevated standby position, and which is configured to be able to lower to a lowering position from the standby position in a state where the paper sheet bundle is loaded thereon; and a loading table movement mechanism 560 which moves the loading table at the lowering position to a predetermined paper sheet bundle discharge position.

An apparatus and method for filling containers with value documents and to a system for processing value documents, wherein the apparatus has: a container receiving device which is adapted to receive a container stack having two or several containers for receiving value documents, a lid receiving device which is adapted to receive a lid stack having two or several lids for closing the containers, a container removal device which is adapted to remove, preferably, the respectively lowermost container from the container stack, a closing device and a transport device which is adapted to convey the container removed from the container stack to a filling station, in which the container can be filled with value documents, and to convey the container filled with value documents to the closing device which is adapted to remove a lid from the lid stack and close the filled container with the removed lid.

There is provided an image reading apparatus including: a reading unit that reads a document; a document setting unit that sets the document to be fed toward the reading unit; and a binding member detector that detects a binding member binding the document and is provided in an outside of the document setting unit. The binding member detector is provided on a side surface of a housing constituting an outside of the image reading apparatus. The binding member detector includes a first portion and a second portion disposed to face the first portion and is configured to detect the binding member by passing the document through between the first portion and the second portion.