A sheet processing apparatus includes a conveyance unit configured to convey a sheet, a stacking portion on which the sheet conveyed by the conveyance unit is stacked, a first regulation member configured to regulate a position of an edge portion, in a conveyance direction, of the sheet stacked on the stacking portion, a second regulation member configured to regulate a position of an edge portion, in a width direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction, of the sheet stacked on the stacking portion, a binding unit supported movably in the conveyance direction and configured to perform a binding process of binding the sheet stacked on the stacking portion, and a moving unit configured to move the second regulation member in the conveyance direction accompanied with a movement, in the conveyance direction, of the binding unit.

A sheet feeding apparatus, including: a stacking unit; a feed unit having a contact portion to be brought into contact with a sheet stacked on the stacking unit and a noncontact portion kept out of contact with the sheet, the feed unit being configured to feed the sheet in a contact state in which the contact portion is in contact with the sheet, and then turn into a noncontact state in which the noncontact portion faces the sheet so as to be kept out of contact with the sheet; a conveyance unit arranged downstream of the feed unit; and a drive unit configured to drive the conveyance unit at a first speed in the contact state and to drive the conveyance unit at a second speed higher than the first speed in the noncontact state.

A sheet processing apparatus includes a conveyance unit configured to convey a sheet, a stacking portion on which the sheet conveyed by the conveyance unit is stacked, a first regulation member configured to regulate a position of an edge portion, in a conveyance direction, of the sheet stacked on the stacking portion, a second regulation member configured to regulate a position of an edge portion, in a width direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction, of the sheet stacked on the stacking portion, a binding unit supported movably in the conveyance direction and configured to perform a binding process of binding the sheet stacked on the stacking portion, and a moving unit configured to move the second regulation member in the conveyance direction accompanied with a movement, in the conveyance direction, of the binding unit.

The present invention is directed to providing to an align module of a medium deposition device which is capable of reducing a time to align a medium and improving reliability of medium alignment and allows a structure of a device for the medium alignment to be simplified. In the present invention, to implement the objectives, the align module is provided between a separating unit configured to separate media input to a bundle module into individual sheets and a recognition module configured to discriminate information and authenticity of a deposited medium and includes a transfer roller which transfers the media passing through the separating unit, a first driving unit which drives the transfer roller to be moved upward, an alignment roller configured to move a medium to an alignment surface to align one side end of the medium with the alignment surface in a state in which the transfer roller is moved upward by the driving of the first driving unit, and a second driving unit which drives the alignment roller to be rotated.

A bunch of valuable media items are transported along a track surface within a deskew/pick module of a depository until a bottom item of the bunch covers a track sensor adjacent to an exit. Upper rollers are disengaged from a topmost item of the bunch and lower track-surface rollers are rotated in a direction that is perpendicular to a sidewall forcing a bottommost item of the bunch in alignment to the sidewall. Upper rollers are lowered onto the topmost item and pick rollers are activated to urge the bottommost item through the exit of the module. Upper rollers are raised off the topmost item and lower track-surface rollers are rotated; upper rollers are lowered onto the topmost item and pick rollers are activated to urge a next bottommost item through the exit. This process is repeated until no items are left in the bunch to process.

A sheet processing apparatus includes a conveyance unit configured to convey a sheet, a stacking portion on which the sheet conveyed by the conveyance unit is stacked, a first regulation member configured to regulate a position of an edge portion, in a conveyance direction, of the sheet stacked on the stacking portion, a second regulation member configured to regulate a position of an edge portion, in a width direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction, of the sheet stacked on the stacking portion, a binding unit supported movably in the conveyance direction and configured to perform a binding process of binding the sheet stacked on the stacking portion, and a moving unit configured to move the second regulation member in the conveyance direction accompanied with a movement, in the conveyance direction, of the binding unit.

The present invention is directed to providing to an align module of a medium deposition device which is capable of reducing a time to align a medium and improving reliability of medium alignment and allows a structure of a device for the medium alignment to be simplified. In the present invention, to implement the objectives, the align module is provided between a separating unit configured to separate media input to a bundle module into individual sheets and a recognition module configured to discriminate information and authenticity of a deposited medium and includes a transfer roller which transfers the media passing through the separating unit, a first driving unit which drives the transfer roller to be moved upward, an alignment roller configured to move a medium to an alignment surface to align one side end of the medium with the alignment surface in a state in which the transfer roller is moved upward by the driving of the first driving unit, and a second driving unit which drives the alignment roller to be rotated.

The apparatus (10) for processing a continuous band of wrapping material (40) comprises a roller pair (20, 30) defining a roller gap (12) there between, wherein the rollers (20, 30) have matching convex and concave shapes, respectively. The invention is also directed to a corresponding method for treatment of wrapping material (40).

A pick-up roller (100) comprises a circular body (116) to transition print media towards a print path, the circular body (116) includes a first flat surface (118), a first rim (114) connected to a first distal end (126) of the circular body (116), and a second rim (122) connected to a second distal end (128) of the circular body (116); and a cylindrical connector (124) coupled to the second rim (122), wherein a flat portion of the cylindrical connector (124) is coupled to the second rim (122).

A bunch of valuable media items are transported along a track surface within a deskew/pick module of a depository until a bottom item of the bunch covers a track sensor adjacent to an exit. Upper rollers are disengaged from a topmost item of the bunch and lower track-surface rollers are rotated in a direction that is perpendicular to a sidewall forcing a bottommost item of the bunch in alignment to the sidewall. Upper rollers are lowered onto the topmost item and pick rollers are activated to urge the bottommost item through the exit of the module. Upper rollers are raised off the topmost item and lower track-surface rollers are rotated; upper rollers are lowered onto the topmost item and pick rollers are activated to urge a next bottommost item through the exit. This process is repeated until no items are left in the bunch to process.