STORING AND ISSUING DEVICE FOR BANKNOTES OR OTHER FLEXIBLE DOCUMENTS

A storing and issuing device (11) for banknotes (12) and/or other flexibl e documents, for use in an equipment for the automatic processing of banknot es, in which the storing and issuing device includes a taking-up roller (50) , a motor (60) for the taking-up roller, at least one transport belt (52) pr ovided for wrapping on the taking-up roller (50) together with the banknotes (12) and holding means (53, 54, 79) actuatable for causing an entering bank note Bn(n) to be engaged with the transport belt (52). The storing and issui ng device (11) comprises an electronic unit (65) for the holding means (53, 54, 79) and the motor (60) for the taking-up roller, for causing the enterin g banknote to be stored on the taking- up roller, with void space queuing pr oviding substantial contact between the input edge of the entered banknote B n(n) and the output edge of a last stored banknote Bn(n-1).