Patent ID: 8556251

Claim:
A paper sheet handling machine, comprising: a paper sheet slot configured to receive and provide a paper sheet; a pair of push plates configured to hold the paper sheet inserted into and discharged from the paper sheet handling machine via the paper sheet slot and apply a pressing force to the paper sheet in a thickness direction thereof; a pair of conveyor assemblies, including a first conveyor assembly and a second conveyor assembly, configured to hold and convey the paper sheet inserted and discharged via the paper sheet slot; a moving mechanism configured to move the first conveyor assembly and the second conveyor assembly in mutually approaching directions or in mutually away directions, so as to locate the pair of conveyor assemblies, including the first conveyor assembly and the second conveyor assembly, to be, as seen from the paper sheet slot, at any of: (a) a position in between the pair of push plates, (b) a position outside of the pair of push plates, or (c) a position overlapping the pair of push plates, wherein prior to discharge of the paper sheet from the paper sheet slot, the moving mechanism is configured to move the first conveyor assembly and the second conveyor assembly to outside of the pair of push plates; and a sensor configured to detect arrangement of the paper sheet at a position holdable by the pair of conveyor assemblies; wherein when the sensor detects the arrangement of the paper sheet at the position holdable by the pair of conveyor assemblies, the moving mechanism moves the first conveyor assembly and the second conveyor assembly to inside the pair of push plates, as seen from the paper sheet slot; and wherein when the sensor detects the arrangement of the paper sheet at the position holdable by the pair of conveyor assemblies, the first conveyor assembly and the second conveyor assembly hold the paper sheet and convey the paper sheet in a delivery direction toward the paper sheet slot.