Patent ID: 8028989

Claim:
A bank bill input and output machine comprising: a plurality of stacking boxes, including a money input box accommodating a bank bill which is not used for recycle; a recycle box accommodating a bank bill which is used for recycle in a horizontal direction; a bank bill inlet to which said bank bill enters; said plurality of stacking boxes are provided with a bank bill stacking and accommodating space accommodating a bank bill in inner portions of said stacking boxes, the bank bill stacking and accommodating space of said money input box is formed diagonally with respect to said money input box in such a manner as to become lower in accordance that a bottom face of said bank bill stacking and accommodating space is away from a bank bill carry-in side, the bank bill stacking and accommodating space of said recycle box is formed horizontally with respect to said recycle box, said money input box and said recycle box have a common casing outer shape and are attachable so as to be replaceable with each other, the money input box further comprises a memory means for storing a stack number count information corresponding to the number of bank bills accommodated in said stacking and accommodating space, and a thickness information per one of said bank bills, a movable push plate installed within said stacking and accommodating space of said money input box; and a control portion controlling a position of said movable push plate, wherein: said control portion detects a stack width of stacked bank bills on the basis of the count information and the thickness information per one bank bill stored in said memory means, said control portion calculates a stack width of bank of bills accommodated in said stacking and accommodating space, on the basis of a product of the count information and the thickness information per one back bill stored in said memory means, and said control portion calculates a moving distance of said movable push plate and executes a control of moving said push plate by subtracting said stack width from the accommodating width of said stacking and accommodating space.