CONTROL OF DOCUMENT DISPENSING MACHINE

An apparatus for identifying and indicating the content of document canisters such as those used to hold supplies of documents in Automated Teller Machines (ATM's). The apparatus includes a canister (10), holding a stack of documents (30) and having a face plate (24) including a plurality of bu...

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Main Authors HARRY THOMAS GRAEF, TIMOTHY B. ALLISON, KEVIN H. NEWTON, JEFFREY M. EASTMAN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.02.1989
Edition4
Subjects
CHECKING-DEVICES
COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
CONVEYING
HANDLING OF COINS OR OF PAPER CURRENCY OR SIMILAR VALUABLEPAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING,DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS,CABLES
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
STORING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:An apparatus for identifying and indicating the content of document canisters such as those used to hold supplies of documents in Automated Teller Machines (ATM's). The apparatus includes a canister (10), holding a stack of documents (30) and having a face plate (24) including a plurality of button holes (26). Spring loaded buttons (25) are distributed among button holes (26); the arrangement of the button holes represents items of data such as ownership of the canister, canister serial number, and document information. A switch plate (126) incorporates a plurality of switch actuators (128) associated with switches (130) connected to a computer which controls operation of the ATM. In operating position canister (10) is located in contact with a picker mechanism which removes documents one at a time from the canister. The picker mechanism includes the switch plate (126) and a roller (102).
Bibliography:Application Number: AU19860061203