Device, an apparatus and a method for directing bank notes
US12198491B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07D2211/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A note directing device (1) comprises a first note feeder (11), a brushed roller (2), and a second note feeder (12); wherein: the first note feeder (11) feeds the bank note (10) along a direction (A) tangential to a bank note (10) surface and presents the leading edge (14) of the bank note (10) to the brushed roller (2); the brushed roller (2) engages with the bank note (10) and rotates in a direction (B) such that the leading edge (14) is directed towards the second note feeder (12); the second note feeder (12) accepts the leading edge (14) and feeds the bank note (10) along a direction (C) tangential to a bank note (10) surface; wherein the brushed roller (2) comprises an axis (4) and bristles (6), each bristle (6) being attached at one end to the axis (4) and extending radially from said axis (4), the distribution of bristles (6) extending along a longitudinal direction (E) of the axis (4).
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