Edge sensing apparatus in automated transaction machine

US12202702B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated · US

Inventors

• David Z Few · Wadsworth, US
• Boley Clinton · Mogadore, US
• Marko Savcic · Uniontown, US
• Michael J. Harty · Canton, US
• Ken Turocy · Wadsworth, US
• Thomas A. VanKirk · Wooster, US
• Aaron Christopher Graham · Mogadore, US
• David Nikkel · Wooster, US
• Jasen J. Smolk · Ravenna, US
• William D. Beskitt · Canton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 11, 2023
• Grant date: Jan 21, 2025
• Expiry date: Sep 11, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07D2211/00
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A sensing apparatus can be configured to detect an edge of a paper that is received by an automated transaction machine (ATM). The paper can move along a path located inside the ATM, the path having opposite first and second sides. The sensing apparatus can include a light emitter and a light detector on the first side of the path, with the light emitter positioned so that it can emit light across the path to the second side. The light detector can be configured to detect light from the light emitter and can emit a signal corresponding to an amount of detected light. The sensing apparatus can also include a control circuit that can control a flow of power to the light emitter, and the control circuit can also receive the signal emitted by the sensor.