Remote envelope depository construction
US4085687A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 1976 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE05G7/001
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A depository construction for receiving deposits at unattended banking equipment units in deposit-containing envelopes, and for issuing receipts for such deposits to bank customers. The customer activates the depository mechanism to initiate a deposit procedure by pressing a button, using a key or inserting a customer-identifying card at a banking unit. Activation of the mechanism opens an entry gate for a horizontal deposit entry slot to permit a deposit-containing envelope to be inserted into the slot, and energizes the drive mechanism of an envelope belt conveyor to transport the envelope through the mechanism. As the trailing end of the envelope passes an entry sensor, the entry gate is closed and a conveyor exit gate is opened. As the leading end of the envelope arrives at the exit end of the conveyor, an exit sensor energizes a printer beyond the exit end of the conveyor which stamps deposit data on the envelope. Another printer prints similar data on a receipt while the envelope is being discharged from the conveyor. As the trailing end of the envelope passes the exit sensor and drops to a deposit chest, the conveyor drive is stopped and the receipt is issued to the customer…
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