Patent · US Expired

Dispenser cassette

US4447097A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
5References
14Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 31, 1981
Grant dateMay 8, 1984
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 31, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07D11/125
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Automatic terminal machines for banking transactions utilize a document dispenser for delivering bank notes to a customer. The document dispenser moves the bank notes from a storage bin by means of a picker mechanism that moves along a path profile established by the configuration of a pair of cam tracks and associated cam followers. The picker mechanism includes vacuum cups for lifting the first document from a stack in the storage bin for delivery into a document transport. Connected to the vacuum cups is a vacuum/pressure supply that includes a multiple chamber cylinder that provides both vacuum and pressure synchronized with operation of the picker mechanism. The piston is pivotally mounted to enable swivel action when driving the interconnected pistons in respective chambers. When provided, the document dispenser includes a cassette having a loading door and an unloading door, each separately equipped with a locking device. These locking devices provide a tamper-proof cassette configuration when the cassette is removed from the dispenser for servicing. The various locking devices are released by locking the cassette housing into the document dispenser.

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