Receipt discharging mechanism
US6129465A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2405/4414
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A receipt or media storage and presenting device is described that allows for the storage of various media, such as receipts, slips, forms, labels, tickets, tags, etc. The receipts are introduced into the device by an adjacent printer. The web of the receipt enters the storage and presenting device through an entrance guide, and thereafter is stored within a rib-cage storage bin. The device can store various lengths of the media up to about twenty feet. The device is then caused to rotate through an angle transverse of the printer discharge direction, which angle is preferably 90 degrees. Thereafter, the web of material is discharged through the guide mechanism that has pivoted 180 degrees from an initial entrance position to a discharge position.
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