Document dispensing apparatus

US6439564B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• De La Rue Cash Systems AB · SE

Inventors

• Jorgen Andersson · Sunnyvale, US
• Teru Horpu · Flen, SE
• Anders Nordin · Umeå, SE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 22, 2001
• Grant date: Aug 27, 2002
• Expiry date: Feb 22, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65H2701/1912
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An arrangement for feeding documents piecemeal from a document bundle (9) comprises a banknote separator (200) which includes two mutually biased rollers (4,6) that are driven by a drive motor (1) that also drives a dispensing roller (3) which functions to dispense documents from the bundle. The rollers (4,6) of the roll pair are rotationally coupled together via a freewheeling hub. The second roller (6) does not rotate during dispensing of a document. Upon completion of a dispensing operation, the drive direction of the motor (1) is reversed, so as to bring the second roller (6) to a new angular position.