Device for distributing and receiving articles in the form of sheets of paper, particularly banknotes, documents and the like
US6971822B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07D9/00
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for the delivery and acception of articles made of a sheet-like material, particularly banknotes, documents, and the like, includes a carrier for the articles which can be conveyed in a tube by means of a flowing gas. The carrier includes two elements movable relative to each other which form a receptacle for the articles to be conveyed and at least one channel extending transversely to the direction of conveyance. In a closed position, the articles are secured in the receptacle and, when in an opened position, the articles are enabled to be transported into and out of the receptacle. A reception and transmission device includes a tube portion in which the carrier is located. The tube portion is provided with a lateral opening adapted to be closed in a largely air-tight manner, the tube portion being provided with a stop for stopping and orienting the carrier relative to the lateral opening. The apparatus further includes a slide for transporting the articles out of and into the carrier wherein the slide is movably supported relative to the tube portion between a retracted position and an extracted position. The slide includes a retaining portion for accepting and reta…
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