Apparatus for use in a self-service terminal and a method of processing a financial instrument at a self-service terminal
US7051927B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q20/1085
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An endorser is disposed along a document transport path and includes a printhead for printing an endorsement onto a document along the document transport path. The printhead can move through an opening to print an endorsement onto a document along the document transport path. A door covers the opening and is slidable between an open position in which the printhead is able to move through the opening to print an endorsement onto a cheque and a closed position in which the door prevents the cheque from being jammed into the printhead when the cheque is transported along the cheque transport path. The door includes a major surface and a plurality of finger-like projections disposed on the major surface. The plurality of finger-like projections are provided for engaging a cheque when the cheque moves into a position along the cheque transport path for the printhead to print an endorsement onto the cheque.
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