Check accepting and cash dispensing automated banking machine system and method

US7284693B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Diebold Self-Service Systems, Division of Diebold, Incorporated · US

Inventors

• Thomas A. VanKirk · Wooster, US
• Jon E. Washington · Wilmington, US
• Brian Jones · Redmond, US
• William D. Beskitt · Canton, US
• Harry T. Graef · Bolivar, US
• David A. Peters · Tallmadge, US
• Damon J. Blackford · Akron, US
• Dale H. Blackson · Highland Heights, US
• Edward L. Laskowski · Seven Hills, US
• Songtao Ma · Wadsworth, US
• Tim Crews · Alliance, US
• Kenneth Turocy · Wadsworth, US
• Douglas T. Dominick · North Canton, US
• Jasen J. Smolk · Ravenna, US
• Brian E. Lucas · Wilmington, US
• Bradley Lightner · Akron, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 8, 2006
• Grant date: Oct 23, 2007
• Expiry date: Mar 8, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F19/205
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An ATM can accept checks and dispense cash to users. An inkiet printhead can print indicia on accepted checks. An ink catcher is positioned on a side of a check path opposite to the printhead. The ink catcher includes a body portion, a projecting portion, and a head portion. The body portion has an ink holding interior area. The Projecting portion has an opening that is in fluid communication with the interior area. The head portion includes an opening, a wiper, and is rotatable relative to the projecting portion. The rotation enables the head portion opening to be aligned with the projecting portion opening. In this position, the aligned openings enable ink expelled from the printhead which does not strike a check to be captured in the interior area. Other head portion rotation enables the wiper member to clean the inkjet nozzles.