Security gate mechanism for a currency handling device
US8096400B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07D11/14
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A security gate mechanism for a currency handling apparatus having a currency passageway includes a rotatable gate having a slit therein. The slit is aligned with the currency passageway when the rotatable gate is in an initial position. A drive wheel is coupled to the rotary gate for driving the rotatable gate in first and second directions, wherein the second direction is opposite the first direction. A positioning member is selectively engageable with the drive wheel for positioning the rotatable gate in the initial position such that the slit in the rotatable gate is substantially aligned with the passageway. The positioning member is arranged to be engageable with the drive wheel when the drive wheel rotates the rotatable gate in the second direction, but it is not engageable with the drive wheel when the drive wheel rotates the rotatable gate in the first direction.
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