Material or article handling – With weighing
Patent
1982-05-28
1984-03-27
Spar, Robert J.
Material or article handling
With weighing
271187, 271315, 414 48, 414 81, B65H 3300, B65H 3130
Patent
active
044390831
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a dispensing module with a positive presentation of for example bank notes, for an automatic cash dispensing apparatus.
In existing automatic cash dispensing apparatus as described for example in European Patent Application No. 34502, the apparatus is built up from one or more feed modules and a dispensing module, the feed modules feeding bank notes of different denominations along a flowline to the dispensing module. In one such arrangement the dispensed bank notes are stacked by a stacker wheel on a transversely arranged flat belt which serves to transport the stack of notes to a left hand or a right hand presentation position.
Difficulties arise with this existing arrangement when the falling bank notes generate an air cushion which causes the notes to be stacked untidily, often resulting in notes being left on the transport belt after completion of the dispensing cycle.
An aim of the present invention is to overcome these difficulties.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention there is provided an automatic sheet dispensing apparatus comprising means for feeding sheets to form a stack, and a dispensing module for conveying the stack to a selected one of two presentation positions, characterised in that the dispensing module comprises an elongated base plate, a support plate along one side of the base plate, in a plane at right angles to the base plate, a movable pusher plate disposed adjacent to and at right angles to the base plate and to the side support plate and mounted to traverse in the direction of the length of the base plate, and means to drive the pusher plate between two positions intermediate the ends of the base plate; and in that the feeding means is arranged to deliver a stack of sheets onto a portion of the base plate lying between the said two positions.
The sides of the base plate are preferably horizontal, and the plane of the base plate preferably slopes downwards towards the side support plate. The slope should ideally be around 15.degree. to the horizontal. In a preferred form, there is at least one straight longitudinal channel in the base plate, and at least one projection on the lower edge of the pusher plate which lies in a corresponding channel.
Preferably, the pusher plate is connected to a motor-driven endless belt passing around a drive pulley and an idler pulley mounted on a side mounting plate parallel to the side support plate.
Conveniently, the pusher plate is supported and guided by a slideway secured to the side mounting plate.
In the preferred construction the side support plate acts as a stripper to remove e.g. bank notes from a pair of stacker wheels. A plurality of holes are preferably formed in the side support plate below the stacker wheels to disperse air cushions caused by falling bank notes.
The centre of the base plate is conveniently formed with a downwardly pivotable section to provide a `dump` facility to remove wrongly dispensed notes from the bank note dispensing path to a reject container.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
An embodiment of the invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dispensing drive mechanism of the dispensing module, and
FIG. 2 is a cross-section taken along the line II--II of FIG. 1.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring now to the drawings in detail the dispensing drive mechanism comprises a base plate 1 with a side support plate 2 at right angles thereto. The base plate and side support plate are mounted by brackets 3 to the frame of the dispensing apparatus (not shown).
The base plate is located at an angle of 15.degree. to the horizontal, as shown in FIG. 2, so that the base plate 1 and side support plate 2 form an angled support for aligning a stack of bank notes 4 fed from a pair of tined stacking wheels 5. These stacking wheels project through slots 6 in the side support plate which has a plurality of holes 7 arranged below th
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Hosking Steven M.
Jenkins Stuart M.
De La Rue Systems Limited
Krizek Janice
Spar Robert J.
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