Document-collecting apparatus of automated transaction machine and method

A method of collecting documents in an automated transaction machine comprising:

• providing a document collecting apparatus including:
• a document-retaining-spool shaft through an orifice in a center of a document-retaining spool;
• a web-supply-spool shaft through an orifice in a center of a web-supply spool;
• a web with a first end of the web wound around the document-retaining spool and a second end of the web opposite to the first end wound around the web-supply spool;
• a first clutch disposed on said web-supply-spool shaft and between said single motor and said web-supply-spool shaft, said first clutch configured to transmit movement of said drive shaft to rotation of said web-supply-spool shaft only when said drive shaft is rotating in said first direction;
• a second clutch disposed on said web-supply-spool shaft, said second clutch configured to prevent movement of said web-supply-spool shaft only when said drive shaft is rotating in said second direction;
• and
• a third clutch disposed between said web-supply-spool shaft and said web-supply spool, said third clutch configured to dampen relative movement between said web-supply-spool shaft relative to said web-supply spool when said drive shaft is rotating in said first direction
• selectively driving both of the document-retaining-spool shaft and the web-supply-spool shaft with a single motor having a drive shaft, said single motor configured to rotate said drive shaft in first and second, opposite directions;
• wherein during document collection a document is adhered to the web and drawn onto the document-retaining spool between radially-adjacent layers of the web with the drive shaft rotating in the second direction where the first clutch is not transmitting rotation to the document-retaining spool shaft, and the second clutch prevents rotation of the document-retaining spool shaft, and the spool is pulled by the web to rotate relative to the shaft and against a dampening effect of the third clutch;
• and
• wherein during document release with the drive shaft rotating in the first direction the first clutch is transmitting rotation to the document-retaining spool shaft and the second clutch is ratcheting or experiencing lost motion as the document-retaining spool shaft rotates relative to the second clutch, and the third clutch permits the document-retaining spool to lag in rotation relative to the document-retaining spool shaft.

An automated transaction machine (ATM) comprising:

• a fascia including a slot;
• and
• a document-collecting apparatus positioned within said ATM and configured to receive documents inserted through said slot and including:
• a document-retaining spool;
• a document-retaining-spool shaft extending through an orifice in a center of said document-retaining spool, said document-retaining spool and said document-retaining-spool shaft fixed together for concurrent rotation;
• a web-supply spool;
• a web-supply-spool shaft extending through an orifice in a center of said web-supply spool, said web-supply spool and said web-supply-spool shaft are rotatable with respect to one another;
• a web having a first end wound around said document-retaining spool and a second end opposite to said first end and wound around said web-supply spool;
• and
• a single motor having a drive shaft operatively connected to and configured to selectively drive said document-retaining-spool shaft and said web-supply-spool shaft, said single motor configured to rotate said drive shaft in first and second, opposite directions;
• a first clutch disposed on said web-supply-spool shaft and between said single motor and said web-supply-spool shaft, said first clutch configured to transmit movement of said drive shaft to rotation of said web-supply-spool shaft only when said drive shaft is rotating in said first direction;
• a second clutch disposed on said web-supply-spool shaft, said second clutch configured to prevent movement of said web-supply-spool shaft only when said drive shaft is rotating in said second direction;
• and
• a third clutch disposed between said web-supply-spool shaft and said web-supply spool, said third clutch configured to dampen relative movement between said web-supply-spool shaft relative to said web-supply spool when said drive shaft is rotating in said first direction;
• wherein during document collection a document is adhered to the web and drawn onto the document-retaining spool between radially-adjacent layers of the web with the drive shaft rotating in the second direction where the first clutch is not transmitting rotation to the document-retaining spool shaft, and the second clutch prevents rotation of the document-retaining spool shaft, and the spool is pulled by the web to rotate relative to the shaft and against a dampening effect of the third clutch;
• and
• wherein during document release with the drive shaft rotating in the first direction the first clutch is transmitting rotation to the document-retaining spool shaft and the second clutch is ratcheting or experiencing lost motion as the document-retaining spool shaft rotates relative to the second clutch, and the third clutch permits the document-retaining spool to lag in rotation relative to the document-retaining spool shaft.