US 12,688,747 B2 · Multi-mode bulk banknote feeder

Abstract

A bulk banknote feeder can operate in a single banknote feeding mode or a bulk banknote feeding mode. The bulk banknote feeder can include an accept inlet and a landing platform installed in the accept inlet. The landing platform assembly includes a landing platform, landing platform pins, landing platform cranks, position gears, and one or more springs. The landing platform includes slots perpendicular to a motion of the landing platform. The landing platform pins interface to the slots of the landing platform. The landing platform cranks interface with the landing platform pins. The position gears include slots to allow pressure pins to travel within the position gears. The one or more springs provide an upward force on the landing platform and the landing platform pins through the landing platform, and the upward force on the landing platform pins causes the landing platform cranks to rotate.

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Dependent claims

A bulk banknote feeder comprising:

an accept inlet including an adjustable platform;
and
a processor configured to:
control the adjustable platform in a single banknote feeding mode to receive single banknotes;
and
control the adjustable platform in a bulk banknote feeding mode to receive a banknote bunch of more than one banknote,
wherein the adjustable platform has different ready positions for the single banknote feeding mode and the bulk banknote feeding mode, and wherein the adjustable platform remains stationary in the ready position during a single banknote feeding operation in the single banknote feeding mode,
wherein the accept inlet further includes a trailing edge sensor on an opposing surface of the accept inlet from the adjustable platform;
and
wherein the processor is further configured to identify a trailing edge of a banknote using the trailing edge sensor, and
wherein the trailing edge sensor includes:
an idle wheel configured to rotate based on a movement of a first banknote;
and
a tach sensor configured to measure a rotation of the idle wheel.

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Multi-mode bulk banknote feeder

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Multi-mode bulk banknote feeder

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Abstract

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