Plate stability for a deposit and dispense module
AssigneeNCR Atleos Corporation
InventorsJamie Luke Garrett, Jamie Kenneth Stewart
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Abstract
A plate stability apparatus includes plates and vertical members to handle media being dispensed, deposited, and/or rejected. The plates lock into the vertical members when the plates reach a desired vertical position for a given media operation within a media separator of a deposit and dispense module. This prevents the plates from tilting and moving while the plates remain level for the media operation. This in turn prevents device faults and media jams within the deposit and dispense module during the media operation.
Claims16
A media separator, comprising:
- a plate stability apparatus to control vertical positions of plates along vertical members during a media operation;
- wherein the plate stability apparatus locks and unlocks the plates along the vertical members during the media operation;
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- wherein the vertical members include rails with sidewalls to receive plate bearings;
- wherein the media operation includes at least one of:
- a media deposit operation, a media dispense operation, and a rejected media operation.
A media separator, comprising:
- a plate stability apparatus to control vertical positions of plates along vertical members during a media operation;
- wherein the plate stability apparatus locks and unlocks the plates along the vertical members during the media operation;
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- wherein the vertical members include rails with sidewalls to receive plate bearings;
- wherein the media separator is integrated within a deposit and dispense module of a transaction terminal.
A media separator, comprising:
- plates configured to handle media items during a media operation;
- vertical guides with toothed elements along sidewalls of the vertical guides;
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- geared elements attached to the plates and configured to engage with the toothed elements of the vertical guides to move the plates to desired vertical positions and lock the plates at the desired vertical positions during the media operation;
- wherein the geared elements are positioned adjacent to corners of the plates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.