Banknote store
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorsAndre Gerlier, Roberto Polidoro
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Abstract
A banknote store comprises a rotatable structure such as a drum which has a number of banknote storage regions arranged around its periphery. Each stores a stack of banknotes, the stacks growing inwardly as banknotes are added. The drum can be rotated to bring each storage region into proximity to means for delivering banknotes to and/or retrieving banknotes from the store.
Claims18
A banknote store comprising a rotatable structure having at least one banknote-storing region capable of storing a stack of banknotes, the store having means for rotating the structure so as to bring the stack into proximity to a means for delivering a banknote to and/or removing a banknote from the stack, and the stack being arranged so that a greater number of banknotes in the stack results in the stack extending further inwardly towards the axis of rotation of the structure.
A banknote store comprising a rotatable structure having a plurality of banknote-storing regions each capable of storing a stack of banknotes, the stacks being displaced around the axis of rotation and the store having means for rotating the structure so as to bring a selected stack into proximity to a means for delivering a banknote to and/or removing a banknote from the stack.
A banknote store as claimed in any preceding claim, including a belt means extending around the periphery of the structure and arranged to retain the stack in each banknote-storing region.
A banknote store as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the delivering and/or removing means is a delivering means.
A banknote store as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the delivering and/or removing means is a removing means.
A banknote store as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the delivering and/or removing means comprises means for effecting both delivery of banknotes to the structure and removal of banknotes therefrom.
A banknote store as claimed in any preceding claim, having a plurality of banknote-storing regions arranged for storing respective denominations.
A banknote store as claimed in any preceding claim, including a banknote-storing region arranged for storing multiple denominations.
A banknote store as claimed in any preceding claim, including a banknote-storing region which is a temporary store for successively receiving banknotes deposited during a transaction.
A banknote store as claimed in any preceding claim, including a banknote-storing region which is a temporary store for successively receiving stored banknotes for dispensing as a bundle.
A banknote store as claimed in any preceding claim, including a banknote-storing region which is arranged for receiving banknotes deemed to be forgeries.
A banknote store as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein each banknote-storing region is arranged to store banknotes with their longer dimension substantially parallel to the axis of rotation.
A banknote handling apparatus comprising a banknote validator and a banknote store as claimed in any preceding claim, the store being operable to receive banknotes validated by the banknote validator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.