# US 2013/0152475 A1 · Arrangement for closing an opening for the output and/or input of notes of an automated teller machine > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0152475 A1 - Document ID: US20130152475A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/806,037 - Filed: 2011-06-22 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2010-06-22 - Assignees: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH - Inventors: Tee Meng Pang; Hengky Wirawan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130152475A1 ## CPC - G07F 19/205: {Housing aspects of ATMs} - G07D 11/10: Mechanical details - G07D 11/14: Inlet or outlet ports - G07F 19/20: {Automatic teller machines [ATMs]} - H01F 7/145: {Rotary electromagnets with variable gap (with fixed gap or torque motors H02K26/00)} - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) - G07D: HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING - H01F: MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES ## Abstract The invention relates to an arrangement (10) for closing an opening for the input and/or output of notes of a device for handling notes. The arrangement (10) comprises a pivotable shutter element and a rotary solenoid. An armature of the rotary solenoid is connected to the shutter element via a connecting element. In a first position of the armature the shutter element is arranged in a closed position, and in a second position of the armature the shutter element is arranged in an open position. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An arrangement for closing an opening for the output and/or input of notes of a device for handling notes, comprising: a shutter element which is pivotable about an axis, a rotary solenoid having an armature which is rotatable about its longitudinal axis, and a connecting element via which the armature of the rotary solenoid is connected to the shutter element, wherein, in a first position of the armature, the shutter element is arranged in a closed position, and wherein, in a second position of the armature, the shutter element is arranged in an open position. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein, in the second position, the armature is rotated by a preset angle, in particular by an angle in the range between 60° and 70°, about its longitudinal axis relative to the first position. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the rotary solenoid moves the shutter element from the closed position into the open position when the armature is moved from the first position into the second position. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the rotary solenoid is de-energized when the armature is arranged in the first position and is energized when the armature is arranged in the second position. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the rotary solenoid comprises at least one elastic element, in particular at least one spring, which holds the armature in the first position and which is elastically deformed when the armature is arranged in the second position. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the connecting element is designed in the form of a plate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein a first end region of the connecting element is rotatably connected to the armature and that a second end region of the connecting element opposite to the first end region is rotatably connected to the shutter element. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The arrangement according to claim 7, wherein the first end region is connected to the armature via a first mounting element so as to be rotatable about a first axis of rotation relative to the armature, and that the second end region is connected to the shutter element via a second mounting element so as to be rotatable about a second axis of rotation relative to the shutter element. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The arrangement according to claim 8, wherein the first axis of rotation coincides with the center axis of the first mounting element and/or the second axis of rotation coincides with the center axis of the second mounting element. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The arrangement according to claim 8, wherein a first connecting line, which orthogonally intersects both the first axis of rotation and the longitudinal axis of the armature, and a second connecting line, which orthogonally intersects both the first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation, intersect one another at an angle (β) between 0° and 180°, in particular between 90° and 179°, preferably between 160° and 179°, when the armature is arranged in the first position. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The arrangement according to claim 8, wherein a third connecting line, which orthogonally intersects both the second axis of rotation and the axis; about which the shutter element is pivotable, and a second connecting line, which orthogonally intersects both the first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation, intersect one another at an angle (α) between 90° and 180°, in particular between 91° and 110°, when the armature is arranged in the first position. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein there are provided a first stop element which contacts the connecting element and prevents a rotary motion of the connecting element in a first direction of rotation when the armature is arranged in the first position, and/or a second stop element which contacts the shutter element and prevents a rotary motion of the shutter element in a second direction of rotation when the armature is arranged in the first position. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The arrangement according to claim 12, wherein the first direction of rotation and the second direction of rotation have opposite senses of rotation. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein a control unit is provided which controls the rotary solenoid, in particular the application of electric current to the rotary solenoid. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The arrangement according to claim 14, wherein the control unit controls the current applied to the rotary solenoid in the form of a pulse width modulation.