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AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorJoshua Bruce
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are disclosed for stacking items of media in a container region. The apparatus includes at least one rotatable element, each having an outer surface and an opposed claw element for releasably clamping an item of media to the outer surface of the rotatable element for rotation therewith. The apparatus also includes a driven roller element for locating an item of media released by the claw element into a stack position. The apparatus also includes a support platform element biased towards the roller element to compress items of media located in the stack position between the platform element and the roller element.
Claims15
Apparatus for stacking items of media in a container region, comprising:
- at least one rotatable element, each having an outer surface and an opposed claw element for releasably clamping an item of media to the outer surface of the rotatable element for rotation therewith;
- a driven roller element for locating an item of media released by the claw element into a stack position;
- and
- a support platform element biased towards the roller element to compress items of media located in the stack position between the platform element and the roller element.
A method of stacking items of media in a container region, comprising the steps of:
- clamping an incoming item of media between a claw element and an outer surface of at least one rotatable element;
- at least partially rotating the rotatable element;
- unclamping the incoming item of media;
- rotating a driven roller element to locate the unclamped incoming item of media into a stack position;
- and
- compressing one or more items of media located in the stack position between the roller element and a support platform element by urging the platform element towards the roller element.
A product which comprises a computer program comprising program instructions for:
- clamping an incoming item of media between a claw element and an outer surface of at least one rotatable element;
- at least partially rotating the rotatable element;
- unclamping the incoming item of media;
- rotating a driven roller element to locate the unclamped incoming item of media into a stack position;
- and
- compressing one or more items of media located in the stack position between the roller element and the support platform element by urging the platform element towards the roller element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.