Escrow clutch protection
AssigneeNCR Atleos Corporation
InventorsMichael McLeod Rennie, Scott Low Colston
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for protecting an escrow clutch of a self-service terminal. The systems and methods may include actuating a motor of the self-service terminal to cause an escrow clutch of the self-service terminal to spin at a rate. As the clutch spins, a determination as to when a clutch slippage exceeds a preset slippage rate may be made. When the clutch slippage exceeds the preset slippage rate, the motor may be actuated to cause the escrow clutch to spin at a second rate. The second rate may less than the first rate.
Claims21
(canceled)
A method comprising:
- actuating a motor to spin an escrow clutch at a first rate;
- determining a slippage of the escrow clutch;
- and
- actuating the motor to spin the escrow clutch at a second rate that is lower than the first rate based on a determined slippage.
A method comprising:
- monitoring a current draw of a motor operatively connected to an escrow clutch during a transaction;
- determining a torque of the escrow clutch based on the current draw;
- determining a temperature of the escrow clutch based on the torque;
- and
- controlling a voltage to the motor to reduce a spin rate of the escrow clutch based on at least one of the current draw, the torque, and the temperature.
A system comprising:
- an escrow clutch;
- a motor operatively connected to the escrow clutch;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- actuate the motor to spin the escrow clutch at a first rate,
- determine when a clutch slippage exceeds a preset clutch slippage, and
- actuate the motor to spin the escrow clutch at a second rate that is lower than the first rate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.