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US 2026/0249581 A1Published application
Stacking media bin
AssigneeCardtronics USA, Inc.
InventorNeil Sivewright
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Abstract
A system and technique may be used to stack media in a bin. An example system may include a slot configured to receive media, a set of rollers configured to convey the media from the slot to a bin, and a central roller configured to corrugate the media as it is conveyed by the set of rollers. In some examples, the example system may include a flexible guide strip configured to slow momentum of the media as it enters the bin.
Claims20
An automated teller machine (ATM) comprising:
- a slot configured to receive media;
- a set of rollers configured to convey the media from the slot to a bin;
- a central roller configured to corrugate the media as it is conveyed by the set of rollers;
- and
- a flexible guide strip configured to slow momentum of the media as it enters the bin and to apply a downward pressure to the media in the bin.
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A system comprising:
- a bin to hold media, the bin having a counterbalanced platform as a base;
- a slot configured to receive the media;
- a set of rollers configured to convey the media from the slot to the bin;
- a central roller configured to corrugate the media as it is conveyed by the set of rollers;
- and
- a flexible guide strip configured to slow momentum of the media as it enters the bin and apply a downward pressure to the media in the bin.
3 more elements
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A system comprising:
- a bin to hold media within an automated teller machine (ATM);
- a slot configured to receive the media from outside the ATM;
- a set of rollers configured to convey the media from the slot to the bin;
- a central roller configured to corrugate the media as it is conveyed by the set of rollers;
- and
- a flexible guide strip configured to slow momentum of the media as it enters the bin and to apply a downward pressure to the media in the bin.
3 more elements
(canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.