Dispensing apparatus and deposit apparatus for drive up machines

Apparatus for use from an open window of a stationary vehicle, the apparatus comprising means for supporting the apparatus alongside the vehicle, detection means capable of generating electric signals determining the position of said open window, a data input and dispensing component, and carriage means mechanically coupled between said supporting means and said data input and dispensing component and driven in response to signals from said detection means for providing horizontal and vertical movement of said data input and dispensing component from an at rest position on said supporting means to a position adjacent said open window.

Apparatus for use from and open window of a stationery vehicle, the apparatus having detection means capable of determining the position of the open window, a data input and dispensing component having a rest position and provided with data input means to enable a user to instruct the apparatus as to a transaction, carriage means activated by said detection means for providing horizontal and vertical movement of said data input and dispensing component between said at rest position and a position adjacent the open window, said detection means comprising a first sensor means mounted vertically beneath the data input and dispensing component and a second sensor device mounted on the data input and dispensing component to move therewith so that the first sensor means is capable of detecting the height of an open vehicle window up to the heights of the rest position of the data input and dispensing component and the second sensor device is capable of detecting the height of an open vehicle window equal to, or in excess of, the height of the rest position of the data input and dispensing component, whereby input of date may cause the component to return to the rest position to collect material to be dispensed and to return to a position adjacent the open window to allow collection by the operator of the material dispensed.