Apparatus for processing vouchers, in particular checks
AssigneeElectronique Serge Dassault
InventorMichel M. Gaucher
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Abstract
Apparatus for processing checks comprises an internal path defined by a toothed belt (10) passing round a enclosed loop from inlet wheels (111, 112) to outlet wheels (115) followed by a disengagement curve (125, 126). Along this path there are provided: a station (50) for magnetizing and reading CMC7 or E13B characters, a station (60) for printing on the check by means of a dot matrix print head subjected to displacement along a circular arc and enabling printing to make place on the front or reverse face of the check as selected by the user, a station (70) for post printing the amount of the check in CMC7 or E13B characters, and a station (80) for printing a fixed endorsement. Subsequent processing of the check is then considerably simplified for the customer, the trader, and the bank. FIG. 2.
Claims25
Apparatus for processing vouchers such as checks, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) an inlet (100), an internal path (110-120), a carrier plate (1), a print station (66), drive means for driving said voucher from said inlet along said internal path, said drive means including wheels (111-120, 131-139) mounted on said carrier plate, a belt (10) pressed against wheels to follow a closed loop, a portion of said closed loop belt defining said internal path, said path passing level with said print station;
- said print station comprising:
- (b) a print head (61,62) hinge-mounted (204,210) to said carrier plate on one side of said internal path, said print head being thereby subjected to a displacement along a circular arc (TTI) located in a plane substantially parallel with said voucher;
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- (c) an anvil (180,181) on the other side of said internal path for operating in any position of said print head on said circular arc, said anvil having a working station (181) having a horizontal extent not less than the geometrical rise (F) of said circular arc.
Apparatus for front/back printing paper, of the type comprising:
- a pin matrix print head located at one side of said paper;
- means for conveying said paper in relation to said pin matrix print head;
- an anvil located on the other side of said paper;
- a first ink transfer ribbon passing between said pin matrix print head and said paper;
- operating means for operating typing and forward movement of said paper and said first ink transfer ribbon;
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- a second ink transfer ribbon passing between said paper and said anvil, also operated by said operating means;
- a vertical line of points being repetitively printed by said operating means before an effective printing without displacement of both of said ink ribbons in order to whiten them;
- said paper and said first ink ribbon or said second ink ribbon being movable by said operating means according to whether it is a front or a back printing.
A method for operating a pin matrix print apparatus for front/back printing comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a first ink transfer ribbon at a front side of printing paper;
- (b) providing a second ink transfer ribbon at a reverse side of the printing paper;
- (c) printing a vertical line of points, repetitively, without moving the both ink ribbons until whitening them completely;
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- (d) printing front or back, by moving respectively the paper and first or second ink ribbon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.