Quickly assembled apparatus for moving documents
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorFredrik L. N. Kallin
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Abstract
A quickly assembled apparatus for moving documents, like checks, along a document track. The apparatus includes a drive roller assembly having a first shaft extending therefrom and an idler roller assembly having a second shaft extending therefrom, with the idler roller assembly being biased into engagement with the drive roller assembly to drive a document therebetween. The drive roller assembly has a two piece housing which seats two ball bearings which support the drive roller assembly which also has first and second elastomeric members positioned on the periphery thereof to function as first and second drive rollers. The idler roller assembly has first and second ball bearings whose outer races function as first and second idler rollers for engagement with the first and second drive rollers.
Claims12
An apparatus for moving documents comprising:
- a base plate having first and second mounting members thereon;
- a document track having first and second mounting holes therein which are aligned with said first and second mounting members, respectively, when said document track is positioned on said baseplate for assembly thereto;
- a first shaft having a drive roller assembly rotatably mounted thereon;
- an idler roller assembly having a second shaft extending therefrom;
- said first shaft passing through said first mounting hole and being secured with said first mounting member to secure said drive roller assembly and said document track to said base plate;
- said second shaft passing through said second mounting hole and being secured with said second mounting member to secure said idler roller assembly and said document track to said base plate;
- said drive roller assembly having at least one drive roller thereon, and also having means for rotating said drive roller;
- said idler roller assembly having at least one idler roller thereon;
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- biasing means for resiliently biasing said idler roller into engagement with said drive roller for driving a document therebetween.
An apparatus for moving documents comprising:
- a base plate having first and second mounting housings thereon;
- a document track having first and second mounting holes therein which are aligned with said first and second mounting housings, respectively, when said document track is positioned on said baseplate for assembly thereto;
- a drive roller assembly having a first shaft extending therefrom;
- an idler roller assembly having a second shaft extending therefrom;
- said first shaft passing through said first mounting hole and being secured to said first mounting housing to secure said drive roller assembly and said document track to said base plate;
- said second shaft passing through said second mounting hole and being secured to said second mounting housing to secure said idler roller assembly and said document track to said base plate;
- said drive roller assembly having a housing including upper, lower, and central body portions;
- first and second bearings mounted in said upper and lower body portions, respectively, to rotatably mount said housing on said said first shaft;
- said central body portion having means thereon for rotating said housing;
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- said upper body portion and said lower body portion having first and second drive rollers mounted thereon, respectively;
- said idler roller assembly comprising:
- a support member pivotally mounted on said second shaft;
- said support member including a first end, and also having a second end, with said support member being pivotally mounted between the associated said first and second ends on said second shaft;
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- first and second ball bearings rotatably mounted on said support member at said first end, with said first and second ball bearings having first and second outer races aligned with said first and second drive rollers;
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- a biasing means being secured to said second end of said support member to bias said first and second outer races into engagement with said first and second drive rollers, respectively for driving a document therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.