Transaction deal drawer

A drawer mechanism for supporting a movable carrier on a base comprising:

• a base;
• a carrier which is supported on said base, said carrier being movable relative to said base from a retracted position to an extended position;
• a plurality of arms which support said carrier on said base, said arms being pivotally connected together in series, said arms including at least a base arm and a carrier arm, said base arm being supported on said base for swinging movement about a first axis which is stationary on said base, said carrier arm including means for supporting said carrier for pivotable movement about a carrier pivot axis which is stationary on one of said carrier arms and is parallel to said first axis;
• position-controlling means for maintaining said carrier axis in a reference plane, said reference plane being stationary with respect to said base and being, throughout movement of said carrier from its retracted position to its extended position, defined by said first axis and said carrier axis;
• said position controlling means including a base gear which is concentric with said first axis and which is rigidly fixed to said base, a carrier gear which is concentric with said carrier pivot axis and is rigidly fixed to said carrier, and transmission means connecting said base gear to said carrier gear for rotating said carrier gear in response to pivotal movement of said arms, so as to maintain said carrier means at a constant orientation relative to said reference plane.

A transaction drawer mechanism comprising:

• a frame including a base portion;
• a carrier which has a retracted position wherein said carrier is secure within said frame, and which is extendible from said frame;
• a first arm supported on said base portion for swinging movement about a first axis which is stationary with respect to said base;
• a second arm supported on said first arm for swinging movement above a second axis, said second axis being stationary with respect to said first arm, spaced from said first axis, and substantially parallel to said first axis;
• said carrier being supported on said second arm for pivotal movement about a third axis, said third axis being stationary with respect to said second arm, spaced from said second axis, and substantially parallel to said second axis;
• first drive means for controlling an angular position of said second arm relative to said first arm in respect to swinging movement of said first arm relative to said base portion;
• and
• second drive means for controlling an angular position of said carrier relative to said second arm in response to swinging movement of said second arm relative to said first arm,
• said angular positions having magnitudes and directions which maintain said carrier at a fixed angular orientation relative to said base portion and said frame throughout said swinging movement of said arms.