Paper feed fault detection system for automated banking machine
AssigneeInterBold
InventorsJeffrey A. Brannan, Kim R. Lewis, Kenneth J. Schanz
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Abstract
A system indicates fault conditions in an automated banking machine journal printer (12, 106). The journal printer is supplied with paper from a paper supply (16, 112). Movement of paper by the printer is sensed by a detector (70, 124). An amount of paper remaining in the paper supply is sensed by a second detector (78, 122). The detectors are connected to an electronic circuit (74, 118) including a processor (76, 120). Fault signals are generated by said electronic circuit responsive to said detectors sensing conditions representative of paper jam, paper low and paper out conditions.
Claims17
Apparatus comprising:
- a paper path, wherein the paper moves in the paper path from a first end to a second end, the paper path including a detection area, wherein paper moving from the first end to the second end generally moves in a first direction through the detection area;
- a first paper moving device, wherein the first paper moving device is operative to move the paper in the paper path on a first side of the detection area;
- a second paper moving device, wherein the second paper moving device is operative to move the paper in the paper path on a second side of the detection area;
- a detector, wherein the detector detects movement of the paper in the detection area, wherein the detector is operative to sense movement of the paper in a direction generally transverse to the first direction;
- a coordinating device operatively coordinating movement of the paper by the first and second paper moving devices, wherein the coordinating device is operative to cause the paper moving in the detection area to selectively move in a direction generally transverse to the first direction;
- an electronic circuit in operative connection with the detector, wherein a first signal type is generated responsive to the detector failing to detect movement of the paper in the transverse direction in the detection area.
A method comprising the steps of:
- moving paper extending in a paper path generally in a first direction with a first paper moving device, the first paper moving device disposed in the paper path on a first side of a detection area, wherein the first paper moving device also causes the paper in the detection area to move in a first transverse direction generally transverse to the first direction;
- further moving the paper in the paper path generally in the first direction with a second paper moving device disposed on a second side of the detection area, wherein the second paper moving device also causes the paper in the detection area to move in a direction generally opposed to the first transverse direction;
- sensing transverse movement of the paper in the detection area with a detector;
- generating a first signal type with an electronic circuit responsive to the detector failing to sense transverse movement of the paper in the detection area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.