Document feeding method and apparatus
AssigneeCummins-Allison Corp.
InventorsDouglas U. Mennie, Heinz W. Schreiter, Matthew L. Anderson
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Abstract
A document feeding apparatus for use with a document processing device. The document feeding apparatus comprises an input receptacle adapted to receive a stack of documents and at least one feeding wheel adapted to strip documents, one at a time, from the stack of documents. The feeding wheel includes a moveable insert having a high friction surface adapted to engage and to advance each of the documents.
Claims48
A currency handling device for rapidly processing a stack of currency bills, the device comprising:
- an input receptacle adapted to receive a stack of bills to be processed;
- at least one feeding wheel adapted to strip bills, one at a time, from the stack of bills, the at least one feeding wheel including a moveable insert having a surface adapted to engage and to advance each bill, the moveable insert being adapted to move between a first position wherein the surface of the insert extends beyond a periphery of the feeding wheel a first distance and a second position wherein the surface of the insert extends beyond the periphery of the feeding wheel a second distance;
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- a transport mechanism adapted to receive individual bills advanced by the at least one feeding wheel and to transport each of the bills past an evaluation unit to an output receptacle, the evaluation unit being adapted to determine information concerning each of the bills.
A document feeding apparatus for use with a document processing device, the apparatus comprising:
- an input receptacle adapted to receive a stack of documents;
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- at least one feeding wheel adapted to strip documents, one at a time, from the stack of documents, the feeding wheel including a moveable insert having a high friction surface adapted to engage and to advance each of the documents.
A method of processing currency bills with a currency processing machine, the method comprising:
- receiving a stack of bill in an input receptacle;
- separating individual bills from the stack of bills with at least one feeding wheel, the at least one feeding wheel including a moveable insert having a high friction surface adapted to grip each bill, the moveable insert being adapted to move between a first position wherein the high friction surface of the insert extends beyond a periphery of the feeding wheel a first distance and a second position wherein the high friction surface of the insert extends beyond the periphery of the feeding wheel a second distance;
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- transporting each of the separated bills from the at least one feeding wheels past an evaluation unit to at least one output receptacle.
A feed wheel for use in a document handling device, the feed wheel comprising:
- a cylindrical shaped body having a periphery;
- a slot disposed within the body, the slot extending radially inward from the periphery of the body;
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- a moveable insert having a document engaging surface, the moveable insert being adapted to move along the slot between a first position wherein the document engaging surface extends beyond the periphery of the body a first distance and a second position wherein the document engaging surface extends beyond the periphery of the body a second distance.
A drive roller arrangement for use in a document handling system comprising:
- a drive shaft;
- a roller portion disposed about the drive shaft, the roller portion being generally cylindrical in shape;
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- at least one insert coupled to the main roller portion;
- wherein the drive shaft and main roller portion are made from a single piece of material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.