Dual magazine recirculating transport
AssigneeCubic Corporation
InventorsGraham H. Hilton, Peter L. Pham, Stephen W. Sansom, Michael McWhirr, Christopher Palmer
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Abstract
A ticket transport machine accepts fare media cards of various types and dimensions through an input bezel. The card is then fed through entry rollers where it is transported onto a rotating transport carrier and passed under a reader/writer antenna. The reader/writer antenna reads information encoded onto the card and based upon this information, the machine determines if the card can be re-circulated for later use. The card is then deposited into a storage stacker magazine where it can be retrieved at a later date for reissue to another user.
Claims24
A ticket transport machine for re-circulating cards, the machine comprising
- a transport and rotator, said transport and rotator comprising:
- an input bezel for receiving a card from a user;
- and
- a rotating transport carrier, coupled to said input bezel, for directing said card under a reader/writer antenna for determining the status of said card;
- and
- a storage area, coupled to said transport and rotator, for storing and re-circulating said card, the status of said card determines where said card will be stored said storage area comprising:
- a first bin:
- a second bin, coupled to said first bin, said card input by said user through the input bezel stored in said first or second bin
- a first stacker, coupled to said second bin and
- a second stacker, coupled to said first stacker, wherein said
- first stacker and said second stacker having first and second feeder mechanisms separate a top card from a card stack and move said top card through a guide channel into said transport and rotator.
A ticket transport machine for re-circulating cards, the machine comprising:
- a transport and rotator, said transport and rotator comprising:
- an input bezel for receiving a card from a user, and
- a reader/writer antenna, coupled to the input bezel, for determining the status of said card;
- and
- a storage area, coupled to said transport and rotator, for storing and re-circulating said card, the status of said card determines where said card will be stored, said storage area comprising:
- a first bin:
- a second bin, coupled to said first bin, said card input by said user through the input bezel stored in said first or second bin;
- a first stacker, coupled to said second bin;
- and
- a second stacker, coupled to said first stacker, wherein said first stacker and said second stacker having first and second feeder mechanisms separate a top card from a card stack and move said top card through a guide channel into said transport and rotator.
A ticket transport machine, comprising:
- a transport and rotator, the transport and rotator, comprising:
- an input bezel for receiving a card from a user;
- and
- a pivotable transport carrier, coupled to the input bezel, for directing an inserted card adjacent to a reader/writer antenna for determining the status of the card;
- and
- a storage area, coupled to the transport and rotator, for storing or re-circulating the card, with the status of the card determining where the card will be stored, a storage area comprising:
- at least one stacker coupled to at least one bin, the stacker and the bin having feeder mechanisms to separate a card from a card stack and to move the card through a guide channel into the transport and rotator for dispensing the card from the ticket transport machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.