Card dispensing unit and method for dispensing cards
AssigneeGreenwald Industries Inc.
InventorsGary Arseneau, Eugene Domnich
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a card dispensing unit including a stack guide assembly configured to receive a stack of cards, an encoder to encode said stack of cards, wherein said encoder is positioned in relation to said stack guide assembly to receive a consistent impingent force from said stack of cards: And a push block in operable communication with the guide assembly is also provided to selectively move the cards pursuant to a controllable position linear actuator which is in operable communication with the push block.
Claims24
A card dispensing unit comprising:
- a stack guide assembly configured to receive a stack of cards;
- an encoder to encode said stack of cards, wherein said encoder is positioned in relation to said stack guide assembly to receive a consistent impingent force from said stack of cards;
- a push block in operable communication with the guide assembly, wherein the push block reciprocates between home and eject positions, said push block signaling disposal in said home and eject positions, said push block signaling disposal in said home and eject positions to a control circuit through limit devices;
- and a controllable position linear actuator in operable communication with the push block.
A method for dispensing cards comprising:
- recognizing an indicator to dispense a card;
- encoding the card in closest proximity to an encoder, wherein said encoder is positioned in relation to said stack guide assembly to receive a consistent impingent force from said stack of cards;
- and linearly urging the card from a stack of one or more cards toward an ejection area with controllable position linear actuator;
- actuating a stepper motor in operable communication with a push block;
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- moving the push block from a home position to an eject position.
A method for dispensing cards as claimed in 19 wherein the method further includes keying the card as the card is dispensed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.