Cash dispensing automated banking machine and method
AssigneeDiebold Self-Service Systems division of Diedbold, Incorporated
InventorsH. Thomas Graef, Kenneth C. Kontor, Michael J. Harty, Brian M. Jones
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Abstract
An automated banking machine (10) includes at least one of sheet dispensing mechanisms (34, 36, 38, 40, 210). Each sheet dispensing mechanism includes a picking member (72, 212). The picking member rotates, and with each rotation generally causes an end note to be picked from a stack (42, 264) of sheets. The picking member (212) includes an arcuate projecting portion (258) that reduces the risk of damage to the leading edge areas of sheets due to opposed picking and stripping forces.
Claims21
A method comprising:
- (a) deforming on a housing in a cash dispensing automated banking machine, a resilient tab portion, wherein the tab portion is in rotatable supporting connection with a first end of a picking shaft of a picking member, wherein rotation of the picking member is operative to separate end notes bounding a stack of notes generally one at a time from the stack in the machine;
- (b) operatively engaging a second end of the picking shaft of the picking member opposed of the first end, with a rotatable drive shaft, wherein the resilient tab portion axially biases the picking member shaft to maintain engagement with the drive shaft.
A method of changing a picking member of a currency dispenser mechanism, comprising:
- (a) moving a resilient tab portion against a biasing force of the tab portion away from a picking shaft of a first picking member of a currency dispenser mechanism in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the picking shaft, wherein the tab portion includes a bushing adapted to accept an end portion of the picking shaft, wherein the tab portion is movable in the direction to permit the end portion to be removed from supporting engagement with the tab portion;
- (b) removing the end portion from supporting engagement with the tab portion;
- (c) removing the first picking member from the currency dispenser mechanism;
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- (d) subsequent to step (c), placing an end portion of a picking shaft of a second picking member in supporting engagement with the tab portion, wherein the picking shaft of the second picking member is held in supporting engagement with the tab portion via the biasing force of the tab portion.
A method of removing a picking member from an automated teller machine (ATM) currency dispenser, comprising:
- (a) manually biasing a resilient tab portion away from a picking member of an ATM currency dispenser in a direction substantially parallel to an axis of the picking member to permit the picking member to be removed from the ATM currency dispenser, wherein the picking member is rotatable about the axis, wherein the tab portion includes a bushing adapted to accept an end portion of the picking member;
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- (b) subsequent to step (a), removing the picking member from the ATM currency dispenser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.