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US 7,195,237 B2Granted
Cash dispensing automated banking machine and method
AssigneeDiebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, 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.
Claims12
A method comprising:
- (a) deforming a fist leaf spring portion integrally formed on a housing within a cash dispensing automated banking machine, releasing force holding a stripping member adjacent a rotatable sheet picking member;
- (b) subsequent to (a) moving the stripping member away from the picking member;
- (c) deforming a second leaf spring portion integrally formed on the housing releasing force holding a carry away member adjacent the picking member;
- (d) subsequent to (c) moving the carry away member away from the picking member;
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- (e) moving a resilient tab portion integrally formed with the housing, releasing a force holding the picking member in engagement with a drive shaft.
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A method comprising:
- (a) moving one end of a picker shaft of an automated banking machine currency note picker into operative engagement wit a resilient biasing tab integral with and formed on an automated banking machine housing portion, wherein the movement causes the tab to move relative to the housing portion;
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- (b) moving an opposite end of the picker shaft into operative engagement with a drive shaft, causing the picker shaft to be held in operative engagement with the drive shaft by a force of the tab biasing the picker shaft in a direction toward the drive shaft.
A method comprising:
- (a) moving a resilient biasing tab away from operative engagement with an end of a picker shalt of an automated banking machine currency note picker member,
- wherein at least a portion of the tab is integral with and formed from an automated banking machine housing, wherein the movement causes the tab to move relative to the housing,
- wherein the movement causes releasing of a tab force holding an opposite end of the picker shaft in engagement wit an end of a picker member drive shaft;
- (b) subsequent to step (a), disengaging the picker Shaft from engagement with the drive shaft.
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A method comprising:
- (a) deforming a first leaf spring portion integrally formed on a housing of an automated banking machine, wherein deforming the first leaf spring portion is operative to enable a stripping member positioned to be in adjacent relation with a rotatable picking member, which picking member when installed in the machine extends along a picking member axis, to be moved away from the picking member axis;
- (b) subsequent to (a) moving the stripping member relatively away from the picking member axis;
- (c) prior to (b), operatively disengaging a first shaft in supporting connection with the stripping member, and the first leaf spring portion.
A method comprising:
- (a) deforming a first leaf spring portion integrally formed on a housing within an automated banking machine, wherein deforming the first leaf spring portion is operative to enable a stripping member positioned to be in adjacent relation with a rotatable picking member installed in supporting connection with the housing and extending along a picking member axis, to be moved away from the picking member axis;
- (b) subsequent to (a) moving the stripping member relatively away from the picking member axis;
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- (c) disengaging the picking member from supporting connection with the housing, including deforming a tab portion integrally formed on the housing, wherein a picking shaft of the picking member is generally in supporting connection with the tab portion, and disengaging the picking shaft from the tab portion and a drive shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.