Device and method for storing and/or dispensing rigid or flexible substantially planar items
OwnerAlberto Spinettiinventor
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Abstract
Described herein are a device and a method for storing and/or dispensing plane, rigid, or flexible items, such as banknotes, cards or the like. The items are stored sequentially between successive windings of ribbon means which are wound and unwound between a supporting element, driven in rotation by at least one electric motor, and at least one take-up member. The supporting element has a non-circular cross section for obtaining one or more distinct resting surfaces on which the ribbon means are wound.
Claims59
A device for storing and/or dispensing, one by one or either in homogeneous or non homogeneous bundles, substantially planar items in the form of rigid or flexible sheets, comprising at least one supporting element driven in rotation by at least one electric motor and a ribbon wound on said supporting element and on at least one take-up member for taking up said ribbon, the planar items being stored sequentially between successive windings of said ribbon that are wound and unwound between said supporting element and said at least one take-up member, wherein said supporting element is made of a rigid material and has a non-circular cross section for obtaining one or more distinct rigid resting surfaces, on which said planar items rest and said ribbon is wound.
A method for storing and/or dispensing, one by one or either in homogeneous or non homogeneous bundles, substantially planar items in the form of rigid or flexible sheets, including:
- storing sequentially said planar items between successive windings of a ribbon which is wound on a supporting element driven in rotation by at least one electric motor and unwound from at least one take-up member,
- dispensing sequentially said planar items previously stored by unwinding said ribbon from said supporting element and winding the ribbon on at least one take-up member,
- forming said supporting element in a non-circular cross section made of rigid material for obtaining one or more distinct rigid resting surfaces, on which said planar items rest and said ribbon is wound.
A device for storing and/or dispensing substantially planar items in the form of rigid or flexible sheets, comprising at least one supporting element to be driven in rotation by at least one electric motor and a ribbon to be wound on said supporting element and on at least one take-up member for taking up said ribbon, the planar items being stored sequentially between successive windings of said ribbon that are wound and unwound between said supporting element and said at least one take-up member, wherein said supporting element has a non-circular cross section to define one or more distinct resting surfaces, on which said ribbon is wound, and wherein the device further comprises one or more optical sensors to detect the angular position of the supporting element.
A method for storing and/or dispensing substantially planar items in the form of rigid or flexible sheets, including:
- storing sequentially said planar items between successive windings of ribbon which are wound on a supporting element driven in rotation by at least one electric motor and unwound from at least one take-up member;
- dispensing sequentially said planar items previously stored by unwinding said ribbon from said supporting element and winding them on at least one take-up member;
- forming said supporting element to have a non-circular cross section to define one or more distinct resting surfaces, on which said ribbon is wound;
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- detecting the angular position of the supporting element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.