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US 8,376,116 B2Granted
Note storage and/or dispensing apparatus
AssigneeInnovative Technology Limited
InventorsChristopher Robinson, David Bellis
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Abstract
Apparatus for storing/dispensing notes such as bills of monetary value, wherein the notes are stored between opposed webs wound onto drums, and notes having different characteristics may be stored on the same drum.
Claims26
Note storage and/or dispensing apparatus, said apparatus including:
- at least one aperture to allow notes to be received by and/or dispensed to a user;
- at least first and second rotatable drums;
- the notes being stored between webs wound onto at least one of said drums;
- processing means for determining one or more characteristics of the notes to allow notes having differing characteristics to be stored on the same drum;
- diverter means are provided and are moveable between a transaction configuration to allow notes to be received and/or dispensed via the aperture, and an indexing configuration to allow notes to be indexed between the first and second drums;
- the diverter means includes a pair of rollers used to guide a first web and further rollers are used to guide respective further webs and wherein at least one of the further rollers is located in a slot and is moveable along the slot to move the diverter means between the transaction and indexing configurations.
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A method of storing and/or dispensing notes, including the steps of:
- inserting notes into apparatus via an aperture;
- storing the notes between opposed webs wound onto rotatable drums;
- determining one or more characteristics of the notes via processing means;
- storing notes having differing characteristics on the same drum;
- moving a diverter means between a transaction configuration to allow pay-in or pay-out of notes, and an indexing configuration to allow transport of the notes between the drums, the diverter means includes a pair of rollers used to guide a first web and using further rollers to guide respective further webs and wherein
- at least one of the further rollers is located in a slot and is moved along the slot to move the diverter means between the transaction and indexing configurations.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.