Picker for use with an automated banking machine

An apparatus, comprising:

• a picker that is operable to separate an individual sheet from a stack of sheets, the picker comprises:
• a first rotatable picker member that includes a first high friction peripheral arcuate segment, where the first picker member is rotatable about an axis,
• a second rotatable picker member that includes a second high friction peripheral arcuate segment, wherein the second picker member is rotatable about the axis,
• wherein the stack includes a bounding sheet having a sheet face bounding a side of the stack,
• wherein the first and second arcuate segments are operable to concurrently engage the sheet face,
• a drive in operative connection with the first and second rotatable picker members,
• a stripper member that is configured generally to prevent sheets other than the bonding sheet from being separated from the stack by rotation of the first and second picker members in a first rotational direction,
• wherein the first and second picker members are operable to be separately rotationally movable about the axis responsive to operation of the drive;
• a centering sensor;
• a control circuit operatively coupled with the drive and the centering sensor;
• wherein the at least one centering sensor is configured to sense a position of a bounding sheet separated from the sheet stack relative to a center of a sheet path;
• and
• wherein the control circuit is operable to cause the drive to move the first and second picker members in an axial direction to move the sheet in engagement with the first and second picker members to be centered relative to the sheet path responsive to the centering sensor sensing that the separated bounding sheet is not centered with the sheet path.

An apparatus, comprising a picker that is operable to separate an individual sheet from a stack of sheets, the picker comprises:

• a first rotatable picker member that includes a first high friction peripheral arcuate segment, where the first picker member is rotatable about an axis,
• a second rotatable picker member that includes a second high friction peripheral arcuate segment, wherein the second picker member is rotatable about the axis,
• wherein the stack includes a bounding sheet having a sheet face bounding a side of the stack,
• wherein the first and second arcuate segments are operable to concurrently engage the sheet face,
• a drive in operative connection with the first and second rotatable picker members,
• a stripper member that is configured generally to prevent sheets other than the bonding sheet from being separated from the stack by rotation of the first and second picker members in a first rotational direction,
• wherein the first and second picker members are operable to be separately rotationally movable about the axis responsive to operation of the drive;
• and
• a center member that is axially disposed intermediate of the first and second picker members;
• wherein the center member is rotationally stationary relative to the first and second picker members.

An apparatus, comprising:

• an automated banking machine that operates responsive at least in part to data read from data bearing records, wherein the machine includes:
• a housing,
• an input device supported by the housing, wherein the input device is operative to receive inputs from users of the automated banking machine,
• wherein the input device includes a card reader that is operative to read data from user cards,
• wherein read data from user cards is usable to identify a financial account,
• an output device operable to provide outputs,
• a processor associated with the automated banking machine that is operatively coupled with the input device and output device,
• wherein the processor is operative to cause a determination to be made that card data read from a user card through operation of the card reader corresponds to a financial account on which a transaction is authorized to be conducted through operation of the machine, and a financial transfer involving the financial account responsive at least in part to the determination, and
• a picker that is operable to separate an individual sheet from a stack of sheets in response to instructions received from the processor, the picker comprises:
• a first rotatable picker member that includes a first high friction peripheral arcuate segment, where the first picker member is rotatable about an axis,
• a second rotatable picker member that includes a second high friction peripheral arcuate segment, wherein the second picker member is rotatable about the axis,
• wherein the stack includes a bounding sheet having a sheet face bounding a side of the stack,
• wherein the first and second arcuate segments are operable to concurrently engage the sheet face,
• a drive in operative connection with the first and second rotatable picker members,
• a stripper member that is configured generally to prevent sheets other than the bonding sheet from being separated from the stack by rotation of the first and second picker members in a first rotational direction,
• wherein the first and second picker members are operable to be separately rotationally movable about the axis responsive to operation of the drive;
• a control circuit operatively coupled with the drive;
• and
• a doubles detector operatively coupled with the control circuit;
• wherein the doubles detector is operable to detect a doubles condition where at least one other sheet in addition to the bounding sheet has moved past the stripper member;
• wherein the control circuit is responsive to the doubles detector detecting a condition where at least one other sheet in addition to the bounding sheet has moved past the stripper to move the first and second picker members in a second rotational direction that is opposite of the first rotational direction, whereby the bounding sheet and the at least one additional sheet are returned to the stack;
• wherein responsive at least in part to the determination of a doubles condition, the control circuit is operable to cause the first picker member to rotationally move relative to the second picker member;
• and
• wherein the bounding sheet and the at least one additional sheet that moved past the stripper member are moved relative to each other.

An apparatus, comprising:

• an automated banking machine that operates responsive at least in part to data read from data bearing records, wherein the machine includes:
• a housing,
• an input device supported by the housing, wherein the input device is operative to receive inputs from users of the automated banking machine,
• wherein the input device includes a card reader that is operative to read data from user cards,
• wherein read data from user cards is usable to identify a financial account, an output device operable to provide outputs,
• a processor associated with the automated banking machine that is operatively coupled with the input device and output device,
• wherein the processor is operative to cause a determination to be made that card data read from a user card through operation of the card reader corresponds to a financial account on which a transaction is authorized to be conducted through operation of the machine, and a financial transfer involving the financial account responsive at least in part to the determination, and
• a picker that is operable to separate an individual sheet from a stack of sheets in response to instructions received from the processor, the picker comprises:
• a first rotatable picker member that includes a first high friction peripheral arcuate segment, where the first picker member is rotatable about an axis,
• a second rotatable picker member that includes a second high friction peripheral arcuate segment, wherein the second picker member is rotatable about the axis,
• wherein the stack includes a bounding sheet having a sheet face bounding a side of the stack
• wherein the first and second arcuate segments are operable to concurrently engage the sheet face,
• a drive in operative connection with the first and second rotatable picker members,
• a stripper member that is configured generally to prevent sheets other than the bonding sheet from being separated from the stack by rotation of the first and second picker members in a first rotational direction,
• wherein the first and second picker members are operable to be separately rotationally movable about the axis responsive to operation of the drive;
• a centering sensor;
• a control circuit operatively coupled with the drive and the centering sensor;
• wherein the at least one centering sensor is configured to sense a position of a bounding sheet separated from the sheet stack relative to a center of a sheet path;
• and
• wherein the control circuit is operable to cause the drive to move the first and second picker members in an axial direction to move the sheet in engagement with the first and second picker members to be centered relative to the sheet path responsive to the centering sensor sensing that the separated bounding sheet is not centered with the sheet path.

An apparatus, comprising

• an automated banking machine that operates responsive at least in part to data read from data bearing records, wherein the machine includes:
• a housing,
• an input device supported by the housing, wherein the input device is operative to receive inputs from users of the automated banking machine,
• wherein the input device includes a card reader that is operative to read data from user cards,
• wherein read data from user cards is usable to identify a financial account,
• an output device operable to provide outputs,
• a processor associated with the automated banking machine that is operatively coupled with the input device and output device,
• wherein the processor is operative to cause a determination to be made that card data read from a user card through operation of the card reader corresponds to a financial account on which a transaction is authorized to be conducted through operation of the machine, and a financial transfer involving the financial account responsive at least in part to the determination, and
• a picker that is operable to separate an individual sheet from a stack of sheets in response to instructions received from the processor, the picker comprises:
• a first rotatable picker member that includes a first high friction peripheral arcuate segment, where the first picker member is rotatable about an axis,
• a second rotatable picker member that includes a second high friction peripheral arcuate segment, wherein the second picker member is rotatable about the axis,
• wherein the stack includes a bounding sheet having a sheet face bounding a side of the stack,
• wherein the first and second arcuate segments are operable to concurrently engage the sheet face,
• a drive in operative connection with the first and second rotatable picker members,
• a stripper member that is configured generally to prevent sheets other than the bonding sheet from being separated from the stack by rotation of the first and second picker members in a first rotational direction,
• wherein the first and second picker members are operable to be separately rotationally movable about the axis responsive to operation of the drive;
• a center member that is axially disposed intermediate of the first and second picker members;
• wherein the center member is rotationally stationary relative to the first and second picker members.