Apparatus for retrieving paper money bills presented but not picked up at automatic teller machine bill delivery station
First Claim
1. In an ATM dispenser having a reversible belt conveyor a retrival mechanism for unpicked paper money bills dispensed by the ATM dispenser mechanism and discharged from the delivery end of said dispenser mechanism'"'"'s reversible belt conveyor to a bill delivery station including, a bill receiving and presentation tray mounted for movement at said delivery station between a normal position receiving bills discharged by said conveyor for customer removal, and a retrieval position for withdrawal from the tray of unpicked bills thereon by said conveyor belt delivery end when the conveyor is reversed;
- drive means for moving the tray between normal and retrieval positions;
sensor means operative, when sensing unpicked bills on the tray when in normal position, to energize the drive means to move the tray to retrieval position; and
means for reversing belt conveyor movement upon energizing said drive means.
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Abstract
A retrieval mechanism for a divert-container-equipped ATM of typical construction to retrieve and protect paper money bills dispensed at a customer'"'"'s request by the ATM and left at an accessible location at the ATM bill delivery station unpicked by the customer. The unpicked bills are sensed after a short time delay in unpicked status. The unpicked bills when sensed are automatically returned to the reversible conveyor of such typical divert-container-equipped ATM and transported by reversal of the conveyor to the divert container.
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Citations
24 Claims
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1. In an ATM dispenser having a reversible belt conveyor a retrival mechanism for unpicked paper money bills dispensed by the ATM dispenser mechanism and discharged from the delivery end of said dispenser mechanism'"'"'s reversible belt conveyor to a bill delivery station including, a bill receiving and presentation tray mounted for movement at said delivery station between a normal position receiving bills discharged by said conveyor for customer removal, and a retrieval position for withdrawal from the tray of unpicked bills thereon by said conveyor belt delivery end when the conveyor is reversed;
- drive means for moving the tray between normal and retrieval positions;
sensor means operative, when sensing unpicked bills on the tray when in normal position, to energize the drive means to move the tray to retrieval position; and
means for reversing belt conveyor movement upon energizing said drive means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- drive means for moving the tray between normal and retrieval positions;
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16. In a cash dispensing ATM having a reversible conveyor which during normal conveyor dispensing movement in one direction of travel transports paper money bills received from a bill supply to a delivery end of the conveyor at a bill delivery station for removal through a station access opening by a customer;
- and in which, when paper money bills are to be diverted during ATM operation from travel in said one direction, said conveyor is reversed to transport in the other direction of conveyor travel, said bills received by the conveyor which are to be diverted, to a divert container with which the ATM is equipped at a divert station;
wherein the improvement comprises;(a) tray means located below said conveyor delivery end for receiving dispensed bills discharged from said conveyor mounted for movement between normal and retrieval positions in a bill delivery compartment formed at said bill delivery station; (b) drive means for moving the tray means between normal and retrieval positions; (c) sensor means operative when sensing unpicked bills on said tray means to energize said drive means to move the trays means to retrieval position and coincidentally to reverse conveyor movement; and (d) said tray means when in retrieval position pressing bills on said tray means against the reversely moving conveyor delivery end enabling conveyor bill withdrawal from the tray means and transport of such bills so retrieved to said divert container. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
- and in which, when paper money bills are to be diverted during ATM operation from travel in said one direction, said conveyor is reversed to transport in the other direction of conveyor travel, said bills received by the conveyor which are to be diverted, to a divert container with which the ATM is equipped at a divert station;
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24. In an ATM provided with a dispenser for paper money bills having a reversible belt conveyor which in one direction of conveyor movement transports bills to be dispensed from a bill supply to a delivery end of the conveyor at a bill delivery station for removal through a station access opening by a customer;
- and in which said conveyor when reversed, during conveyor movement in the other direction, transports bills received by the conveyor intended to be diverted during ATM operation, to a divert container with which the ATM is equipped at a divert station;
wherein the improvement comprises unpicked bill retrieval mechanism at said bill delivery station including;(a) walls forming a delivery compartment enclosing the delivery end of said conveyor; (b) a bill receiving and presentation tray in said compartment onto which dispensed bills are discharged by said conveyor; (c) means mounting said tray for movement in said compartment between a normal position permitting customer removal of bills on the tray through said access opening, and a retrieval position; (d) drive means for moving the tray between said normal and retrieval positions; (e) sensor means for sensing the presence of unpicked bills on the tray; (f) the sensor means when sensing the presence of unpicked bills on the tray reversing conveyor movement and enabling said drive means to move the tray to retrieval position; and (g) said tray when moved to retrieval position pressing the unpicked bills on the tray against the reversely moving conveyor which withdraws said unpicked bills from the tray and transports such bills to said divert container.
- and in which said conveyor when reversed, during conveyor movement in the other direction, transports bills received by the conveyor intended to be diverted during ATM operation, to a divert container with which the ATM is equipped at a divert station;
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