CN100341026C - Automated transaction machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The automatic transaction machine (10) includes a money receiving and distributing mechanism (77). The mechanism includes a storage reel (66), a take-up reel (68) and a fabric strip (70) extending between the reels. The currency receiving and distributing mechanism is placed in the currency storage unit (44). Currency is selectively passed into and out of the storage assembly to the access area (92). The machine also includes a currency inlet hole (30) and an outlet hole (28). The currency export delivery mechanism (96) extends between the channel area and the currency outlet hole. The money inlet delivery mechanism (98) extends between the channel area and the money inlet hole. A currency validator (58) extends adjacent to the currency inlet transport mechanism to verify the validity of currency within the machine. The machine selectively receives and dispenses currency in response to input signals.

Description

Automated transaction machine

The application is that application number is " 99813543.7 ", the applying date to be " on November 15th, 1999 ", to be entitled as dividing an application of " automated transaction machine ".

Technical field

The present invention relates to automated transaction machine.More particularly, the present invention relates to a kind of like this automated transaction machine, it can be allotted currency and give the user, and it has the currency storage area of an inside, and this storage area can constantly replenish and not need to enter the inside of machine.

Background technology

Automated transaction machine is a prior art.A kind of is that the known automated transaction machine of people is ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) or claims auto-teller (ATM).ATM can carry out multiple transaction now through development and comprise the allocation currency.The exchange of other types can be allotted the list of currency and other types and give such as the teller, and Finance Clerk and other provide the personnel of service.Also have other automated transaction machines can allot such as ticket traveller's check, cost room, voucher or game material.To the user, the supplier's of the exchange owner and the material of allotting account's debt-credit and credit are carried out appropriate assessment to automated transaction machine when allotting these materials.For this instructions, automated transaction machine will be considered to comprise any machine of the transaction of Value Transfer.

On behalf of the list of value, allot currency or other types can normally make to such an extent that can prevent without permission or the people that ratifies touches the list of supply in machine.In most of the cases, this class automated transaction machine all comprises a safety box or other safe boxes.Contact to safety box or box is all being controlled by a latch fitting or other safety features, has only the relevant personnel just can touch its inside.The inside of safety box, box generally includes the storage area of the valuable list of depositing currency or other types.The box of the case that gland bonnet is arranged, jar or other types that described storage area can be taken out often internally, the place is touched then when the safety zone, and this case, jar can be stored or take out from machine at an easy rate.List is allotted to the user from the list storage area by machine.When the storage area need replenish, one the service and open safety box, chest is replenished.In some cases, when replenishing, earlier the chest that uses up or part uses up is taken out, then the chest that replenished is relay into.Under the other situation, when additional, be that replenishing of list or currency carried out in a big folded currency or list insertion chest or other list storage areas as one " brick ".

The structural shortcoming of the automated transaction machine of this prior art is the safety zone that need open machine at the supplementary schedule period of the day from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.This just allows the attendant touch all valuable lists and sensitive electronic equipment in the machine.This just provides chance for stealing and altering.When chest is being changed, have the quite a few people and packing, transport, all touching when installing this chest into.Equally, partly the chest that uses up is taken out the hand that also may pass through the quite a few people when replenishing in machine.This may offer an opportunity and responsibility is difficult to for stealing---and record is distinguished.Have the tamperproof chest single with altering demonstration and develop, but this chest neither be safing automatically, burglar veteran still can put its trick to good use.The chest that list is housed might entirely be stolen when sending to and take out machine.The trace utilization cost of this currency case also is very high, thereby because need comprise the device that can open, close and operate the chest that list is housed and the cost that has increased automated transaction machine together with this chest itself when using this class chest.Operation and transportation chest have also increased the cost of machine run.

The automated transaction machine that price is lower often is installed in filling station, convenience-for-people shop and other commercial undertakings, and this class automated transaction machine often only carries out cash and allots transaction.Though this machine that has reduced function has reduced the expense that obtains this machine, the problem of handling list still exists.Because Environmental security at this class commercial undertaking place does not often have mechanism such as bank for high, this class machine often will be with the transporting vehicle and carry out cash and replenish the work of grade of band arms, and this has also increased the cost of machine run.

The owner of the automated transaction machine in commercial undertaking or operator wish to be used in in-house cash and come to replenish the supply for this machine.Because so just can avoid and to give the third party for cash replenishes disbursement, just reduce commercial operating cost.Yet in many commodity transaction environment, personnel's trustworthiness may verify, so the owner of machine or operator may not wish that general personnel touch the buckets of cash in automated transaction machine.The managerial personnel that the work of additional cash may be limited to higher level carry out.But although this preventive measure are arranged, shortage and mistake still can take place.Particularly when the quite a few people can both touch machine intimate, this problem was just more outstanding.

In recent years, developed a kind of automated transaction machine that can " recycle " currency.This machine can be accepted the currency from user or operator, distinguishes its true and false, and the type of distinguishing each currency.This machine can be selectively leaves currency in the machine diverse location place.When same or another user wanted machine to allot currency, machine was just allotted the currency of depositing in the past to the user later on.Need not touch the inside of machine though this machine can replenish the supply currency, this class machine is very complicated and expensive usually.This class machine is installed may lose more than gain, and that is to say that the cost that does not also support present usefulness is lower, only allot the machine of cash.

Also have many other can be by the Self-Service and the vending machine of user operation, this class machine is by increasing the function of machine, promptly can accept currency and allots currency and be improved.The modal example of this machine is a pump of allotting fuel for motor vehicle, vending machine, automatic machine and automatic game machine etc.Often this class machine has a user interface can read user's credit card.Whether the account that this class machine can also be assessed the user is enough to pay commodity of being bought or the service that is provided.And the Self-Service machine that has also has the ability of accepting user smart card.Comprise a storer on this smart card, wherein store the data of representing value of money.Therefore, do not need to assess user's paying ability, machine is as long as deduct user's payables in the data that representative is worth from the storer of user smart card.

The ability that receives cash and allocation does not generally possess in most of Self-Services and vending machine, and reason is: the first, and cash allocation and receiving mechanism are very expensive in the past, are difficult to buy and use.Second, this machine does not comprise the security feature that auto-teller (automatic teller machine) or cash dispenser are had usually, because the article that this class machine is allotted are not easy to handle with cash value, the 3rd, because these machines do not possess the ability that has cash to accept and allot, do like this and will require machine operation person to bear the extraneous expense that cash recited above is handled, and this can run in using ATM and cash dispenser often.Another shortcoming be this class machine is made that cash receives and the machine of the ability of allocation just possibly restriction can only use in seclected time that can keep big safety and place.Therefore, though the user can have that cash is accepted and allot the ability of cash and benefit from provide and deliver pump and vending machine etc. of fuel for motor vehicle, for these machines provide the cost of these abilities be high must be daunting.

Therefore exist and need all lower but highly reliable automated transaction machine of a kind of productions and run cost.Also need a kind of automated transaction machine, can carry out replenishing of currency or other valuable list and need not touch the storage area of machine intimate it.People also need a kind of automated transaction machine, and it comprises parts that receive and allot currency, and the parts of this reception and allocation currency only increase the limited cost of production of machinery and operation.

Disclosure of the present invention

The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of automated transaction machine.

Another object of the present invention provides a kind of automated transaction machine, and it can allot the list with value, for example currency.

A further object of the present invention provides a kind of automated transaction machine, and it allots currency at the currency storage area of machine, and can replenish the supply currency and not need to contact the inside of machine storage area.

Of the present invention also have a purpose to provide a kind of automated transaction machine, and it can replenish money supply and not need to contact the inside of machine, and construct both can be from the machine front side also can be from the machine rear side currency that replenishes the supply.

Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of all automated transaction machines of very economical of producing and move.

Another object of the present invention provides a kind of automated transaction machine that can receive, identify and allot the list such as currency.

A further object of the present invention provides a kind of automated transaction machine, and it can be for being originally vending machine or providing the machine of Self-Service to increase reception and allot currency function, receiving and allot the subsidiary function of the function of currency as them.

Another object of the present invention provides a kind of automated transaction machine, and it can allot currency from the currency storage area of machine intimate, and the currency in the machine can be taken out at an easy rate by the personnel that are authorized to.

Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of automated transaction machine, and it is easy to be operated by the user, and it can in time provide commodity sales promotion or other information for the user of machine.

Other purpose of the present invention will be explained very clearly in following enforcement optimal mode of the present invention and appended claims.

Purpose recited above is achieved in the exemplary embodiment of an automated transaction machine.Described automated transaction machine can be that its major function is the machine that receives and/or allot as the list of currency.Perhaps described its function of automated transaction machine can be such as the machine of selling fuel for motor vehicle, lottery ticket, pass by souvenir or other transaction, and can comprise the automated transaction machine of allotting and/or receiving valuable list such as currency.

In an exemplary embodiment, this automated transaction machine comprises a machine case.Described housing comprises a user interface area, and the latter comprises an input media at least, can receive at least one input that comes from the user of machine by this input media machine.One list ingate is the same with the list outlet opening to extend through described housing.

In the housing of machine, there is a currency to receive and distribution sector.Be connected to the list storage area in described currency reception and the distribution sector work, in described embodiment, this storage area is used to deposit currency.Described currency or list receive and allot mechanism and comprise a passage area, when list is received by this mechanism and will leave in the storage area time, list can pass through this passage.When list by this mechanism when storage area is allotted, list is also by this passage area.

Described embodiment also comprises currency inlet conveyer, and this conveyer extends between currency ingate and the passage.One appraisal of coinage device is arranged near currency inlet conveyer.Whether this appraisal of coinage device can detect the currency that inserts by the ingate effective to determine this currency.Described machine also comprises currency outlet conveyer, and it extends through this housing between passage and outlet opening.Machine also comprises one or several driving mechanism, and they link to each other with outlet conveyer work with import and can move currency or other lists in machine selectively.

The automated transaction machine of described embodiment also comprises a controller.The driving work of described controller and assessor and inlet, outlet conveyer links to each other, and described controller also is connected with input media and assessor in work.Currency or other lists that will be stored in the storage area thereby this controller may command machine can respond at least one input signal of this input media are allotted by this mechanism, and move through the outlet conveyer to the outlet opening place.Described controller can also be in work response currency or being inserted into the ingate of other lists and allow assessor identify the currency that inserts whether effective.This currency is accepted and is stored in the storage area with regard to being received and allotting mechanism if effectively.

The structure of automated transaction machine of the present invention can receive from client's currency and also currency can be provided and delivered to client, and correspondingly credit.Perhaps, embodiments of the invention can be constructed to such an extent that only allot currency to the client who operates machines.In these embodiments, the reception currency is only limited to and has the right to represent the machine owner or operator to replenish the personnel of currency for machine.A side that can be arranged on currency entrance and exit hole machine that is configured with of other machine, the relative both sides that also can be arranged on this entrance and exit hole machine that have.Some mode of the present invention can structure must make list can only one time a ground accept these lists from the currency ingate and some machine can be constructed to such an extent that can accept some lists and pile up then that they are separated, identify and be stored in the machine.

In exemplary modes more of the present invention, currency receives and distribution sector can comprise a rolling storage-type mechanism.Described tumbling-type storing mechanism comprises that extending in storage reel and batches flexible fabric band between (collecting) reel.Described storage reel and batch reel, this driving mechanism by a reel drive mechanism can mobile selectively reel with or list send to passage area or receive list from passage area.In certain embodiments, described storage and batch reel and be included in the currency memory module, the people that this assembly can be easy to be authorized to is fit into machine or takes out from machine.Some preferable mode of the present invention is highly reliably but produces and operate that then cost is lower.

Other preferred versions of the present invention comprise that one has the interface of display.This display screen is used for sales promotion or other information are offered the user of machine.These information can be ofer short duration than sensitivity and/or its effective time to time ratio.In best mode of the present invention, this category information is provided by the interchangeable plug in type memeory of a controller and a smart card or the interaction of similar device.The present invention can also provide the user interface of various forms so that automated transaction machine easy and simple to handle and easy.

Brief description of the drawings

Fig. 1 is the exemplary embodiment isometric view of an automated transaction machine of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the rear plan view of machine shown in Figure 1, and the door that the one fan can pass in and out is being opened.

Fig. 3 is a synoptic diagram, a controller, some transaction function devices and other devices that described automated transaction machine is shown be in its work on link.

Fig. 4 is the transparent side view of the mechanism of list of processing such as the currency in the automated transaction machine shown in Figure 1 etc.

Fig. 5 is the block diagram that illustrates in the list path that is included in the automated transaction machine shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is to operating with mobile storage reel and the synoptic diagram of collecting the reel driving mechanism of reel the list distribution side.

Fig. 7 is first, second actuator of reel driving mechanism and the synoptic diagram that connects the driving member of these actuators.

Fig. 8 is and the similar synoptic diagram of Fig. 7, and its reel driving mechanism is being operated with along the direction mobile storage reel that receives list and collect reel.

Fig. 9 is a simplified side view of handling the parts of list in the machine passage area.

Figure 10 is the zoomed-in view of passage area, comprises in this passage area being used for the first and second list separation members that list is separated from list supporting fabrics band.

Figure 11 is the side schematic view that is used for the parts of valve of guiding list between the import and export conveyer in passage area.

Figure 12 is the side schematic view of second separation member and the draft hitch on the currency memory module thereof.

Figure 13 is with storage and collects the side schematic view that applies directed resistance piece that reel uses.

Figure 14 is illustrated in an outshot that meshes with a cylindrical support on the currency memory module.

Figure 15 is the isometric view of cylindrical support shown in Figure 14.

Figure 16 is the isometric view of the currency supporting fabrics band of a flexibility, the mark that has machine readable to go out on it, shown in just supporting currency on the supporting fabrics band.

Figure 17 illustrates the schematic side view when machine component movement of list processing mechanism when providing and delivering list.

Figure 18 is a schematic side view, illustrate when the appraisal of coinage device in the currency of judging the insertion motion conditions of list processing mechanism effectively time the whether.

Figure 19 is a synoptic diagram, a currency is shown passes through the back to passage area from the appraisal of coinage device.

Figure 20 is a synoptic diagram, the mobile currency of list processing mechanism is shown becomes supporting to be connected by this passage area and with webbing and list storage reel.

Figure 21 is the synoptic diagram of another embodiment of automated transaction machine of the present invention, and machine comprises a common currency inlet and an outlet conveyer that links to each other with the appraisal of coinage device.

Figure 22 is the synoptic diagram of another embodiment, and it has a currency ingate, and this ingate is in a side relative with this currency outlet opening.

Figure 23 is the synoptic diagram of an automated transaction machine, and it can receive and separate a folded currency.

Figure 24 one is used for from the synoptic diagram of the mechanism that this folded currency is separated more than of currency individually among the embodiment shown in Figure 23.

Figure 25-the 30th, the synoptic diagram of user interface and operation thereof, this interface can be used in the various embodiments of the present invention.

Implement best mode of the present invention

Now see also accompanying drawing, consult the automated transaction machine of first exemplary embodiment of the present invention shown in Fig. 1 especially by numbering 10 total expressions.Machine 10 is automated transaction machines among the figure, and its major function is; Dispensing and reception currency.But it must be understood that other embodiment of the present invention can be that its major function comprises the machine that carries out other type transactions.These machines can comprise for example allots fuel for motor vehicles, allots paper money, allots voucher, allots other functions that game material or user can carry out with this machine.

Machine 10 comprises a housing 12.Here, housing 12 is meant the shell of machine and the inner structure of parts in it of supporting machine.One user interface that is designated by numeral 14 in the drawings is supported on the housing, and the user can use.In an illustrated embodiment, described user interface comprises input media and output unit.One of input media is a card reader 16.Card reader 16 shown in the figure is a kind of striped formula card readers, and it can read the magnetic stripe line card of being sent to by reader by client 18.Described card 18 can be various forms of cards, such as credit card or credit card etc., comprises in the card in order to identify user's identity and/or its account's information.

The user interface 14 of described embodiment also comprises other input medias.These input medias comprise keyboard 20 and function key 22.The user can go to import data and instruct to machine by pressing the key and the function key 22 that constitute keyboard selectively.

User interface 14 also comprises an output unit, and it has a display 24.The display 24 of illustrated embodiment can be a CRT (cathode-ray tube (CRT)) or LCD (LCD) formula display.It can display message give a user, comprises the information that instructs the user to operate machines in the information.

Input and output unit only are to illustrate shown in should be understood that,, can use the input and output device of other type among other embodiment of the present invention.These comprise for example card reader of other types, are used to read the card of magnetic stripe line or other type.These comprise for example motor-driven reader or stretch into the formula reader.The card of other types also can be used for this machine.Comprise what is called " smart card " in these cards, this card has a programmable storage wherein to have data.The information that can comprise relevant user and account thereof in the data can also comprise the information of representative money value.When card is used in shopping, can from storer, deduct the fund of buying goods.Some card can regularly be supplemented with money.Also have other available input medias can read some objects, for example use the object of optics label coding, they can be used to identify user and account thereof.Other available input medias comprise bio-measurement type reading device, finger-printer reader for example, retina scanning device, iris scan device, speech recognition equipment or other can provide the input media of an input information of identifying concrete user's identity and/or its account.

Being used as the keyboard of input media and function key in described exemplary embodiment can be replaced by the input media that other types can be accepted user data or instruction selectively in other embodiments.The output unit of other types also can be used.These devices comprise other visual types and non-visual type output unit, as long as they can be passed to information the user and can instruct the user to operate machines.Certainly, when automated transaction machine of the present invention combines with other devices of carrying out other functions, in the input media of the other types relevant with carrying out those other functions also can be included in.For example when machine of the present invention combined with a fuel for motor vehicle allocation device, input media just can comprise switch and the control device in order to the dispensing of control fuel for motor vehicle.What ambient conditions concrete attachment device is used under on the present invention is decided.

Get back to the description to machine shown in Figure 1 10 now, described housing comprises a receipt perforate 26.Described receipt perforate is to be used for being provided at the printing receipt of concluding the business on the machine for the user.Housing also comprises a currency outlet opening 28.Described currency outlet opening 28 is used for allotting currency from machine and gives the user.Ying Yu is understood that the currency outlet opening also can be described as the list outlet opening here.In an embodiment of the present invention, except currency, also can accept list and allot out list from machine.

Machine 10 also comprises a currency ingate 30.Currency ingate 30 is to be used for inserting the list of currency or other types for the usefulness that stores toward machine.As shown in phantom in FIG., in some embodiments, currency ingate 30 can by one movably lid 32 build, so the stranger can not touch.Lid 32 is to be pinned by a suitable locking mechanism 34 selectively.Described lid can be used in machine operation person only allows the personnel through selecting approval insert the occasion that machine stores to currency.For example be used for machine operation person and only wish that the user allots machine the occasion of machine as cash.In some embodiments, this lid can provide a currency area supported or currency supporting structure for example sack user of being convenient to machine with convenient lid on the position of building the time deposit the currency of allocation.

As shown in Figure 1, the housing of machine also comprises web member 36.Described web member is accepted a plug-in type storage elements 38 releasedly.Plug-in type storage elements shown in the figure is used for storage line will offer machine user's information by display 24.To speak of later on, plug-in type storage elements 38 is being stored sales promotion information, and this information will be shown to the user of machine in time.This sales promotion information for example comprise that the discounting of some commodity is sold or a certain date will end preferential especially.In a preferred embodiment, this plug-in type memory 38 can be supported on the sheet smart card.Can comprise one or multinomial promotional items in storer, promotion period, may be only limited in one day certain several hours or in the week several days or only within a few period.The use of these characteristics will be described in detail afterwards.

Fig. 2 illustrates the back side of machine 10.The housing 12 of machine comprises a fan side door 40.This fan side door is opened in Fig. 2.Side door 40 has a locking mechanism 42.This locking mechanism 42 makes side door 40 be in the close position usually.Locking mechanism 42 can be opened by the people who is authorized to, so that can enter into the inside of machine.

Machine intimate comprises all parts, schematically shows them among the figure.This base part for example can comprise a currency memory module 44.As being described in detail it later on, this currency memory module 44 comprises that a currency storage area is in order to leave currency in the machine in.This currency storage assembly for storing 44 as long as side door 44 is being opened, just can be easy to take out or put into the machine the inside.Miscellaneous part in the engine housing can comprise the device 46 of note running accounts.Described note running accounts device 46 for example can be a journal printer, and it is noted the transaction of being undertaken by machine with nonvolatil hard copy form.Other devices at machine intimate can comprise a communicator 48.This communicator for example can be a modulator-demodular unit, wireless launcher, and private line interface bindiny mechanism, or other are suitable for and the device of other compunication to conclude the business with machine of the present invention.Described other computing machines for example can be included in the computing machine in the debt-credit card network, and they can be handled Transaction Information and check out between the operator of user, value of money source and machine.Another device of schematically illustrated machine intimate is a receipt printer 50 in Fig. 2.Printer 50 is printable to go out receipt, and receipt is allotted by receipt opening 26 and given the client.

The schematically illustrated interior device of described embodiment that is included in machine 10 of Fig. 3 by electric control.One controller 52 is as the electric device in the control machine.Controller 52 comprises an internal clocking device 54.Controller and a storer 56 work link.Storer 56 is also referred to as data-carrier store here.In all embodiment, controller 52 can comprise the computing machine that is connected in one or more processor or the work, they as with controller work on the electric signal source of the device that links to each other.

As shown in Figure 3, controller is connected with foregoing transaction function devices.These functional devices comprise card reader 16, keyboard and function key 20 and 22 and display 24.Controller is also controlled receipt printer 30 and running accounts device 46.Here, the running accounts device is a journal printer.Controller also with in plug in type memeory 38 and communicator 48 work is connected.This communicator is used for communicating by letter with other devices.In described embodiment, controller 52 also with in other device work is connected.These devices for example comprise an appraisal of coinage device 58, and this assessor is described in detail afterwards.Described assessor is used to check currency determining its validity, and the difference currency that inserts machine is effectively or invalid.Controller 52 also transports in driver 62 work with a component driver 60 and and is connected, and they are the control circuits that are used to be controlled at the motor of mobile currency in the machine.Below to be described in detail them.Should be understood that, that above these transaction function devices are exemplary, in other embodiments of the invention, can comprise transaction function devices different and/or addition type.

Shown in Figure 4 is a list processing mechanism, and it is used in the machine stored and allots currency.What this list processing mechanism was total in the drawings represents with numbering 64.It comprises a currency memory module 44, and the front had said that it was to be installed in removedly in the housing of machine.Described currency memory module comprises a storage reel 66, and it can be executed with changeing and be installed in the memory module, and is to support with the housing of machine and is connected.One batches (collecting) reel 68, and it is identical with the storage reel in preferred embodiment, and it also is rotatably installed in the machine.One flexible fabric band 70 extends in the storage reel and receives between the reel.

Currency memory module among the described embodiment comprises a reel driving mechanism 72 on it.This reel driving mechanism can drive storage reel 66 selectively or receive reel 68, and its mode of operation will be narrated afterwards.

Described currency memory module 44 also comprises a driver 74 in it.This driver movably is connected in locking piece 76 work with one.This locking piece 76 can be driven and be moved between the two positions by driver 74, and on a position, the storage reel can rotate, and on another position, locking piece makes rotatable storage reel keep the relative fixed position with respect to currency memory module 44.This is to realize by lug boss and the common engagement operations of recess on locking piece and storage reel on the latched position of locking piece, schematically showing with numbering 78 in the drawings.

Driver 74 is electrically connected with controller 52 by a releasable connector 80.Controller 52 is as an electric signal source, and it drives driver usually, and when storage reel 66 suitably was positioned at machine, it can make storage volume dish 66 move.When the currency memory module is positioned at machine, when releasable connector element 80 is connected to the electric signal source to driver 74, thereby the lug boss of locking piece and reel and recess throw out of gear move reel.This characteristic is after the currency memory module takes out from machine, and the currency storage reel that helps to guarantee the monetization storage area is in a fixed position with respect to assembly.This makes not approved personnel difficult from currency memory module taking-up currency take out the currency memory module from machine after.

This currency memory module 44 is bearing in the machine by outshot 82.Described outshot 82 comprises semicircular opening or groove 84 (referring to Figure 14).Axially extended cylindrical support 86 can be placed in the opening 84 when currency memory module 44 is in operating position in machine.

Opening 84 at outshot 82 extends in the planar member, is surrounded by 88 on a surface on every side, and this surface 88 is arch (U-shaped) protuberance.The outstanding surface 88 of U-shaped is oriented to extend in annular recess or the groove 90, and the periphery that this groove 90 is centered around cylindrical support 86 extends.Being meshing with each other of U-shaped protuberance and annular recess can make currency memory module 44 be positioned at the interior appropriate location of machine case.By moving this currency memory module along the I of arrow shown in Figure 14 direction, it can also and throw off part from engagement throws off and engagement outshot and cylindrical support.

In mode of the present invention, this cylindrical support 86 also plays the structure around the currency memory module in the machine is played supporting member.Supporting member 86 every ends comprise that also threaded opening is beneficial to be meshed with miscellaneous part.The location of the annular recess 90 in the cylindrical support is asymmetric suitable location that are beneficial to the currency memory module.When machine assembled, owing to the threaded openings that different size and/or helicitic texture have been arranged at each end of cylindrical support, the suitable location of cylindrical support can be guaranteed.This structure add the coupling securing member that is used for that machine part is fixed together guarantee when assembling cylindrical support can obtain appropriate installation.Certainly, the structure of the supporting structure here and the currency memory module that can take out is an example, in other embodiments, and can be with other suitable construction and assembly method.This comprise with one with general opposite configuration shown in Figure 14 so that location memory module and other intermeshing lug bosses and groove layouts such as (recesses).

Cash processing machine structure shown in Figure 4 also comprises a passage area 92.This passage area 92 extends through the perforate 94 (referring to Figure 10) in the antetheca in the currency memory module.The currency that receives and allot process between the mechanism at the currency of currency memory module all passes through this passage area 92.

As shown in Figure 4, currency outlet conveyer 96 extends between passage area and the currency outlet opening 28.Currency outlet conveyer 96 moves the currency that is attached thereto.One currency inlet conveyer 98 moves the currency between currency outlet opening 30 and currency passage area 92.This currency inlet conveyer 98 comprises that one extends through the part of appraisal of coinage device 58.The front was narrated, and described appraisal of coinage device is used to detect the currency by currency inlet conveyer in work.This appraisal of coinage device detects the currency that moves in currency inlet conveyer.Described appraisal of coinage device determines whether the currency that is detected is effective, just receives in the time of effectively to exist in the machine, and is also differentiated between effective and invalid currency.

One transports driving mechanism 100 is connected with import and outlet conveyer 96 and 98 respectively.Described currency entrance and exit conveyer has more detailed diagram in Fig. 5.Described currency outlet conveyer 96 comprises a belt 102 and a plurality of currency engagement idle pulley 104.Belt and idle pulley currency is engaged on therebetween so that currency along with the motion of belt is moved between passage area and currency outlet opening 28.Though should be understood that in described embodiment, currency outlet conveyer one belt and roller conveyer, but other forms of in other embodiments belt and roller running structure or other are suitable for meshing and the moving member of mobile currency also can use.

In described embodiment, currency inlet conveyer comprises appraisal of coinage device 58.In described embodiment, appraisal of coinage device 58 is a kind of commercially available standard money receptacles, and it is the validity that is used for checking some type currency.In the structure of machine is to receive and allot under the situation of 20 dollar bills, and described assessor can be one to be used to judge whether the currency of insertion is effective 20 dollar bills.Comprise or have in its vicinity the non-slip part 106 of currency inlet conveyer 98 in the described assessor 58, this non-slip part 106 can mesh and move the currency that inserts and pass through currency ingate 30 through assessors.Described non-slip part 106 moves past currency testing agency in the assessor 58 on request to detect currency and to differentiate its validity so that be accepted in the machine.If it is invalid that an appraisal of coinage of inserting is got off, perhaps be unsuitable for being received in the machine, described non-slip part 106 just shifts out this currency to it by currency ingate 30 after currency is inwardly moved into assessor.This be finish according to the running program of inside by assessor or finish with controller 52 co-operatings in other embodiments.

If the currency that inserts by currency ingate 30 is accredited as effectively and can be accepted by assessor 58, then the non-slip part 106 of currency inlet conveyer 98 just is discharged into this currency the limited slipper 108 of currency conveyer 98.This limited slipper 108 comprises a belt 110 and idle pulley 112.Belt 110 and idle pulley 112 are as limited slip joggle piece, and their engagements are from the currency of assessor 58 inside processes.Yet this limited slipper 108 before non-slip part is thrown off this currency, can not provide enough power to currency make this currency from the engagement of non-slip part 106 throw off.This just can make the assessor 58 of described embodiment that this currency is moved fully backward and so that it can and still can make non-slip part be accredited as when invalid with this currency back so that at this currency with 110,112 engagements of limited slip joggle piece it be sent back by the currency ingate.This specific character makes on the market and can buy, the embodiment shown in small and exquisite appraisal of coinage device can be used for.

Though in described embodiment, currency inlet conveyer 98 has a non-slip part and limited part other embodiment of the present invention that skid can not comprise such part according to the type of used assessor.A kind of such embodiment will be described in detail afterwards.In addition, though non-slip part is a plurality of crew-served rollers in the drawings, limited slipper 108 is a belt and a roller conveyer in the drawings, but other embodiment of the present invention can comprise that other types can move the crew-served moving member of list with desired form.

One gate 114 is positioned near the passage area 92.Guide list selectively in these gate 114 work and this list is passed through with respect to currency inlet conveyer and currency outlet conveyer.In more detail shown in Fig. 9 and 11, gate 114 comprises a parts of valve 116 of rotatably installing.This parts of valve 116 comprises the guiding front surface portion 118 of a bending, and it is positioned near the passage area.When this guiding front surface portion 118 be in position shown in Figure 9 relatively to upper/lower positions the time, this mechanism outwards moves past passage area 92 with list, the currency that should outwards move is meshed with the guiding front surface, and is directed exporting with currency the belt 102 and idle pulley 104 engagements of conveyer 96.On this position, currency is transported to currency outlet opening 28 by currency outlet conveyer on an outward direction.Similarly, when currency is entered the mouth conveyer when channel region 92 transports by currency, guide front surface 118 to be moved upward to respect to receiving position shown in Figure 9.On this position, can admission passage zone 92 by the currency that the conveyer 98 that enters the mouth transports.

One guiding piece 120 extends near the gate 114 between the currency entrance and exit conveyer substantially.Described guiding piece comprises the rotatable guide reel 122 that becomes supporting to link to each other and concern with it.Guide reel 122 is meshed with belt 110 and rotation thereupon usually.Guiding piece 120 and guide reel 122 also help the guiding list through passage area, and its mode will be narrated afterwards.Described passage area also on an opposite side of guiding piece by one separate (from) part 124 delimits.Described separation (from) part also will be described in detail afterwards, the surface engaged of it and belt 110, in the zone of the latter on belt backing roll 126 as an arch moving member.Described separator 124 also on an opposite side, is meshed with webbing 70 in the zone on backing roll 128.Backing roll system is bearing on the currency memory module 44.Webbing 70 when being meshed with separator 124 on roller 128 when mobile as an arch moving member.

As shown in figure 11, gate 114 moves between such two positions: one is receiving position, this is currency is received the admission passage zone from currency inlet conveyer position, another is a guide position, on this position, outwards the currency by passage is directed to the outlet conveyer with a limited slip gear train of numbering 130 expressions among one figure.The limited slip gear train of described embodiment comprises a sliding part 132.This sliding part 132 is a little sliding relatively belt or similar power driving member, and it can be used for parts of valve 116 being moved to a desired location and skidding and do not damage its own or other continuous parts after this responding actuation movement.In described embodiment, described sliding part 132 links to each other with sheave segment 134, it with parts of valve 116 work on link to each other.Described sliding part 132 also is connected with a sheave segment 136, and this sheave segment 136 is connected to the roller 138 of the belt 102 of a supporting outlet conveyer.Schematically limiting the rotation of parts of valve 116 with the block piece of numbering 140 expressions.

When currency outlet conveyer outwards when mobile from passage area 92 is driven currency, belt 102 is along being driven by the direction shown in the arrow O.Thereby this makes the guiding front surface 118 of parts of valve 116 move down the counterclockwise rotation that is meshed with block piece 140 and limits it up to this parts of valve.Owing to moving along the N direction of arrow at this position belt 110, the currency that moves past passage area 92 is positioned at guiding front surface 118 engagements of guide position and moves and mesh the outside belt 102 that moves therewith.The control of this outside mobile belt response controller and continue to move.Yet, in case parts of valve 114 lean against on the block piece, sliding part 132 with respect in sheave segment 134 and 136 at least one and slide.This makes parts of valve remain on guide position but can not move again and also can not undermine any parts.

As can be seen from Figure 11, when currency inlet conveyer 98 make belt 110 towards with the reverse direction shown in the arrow N move with currency when passage area 92 transmits, belt 102 is towards moving with the reverse direction shown in the arrow O.This motion makes roller 138 rotating pulley parts 136 and 134 remove rotary gate spare 116.This parts of valve 116 is oriented in clockwise position as shown in the figure and rotates to receiving position, turning clockwise because of being stopped with the engagement of one of block piece 140 of this position parts of valve.In case parts of valve moves to receiving position, sliding part 132 slides with respect to one in the sheave segment at least and can not undermine any other parts.In this position, currency can move inward under the supporting of belt 110 by parts of valve and reach passage area.

Though in this described embodiment of the present invention, gate 114 comprises one by the parts of valve that driving mechanism drove identical with belt, in other embodiments, also can use other gate travel mechanisms that comprise independent driving mechanism.Perhaps embodiments of the invention can use by the skew of parts of valve or translation motion and make the parts of valve of the no driving mechanism that currency inwardly passes through.The currency that this no driving mechanism parts of valve can outwards move by its structure engages also guides them with suitable mechanism and meshes being used for currency is outwards moved.In an embodiment of the present invention, parts of valve and list moving member can adopt different layouts.Be understood that what be described in mobile list in the entrance and exit conveyer here is the wall scroll belt though also should give, but in other preferred embodiments of the present invention, can comprise that many parallel mobile belts, roller or other can move the currency travel mechanism of currency in described direction.

Figure 12 show in more detail separation (every) working condition of part 124, this separation member 124 is delimited first side that the passage area of currency memory module 44 was shifted to and shifted out to currency.The currency that moves through passage area is usually being numbered on 142 the currency plane and moving as shown in figure 12.Generally extend along the inside surface 144 of separation member 124 on this currency plane.Inside surface 114 among this embodiment comprises a plurality of bossings as shown in the figure.The effect of these bossings is to reduce surface tension so that currency is changed places mobile on inside surface 144 as far as possible.

Described currency memory module 44 comprises an inwall 146.Opening 94 extends through this inwall.This opening is delimited by a shaped tab portions 148 at each cross side.Each shaped tab portions 148 comprises the groove 150 that a common perpendicular is extended.One cuts part 152 extends through shaped tab portions and arrives this groove.Described separation member 124 comprises a pair of outward extending lug boss 154, and its size is wanted and can be moved in groove 150.Described lug boss 154 also makes separation member 124 rotatably move with respect to currency memory module 44.This separation member also comprises a loser 156.Loser 156 is meshed by a biasing member 158, and this biasing member makes described separation member 124 as shown in the figure along down direction biasing.

When described currency memory module 44 was installed in the housing of machine, described separation member 124 moved on on first end of this separation member and the position that belt 110 on the roller 126 is meshed.And on operating position, the opposite end of separation member 124 then is meshed with webbing 70 on the roller 128.Like this, just at its opposite two ends engagement arch moving member, this arch moving member moves the list that becomes support relation with it to described separation member 124.Described separation member in the one exemplary embodiment of the present invention forms and goes also to mesh the list that is bearing on the moving member on moving member.The engagement of the list on separation member and the moving member be used for separating list and guide they generally along the currency plane 142 by the currency passage.Described separation member 124 reduces as far as possible can the supporting fabrics band of quilt below separation member or the danger that belt is taken away or interrupt mechanism works in the place that currency may block.The suspension feature of separation member helps making it can work as when the currency memory module is in the working position can make own suitably location when vertical direction and rotation in mechanism.Like this, described separation member just can be proofreaied and correct little site error and still can finish its function by the arch moving member that is engaged on both sides.In addition, groove 150 and cut the rapid displacement that (breach) zone structure of 152 helps separation member is because bossing 154 can pass gap regions 152.And described biasing member 158 is taken off from loser 156 at an easy rate.Take out original separation member like this and install a new separation member and can easily finish.

Though should be understood that, that in described embodiment separation member is provided with bossing and the support housing structure has groove, in other embodiments may anti-its road and exercise bossing and support housing together and groove and separation member together.In addition in other embodiments, can use transition or extra structure.

Can clearly be seen that from Figure 10 the currency memory module among the described embodiment also comprises a separation member 160.Separation member 160 engagements and separated the 124 relative side of webbing that meshes.Separation member 160 can reduce as far as possible to be allotted currency on the webbing 70 that is supported in when direction moves on the reel when webbing at list and still stays danger on the webbing.Deflector helps list separately and when storing reel in direction rotation shown in Figure 10 is guided their towards storage area from webbing.

Described separation member comprises an edge part 162.This marginal portion 162 is 164 position and webbing engagement in the drawings.One deflector surface 166 164 is extended to passage from the position.This deflector surface is positioned to such an extent that be connected in this zone between part and the passage area with the storage reel at webbing and extend with webbing 70 with paralleling.

One displaceable member 168 is meshed with webbing 70 above roller 128.This displaceable member 168 with the engagement of the currency that moves inward so that they can enter roll gap in the regional deflector surface guiding that webbing links to each other with textile material on being stored in storage reel 66 or nip and locate 170.Similarly, displaceable member 168 is used to mesh the list that come from the webbing branch by separation member 160 and these lists is outwards moved through passage area.

Described separation member 160 can be with respect to housing around axis 172 rotations.Described separation member 160 by a biasing member 174 in addition subsection so that can be rotated in a clockwise direction around axis 172.Reel 66 rotates with numbering 176 rotations of representing in figure with respect to housing and currency memory module.Separation member is provided with roll gap (place of nipping) at angle around the axis 176 that the axis 172 that rotates is coiling rotation with respect to storage volume in form described in the invention, and this angle is at least about 90 degree.This structure makes provides the angular motion of relative control to become possibility in this position to the marginal portion when being stored in the webbing quantity of storing on the reel in the machine operation process changes.The motion of this relatively limited system can be guaranteed to separate reliably and the guiding currency leaves and is bearing on the storage reel.This structure can also be by keeping marginal portion 162 and to the desirable relative position of webbing and reduce the wearing and tearing of textile material as far as possible.

As shown in figure 10, deflector surface 166 is located to such an extent that it is extended on the two opposite sides of described displaceable member 168.In some embodiment of the present invention, this displaceable member 168 can comprise a plurality of displaceable members that stride across the horizontally set of webbing.Deflector surface can be formed in the intermediate space between the displaceable member extends.In addition, guide faces 120 also extends into the zone line of deflector surface.The deflector surface laterally location between displaceable member 168 and guide faces 120 provides a relatively movably mutual fitting relation between these surfaces, and this relation helps the list guiding through passage area.Here it is to be noted also that the separation member 172 and 124 of use engagement webbing two opposite sides can help avoid the uneven wear of webbing and gather along its surperficial non-homogeneous stress.This point adds the structure of separation member and the serviceable life that orientation helps to prolong webbing.

Also will be described in detail later on, the described currency memory module 44 of this embodiment comprises that a currency of representing with numbering 77 receives and allot mechanism in Fig. 4.This currency receives and allots mechanism and comprises storage respectively and collect reel 66 and 68.Extend in the webbing 70 between the reel, at the roller 128 and the displaceable member 168 of passage area engagement webbing, and their effect of separation member 160 is to guarantee that currency isolates and be drawn towards passage area or leave from passage area from webbing.In the operation of described embodiment, reel driving mechanism 72 moves reel so that currency can be sent to passage area and allot away from passage area.What should be noted that is in other embodiments, all dissimilar cash processing machine structures can be set near passage area with realization currency be provided and delivered to the client or from customers' place reception currency.

Though all conveyers described herein are useful, one in many type of mechanism that can be used is exemplary.This currency memory module 44 of described embodiment is why useful to be because the structure of this assembly can be used for many such conveyers, comprising the basic function that can realize other types, be suitable for being contained in the very low mechanism of in-house cost.This comprises by the cash distribution capacity that provides suitable mechanism to improve and renovate this mechanism with interface channel zone and the one or more outlet that can be used by the user.In addition, described currency memory module 44 can be taken out it by the personnel that authorize at an easy rate from the inside of machine.For example, provide for motor vehicle during the allocation of fuel uses one, the operator of a system can be when coming off duty easily handle component 44 allot the pump from fuel and take out, they are kept at the place of a safety.Taking out and reinstall them can finish very soon to reduce by the staff as far as possible and spend workload in facility.

The operation that currency in currency memory module 44 received and allotted mechanism is by by being controlled the running of reel driving mechanism 72.The rotation that this reel driving mechanism is controlled currency storage reel 66 at work selectively and collected reel 68.By the rotation of control reel, currency can be supported by webbing 70, and leaves on the currency storage reel.Equally, by the rotation of control reel, the currency that leaves on the storage reel can send to passage area.

The reel driving mechanism 72 of this one exemplary embodiment comprises a motor or other drivers (see and number 178 among the figure).When currency memory module 44 was installed in the machine, the operation of this driving mechanism and sense of rotation thereof can be controlled by the signal that controller 52 sends.Driving mechanism 178 can make one first actuator 180 around rotation 179 rotations as shown in Figure 6.In described embodiment, this first actuator 180 is cogwheel gearings.But also can use roller in other embodiments, belt or other power driving member.

Described first actuator makes 182 rotations of one second actuator when work.In described embodiment, second actuator links to each other rotationally with driving member 184, and this driving member can be around rotation 179 rotations of first actuator 180.Described second actuator is around a rotation 185 rotations, and it can move with this driving member.Certainly, in other embodiments, also can use other drives structure.

Schematically shown in Figure 7,182 one-tenth work of first resistance piece 186 and second actuator link, and first resistance piece 186 can apply the power of its motion of prevention to second actuator.This first resistance piece preferably can apply the resistance of a pair of motion to two sense of rotation of second actuator.This first resistance piece can comprise a thrust washer, frictional disk, and lining or other suitable members provide the resistance that control is arranged of a limited extent with the motion to second actuator.Described first resistance piece 186 when first actuator 180 is done the clockwise direction rotation as shown in Figure 7, just begins to provide resistance.The resistance that described first resistance piece 186 is applied also trends towards making driving member 184 to rotate along clockwise position (direction) with second actuator.Yet because second actuator and another drive surfaces mesh the clockwise rotation of described driving member when being stopped, the rotation that second actuator will respond first actuator is made counter clockwise direction and is rotated when for example.Equally, the rotation of the counter clockwise direction of first actuator will make the described driving member and second actuator do counterclockwise to move till second actuator meshes a drive surfaces.In this case, second actuator will be done the clockwise direction rotation.Should also be noted in that these structures only are for example, in middle actuator and other mechanisms also can be included in, and still obtain similar result.

As shown in Figure 7, reel driving mechanism 72 also comprises a transmission resistance piece 188.The rotation that these transmission resistance piece 188 work are gone up driving member 184 applies a conditional resistance.The power of this conditional prevention rotation when work with provide one restricted, and the resistance of control driving member 184 motions.It also respond being rotated in the work of first actuator 180 keep driving member 184 in its position at that time till it has purpose to be moved.This transmission resistance piece can comprise a thrust washer, frictional disk, and lining or other are suitable for the motion of described driving member is applied the device of a resistance.

As shown in Figure 6, first actuator 180 being rotated in the work in the counterclockwise direction is that the driving member and second actuator 182 are done counterclockwise to rotate to a position, and on this position, a drive surfaces 190 of reel is collected in 182 engagements of second actuator.The drive surfaces 190 of collecting reel preferably includes and is suitable for the gear teeth surface that is meshed with gear teeth on second actuator 182.Yet, should be understood that, and also can use other to be suitable for accepting the drive surfaces of the power that transmitted by this reel driving mechanism in other embodiments.Make when as shown in Figure 6, second actuator is worked and batch the rotation counterclockwise of reel 168 dos.This rotation makes webbing 70 allot direction at a list and moves shown in the arrow on the webbing among the figure 70.When the reel driving mechanism moves when collecting reel, list storage reel 66 is done rotation counterclockwise as shown in the figure and is sent to passage area so that untie webbing 70 and will support the currency that be connected with its one-tenth from reel.

Fig. 8 shows when the ruuning situation of webbing 70 at list reciever reel driving mechanism 72 when mobile.Described list receive direction is such direction: it is the moving direction of webbing when the currency that is connected with the supporting of webbing one-tenth is involved in the currency storage area that is bearing on the storage reel 66.First actuator, 180 clockwise rotations shown in Fig. 8 can make second actuator 182 do clockwise direction rotation till second actuator is engaged on drive surface 192 on the storage reel 66 with respect to first actuator.When second actuator, 182 engagement drive surfaces 192, second actuator rotates in the counterclockwise direction and reel 66 is rotated in a clockwise direction.The rotation clockwise of reel 66 makes webbing 70 and is bearing in currency on the fabric by around going in the storage webbing of storage on the reel.When the storage reel drew webbing on it, webbing 70 rolled out (untiing) from batching reel 68.

The action of the prevention mechanism on the transmission parts and on second actuator helps to guarantee that the drive surfaces that first actuator keeps and reel is desirable has reliable engagement between its moving period.See also Fig. 4 again, should also be noted in that the drive surfaces 192 of storage reel 66 preferably includes the gear teeth that matches to mesh second actuator 182.These gear teeth that match also can constitute intermeshing projection and recess 78 so that latch fitting 76 will be stored reel when currency memory module 44 takes out from housing remain on the suitable position.

Be controlled for the ease of making storage reel 66 and batching rotatablely moving of reel 88, one has the resistance applying mechanism of control to be included among the currency memory module 44.A kind of form as example of this resistance applying mechanism is shown in Figure 13.On the storage reel 66 an annular stop surface 194 is arranged.The directed resistance of one side applies part 196 extending around the annular stop surface with the angles greater than 180 degree as shown in the figure.Described directed resistance applies part 196 and comprises one first end 198 and one second end 200, and these two ends are fixed with respect to housing by the currency memory module.

Described directed resistance applies part 196 and comprises a brake band part 202.This brake band part 202 generally to extend with the annular stop surface 194 of storage reel with being meshed.Described directed resistance applies part 196 and also comprises an extendible part, and it is schematically in the drawings to number 204 expressions.This extendable portion 204 comprises an elastic biasing part, and the latter can be along the direction extension of arrow E as shown in figure 13.

In 72 operating periods of reel driving mechanism, when requiring along list receive direction moving fabric band 70 storage reel 66 rotate in a clockwise direction so that webbing 70 and supporting currency thereon around storing on the reel.When storage reel 66 moved as clockwise direction, described extendable portion 204 responses were added to the power on the brake band part 202 by the relative motion on annular stop surface 194 and extend with elongation in the direction of arrow E.This extension makes 66 responses of storage reel be easier to do the clockwise direction rotation by extendable portion 204 added force rates.Yet, when the mobile edge of storage reel 66 response webbings 70 is equivalent to this webbing in the counter clockwise direction rotation that list allocation direction moves, be higher relatively to the resistance of motion of storing reel.This is owing to neither one extendable portion between brake band part and first end 198, the cause that the stress in the brake band part 202 is higher.As a result, when storing reel when doing counterclockwise to move, the stress in the brake band part maintains higher relatively level.This provides a bigger resistance to the storage reel, and this resistance makes the danger of overrun reduce to minimum.

In this exemplary embodiment, for being applied to, batches on the reel 68 resistance, also used a similar structure, but it is oppositely to be provided with.The described reel that batches was in this embodiment narrated above, and it is the same with the storage reel, comprises an annular stop surface 206 on it.One directed resistance applies part 208 and comprises a brake band part 210, and the latter meshes annular brake area 206 with an angle greater than 180 degree, and this orientation resistance applies part 208 and is fixed with respect to housing at first end 212 and second end, 214 places.This directed resistance applies the extendable portion 216 that part 208 comprises contiguous second end 214.Extendable portion 216 can be along being extended by the bearing of trend shown in the arrow X.

In service at reel driving mechanism 72, when batch reel 68 do rotation counterclockwise with webbing 70 when list is allotted direction and is moved, the extendable portion 216 that resistance applies part 208 is stretched out and the motion of batching reel 68 is applied relatively low resistance.Yet, move and when making clockwise direction and rotating, batch reel along the list receive direction with regard to there being a higher relatively resistance to put on this when batching reel response webbing.

Because the effect of the directed resistance applying mechanism in this described enforcement, the resistance on the reel that is driven by second actuator 182 is relatively low.This has reduced the reel driving mechanism for moving the strength of batching and storing the essential generation of reel institute.Irrelevant with storage reel moving direction, this applies with resistance that system that part folds same purpose to storage volume compares is useful.

See also Fig. 5 now again.Webbing 70 is being stored reel and is being batched between the reel and extend along a webbing path.Extend near passage area in this webbing path, and wherein webbing is supported by roller 128.Described webbing path also comprises a pair of guide reel 218,220, and they are directed to webbing 70 along the webbing path and batch reel 68.One detector 222 guides between the rod near being arranged on the webbing path.The sign that the machine that described detector 222 work upward link to each other with controller and detection links to each other with the webbing supporting can be read.

Figure 16 shows a section of webbing 70 of this exemplary embodiment of the present invention.This webbing comprises a transverse center list mesh regional 224.Described list mesh regional 224 meshes list and keeps 66 one-tenth support relations of list and storage reel in passage area.

Laterally outwardly locating of list mesh regional 224 is a pair of peripheral edge margin 226 and 228.Described peripheral edge margin laterally extends in the both sides of webbing, and is adjacent with its widthwise edge.Comprise the sign 230 that machine can be read on the described peripheral edge margin 226 and 228.In described form of the present invention, it is sign on webbing that described machine can be read sign, and it can block the transmission of radiation.The blocking-up of this radiation is surveyed by detector 222.Certainly, also can use sign in other embodiments by the other types of a detection or reading.

As previously mentioned, two opposite ends of webbing respectively with batch reel with the storage reel link to each other.In described embodiment, the sign that machine can be read is equivalent on the webbing position with respect to an end.In described embodiment, described machine can read sign on the webbing be symmetry and dispose the spacing between the contiguous tokens along with reducing near each end.This structure in described embodiment can be installed in webbing on arbitrary orientation in four possible orientations.The people who changes webbing like this with regard to do not need to consider whether can install inappropriate problem.This can read sign because of machine is symmetrical in peripheral edge margin, is along with the cause that progressively reduces near the end because machine can be read the spacing of sign also.

When machine run, make the data storage of position that controller can read the representative machine sign in detector 222 work in data-carrier store, it is near detector 222.In described embodiment, these data can comprise the number destination data that can read sign corresponding to many machines, these machines can be read sign and move through this detecting device from a reference position, and this reference position is positioned near first end of this webbing that batches near one first end regions place of reel.By keeping this data corresponding to a number, controller can be determined the webbing relevant position about its end.In addition, perhaps in addition, controller can also keep representing a number destination data of some lists that deposited at present, and these lists become the supporting annexation with the storage reel.Relevant mutually consequently this controller with tick lables of this number of these lists the positional information that is provided by this sign is provided and coordinates mutually corresponding to the number of currency in the storer.

Perhaps, the spacing of sign detects the hint webbing near the situation of first end or second end along with the decline near the fabric band edge can make controller among this embodiment.This can make controller by communicator or other output units provide a signal with the indication machine will reach can not hold more currency again or near currency with situation about using up.For example, under the situation of allotting a list or currency, webbing will move one at least slightly than a distance that currency is longer.If during allotting a list, in this distance of moving fabric band, detector 222 detects than the predetermined conventional number that passes through to for a long time, and controller can determine that webbing will be near second end, mean that to stay the currency of storing in the reel few.Owing to can read the number of sign by the machine of detector under the situation of allotting a currency or a list, when not having more currency to be stored on the storage reel, controller just can know exactly that how near webbing have from end regions now.

Equally, when receiving currency, the reel driving mechanism moves a segment length with webbing, and this length is slightly longer than the length of a currency.If in the process of accepting a currency, detector 222 has detected than the more machine of predetermined number can read sign by detecting device, and controller can determine that webbing does not just have more textile material to leave near first end at this some place and batches on the reel.When receiving a currency, because the number of the sign that machine can be read passes through detector, controller is determined the position of webbing more accurately in work.This can make controller and with its work on the storer that links to each other determine and point out to represent need to be the data that machine is made the quantity situation of replenishing, and definite and point out that machine is full and/or some currency needs the data of the quantity situation of taking out in the slave device in a preset time.Machine can also in addition storage lost corresponding to the part of the storer of the information of webbing tram or situation about damaging under finish this function.

An exemplary embodiment of the present invention has been described an example, and this example is shown in Figure 17.It has illustrated how machine operates the number of allotting list and keeping the next list number of remainder.In described embodiment, the response user allots list by the input of one or more input medias.For example this can comprise that the user reads by reader sending machine to corresponding to the card of this user's account data his comprising.If card is one debit's card to be arranged, the client can also be by my identification number (PIN) of the input of the key on the keyboard one.After this this client currency numerical value that can point out to take out currency and will take out by input with function key and/or keyboard key.These inputs of controller 52 responses just start communicator 48 by whether being allowed to take out desired fund with writing to each other of another computer system with the judgement client in this embodiment.Suppose that the client goes through to extract fund, this communicator 48 just can be regained an information from a principal computer or other systems that is connected, and indicates the client and can extract desired fund.This controller starts the reel driving mechanism then so that batch reel 68 along specified direction rotation.This make the storage reel shown in direction rotation.The rotation of storage reel separates currency and webbing 70, and moves in the currency passage area 92.

As shown in figure 17, in described embodiment a channel detector 232 be positioned at passage area 92 near.Channel detector 232 work are gone up and are linked to each other with controller 52, and the currency of surveying is wherein gone up in work.The leading edge of the currency of surveying the admission passage zone is gone up in described channel detector 232 work.Respond described channel detector, these controller 52 work are gone up to start and are transported drive unit, and the latter transfers to start outlet conveyer 96.This outlet conveyer moves to such an extent that make the currency that is attached thereto shift to currency outlet opening 28.This motion of outlet conveyer makes gate 114 shift to guide position so that currency and outlet conveyer are meshed.In described structure of the present invention, limited slipper 108 collaborative the moving of this outlet conveyer and inlet conveyer 98 so that currency is moved and meshes with this outlet conveyer formation from passage area.

Described reel driving mechanism the currency distribution side to moving fabric band 70 till the end of currency is detected by channel detector 232.List by channel detector is exported conveyer 96 and is transported to outlet opening 28, and there, currency is allotted to the client.Represent the currency that this sends with a currency 234 among the figure.Currency at the outlet opening place can place a pallet or place other suitable containers till being taken away by client.Perhaps, a suitable and detector that with controller link to each other adjacent with outlet can be worked to keep list slack till client positively pulls out it from opening at the outlet conveyer.The exchange of heterogeneity and feature can use diverse ways to transmit list.

Except a list, more list can be transmitted.For this reason, controller 52 starts the reel driving mechanism and passes through passage area with the more list of providing and delivering, and by the outlet conveyer their is allotted then and gives client.After the list number of the requirement that is equivalent to client's input was sent to client, controller stopped the operation of reel driving mechanism and outlet conveyer.

Allotting the process of list from the storage reel, channel detector is surveyed each Zhang Danzi.Described channel detector can be a radial pattern detector, and it can survey the leading edge and the back edge of list.Certainly in other embodiments of the invention, also can use the channel detector of other types.When webbing 70 transmits one or more list when passage area is gone, webbing detector 222 provides signal to controller 52.In response to the detection that 222 pairs of machines of detector can be read sign, controller produces signal.These signals comprise represents the list quantity data.These type of data can comprise a simple number that for example is equivalent to stay the belt-strap length on the storage reel in some embodiments.Because the spacing of currency is normally uniform, these number data are just represented the quantity that stays list.These data can be stored in the storer 56, and its quantity is equivalent to the quantity situation of left list.

Perhaps, in an embodiment of the present invention, when a list moved through passage area and is detected device 222 and surveys, detector 222 can be surveyed the sign number by this detector.When a single currency is allotted, through the sign number of detector 222 can with adjacent to the distance dependent of position of detector to the webbing end.This controller response detector in allotting an independent currency process that can be programmed detects greater than the indication of a this sign that ascertains the number to store currency and a quantity of money situation is provided, and this indication points out that this machine need replenish currency.

The sign that machine can be read on using webbing provides the quantity data of representative residue currency, and the data storage that controller 52 can also be worth the data or the representative of actual quantity is in storer 56.How many currency controller at any time can both maintain and also be stored in the interior information of machine like this.This just can make a user's query controller to determine the quantity of left currency.

Just in case when the form of described controller was run into the incremental data of the relevant residue of volatile memory currency and lost, controller can be carried out a recovery operation and remain to define how many currency.The described step that must carry out this recovery operation can be stored in the nonvolatile memory so that machine no matter when nearly all can carry out this recovery operation.In recovery operation, controller by start data available in the reel driving mechanism response storage lose with webbing 70 around to memory disc 66.Described reel driving mechanism ceaselessly is wound up into memory disc to webbing and gets on up to being connected in till near the webbing end of batching on the reel first end zone is detected.This can realize that for example this can realize by can read conventional number by the machine on the detector 222 detections one tissue substance band in cycle preset time of being determined by use clock apparatus 54 by controller by several different methods.

In case controller is determined webbing by fully around to the storage reel the time, controller starts the reel driving mechanism and goes to begin to make webbing to move on to from the storage reel and batch reel.When the startup of reel drive machines controlled device went to finish this work, controller responded by the mark that webbing detector 222 detected and produces signal.These signals point out how far have in the distance that any given time webbing moves.When channel detector 232 detects first currency that enters first passage 92, webbing is just stopped around the process of batching on the reel.Produce another signal, the position on webbing that this signal is detected corresponding to first list when at this moment, controller 52 is operated.Because list normally is stored with more uniform spaced relationship, so described another signal indication that is produced is stayed the number by the list that webbing supported on the storage reel.This can make controller critically define how many lists and be deposited in the storer.Use is corresponding to by the determined list quantity data of recovery operation, and machine is allotted and received the further operation of list and after this can proceed.Certainly this only is an example of the machine operation of described embodiment.In other embodiments, also can use additive method to calculate and determine the list number in storer under any given time.

The situation of acceptance one currency of operating machines is described below in conjunction with Figure 18-20.Require authorized user to provide a suitable input when inserting currency in the machine by input media.This can comprise by the attendant and uses special card or coding to come to replenish currency in machine.Perhaps as described in conjunction with Fig. 1, machine case can comprise a safety feature, and this safety feature can be contacted and only allowed this personnel that the currency input is entered oral pore by approved personnel.Perhaps described ingate is in such position with respect to housing, and promptly it can only could be contacted by the personnel of approval and obtain.At last in some embodiments of the invention, the user both can insert the ingate to cash, also can receive cash by outlet opening.The user can carry out makes machine accept that concrete machine is depended in the concrete activity of currency and by the program that operating personnel compiled of controller 52 by the currency ingate.

When accepting currency, a currency inserts by ingate 30 and arrives inlet conveyer 98.In inlet conveyer 98, this currency at first extends in the non-slip part 106 of inlet conveyer, and it is to extend near assessor 58.Comprising in the described assessor that whether detector is the effective money that can be accepted by machine in order to the currency that measure to insert.For example in this embodiment, the structure of assessor can only be accepted 20 dollars currency and other all currency are rejected acceptance as invalid currency.Controller 52 is worked with assessor 58, and a currency that schematically shows 236 is moved by non-slip part 106 there among the figure.As shown in figure 18, list 236 can extend partially into the limited part 108 of skidding from non-slip, and this is to be driven and direction shown in the figure moves by conveyer.Described limited slipper is meshing list but is allowing it to be moved around by non-slip part 106.If currency is confirmed as invalid currency, non-slip part can be thrown off this currency from limited slipper 108, and outwards shifts out by opening 30.If currency is confirmed to be effective money, non-slip part 106 will discharge currency 236 makes it to enter the limited part 108 of skidding, and the latter shifts to the passage area relevant with it 92 to currency.

Because in described embodiment, this limited slipper 108 and outlet conveyer are driven by a common driving mechanism, thus this limited slipper shown in motion on the direction also make and export conveyer and move and make gate 114 rotate to currency to accept the position.As a result, this currency 236 is moved to passage area 92 as shown in figure 19.When currency reached passage area, channel detector 232 was surveyed it.

In response to the currency of being surveyed by channel detector, controller starts the reel driving mechanism.This controller can make webbing 70 at the currency reciever to moving as shown in figure 20.This reel driving mechanism moves webbing so that currency becomes support relation and quilt around going to currency storage volume dish 66 with webbing.Controller continues to start the reel driving mechanism till the edge, end of currency ought be detected through channel detector 232.After this, controller can start the reel driving mechanism provides a spacing to move this currency and reach enough distances so that for the currency of next insertion.In case controller is moving enough distances with the currency that inserts on currency storage reel, this reel driving mechanism just quits work up to control order till it is moved further.

Though in this first embodiment, the described drive part that do not slide adjacent to Discr. 58 is immediately extrapolated through surveying to invalid currency, in other form of the present invention, the running program of being compiled is difference therewith.For example, a controller 52 may be programmed to such an extent that make the currency in the inlet conveyer move through this assessor.If this assessor identifies an invalid currency, in case after the edge, end of this currency had passed through gate 114, this currency just was stopped at passage area.Controller can make conveyer 96 and 98 counter motions subsequently, gate is outwards guided currency pass through outlet opening.Controller 52 is finished the work through starting inlet and exporting conveyer and start the rolling storing mechanism.This for example can comprise direction at currency invalid currency partly is stored before being reversed to currency outwards sent or temporarily with 70 one-tenth support relations of webbing.More than these all are some examples, in other embodiments of the invention, can adopt diverse ways to refuse currency.

In other forms of the present invention, can adopt the certifying agency of other types.Figure 21 shows one in the drawings to number a cash processing machine structure of 238 another forms of representing.This mechanism 238 is similar to aforementioned mechanism basically, unless otherwise indicated.It comprises that a currency similar to aforementioned mechanism 77 receives and allot mechanism 240, and mechanism 238 also comprises a hybrid entrance and exit conveyer 242.Described entrance and exit conveyer 242 is worked selectively with mobile list admission passage zone 244, or shifts out list from this passage.Currency detector 246 is positioned near the conveyer 242.Whether this currency detector 246 can work effective to survey this currency, and for example, whether the currency of surveying through conveyer 242 is effective 20 dollars of currency.One is suitable for this purpose currency sniffer in U.S. Patent Application Serial 08/749, describe to some extent in 240, as if this patent is had by surrenderee of the present invention, and the content of this patent is incorporated in this instructions by reference, and it is intactly rewritten in this manual.

If currency is effectively through detection, it can be moved past a gate 248 by a conveyer 242 and enter into a memory location of storing on the reel 250.Equally, when this currency will be from the storage reel when providing and delivering out, one hold currency on it become the webbing 254 of support relation to move into passage area 244 to currency with the storage reel, gate 248 is moved by a not shown driver so that currency and conveyer 242 mesh.So this conveyer 242 moves currency is transported to the currency exit of the end of contiguous conveyer 242 from passage area along a direction.

If the controller function of mechanism 238 detects an invalid currency with currency and the detector 246 that detection is transfused to machine, conveyer 242 can move in the other direction at once and remove to refuse this currency.If perhaps do not wish invalid currency is displaced outside this machine, this currency can be transported device 242 shift-in passage area 244.Where necessary, in the operation of machine, currency also can partly move on to webbing 254 and get on.After this, after currency was moved to storage area, the position of gate 248 can change, and controller can start a refusal conveyer 256.Described refusal conveyer can be activated this currency is inwardly moved on to storage area 258 in the machine case.As a result, currency with suspicion can remain on and wait until the staff who is authorized in the housing of machine they are taken out.

An advantage with described embodiment of mechanism 238 of the present invention is that a single conveyer both can also can be used as the outlet conveyer of currency as the inlet conveyer of currency.This in some embodiments, this can have some advantages, wherein the validity of currency can determine in an independent currency path, the latter can move on two reverse directions selectively.

Illustrated among Figure 22 to number another cash processing machine structure 260 of 260 expressions.This monetary structure 260 is similar to the described first cash processing machine structure, unless otherwise indicated.Described cash processing machine structure 260 comprises an outlet conveyer 262, and it extends between a passage area 264 and the currency outlet opening 266.Described mechanism 260 also comprises a currency ingate 268.Extend in a housing wall of machine this currency ingate, and it is the opposite at the housing wall of outlet opening extension basically.Inlet drilling 268 work are gone up and are linked to each other with a currency Discr. 270, and Discr. can be above-described the sort of type.This appraisal of coinage device 270 links to each other with the first limited slip section of transporting 272 and one second section of transporting 274.The currency that will be tested and appraised device 270 in section of transporting 272 and 274 work is transplanted on passage area 264.

The work of mechanism 260 is similar to the first embodiment of the present invention basically.But the advantage of structure shown in Figure 22 is the operator of the machine machine of can from behind currency being packed into.The form of some preferred embodiment of the present invention is very little and compact, so they can be arranged on the sales counter or in the buildings inwall of a standard.This just can allow machine operation person from the sales counter back or in the buildings one in indoor currency is put into machine.Because when the feed-in currency, machine operation person does not have other staff to hinder him to contact machine, so help currency is put in the machine, it can stop the client to use this machine.In addition, this structure can also save and loads onto a lid or other devices prevent that flurried client's attempt is inserted into oral pore with some article on the currency ingate.This mechanism shown in Figure 22 also has some advantages, and it is conspicuous to the one skilled in the art in present technique field.

Figure 23 shows the embodiment that is numbered another cash processing machine structure of 276 among the figure.These another cash processing machine structure 276 work are gone up the currency reception in first embodiment that comprises currency memory module 44 of top narration and are allotted mechanism 77 and work.Can avoid the user generally to need the trouble that ground inserts in the machine one time in these cash processing machine structure 276 work for currency is stored into.

This cash processing machine structure comprises that one extends in the outlet conveyer 278 between a passage area 280 and the currency outlet opening 282.One gate 284 is positioned near the passage area 280, and carries out work with aforementioned manner.One inlet conveyer 286 comprises that one extends near the first 288 the assessor 290.One second transports part 292 extends between this assessor and the passage area 280.

Among the figure with number 294 the expression the currency separating mechanisms be positioned at assessor near.Described currency separating mechanism can pile up currency 296 from one currency separately also many is distributed to assessor 290 one by one.One currency caliper detector 298 is positioned near more than non-stacker mechanism separately of a folded currency.Whether 298 pairs of currency of this currency caliper detector detect, the currency more than has been moved from one piles up quickly.If be detected from folded when assessor moves more than a currency, controller just work makes currency separating mechanism 294 that currency is moved in the opposite direction.This currency is sent back to currency and is piled up, and manages relief currency caliper detector and detect currency and be separated into really till individual currency, is sent to assessor then.

Figure 24 schematically shows the separating mechanism as an example.This mechanism comprises that the feed rolls 302 of 300, two auxiliary belt supportings of a center feed rolls is in its both sides.Feed rolls 300 and 302 makes it rotation by a driving mechanism that schematically illustrates 304.The signal that this driving mechanism responds a controller carries out work selectively.

One contact is thrown off roller 306 and is thrown off the relative adjacent setting with feed rolls 300 and 302 of roller 308 with a pair of noncontact.Roller 306 and 308 is installed on the same axle and is connected to an one-way clutch 310. Stop roller 306 and 308 along helping list in the described one-way clutch work from piling up the rotation of the direction of shifting to assessor.But clutch coupling 310 can make roller 306 and 308 towards list being moved apart the rotation of assessor to the direction of piling up easily.Make when a list that piles up 296 bottom is shifted to assessor when driver 304 moves roller 300 and 302, roller 306 and 308 all stops the motion of this list.It stops other all lists and only allows and move through detector 298 to the drive part 288 adjacent with assessor 290 at first list that piles up the bottom.But, having detected many lists and in piling up, come out if be detected device 298, this controller is just the direction of driver 304 conversely.In this case, roller 306,308,300 and 302 mutually collaboratively help all lists to retract in into this piles up together.

As shown in figure 23, in described form of the present invention, this piles up 296 can be inserted into a non-stack region 312 that is positioned at machine case.The inlet that leads to this non-stack region can be controlled by one 314.In the form of this mechanism shown in Figure 23, the machine operator can pile up a currency and insert this non-stack region 312, shuts and fix this door 314 then.After this currency in machine can pile up this is separately correctly to identify and currency to be stored in the storage reel of continuous currency memory module them.If find invalid list in surveying the list process, the transition of operation that these invalid lists can be by gate 284 is to conveyer 278, and this device can leave list near the currency outlet opening 282 the zone.Other forms of the present invention can provide other storage area for the preservation of invalid list.Other form of the present invention can also provide appraisal of coinage and the stack operation that interrupts machine to the user who allots currency that wants to operate machines.Certainly, person skilled in the art also can principle design according to the present invention go out other structure and other method for arranging.

Other forms of user interface also can be used for embodiments of the invention.Figure 25-30 shows the example of other form user interfaces.Interface wherein comprises a display screen 316, and it can be a LCD in all embodiment, the visual type of CRT or other types or non-visual type output unit.Described interface also comprises in order to the magnetic card reader of reading the magnetic stripe card (among the figure with 318 expressions of encoding).Described interface also comprises among the figure with numbering 320 cancel buttons of representing.In the user interface of this simplification, controller starts the display information that can be watched by the user on display screen 316.Comprise that the text of pre-programmed and/or various being presented at of figure are collectively referred to as screen display here.When machine waited for that client begins to operate machines, initial screen display 320 (Figure 25) was exported on display screen.These initial screen display 320 guides user are inserted magnetic card reader to their card, and when their required amount of money is presented on the screen card are extracted out.

Figure 26 shows among the figure will be inserted into reader 318 to number the 322 a kind of magnetic stripe cards 322 that schematically illustrate.Response is inserted and card that clamping is lived, shown among the figure 324 one for the first time amount of money screen display be shown.When notifying the quantity of client's amount of money and notify the amount of money of client shown in working as on the screen to meet digital that they want, response controller and described first time of the amount of money screen display that produces just extract their magnetic card out from magnetic stripe line reader.In described embodiment, within about 5 seconds after the first time, screen display came out, just demonstrated an amount of money screen display 326 for the second time as shown in figure 27.This, amount of money screen display was a different numerical value second time, and reinform the user when show be they want numerical value the time, their card is released from the striped reader.Suppose that the user does not take out card from reader after these amount of money screen display 326 demonstrations second time, (in this one exemplary embodiment, be about for 5 seconds) after the short time, be revealed once volume screen display for the third time.Because this described embodiment allots 20 dollars per 1 time, display screen increases by 20 dollars successively each time.This demonstration successively proceeded till a maximum dollar amount screen display reaches or till the client presses cancel button 320.

Suppose that client takes out his card from reader 318 when screen display goes out 60 dollars.Generally the taking-up screen display with 328 expressions will be shown as shown in figure 28.This taking-up screen display 328 is told client 60 dollars and will be charged in his account.Suppose that again client does not in time press cancel button 320, controller just operation communicates by its relevant communicator and a suitable principal computer or an other system, to judge whether this client is allowed to the desired amount of money is charged in the account.In the section, a wait screen display 330 as shown in figure 29 is revealed at this moment.When the machine information of receiving showed that this client can be allowed to accept his desired fund, the relevant functor during controller just starts the machine made desired fund be allotted to this client by the outlet opening in the casing.Controller is also operated relevant functor and is printed a receipts of transactions.As shown in figure 30 the screen display 332 of finishing just showed after this operation finished.This finishes screen display and notifies the client to take off cash and receipt.Certainly, if for some reason, transaction does not go through, and an other screen display will show the notice client trading and not go through.After this, controller will be got back to initial screen display 320.

An advantage of this user interface as an example is, it can be used to respond the input of credit card and allot the machine of cash and except a cancel button and magnetic card reader, no longer need other input media.This parts are not that it is very common allotting on the exchange of cash in many its major functions.This interface is convenient to currency of the present invention is allotted the exchange that mechanism puts into other types.In addition, in other embodiments, a specific screens show be revealed in, by take out this card make the client cancel this transaction just can a cancel button.Utilize these principles can design many other embodiment.

Another novel aspect of described embodiment of the present invention is that machine can be on basis at the right time demonstrates sales promotion information through selecting for client.A kind of like this sales promotion information shown in the screen display 330 of Figure 29 and show on the screen one just at the beverage of sales promotion.In one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the data that the response of this sales promotion information is stored in the plug in type memeory 38 produce, and this storer 38 is connected on the connector 36 on the housing.In described form of the present invention, the plug in type memeory of described data storage in it is smart card.Described data comprise sales promotion information and the time parameter relevant with sales promotion information.Therefore, for example, whether if shown sales promotion favor information only will put off until a certain date and just end in the screen display 330, it is expired just to survey this time (date) during the operation of controller and relevant clock apparatus so, in case this date is expired, just no longer show the sales promotion information that this is specific.For example, if the operator of machine does not then take plug in type memeory away, and controller determines that this sales promotion information is out of date, though then machine still continues to operate and move to obtain checking and allocation user's cash, screen display 330 is blank out or white space below " please wait for " three words.

Similarly, other data also can be stored in the plug-in memory pack and show by the specific date or by specific time range with the promotional messages that some are specific.This plug-in memory pack can also comprise several sales promotion information so that shown or be shown to successively the user of machine at different time.Perhaps be stored in the commonweal information that data in the plug-in memory pack can be included as public service and for example propagate all charity organizations and charitable activity.Be stored in the video/audio information that also can produce graphic presentation and user's interest other types on the datamation in the plug in type memeory.Other data that are stored in plug-in memory pack for example can comprise the enterprise trademark of managing automated transaction machine or other advertisement.

Because exemplary form of the present invention can show sales promotion information selectively by simply a smart card being inserted once relevant connector, therefore described sales promotion information can easily be changed from the machine outside, and cost is extremely low.The mechanism of enterprise of for example, making business or initiation sales promotion can offer the sales promotion information on intelligence the operator of machine.The operator of machine can insert machine to card, and information will be shown in the time window of the selection that is used for display message.When storer indicates this information not to be shown, comprise that the screen display of this information does not just offer the user of machine.Therefore the supplier of sales promotion information can avoid their sales promotion information being revealed or being revealed at inappropriate other times above the term of validity.

Certainly, when machine run, can export this sales promotion information at other times in the described automated transaction machine work.For example, this position that can be included in the initial screen demonstration shows sales promotion information termly.For example, this for example can be included in the short time that sales promotion information alternately shows with initial display screen 316 in 5 seconds time.Like this, a user who walks close to machine can learn how to operate machines in the extremely short time.Yet such one makes the user before they insert reader 318 to their card, also can receive at least one perhaps several sales promotion information.Like this, utilize described form of the present invention, can make the operator of machine carry out extra transaction reliably with fairly simple the reaching of minimum expense.

Though should be understood that, that described plug in type memeory comprises a smart card in this exemplary embodiment,, in other embodiments, can comprise other forms of plug in type memeory spare.These memory devices can comprise for example floppy disk, PROMS, CD-ROMS or other devices.Should be understood that, that also the inlet to this replaceable storer can be limited with a lid, example is used for the sort of lid of currency ingate as discussed earlier.Like this, the connector that is used for plug in type memeory or the contact of reader are limited to approved personnel to change this plug in type memeory.Yet in order to change described plug in type memeory, above-mentioned personnel do not need to contact the currency memory area of machine intimate.

Therefore, the preferred embodiment of automated transaction machine of the present invention has reached above-mentioned purpose, has overcome to use the device of prior art and the difficulty that system is run into, and has solved problem and has reached desired result as described herein.

In the foregoing description, some term is for simple and brief clear again and be convenient to understand and use.But, there is no need they are given the meaning of any restriction, because the application target of these terms is to be convenient to describe or narration, and wish to understand widely.In addition, description here and diagram be main makes the usefulness that illustrates, shown in the present invention is not limited to and described details.

In claims of back, any device that is described to carry out a function all should be considered to comprise any device known to the person skilled in the art and should not be limited to structure shown here or only only limit to the device of its equivalence.

Feature of the present invention, discovery and principle are as mentioned above, the present invention has also narrated their structure and ruuning situation, advantage and the useful consequence that is reached, in the following claims, new useful structure, device, element, structure arrangement have then been proposed, parts, their combination, system, equipment, method of operating and relation each other.

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A cash dispensing machine, comprising: a machine shell; A currency outlet hole, the outlet hole passes through the machine housing; a passage area within the housing; a money outlet transport mechanism extending within the housing between the passageway region and the money outlet aperture, the money outlet transport mechanism including a separator engaging surface; A currency storage assembly removably mounted in supportive connection with the housing, the currency storage assembly including a currency storage area therein, wherein the currency storage assembly includes an assembly first wall on which There is an assembly opening, the currency storage assembly is adapted to be mounted on the machine housing, and when the currency storage assembly is in an operative position, in the operative position the assembly opening is adjacent the access area, from which the currency storage area currency is selectively routed from the currency storage module through the module opening; a first separating member movably mounted in supporting relationship with the currency storage assembly, wherein in the operative position of the currency storage assembly, said separating member extends through the assembly opening and engages the separating member engaging surface . 2. The cash dispensing machine of claim 1, wherein the currency storage assembly includes a first arcuate moving member in bearing relationship with currency moving to an opening in the assembly, in which An operative position of the currency storage assembly with the separating member engaging the first arcuate moving member causing currency moving in supporting relationship with the first arcuate moving member to engage the separating member. 3. The cash dispensing machine of claim 2, wherein the currency storage assembly includes a movable fabric belt with which currency is moved in supporting relationship between the currency storage area and the channel area, so that The first arcuate moving member includes a surface of the fabric strip. 4. The cash dispensing machine of claim 1, further comprising a biasing member in support connection with the currency storage assembly and in operative connection with the separation member, wherein In the operative position, the biasing member is used to bias the separating member into engagement with the separating member engaging surface. 5. The cash dispensing machine of claim 4, wherein said currency storage assembly includes a first arcuate moving member, currency moving toward the assembly opening moves in supporting connection with the first arcuate moving member , in the working position of the currency storage assembly, the separating member engages the first arcuate moving member, and the biasing member also biases the separating member so that the separating member engages with the first arched moving member. 6. The cash dispensing machine of claim 1, wherein said first separating member is movably mounted in supporting connection with the assembly first wall. 7. The cash dispenser of claim 1, wherein said currency moving through the assembly opening extends in a currency plane, said separating member being mounted transverse to the currency relative to the currency storage assembly Move in the direction of the plane. 8. The cash dispensing machine of claim 7, wherein the separating member is movably mounted to also be rotationally movable relative to the currency plane. 9. The cash dispensing machine of claim 8, further comprising an interengaging protrusion and a slot, wherein said slot extends in a direction transverse to the plane of said currency, said protrusion relative to The slot is rotatably movable, one of the separator and the assembly first wall is operatively connected to the raised portion, and the other of the separator and the assembly first wall is operatively connected to the slot. 10. The cash dispenser of claim 9, wherein the slot is defined by an ear in bearing relation to the front wall of the assembly, the currency storage assembly including a pair of Ears disposed on opposite lateral sides of the opening also include a pair of opposed raised portions operatively connected to the separating member, each raised portion being movable within a corresponding slot in an ear. 11. The cash dispenser of claim 10, wherein at least one ear includes a cutout region extending through the ear to the slot, the cutout region being configured such that the protrusion partly through the cutting area. 12. The cash dispenser of claim 1, further comprising an interengaging raised portion and slot, wherein when the currency storage assembly is aligned in the operative position and in supporting relationship with the housing, the raised portion One of the raised portion or slot is operatively associated with the housing and the other of the raised portion or slot is operatively associated with the currency storage assembly. 13. The cash dispensing machine of claim 12, wherein the housing includes a cylindrical support member having a circumferential recess on the support member, the currency storage assembly including a arched raised portion. 14. The cash dispensing machine of claim 13, wherein said cylindrical support member includes a pair of axially disposed circumferential recesses, and the currency storage assembly includes a pair of arched projections, wherein each arch The shaped raised portion is engageable in a corresponding recess. 15. The cash dispenser of claim 13, wherein the arcuate raised portion comprises a U-shaped raised portion. 16. The cash dispenser of claim 15, wherein the currency storage assembly is operatively associated with a projection, the U-shaped projection defining an opening in the projection. 17. The cash dispensing machine of claim 16, wherein said housing is operatively associated with a pair of cylindrical supports, the currency storage assembly including a pair of projections, in the operative position of the currency storage assembly, A U-shaped projection of a projection in supporting connection with each projection engages a recess and is in supporting relationship with a corresponding cylindrical support. 18. The cash dispensing machine of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a support member in supporting relationship therewith, and the currency storage assembly includes a protruding portion in supporting relationship therewith, the protruding portion including a An opening that receives the support in the operative position of the currency storage assembly. 19. The cash dispensing machine of claim 18, wherein the support member is an axially elongated member, the currency storage assembly including at least one protrusion engaging said support member at a plurality of axially disposed locations . 20. The cash dispenser of claim 19, wherein the currency storage assembly includes a plurality of projections, the plurality of projections being spaced apart from each other relative to the support axis in the operative position of the currency storage assembly. Set to the ground. 21. The cash dispensing machine of claim 19, wherein the housing is operatively connected to a further support disposed transversely relative to said support, the currency storage assembly further comprising another protruding part, the other protruding part engages with the other support in the working position of the currency storage assembly. 22. The cash dispensing machine of claim 1, wherein the currency storage assembly further comprises a plurality of projections, wherein each projection includes an opening therein, the openings being aligned and extending along a first direction, The housing includes a pair of supports, and wherein movement of the currency storage assembly from an inoperative position in the direction is used to move the opening in the projection into engagement with the supports so that the currency storage assembly Move to the working position. 23. The cash dispensing machine of claim 1, wherein the currency storage area in the currency storage assembly includes a rotatable member, the currency storage assembly further including a locking member that selectively engages the The rotatable member maintains the rotatable member in a fixed rotational position relative to the currency storage assembly. 24. The cash dispensing machine of claim 23, wherein said locking member includes a raised portion, said rotatable member includes a recessed portion, said raised portion and said recessed portion are mutually engageable when said The rotatable member is held rotatably fixed relative to the currency storage assembly when the raised portion is engaged with the recessed portion. 25. The cash dispensing machine of claim 24, further comprising an actuator in bearing connection with the currency storage assembly, wherein the actuator is operative to move the currency storage assembly in response to disengagement of the currency storage assembly from the housing. The above-mentioned locking member is used to keep the rotatable member fixed. 26. The cash dispenser of claim 25, including a source of electrical signals within the housing, and further comprising a connector releasably connecting the drive to the source of electrical signals, said connection The actuator electrically disengages the driver in response to removal of the assembly from supporting relationship with the housing, and the driver, in operation, causes the locking member to secure the rotatable member in response to disconnection of the connector. 27. The cash dispensing machine of claim 12, wherein the currency storage area in the currency storage assembly includes a rotatable member, and the currency storage assembly further includes a locking member that selectively engages the rotatable The rotatable member maintains a relatively fixed position of the rotatable member relative to the currency storage assembly.

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