CN100507958C - Cash dispensing automated banking machine with note stacking and verification - Google Patents

Abstract

An automated banking machine (10) includes a user interface (15). The user interface includes a card reader (16), receipt printer opening (30), cash dispensing opening (38) and deposit accepting opening (40). A stack of notes (84) input to the machine are separated one by one from the stack through the action of at least one picking member (158, 352) and at least one stripper member (64, 162, 354). The actions of non- contact stripper rolls and a contact stripper roll are generally effective to only enable a single note to move past the stripper members. Upon sending that multiple notes have moved past the stripper members with a sensor (176, 366) the system is operative to return notes to the stack for subsequent picking trials. In some cases the stripper members may be driven so as to move notes engaged therewith relative to a note engaged with stripper member so as to reorient the notes and facilitate note separation in subsequent picking events.

Description

The cash dispensing automated banking machine of band note unstacking and validation

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of automated banking machine.The invention particularly relates to a kind of automated banking machine with reception from user's financial document thin slice (as bank note, check and other file) ability.The invention still further relates to a kind of automated banking machine to machine customer distribution financial document thin slice.The invention still further relates to the improved user interface that is used for this automated banking machine.

Background technology

The automated banking machine of the general type that the client uses is a kind of ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) (ATM).ATM can make the client carry out bank transaction.The bank transaction of carrying out with ATM can comprise dispense cash, handles deposit, transfer of financial resources and account balance inquiry.The kind of the bank transaction that the client can carry out depends on the performance of specific bank machine and operates the program composition of the mechanism of bank machine.

The automated banking machine of other type can be operated by the trader and carry out business transaction.These transaction can comprise, for example, and other transaction that the reception of the reception of storage bag, check or other financial document, coin granting or trader need.The automated banking machine of other type can serviced supplier makes in transaction occasion (as in bank) and is used for carrying out financial transaction.These transaction can comprise, for example, and the checking and the imaging of distribution, check or other financial document of storage, banknote or other thin slice (sheet) and service provider's transaction of other type of banknote or other financial document thin slice.As open, should think that this automated banking machine comprises and relate to any machine that can be used for carrying out transaction (comprising Value Transfer).

The automated banking machine of a lot of types all needs to handle the financial document thin slice.These financial document thin slices can comprise, as other file of banknote, check or representative value.In some cases, each of financial document thin slice is opened and all may be had different characteristics.For example, some thin slices may be new and hard, and other equivalent thin slice may be old and worn out.Alternatively, the financial document thin slice can be the dissimilar thin slices that different qualities is arranged.It can comprise that as the combination of different files, as the combination of banknote and check, the two can be made up of dissimilar paper or plastic material.Those mechanisms that can separate to fast and reliable each the independent thin slice with different qualities from stacked body show challenge.

Automated banking machine often is placed on not to be had the bank clerk or has the place that the representative of other unit of machine is looked after.In this case, security feature is in demand, so that the offender attacks machine and obtains the interior valuable financial document thin slice of preserving of machine difficulty more.

Some automated banking machine is operated being exposed under the condition of physical environment.Under such condition, rain and snow just might enter the opening of machine and causes problem, and is especially true the responsive mechanism of the processing financial document thin slice in machine.

Because automated banking machine can be finished bank transaction thereby of great use in rapid and reliable mode.Yet for time-based maintenance or maintenance, machine exists must the withdraw from service situation.In this case, need the maintainer of mandate can finish maintenance activity as quickly as possible.This need realize by making the authorized person contact machine intimate easily in the risk minimization with offender's illegal contact.

Thereby, exist the needs that improve the characteristic relevant with handling financial document thin slice, weather resistance, security and maintainability for automated banking machine.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of exemplary embodiments of the present invention provides a kind of automated banking machine.

The further purpose of exemplary embodiments of the present invention provides a kind of automated banking machine, and it has improved the processing power to the financial document thin slice.

The further purpose of exemplary embodiments of the present invention provides a kind of automated banking machine that strengthens security.

The further purpose of exemplary embodiments of the present invention provides a kind of user-friendly automated banking machine.

The further purpose of exemplary embodiments of the present invention provides the automated banking machine that a kind of weather resistance improves.

The further purpose of exemplary embodiments of the present invention provides the automated banking machine that a kind of maintainability is improved.

The further purpose of exemplary embodiments of the present invention becomes apparent by embodiment and appending claims thereof.

Aforementioned purpose realizes by the such automated banking machine of ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) (" ATM ") in exemplary embodiments of the present invention.ATM comprises user interface, and this user interface comprises input media, is used to receive the identification input of identification user account and makes machine carry out user's input of trading function.This user interface also comprises one or more output units, this output unit output token, for example in operating machines to user's indication.

Exemplary embodiments comprises cash receptacle mechanism, and it can receive the file stacked body from the user.In exemplary embodiments, this repeated file (file stacked body) can comprise the bank note stacked body of different denominations or comprise the stacked body of the financial document thin slice of mixed type, as bill (or bank note, note) and check.In order to discern and handle these financial document thin slices, exemplary embodiments comprises the mechanism that separates each thin slice from stacked body separately.This motion by pick-up piece is finished in typical case.This pick-up piece comprises a plurality of thin slices junction surface, and this thin slice junction surface engages with first thin slice as the stacked body border and impels thin slice to move up in first party.In exemplary embodiments, the groove that extends along first direction separates the thin slice junction surface.For the danger that any thin slice that reduces except that first thin slice is separated, first stripping portion is aimed at substantially with at least one groove.The surface that first stripping portion engages first thin slice is the reverse side of the paper of thin slice junction surface joint.This first stripping portion does not normally contact with pick-up piece and peels off joint, but keep enough distances so that first thin slice by between the pick-up piece and first release member.

In exemplary embodiments, first thin slice is constructed with the xsect undulate that engaging of the pick-up piece and first stripping portion can make thin slice effectively.The waveform of the xsect that applies and the power that applies by the pick-up piece and first release member usually can with stacked body together first thin slice and other slice separates in the stacked body.

In exemplary embodiments, second stripping portion is provided, when first thin slice moves up in first party, after being engaged by first stripping portion, this first thin slice engages second stripping portion.This second stripping portion contacts with pick-up piece usually and peels off joint.This second stripping portion firmly is prevented from by second release member to the thin slice except that first thin slice that the pick-up piece bias voltage consequently moves up in first party, and first thin slice can be by between the pick-up piece and second release member.In exemplary embodiments, the relative motion of peeling off the pick-up piece that engages with second stripping portion in most of the cases, with the subsidiary thin slice (also not separated) and first slice separates by first stripping portion.For example, every of the financial document thin slice all may have different frictions and hardness property.Because this reason can not can be separated by the action of pick-up piece with second stripping portion usually by the thin slice that pick-up piece separates with the action of first stripping portion.

In exemplary embodiments, this pick-up piece comprises columned substantially, has on it to be used for the sagitta friction section of bonding sheet.This high friction section is separated by annular groove in exemplary embodiments.In exemplary embodiments, this first stripping portion comprises a plurality of roller surfaces, and wherein this roller does not still contact joint facing to the annular groove setting usually with annular groove.First stripper roll is as the noncontact stripper, and in first embodiment, each first stripper roll all is connected with the one-way clutch operability, this one-way clutch prevention roller moves along a sense of rotation, and this sense of rotation is impelled travel direction for roller when first thin slice is separated from stacked body.But, a paper is returned in the stacked body thereby this one-way clutch can make thin slice move in the opposite direction easily.This can realize in certain embodiments like this, and when detecting when having picked up two stacked thin slices, the thin slice that need fall back tries hard to peel off all thin slices except that individual sheets.In first exemplary embodiments, second stripping portion as the contact stripper, and comprise at least one the contact stripper roll the surface, this roller is biased to be engaged to enter to peel off with the thin slice junction surface of pick-up piece.The contact stripper roll of this first exemplary embodiments is connected with the one-way clutch similar operation, stops thin slice to be peeled off to provide from the motion that stacked body shifts out, and the thin slice motion is turned back in the stacked body.

In some optional embodiment, one or two in the release member can be driven ordinatedly by one or more drivers and pick-up piece.In such exemplary embodiments, these release members can be driven convenient separation the so that reconfigure thin slice.For example, in certain embodiments, thin slice can be positioned in stacked body, thereby the mode that thin slice is placed mutually makes separating slices become difficult more.For example, if being positioned at the thin slice of stacked body bottom is by being moved up and separated thin slice in first party by pick-up piece, and this base lamina and be syntople at last thin slice, and should last thin slice relatively under thin slice leading significantly on first direction, then when separating these two thin slices, may meet difficulty, be relocated up to them, make that being configured to generally to pick up direction together or relatively at last thin slice postpones from first thin slice.

In certain embodiments, can realize like this, may be can be by release member the time, when having sensed many banknotes by optionally driving one or more release members.In this case, the direction of pick-up piece and one or more release members can be opposite, but one or two release member is driven, make release member move last thin slice with the opposite direction of picking up direction on the distance that moves move in the distance of thin slice down far away than pick-up piece.This can finish with several different methods, and it can comprise, for example, when the thin slice that limits the stacked body border keeps motionless by pick-up piece, makes release member or a plurality of release member force thin slice to retract stacked body.Alternatively, pick-up piece and one or two release member can move many stacked paper of opening and turn back in the stacked body, but move along with release member that speed drive can move longer distance like this at last thin slice to show quickly.Alternatively or in addition, this release member can drive at last thin slice and return the longer time in stacked body, the separated thin slice of wanting on base lamina just moves long distance like this.Certainly, pick up on the direction when mobile when pick-up piece impels thin slice as the stacked body border once more, the method that also can use other is relative to wanting picked thin slice to move at last thin slice.But, should be appreciated that these configurations all are exemplary, can use other method in other embodiments.

The exemplary embodiments of ATM also comprises housing.This housing comprises panel, and this panel comprises each parts of user interface and passes the exterior wall extension of buildings.The housing of ATM in the buildings comprises the safety box body portion that is positioned at lower housing portion.In exemplary embodiments, this casing normally xsect is L shaped casing.In exemplary embodiments, L shaped casing has the thin slice receiving mechanism, the cash receptacle mechanism that for example is connected with case supports.This cash receiving mechanism can be operated and analyze the thin slice of having separated by the operation of pick-up piece and release member from stacked body, and the thin slice that the guiding of the opening by the casing upper face will be stored in machine enters chest portion.In exemplary embodiments, the cash receiving mechanism is installed on casing movably with the supportive connected mode, thereby when a maintenance door of housing was opened, this cash receiving mechanism can move backward, to safeguard.

In exemplary embodiments, because the cash receiving mechanism is placed on the outside of safe casing and can be moved exposing opening, so need provide measure to come to be reduced to minimum to the offender by the danger that cash receives the financial document thin slice in the opening acquisition casing.In exemplary embodiments, can realize like this, by forwarder is provided, receives transversely the financial document thin slice being moved in the casing from the cash receiver of opening at cash and realize.After horizontal the moving of cash reception opening, thin slice is sent in the bill holding structure, and it can comprise storage chamber or be used to handle other mechanism of thin slice.In exemplary embodiments, between forwarder (thin slice is laterally removed from the opening part of casing) and bill holding structure, provide guard plate.This guard plate has reduced the offender and has received the ability that thin slice is deposited in the opening contact by cash.Also have, in exemplary embodiments, the driving force that is used to transmit is provided by the actuator of the cash receptacle mechanism of passing cash reception opening and the joint of driven member.The existence of these parts has further intercepted opening in the opening, thereby has reduced the risk that the offender can obtain the financial document thin slice of depositing.

In exemplary embodiments, the cash receiving mechanism is provided with the skewed slot that is used to receive from user's file stacked body.At the operating position of cash receiving mechanism, the opening of this skewed slot is controlled by door.Yet, be appreciated that machine is necessary to open door the user can be put into thin slice skewed slot or take out thin slice from skewed slot.Under some environment, when door was opened, rain, snow or moisture may enter skewed slot.The existence of skewed slot moderate rain, snow or moisture may be disturbed the normal running of machine.In exemplary embodiments,, on the lower surface of skewed slot inside, be provided with moisture and collect opening for this danger is reduced to minimum.This moisture is collected opening can collect the moisture that may enter skewed slot, and in exemplary embodiments, the moisture that is collected is sent to drainpipe, and this drainpipe and machine case external fluid communicate.In exemplary embodiments, pass the lower surface of panel, drainpipe is provided.In this exemplary embodiments,, be provided with elastic washer around skewed slot usually equally at the inboard of panel because this cash receiving mechanism is movably.At the operating position of cash receiving mechanism, this elastic washer provides basic liquid tightening seal, and for example, water, snow or other composition can not enter the inside of housing by the opening on the panel, and the opening that skewed slot passes on the described panel extends at its operating position.

In exemplary embodiments, the cash receiving mechanism leaves not received thin slice the suspicious bank note storage area of external of safety box in as suspicious counterfeit money.In this exemplary embodiments, the maintainer that can enter the external shell area of safety box who is authorized to can take out these not received thin slices.Provide one to be easy to approaching locking device so that there is the people of mandate can take out suspicious thin slice more easily.Also have, in certain embodiments, not only for the outer shell area of proof box provides locking mechanism, and the special chamber of received thin slice provides independently locking mechanism in order to be used to deposit not.This has guaranteed that not received thin slice only is authorized to personnel's contact, has guaranteed that also other authorized person can contact suitable machine part when not contacting thin slice (the not received thin slice of having stored) simultaneously.

In this exemplary embodiments, the cash receiving mechanism also is included in the closing plate in the machine, and it is usually around in-house assembly.When at operating position, these closing plates have reduced the danger that earth or other pollution enter machine.When other assembly was operated, they had also reduced the danger to the infringement of machine that takes place unintentionally.In this exemplary embodiments,, when being in maintenance position in mechanism, these closing plates can be opened at an easy rate by the hinged or setting of sliding.In exemplary embodiments, adopted a kind of method that closing plate is installed, guarantee that simultaneously closing plate is relay back after having finished all repairing activities so that enter in the chamber of cash receiver module.This advantage that has guaranteed that closing plate provides can be because of this plate not being installed once more after the maintenance activity end and unexpectedly being lost.

In some exemplary embodiments, the circulation thin slice that is received by the cash receiving mechanism is stored in the chamber of choosing.This makes each class thin slice be stored in specific chamber.In certain embodiments, provide and from the chamber, distributed the mechanism of these thin slices once more so that make effective thin slice recycle.In optional embodiment, the thin slice of being confirmed by the cash receiving mechanism is stored in one or more storing containers.In certain embodiments, this storing containers comprises an interior zone, and its lower end boundary has a mobilizable vibrating member.This vibrating member supports the thin slice that is stored in the interior zone.An actuator is connected with this vibrating member operability, so that the article that internal tank is deposited apply vibration action.This has made things convenient for the dispersion of article and arrangement to make to deposit article as much as possible in the container.In certain embodiments, this container can shift out from machine.In the other exemplary embodiments, container comprises that rolling is supported and retractible handle can move out when it fills the article of depositing with box lunch from machine.Though this exemplary embodiments of description is about depositing thin slice, this principle may be applied to depositing other article, as ticket and storage bag.

In some exemplary embodiments of machine, user interface comprises that multi-color lighting device is to make things convenient for machine user's operation.In certain embodiments, this light-emitting device is optionally by at least one the controller control in the machine, the state of response relationship trading functional device, the light of emission selection color.For example, controller can instruct user certain position on the user interface, needs the user to carry out and some activities of concluding the business relevant in this position.In certain embodiments, that this light-emitting device is optionally launched is green, yellow and red light, and can operate the state or the situation of indicating specific device.In addition, can different speed the glimmer light of identical or different color of light-emitting device comes transmission information or makes things convenient for machine customer.

In certain embodiments, the user interface of machine provides the convex lens of horizontal positioned, and vertically is arranged on the top of user interface.Place such mirror and be the user of machine for convenience observe the back or near user's other zone.This has reduced the risk of the people the user who carries out transaction on the machine can't see it near.The convex lens of this typical horizontal positioned is also outwards placed with respect to the light that illuminates user interface, thereby has made things convenient for user's operation.This has reduced the danger of dazzling and has improved the user observes the zone that can see in mirror ability.Whether in certain embodiments, provide equipment to respond to needs to clean one or more mirrors and built-in wiper mechanism is provided.

Become apparent in the detailed in the back description in other the aspect of novelty of exemplary embodiments.Should be appreciated that described feature is illustratively, other embodiment can use other method, and these other method has still been used claimed feature of this paper and relation.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the front view of ATM panel of the automated banking machine of an exemplary embodiments.

Fig. 2 is the schematic side elevation of parts in the ATM housing shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is the further schematic side elevation of parts in the ATM housing shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 4 is the view of sheet stacking mechanism, and it can be applicable to the exemplary embodiments of ATM.

Fig. 5 is the further view of typical sheet stacker mechanism, and it can be used for keeping polytype thin slice.

Fig. 6 is the rear view of housing of the ATM of exemplary embodiments.

Fig. 7 is the synoptic diagram of exemplary embodiments that is used for the mechanism of the repeated financial document thin slice separating slices in the ATM.

Fig. 8 is that typical pick-up piece combines with a plurality of contactless stripper roll and contact stripper roll, is used for isolating from stacked body the front view of every a piece of paper.

Fig. 9 is a synoptic diagram, shows the operation by mechanism shown in Fig. 7, the situation that first thin slice separates from the sheet stacking body.

Figure 10 shows the action of xsect wave-like by pick-up piece and noncontact stripper roll and has imposed on a paper.

Figure 11 is a synoptic diagram, shows the cash receptacle mechanism that has moved to maintenance position and exposed at the cash on ATM casing top to receive opening.

Figure 12 is the synoptic diagram of cash receptacle mechanism, and it is drawn out of and is used for safeguarding, similar and have first embodiment of access door with Figure 11, it is at open position, and the operation that is used to take by cash receptacle mechanism has been confirmed to be not received thin slice.

Figure 13 is and the view of similar ATM shown in Figure 12, is used to take the not optional passage mechanism of received thin slice but have.

Figure 14 is another view with similar ATM shown in Figure 12, and it shows to be used to take and is not received the another optional mechanism of thin slice.

Figure 15 is the synoptic diagram of cash receiver mechanism that has the maintenance panel of first kind of form, and maintenance panel shown in it is used for safeguarding at open position.

Figure 16 is the view of cash receiver mechanism, except the maintenance panel that has optional form in the approximated position with shown in Figure 15 similar.

Figure 17 is the schematic cross-sectional view of skewed slot, and by the panel of machine, the sheet stacking body can be put into skewed slot or therefrom take out, and comprises and be used for device that the water that may enter skewed slot is collected and discharged.

Figure 18 is the outside normal axomometric drawing of the cash receiver mechanism that represents of Figure 17, and comprises the drainpipe that schematically shows, and is used for the water that skewed slot is collected is led to outside the machine.

Figure 19 is the synoptic diagram of expression sealing system, is used for exemplary embodiments and drops to minimum with the danger that the opening (pass this opening, skewed slot extends at the operating position of cash receiver mechanism) of pollutant by machinery panel is entered machine.

Figure 20 is the skeleton view of optional form that is used to receive and deposit the mechanism of the financial document thin slice of being handled by cash receiver mechanism.

Figure 21 is the axonometric drawing that financial document shown in Figure 20 is preserved container, and it has shifted out outside the machine.

Figure 22 is the synoptic diagram of light-emitting device, and it uses machine that convenience is provided to the user.

Figure 23 is the enlarged drawing of light-emitting device shown in Figure 22.

Figure 24 is the synoptic diagram that is arranged at the light emitting diode in the light-emitting device.

Figure 25 is the flexible viewgraph of cross-section that links the width of cloth, and it comprises the diode in the light-emitting device.

Figure 26 is the axonometric drawing of panel shown in Figure 1, and especially the mirror on it can make things convenient for the user to observe situation on every side when operation.

Figure 27 is a schematic plan, has represented the zone that the user can observe when operating machines.

Figure 28 to Figure 30 is the synoptic diagram that is used for from the optional embodiment of the mechanism of sheet stacking body separating slices, and the operation of wherein one or more stripping off devices makes a thin slice reorientate with respect to another thin slice, so that the picking up and separate of thin slice.

Embodiment

Referring now to view,, particularly Fig. 1 is the front plan view of an automated banking machine shown in the figure, and it is ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) 10 (" ATM ") in exemplary embodiments.ATM 10 is machines of a wall-penetrating type, and it comprises a panel 12.The user who is positioned at wall 14 machine in addition can be near panel 12.In certain embodiments, wall 14 may be the exterior wall of buildings, ATM 10 may be used in overlooking or " drive-in " environment in.ATM 10 also can use in indoor environment in other embodiments.Certainly, this configuration is exemplary, and in other embodiments, the ATM of other type configuration also can be used.

Typical A TM machine generally includes user interface 15.The user interface of this exemplary embodiments comprises the input media that is used to receive from user's input.These input medias comprise card reader 16, key plate 18, function key 20 and imaging device 22.In exemplary embodiments, input media can be used for identification input, for example: mark, umerical data that read from card and can be used for the concrete user of recognition machine and/or the biometric data of their number of the account.In addition, typical input media can be operated and receive the transaction input that makes ATM carry out selecteed trading function.Should be appreciated that these input medias are exemplary, the input media of other type also can be used for other embodiment.This exemplary user interface 15 also comprises output unit.Output unit in the exemplary embodiments comprises display 24, loudspeaker 26 and earphone jack 28.The output unit of this exemplary embodiments can effectively be exported and be used for the visual of operation A TM, maybe can listen, or the both visual indication that also can listen.Certainly, be exemplary at the output unit shown in the user interface 15, other exemplary embodiments also may be used other output unit.

This typical ATM 10 also comprises other transaction function devices.These transaction function devices comprise a receipt printer 30, and being used for provides receipt to the user of machine.In more detail shown in the interior views of the machine of Fig. 2, receipt printer comprises a feeding sheets portion 32, its supply receipt paper, and receipt is printed by a printing mechanism 34.Printed receipt is sent to the receipt mouth that is positioned at panel 12 by a transport part 36 then.The receipt printer that uses in exemplary embodiments can be a U.S. Patent No. 5,850, the type shown in 075, and disclosure is in conjunction with for reference therewith.Certainly, can use the receipt printer of other type in other embodiments.

As shown in Figure 1, typical A TM 10 is included in cash dispense port 38 and the cash receiving port 40 on the panel.Each mouthful all is that the transaction function devices operability of the correspondence that will speak of with the back is connected, and each mouthful all have a door gear that is associated, and is used for effectively stopping passage by opening except the authorized user suitable exchange hour.In exemplary embodiments, show the cash dispense port by door 42 controls, the cash receiving port is by door 44 controls.Should be appreciated that this panel and each device relevant with ATM 10 are exemplary, can use other in other embodiments or different panel construction and devices.

In exemplary embodiments, the user interface of machine comprises a plurality of multi-color lighting devices 17,31,41,43 and 45.Each light-emitting device is set at the adjacent locations of the position of corresponding a certain concrete transaction function devices on the user interface.For example, light-emitting device 17 is set at the adjacent locations of card reader opening.Equally, light-emitting device 31 is arranged on the adjacent locations of the groove that is used to send receipt.Equally, light-emitting device 41 is to interrelate with cash receiving port 40, and light-emitting device 43 is to interrelate with cash dispense port 38.Explain that as later in this exemplary embodiments, the state of corresponding transaction function devices of being correlated with, multi-color lighting device are optionally carried out the light of a kind of corresponding particular color of output.These features can be used for the user of pilot operationp machine, provide the indication of the state of shutting down, and remind some specific state of user or the outward appearance of improvement is provided for machine.

As Fig. 2, shown in 3 and 6, ATM 10 comprises a housing 46, and it extends in the inboard of wall 14 usually.Housing 46 comprises a chest portion 48.In exemplary embodiments, chest portion 48 normally has the proof box of escape way door 50.To box house visit by being schematically illustrated as the staff (referring to Fig. 3) that 52 suitable locking device only limits to authorize.The xsect of casing is normally L shaped in exemplary embodiments.

Housing 46 also comprises a top 54.Upper casing body 54 is connected with machinery panel, and is connected with chest portion 48 supportives.In exemplary embodiments, upper casing body 54 has relevant access door 56 and 58.One or more locking mechanism controls with key lock 60 and 62 expressions entering of upper casing body, itself and access door 56 and 58 operability interface channels.In exemplary embodiments, proof box portion 48 is used to preserve the financial document list, as currency note, check and other valency thin slice is arranged.Upper casing body 54 is commonly used to hold the parts of machine, and does not preserve the financial document file that the basic bill of broad sense or other can exchange value.Certainly, the structure that should be appreciated that ATM 10 is exemplary, can use other method in other embodiments.

Be schematically shown as Fig. 2, ATM 10 comprises that at least one is schematically illustrated as 64 controller.In exemplary embodiments, controller 64 comprises at least one processor and is connected with at least one data memory operations that is schematically illustrated as 66.In exemplary embodiments, data-carrier store can be used to store the data of representative instruction, as computer program, and structural parameters, the data of the relevant transaction that is performed and other information that in ATM 10 operates, comes in handy.The executable instruction of being carried out by one or more controllers of computing machine is present on the product that is fit to the such computer executable instructions of storage, and/or can download from this product and obtain.This product can comprise hardboard driver, soft board, CD ROM, PROM or derive from the other products of embodied on computer readable execution command.

Controller 64 is connected with many transaction function devices in ATM, and according to its operation of its programmed control.Controller 64 schematically show with install 68,70 with 72 be connected.Be appreciated that this expression only has a lot of assemblies to be connected with controller function for schematically and only representing in the machine.For example, transaction function devices can comprise mobile device, and alternatively, this mobile device is called driver at this, as motor, solenoid and other those devices that parts generation is moved.Equally, transaction function devices can comprise as radiation sensor, the proximity sensor sensor, switch and other can perceptual object, the sensor of the parts in user, state, characteristics, characteristic or the ATM, and then make controller to carry out every function according to its program.Transaction function devices comprises output unit such as sound-producing device and light-emitting device.For example but be not used for restriction, transaction function devices can comprise card reader, display, key plate, function key, printer, cash distributor, cash receiver, storing mechanism and other aforesaid device, and other device of respective response controller in the machine.

In exemplary embodiments, controller also is connected with the communication device operability that is schematically illustrated as 74.This communication device is exercisable, to carry out the communication of electronic information between other computing machine in ATM 10 and financial transaction disposal system.For example, these communications can comprise with by the communication of bank's operated system, with the communication of credit card network, with the communication of clearinghouse and with the communication of other entity.In Fig. 2, show schematically that communication device 74 among the ATM 10 provides by network 78 and financial institution 76 between communication.Be appreciated that this communication structure is exemplary, can use other configuration in other embodiments.U.S. Patent No. 6,505,177 also show the typical communication system that is used for ATM, and its disclosure is in conjunction with for reference therewith.Can comprise U.S. Patent No. 6,705 among the embodiment, 517, the feature of United States Patent (USP) 6,672,505 and/or United States Patent (USP) 6,598,023, the disclosure of each patent is in conjunction with for reference therewith.

As Fig. 2 and shown in Figure 6, at the operating position of ATM 10, housing 46 is settled a thin slice receiving mechanism 80, is also referred to as the cash receiving mechanism here.In exemplary embodiments, mechanism 80 comes to receive thin slice from the machine user by opening 40, analyzes at least one characteristic or the feature of every a piece of paper, stipulates alternatively that according to specificity analysis each thin slice stores the path of machine case inside into with being used for again.Should be appreciated that in different embodiment these thin slices can comprise cash notes, check and other financial document list.Should also be appreciated that in exemplary embodiments the financial document list may be made from a variety of materials, as paper, plastics or both combinations.In addition, should be appreciated that the cash receptacle mechanism that points to will be understood that here and comprise the mechanism that not only can handle cash notes, but also comprise the mechanism of the financial document list (as check, cash on bank, gift card, preferential coupon etc.) that can handle other.

As shown in Figure 2, cash receiving mechanism 80 comprises skewed slot 82, and it extends through the opening 40 of panel 15 under mode of operation.As previously mentioned, the user who the links skewed slot opening of taking is being controlled by dodge gate 44.Door 44 response controllers 64 and moving, thus make the appropriate time of user in the transaction operation of mandate can be near skewed slot.

In the process of operating machines, the user can insert skewed slot to a repeated financial document list that is schematically illustrated as 84.This repeated paper 84 can comprise the financial document list of cash notes, check or other form.

In the operation of cash receiving mechanism, thin slice is separated separately from a repeated paper by mechanism for picking 86, and the exemplary embodiments of this mechanism for picking will detailed afterwards discussion.To be transmitted separately and by being schematically illustrated as 88 demo plant from each picked thin slice of mechanism for picking.Demo plant 88 in the exemplary embodiments is measured at least one characteristic of every a piece of paper, for example, can comprise that about thin slice be bank note or check, if bank note, and its value of money and whether effectively measuring.If file is a check, can measure the true and false and mark and the number relevant of check with the check producer.For example, in some exemplary embodiments, demo plant can be a U.S. Patent No. 5,923, the type shown in 415, and its disclosure is in conjunction with for reference therewith.Optional or additional, demo plant can also use U.S. Patent No. 6,554, disclosed feature in 185, and its disclosure is in conjunction with for reference therewith.Certainly, can use the demo plant of other type among other the embodiment, as imager, card reader, sensor and their combination.For example, in certain embodiments, the thin slice receiving trap may can scan bill such as check and relevant data is provided, and these data can be stored and transmit as the duplicate of check.In this case, the reprography part of check can be transferred to other place far away, conveniently to check further and to confirm.Alternatively or additional, the electronic representation of check can be used as the substitute of actual paper check, thereby can and destroy subsequently the cancellation of paper check.

In the exemplary embodiments of cash receiving mechanism 80, the thin slice of analyzing by the operation of demo plant 88 moves to through transport part 90 selects road dispensing device 92.This is selected 92 response controllers, 64 operations of road dispensing device and optionally sends thin slice to apparatus for temporary storage 94 or transport part 96.Usually apparatus for temporary storage 94 is kept at thin slice in the storage part on the interim body.This apparatus for temporary storage can be a U.S. Patent No. 6,371, the type shown in 368, and its disclosure is in conjunction with for reference therewith.Apparatus for temporary storage 94 can be operated and receive thin slice and store them.Thereafter, the operation of apparatus for temporary storage response controller 64 can be delivered to these thin slices and select in the road dispensing device 92, and this is selected the road dispensing device and guides the thin slice path movement of these thin slices in machine to carry out transaction.Certainly the apparatus for temporary storage shown in should be appreciated that is exemplary, can use the apparatus for temporary storage of other type among other the embodiment.

In exemplary embodiments, transport part 96 be used for receiving those do not possess satisfy machine setup parameter characteristic be not received thin slice.It can comprise, for example is considered to the bank note of counterfeit money because of one or more feature.In other embodiments, these thin slices can comprise that its characteristic that has has hinted that they are that duplicate or that forge or other check that can not receive.Certainly, among other the embodiment, other thin slice also can be thought and not be received.Be schematically shown as Fig. 2, the operation of thin slice receiving mechanism 80 makes transport part 96 be stored in memory block 100 schematically being expressed as 98 suspicious thin slices.In exemplary embodiments, suspicious thin slice is stored in the cash receiving mechanism, outside the safety cabinet so as the maintenance staff find by the method for discussing later.Certainly, this mode is schematically, can use other mode in other embodiments.

In exemplary embodiments, the signal operation that 80 responses of cash receiving mechanism come self-controller 64 makes to be confirmed as the cash reception opening 102 that upper surface 104 proper or that other receivable financial document list directly is passed in casing extends out.At the operating position of as shown in Figure 2 cash receiving mechanism, forwarder in the cash receiving mechanism and cash receive opening and aim at, and forwarder 108 extends into proof box.Be schematically shown as Fig. 2, at the operating position of cash receiving mechanism 80, driven member 112 operability of the actuator 110 of at least one forwarder 106 and forwarder 108 are connected.In exemplary embodiments, this makes the cash receiving mechanism transmit motion to the thin slice processing mechanism in the proof box (safe casing), thereby has guaranteed the coordinated movement of various economic factors of wherein processed thin slice.In addition, in exemplary embodiments, actuator and driven member extend in cash receives opening, so that stop do not have the people who authorizes to enter cash reception opening, also will discuss to this hereinafter.

In exemplary embodiments, when receiving structure, cash moves to maintenance position (shown in Figure 12,13 and 14) from operating position shown in Figure 2, and actuator 110 and driven member 112 break away from.In some exemplary embodiments, the motion of cash receiving mechanism from the operating position to the maintenance position can comprise this cash receiving mechanism of installing movably, so that this mechanism had both moved upward away from proof box, make actuator and driven member break away from, the purpose of outside again motion to be used to safeguard.Certainly for the cash receiving mechanism is got back to operating position, wherein should inwardly move moves downward again so that actuator and driven member are engaged again, and this can be by sliding, roll or other the combination of the mechanism that is fit to being finished.Certainly, be used to handle the joint between the mechanism of thin slice for cash receiving mechanism and casing partial interior, the narrating mode that is provided is exemplary, can use other method in other embodiments.Perhaps, the forwarder in the casing part can be furnished with independent motor or other mobile device.As shown in Figure 2, usually moving thin slice with vertical direction passes forwarder 108 that cash receives opening and is connected with the conveyor operations that schematically is expressed as 114 level.This horizontal conveyor engages thin slice and moves to chest portion and they are received horizontal the removing of opening from cash.This horizontal-extending forwarder 114 is connected with vertical forwarder 116 operability of extending, and this vertically extends forwarder 116 and is horizontally set in the cash reception opening of proof box.

Vertically forwarder 116 operations optionally move to thin slice processing mechanism 118,120,122,124 with thin slice and engage.In some exemplary embodiments, thin slice processing mechanism 118,120,122,124 can be a sheet stacking mechanism, is schematically shown as Fig. 5 and Fig. 6.Alternatively or in addition in other embodiments, one or more thin slice processing mechanism can comprise that thin slice receives and distributing mechanism, and its operation receives thin slice selectively and distributes thin slice to storage part or from storage part.Thin slice receives stacker mechanism and the thin slice that can in some exemplary embodiments, use receive pile up distributing mechanism example in U.S. Patent No. 6,302, by detailed description, its disclosure is in conjunction with for reference therewith in 393 and No.6,290,070.

As being schematically shown among Fig. 4, typical sheet receives the operation of stacker mechanism 118 selectivity to receive the vertically forwarder 116 interior thin slices 126 that move.By moving of parts of valve 128, thin slice 126 is directed engaging with thin slice processing mechanism 118.Door part response controller 64 action also imports the forward edge of paper the recess 130 of revolving part 132.When the forward edge of paper 126 entered into recess 130, revolving part 130 was along the direction rotation of arrow R, and thin slice 126 is clamped by the jaw portion that this makes and recess 130 connects together inwardly motion.Revolving part 132 rotation engages up to the forward edge and the control surface 136 of thin slice 126, and at this moment, jaw portion 134 radially outwards moves, thus thin slice and revolving part 132 are broken away from and and stacked body 138 be stacked.For instance, stacked body 138 can be the cash notes with identical face amount, and certainly, in other embodiments, stacked body 138 also can be the thin slice of other type of pile.

In exemplary embodiments, by the pressing plate 140 against the action of the stacked body back side, this stacked body is held with the relation with the revolving part adjacency.Pressing plate 140 is movably for bias mechanism 142, and when thin slice was remained on suitable aligned position, this bias mechanism 142 was exercisable, stacked body thickness is increased or minimizing.The details of the exemplary embodiments of relevant thin slice processing mechanism has description in U.S. Patent No. 6,302 in 393 the disclosure.

Fig. 5 further shows the typical operation of typical sheet processing mechanism 118 and 120.At this moment, when thin slice by and parts of valve 128 when remaining on retracted state, the thin slice 142 that moves in forwarder can pass through rotating part 132.This can make this paper move to other thin slice processing mechanism such as thin slice processing mechanism 120.This arrangement is for the thin slice with special characteristic is stored together, and for example, effective cash notes of different denominations is concentrated in the selected thin slice storage area with stacked relation.Alternatively, in other embodiments, the thin slice of similar type such as check can be separated from other financial document thin slice (as bill or traveller's check).In other embodiments, those to be fit to cash notes that circulation once more uses can be genuine notes from those but separate the dirty old bank note that is not suitable for offering again client of experience wear.Should be appreciated that these methods are exemplary, can use other mode in other embodiments.

In exemplary embodiments as shown in Figure 2, guard plate 144 in proof box horizontal conveyor 114 and the extension between the bank note storing mechanism, as the thin slice processing mechanism 118 relevant with storage area 146.In exemplary embodiments, guard plate 144 is fixed in the inside of proof box firmly, and be fit to stop by what cash received opening 102 and illegally enter casing.This can realize by guard plate 144 being fixed on firmly on the box body wall that limits proof box inside or being fixed in other mechanism that is fit to.Can expect that in exemplary embodiments, because upper casing body 54 holds thin slice receiving mechanism 80, to hold the thin slice receiving mechanism easier than entering proof box so generally enter.Just in case the situation of attacking ATM 10 and attempting the sheet removing receiving mechanism as the offender takes place, the existing passage that receives opening by cash at first is driven part and driven member and also has other parts of forwarder 106 and 108 to stop.Yet, to remove under the situation of transport sector parts in offender's attempt, the passage that leads to the storage foils of bank note storing mechanism is still stopped by guard plate.Figure 11 shows more detailed cash receiving mechanism 180, and this moment, the cash receiving mechanism was retracted into maintenance position so that expose cash reception opening.In exemplary embodiments, the cash receiving mechanism movably and supportive be installed on the slide block of chest portion or other the suitable parts with connecting.Can expect, in this exemplary embodiments, guard plate 144 action and cash is received the bank note that is stored in opening 102 and the proof box below the guard plate or other has valency financial document thin slice to separate.Certainly, guard plate is exemplary, also can use guard plate or other structure of other form.

In optional embodiment, ATM is included in and is shown 260 large volume storage container among Figure 20, and it is used to store circulation banknote, bank note, check or other has been stored the into article of machine.Container 260 comprises the roof 262 with opening 264, when container 260 is in operating position, and the opening 102 of these opening 264 corresponding casings.Container 260 comprises forwarder 266, is used to carry the article that enter internal tank zone 268 by opening 264.Horizontal conveyor 270 can be operated and be used for horizontal the moving of deposit and away from opening 264.The setting of guard plate 272 is used for reducing the danger that illegally enters interior zone 268.Another forwarder 274 moves to suitable position with article (as cash thin slice 276) so that again they are assigned to interior zone 268 below the guard plate.Schematically showing is 278 the interior zone that article are stored in container 260 that is stored.

In exemplary embodiments, container 260 comprises a diapire 280.A vibrations part 282, interior zone 268 is limited by vertically disposed vibrations part 282 above diapire, and this vibrations part 282 vertically is provided with on diapire.In exemplary embodiments, this vibrations part is made of elasticity mantle 284.The part of rigid plate 286 below the mantle central part extended.Flexible support 288 is supported on rigid plate 286 on the diapire 280.Flexible support can also make rigid plate move relative to diapire with mantle.In exemplary embodiments, flexible support 288 can comprise spring or make diapire produce other member of vertical relatively and/or tangential movement with rigid plate.

In exemplary embodiments, the part of detent 290 between diapire and rigid plate extended.In exemplary embodiments, detent is an electronic vibration device, and it can shake rigid plate and top mantle thereof.Detent 290 shake that action is connected in mantle with can imposing on supportive be stored article 278.This is stored article and provides convenience and make and need can be collected in relatively large article in the interior zone 268 before removed at these article disperseing and placing.In exemplary embodiments, detent 290 be by one can pine coupling head be electrically connected to circuit in the machine so that as described later move this exemplary container like that.In addition, in certain embodiments, in container, the mobile device that is used to carry can by can the pine coupling head picked up signal and/or electric power.

In the operating process of machine, the interior zone 268 of container 260 is connected with opening 38 operability of machine case, and it is received by this opening being stored article.Be stored article and handle the mechanism of these article through cash receiving mechanism or other.Be fit to deposit in the opening 102 of the article of container through the casing top.Forwarder 266,270 and 274 carries these article to the zone of guard plate 272 belows and be deposited in the interior zone 268.Detent 290 periodic response controllers will rock the article that are stored that impose in interior zone, and this processing to article provides convenience, so that article are flocked together therein closely.For sensing is stored article, sensor 294 can be included in the inner zone.The article position that response sensor sensed, controller can be operated detent is rocked being stored the article generation.Alternatively, controller can be according to elapsed time, be stored number of articles or other program parameters is rocked the article that are stored.In exemplary embodiments, this sensor 294 can be by being connected with controller function in loose coupling head 292.

Exemplary container 260 removably is installed in the proof box, and is supported in the support 296 of rolling.It can be the object that can make container be easier to move under load condition of Caster, wheel, spherical rolling body or other type that this rolling is supported.In exemplary embodiments, container 260 can shift out casing from the proof box opening.This helps the maintainer to hold to be connected to the handle 298 of container.Coupling head 292 that can pine allows to disconnect to connect with Bedpan 260 and pulls out from proof box.Figure 21 is shown in more detail, and in exemplary embodiments, handle 298 is expandable handles, in case handle leaves proof box, it can move up, and this helps container is shifted out outside the ATM.Then, in order to remove the thing of the inside, can utilize the handgrip container is transferred to other suitable place away from ATM.For example, this place can be strong-room or other safe room of the article in can container handling.

As shown in figure 21, container 260 comprises door 300 in exemplary embodiments.The inlet of door by one or more lock control of 302 of being expressed as.In exemplary embodiments, door 300 is illustrated a side that is hinged on towards cabinet door, in the time of in container is in machine, has reduced the danger that personnel obtain illegally to enter internal tank like this.In case container is transferred to suitable place, lock 302 can be opened, and door is opened, and the article that are stored are removed.After article were removed, door 300 can be got back to the position of closing.After this, container can be reapposed in the machine and handle 298 withdrawals, so that container can be aimed at opening 102 again.In addition, can loose coupling head 292 can be connected once more so that the container in the machine is operated once more.

Can expect that this exemplary container 260 can be deposited a large amount of article that are stored.In addition, comprise and roll supporting and the structure of retractable handle shifts out from ATM for the container of filled with articles and this container immigration ATM provides convenience.Should be appreciated that this container is exemplary, can use other method in other embodiments.For example but be not used in restriction, this can comprise the container that is provided with a plurality of interior zones, wherein is stored article and is supported on the vibrations part.Such embodiment can reach the bank note, check and/or the envelope that are stored at par or the separation of storage class, and reaches in the specific interior lattice of container and be crowded with more closely.In addition or alternatively, in other embodiments, the vibrations part can be located at the sidewall or the roof that limit container and rock therein, is crowded with and store conveniently to be stored article.Additional or alternatively, in certain embodiments, container can be used for being connected with the thin slice processing mechanism, thereby some thin slice is stored in and just in time is arranged in container, be used to the purpose of piling up and/or recycling, and in other the thin slice grid in container or container in bulk.These optional embodiments all are included within the enlightenment instruction of the present invention.

Fig. 7 illustrate schematicallys first exemplary embodiments of the mechanism for picking 86 that is used for cash receiving mechanism 80 to Figure 10.In this exemplary embodiments, stacked body 84 is put in the skewed slot 82 and is supported on the common angled lower surface 148.Moving member 150 and 152 engages these stacked bodies, and response motor or other propulsion system are selectively along the direction rotation of arrow P, so that move this stacked body and composition surface 154 is close to substantially.The proximity of the composition surface 154 that closes on lower surface 158 is provided with an idler roller 156, and in this embodiment, it is a roller that rotates freely normally.As shown in the figure, the joint on the surface of the stacked body 84 on composition surface 154 and roller 156 can launch thin slice usually.

Mechanism for picking 86 also comprises the pick-up piece 158 of substantial cylindrical.Pick-up piece 158 response controllers 64 can be optionally by motor or the rotation of other actuator.In pick process, the direction of the arrow P shown in the pick-up piece edge is rotated.Pick-up piece 158 also comprises the bow-shaped section 160 of high friction, and it extends as the circumference of thin slice junction surface at pick-up piece in exemplary embodiments.

Mechanism for picking 86 in the exemplary embodiments also comprises several rollers 162, and they use hereinafter described method as contactless stripper roll.Mechanism for picking also comprises the stripper roll 164 of contact, and its bias voltage ground engages with the high friction section 160 of pick-up piece.

As shown in Figure 8, pick-up piece is a cardinal principle columnar component, and it comprises several toroidal cavities 166.The outside surface of contactless stripper roll 162 extends into corresponding annular groove 166, but can not peel off joint with it usually.Exemplary embodiments as shown in Figure 8, noncontact stripper roll 162 are set to leave with the annular groove bottom a little.The result is not arranged to peel off joint with pick-up piece directly contacts as the outside surface of the noncontact stripper roll of first stripping portion.But, therefore just can finish a thin slice is separated from other thin slice because the outside surface of this roller can only allow individual sheets by between pick-up piece and the noncontact stripper roll very near pick-up piece usually.Yet should be appreciated that, though in this embodiment, the noncontact stripper roll is configured to leave a little pick-up piece, but in other embodiments, this roller or other release member may actual contact arrive pick-up piece, but can have elasticity consistance or other characteristic, it is different to make that this roller contacts the situation of the contact stripper roll 164 of peeling off joint with bias voltage.

As shown in Figure 8, the contact stripper roll engages with the central sheet junction surface 168 of pick-up piece biasedly.This central sheet junction surface is positioned at the center with respect to the thin slice that picked mechanism 86 moves.This has reduced thin slice and twined the trend of distorting in picked mobile process.Certainly should be appreciated that this arrangement is exemplary, can use other method in other embodiments.

Fig. 9 and Figure 10 show the operation of typical pick-up piece 86.Mechanism for picking can be separated thin slice separately from stacked body 84.This realizes that by the lower end sequential pick-up a piece of paper 170 from stacked body moving up in the first party of roughly being represented by arrow F simultaneously, first thin slice is such to make from thin slice away from stacked body.In order to finish this action, controller 64 one or more drivers of operation such as motor or other travel mechanism make moving member 150 and 152 rotations, and at this moment picker mechanism 168 is rotated in counter clockwise direction as shown in FIG..The rotation of pick-up piece has caused engaging the following of first thin slice and this thin slice being drawn in part between pick-up piece and the noncontact stripper roll 162 as the height at thin slice junction surface friction bow-shaped section 160.When first thin slice was moved, idler roller 156 rotates so that first thin slice moving between pick-up piece and noncontact stripper roll.

In this embodiment, noncontact stripper roll 162 is connected with one-way clutch 172 operability, like this, engages and make it when arrow F direction moves at first thin slice, and it is motionless that first stripper roll can keep.Because be applied to resistance on the thin slice composition surface less than the suffered displacing force of this thin slice opposite face by the noncontact stripper roll, this first thin slice 170 is moved and enters between pick-up piece and the noncontact stripper roll part.This makes this thin slice present xsect waveform shown in Figure 10.This is because the noncontact stripper roll enters the annular groove 166 of pick-up piece the thin slice distortion to be caused.The opposite direction power acting in conjunction that this xsect waveform and noncontact stripper roll apply can be opened first thin slice and other slice separates that moves out usually effectively from stacked body.

When first thin slice continues to move in the direction of arrow F, as shown in Figure 9.The leading edge of thin slice just and contact stripper roll 164 joints, it is biased to combine with the thin slice junction surface of pick-up piece that this contacts stripper roll.The contact stripper roll of this exemplary embodiments also is connected with one-way clutch 174 operability simultaneously, like this in this exemplary embodiments, when first thin slice when arrow F direction moves, the maintenance of contact stripper roll is motionless.The joint of the contact stripper roll and first thin slice makes this contact stripper roll and is moved, and thin slice 170 just can move in the part between contact stripper roll and the central sheet junction surface 168 like this.The resistance of noncontact stripper roll can make any thin slice beyond first thin slice not move in the direction of arrow F usually, thereby they and first thin slice are separated.

As shown in Figure 9, in exemplary embodiments, sensor 176 is placed on the place of closing on the contact stripper roll.Sensor 176 operation with near the detection sensor may be by the two-slices of noncontact stripper roll with the overlapping that contacts stripper roll.In certain embodiments, the sensor that is fit to can be a U.S. Patent No. 6,241,244 and No.6, and the sensor shown in 242,733, its content is openly for reference therewith.In the time of hereinafter two-slices or a plurality of thin slice will being discussed at sensing, how the controller of machine does additional trial is come peeling sheet.Yet if only sense a piece of paper, pick-up piece 158 still continue to move leading edge up to thin slice in the counterclockwise direction and touches and move apart roller 178.In this exemplary embodiments, move apart that roller can operate bonding sheet and in the cash receiving mechanism mobile thin slice, towards the direction of demo plant 88.In this exemplary embodiments, pick-up piece is isolated a piece of paper in whenever turning around normally from stacked body.

If sensor 176 senses when having the two-slices that stacks or many thin slices to pass through contact and noncontact stripper roll, the controller in this exemplary embodiments stopped the motion of pick-up piece 158 on illustrated counter clockwise direction before first thin slice breaks away from.Controller is turned the direction of pick-up piece 158 and moving member 150,152 so that first thin slice is moved back in the stacked body then.By the operation of one-way clutch 172,174, this contact stripper roll 164 and noncontact stripper roll 162 can counterclockwise be rotated as shown so that paper is returned in the sheet stacking body.Thereafter controller can be handled mechanism for picking 86 and attempts to pick up individual banknotes once more.Before this individual sheets is separated from stacked body, repeat such action possibly and come to handle for the cash receiving mechanism to isolate sheet-fed.

The exemplary embodiments that can find mechanism for picking 86 is fit to separate the dissimilar financial document thin slice with different qualities.As a rule, every of thin slice such as new banknote or other type thin slice that all has roughly the same hardness and friction is separated by mechanism for picking and noncontact stripper roll.But under one of hardness and the rubbing characteristics situation different with essence, after noncontact stripper roll bonding sheet, the contact stripper roll is bonding sheet separating slices and do not need separated in addition effectively subsequently.This may be particularly useful, for example comprises plastics and bank note, the check that blendes together a pile or other file with remarkable different qualities and the time marquis that need pick up them respectively in processing.

In some optional embodiment, can comprise that some additional features are so that further be convenient to picking up of thin slice.For example, this can comprise the setting that optionally drives stripper roll or other member in case the multiple sheet mutual dislocation that stacks that at the very start can be by release member move.Picking up in the trial subsequently, this separation that relocates convenient to thin slice.

Figure 28 schematically shows optional mechanism for picking 350 to Figure 30.Mechanism for picking 350 can be the type of discussing in the past, and it comprises one or more noncontact stripper roll and the setting that contacts stripper roll or other type.In order to set forth simply and easily, mechanism 350 schematically shows the mechanism that comprises pick-up piece 352 and release member 354.In exemplary embodiments, pick-up piece and release member all are cylindrical members, certainly, can use the parts of other type or shape in other embodiments.

For the problem that illustrates that mechanism for picking may be met, multiple sheet 356 has been illustrated with pick-up piece and has been bonded together.From before discussion as can be known, the part of the repeated thin slice that the user that these several thin slices 356 may be ATM puts into.Be schematically shown as Figure 28, thin slice 358 defines the lower end of stacked body, and is usually therefrom picked thin slice, when picked, and with respect to stacked thin slice 360, the direction retraction that its leading edge moves at thin slice.As can be known in position fixing process, thin slice is during near pick-up piece and release member because the leading edge of paper 358 relatively other thin slice made independent thin slice 358 difficulty more that becomes of picking up by indentation.Therefore, respond one or more drivers that connecting 362, pick-up piece 352 is driven in picking up on the direction of being represented by arrow J, and release member 354 keeps motionless.But because top thin slice 360 has been crossed thin slice 358 in advance in forward direction (by arrow K direction indication, i.e. thin slice moving direction when picked from stacked body), high friction section 364 may come out with stacked thin slice 360 the zone engage.Two thin slices 358 of result and 360 are removed from stacked body together.

When two thin slices 358 and 360 when mobile together, as shown in figure 29, their leading edge finally can be near sensor 366.Sensor 366 can be a kind of in the type of discussing in the past, and it can be operated with the thickness of sensing thin slice and unite one or more controllers, with the sensed state then of many stacked thin slices of sensing.As the preceding embodiment, when sensing multiple sheet when having removed from stacked body, pick-up piece 352 motions are so that move thin slice and no longer carry out picking up direction.

When sensing a plurality of thin slice proximity transducer 366, the controller of typical optional embodiment starts driver 362, turns to so that pick-up piece 352 changes, and is opposite with the direction of picking up thin slice from stacked body.Reach the embodiment that described in conjunction with in the past as shown in figure 30, the direction of the pick-up piece of turning round can make the thin slice that picks up move on the direction of stacked body.This is represented by the arrow L among Figure 30.Yet in this optional embodiment, release member 354 response driver 368 are driven impelling paper 360 and 358 to get back on the direction of the rotation in the stacked body.In this exemplary embodiments, one or more controllers can be operated with Control Driver 368 and/or 362 in addition, so that directly the thin slice 360 that engages with release member 354 moves with respect to thin slice 358.In this embodiment, preferred thin slice 360 is moved, so that its leading edge is in that to pick up direction no longer leading than the leading edge of the paper bottom 358 of stacked body.Like this in case outside two release members of all withdrawing, on direction of delaminate, will make thin slice 358 from other thin slice, separate separately to the trial subsequently of the one or many of mobile thin slice.

With respect to the thin slice 358 that engages with pick-up piece, can take multiple mode to move the thin slice 360 that engages with release member.Usually such method requires to be greater than the distance that thin slice 358 moves back to stacked body by the distance that the release member action impels thin slice 358 to move.Can be thus completed, for example, when pick-up piece 352 and paper 358 are bonded together and keep motionless, can by controller make driver 368 beginnings shown in counter clockwise direction on rotating stripping roller 354.This can be at beginning mobile thin slice 360 on the direction of arrow L under the situation of not mobile thin slice 358.In certain embodiments, the controller that is connected with sensor 366 can sense moving of thin slice 360.This can be by beginning to move in stripper roll 354, and the variation of the sheet thickness of sensing proximity transducer from the thickness of a plurality of thin slices to the thickness of a piece of paper realizes.This can be used for checking thin slice 360 to move relative to thin slice 358.Thereafter controller can be handled pick-up piece 352 beginning thin slice 358 is retracted in the stacked body.

Should be appreciated that in certain embodiments, make engage with pick-up piece under thin slice produce any action of withdrawal before, stripper roll can begin to move its joint at last thin slice.Optionally, in certain embodiments, release member and pick-up piece can rotate and make a plurality of thin slices begin withdrawal, and pick-up piece can stop one or many with 360 withdrawals of the thin slice above convenient in the withdrawal process.It is periodic like this that stop and beginning can be so that the relative motion of thin slice.Certainly can understand, such motion will cause last thin slice 360 getting back to the distance that moves on the direction of stacked body greater than under thin slice 358, the relative position of thin slice has just changed like this.

In optional embodiment, pick-up piece and release member can move simultaneously from the position shown in Figure 29 and make the thin slice withdrawal.Yet release member can move, impel thin slice 360 than under the translational speed of thin slice 358 higher.In this embodiment, because the higher relatively speed of release member 354 is impelled mobile one section longer distance at last thin slice 360.Gao Su motion makes thin slice 360 move longer distance than thin slice 358 usually like this.Like this leading edge of thin slice 360 is reorientated, thereby thin slice 358 is no longer leading relatively on direction of delaminate for it.Alternatively or additionally, in certain embodiments, pick-up piece all can move the withdrawal thin slice relative to stacked body with release member.But release member can impel thin slice to move back in the stacked body with the longer time.And, in thin slice above this action trends towards moving or the stacked body relatively under thin slice, thereby thin slice is reorientated.

Be appreciated that in certain embodiments,,, also can respond one or more drivers that are connected with controller and be driven as roller 150,152 with the relevant moving member of embodiment formerly.Controller can be operated these moving members, when thin slice is withdrawn in the stacked body, makes their speed consistent with the speed of pick-up piece.The result is that by coming mobile moving member with identical with pick-up piece or low slightly speed, the thin slice 358 that defines stacked body is moved, thereby its leading edge reduces with respect to the risk that contracts behind last thin slice quilt.Equally, further attempting when picking up that mobile pick-up piece comes separating slices on the direction, moving member below thin slice 358 can impel thin slice to move with the same with pick-up piece speed or fast slightly speed so that impel paper 358 to be relocated, so Shang Mian paper just not can along with the thin slice that defines stacked body together away from stacked body.

Certainly, should be appreciated that these methods are exemplary, can use other direction to reorientate the relative position of thin slice among other the embodiment, thereby independent thin slice can be moved for machine processing so that from stacked body, pick up separately.In addition, though should be appreciated that in optional typical mechanism for picking 350 and only show a release member, also can be applicable to a plurality of release members in its described principle.These release members can comprise aforesaid contact stripper and noncontact stripper simultaneously.Use among the optional embodiment of a plurality of release members at some, the controlled motion of release member can act on contact stripper roll and noncontact stripper roll or only act on selected stripper roll, thereby thin slice is applied relative motion.For example, resemble among the embodiment described above at some, the contact stripper roll can the noncontact stripper roll can be driven by using one-way clutch to operate, thereby has changed the relative position of thin slice.In addition, in some optional embodiment, relative motion can apply by can be used to finish the registration roller (as roller 156) of partly peeling off function in other embodiments.In certain embodiments, also may provide additional sensor to help determine whether to obtain the relative motion of the overlapping thin slice of expectation.Certainly these methods are exemplary, can use other method among other the embodiment.

Should be appreciated that when in exemplary embodiments, using pick-up roller and cylindrical member, can use picking up and lift-off structure of other among other the embodiment, as belt, mat, finger piece or other operable parts.

The exemplary embodiments of ATM 10 comprises the machine of a wall-penetrating type, outside wherein panel is exposed to.Sleet may influence this panel and enter machine when not have adequate measure.Be appreciated that the cash reception opening 40 on the panel must be enough big to receive the foregoing skewed slot 82 that is placed with a repeated file 84.In process of exchange, when a user that mandate arranged showed that its wishes to put into stacked body to skewed slot, door 44 must be opened so that outside skewed slot is exposed to.

In order to make sleet be reduced to minimum to the harm that cash reception structure 80 causes, exemplary embodiments comprises the performance that receives and guide the moisture that enters the machine skewed slot.Figure 17 shows the method for using in the exemplary embodiments to Figure 19.As shown in figure 17, the lower surface of skewed slot 148 comprises that at least one water receives opening 180.In exemplary embodiments, water receives opening and comprises one or more tanks, and the lower surface of thin slice is crossed in its extension.Certainly, other embodiment also can use other method.It is that 182 pipeline fluid is communicated with schematically showing that liquid receives opening, and pipeline is that 184 rhone liquid communicate with schematically showing again, and rhone is finally outside the water discharge ATM.As Figure 18 and shown in Figure 19, tank 180 is connected with liquid joint 184 operability, and liquid device links to each other with normally pliable and tough fluid line 182 again, as flexible pipe.Pipeline 182 is connected on the rhone 184, and in exemplary embodiments, rhone comprises the hole that is positioned at the panel downside, and it comprises opening, can discharge outside the machine case by opening water.

In exemplary embodiments, pipe supports 186 and is configured to control the direction of flexible pipe and guarantees draining when cash reception structure is in operating position and maintenance position as shown in figure 12.In exemplary embodiments, the flexible pipe support makes fluid line be dropped to minimum by the danger of fold or is secured at certain position, to stop by the draining outside machine of skewed slot inside.But should be appreciated that shown method is exemplary, can use other method in other embodiments.

In exemplary embodiments, the danger that can take measures to make moisture enter the cash reception open area in the ATM is reduced to minimum.Operating position skewed slot 82 at cash receiving mechanism 80 receives the opening extension by this cash.As Figure 18 and shown in Figure 19, in exemplary embodiments, elastic washer 188 extends around skewed slot 82 in closing on panel zone.This elastic washer is supported in the front of cash receiving mechanism.As shown in figure 19, when cash receiving mechanism 80 is set up so that skewed slot when receiving opening 40 and extend by the cash that is positioned at machinery panel, this elastic washer stops the mode of fluid seepage to be set between the inside surface of cash receiving mechanism front and panel to fill.Because by packing ring provide be sealed in skewed slot around extend, so moisture or other pollute and receive the danger that opening enters ATM by cash and dropped to minimum.Certainly, should be appreciated that the method is exemplary, can use other method among other the embodiment.

As speaking of in conjunction with Fig. 2, cash receiving mechanism 80 response verification devices 88 and controller 64 are determined the characteristic whether at least one indication financial document thin slice can be received by machine.In exemplary embodiments, not received thin slice may be not suspicious thin slice such as received file of potential counterfeit money, invalid check or other.But detect such file be, they be directed in the storage area 100 that in exemplary embodiments, storage area is in the cash receiving mechanism, outside the chest portion.For the ineffectivity of verifying these thin slices or trace the user who they is put into machine, the maintainer must periodically take out these not received thin slices.In exemplary embodiments, these thin slices can enter upper casing body 54 by the authorized person and take out, but this authorized person is prevented from entering the casing 48 of the file of depositing that efficiency confirmed.

In exemplary embodiments, enter that storage area 100 controlled by suitable access to plant.Figure 12 shows a kind of form of such access to plant.Storage area 100 has opening 190.Enter that opening controlled by the access door 192 of lower turning type.In certain embodiments, turning over down 192 of access doors is opening access door 58 backs and after 80s the moving of cash receiver mechanism is just opened after reaching outside the housing.In certain embodiments, turning over access door can be provided with locking mechanism 194 down, as key lock or other locking mechanism that is fit to.The result is in this exemplary embodiments, and in order to obtain the thin slice of depositing in storage area 100, the user must possess the ability of taking all keys, or other comprehensive means are opened lock 62 on the access door 58 and the lock 194 on the fold-down door 192 simultaneously.Though should be appreciated that the cash receiving mechanism 80 that illustrates stretches out machine and extracts thin slice out so that open fold-down door outward, in other embodiments, can to fold-down door adjust size, separation or other operation so that during thin slice in the storage area 100 of need taking the cash receiving mechanism do not need operating position withdrawal from it.

Figure 13 shows the other optional embodiment of the thin slice in the storage area 100 of taking.In this exemplary embodiments, provide the opening 196 that passes the storage area so that can get wherein thin slice.Provide sliding gate 198 to control entering of opening 196.In order to support the door that is connected with cash receiving mechanism operability with guiding, sliding gate 198 slides along arrow S direction in track, groove or other mechanism that is fit to.In certain embodiments, door 198 can comprise locking mechanism 200.Locking mechanism can be that key lock or other assurance have only the donor just can take the locking mechanism of the file of storage area.According to Figure 13 as can be known, door 198 do not need to extract out backward the cash receiving mechanism just can release and open.In certain embodiments, this can improve the speed of the maintenance and the invalid thin slice of taking from machine.

Figure 14 also shows the other optional exemplary embodiments of the thin slice of the storage area 100 that is used for taking.In this embodiment, the back side of cash receiving mechanism 80 is provided with opening 202.Door 204 is being controlled entering of opening 202.In exemplary embodiments, door 204 is the doors that slide, and is suitable for optionally moving at track, groove or in similarly installing.In certain embodiments, being schematically illustrated as 206 the locking mechanism that is fit to is used to guarantee to have only the authorized person can pass through this door.In the embodiment shown in fig. 14, the forwarder 208 that provides is used for the thin slice in the storage area 100 is moved to the maintainer place by opening 202.Forwarder 208 can respond the unlatching of the input that provided by the maintainer or response door 204 and operation automatically.Certainly, be appreciated that all shown methods all are exemplary, can use other method in other embodiments.

In some exemplary embodiments, can connect carrying out the specific transaction and/or the specific user of machine in suspicious banknote or other file and the machine.This can be by validator and controller with patent U.S.Application Serial No.09/993, and the method shown in 070 realizes that its disclosure is in conjunction with for reference therewith.In some exemplary embodiments, the apocrypha of depositing can discharge by certain specific order, and controller can provide one or more outputs, as screen or printer, points out the transaction and/or the user of corresponding suspicious thin slice.In addition or alternatively, can take measures, make it to be connected, and print about the transaction of each suspicious thin slice and/or user's identifying information with printer operation to the cash receiving mechanism.For example, this can comprise visual or not visible mark.In certain embodiments, mark can be eliminated, as purgeable mark or can be washed off or the mark of other removing or elimination.In other embodiments, the feature that validator is measured can be such, and promptly data and type are described fully so that make each produce unique electronics profile by thin slice.Other place that can have data the data reserve device or the connection data reserve device of machine by the operation of controller.The recognition data of this thin slice can maintained afterwards personnel or other personnel reclaim or analyze, the transaction of suspicious thin slice and every a piece of paper is connected and/or connects with the user who provides thin slice to machine.In certain embodiments, this can be by being set in the controller of machine analytical model and each suspicious thin slice being realized by cash receiving mechanism supply equipment.Then, controller can operate with will about transaction and or user's store data and unique storage data of thin slice of distinguishing connect.And then promptly the take people of thin slice of the user that these information offer machine.Alternatively, also can be along with suspicious thin slice is shifted out these data and analyze with other validator from the machine transfer together.Certainly, these methods are the examples that possible be used for the suspicious thin slice of unique identification and they and user and/or transaction are connected.

In the exemplary embodiments of cash receiving mechanism 80, except safeguarding and need enter the machine time for providing, keeping the intraware of cash receiving mechanism to be isolated and be in the sealed part is needs.Can expect, exemplary embodiments for higher security is provided basic for L shaped casing vertically extending wall section and housing wall between also increased difficulty when placing the cash receiving mechanism for safeguarding.Though the mobile backward cash receiving mechanism in the exemplary embodiments through ATM safeguard opening can convenient for maintaining, the existence that problem is still potential promptly must be removed cover plate or analog.Also have, a danger of Cun Zaiing is that in a single day cover plate is removed always, can not be resumed, and this causes polluting and penetrates into the cash receiving mechanism, consequently breaks down and loses efficacy.

In order to reduce the reset danger of maintenance panel of maintainer, exemplary embodiments of the present invention is removed maintenance panel or the danger of not resetting drops to minimum.As shown in figure 15, in an exemplary embodiments, side maintenance panel 210 is installed in cash receiving mechanism and the connection of supportive with it with being hinged, and this makes the cash receiving mechanism in case move backward from machine, maintenance door 210 just is opened, and can contact the assembly in the machine so easily.In addition, in this exemplary embodiments, preceding maintenance panel 212 hingedly is installed in the front of closing on the cash receiving mechanism.This preceding maintenance panel makes by the easy contact component of open front of cash receiving mechanism.

Be appreciated that plate can be opened easily because of maintenance panel 210 and 212 hinged characteristics.But hinged installation makes the technician fully lay down maintenance panel from machine and becomes very difficult.In addition, when maintenance panel was not closed, the cash receiving mechanism just can not return maintenance.It will be appreciated, of course, that the blocking mechanism or the maintaining body that also can use other, in case guaranteeing that maintenance panel turns back to off-position, just keep closing always up to when providing maintenance to open maintenance panel once more.

Figure 16 shows another synoptic diagram of optional mode, and it provides maintenance panel on cash receiving mechanism 80, and this maintenance panel can be moved when safeguarding again easily for intraware provides protection.In the embodiment shown in Figure 16, maintenance panel 214 and 216 is provided in and closes on the direction shown in the arrow and move.In exemplary embodiments, maintenance panel 214 and 216 is installed in passage on the cash receiving mechanism, groove or other device that is fit to, and is used for leading and the position of holding plate.The useful aspect of maintenance panel shown in Figure 16 is that cash receiving mechanism 80 does not need to remove from operating position when coming the inside of opening mechanism by the movable maintenance plate.Really in exemplary embodiments, maintenance panel 214 can be removed fully so that expose the parts of cash receiving mechanism, and does not need the cash receiving mechanism is removed from operating position.Maintenance panel 216 can comprise the front of support elastic packing ring, may be moved easilier at maintenance panel when skewed slot moves packing ring 216.Especially when diagnosing and repairing some problem, the maintainer need observe in operating process under the situation of cash receiving mechanism, and it is particularly useful that the function of movable maintenance plate just becomes.

In certain embodiments, after maintenance process is finished, may need device to guarantee that maintenance panel 214 and 216 is reinstalled in the cash receiving mechanism.This can be by being provided with contact-making switch, and the contact-making switch shown in 218 comes the sensing maintenance panel to be taken back to suitable position.The operation that such contact-making switch can limit the cash receiving mechanism is reapposed up to plate.In addition, if the access door of upper casing body is closed and maintenance panel is not also got back to its operating position, the circuit among the ATM may report to the police or provide other indication or make the inoperation of cash receiving mechanism.Certainly, also can use other method.

Can know that the setting of the maintenance panel of Figure 15 and cash receiving mechanism shown in Figure 16 is exemplary, can use other method in other embodiments.

In typical ATM 10, also comprise the mechanism that distributes cash by the distribution of the cash on panel opening 38.This cash distributing mechanism is schematically illustrated as 220 usually in Fig. 3.In exemplary embodiments, the cash distributing mechanism is set at the upper lateral part of the casing that is generally L shaped, and comprises a plurality of bills (as bank note) storage area 222,224,226,228,230 and 232.In some exemplary embodiments, the bill storage area may be contained in dismountable cash box, and cash box is fit to hold bill and it is removed from machine easily.

In exemplary embodiments, each bill storage area all is connected with 244 operability with mechanism for picking 234,236,238,240,242.The suitable input of input media of response user interface, each mechanism for picking response controller are optionally operated with optionally distributing bills or other thin slice from corresponding storage area.In some exemplary embodiments, the pick-up piece that is used can be similar with the mechanism for picking 86 that is used in cash receiving mechanism 80 from the stacked body separating slices.

In exemplary embodiments, vertical stretcher 246 is with mechanism for picking and present device mechanism 248 operability and be connected.In the operating process of machine, present device mechanism and receive to move up lamina stack built up and be schematically illustrated as 250 stacked body by the thin slice of mechanism for picking distribution and by forwarder 246.The thin slice of needs be stacked finish after, when controller opens cash distribution door 42, present device mechanism and move stacked body to cash distribution opening 38, make this stacked body be distributed to the machine user.

Should be appreciated that though cash distributing mechanism 220 is described as the currency of distributing different denominations in this exemplary embodiments, in other embodiments, the cash distributing mechanism can be distributed the thin slice of other type.For example, these thin slices can comprise traveller's check, tax reciept, preferential shopping volume, voucher, present certificate or other file.Also have, in certain embodiments, ATM may distribute by the bill of user's requirement and the combination of other file.Certainly, shown in mechanism be typical, can use other method in other embodiments.

In typical ATM 10 operating process, the input media that the user operates machines by machine provides sufficient input to determine user's number of the account.This can comprise, for example, the data that provide card and/or alphanumeric to form by relevant input media are confirmed user's financial number of the account by the controller in the machine and/or with the reciprocation of remote computer.After this output unit of controller function machine provides input with the prompting user and selects specific type of transaction or other input is provided.When the user wished to carry out a cash reception transaction, ATM response controller 64 was opened the door 44 towards skewed slot 82, makes the user can provide a repeated bill or other file to enter machine.

The response user provide a repeated file 84 and or response from user's input, the operation of cash receiving mechanism 80 by mechanism for picking 86 makes file from folded (stacked body is untied) and confirm at least one characteristic of each file by the operation of demo plant 88.By selecting the operation of road dispensing device 92, the characteristic that file is determined may cause effective or received file to be arranged to enter apparatus for temporary storage 94, and file is temporarily preserved wherein.Also have, controller can be operated and select road dispensing device 92 and guide apocrypha such as inactive file or possible counterfeit money to forwarder 86 and storage area 100.

In exemplary embodiments, in case file is moved through validator, controller may provide the suggestion of the decision relevant with file by one or more output units to the user of machine.In some exemplary embodiments, can provide a kind of selection to allow them can fetch the file that effective or invalid file or both have again to the user.Can come file delivery to identical or different forwarder so that file can be returned to other zone that the user of skewed slot or machine can take by apparatus for temporary storage.Equally, if such selection is provided, effective document also can be arranged to get back to the user place.Certainly, according to particular machines structure and with the relative program of controller, can use diverse ways.

In typical transaction, to be stored in the machine if be confirmed as effective file, the controller response makes apparatus for temporary storage 94 file delivery from user's the input and/or the program of controller.File is selected the cash of road dispensing device 92 guiding by casing and is received opening 102, and they are transferred in rack and are stored in suitable thin slice processing mechanism or the suitable large-scale storing containers.In exemplary embodiments, because deposited effective thin slice in, user's number of the account has been write down accordingly.If collect the information of the invalid thin slice that any relevant user provides so that the thin slice number of the account that is confirmed to be effective user can be write down or get in touch the source that the user searches invalid thin slice accordingly afterwards.Certainly, can know that this transaction is exemplary, can use other method among other embodiment.

Use typical ATM 10, the user can also carry out cash distribution transaction.This can be when cash receives trading session or the independent period finish.In such transaction, the user of ATM provides sufficient input to be used for discerning number of the account and or other identification input of one or more users to input media.The prompting of response output unit, the transaction that the user provides input to indicate their hope execution comprises the distribution of bill or other type thin slice, number of the account, and the characteristic or the feature of the thin slice of their requirements.

Response is from user's input, and controller 64 makes cash distributing mechanism 220 and is arranged in wherein mechanism for picking sends the thin slice that is required to apparatus for temporary storage 248, and apparatus for temporary storage 248 builds up a pile 250 to the lamina stack that are required.Finish in case thin slice is stacked, when door mechanism opened, thin slice was moved to the user place.Thereafter, controller deducts and the corresponding numerical value of distributing of cash in user's number of the account.

Should be appreciated that transaction is exemplary, can realize the transaction of other type by the operation of different embodiment.In addition as previously mentioned, mechanism can receive and distribute cash simultaneously, as corresponding open middle those that describe, can be used as the substitute of mechanism as described herein, so that carry out transaction.The transaction function devices that may comprise in certain embodiments, other type.For example, as previously mentioned, embodiments of the invention may scan and confirm check.At this moment, the ability that can may need to have the cancellation check and damage check concerning machine is so just less than the danger of being stolen at check afterwards with fraudulent use.In certain embodiments, can there be suitable mechanism to carry out this function.Also have, in certain embodiments, may need machine to make cashier's check, traveller's check, bill or other file, and the mechanism that may need to provide suitable makes such file on selected account.Also have, in optional embodiment, ATM or other have the advantages that the automated banking machine of characteristics described here may also need use in conjunction with those traders, as the device that receives deposit bag, distribute the device and some other apparatus features that become to roll coin.Can know that the characteristics of typical ATM may be applied in the automated banking machine of a large amount of other types.

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention comprises light-emitting device 17,31,41,43 and 45.In exemplary embodiments, light-emitting device is placed on the zone on the user interface, the position relevant with special functional device.For example, light-emitting device 31 and receipt printer 30 are associated, and light-emitting device 17 and card reader 16 are associated.In exemplary embodiments, light-emitting device is connected with controller function in one or more machines.In addition, such device can respond the state of the transaction function devices of associated ATM, and the special time in process of exchange sends the light of selective color.

In exemplary embodiments, light-emitting device comprises that a row embeds the LED (light emitting diode) of the different colours of flexible circuit.For example, Figure 22 represents light-emitting device 31.But, should be appreciated that in exemplary embodiments all light-emitting devices are similar substantially.Light-emitting device 31 comprises that one arranges the LED 304 that is connected flexible bottom layer by circuit, as nylon film, as DuPont Kapton material, also comprises flexible connection part 306, and it ends at electronic joint 308.Electronic joint 308 can be loose formula ground be connected with other electronic circuit in driving circuit or the machine, wherein this circuit links to each other with one or more controllers again, thereby controls the illumination of light-emitting device.

As shown in figure 23, in exemplary embodiments, light-emitting device comprises the LED of 3 different colours.These LED are respectively red, green and Huang, and are represented by " R ", " G " and " Y " in the drawings respectively.As shown in figure 23, in exemplary embodiments, these LED be in a row in case only a kind of LED of color in along line vertical alignment of light-emitting device.For example, as shown in figure 23, line 310 is made up of the red LED of a vertical alignment.Shown in Figure 23, line 312 is lines that green LED is only arranged.As shown in figure 23, in exemplary embodiments, these lines repeat so that each color LED has 5 vertical lines.Though should be appreciated that in this exemplary embodiments, whenever the LED with a kind of color is arranged to vertical relation, in other embodiments, can use other arrangement, as the matrix of horizontal or other LED.Be appreciated that as among Figure 24 though LED is electrically connected with contacting, that the electrical connection on flexible circuit provides is spaced apart, vertical alignment and a kind of paired LED of color is only arranged.

As shown in figure 25, in exemplary embodiments, light-emitting device is supported on the flexible web.In a preferred embodiment, this width of cloth is that thickness is approximately 1.20 millimeters the thin width of cloth, and this has the light-emitting device of being convenient on user interface that is provided with.In exemplary embodiments, be shown 316 and 318 LED and be installed in the basic unit 320, this basic unit 320 has the circuit on flexible bottom layer.In exemplary embodiments, outer 322 comprise the polyester layer that is layered on above the LED.Dividing plate 324 extends between basic unit and skin.Preferably as shown in figure 23, use a plurality of dividing plates.In exemplary embodiments, the dividing plate that is placed on the outside comprises that opening 326 is with convenience mounting light emitting device in machine.For example, this may comprise stretching pin, post bolt or pass through the fastener of opening so that guarantee light-emitting device in place.Also have, in exemplary embodiments, releasing layer comprises following adhesive layer 328.Adhesive layer can make light-emitting device bond in the machine selecteed place in order to paste light-emitting device, and by removing viscose glue releasing layer 330, this adhesive layer exposes at the beginning, as shown in figure 25.

In exemplary embodiments, light-emitting device is attached on the relevant parts of machine.For example, this can be by using transaction function devices in machine modular construction and link to each other specific light-emitting device with the module of being correlated with and to fetch realization.For example, Figure 18 shows cash receptacle mechanism 80, and for the thin slice that handling machine may receive, it has been made into module.In exemplary embodiments, be connected on the module to these relevant light-emitting device 41 supported property.The machinery panel zone of closing on is provided with an opening, by this opening, when being in operating position, can see this light-emitting device.In certain embodiments, the panel of machine can comprise transparent or translucent material, is used for a light-emitting device and machine exterior to separate.Yet in other embodiments, light-emitting device can directly be exposed to machine exterior.Light-emitting device be attached directly to machine modular unit top the assembling and the maintenance of machine.Light-emitting device directly is positioned over has reduced the required electric wire of I﹠ M and the quantity of joint on the module of relevant transaction function devices.

In exemplary embodiments, under the control of the one or more controllers in machine, can use the light-emitting device of multiple color.The mode of operation of response relationship trading functional device, each light-emitting device emission is selected the light of color and/or is responded relevant transaction function devices with mode selected.For example, typical machine can optionally be programmed and be responded a kind of mode of operation that provides to launch a kind of special color flash of light preceding an earthquake.For example, when preparing to receive user's card, but close on the light-emitting device transmitting green light of card reader, then, when card is received, can be changed into sodium yellow.Alternatively or additionally, the state that the light sparkling of different colours or one after the other reflect specific device.In addition, for example, when incorrect action took place, when attempting that as the user card injected card reader with incorrect mode, the controller color of relevant light-emitting device emission red light or passage of scintillation light that makes able to programme was to indicate their operation of user incorrect.Similarly, if one especially transaction function devices break down in the time of maybe can not using, also can output red light.

In certain embodiments, controller is able to programme guides the operation of user to machine so that light-emitting device is lighted.For example, this certain location that can be included in machine illuminates or the light of the special color of glimmering is indicated a user behavior that is required.For example, in the specific time of transaction, controller can be exported indication to client on display, tells the receipt of should taking their this moments.When machine is sent out receipt, the light-emitting device 31 that controller may make relevant receipt send illuminate, glimmer or other and so on indicate the user, send some actions that the groove zone needs the user at receipt.

In certain embodiments, controller can be programmed, and according to the mode of operation of relevant apparatus, for the different time periods, light-emitting device is optionally intermittently illuminated.For example, if the user provides the input expression to require a cash distribution transaction, when cash distribution opening moves banknote, can light in yellow state near the light-emitting device 43 of cash distribution opening in the machine intimate operation.Thereafter, when banknote is pushed when being presented in face of the user by opening, controller may make the luminous color of light-emitting device become green.In addition, the operation of controller can allow green glow glimmer to attract the user to notice that money is ready to, can take away.Also have, in exemplary embodiments, if the user does not take cash away in official hour, cash is withdrawn in the machine run programming.Before money was contracted, machine can make light-emitting device flicker, change frequency and/or the time of flicker or the different color of glimmering in a different manner cause user's attention.

In other embodiments, the color of light-emitting device emission can optionally be programmed according to the factor of aesthetics.For example, if there are the particular job clothes of some color in the unit of operating machines, controller can be programmed and make light-emitting device launch corresponding light.So, for example, if the color of specific unit working cloth is green, machine can be programmed, and utilizes green LED as leading indication, points out the user how to operate machines.Equally, utilize yellow design part as working cloth if having the different operating unit of similar machine, controller may able to programmely be lighted LED yellow in the light-emitting device as leading indication.

Though the light-emitting device shown in should also be appreciated that has used three kinds of colors, this is exemplary, in other embodiments, can provide the light-emitting device of other type.Also have, though should be appreciated that light-emitting device in this exemplary embodiments, be provided in the given time, given light-emitting device is only launched a kind of light of color, in other embodiments, can regulation lights the LED of multiple color simultaneously.In such setting, can comprise red, Huang, the LED of primary colors, thereby obtain multiple color tones by color combinations.Can light the intensity of a plurality of light emitting sources and/or variation emissive source simultaneously to obtain different colours by the operation of controller.For example, this can comprise that the state according to the relationship trading functional device provides gradually changing of luminous injection device color.For example, this can comprise to the user provides indication about a certain task completion status.Two or more color combinations also can produce on selecting property ground.Though also should be appreciated that in this exemplary embodiments, LED is used as light source and uses, and in other embodiments of the invention, can use other method.The description that should be appreciated that structure and operation is exemplary, and other structure and method can be within the scope of the present invention in a large number.

The exemplary embodiments of ATM is provided convenience for the user operates machines simultaneously and wrongful people to be peeped the danger that machine user and user move is reduced to minimum.For example, these sharp practices can comprise that undelegated people steals a glance at the PIN password of user's input or other data.As shown in figure 26, the panel 12 of exemplary embodiments comprises recessed district 332, wherein is provided with display, function key, card reader and receipt outlet.Recessed district 332 is illuminated by light source 334.Light source 334 normally provides illumination downwards, so that the easier position of seeing the input and output device place on the machine side of user.

In exemplary embodiments, panel 12 comprises top plate portion 336, and it is placed on the top of light source 334 and machine user interface usually.As shown in figure 26, top plate portion comprises paired convex mirror 338 and 340. Convex mirror 338 and 340 normally is positioned horizontally in the opposite side of user interface.

As shown in figure 27, the user 342 who operates machines is usually their health and machine user interface 15 alignment.As a result, the user can see user zone behind usually in convex lens, be shown 343.The user observes user's left side and right side by seeing mirror 338 and 340.By seeing mirror, the user can see the situation of their back and the horizontal direction in zone, user dead astern usually.This user is discovered whether have around them one or more people near and these people whether attempt to observe own or own input to ATM 10.In certain embodiments, ATM 10 operates in the outdoor environment, can provide in 343 in the zone light source with make things convenient for the user observe may be at the scene the people.

Arrangement shown in should be appreciated that is exemplary, can use other mirror or observational technique in other embodiments.In addition, in certain embodiments, can take measures to keep mirror clean, be affected to reduce user's ability on every side of observing.These measures can comprise, for example, and the aut.eq. of periodically wiping mirror surfaces.They can be outside wiping arrangements or be inner wiping arrangement in certain embodiments.For example, can be by making being connected of convex lens supportive with one or more rotatable, these rotatable can respond the ATM controller, by motor or other mobile device, in the rotation of panel intercycle, so that expose a new outside surface.Can wipe stain from mirror surfaces during by inside at mirror at the cleaning device of panel inside, so that can expose clean mirror surfaces to the user when rotating again.For example, this may comprise with mirror surfaces engages and contacts wiper blade.When contacting with wiper blade, the motion of mirror surfaces as rotation, can be removed the stain of the accumulation of reflecting surface.In certain embodiments, mirror surfaces can be a cylindrical part.When mirror surfaces moved through fixing contacted polishing piece with it, right cylinder can provide wiping action around the rotation of vertical central axis.In certain embodiments, this fixedly polishing piece may form and/or can comprise removable installing mechanism by resilient material so that the polishing piece bias voltage is engaged with removable mirror surfaces.In optional embodiment, machine intimate or near the deposit pond of a cleaning fluid is provided.When mirror when polishing piece moves, suitable pump or other device can be utilized for mirror surfaces cleaning fluid is provided, so that the spot of easier removal mirror surfaces.Certainly, these methods only are exemplary, in other embodiments, can use other method.

In certain embodiments, can decide when need cleaning by detecting surperficial accumulation of going up material.For example, the appearance according to the mirror that is coated with half silver medal provides the mirror with tangible light-transfer characteristic and reflective character.For example, radiation source or or after sensor can be placed on mirror.In such embodiment, the radiation source radiation emitted by partly from the amount of the internal reflection of minute surface and the radiation that is reflected by the sensor sensing.The accumulation of spot has changed the radiant quantity that radiation source internally reflexes to sensor on the mirror outside surface.In certain embodiments, the accumulation of the stain of outside mirror has increased by internal mirror radiation reflected amount.The change of this reflected radiation amount can be detected and as the decision whether need to clean mirror foundation.For example, after just having cleaned mirror, ATM controller or other processor can make the transmitter output radiation, make the inside surface radiation reflected amount of sensor sensing from mirror.The initial value controlled device is stored in one or more data-carrier store.Thereafter, in periodic mode, as the time mode or at every turn after transaction or the transaction of set point number, transmitter is output radiation and sensing radiation reflected level once more.Controller can be with the currency and the initial value contrast of reflected radiation.

Response contrast setting is the sensing of what difference greatly, the difference of the level that can not receive of the foul that promptly corresponding mirror outside surface is piled up, and controller function provides one or more signals.This signal causes mirror to be cleaned.Such signal can comprise, such as, handle as motor or other mechanism arrangement so that the mirror motion to carry out cleaning.Alternatively, in certain embodiments, controller initiates a message for the remote maintenance person and point out to need to clean the minute surface of panel.In addition in other embodiments, controller can make ATM try to utilize inner wiper mechanism to clean mirror detection of reflected coefficient again after self-cleaning is finished then.If the scope that the result of self-cleaning can not make reflectance value reach former initial value maybe can not reach program composition (showing that mirror may have been sprayed), controller just send message to far-end server.Certainly, these methods mainly are exemplary, can use other method in other embodiments.

At some among other optional embodiment, controller comes spot on the sensing mirror by using mirror or other reflection unit, and these reflection units see through a large amount of light quantities from outside to inside at least.One or more optical sensors that are connected with machine operation are placed on the back of minute surface.External light sensor is placed on the outside of ATM, is used for the level of sensing ambient light.According to the level of the exterior light of passing mirror that senses, controller be programmed to determine spot is piled up on the mirror can not received level.For example, can sensing the come from the outside amount of light of external light sensor, and the light quantity that extraneous light quantity is sensed during with the sensor that arrives the mirror back compares.Can expect that when having only above the mirror a bit or not having stain, a large amount of light will arrive the sensor of mirror back.When spot accumulates, the level of printing opacity will descend.If the amount of the sensed light that passes mirror arrival sensor drops to default ratio or other value with respect to the level of surround lighting, controller may be operated necessary device according to the instruction of programming mirror is carried out self-cleaning, and produce signal so that the liaison maintenance person, or take other suitable action.

In other optional embodiment, one or more external environment condition optical sensors can be connected with controller function, and the inboard transmitter behind the minute surface of printing opacity and sensor also can use.In such embodiments, controller may be programmed according to the horizontal analysis of ambient light and will pass the extraneous light quantity that mirror arrives sensor.Under such environment, when sensing during from the catoptrical level of internal launcher, controller can compensate ambient light.Whether such compensation can further help to detect more accurately needs mirror is cleaned.Certainly, specific relation and compensation level will depend on the shape of mirror.In addition or alternatively, in some exemplary embodiments, controller can be operated and pass mirror with sensing in the different time and arrive the extraneous radiation of sensor and the level of its radiant quantity, and compares when handling internal launcher and sensing reflected radiation with controller.Controller can be operated these two values of comparison and their relation and/or along with the variation of time reflex coefficient and transmittance determines when mirror needs to clean.Certainly, these methods only are exemplary, can use other method in other embodiments.

In other embodiments, mirror only in transaction or process of exchange, just can be operated.Can realize like this, for example, when around sensing machine, having people or machine to be in certain part of carrying out transaction, just provide mirror.For example, sensor can detect user near machine as sound transducer, radiation sensor, weight sensor or other appropriate device.According to the sensing near the user of machine, controller can make one or more mirrors be exposed on the panel of machine outward.Can realize like this, for example, drive with motor or other mobile device that is fit to that the moving member of minute surface support and connection is connected with controller function.According to the sensing near the user of machine, controller action causes that the action of motor or other mobile device makes mirror move on to operating position, so that the user can observe the zone of their back.

For example in certain embodiments, constitute mirror reflecting surface can with the revolving part support and connection.In the time of before client appears at machine, revolving part can rotate, thus the location reflecting surface, so that the user can see zone after one's death.In addition when client leaves ATM regional, can be sensed, controller responds this, the parts that comprise reflecting surface is moved so that reflecting surface no longer exposes.The available benefit of this method is outside mirror only just is exposed to when transaction takes place, therefore to be not easy to accumulate fast spot.In addition in certain embodiments, can provide polishing piece or other suitable cleaning device in the place of closing on reflecting surface so that spot can be realized keeping not piling up by wiping and cleaning in the surface when reflecting surface moves.

Though in certain embodiments, for respond to has the user around machine, reflecting surface may move to operating position for client.Can use other method among other embodiment.This can comprise, for example, only certain action or certain type of transaction by the user under situation about carrying out on the machine, mirror is moved to operating position.Alternatively or in addition, only at response ambient light state, constantly and/or sense people or thing when just entering user's back region, mirror just is moved to operating position.Alternatively or in addition, according to ATM user's handling characteristics, controller can be programmed and right sensors can be provided, and mirror is moved to operating position.For example in the ATM that walking and garage can both use, can be provided with right sensors come the sensing user be walking near machine, or garage is near machine.Can realize like this, process formula sensor, magnetic sensor, weight sensor or other sensor that is fit to for example are provided.Controller can be programmed, and judges that according to the input of one or more sensors the user is in car or stands over there.When judging that the user is in car, can think that it is unnecessary that mirror is transferred operating position, vehicle can stop that undelegated user sees the input of machine user to machine.In addition, walking to come if judge the user, controller is adjustable, and index glass can see that to guarantee the user the undelegated people of its back may attempt to steal a glance at the zone of user to the machine input to operating position.

In other embodiments, the input that can take measures to help further the user of machine to take precautions against them is stolen a glance at.For example, in certain embodiments, the panel of machine also can be provided with lighting device, and this lighting device is oriented in the outside of user's sight line backward from panel.This orientation is to rear lighting unit, when being activated, can make the visual field of attempting unauthorized personnel that user's's (to machine) input is observed or device fuzzy.When sensing when the user being arranged around the machine, this orientation can be operated selectively to rear lighting unit, provides illumination be stolen dangerous of the input that reduces the user and/or to the zone of user back.In other embodiments, controller can be programmed only just to start at the specific part of concluding the business when the user carries out specific behavior directed to rear lighting unit.For example, controller can be programmed, and starts lighting device when the user is providing the password that unauthorized persons may wish to steal.Also have in certain embodiments, orientation may only just start when mirror moves into active position to rear lighting unit.Alternatively or in addition, the lighting device supportive is installed on the mechanism relevant with mirror structure with connecting.In addition, in some cases, can take measures, when lighting device moves to operating position, be provided for cleaning their mechanism.Certainly these methods are exemplary, can use other method among other embodiment.Also have, described principle is described those except can be used for relevant exemplary embodiments, and the automated banking machine that also can be used for other type neutralizes in other occasion.

Like this, the automated banking machine of exemplary embodiments and system can obtain on one or more purpose, eliminated the difficulty that in using existing apparatus and system, runs into, solved problem and obtained desired effects.

In the former description,, used some specific term for brief, clear and easy to understand, but these terms and do not mean that the restriction that some are unnecessary, because they are for purpose of description and then can be explained widely.Also have, description here and explanation are to have used the mode of giving an example, but the present invention be not restricted to describe and shown details.

In following claim, will be interpreted as comprising any method that to carry out described function as any described feature of the method for finishing function, and should not be regarded as being limited to the ad hoc approach that the front is described or only is equal to.

The feature of having described, discovery of the present invention and principle, the mode of its structure and operation, and the beneficial effect of advantage and acquisition, newly will set forth in the appending claims in the back with useful structure, device, element, setting, parts, combination, system, equipment, operation, method, process and relation.

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An automatic banking machine device, comprising: a user interface comprising at least one input device adapted to receive input identifying at least one user and their account number, and at least one output device; At least one flake handling mechanism, including: at least one picker movably engaged with a first sheet defining a stack of sheets, wherein movement of the at least one picker in a pick-up direction urges the first sheet from the stack in a first direction move away, and at least one peeling member disposed opposite to the at least one pick-up member, wherein when the at least one pick-up member moves in the first direction, the at least one peeler acts on the first sheet to resist movement of the first sheet in the first direction and preventing movement of sheets other than the first sheet away from the stack in the first direction; at least one sensor disposed in said first direction of said at least one peel member, wherein said at least one sensor is adapted to sense a sheet thickness; at least one drive operatively connected to at least one of said at least one picker and said at least one stripper; at least one controller operatively connected to said at least one sensor and at least one driver; Wherein, in response to the at least one sensor sensing an overlapping plurality of sheets approaching the at least one sensor, the at least one controller is operative to cause the at least one drive to cause at least one of the at least one stripper and the at least one picker to a movement such that a sheet of said plurality of sheets engaged with said at least one release member moves in a second direction opposite said first direction and is caused to move in said second direction The distance is greater than another sheet of the plurality of sheets that engages the at least one picker. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said at least one controller is operative to cause said at least one exfoliation member to move a sheet of said plurality of sheets engaged with the exfoliation member in a second direction. The speed is faster than other sheets of the plurality of sheets engaged with the at least one picker. 3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said at least one controller is operative to cause said at least one exfoliation member to cause a sheet of said plurality of sheets engaged with the exfoliation member to be oriented in said second direction. The time of movement is longer than other sheets of the plurality of sheets engaged with the at least one picker. 4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said at least one controller is operative to cause said at least one exfoliation member to cause a sheet of said plurality of sheets engaged with the exfoliation member to be oriented in said second direction. The other sheets of the plurality of sheets engaged with the at least one pickup member remain relatively stationary. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one peel member comprises at least one contact peel roller. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one peeling member is a peeling roller consisting of at least one non-contact peeling roller. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one peeling member is a peeling roller, including at least one contact peeling roller and at least one non-contact peeling roller. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sheet handling mechanism is operative to separate a negotiable note from the stack. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a chute adapted to receive a stack of sheets from a user, and wherein the sheet handling mechanism is operative to separate sheets in the stack input to the chute. 10. Apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising at least one verification means adapted to determine at least one characteristic of the validity of the notes separated from the stack. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a housing with a tank portion, and at least one transmitter operatively connected to said at least one controller, wherein, in response to said at least one controller, said The at least one conveyor is operated to move into the bin a document determined by the at least one verification device to have at least one characteristic of the validity. 12. The apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising a storage area located outside of the case portion, and wherein at least one controller is operative to cause the at least one conveyor to be determined by the at least one verification device as not having a valid Notes having at least one characteristic of a specific nature are moved directly into said storage area. 13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the tank portion is a generally L-shaped tank portion. 14. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising at least one moving member supporting said stack by engaging a first sheet in a chute, and wherein said at least one moving member is operative with said at least one drive and wherein when the at least one pick member causes the one sheet engaged with the picker to move in a second direction, the at least one controller operates to cause the at least one moving member to cause the first sheet Move in the second direction. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the at least one moving member causes the first sheet to move in the second direction a distance less than the one of the plurality of sheets that the peeling member is causing to engage The distance the sheet moves in the second direction. 16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one moving member includes a plurality of rollers defining a bottom area of the chute. 17. An automatic banking machine device, comprising: at least one input device adapted to receive input identifying at least one machine user and financial account number; at least one output device adapted to communicate with a user of the machine; At least one bill processing agency; at least one controller operatively connected to said at least one input device, at least one output device, and at least one receipt processing mechanism; Wherein, the at least one bill processing mechanism includes at least one pick-up member, at least one peel-off member and at least one sensor, wherein the at least one bill processing mechanism is used to respond to the at least one controller, through the pick-up member in the first movement in the direction of picking notes from the stack of notes one at a time, and wherein, in response to sensing by the at least one sensor that a plurality of notes have been picked from the stack, the at least one controller is operable to cause At least one picker and at least one peel member move the plurality of documents in a second direction opposite to the first direction, wherein a first note of the plurality of documents engaged with the at least one peel member is in a second direction. The distance moved in the direction is longer than a second note of the plurality of notes engaged with the picker. 18. The device of claim 17, further comprising: at least one moving member in supportive connection with the stack, wherein the at least one moving member is operable to engage a second note of the plurality of notes, wherein the plurality of notes is moved in the second direction move. 19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the at least one moving member moves the second note a smaller distance in the second direction than the first note. 20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the second note is forced to move in the second direction faster than the first note. 21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the first and second documents are moved simultaneously in the second direction. 22. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the second note is held stationary while the first note is moved in the second direction. 23. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising a door and a chute, wherein the door is operable in response to at least one controller to control access to the chute, wherein the at least one movable member is positioned at Near the lower end of the chute, wherein the note stack is placed in the chute. 24. The apparatus according to claim 23, further comprising at least one validator, wherein notes from said stack are moved, proximate to said at least one validator, and further comprising a first validator in said banking machine. A storage area, wherein the bills confirmed to be valid through the operation of the at least one verifier are stored in the first storage area. 25. The apparatus of claim 24, further comprising a bill dispenser responsive to the at least one controller to dispense bills. 26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein tickets dispensed by the ticket dispenser are dispensed from the first storage area. 27. An automatic banking machine device, comprising: at least one picker, at least one peeler, at least one sensor and at least one controller, wherein the at least one picker and the at least one peeler move sheets, typically one at a time, from a stack of sheets, wherein the stack is defined A first sheet of the plurality of sheets is generally moved away from the stack in a first direction, and wherein, in response to the at least one sensor sensing picking of the plurality of sheets from the stack, the at least one controller Operable to move the at least one picker and the at least one peeler in a second direction opposite the first direction to move the plurality of sheets, and to move one of the plurality of sheets in a second direction relative to the first sheet at least one of the . 28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the at least one peeling member includes at least one contact peeling roller and at least one non-contact peeling roller. 29. The apparatus of claim 27, further comprising at least one chute adapted to receive at least one stack of notes from a user of the apparatus, wherein notes are picked from the stack. 30. The apparatus of claim 29, further comprising a validator, at least one first region, and at least one second region, wherein the at least one controller is operative to cause operations by the validator to be validated Notes of the first zone are directed to the first area, and other notes not confirmed as valid by the operation of the validator are directed to the second area. 31. The apparatus of claim 29, further comprising at least one moving member in said chute, wherein when said first sheet is moved in said first direction in response to movement of said picker , the operation of the at least one moving member causes the first sheet to move in the first direction. 32. The apparatus of claim 31 , wherein when the first sheet is moved in the second direction by the at least one picker, the at least one moving member operates to cause the first sheet to move in the second direction. Move in the second direction. 33. Apparatus according to claim 32, wherein said at least one stripper is operative to move at least one of said plurality of documents in said second direction faster than said picker in said second direction. The speed of moving the first note upwards in two directions is fast. 34. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the at least one stripper operates to move at least one of the plurality of sheets in a second direction for a longer period of time than the picker moves in the second direction. The first flake is long. 35. A method comprising: (a) moving in a first direction a first note bounding a stack of notes engaged therewith away from said stack by at least one pick-up member; (b) joining said first note and other notes other than said first note by at least one release member, wherein notes other than said first note are prevented from being removed from said stack; (c) sensing with at least one sensor at least one accompanying note that has moved with said first note out of said stack and past said at least one stripper before the first note is disengaged from the stack; (d) in response to (c), moving said at least one accompanying note relative to said first note in a second direction opposite the first direction. 36. The method of claim 35, wherein (d) includes moving the at least one accompanying note in the second direction faster than the first note. 37. The method of claim 35, wherein (d) includes moving the at least one accompanying note in a second direction while the first note remains stationary. 38. The method of claim 35, wherein (d) includes moving the at least one accompanying note in the second direction for a longer time than the first note is moved in the second direction. 39. The method of claim 35, wherein (a) includes causing the first note to move in a first direction by moving at least one moving member supportively connected to the stack. 40. The method of claim 39, wherein (d) includes causing the first note to move in the second direction by moving the at least one moving member in the second direction. 41. The method of claim 35, further comprising: (e) determining, by operation of at least one verification device, whether each first note removed from the stack has at least one characteristic associated with a valid note. 42. The method of claim 41, further comprising: (f) moving notes determined to have at least one validity characteristic set forth in (e) toward at least one first storage location. 43. The method of claim 42, further comprising: (g) moving a sheet determined not to have at least one validity characteristic set forth in (e) towards at least one second storage location. 44. The method of claim 43, wherein in (g), the at least one second storage location is provided in a module having at least one authenticator. 45. The method of claim 44, wherein in (f), the at least one first storage location is located within a cabinet portion of an automated banking machine. 46. The method of claim 45, further comprising: (h) dispensing receipts from the automated banking machine, wherein the dispensed receipts are removed from at least one storage location in the housing portion. 47. The method of claim 46, wherein the tickets dispensed in (h) include tickets previously determined to have the at least one validity characteristic in (e). 48. The method of claim 43, wherein (b) includes engaging a document other than the first document with at least one touch release member and at least one non-contact release member. 49. The method of claim 48, wherein, in (b), the at least one contact peel member and the at least one pick-up member are biasedly engaged when no note extends therebetween. 50. The method of claim 49, wherein in (b), the at least one non-contact peel is disposed away from the at least one picker. 51. The method of claim 50, wherein the pick-up member comprises at least one annular groove, and wherein the at least one non-contact stripper extends into the at least one annular groove, and wherein, in (b ), a cross-sectional wave shape is applied to said first note. 52. The method of claim 44, further comprising before (a): A stack of notes is received in a chute, wherein the module includes the chute. 53. The method of claim 52, further comprising, before receiving the note stack in the chute: A door bounding the chute is opened, wherein opening the door allows the chute to receive the stack of notes. 54. The method of claim 43, further comprising before (a): receiving at least one input from a user via at least one input device of the automated banking machine, wherein the at least one input identifies at least one user and account number; receiving a stack of notes placed into the machine by the user; and Wherein in (a), the first note is removed from the stack of notes in the machine. 55. The method of claim 54, further comprising after (g): Accounting for at least one of the user and account by the value of the note confirmed to have the at least one validity feature in (e). 56. The method of claim 55, further comprising: Storing data of tickets and associated users identified as not having said at least one validity feature in (e) in at least one data store. 57. The method of claim 54, further comprising after (d): (e) moving the first note in a first direction to separate it from the other note. 58. A method performed in operation of an automated banking machine comprising at least one negotiable instrument dispenser, the method comprising: (a) moving in a first direction a first note delimiting a stack of notes placed by a user in the machine by engaging at least one pick-up member; (b) engaging the first note and at least one additional note in the stack with at least one release member when the first note is moved in a first direction, wherein only the first note is in the moving past the at least one stripper in a first direction; (c) sensing, by at least one sensor, a document moving past said at least one peel member in a first direction; (d) in response to said at least one sensor sensing movement of more than one note in a first direction past said at least one peel member, moving relative to said first note in a second direction opposite to the first direction by at least one bills. 59. The method of claim 58, wherein (d) includes moving the first document and at least one other document other than the first document in a second direction, wherein the at least one other document other than the first document The distance that the note moves in the second direction is greater than the distance that the first note moves in the second direction. 60. A method comprising: (a) moving at least two notes from the stack of notes in the automated banking machine inserted by the user past the at least one release member in a first direction; (b) in response to (a), in a second direction opposite to the first direction, moving the upper one of the at least two notes engaged with the at least one release member so that the upper note is opposite A picked one of the at least two notes is moved in a second direction, wherein the picked note is not engaged with the at least one release member. 61. The method of claim 60, further comprising: (c) moving said picked note in a first direction so that said picked note is separated from an overlying note by said at least one release member.

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