Ncr Corporation

Anthony J Boon

Frank B Dunn

Fredrik L N Kallin

Scott A Wishart

Owen H Wilson

Matthew Sonnenberg

Fred Kallin

Marek W Czesnik

Tadeusz Pecak

James A Michael

Fredik L N Kallin

Frederik Kallin

Frank Dunn

A media item transporter which accommodates media items and bunches media items of various thicknesses. The media item transporter includes a first transport member and a further transport member located opposite the first transport member to transport a bunch of media items located between the transport members along a transport path, a drive mechanism to move a one of the first and further transport members towards or away from a remainder one of the first and further transport members to selectively locate the first and further transport members in a selectable spaced apart relationship, and at least one sensor to determine a position of the one transport member with respect to the remainder one transport member.

Media item transporter

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for transporting items of media along a transport path. The apparatus comprises a first transport member having a first end region and a further transport member having a further end region, wherein the first end region is spaced apart from the further end region, and a bridge member extending between the first end region and the further end region, wherein a length of the bridge member is adjustable responsive to a one of the first and further end regions being moved with respect to a remainder one of the first and further end regions.

Media item transportation

A Self-Service Terminal (SST) or deposit module for an SST and a method of use are disclosed for transporting an item of media along a transport path. The SST includes a guide surface comprising a first region in which an item of media is transported in a first orientation with respect to a respective direction of transport, and a further region in which an item of media is transported in a further orientation with respect to a respective direction of transport. The SST also includes a re-orientation module that transports an item of media between the first and further regions and rotates an item of media received at a one of the first and further regions into an orientation associated with a remainder one of the first and further regions.

Deposit module

A method and apparatus are disclosed for transporting at least one item of media. The apparatus includes at least one guide member providing a first guide surface that guides at least one item of media as the item is transported, at least one elongate slit in the guide surface and at least one belt member each extending along a respective slit and comprising a first belt portion that extends outwardly from the slit beyond the guide surface and a further belt portion that undercuts a region of the guide surface.

Jam reduction

An apparatus and method are disclosed for stacking items of media in a media container region. The apparatus includes a rotatable roller element arranged to rotate about a longitudinal axis to locate an incoming item of media at a deposit position with the container region. The apparatus also includes at least one trailing edge engaging element that engages with a trailing edge region of an incoming item of media and urges the trailing edge region towards a stack position. The apparatus also includes at least one preceding item edge engaging element that engages with an edge region of a preceding item of media to urge that edge region away from the incoming item of media.

Document stacking

A document is cupped at a first time to stiffen and straighten the document before the document is stacked in the interior chamber of a document stacker. The cupped document is cupped at a second time which is different from the first time to maintain the document stiff and straight as the document is being stacked in the interior chamber of the document stacker so as to reduce the chance of a stacking defect from occurring when a succeeding document is subsequently stacked on top of the document. A trailing edge of the document is engaged to urge the trailing edge of the document in a direction away from direction of movement of the document into the interior chamber of the document stacker so as to prevent a succeeding document which is to be subsequently stack on top of the document from stacking out of sequence relative to the document. The document is frictionally engaged as the document is being stacked in the interior chamber of the document stacker to prevent the document from moving too far into the interior chamber so as to allow the trailing edge of the document to be engaged and urged in the direction away from direction of movement of the document into the interior chamber of the document stacker.

Document stacker apparatus and method of stacking documents

A check processing module includes a hardware device disposed along a document track. The hardware device processes document items moving from an upstream end of the document track to a downstream end of the document track. A number of outer panels covers the hardware device during operation of the check processing module. At least one idler roller engages a document item in the document track when the idler roller is in a non-retracted position. An actuatable mechanism is provided for, when actuated, moving the idler roller from the non-retracted position to a retracted position away from a document item in the document track to allow an operator to more easily gain access to the document track while the outer panels remain covering the hardware device positioned along the document track.

Retractable track idler apparatus for use in a document processing system

A mounting member or connecting device is used to connect a first member to a second member. The connecting device includes a male member and a female member which are coupled together through an opening in the first member. The first member may be a divider panel and the second member may be a cover panel, for example, with the second member having first and second parallel fingers thereon. A tolerance ring, formed in the shape of a band which is less than a complete circle. is mounted on a cylindrical section of the male and female members. The tolerance ring has corrugations thereon which are crushed to some degree when the first and second fingers are pushed on to the associated cylindrical section with the tolerance ring thereon. This connection provides a vibration free connection and also eliminates ESD problems between the connected members.

Mounting member to eliminate vibration and electrostatic discharges

A self-aligning inking roll for a printer which includes an inking roll, an ink transfer roll, a printer, and an endless ribbon mounted on the transfer roll and the printer so as to provide a fresh supply of ink thereto. The inking roll is mounted on an aligner member which is mounted on a support member, with the support member being mounted on an arm which is resiliently biased towards the transfer roll. The aligner member is mounted on the support member at the midpoint of the aligner member so as to provide a fulcrum area which enables the aligner member with the inking roll thereon to pivot and thereby establish a line contact with the transfer roll with the ribbon thereon.

Self aligning inking roll for a printer

A sheet feeding apparatus includes a retard mechanism to prevent the inadvertent feeding of doubled or overlapped sheets. The retard mechanism includes a plurality of belts in an assembly positioned adjacent to a sheet feeding roller, and rotating in such a direction as to retard the sheets being fed. The retard assembly is mounted on the free end of a lever arm pivotally secured adjacent to its other end to the base of the sheet feeding apparatus. The lever arm with the retard assembly mounted thereon is spring-urged toward the feed roller, but may be moved slightly away from said roller to accommodate the thickness of the sheet being fed between the feed roller and the retard assembly. A dual spring arrangement contained in the lever arm permits the lever arm to move with relatively little force to accommodate passage of a single sheet, but to resist more vigorously any additional movement, such as would be required for the passage of double or overlapped sheets. A one-way retaining device permits movement of the lever arm and retard assembly toward the feed rollers as the roller and belts wear, but prevents movement away from said roller except for the limited movement permitted to accommodate sheets during feeding. The retaining device may be released to permit the lever arm and retard assembly to be swung away from the feed roller for replacement of the feed roller and retard belts when worn.

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Kitchener, Canada

Anthony J Boon