De La Rue Systems Ltd.

David E Wake

Kevin J Bond

Anthony L Robinson

Michel R Croset

A sheet presenting assembly, for example for dispensing banknotes, comprises a rotatably mounted set of stacking wheels (2-5) each having a plurality of sheet receiving slots (7). A stripping device (13) cooperates with the stacking wheels (2-5) in a first position to strip sheets from the stacking wheels to form stack of sheets. The stripping device (13) is movable to a second position in which the stack of sheets (28) is clamped between the stripping device (13) and outer surfaces of two belts (20, 20'). Drive including a drive motor (22) and the belts (20, 20') move the stripping device 13 with the stack of sheets (28) clamped therebetween towards a present station (29).

Sheet presenting assembly

Sheet receiving apparatus for a cash dispenser comprises a sheet container (18) to which a lid (19) is pivotally connected. A T-shaped moulding (24) is positioned in the lid (19) to lock the lid to the container (18) when the lid is in a closed position. A lock retainer comprising a pin (51) is also mounted in the lid (19) for retaining the moulding (24) in an unlocked position (not shown). A head portion (52) of the pin (51) is operable to disengage the pin (51) from the moulding (24) by cooperating with a cam and slot arrangement (61, 64) in a housing (59) of the cash dispenser. Upon insertion of the container (18) into the housing (59), the pin (51) is received in a diagonally extending slot (61) so that the lid (19) is caused to open. In addition, the slot (61) has a laterally outwardly extending cam portion (64) which acts on the head portion (62) of the pin (51) to withdraw the pin from engagement with the moulding (24). Upon withdrawal of the pin, the moulding (24) is urged into its locking position so that on withdrawal of the container (18) from the housing (59), the lid (19) is automatically locked to the container (18).

Sheet receiving apparatus

This relates to sheet feeding apparatus of the kind in which sheets following separate first and second belt transport paths are fed into a common belt transport path. At the junction of portions of the paths of belts 5 and 9 which define portions of the first and second belt transport paths, a sheet guide 8 is freely mounted for pivotal movement about the shaft of a roller 20, the guide 8 having surfaces tapering to a leading end which extends towards the meeting point of the belts 5 and 9. One of these surfaces assists in guiding notes from the first path into the third common belt transport path, defined by the belts 5 and 9 upstream of their meeting point and the other of the guide surfaces guides notes arriving from the second belt transport path into the common path. Because the guide is freely mounted, it can be deflected by the sheets themselves and as they do not arrive at the junction simultaneously, adequate clearance is necessary on only one side of the guide at any one time and its leading end can extend further into the junction.

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Hampshire, United Kingdom

David E Wake