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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2011
Mark Johnson, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Gregg Fallon, Cumming, GA (US);
Tommy Williams, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Kenn Armstrong, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Dave Gregerson, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Mark Johnson, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Gregg Fallon, Cumming, GA (US);
Tommy Williams, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Kenn Armstrong, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Dave Gregerson, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
NCR Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Methods are provided for automatic cleaning of gripper belts and rollers within a self-service dispensing device. In an embodiment, a cleaning station located in a storage bin of the dispensing device is used to perform the automatic cleaning. The cleaning station is retrofitted into an existing storage bin of the dispensing device. In another embodiment, an interactive slot mechanism of the dispensing device is modified to hold a cleaning case and provide cleaning fluid to clean the belts and/or rollers. In another embodiment, a cleaning case contains a reservoir of cleaning fluid and a pad saturated with the cleaning fluid to clean the internal belts and roller. Furthermore the cleaning case may contain an automatic lid to maintain saturation of the pads and to keep debris from the cleaning case itself.