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Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016

Filed:

Jan. 29, 2014
Applicant:

Mei, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);

Inventors:

Michael A. Hayes, Wayne, PA (US);

Philippe Jard, Malvern, PA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/02 (2006.01); B65H 7/06 (2006.01); B65H 7/14 (2006.01); B65H 5/06 (2006.01); B65H 5/26 (2006.01); B65H 29/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 7/06 (2013.01); B65H 5/023 (2013.01); B65H 5/062 (2013.01); B65H 5/26 (2013.01); B65H 7/14 (2013.01); B65H 29/58 (2013.01);
Abstract

A document validator includes a sensor, a transportation unit, an actuator, and a controller. The transportation unit is adjacent the sensor and has a document path, at least a portion of which has an adjustable path height. The transportation unit is configured to transport a document from a first location past the sensor to a second location. The actuator is operable to transition the adjustable path height between a first path height and a second path height different from the first path height. The controller is configured to automatically cause the actuator to transition the adjustable path height between the first path height and the second path height. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.


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