CASHBOX WITH LATCH ARRANGEMENT

摘要

A banknote drive arrangement adjacent a banknote inlet repositions and drives a banknote into a banknote processing pathway for validation. The drive arrangement includes two drive rollers preferably spaced either side of a longitudinal axis of the pathway and adjacent to the banknote inlet. Each drive roller is separately controlled to allow different rotational speeds thereof (and forward and rearward movement Of a banknote) to allow shifting of a received end portion of a banknote before receiving the entire length of the banknote. This arrangement is preferably used with a sensing arrangement for sensing misalignment of an inserted banknote and if sensed, using the different rotational speeds to correct misalignment and preferably center a banknote in the processing pathway.

主权项

1. A banknote validator comprising:
a banknote processing pathway configured to allow movement of banknotes, the banknote processing pathway including a banknote inlet at a downstream end through which banknotes are received, the banknote processing pathway including an initiation sensor adjacent the banknote inlet and configured to activate when a portion of the banknote is inserted through the banknote inlet; a pair of drive rollers spaced in the width of and partially projecting into the banknote processing pathway at a position upstream of the initiation sensor, each of the drive rollers including an opposed passive roller located on an opposite side of and projecting into the banknote processing pathway to engage the respective drive roller when the banknote is not present and movable to accommodate the thickness of the banknote between the respective drive roller and passive roller; a power drive arrangement configured to allow a same rotational speed or different rotational speeds of the drive rollers while the drive rollers maintain engagement with and drive a banknote with respect to the banknote processing pathway, the power drive arrangement being initiated by the activation of the initiation sensor and configured to use the different rotational speeds to correct for misalignment of the banknote; and a series of evaluation sensors located on a side of the banknote processing pathway and configured to assess the validity of received banknotes as the received banknotes are driven through the banknote processing pathway.