Money item dispensing apparatus

摘要

The application relates to money item dispensing apparatus having a money item acceptor and a hopper arrangement. The application further relates to money item dispensing apparatus having sorting means operable to selectively direct a money item to one of a first money item store and a second money item store, to money item dispensing apparatus having two hopper arrangements, to a money item acceptor having a self-clearing mechanism, to a money item conveyor, to a method of purging the money items in a money item dispensing apparatus, to money item dispensing apparatus having means for ejecting a money item from a receptacle through an outlet via a first path to a return tray and via a second path into a cashbox, to a method of filling a money item dispensing apparatus and filling apparatus for filling a money item dispensing apparatus.

主权项

1. Money item dispensing apparatus for a money item-operated machine, the apparatus comprising:
a money item source; a money item receptacle; a feeding arrangement to feed a money item from the money item source into the receptacle; an outlet; a motor to move the money item in the receptacle to a position associated with the outlet; an ejector to eject the money item from the receptacle through the outlet; and a gate arrangement configured to direct the money item after passing the outlet along either a first path to a money item return opening or a second path to an opening for a cashbox, the money item dispensing apparatus configured to dispense money items of a plurality of different denominations, and including a sensor for sensing denominational characteristics of the money items and a loop conveyor for the dispensation of money items successively, for transporting the money items towards the first and second paths, wherein the loop conveyor is operable to return money items not passed to the first or second paths, to the money item source.