CASH DISPENSING MACHINE WITH MECHANISM FOR SEPARATION OF OVERLAPPED MEDIA ITEMS

摘要

The present invention relates to a mechanism of selectively separating and conveying leading media item when a plurality of media items is erroneously picked from a cash dispensing machine, comprising at least one media sensor to detect magnitude of offset (f) of the leading media item; at least one pick roller with at least one retarding means to singly deliver the media items from a stack; and at least one take-away roller co-operating with a pinch-roller to draw out the leading media item from the plurality of items picked to convey it along a normal path (A). The pick roller may be stopped when the leading media item is free of the pick roller and cause it to act as grip roller, to prevent further movement of the trailing media item(s). The mechanism selectively separates and conveys the leading media item when offset (f) between the leading media item and the next media item is greater than threshold (x) defined by geometry of arrangement.