Stacking purge-bin

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9251672-B2
Application number	US-201313897530-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 20, 2013
Priority date	May 20, 2013
Publication date	Feb 2, 2016
Grant date	Feb 2, 2016

Abstract

Apparatus and methods for a stacking purge-bin (“SPB”) are provided. The SPB may be configured to rotate. The SPB may include a plurality of receiving sections. One or more tangible items retracted by the SSK may be stored in each receiving section. Rotating the SPB between each retraction may prevent tangible items from two consecutive retractions from being stored in a single receiving section. Preventing tangible items from two consecutive retractions from being stored in a single receiving section may allow each tangible item to be associated with transaction information corresponding to a retraction. The SPB may store separators. A separator may be inserted between tangible items received from two consecutive retractions. Separating between tangible items received from two consecutive retractions may allow each tangible item to be associated with transaction information corresponding to a retraction. Transaction information associated with a retraction may be marked on the separator.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A retraction system for an automated teller machine (“ATM”), the system comprising:
a separator storage-bin holding a separator;
a printer configured to print information on the separator;
a feeder network configured to:
transfer the separator from the separator storage-bin to the printer; and
position the separator adjacent to a plurality of bills;

a dispenser configured to:
present the plurality of bills to a customer; and
retract the plurality of bills after an expiration of a time period; and

a purge-bin configured to receive the plurality of bills after the retracting;

wherein the feeder network is configured to position the plurality of bills and the separator in the purge-bin; and
wherein the purge-bin comprises a floor, the floor configured to rotate about an axis.

2. The system of claim 1 , the floor configured to rotate about the axis in response to the retracting of the plurality of bills.

3. The system of claim 1 , the purge-bin further comprising:
a first bill receiving section, the first bill receiving section configured to receive a first set of bills after a first retracting; and
a second bill receiving section, the second bill receiving section configured to receive a second set of bills after a second retracting.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the second bill receiving section is configured to position the second set of bills perpendicular to the first set of bills.

Assignees

• Bank Of America

Inventors

• Crist Kristy M
• Carswell Terrelle
• Mcconnell Eric
• Puri Rahul
• Rhodes Devin D
• Goodwin James D

Classifications

• B65H33/04

  by inserting marker slips in pile or stream · CPC title

• B65H2301/4263

  Feeding end plate or end sheet before formation or after completion of a pile · CPC title

• B65H29/46

  Members reciprocated in rectilinear path · CPC title

• B65H33/08

  Displacing whole batches, e.g. forming stepped piles · CPC title

• B65H2301/4214

  of articles on edge · CPC title