摘要:
Sheet feeding apparatus comprises a sheet feed device (10) which cooperates in use with a sheet store to feed sheets to and/or from the sheet store. The sheet feed device has at least one resilient portion (37) which flexes against its resilience relative to the remainder of the sheet feed device in response to contact with a sheet in the sheet store. A monitoring system (1,2) monitors the degree of flexure of the resilient portion.
摘要:
Coin transporting apparatus for conveying coins along a transport path (8). The apparatus includes an endless belt (1) including sets of mechanical locators (20A, 20B) for locating a coin on the belt. Suction is conveyed through apertures (21) in the belt to hold a coin against the belt. The transport path (8) extends vertically or in a direction with a vertical component such that coins not held on the belt will drop away during movement along the transport path.
摘要:
Sheet counting apparatus comprises a set of rotatably mounted suction spindles (2-6) mounted for movement past a stack of sheets (26) to be counted. A pump (19) is connected to the spindles whereby as a suction spindle passes the stack, a vacuum is supplied to the spindle so that the topmost sheet is deflected from its initial position. A monitoring system (22,23) monitors the number of deflected sheets by monitoring the degree of vacuum within the suction spindle passing the stack whereby the monitoring system increments a count on each occasion when the monitored vacuum exceeds a predetermined threshold. The monitoring system terminates the count process when a predetermined period is exceeded without the vacuum exceeding the predetermined threshold, the predetermined period corresponding to the passage of at least two spindles pas the stack of sheets, without deflecting a sheet.
摘要:
A method of separating sheets within a stack (1) comprises clamping the sheets at one end of the stack (1); imparting a bend in the stack (1) so that the edges of the separate; clamping the stack (1) at a position remote from the clamped edge; and unbending the stack (1) so that portions of sheets between the clamps (12,13) separate.
摘要:
A biometric reading assembly comprises a physical biometric reading device (22), such as a signature pad, for receiving a physical biometric attribute. A control system (30) is coupled to the biometric reading device (22) to analyze the attribute read by the reading device (22) and is adapted to prevent the presentation of a biometric attribute when the device (22) is not ready to receive an attribute by causing movement of an attribute receiving surface (31).
摘要:
A biometric reading assembly comprises a physical biometric reading device (22), such as a signature pad, for receiving a physical biometric attribute. A control system (30) is coupled to the biometric reading device (22) to analyze the attribute read by the reading device (22) and is adapted to prevent the presentation of a biometric attribute when the device (22) is not ready to receive an attribute by causing movement of an attribute receiving surface (31).
摘要:
Apparatus for feeding articles, such as banknotes, along a feed path comprises first and second separately driven feed systems (7,101; 5, 6, 8), the second feed system being operated at a substantially constant speed. The first feed system feeds articles to the second feed system. A sensing system (23, 24) includes a sensor for sensing the passage of articles. The sensor (23) is connected to a motor control system (102) which controls the feed rate of the first feed system (7, 101) by controlling a motor (101) of the first feed system so that the separation between successive articles passing through the second feed system satisfies at least one predetermined condition.
摘要:
Article handling apparatus comprises an article transport system (2) mounted to a housing (1) having an article dispense outlet (33) towards which articles are fed by the transport system. An article reject position is associated, in use, with a reject store (34); a control system (15,22,36) is provided for actuating the transport system and a lid (35) of a store in the reject position, the reject position being adjacent to the transport system upstream of the dispense outlet such that when an article is to be rejected. The control system causes the lid (35) of a store in the reject position to open into the path of articles being transported towards the dispense outlet so that the transport system delivers the rejected article into the store.
摘要:
Sheet stacking apparatus comprising a sheet stacking device (6) which is movable to a number of sheet storage positions (9-12); a sheet delivery system (20-27) at each sheet storage position; and a control system (70,47), (31,24) for controlling movement of the sheet stacking device (6) and operation of the sheet delivery system (20-27) so that when the sheet stacking device is moved to a sheet storage position, the respective sheet delivery system can deliver sheets from a store at that position to the stacking device which stacks the sheets in a stacking position, characterised in that the sheet stacking device (6) has a stacking member (46) for moving sheets supplied by each each sheet delivery system onto the stack.