US 12,258,236 B2
Short travel pusher plate stacking bin
Craig Rutherford, Blairgowrie (GB)
Assigned to NCR Atleos Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by NCR Atleos Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Dec. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/397,278.
Application 18/397,278 is a continuation of application No. 18/121,870, filed on Mar. 15, 2023, granted, now 11,919,736.
Application 18/121,870 is a continuation of application No. 17/104,609, filed on Nov. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,667,489.
Prior Publication US 2024/0124255 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65H 31/06 (2006.01); B65H 3/54 (2006.01); B65H 29/46 (2006.01); B65H 31/10 (2006.01); B65H 83/02 (2006.01); G07D 11/13 (2019.01); G07D 11/16 (2019.01); G07F 19/00 (2006.01); G07D 11/125 (2019.01)
CPC B65H 31/06 (2013.01) [B65H 3/54 (2013.01); B65H 29/46 (2013.01); B65H 31/10 (2013.01); B65H 83/02 (2013.01); G07D 11/13 (2019.01); G07D 11/16 (2019.01); G07F 19/201 (2013.01); G07F 19/202 (2013.01); B65H 2403/41 (2013.01); B65H 2405/11151 (2013.01); B65H 2701/1912 (2013.01); G07D 11/125 (2019.01); G07D 2211/00 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
urging a leading edge of a media item from an entry position to a final position with a first portion of the media item resting on top of a hinged media guide and with a second portion of the media item resting on top of a fixed media guide;
driving a pusher plate onto a top surface of the media item and past both the fixed media guide and the hinged media guide onto a media stacking platform; and
retracting the pusher plate off the top surface of the media item back past both the fixed media guide and the hinged media guide.