| US 11,734,983 B1 | ||
| Banknote transport mechanisms and methods | ||
| Glenn S. Gordon, Cameron Park, CA (US); Douglas U. Mennie, Barrington, IL (US); Ricky Newsom, Bolingbrook, IL (US); Roy C. Schoon, Glenview, IL (US); and Joey D. Newsom, Justice, IL (US) | ||
| Assigned to Cummins-Allison Corp., Mt. Prospect, IL (US) | ||
| Filed by Cummins-Allison Corp., Mt. Prospect, IL (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 18, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/719,345. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 62/781,129, filed on Dec. 18, 2018. | ||
| Int. Cl. B65H 5/06 (2006.01); G07D 11/16 (2019.01); B65H 5/02 (2006.01) | ||
| CPC G07D 11/16 (2019.01) [B65H 5/025 (2013.01); B65H 5/068 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
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1. A banknote transport mechanism comprising:
a plurality of driven rollers positioned on a driven roller shaft wherein the driven roller shaft rotates about a driven roller axis; a plurality of low friction rails, each of the plurality of low friction rails including a longitudinal axis generally parallel to a direction of banknote transport; and a rail position adjustment wedge operable to move to adjust a position of the plurality of low friction rails, wherein the driven roller axis is oriented generally perpendicular to the direction of banknote transport along a transport path, wherein each one of the plurality of low friction rails is disposed laterally in a direction generally transverse to the direction of banknote transport between two adjacent ones of the plurality of driven rollers, wherein each of the plurality of low friction rails includes a distal surface which contacts banknotes being transported along the transport path, wherein each of the plurality of driven rollers includes an outer surface that extends into the transport path at or beyond a position of the distal surface of each of the plurality of low friction rails, and which contacts banknotes being transported along the transport path, and wherein the plurality of driven rollers cooperates with the plurality of low friction rails to transport a banknote in the direction of banknote transport, wherein, in order to transport the banknote in the direction of banknote transport, the plurality of low friction rails provide a counter force to create drive friction between the banknote and the plurality of driven rollers to push the banknote in the direction of banknote transport between the plurality of driven rollers and the plurality of low friction rails, with the banknote being corrugated in the direction generally transverse to the direction of banknote transport. |