Patent ID: 11900759
Assignee: SCIENTIFIC GAMES, LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC G

Claim 19:
20. A lottery ticket dispensing array, comprising a plurality of lottery ticket dispensing bins in a stacked configuration, each lottery ticket dispensing bin comprising:
a bin housing, the bin housing configured for attachment to additional bin housings in a stacked configuration; and
a lottery ticket dispensing unit inserted into the bin housing, the lottery ticket dispensing unit comprising:
at least one ticket compartment;
a separation module in which a leading ticket of the continuous strip of lottery tickets is separated and dispensed from the unit, the separation module comprising:
a drive roller and an opposed idler roller with a nip defined between the drive roller and idler roller;
a motor geared to the drive roller, the motor switchable between a convey mode wherein the drive roller engages and conveys the leading ticket through the nip to a separation position and a brake mode wherein the motor provides a reverse retarding force to the drive roller thereby braking the drive roller against an attempted reeling of the lottery tickets from the dispensing unit;
a controller operable to switch the motor between the convey mode and the brake mode; and

the motor and controller configured such that in the brake mode, power to the motor is interrupted and windings in the motor are short-circuited, wherein rotation of the drive roller from the attempted reeling of the lottery tickets converts the motor to a generator, the short-circuited windings creating a load on the generator that produces the retarding force on the drive roller.