Patent ID: 6543943
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
Device for the self-service collection of photographic material to be subjected to processing, said photographic material being placed by users in envelopes bearing an identification code and equipped with a corresponding ticket or receipt which can be detached, the envelopes being first compiled by the users with their own identification data and with data regarding the processing required and then introduced into a collection container equipped with an introduction slit, said device comprising a detector located upstream of said collection container for verifying at least the validity of said identification code, said detector governing a door which can be selectively activated and prevents the passage of said envelopes to the collection container in the event that said detector does not give consent for the envelopes to be unloaded, the device being characterized in that it comprises a substantially vertical reception channel to receive the envelopes associated at the upper part with said introduction slit and at the lower part with said collection container, said reception channel being closed at the lower part by said door when said door is in a closed position which prevents the envelope from being introduced into the collection container, said door having an open position which allows the envelope to be introduced into the collection container, said door being functionally associated with said detector, and in that said detector detects the weight of every envelope introduced or the presence of objects inside every envelope, and gives or witholds consent for said door to open.