Patent ID: 7946409
Filing Date: 2011-05-24
Classification: F16H,G07D,G07F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A self service terminal comprising: a slot; at least one shutter adjacent the slot and selectively positionable between an open position and a closed position; a gear drive for moving the shutter between the open and closed positions, the gear drive having a first gear that interacts with a second gear, the first gear including a threaded screw gear and the second gear including a toothed member having teeth; and a first stop engageable with the second gear and a second stop engageable with the first gear to stop or prevent non gear-driven movement of the shutter; wherein the first and second gears are shaped to define the first and second stops; and wherein a portion of a thread of the screw gear is shaped to define the first stop and at least one tooth of the toothed member is shaped to define the second stop.