Patent GB-910988-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to depository machine combined with image-recording means
IPC: G07D11/00
Filed: 1961-07-21
Abstract: 910,988. Receipts, checking. SIMJIAN,L.G. July 21, 1961 [July 22, 1960], No. 26469/61. Class 106 (1). A machine for receiving deposits of articles such as cheques and for receiving deposit tags or tallies, comprises carrying means associated with a first aperture for receiving a deposit tag, article feeding means associated with a second aperture for entering articles sequentially into the machine and image recording means adapted to be operated in response to operation of the article feeding means so as to record an image of each article entered into the machine by the article feeding means. A light 14 on the front of the machine is energized when the machine is ready to receive a deposit. A cover 15 is raised and a deposit tag, e.g. listing the articles to be deposited and the depositor's name or number, is placed in each of two trays 26, 27 of carrying means 25 (Fig. 4). Closing the cover 15 actuates a switch 301 and the presence of tags in the trays is sensed photo-electrically, these devices being used to lock the cover 15 and to start a motor 328. This moves the carrying means from a " first " position (as in Fig. 4) to the right (Fig. 4) until it abuts a switch 325, thus assuming a " second " position with tray 26 beneath a camera 51. Actuation of the switch 325 disconnects the motor 328 and starts a motor 334 (Fig. 2) for one revolution during which a printing head 55 is lowered and a solenoid 51 energized to raise a platen 56 in order to receipt the deposit tag. The micro-film camera 51 is then momentarily triggered and a motor 342 started to rotate a pair of feeding rollers 61, 62 associated with a second aperture 21. The articles to be deposited are then fed manually into the machine and fall into the tray 26, each article actuating a sensing switch 343 which, in turn, actuates the camera 51, thus providing a photographic record of all the deposited articles. The depositor then actuates a push-button 350 on the machine casing. This causes energization of a solenoid S2 to raise a gate 65 consisting of pins 66, 67 adjacent to the leading edge of tray 26. The motor 328 is then started, advancing the carrying means until, in a " third " position with tray 27 beneath the camera, switch 364 is actuated. This stops the motor 328 and causes printing and photographing of the second deposit tag, and also stops the roller-motor 342 and de-energizes solenoid S2. The pins 66, 67 thus fall into slots in the tray 26. Shortly after this motor 328 is re-energized to rotate in the reverse direction, withdrawing the carrier 25 and the receipted tag in tray 27 but leaving the contents of tray 26 against the gate 65 and on a rotatable tape 100 (Fig. 5, not shown). A motor 108 is then energized to lower a second rotatable tape 101 and thus clamp the deposit between the two tapes when they are rotated and remove the stacked deposit to a storing compartment. In a modification, coins may be received either in coil slots or separate compartments and totalizing and indicating means may be provided. In a second modification only one deposit tag is used, this being placed in tray 27 only. In a third modification a series of locking solenoids are provided for securing the film cassette. In this case a pass key must be used for removing the cassette and documentary proof of its removal must be returned to the attendant and retained in the deposit storage receptacle.