Abstract: A coin payout apparatus 100 is provided. The coin payout apparatus 100 includes a coin canister 101. The coin canister 101 includes a tube 102 for storing coins. The coin canister 101 also includes a coin ejector 202 operable to eject a coin from the tube 102. The coin canister 101 further includes a hopping disc 318 operable to rotate and engage the coin ejector 202 to eject the coin from the tube 102 when the tube 102 is moved into position with the hopping disc 318.

Abstract: A banknote deposit-withdrawal system (300) for assisting in a financial transaction includes an opening (415) to receive banknotes in an orientation where the short edge of the banknotes is the leading-edge. A transportation mechanism (303) transports received banknotes to a separation area in the short edge leading-edge orientation. A separator mechanism (22014) separates banknotes from bulk in the separation area and transports banknotes serially to a sensing unit (1402) in a long edge leading-edge orientation. The sensing unit validates the authenticity of inserted banknotes in the long edge leading-edge orientation. After authentication, if rejected, banknotes are returned to the user in short edge leading-edge orientation. After authentication banknotes deemed genuine are sent to storage units (1406) in the long edge leading-edge orientation.

Abstract: A banknote recycler (100) including an externally accessible banknote transport path comprises a spine module (112) operable to support and couple with one or more other modules, an accepting module (106) operable to couple to the spine module (112) and to receive and transport banknotes through a portion of the banknote recycler (100), a sensing module (104) operable to recognize banknotes received in the banknote recycler (100), a recycling module (108) operable to receive banknotes from, and dispense banknotes to, one or more other modules in the banknote recycler (100), and a cashbox module (110) operable to store banknotes received from one or more other modules in the banknote recycler (100), wherein one or more of the accepting module (106), the sensing module (104), the recycling module (108), and the cashbox module (110) include at least one openable panel (410) providing access to a banknote transport path.

Abstract: A coin payout apparatus 100 is provided. The coin payout apparatus 100 includes a coin canister 101. The coin canister 101 includes a tube 102 for storing coins. The coin canister 101 also includes a coin ejector 202 operable to eject a coin from the tube 102. The coin canister 101 further includes a hopping disc 318 operable to rotate and engage the coin ejector 202 to eject the coin from the tube 102 when the tube 102 is moved into position with the hopping disc 318.

Abstract: An automated payment system is disclosed. The automated payment system comprises a housing, a door coupled to the housing, wherein the door covers a side of the housing when in a closed position, a payment apparatus within an interior of the housing, the payment apparatus fixedly coupled to an extendable base, wherein the extendable base is slidably coupled to the housing and configured to extend out from within the housing and through the side when the door is in an open position, and a handle coupled to the door, the handle operable, when the door is in the open position, to contact the ground to provide additional support for the weight of the payment apparatus.

Abstract: A method and system for recycling money items from a mixed denomination money item storage chamber to create a mixed money item magazine for dispensing money items.

Abstract: An automated payment system is disclosed. The automated payment system comprises a housing, a door coupled to the housing, wherein the door covers a side of the housing when in a closed position, a payment apparatus within an interior of the housing, the payment apparatus fixedly coupled to an extendable base, wherein the extendable base is slidably coupled to the housing and configured to extend out from within the housing and through the side when the door is in an open position, and a handle coupled to the door, the handle operable, when the door is in the open position, to contact the ground to provide additional support for the weight of the payment apparatus.

Abstract: An embodiment of this disclosure provides a money item dispensing apparatus comprising: a money item track operable to receive a money item and transport the money item, a denominator configured to determine a denomination of the money item on the money item track, a rotatable money item canister operable to receive the money item in a tube of a plurality of tubes, and a diverter gate configured to divert the money item to the tube, the tube corresponding to the denomination of the money item.

Abstract: A method and system for auditing money items within a secure housing, the monety items being collected from a multi-denomination money item storage unit and validated while being transported by a conveyor that deposits them back into the multi-denomination storage unit after they have been identified. The same process is done with the money items present in the at least one hopper.

Abstract: A handling device for money items such as coins and tokens has a receiving station (6) at which coins are fed onto a conveyor (4) that feeds them one by one to a processing station (9). The conveyor is made up of conveyor link members (17, 18) having a money item receiving surface (21), and first and second lugs (30, 31) upstanding from the surface (21), each having forward facing capture regions (33, 35) configured to be driven in a longitudinal conveying direction C through the receiving station (6) to receive a coin or token its major discoidal surface overlying the surface (21) and with its peripheral edge abutting the capture regions (33,35) of the lugs (30,31), one of the capture regions of the lugs being upstanding from the surface (21) at least in part by a height (h2) greater than the other capture region (h3), so as to capture and singulate the coins in a manner that prevents two coins from being held, such that one of them is ejected.

Abstract: A method and system for auditing money items within a secure housing, the monety items being collected from a multi-denomination money item storage unit and validated while being transported by a conveyor that deposits them back into the multi-denomination storage unit after they have been identified. The same process is done with the money items present in the at least one hopper.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a money item singulator and a money item validator. The money item singulator and the money item validator may each comprise a rotatable money item conveying element. The rotatable conveying elements may rotate synchronously so that money items are singulated on the rotatable element of the singulator and fed directly to be validated on the rotatable element of the validator.

Abstract: A money item conveyor comprising a plurality of money item conveying members configured to convey money items around a looped path, wherein the plurality of conveying members each comprise first and second money item support surfaces configured to simultaneously support a main face of a money item on the conveying member, the support faces being separated by an articulation region to allow relative movement of the support surfaces.

Abstract: A money item conveyor comprising a plurality of money item conveying members configured to convey money items around a looped path, wherein the plurality of conveying members each comprise first and second money item support surfaces configured to simultaneously support a main face of a money item on the conveying member, the support faces being separated by an articulation region to allow relative movement of the support surfaces.

Abstract: A handling device for money items such as coins and tokens has a receiving station (6) at which coins are fed onto a conveyor (4) that feeds them one by one to a processing station (9). The conveyor is made up of conveyor link members (17, 18) having a money item receiving surface (21), and first and second lugs (30, 31) upstanding from the surface (21), each having forward facing capture regions (33, 35) configured to be driven in a longitudinal conveying direction C through the receiving station (6) to receive a coin or token its major discoidal surface overlying the surface (21) and with its peripheral edge abutting the capture regions (33,35) of the lugs (30,31), one of the capture regions of the lugs being upstanding from the surface (21) at least in part by a height (h2) greater than the other capture region (h3), so as to capture and singulate the coins in a manner that prevents two coins from being held, such that one of them is ejected.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a money item singulator and a money item validator. The money item singulator and the money item validator may each comprise a rotatable money item conveying element. The rotatable conveying elements may rotate synchronously so that money items are singulated on the rotatable element of the singulator and fed directly to be validated on the rotatable element of the validator.

Abstract: A method and system for auditing money items within a secure housing, the monety items being collected from a multi-denomination money item storage unit and validated while being transported by a conveyor that deposits them back into the multi-denomination storage unit after they have been identified. The same process is done with the money items present in the at least one hopper.

Abstract: A method and system for auditing money items within a secure housing, the monety items being collected from a multi-denomination money item storage unit and validated while being transported by a conveyor that deposits them back into the multi-denomination storage unit after they have been identified. The same process is done with the money items present in the at least one hopper.