CA1327031C - Simplified currency dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

Abstract of the Disclosure A simplified currency dispenser especially adapted for use at high volume low dollar amount transaction locations, the dispenser adapted alternatively to transport a selected mix of currency notes from first and second supplies to a delivery location and to display the dollar value of the delivered notes or to transport notes from only one of said supplies to said delivery location and to display the number of notes transported. The dispenser includes a first key pad and display on the dispenser housing for use during a counting operation and a remote key pad and display for use during a dispenser operation. The housing is made in upper and lower sections for ease of manufacture and servicing.
It is adapted for either countertop installation or below the counter installation.

Description

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¦ Title of the Invention .SIMPLIFIED CURRENCY DISPENSER
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I ¦ Field of the Invention . `
. The invention is in the field of currency dispensers . ¦ and xelates more particularly to a currency dispenser es-¦ pecially adapted for use at installations involving a high volume of low dollar amount transactions.

. Bac]cground of the Invention . I
l ~ There are known in the prior art a number of devices ,~ 10 1 ~for dispensing currency ~rom a numher o~ supplies correspond-ing respectively -to different denominations of bills. One ~ , example of such a currency dispenser is shown and described ,. ¦ in applicant~s U.S. Patent 4,660,822, issued April 28l 1387.
Currency dispensers of the type shown in this patent are particularly adapte~ for use in rclatively i secure installations such as banks and the like, whcrein ~' ' I
each individual transaction involves a relatively large sum ¦ of money:~ At such an installation, moreover, the number of transactions per unit time is not partic:ularly si~nificant.
' ¦ There are many locations at which a very large .: ~ ¦number .of relatively low dollar amount transactions must ¦be accomplished in a short period of ti~e. Retail outlets such as fast food stores and convenience stores are ~xamples 1f such locationsA It will readi~.y be appreciat~d tha~ the speed and accuracy with Which transactions can be carri~d ¦ out in such locations corltributes to the overall vol-lm~. of ~r~ I business and result in profit to the proprietor. Customer ~atisfaction is enhanced by any reduction in the perio~ of ., '' I

time the customer must wait in line.
Recogni~ing the desirability o~ the use of an auto-matic currency dispenser in a location such as a fast ~ood l shop, consideration must also be given to other factors.
¦ The dispenser must be accurate and reliable. It must be secure~ It should be simple and inexpensive for the result achieved thereby. It should be compact to permit its use ¦ on relatively crowded countertops. It is desirable that it have under counter capability both ~or security and space I saving considerations. It should be compatible with coin dispensing mechanisms. It should be relatively easy to manu-, facture and to service.

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We have invented a simplified currency dispenser 1 which is especially adapted for use where a high volume of ll relatively low dollar amount transactions are being carric-~
I! out ! An object of our invention is to provide a 1l simplified currency dispenser which is accurate and reliable.

-~ 2Q I ~ further object of our invention is to provide ¦ a simplified currency dispenser which is simple and compact.

- j, Yet another object of our i~vention is to provide a currency dispenser which is inexpensive.

A still further object of our invention is to pro-2S 1I vide a simplified currency dispenser which is casy to serv~ce.

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2a Specifically, the invention relates to apparatus for dispensing a predetermined mix of bills from respective supplies of bills of different denominations including in combination, an upper casing section, respective first and second means in the upper casing section for holding the supplies of bills of different denominations, first means in the upper casing section adapted to be driven to advance a bill from the first supply toward a delivery location, second means in the upper casing section adapted to be driven to advance a bill from the second supply toward the delivery location/ a lower casing section, first and second prime movers in the lower casing section, means for detachably connecting the upper and lower casing sections, and means for connecting the respective prime movers to khe advancing means.
The features of our invention will appear from the following description.
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~32~31 is made in the instant spacification and which are to be read in conjunction therewith and in which likc refererlce numerals are used to indicate like parts in the various views:
FIGU~E- 1 is a sectidnal view of our simpli~ied currency dispenser.
FIGURE 2 is a plan view of the drive and roller mechanis~ of our simplified currency dispenser with the ele-ments ~hown in the same plane for purposes of clarity.
FIGURE 3 is a fragmentary sectional view of our simplified currency dispenser.
FIGURS 4 is a side elevation with the cover removed of our simplified currency dispenser.
FIGURE 5 is a fragmentary sectional view of one of the dispensing units of our currency dispenser.
1 FIGURE 6 is a side elevation of an alternate embodi-¦ment of our simplified currency dispenser, with parts rcmoved.
FIGURE 7 is a plan of the bill alevating mecl-anism ;~ I shown in FIGIIRE 6 with parts removed.
¦ FIGURE 8 is a plan view of the keyboard and display ; 20 ¦Iportion of our simplified coin dispenser.
FIGURE 9 is a block diagram illustra~ing the rela-¦tion~hip of the central proces3ing unit of our simpliEied ¦coin dispenser to the peripheral apparatus.
1 FIGURE 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating the 25 ¦portion of the analog circultry of our dispenser incorporating various sensing means.
FIGURE 11 ls a schematic view of another portion of the analog circuitry of our currency dispenser illustrating other sensors.
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trating a pulse encoder which may be incorporated in our simplified currency dispenser.
FIGURE 13 is a schematic view of the motor control circuitry of our simplified currency dispenser.
FIGURE 14 is a diagrammatic view of a portion of the microprocessor board of our simplified currency dispenser.
FIGURE 15 is a diagrammatic view of another portion o~ the microprocessor circuitry of our simplified currency dispenser.
FIGURE 1~ is a dia~rammatic view of a further por-tion of the microprocessor board of our simplified currency dispenser.
FIGURE 17 is a diagram~atic view of a still further orti~n of the microprocessor board of our simplified currency dispenser.
FIGURE 18 is a diagrammatic view of a further portion of the microprocessor board of our simplified currency dispenser.
FIGURE 19 is a schematic view of the display control ¦circuitry of our simplified microprocessor.
FIGURES 20 through 29 make up a flow diagram of ¦the control program of our simplified currency dispense~.
~ ' i Description of the Preferred Embodiment I Referring now to FIGUUES 1 to 5 of the drawings, ¦ our currency dîspenser, indicated generally by the rsference ¦ character 10, includes an outer casing ha~ln~ a front wall 12, a back wall 14, side walls 16 and a top wall 18. The top wall lB ~ncludes a cover 20 pivotally mounted on a hinge ¦22 for movement between an open position at which the supply ¦of bills to be dispensed can be replenished, and a closed ¦position at which the interior of ~he casing is inaccessible.
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secure the cover in its closed position.
In order to facilitate the manufacture of our dis-penser we assemble the apparatus in two parts; one of which l is a lower frame section indicated generally by the reference ¦ character 24, comprising a base 26 and side walls 28 and ¦ 30 spaced inboard from the lateral edge of the base plate l 26. An upper frame section indicated generally by the refer- -1 1 ence character 32 of our apparatus includes a back wall 34, ¦ and spaced side walls 36 and 38 which register with the side 1 walls 27 and 28 of the lo~er section 24.
¦ Our dispenser includes a first dispensing unit j indicated generally by the reference character 40 which may, ¦for example, be adapted to dispense a note of the lowest ¦denomination, such Eor example ~s a one dollar bill. ~ second ¦unit indicated generally by the refcrence character 42 may ¦be arranged to dispense bills of the next to lowest denoml-.~ ¦nation of currency, such for example as five dollar bills.
;, 1 Since the units 40 and 42 are substantially id~nti-. ¦cal, only the unit 92, for e~ample, will be described in 1detail. In connection with this description, it is to be ¦understood that for purposes of clarity, tbe locations of . ¦the shafts in FIGURE 2 have been shown as being all in the ¦same plane and accord~ngly spaced along the length o~ the upper frame section 32.
~: 25 l The un~t includes a feed roller shaft 44 rotatably ~ ¦supported in respective bearings 46 and 48 carried by thP
I . ¦sides 36 and 38 of the upper frame unit 32. A pair o~ uppcr ~ feed rolls 50 and 52 are supported in spaced relationship : ~on the shaft 44 for rotation therewith. An upper idler ac-~e1erating roller S is carr1ed by the shaft 44 botween tho I

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We mount a lower accelerator roller shaft 56 in bearings 58 and 60 carried by th~ walls 36 and 38 of the ¦ upper section 42. Shaft 56 supports for rotation therewith 5¦ a lower accelerating roller 62 at a location at which It ¦ cooperates. with the upper accelerating roller 54. Shaft l 56 also carries a gear 64 which meshes with a gear 66 carried ¦ by shaft 44 for rotation therewith. A pulley 68 is adapted to be driven in a manner to be described to rotate sha~t 101 5~.
Shaft 44 also carries a gear 70 of reduced diameter . which i9 adapted to drive a timing belt 72 which also engages .~ la p~lley 74 carried by a shaft 76 supported in respective ,~ ¦bushings 78 and 80 carried by the sides 36 and 38. Shaft .; 15176 supports a -picker roller 82 which, in operation of the ¦apparatus, i~ adapted to remove the lowe~nost sheet o~ a ¦stack supported thereabove and to feed it to the rolls 52.
. Respective one-way clutch bearings 83 and 85 mount b:, ¦pulleys 84 and 86 on shaft 44 at positions ou~board o~ the 20¦ feed rollers 52. Pulleys 84 and 86 receive respective belts s 188 and 90. These belts 88 and 90 extend around respective ~ I pulley~ 92 and 94 rotatably supported on a fixed shaft 96 r: ¦extending between the sides 36 and 38. Another flxed shaf~
~ 1 98 extending between the sides 36 and 38 rotatably carries t~ ~ 25¦ a pair of rollers 100 and 102 at locati~ns corresponding ~' . ¦ to the pulleys 92 and 94 so that the rollers 100 and 102 . . ¦ cooperate with the belts 88 and 90 to advance bills in a manner to be de3aribed.
¦ ~he five~ dlspenser 92 includes a support 106 adap-30¦ ted to receive a st ck oE sheets cr bllls to be dIspcn~od.

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132~031 A sheet retainer 108 is supported on a pivot 110 carried by a bracket 112 pivotally mounted on the frame. Bracket 112 also carries a sheet stripper assembly 114 which cooper-l ates with the feed roller 52 to ensure that only one sheet 5¦ at a time is dispensed.
¦ We form the platform 106 with a pair of lower curved ¦ guide portions 107, one of which can be seen in FIGURE 1, extending around shaft 44 inside of the outer peripheries of rollers 52 and outboard of the respective rollers.
10¦ curved guide 116 cooperates with the feed rollers 52 to guide the leading edge of a sheet to the nip between the accPlera-lltion rollers 54 and 62. The operation of the feed rollers : !1 52, shoes 114 and acceleration rollers 54 and 62 in advancing I sheets, is m~re fully descr ~ d in applicant's U.S. Patent 4,474,365 issued - 15~October 2, 1984. Sheets delivered by the acceleratin~ rollers 54 and 62 are guided into the nips between belts 88 and 90 ¦ and rollers 100 and 102 by a guide 118.
The anes dispensing unit 40 supported on the upper ; frame section 32 includes a support platform 120, feed rollers 201122 and 12~, an upper idling accelerator roller 126, a lower - ¦acceleratin~ roller 128, strippers 130 and a picker roller 134, all of which function in substantially the same manner as do corresponding elements of the unit 42. The shaft 136 ~` which supports the lower accelerating roller 128 carries 25a pu~ley 138 adapted to be driven in a manner to be d~scribed ~to drive the elements of the unit 40.
¦ Belts 88 and 90 extend around respective grooves in an upper drive through roller 142 rotatably supported l on a stationary shaft 140. We loosely mount the ends oE
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¦to a drum posi~ion by respective springs 141 and 1430 ; I The structure thus far described is assembled witt~
the upper frame section ~2 before the two frame sections ¦are secured in cooperative relatlonship. We have found that ¦this operation greatly facilitates the manufacture of the ¦ completed ~ssembly.
¦ A motor 144 having a shaft 146 supported in a side wall 28 of the lower frame section 24 carries a pulley 148 ¦which drives a belt 1500 When the ~o frame units 24 and l 32 are assembled in cooperative relationship the belt 150 ¦ is engaged with the pulley 68 so that upon energization of , I the motor 144 the fives dispensing unit 42 is driven.
i A' second motor 152 has a shaft 154 supported in ¦ wall 28. Shaft 154 carries a pulley 156 which drives a belt , 15 l 1S8. When the apparatus is assembled, belt 15~ is engaged ¦ with pulley 138 so that upon energization of motor 152 pulley 138 is driven to cause the ones dispensing unit ta operat~.
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supported in side 28 is adapted to drive a pull~y 164 ~hich recelves a belt 166. Belt 16S is adapted to drive a pulley ¦168 carried by a shaft 170 rotatably supported in the sides .. I
27 and 2B of the lower ~rame section. Sha~t 170 carries ¦ a lower feed~hrough rol]er 172 which cooperate~ with roller 142 to advanca shaets to the stacker mechanism to be de-¦ scribed.
Shaft 162 carries a second pulley 174 which drives a belt 17~ extendlng around an idler pulley 178 rotatably ¦supp~rted on a stub sha~t 180 carried by side 28. ~ second ! smaller diame~er pulley lB2 on shaft 1~0 dr~ves a belt 184 ¦ which extends around a second ldler pulley lA6 ro~a~ably ,~ I supported on a stub shaft 188 carried by the sides 28. A

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¦second pull~y 190 on shaft 188 drives a belt 192 which extends ¦around a pulley 194 carried by the stacker shaft 196 rotatably ¦supported in bearings 198 and 200 in the sides 27 and 28 of tha lower frame unit. Shaft 196 carries for rotation 5¦therewith a pair of spaced stacker wheels 202 and 204. Refer-¦ring to FIGURE 5, a slotted guide 206 receives the sheets delivered by the rollers 142 and 172 to be ac~ed upon by ¦ the stacker wheels 202 and 204, and thus delivered to the output tray 208 of the apparat~s.
10l The apparatus includes a push button and display ¦llnit indicated generally by the reference character 210 lo-cated behind a window 212 formed in an extension of the front part o~ the top 20.
I When the various components save for the belts 151 150 and 158 have been assembled in the upper and lower halves `, i32 and 29 in thc manner described hereinabove, the upper Isection 32 is placed on the lower section so that pairs oE
¦lugs 205,207 and 209,211 secured to the respective sides ¦36 and 38 at spaced locations along the lower sdges thereof 20l overlie sides 28 and 30. Bolts ~13 and nuts 215 hold the ¦sections assembled. It will readily be appreciated that this construction not only facilitates the manufacture o~
lour dispensar but also enables servicing and repair to be ¦expeditiously acaomplished merely by separating the sections.
25l When the upper and lower sections are assembled ¦in the manner descrlbed the roller 14~, which is carried ¦by the biased shaft 140, moves into engagement with roller ¦ 172 to provide a drivin~ engagement therebetween. Under ¦ this condition the action of the clutch bearings 83 and 85 30come into play. If motor 160 is energized so that shaEt ¦ 170 is drlven Dt i D norma1 sp~ed, Cl~ltCh bo~r1ngs 83 and ..

~ ¦ 1 3 2 7 0 3 1 85 are overrun. If, however, motor 160 is not energi~ed while bills are being delivered from unit 42, the bearings engage so that roller 142 dri~es roller 172 and the stacker mechanism. In this way bills are prevented from piling up.
We provide our dispenser with a plurality Oe scnsor pairs for affording indications of various conditions of the apparatus. A first sensor pair including a light source 214 and a phototransistor 216 may be employed to sense the presence of a supply of ones on tha tray or platform 120.
Light received by phototransisto~r 216 directly fro~ the source 214 produces a ~ignal indicating absence of any ones on the support 120.
¦ A light source 220 and a phototransistor 222 respon-¦sive to light from the source 220 provide a signal indicatin~
l that the supply of ones on the support has dropped to below a predetermined level. One of the elements 220 and 222 i5 ¦placed at one side of the stack and the other at the other ¦side of the atack so as to operate on light received directly ¦ from the source.
l A source 224 of light arranged at one side of the l path followed by a one dollar note being delivered by the ¦ roller 124 causes a photodiode 226 to produce an output signal which indicates not only that a bill has been fed, but which also provides a measure of the amount of light transmitted l by tha bill so as to afford an indi~ation of a ~ouble feed i~ a manner known to the art.
A sensor unit made up Oe a light source 228 spaced from a light sensor 230 is so arranged that the teeth 234 ¦ of an encoder wheel 232 carried by shaft 136 pas~ through ¦ the space between ~he two ele~ents 228 and ~30 of the s¢nsor.
In this way we generate a number of pulse~ which is propor-.1 ' : I '~' `' ` .
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¦ A light source 236 cooperates with a 3ensor, such las a phototransistor 238, by directing rad.iation through 5la window 240 in the platform 106, so that radiation received ¦by element 238 indicates the abs0nce of a stack of bills on platform 106.
: Another sensor set including a li.ght source 242 and a detector, such as a phototransistor 244, operates on 10¦direct illumination to afford an indication that the stack of fives on the support 106 has fallen to below a predeter-¦mined level.
i ; A source 246 and a infrared diode element 248, such as a photodiode, mounted respectively on the curved 15portion 107 of the platform 106 and on the curved guide 116, , ~fford an indication of the amount of radiation passing through the bill, thus to enable us to generate not only ~ la count signal but alsD a signal indicating a double feed.
: ~ !i Referring to FIGURES 2 and 1~, a sensor pair includ-20ing a light source 228 and a phototransistor 230 cooperate with an encoder wheel 232 on ~he shaft carrying roller 128 . so t~at the teeth 234 of tbe wheel generate a train of pulses ¦affording a measure of the length of a ~note being dispensed by the ones unit. A second sensor pair including a light 25~ source 250 and a light sensitive element, such as a photo-transistor 252, cooperate wlth an encoder ~heel 251 on shaft ¦ 56 so that the teeth 253 of ~he wheel 251 passing throu~h ¦ the 3pace between the elements 250 and 252, causes the genera-~i ~ tion of a train oE pulses affording a measure of the len~th . 301 of a note being dispensed by tha fives unit.
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¦ Finally, we provide the output tray 208 with a ¦pair of sensing elements comprising a light source 261 and ~a light sensitive element 263 such as a photodiode eor detect-ing the presence of one or more bills in the outpU$ tray.
As will be exp3ained more fully hereinbelow, we employ this ¦signal to inhibit further operation of the machine under ¦certain conditions until the bills ~ave been removed from ¦the output tray.
In som~ installations it may be neces5ary or desir-able to pos~tion the di~penser unit below the surface counter and yet provide for delivery of the bill~ at or ad~acent to the co~ntertop.
I Referring now to FIGS. 6 and 7, we h~ve s~lown an , l alternate embodiment of our simplified curr~ncy dispenser i ln ~bich we ~ecure tDp delivery unlt indicated gener~lly :~ , .

by the reference character 276 to the front of the assembled top and bottom sections 32 and 34 of the machine. This may ¦ be accomplished by any suitable ~e~n~ known to the art.
I As will be apparent from the description hereinbelow, this ¦1 top delivery unit 276 replaces the lower stacker wheels 204 1 and 206 and the lower delivery tray 208, as well as thc dis-¦ play panel 210 of thc form of our simplified currency dispcn-ser shown in FIGS. 1 to 5.
¦ The unit 276 includes a pair of side panels 278 l and 280 which rotatably support a shaft 282 by means of besr-ings 284 and 286. Shaft 282 carries for rotation there~ith a pair of spaced stacker whe0ls 288 and 290 ~or delivering ;i ~` I bill~ to a tray 291 located near the top of the apparatus.
I Shaft 232 also carries a pul]ey 292 connected by a belt or ;¦ 0-ring 294 to the drive pulley 190 carried by shaft 188.
It will readily be appreciated that some slight rearrangement of the axes of rotation of th~ pulleys shown in FIG. 4 may , be necessary to prevent interference between the belt 294 and other elements.
, When employing the top delivery unit 276, we provide a guid~ or guides 296 forming an extension of th~ guides 1, 118 dir~cted generally upwardly towards the stacker wheels ~, 288 and 290 and guides 297 extnnding around th~ axis of shaft 282. ~ pair of belts 298 and 300 extending around rollors l, 172 are guided around respective relatively larger diamcter ¦ pulleys 302 and 304 rotatably supported on shaf~ 282 at posi-tions spased inboard of the stacker wheels 2~8 and 290.
il¦ It is to be understood that the drive system asqoci-i ¦ ated with the top delivery unit 276 is subf,tantially the 1 same a3 that of the form of our invention shown in FIGS.

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¦1 to.S in that the belts 298 and 300 are driven ,at a greater ¦speed than are the stacker wheels 288 and 290 so that bills ¦are positively forced into the spaces between adjacent fingers ¦of the stacker wheels.
; 5 j We provide respective first hold-down roller3 306 and 307, for the belts 298 and 300. Resp~ctive pairs of ¦ idler rollers 308 and 310 and 312 and 314 associated with the respective belts 298 and 300 prevent bills from flying away from those pDrtions of the belts extending from the ¦location at which ones are fed upwardly toward the stacker ¦wheels 288 and 290.
From the structure just described, it will readily be apparent that in operation of the form of our currency l¦dispenser shown in FIGUReS 6 and 7, bills delivered by the 1 15 .¦fives unit 42 are received by the upper surfaces of the belts ¦298 and 300, as viewed in FIGURES 6 and 7, pass under rollers ,l306 and 307 and are carried upwardly under the pairs oE idler ¦rollers 308 and 310 and 312 and 314 and are fed into ~he pockets Eormed by adjacent fingers of th~ stacker wheels . 20 ~i288 and 290. Rills fed by the nnes unit 40 are received by belts 298 and 300 at ~he location between roller 306 and . ¦ roller 308, as viewed in FIGUR~ 6. Further, as is pointed .: I out hereinabove, the belts 298 and 300, are driven at a some-~lwhat faster ~peed than th~ surface speed of the stacker wheels 2S l 288 and 290 so that bills are pogitively forced into the I spaces between adjacent fingers of the stacker wheals 28~
, and 290. As the stacker wh~el~ continue to rotate, thcy I lay ~uccessive bills do~n on a tray 316 from which they c~n ::~
. be retrieved by the operator oE the d~spenser, It is to : 30 be undarstood that when the form of our currency dispenser ¦illustrated ln FIGURES 6 and 7 is lnstalled below the counter _ . .

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¦at the establishment at which it is located, bills on the tray 316 are accessible at a location just below the top o~ the counter.
Referring now to FIG. 8, the built-in keypad ~nd ;
display panel 210 includes a plurality of numerical push-buttons 264 which may be actuated to enter information as desired. A START-CLEAR button 26~ is actuated to set the unit in the count mode ~hil~ COUNT, BATCH and ~ESET buttons 268, 270 and 272 are actuated to control the operation in the count mode. A display 274 gives a visual indication o~ output information. ~ -Operation of our apparatus in the dispense mode is controlled by a remote or point-of-sale keypad and display lunit, indicated generally by the reference character 372.
15 1l Unit 372 includes a keypad having numerical input keys 373, as well as NET SALE, AMOUNT TENDE~ED and ~ISPENSE keys 374, il37s and 376. ~ display 378 affords a visual indication of ,joutput information in the dispense mode.
Referring now to FIG. 9, we have shown the relation-!Iship bet~Jeen the central processing unit indicated generallyby the reference charaater 488 o~ our apparatus, to be de-scribed more fully herelnbelow, and various sources of input information such as the keyboard, the empty supply signal I ¦ generators, the low supply signal nerators, the count and !¦doubles signal generators, the encoders, the verify sensor ~ ¦iand the output tray sensor. The central processing unit I ¦uses this information in a manner to be described more Eully ¦hereinbelow to actuate the display, the motor drives and ¦ ~ coln dlspuns~r, I one is so p~ovided.

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Referring now to FIGURES 10 to 13, in the analog portion of the control system of our dispenser, a voltage divider made up of resistors 380 and 382 provides a reference potential which is applied to the inverting terminals o~
5¦ operational amplifiers 384, 386, 388, 390, 392 and 394, asso-ciated with the phototransistors 216, 238t 222, 244, 263, and 262. When, for e~ample, light from the diode 214 impinges ¦ on the base of transis~or 216, ~he transistor conducts to I apply a signal to the non-inverting input of a~plifier 384 101l to indicate that there are no documents in the oncs supply tray. Conversely, when a supply of documents is prcsent !i the nature of the signal on line 396 indicates this fact.
, Respective outp~t lines 398, 400, 402, 404 and 406 associated .I with the respective amplifiers 386, 388, 390, 392 and 394 15I indicate the presence or absence of $5 notes in the $5 input ¦ tray, the ~act that the stack of ones has or has not ~eached j a predetermined low point, the fact that the stack of Eives j has or has not reached the predetermined low point, the pre-sence or absence o~ notes in the stacker tray and a signal 20¦ indicating that no~es dispensed have, in fact, been fed to . j the staclcer.
As has been poin~ed out hereinabove, we provide .~ ¦ a pair of sensors including LEDs 224A and 224B and photodiodcs ¦ 226~ and 226~ for pro~ucing signals from which a count of ~ 25l the numbar of ones dispen~ed may be obtained and ~rom ~hich .~ I there i~ indicated the presence of overlapping bills. Respec-: I tlve feedback networks includlng transistors 408 and 410 ¦ operate to maintain the output level of light from the L~Ds . I 224A ~nd 224B, substantially constant in a manner known to : 30¦ the art. A ref~rence potential i5 applied to the inverting I

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In a similar manner, an operational amplifier 414 associated with diode 226B provides a COUNT Bl on line 424. Another operatlonal amplifier 426 responsive to the condition oE
il diode 226A provides an input to operational amplifier 43n ~I to generate a DOCSIG Al on line 434. Similarly, an op~ra-¦ tional amplifier 428 responsive to the condition of diode 1 226B provid0s a signal for an amplifier 432 to generate a ., . .
DOCSIG B1 on line 436.
Tha pair of sensors including LEDs 246A and ~ and diod0s 248A and 248B associated with the $5 note dispensing j system are employed to generate signals similar ~o those described hereinabove in connection with the dispensing o~
i1 j one dollar notes. Resp~ctive feedback circuits includlng transistors 438 and 440 maintain the output light levels , "
ll of LEDs 246A and 246B substantially constant. Respec~iVe operational a~plifiars fl42 and 444 associated with diodes - 1~ 248A and 248B provide COUNT A5 and COUNT B5 outputs on lines ; ¦ 446 and 448. Operation~l amplifiers 450 and ~52 are respon-5iV~ to the conditions of diodes 248A and 24B~, actuate ampli-~ ~iers 454 and 456 to provide DOCSIG A5 and ~OC81G B5 signals on lin~s 458 and 460.
As shown in FIGURE 12, LSD 22B is so arranged with I referenc~ to wheel 232 and ta0th 234 as intermittently to cause light to imping0 upon the basa of ~rans~stor 230 to ~0 ¦ ganerate an ENCODE signal ~or on0s. A ~imilar circuit respon-sive to the outp~t of transistor 252 provides an ~NCODE si~nal : ~ .

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FIGURE 13 illustrates one form of control circuit which may be used to control the l's and 5's dispe~sing motors 152 and 144 and the stacker motor 160 by connecting them to a suitable source of DC potential having a terminal 462.
A STACKER signal on line 464 renders a transistor 466 conduc-tive to apply the potential at terminal 462 ~o the motor 160.
A FSED 1 signal on line 468 causes a transistor 470 to apply th2 potential of terminal 462 to the motor 152.
A BRAXE 1 signal on the line 472 randers a transistor 474 conductive to connect a shunt resistor 476 across the motor 152 to brake tha motor after the feed signal disappears.
A FEED 5 signal on a line 478 causes a transistor l 4~0 to apply the potential at terminal 462 to the motor 144.
I After the feed signal disappears, a BRAKE 5 signal on a line ~ 4~2 renders the transistor 484 conductive to connect a shllnt j¦ resistor 486 across motor 144 to brake the same.
¦¦ Re~erring now to FIGURES 14 to 18, the ee~tral ¦I processing unit 488 1ncludss a mlcroprocessor 490 such as i a Z-80 manufactured by Zilog, Inc. of Campbell, California, I' having a non-maskable interrupt terminal 492 ~hich receives j a signal in the event of a power failure, as is known in 1 the art. The microprocessor 490 receives reset pulses at ¦ a reaat terminal 494 and clock pulses Erom a suitable pulse I ~ genarator ~not shown~ at a terminal 496.
I l ~s will he described more fully hereinbelow, in ¦ re~ponse to tha systam clock/pulsa~, the microprocessor eeeds address informa~ion to a pair of bidirectional buffer circuits ~ 498 and 500 such, fo~ example, as 7411C244 which translate ¦ the inEormatio~ to n ~ddr~ss bus 502.

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; 1j Bus 502 feeds the address information into a PROM, such as a TMSC 27256, a counter timer circuit 506, a RAM
circuit 508 such as a CDN 6264, a pair of parallel input/out-put circuits 510 and 512, a serial input/output circuit 514, a third parallel input/output circuit 516 and a second counter timer circuit 518. At the appropriate times, the circuits ¦ 506, 508, 510, 512, 514, 516 and 518 feed output data to 111 a data bus 520 leading back to the microprocessor 490.
i I Respecti~e decoders 522 and 524 which may be 74~C138 I, '~ 10 i' circuits respond to information on the address bus selectively to enable various of the circuit chips.
, , Outputs I01 and I04 to I07 respectively enable I chips 510, 518, 512, 516 and 514. I02 provides one input ,~ I to a 2-input circuit OR 526 coupled to the enable termina~
!~' 15 ! of a buffer/driver/receiver 52~, which may be a 74~1C244, the function of which will be described more fully herein-;; ¦ below. I03 provides an input to the CS terminal oP an analog ¦ to digital converter 540. ;
¦ The signal on output line 530 of decoder 524 enables ', chip 506. ~ines 532 and 534 carry signals which clock respcc-j tive octal flip-flops 536 and 538 which may be 7411C374 chips to couple data from the bus 502 to the display in a manner j to be describ~d.
` il A line 542 provides a cloc~ pulse input to a ~; 25 il buPfer/driver/rece~ver circuit such as a 74HC244 to couple the input~outp~t request IO~Q, the memory request M~EQ, memory ¦ read RD, memory write WR and M1 gystem control output term~-I ¦ nals oE the microprocessor 490 to respective output lines ¦ 546 and 548, 550, 552, 554 and 556 and the halt ~tate IIAI.T
~ output terminal of the microprocessor to a line 560.
¦ ~lnes 550 nd 556 provldr inputs ior an AND =ircui~

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! 13~7~3 568, coupled to the enable terminal of a transceiver 566, ¦ such as a 7411C245. Lines 546 and 556 provide inputs for ~ an OR circuit 562, the output of which is applied to an AND
¦ circuit 564, together with the signal on line 552 to supply S ¦ an input to the directional input terminal of the transceiver ' 566. The memory request signal on line 550 provides one input for an OR circuit, the other input of which comes from ~ address bus 502 to provide a signal input for the chip enable terminal of PROM 504. The memory read signal On line ' 552 is applied to the output enable terminal of l~emory 504.
¦ The CTC506 which is enabled by line 530 also ~e-ceives inputs from the M1 input/output request ~nd read lines 556, 546 and 552.
Il Referring now to FIGURE 16, the Ml, IOREQ, RD and ,I SYS CL~ lines 558, 548, 552 and 496 lines provide inputs to the parallel inputloutput circuits 510 and 512. Circuit 512 receives condition input signals from lines 396, 398, I 400, 402, 404, 422, 424, 446 and 448. The circuit 510 receivos !
inputs Erom keyboard switches 572a to 5721. Svitches 572a ¦¦ to 572f correspond to amo~1nts while 5729 to l respectively correspond to COUNT, REMIT, DOU8LE, CONTINUE, STOP and ¦ START/CLEAR.
~ 1 The MR~Q signal on line 550 pro~ides one input ¦ j1 for an OR circuit 574 which receives its other inp~t from 1l the address bus 502 through an invert~r 576 to provide a ¦¦ CSl input for RAMS08. T11e RD signal on line 552 provis1es ~1 tho output enable signal for chip 50B.
Referring now to FIGURE 16, the Ml, IOREQ and RD
l signals on lines 558, 54B and 552 pro~ide inp~ts eor circuits ¦ 514, 516 and 518. Conductors 576 and 578 leading from chip 506 provide inputs for SIO 514. Ch1p 518 receive~ respective ; -20-~327031 ¦ inputs from the ~ives encoder wheel and ones encoder wheel 1 on lines 530 and 582.
¦ Chip 516 provldes the motor control signa~s de-¦ scribed hereinabove on conductors 464, 463, 472, 474, and ¦ 482. An output 584 of chip 516 controls a suitable acoustical device 586 to indicate that the supply of currency being dispensed is exhausted. Other outputs of chip 516 indicate a power on condit~ion at a terminal 588, a ones low condition l at a terminal 590 and a fives low condition at a terminal l 592. These terminals may be connected to suitable indicators.
!1 In addition, the chip 516 puts out DOC ~5 ~nd DOC
A1 signals on lin2s 594 and 596, as well as DOC BS and DOC
Bl signals on lines 598 and 600.
Referring to FIGURE 17, we apply the signals on 1 conductors 434, 436, 458 and 456 to respective microprocessor '' 1 operated switches 602, 604, 606 and 608. Respec'tive invcrters ¦ apply the signals on lines 596, 600, 594 and 598 to thc switches 602, 604, 606, and 608 to couple the signals on ; I line 434, 436, 458 and 456 to the analog's digital converter l 540. In addltion to the IO3 signal from chip 522 t the ¢on-verter S40 receives write and read signals on linss 552 and 554.
¦ Turning now to FIGURE 18, switches 610a to 610h ¦ provide inputs for chip 528 to set up ~he particular software ';~ 25 l which 19 to be used. More specifically, tha switches are ao operated as to tell the microprocessor, ~or exampl~, whe-¦ ther it i~ hooked up to a point of s~le terminal or to the remote key p~d.
first octal flip-flop ~12 which i3 clocked by ¦ the signal on line S34 faeds signals DBL, B100, BS0, B25, ¦ B20, B10 and ~5 ~o re~pective LEDs 614a ~o 614g.
; 1 A ~econd octal flip-flop 616 which is clocked by¦
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¦¦ the signal on line 532 provides respective output signals ¦ DIG4, DIG3, DIG2, DIGl, BCD~, BCD4, BCD2 and 8CD1 leadin~
l to the display board illustrated in FIGURE 19.
¦1 ~eferring now to FIGURE 19, we apply inpl~ts as ¦ indicated to circuit components 618 and 620 to provide four ¦ groups of outputs indicated as al to gl, a2 to g2, a3 to ¦ 93 and a4 to g4, to illuminate LEDs making up a four di~it numbsr.
Referring now to FIGURES 20 through 29, we have 1 shown the flow chart of the program which controls our appara-I tus. Beginning at START in FIGURE 20, the R~M 508 is first tested. If this test is unsllcccssful, as indicated by SYSERR, ¦ proceed to FIGURE 24 display UHelp~ and halt the proyram.
l1 If the test is successful, the input/output circuits, the ll RAM and the I~TERRUPTS are initiali~ed. Next, the display '¦ is actuated to show an indicating designation, such for ex-¦ ample as "8902~ which may be ths model number of the appara-, tus. In addition, the pending ~NTERRUPTS are clea~ed and I ths timer circuits are set.
~0 l; When the above has been accomplished, the program 1 is at ~EGIN~. This flrst detenmination to be made is whether or not the apparatus is in the COUNT mode. As has been polnted out he~Qinabove, the system normally is in the dis-I pen3e ~ode. It is placed in the count mode by actuating , the STARTJCLEAR button 266. If the anwser is yes, procced ; li to FIGURE 26 and contin~e in a manner to be de3cribed herein-below. Assuming that t~e sygtem is not in the COUNT mode, proceed to aDISPENSE~ in FIGURE 21. The ~IP ~witches 610a , to 610h are read and the interface selected. When ~hDt has l bean done a doterm~natiDn is made if the supply of ones or ¦ of fiYes is low. I~ so, ~LOa is displayed one seoond erom;

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¦l If ncither the supply of ones nor the supply of fives is low, a check is again made to seo if the switch is set to the COUNT modo. If so, as beforet the systcm pro-ceods to tho "COUNT MODE" of FIGURE 26. If tho switch is not set to the COUNT mode, a chsck is mado to det~rmine who-i! thor or not the data from the keyboard or other source has j~ been rea~ in. If not, the system returns to the on~s or ¦, fives pocket low decision. ~f the data has boen road in, proceed to ~CALCULATE" in FIGUR~ 22. At this point, tlle amount to bo dispensed is displayod and a calculation is made of the-numbor of ones and tho number of fives roquirod I¦ to make up that amount. For example, if $18.00 is to be dis-l¦ pensed, a calculation is mado that three onos and threo fivos aro to be dispensed for a total of documents or bills of - 'I six.
Next, a check is made to determine if the system ` has called for moro than twonty documents to be dispensed.
, If so, the systom 90e5 tD "ERRORS~ in FICURE 25, displays Helpu and halts the program.
If tho systom indicatos that not more than twenty documents have b~on called for, a decision is mado as to 1 whether or not any ~ives are to be dispensed~ If so, a check ! i5 mado to dotermine whothor or not thore are any f ives in ii th~ supply tray. If so, a five dollar note is dispensod ¦ and the syste~ proceeds to determine whether or not any errors have occurred. I~ so, the system agaln proceeds to FIGURE
1 25 to display ~Holp~ and halt the program~ If no errors havo occusred, the system roturns ~o tho detormination o~
whether or not there are any fives to dispense. If moro ~ 4 1327~31 ~' Il fives are to be dispensed, a check again is made if there are any fives in the pocket. If so, another five i9 dispensed and the system proceeds.
When no more fives have been called for, the system proceeds to the "DISPENSE l's" terminal of FIGURE 23. It is to be noted that if the system calls for a five to be dispensed and no fives remain in the supply, the amount oE
leftover fives is added to the number of ones required to I be dispensed before the system proceeds to the "DISPENSE
1 l's" terminal of FIGURE 23.
Prior to dispensing the number ot ones called for, a check is made to determine ~hether or not more than twenty ,j documents are required. If so, the system returns to FIGURE

2~, dlsplays "HelpU and halts the program. If no more than '1 twenty documents have been called for, a check is made to see whether or not there are any ones to be dispensed. If ~¦ so, the system proceeds to determine whether or not there ,¦ are avilable any ones in the supply. If not, the dispensing ! operation called for obviously cannot be ful~illed and the ,I system goes back to FIGUR~ 4, displays "~lelp" and halts the program. If there are QneS available to be dispensed, a one is d~spensed and a check is made to see if any errors ¦¦ have occurred. If an error has occurred, the program proceedq to FIGU~E 24 to cause R~lelp~ to be displayed and to halt 1¦ the program. If no a~ror has occurred, the program returns ¦ to the decision of whether or not any ones are to be dis-¦ pensed. If so, it proceeds as befor~. If not, the dispQnsing ¦ operation ostens~bly is complete gnd the program proceeds ¦ to the ~DISPENS8 CHECK~ terminal of FIGURE 25.

! Yrom the ~DISPENSE C~IECK" ~erminal, a dccisiQnis made as to whethar or not any errors have occurred. If, ~24-I '.

13'~031 no errors have occurred, the system returns to ~BEGIN" in FIGURE 20. If an error has occurred, the offending error or errors are displayed. Examples of errors which might be detected are "half note" where a piece of a bill which 5¦ has ~een torn into tvo pieces is detected and "chain note"
indicating that overlapping bills have passed thraugh. These ~rrors are displayed on the display 37B as "E1" and "E2N
or the like. At the same time a loud, pulslng and audible I beep is generated. The system then checks to determine whe-10l ther or not the output tray is empty. If not, the loud, , pulsing and audible beep continues to be generated to alert i .
the operator to empty the output tray before the system will proceed. If the output tray is empty, a determination is '; made of whether or not the error is unrecoverable. Ie it 15¦ is an unrecovarable error, the program returns to "BEGIN"
in FIGURE 20. If the error is recoverable, it retu m s to the ~CALCULATE" te~minal in ~IGURE 21.
Assuming that the system had been set in the COUNT
mode as indicated by the de~ision box in PIGURE 20 so that 20the program proceeded to the "COUNT" mode ~erminal o~ FIGVRE
26, first the coun~ is clseared and the doubl~s detection is set on. A determination is then made of whether or not the START key has been pressed. If so, ~he program proc~eds Il to the ~C-START" terminal of FIGURE 28. At this po~nt the Ij system first clears the count and resets the batch count.
' Next, errors ara cleared. ~ determination then is made o~
I whether the count is higher than the batch. If ss~, the count and batch count are reset, a document is moved from the input l tray to the output tray, and the display and batch count 30 ¦¦ are bumped. If a detenmination had been mad~ that the count ;¦ was not higher than the batch count, the program proceeds ~¦ directly to dispense a document and bump the display and ~¦ batch counts. AEter a document has been dispensed and the display and batch counts bumped, the system proceeds to the l! "C-CHECK" ter~inal of FIGURE 29.
1' A check of the doubles detector is made to seo whether or not an error has occurred. If not, the system proceeds directly to determine whether or not any other errors , have occurred. If a doubles error is indicated, a check ,~ is made to see whether or not the doubles detection system is active. If not, the system proceeds to determine whethe~
!~ or not any other errors exist. If the doubles detection system i5 active and a double errors has been indicated, the program proceeds to display the error and stop the counter. I~ there is no dol~bles error or the double detection system is not active and another error i5 not detected, the program proceeds to the "C-NEXT" terminal in FIGURE 28 to continue the count.
`If an error has been detectcd and the counter has bean stopped, a check is then made to see if the output tray 1 20 ~ is empty. If it is, the program returns to the "C-~EGIN"
tsrminal of FIGURE 26. If an error has been,detected and the output tray is not empty, a check is made to see whether or not the CONTINUE or STAR~ key is pressed. If no~, the pro3ram returns to the determination of whether or not the 25 1 output tray i9 ~mpty. If an error has been detected and the output tray i~ not empty and one of the CONTINUE or START
~ keys ha~ been press~d, th~ system sounds a short beep to ;' remind the operator to empty the output tray and the prograln 11 returns to the determination of whether or not the tray is 30 1, empty. If the tray is empt~, the program returns to the i ~C-BEGINR termlnal of FIGURE 26.

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l If, following a determination that a system is ¦ in the COUNT mode, a determination also is made that the ¦ STARI' key has not been pressed, the system makes a decision ~ as to whether or not the continue key has been pressed.
~ If so, the program goes to the ~C-CON~ terminal of FIGURE
28 leading to the clear error~ operation and the program proceeds as before. If the CONTINUE key has not been pressed, a check is made to soe whether the input tray has just now I been filled. If 50, the system checks to determine whether ! or not the stacker tray is full. I~ not, the program proceeds i to the ''C-STARTU terminal Oe FIGURE 28. If the stacker tray is full the program proceeds to the "C-CONT~ terminal of FIGURE 28.
, If, following a determination that neither the ¦ START key nor the CONTINUE key has been pressed and the input ¦ tray has not just now been filled, the program goes to the "C-KEYSU ter~inal oP FIGURE 27. A determination is then made of whether or not a batch key has been pressed. If so, the proper LED and appropriate batch counts are set and ¦ the prog~am goes to the ~C-BEGIN~ terminal of FIGURE 26.
¦ If no ~atch key has been pressed, a check is made ;; ¦ to see if ths COUNT key has been pressed. If so~ the batch ¦ coun~ and batch ItED are eleared and the system goes to the ¦ "C-BEGINU block o~ FIGURE 26.
If neither th~ batch key nor the count key has I been pressed, a check 1s made to see 1f the double key has ! ben pressed. If so, the ~oubles detection status and LE~
; are tog~led and the program goes bac~ to the UC-BEGINu block of FIGUR~ 26~ If none of the batch keys or the count key ¦ or tha double key is pre~sed, a check is made ta see whether ¦ or not the =top ke ~s preas~d. I~, ~nder these condlt~onc, . . I'~
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the stop key has not been pressed, the system checks to see if the reset key has been pressed. If so, the program returns to the START terminal of FIGURE 20. If the stop key has been pressed, a short beep is sounded and the program ~eturns S to the "C-8EGIN" bloc~ of FIGURE 26. If neither the stop key nor the reset key has been pressed, ths program returns ¦' to ths C-BEGIW block of FIGURE 26. If the stop key is n~t Il pressed but the reset key has been pressed, the progr~m re-1l turns to the STA~T block of FIGURE 20.
~ The operation of our simplified currency dispenser will be apparent from the description given hereinabove.
In the normal operation of the device in the dispensc mode, wherein change is to be given to a customer in response to l payment for merchandise, the operator first punches in the ¦ cost of the purchase on keys 373. The aggregate is displayed.
¦ Next, the amount tandered by the customer is entered and displayed and the display then shows tho amount to be given in change. Tha amount in bills is determined in terms of Il the number of flve dollar bills and the number of one dollar 1I bills reguired to make the change. Where there are not enough ¦I five dollar billa to make up the required number, a number I Ij of ones equal t~ the same amount is added to the number of , ones to be dlspen3ed. Tha unit then operates first dispensing ! ~i~e dollar bills ~rom unit 42 and then dispensing one dollar l bills from unit 40 until the required amount of bills in change has been deliYered to the output tray 208.
To cause the unit to operate in t~ count mode, the START CLEAR button 266 is pressed to set it in th~ count l mode. The bills to be counted then are placed on the tray ¦ 120 and the unlt begins to count. It may be operated in ¦ th~ batch CouDt mod .

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It will be sesn that we havs accomplished the I objects of our invention. ~Je have provided a simplified ~ currency dispenssr which is especially adapted ~or use at ¦ a location at which a high volume oE relatively low dollar amount transactions are being carried out. Our simplified currency dispenser is accurate and reliable. It is simple, 1l co~pact and inexpensive. It is relatively easy to construct , and to service.
I¦ It ~ill be understood that certain features and ¦I subcombinations are o~ utility and may be employed without ,I refersnce to other features and subcombinations. This is 15 1l contemplated by and is within the scope of our claims. It ,1 is fu~ther obvious that various changes may be made in d~tails ' within ths scope o~ our claims wi~hout departing from the ! spirit of our invention. It ~5, therefore, to be understood that ou~ invention is not to be limited to the spscific de-- 20 ~I tails shown and described.
¦I Having thus described our invention, what we claim ~s~
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Claims (14)

1. Apparatus for dispensing a predetermined mix of bills from respective supplies of bills of different denominations including in combination, an upper casing section, respective first and second means in said upper casing section for holding said supplies of bills of different denominations, first means in said upper casing section adapted to be driven to advance a bill from said first supply toward a delivery location, second means in said upper casing section adapted to be driven to advance a bill from said second supply toward said delivery location, a lower casing section, first and second prime movers in said lower casing section, means for detachably connecting said upper and lower casing sections, and means for connecting the respective prime movers to said advancing means.

2. Apparatus as in claim 1 including an output tray on said lower casing section, a stacker on said lower casing section adapted to be driven to deliver received bills to said output tray, a third prime mover in said lower casing section and means coupling said third prime mover to said stacker.

3. Apparatus as in claim 2 in which said first advancing means is relatively adjacent to said delivery location and delivers bills directly to said stacker, said second advancing means being relatively remote from said delivery location to advance bills to an intermediate location, a first transport element in said upper casing section, a second transport element in said lower casing section, and means coupling said second transport element to said third prime mover, said first and second transport elements coming into operative relationship in response to assembly of said upper and lower casing sections to form a transport device for carrying bills from said intermediate location to said stacker.

4. Apparatus as in claim 1 including an output tray on said upper casing section, a stacker on said upper casing section adapted to be driven to deliver received bills to said output tray, a third prime mover in said lower casing section and means coupling said third prime mover to said stacker.

5. Apparatus for depositing currency notes at a delivery location including in combination, a housing, means on said housing for holding a first supply of notes of one denomination, means on said housing for holding a second supply of notes of a different denomination, first means for moving notes from said first supply to said delivery location, second means for moving notes from said second supply to said delivery location, operating means comprising means for alternatively setting said apparatus in a count mode in which only said first moving means is operative or in a dispense mode in which both said first moving means and said second moving means are operative, count generating means responsive to said moving means for providing a count equal to the number of notes moved from said first supply to said delivery location in said count mode of said apparatus and for providing a count representing the aggregate monetary value of notes moved to said delivery location from said first and second supplies in the dispense mode of the apparatus, and means responsive to said setting means for providing a visual indication of the aggregate monetary value to be dispensed in said dispense mode and responsive to said setting means and said first moving means for providing a visual indication of the number of notes moved from said first supply to said delivery location in said count mode.

6. Apparatus as in claim 5 in which said operating means comprises first key means on said housing and second key means remote from said housing.

7. Apparatus as in claim 6 in which said display means comprises a first visual indication means on said housing and a second visual indication means remote from said housing.

8. Apparatus as in claim 7 in which said first key means controls the operation of said apparatus in the count mode and in which said second key means controls the operation of the apparatus in the dispense mode.

9. Apparatus for dispensing bills from a supply to a delivery area including in combination an upper casing section, means in said upper casing section for holding a supply of bills at a position relatively remote from said delivery area, means for removing bills one at a time from said supply and for advancing removed bills to a location spaced from said delivery area, means for detachably assembling said upper and lower casing sections, a first transport element in said upper section and a second transport element in said lower section, said first and second transport elements coming into operative relationship upon assembling of said casing sections to form transport means for carrying notes from said location to said delivery area.

10. Apparatus for selectively dispensing bills from respective supplies to a delivery area including in combination an upper casing section, means in said upper casing section for holding a first supply of bills at a position relatively adjacent to said delivery area, means in said upper casing section for holding a second supply of bills at a position relatively remote from said delivery area, means for removing bills one-at-a-time from said first supply and for advancing bills toward said delivery area, means for removing bills one-at-a-time from said second supply and for advancing said bills to a location spaced from said delivery area, a lower casing section, means for detachably assembling said upper and lower casing sections, a first transport element in said upper section and a second transport element in said lower section, said first and second transport elements coming into operative relationship upon assembly of said casing sections to form transport means for carrying notes from said location to said delivery area.

11. Apparatus for selectively dispensing bills from a supply to a delivery area including in combination means for holding a supply of bills at a position relatively remote from said delivery area, means comprising a first prime mover adapted to be energized to remove bills one at a time from said supply and for advancing said bills to a location spaced from said delivery area, transport means comprising a second prime mover adapted to be energized to carry bills from said location to said delivery area and means for inhibiting build-up bills at said location in the event that said first prime mover is energized and said second prime mover is not, said bill removing and advancing means comprising a shaft driven by said first prime mover, said inhibiting means comprising a first roller, an overrunning clutch supporting said first roller on said shaft, and a second roller driven by said second prime mover, said second roller being in driving engagement with said first roller, said first and second rollers forming part of said transport means.

12. Apparatus for dispensing a perdetermined mix of bills of higher and lower denominations including in combination, means for holding a first stack of bills of said higher denomination, means for holding a second stack of bills of said lower denomination, first means adapted to be activated to advance bills from the bottom of said first supply toward a first location below the bottom of said first stack, second means adapted to be actuated to advance bills from the bottom of said second supply toward a second location below the bottom of said second stack, a delivery tray, means mounting said delivery tray at a third location spaced above said first and second locations, a stacker mechanism at said third location, said stacker mechanism comprising a stacker wheel and a shaft adapted to be driven to cause said stacker wheel to deposit bills delivered thereto on said tray, a single conveyor belt common to said first and second and third location, a pulley on said shaft for receiving said conveyor belt, means at said first location forming a nip with said belt for receiving bills from said first advancing means, means at said second location forming a nip with said belt for receiving bills from said second advancing means and means for driving said belt and said shaft to cause said belt to convey bills from said first and second locations to deliver said bills to said stacker wheel at said third location and to cause said stacker wheel to deposit said bills on said tray.

13. Apparatus as in claim 12 including a first hold-down roller engaging said belt between said first and second locations.

14. Apparatus as in claim 12 including a second hold-down roller between said second location and said delivery location.