(57) A bank-note dispensing and/or deposit apparatus for vehicular customers, comprising an externally accessible opening (35), transport means for feeding bank-notes to/ from the opening (35), and button-banks (32, 34) card-reader, detecting means and signalling means.
The opening (35), the button-banks (32, 34) and the transport means are arranged in an extendable arm (101), which is automatically extended and retracted in dependence on the presence of a vehicle. The arm is also provided with a further detecting means (12, 30), effective to steer the arm in its outward, vertical and lateral movements. This further detecting means comprises two units, one unit (12) for detecting the presence of a vehicle and in automatic operation a unit (30) for controlling and steering movement of the arm (101).
A third detecting means for controlling the return movement of the arm (101) when retracted to its starting position.
The free end of the arm (101) is provided around its outer edge with a strip of resilient material and a pressure-sensitive control means.
In one modification of the invention there is provided a handle by means of which the arm (101) can be extended, and a spring is tensioned when a latch is released by the further detecting means (12).
A safety latch is released should the extended arm be subjected to a pressure greater than a pre-determined pressure.