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(11) EP 0 600 848 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
17.08.1994 Bulletin 1994/33

(43) Date of publication A2:
08.06.1994 Bulletin 1994/23

(21) Application number: 94100165.3

(22) Date of filing: 28.05.1986
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: B65H 1/08, G06F 15/30, G06K 7/04, B65H 3/06
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL SE

(30) Priority: 27.06.1985 US 749960

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
91111932.9 / 0459529

(71) Applicant: InterBold
North Canton, Ohio 44720-3091 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Graef, Harry T.
    Bolivar, OH 44612-0287 (US)
  • Newton, Kevin H.
    Canton, OH 44708 (US)
  • Allison, Timothy B.
    Massillon, OH 44646 (US)
  • Eastman, Jeffrey M.
    North Canton, OH 44720 (US)

(74) Representative: Saconney, Piero et al
c/o JACOBACCI & PERANI S.p.A. Corso Regio Parco, 27
10152 Torino
10152 Torino (IT)


(56) References cited: : 
   
     
    Remarks:
    This application was filed on 07 - 01 - 1994 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 60.
     


    (54) Document dispensing apparatus


    (57) An apparatus for dispensing documents includes at least one removable container (10) for holding a supply of documents (30) and a machine associated with said container. Said apparatus comprises: a housing (101) of said machine, said container (10) mounted on said housing during operating of the apparatus; a picker mechanism mounted on said housing in operative connection with said container for removing documents from the supply for dispense; a plurality of information indicating means (25) associated with said container; a plurality of sensing means associated with said machine; and control means (130) in operative connection with said sensing means controlling the picker mechanism, the said indicating means (25) being selectable between a first condition and a second condition. An arrangement of said conditions represents a characteristic of said documents, and is changeable to produce different arrangements representing different characteristics of said documents. The said control means (130) adjust how the picker mechanism (100) operates in accordance with the characteristic represented by the selected arrangement of the indicating means.






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