Automated banking machine operated responsive to data bearing records
View Patent ↗An automated banking machine operates responsive to data read from user cards. The automated banking machine operates responsive to the card data to carry out financial transactions for authorized users. The banking machine includes a top housing, a card reader, a display, a cash dispenser, and a chest portion. The chest portion includes a side wall that has a striker plate. The chest has a movable door, and a locking bolt adapted to secure the door in a closed position. An aligner is adjustable to relatively position and reduce relative movement of the door and the chest when the locking bolt secures the door in a locked condition.
1. A method of servicing an automated banking machine that operates to perform at least one banking transaction using data read from user cards, the automated banking machine including:
a chest;
a top housing mounted in operatively supported connection with the chest;
a card reader in operatively supported connection with the top housing, wherein the card reader is operative to read data from user cards, wherein the data corresponds to financial accounts;
a display in operatively supported connection with the top housing;
a cash dispenser, wherein at least a portion of the cash dispenser extends in the chest;
the chest including:
a first sidewall;
a second sidewall,
wherein the second sidewall is in operatively fixed supported connection with a striker plate,
wherein the striker plate extends within the chest,
wherein the second side wall is associated with a locking bolt aperture;
a chest door moveably mounted in operatively supported connection with the first sidewall,
a locking bolt moveably mounted in operatively supported connection with the chest door,
wherein the locking bolt includes a locking bolt projection configured to engage the locking bolt aperture,
wherein the locking bolt is moveable between
an unlocked position, wherein the locking bolt projection does not extend in the locking bolt aperture, and
a locked position, wherein the locking bolt projection extends in the locking bolt aperture; and
an aligner operably connected with the locking bolt,
wherein the aligner is adjustable to relatively position the chest door and the striker plate when the locking bolt is in the locked position;
the method comprising:
(a) moving the locking bolt from the locked position to the unlocked position;
(b) subsequent to (a), moving the chest door from a closed position to an open position;
(c) subsequent to step (b), servicing at least one component of the automated banking machine located within the chest;
(d) moving the chest door from the open position to the closed position;
(e) moving the locking bolt from the unlocked position to the locked position; and
(f) adjusting the aligner,
wherein the adjustment causes the chest door and the striker plate to be closer to each other when the locking bolt is in the locked position, relative to when the locking bolt was in the locked position prior to (f).
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein step (f) is performed subsequent to step (e), and wherein step (f) includes relatively moving the door and the striker plate.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein step (f) is performed prior to step (d).
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein step (f) comprises adjusting the aligner by extending a tool in the locking bolt aperture.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the aligner comprises a body including threads, and wherein the body includes a axis, and wherein step (f) includes rotating the aligner about the axis.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the aligner comprises at least a portion of a ratchet, and wherein step (f) further includes depressing the aligner.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein step (f) includes moving the aligner, wherein movement of the aligner causes the chest door to move toward the striker plate.
8. The method according to claim 1 wherein (f) includes operatively engaging the aligner and a tool extending in a tool engaging recess in the housing, and further comprising:
(g) subsequent to A filling the tool engaging recess with a material that is operative to prevent access thereto.
9. Apparatus comprising:
an automated banking machine that operates responsive to data bearing records, including:
a chest;
a top housing mounted in operatively supported connection with the chest;
a card reader in operatively supported connection with the top housing, wherein the card reader is operative to read data on user cards corresponding to financial accounts;
a display in operatively supported connection with the top housing;
a cash dispenser, wherein at least a portion of the cash dispenser extends in the chest;
the chest including
a first sidewall;
a second sidewall,
wherein the second sidewall is in operatively fixed supported connection with a striker plate,
wherein the striker plate extends within the chest,
wherein the second side wall is associated with a locking bolt aperture;
a chest door moveably mounted in operatively supported connection with the first sidewall,
a locking bolt moveably mounted in operatively supported connection with the chest door,
wherein the locking bolt includes a locking bolt projection configured to extend in the locking bolt aperture,
wherein when the chest door is in a closed position, the locking bolt is moveable between
an unlocked position, wherein the locking bolt projection does not extend in the locking bolt aperture, and
a locked position, wherein the locking bolt projection extends in the locking bolt aperture;
an aligner operably connected with the locking bolt,
wherein the aligner is adjustable to cause the chest door to be closer to the striker plate when the locking bolt is in the locked position, relative to when the locking bolt was in the locked position prior to adjustment.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the locking bolt includes a threaded opening, and wherein the aligner comprises threads, and wherein the aligner threads threadably engage with threads in the threaded opening.
11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the aligner is in operative connection with the locking bolt projection.
12. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the aligner comprises at least a portion of a ratchet.
13. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein adjustment of the aligner is operative to draw the chest door toward the striker plate.
14. An apparatus comprising:
an automated banking machine including:
at least one reader operative to read data usable to identify at least one of a machine user and at least one financial account,
a display,
a chest including
a first sidewall,
a second sidewall,
wherein the second sidewall is in operatively fixed supported connection with a striker plate, and
wherein the striker plate extends within the chest,
wherein the second side wall is associated with a locking bolt aperture,
a chest door moveably mounted in operatively supported connection with the first sidewall,
a locking bolt moveably mounted in operatively supported connection with the chest door,
wherein the locking bolt includes a locking bolt projection configured to extend in the locking bolt aperture,
wherein when the chest door is in a closed position, the locking bolt is moveable between
an unlocked position, wherein the locking bolt projection does not extend in the locking bolt aperture, and
a locked position, wherein the locking bolt projection extends in the locking bolt aperture,
a set screw,
wherein the set screw is threadably engaged with a threaded bore in the locking bolt projection,
wherein the set screw is rotatably adjustable to move the chest door toward the striker plate when the chest door is in the closed position and the locking bolt is in the locked position.
15. The apparatus according to claim 14 and further comprising an access opening in the second sidewall,
wherein while the locking bolt is in the locked position, the set screw is accessible through the access opening for rotatable adjustment from outside the chest.
16. Apparatus comprising:
an automated banking machine operated responsive to data bearing records, including:
a card reader operative to read data on user cards, wherein the card data is usable to identify at least one of a user and at least one financial account associated with the respective card;
a display operative to output visual information;
a cash dispenser operative to make cash stored in the machine accessible from outside the machine;
a housing,
wherein the housing includes a chest portion,
wherein the chest portion includes a chest door movably mounted in operatively supporting connection with the chest portion,
wherein the chest door has
a lock in operatively supported connection therewith, and
a locking bolt, wherein the locking bolt is movably mounted in operatively supported connection with an interior surface of the chest door;
wherein the chest portion includes a chest wall
wherein the chest wall is in operatively fixed supported connection with a striker plate that extends within the chest portion;
wherein in a locked condition of the chest door the striker plate is positioned such that the chest door is prevented from opening by operative engagement within the chest portion of the locking bolt and the striker plate;
a threaded member in operative connection with the locking bolt,
wherein the threaded member is selectively movable to adjust an amount of movement of the chest door when the chest door is in the locked condition, and
wherein the threaded member is movable from outside the chest portion when the chest door is in the locked condition.
17. The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the chest wall includes an opening, and wherein in the locked condition of the chest door, the threaded member is movable by a tool that extends in the opening.
18. The apparatus according to claim 17 wherein in the locked condition of the chest door the locking bolt extends in the opening.
19. The apparatus according to claim 16 wherein the threaded member is operative to adjust the amount of movement by operatively engaging an inner side of the striker plate.
20. The apparatus according to claim 19 wherein in the locked condition of the chest door, the striker plate is positioned intermediate of the chest door and the locking bolt.