Automated Banking Machine Movable Fascia and Rear Panel
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Solution Overview
Problem
Automated banking machines face challenges in terms of accessibility for servicing, space requirements, and efficient manufacturing processes, which hinder their maintenance and operation.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates a top housing with a movable upper fascia and rear panel, a rollout tray, and a secure chest with dual doors, allowing for easy access to internal components and simplifying the assembly and maintenance process by enabling the machine to be configured for either front-load or rear-load operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If automated banking machines use fixed housing structures, then manufacturing is simpler, but accessibility for servicing is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into multiple separable components including a top housing, bottom housing, front panel, rear panel, and side panels. These segmented sections can be independently accessed and reconfigured, allowing servicing personnel to reach internal components from multiple directions without disassembling the entire machine.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing transitions from a fixed structure to a dynamically reconfigurable one. Panels and sections can be moved between operational and service positions, enabling the machine to adapt its configuration based on whether it is in use or being serviced.
2Adaptability or versatility
If automated banking machines have extensive internal components, then functionality is improved, but space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Internal components are arranged in nested configurations where smaller functional units are positioned within or alongside larger structural elements. This allows multiple functional components to occupy overlapping spatial zones, reducing the overall footprint while maintaining full functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The machine utilizes vertical space and three-dimensional positioning more effectively. Components are arranged in multiple layers and depths rather than simply expanding horizontally, allowing extensive functionality within a compact footprint.
3Ease of operation
If automated banking machines use complex assembly structures, then servicing accessibility is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into multiple separable components including a top housing, bottom housing, front panel, rear panel, and side panels. These segmented sections can be independently accessed and reconfigured, allowing servicing personnel to reach internal components from multiple directions without disassembling the entire machine.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular panel design serves dual purposes: during operation, panels form the complete housing structure, and during servicing, the same panels can be repositioned to provide access. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate service access mechanisms.
Data Source
AI summary
An automated banking machine operates using data read from user cards. The machine is operative to transfer funds in accounts. The machine includes a user fascia adapted to be held by a lock adjacent an opening of a housing supported atop a security chest. The fascia is supported by the housing through two horizontally-disposed members. The fascia is movable away from the housing. The machine includes serviceable components including a card reader supported within the housing or by the fascia. A machine servicer can stand between the two horizontally-disposed members while servicing the machine. The housing additionally includes a rear panel similarly movably mounted with two other horizontally-disposed members for use in servicing rear components.