CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application 62/411,680, filed October 23, 2016, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

BACKGROUND

[0002] This relates in general to automated machines for transactions. For example, such Automated Transaction Machines (ATMs) may include self-service financial transaction terminals for currency or cash dispensing, accepting, or recycling, which are sometimes referred to as "self-service terminals" or simply "terminals", also sometimes known as an Automated Banking Machine or Automated Teller Machine.

[0003] ATMs are commonly used to carry out a variety of financial or commercial transactions. Most commonly, these transactions include dispensing cash, providing checking account balances, paying bills and/or receiving deposits from users. ATMs may also perform a variety of other transactions, including the sale and purchase of tickets, issuance of coupons, check or voucher presentation, the printing of script and a variety of other functions.

[0004] In carrying out these transactions or performing these functions, a variety of documents may be moved through an Automated Transaction Machine.

SUMMARY

[0005] This relates more particularly to automated transaction machine having a main housing defining an interior area.

[0006] An Automated Transaction Machine includes a main housing defining an interior area. [0007] Λ removable cassette module may be disposed in the interior area. The removable cassette module may be configured to be temporarily removed from the main housing as a single unit. The ATM may include an operation module disposed in the interior area, where the operations module is configured to remain in the main housing upon temporary removal of the cassette module. The main housing may include a moveable front panel to provide access to the interior area, where the cassette module may be moved though the access provided by the moveable front panel. The moveable front panel may be moveably mounted to a side of the main housing. The moveable front panel may be moveably connected to the removable cassette module.

[0008] The ATM may include an escrow cassette disposed within the interior area, where the escrow cassette is accessible from a locking access panel in the main housing. The locking access panel may be formed in a top panel of the main housing and or a rear panel of the main housing.

[0009] The ATM may include a base plate with a footprint larger than a cross-sectional area of the main housing in any plane parallel to the base plate.

[0010] A bottom perimeter of the main housing may be fully disposed within the base plate.

[0011] The main housing may taper vertically such that a bottom of the housing has less surface area than a top panel of the housing.

[0012] The ATM may include a front fascia where at least a portion of the front fascia extents vertically above a top panel of the housing and extends along at least a portion of a front panel of the housing. The fascia may include a display screen disposed in the portion of the fascia extending above the top panel. The front panel and fascia may be moveably mounted to provide access to an interior area of the main housing.

[0013] Various aspects will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0014] Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an Automated Transaction Machine (ATM).

[0015] Fig.2 is a top view of the ATM of Fig. 1.

[0016] Fig. 3 is a front view of the ATM of Fig. 1.

[0017] Fig.4 is a left side view of the ATM of Fig. 1.

[0018] Fig. 5 is a top perspective view of the ATM of Fig. 1.

[0019] Fig. 6 is a front perspective view of the ATM of Fig. 1.

[0020] Fig. 7 is a partial rear perspective view of the ATM of Fig. 1.

[0021] Fig. 8 is a partial right side view of the ATM of Fig. 1.

[0022] Fig. 9 is an enlarged view of the ATM of Fig. 1, similar to Fig. 1.

[0023] Fig. 10 is a phantom view of the ATM of Fig. 1, similar to Fig. 1, highlighting exterior features of the ATM.

[0024] Fig. 11 is a phantom view of the ATM of Fig. 1, similar to Fig. 1, highlighting interior features of the ATM.

[0025] Fig. 12 is an enlarged view of the ATM of Fig. 1, similar to Fig. 3.

[0026] Fig. 13 is a view, similar to Fig. 1, showing the ATM of Fig. 1 with the escrow cassette partially removed.

[002η Fig. 14 is a view, similar to Fig. 1, showing the removable cassette module with attached front panel partially removed from the main housing.

[0028] Fig. IS is a view, similar to Fig. 1, showing the removable cassette module with partially removed from the main housing with the front panel attached to a side panel of the main housing.

[0029] Fig. 16 is a top view of the ATM shown in Fig. 13. [0030] Fig. 17 is a side view of the ATM shown in Fig. 13.

[0031] Fig. 18 is a rear perspective view of the ATM shown in Fig. 13.

[0032] Fig. 19 is a top perspective view of the ATM shown in Fig. 13.

[0033] Fig.20 is a side view of the ATM shown in Fig. 14.

[0034] Fig.21 is an enlarged view of the ATM shown in Fig. 14.

[0035] Fig.22 is a side view of the ATM shown in Fig. 15.

[0036] Fig.23 is a right perspective view of the ATM shown in Fig. 15.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] Referring now to the drawings, an automated transaction machine (ATM) 110 includes a main housing 112. The housing 112 may taper vertically such that the bottom 114 of the housing 112 has less surface are than a top panel 116 of the housing.

[0038] The ATM 110 may include a base plate 118 with a footprint larger than the housing 112. The ATM 110 may include a front fascia 120. The front fascia 120 may extent vertically above the top panel 116 of the housing and along at least a portion of a front panel 122 of the housing 112. The fascia 120 may include a display 124 screen dispose in the portion of the fascia 120 extending above the top panel 116. The display screen 124 may be a touch screen. The touch screen may be an encrypted touch screen.

[0039] The ATM 110 may be Wi-Fi enabled and may also be capable of Bluetooth communication, NFC communication or other wireless communication.

[0040] The ATM 110 may include an escrow cassette 126 for the addition or withdrawal of note from the ATM 110. The escrow cassette 126 may be located in a top rear portion of the housing 112. The escrow cassettel26 may be accessed through a locking access panel 128 in the top or rear of the ATM. [0041] The ATM 110 may include a cassette module 130 containing one or more cassettes. The ATM 110 may include an operations module 132 for performing transactions in the ATM 110. The ATM 110 may be configured such that the cassette module and/or operations module are attached to the front panel 122 and front fascia 120 of the ATM for access by moving the combination of the front panel 122 and fascia 120 with the cassette module 130 and/or operations module 132 away from the remainder of the housing. It must be understood that the operations module 132 may be mounted to the cassette module 130 such that they are moveable together, as shown, or that the components of the operations module 132 may be separately mounted in the main housing 112 such that the cassette module 130 may be removed separately. It is noted, that in this particular example, the cassette module 130 and operations module 132 are both commonly disposed in the unseparated interior area of the main housing 112.

[0042] The ATM 110 may be configured such that the front panel 122 and/or fascia 120 may be moved or removed from the remainder of the housing 112 and the cassette module 130 and/or operations module 132 may then be moved from the remainder of the housing 112.

[0043] While principles and modes of operation have been explained and illustrated with regard to particular embodiments, it must be understood, however, that this may be practiced otherwise than as specifically explained and illustrated without departing from its spirit or scope.