WO1999060502A1 - Automatic teller machine anti-theft system, method for installation thereof, and method for preventing automatic teller machine theft - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to prevention of theft from automatic teller machines (ATMs), and more particularly to a system and method for spraying the currency in the ATM with a defacing liquid upon detection of attempted theft as well as a method of retrofitting a pre-existing ATM with such a system
- ATMs Automatic Teller Machines
- Currency in an ATM machine is typically dispensed from one or more currency cassettes that may be quickly loaded or unloaded m racks housed ⁇ vithin the machine Typically, a cassette preloaded with currency is merely swapped with an empty or partially empty cassette when the machine requires currency replenishment
- the ink distribution system may require manual connection and disconnection to the cassettes du ⁇ ng the loading and unloading process This introduces an opportunity for human error either from incorrectly connecting the system or from omitting the connection entirely upon loading a new cassette
- an anti-theft system may be rendered inactive by human error, and therefore the ATM would be vulnerable to theft until the next time the machine is serviced
- a disconnected or improperly connected ink delivery system presents another hazard in that it can still be triggered when not attached to the cassette, potentially spraying internal components of the ATM machine and causmg permanent damage
- the ink delivery systems of the current art are not optimized to provide maximized coverage of the currency So.
- the anti -theft device may render a significant percentage of the currency worthless, some portion may still be untouched by the ink, and thus still usable as legal tender Given that dollar values in excess of $100,000 may be housed within a filled ATM, even if a relatively small percentage of the currency remains untouched after the anti-theft device is triggered, ATM theft may still be perceived as a worthwhile endeavor to the criminally inclined
- an anti-theft system for an ATM machine that maximizes the defacing ink or other liquid coverage on the currency, that fits within standard currency cassettes with minimal modification, and that does not displace currency Furthermore, an anti-theft system is desired that requires no active connectrng step by the person who loads the currency cassette mto the ATM and that disables flow of the defacing liquid unless a cassette is in place to receive the liquid
- an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) anti-theft system as well as an ATM comprising such an anti-theft system, adapted to detect attempted theft and deface currency housed within currency cassettes m the ATM in response to the attempted theft
- the anti-theft system comprises at least one theft-detection sensor capable of activating a trigger signal, a source of pressurized gas releasable in response to the trigger signal, and at least one reservoir connected to the pressu ⁇ zed gas source and contaming currency- defacing liquid, such as indelible ink
- Each reservoir is adapted to release the currency- defacing liquid into at least one first, safe-wide liquid distribution system upon the reservoir reaching a set pressure as provided by the pressurized gas
- a coupling device connects each first liquid distribution system to a second, cassette liquid distribution system located within the currency cassette
- a spray manifold, located within the currency cassette and connected to the second liquid distribution system is adapted to forcibly discharge and distribute the liquid upon the currency
- the coupling device may be an automatic
- the spray manifold may be a cy ndncal tube havmg a longitudinally spaced series of radial slits in the tube wall adapted for discharge of the liquid therefrom, the slits being perpendicular to the tube length and facing the currency
- the radial slits may be 90° circumferential slits uniformly spaced along the tube length m alternating quadrants facing the cu ⁇ ency
- the automatic coupling device may further comprise a spring-loaded valve stem having an extended position and a depressed position relative to an integral valve body, the valve stem adapted to prevent flow of liquid therefrom except when in the depressed position
- the automatic coupling device may further comprise a linkage that translates motion of the linkage in a first direction to motion of the valve body in a second, pe ⁇ endicular direction
- the linkage may be translated in the first direction by an actuated cylinder, such as a pneumatic cylmder connected to the pressu ⁇ zed gas source
- an actuated cylinder such as a pneumatic cylmder connected to the pressu ⁇ zed gas source
- the linkage may further comp ⁇ se a U-shaped bracket havmg opposite sides between which the valve body is located, each side having one or more angular slots therethrough Pms protruding from the valve body are disposed in the angular slots so that movement of the linkage m the first direction causes movement of the valve body in the second direction
- the reservoir may further comp ⁇ se a bladder mounted therein in which the currency-defacing liquid is contamed to providing isolation of the liquid from the pressurized gas source
- a perforated bladder tube disposed within the bladder may facilitate emptying of the bladder through the perforated bladder tube upon pressu ⁇ zation of the reservoir by the pressu ⁇ zed gas, independent of reservoir orientation
- the pressurized gas source may be a gas-contaimng canister, such as a carbon dioxide (C0 2 ) canister
- the system may further comprise a puncture mechanism adapted to puncture the gas canister m response to activation of the trigger signal
- the invention also comprises a method of deterrmg theft of currency from Automatic Teller Machines
- the method comprises detecting attempted theft via at least one theft-detection sensor, activating a trigger signal, and in response thereto, releasing pressu ⁇ zed gas mto a reservoir containing currency-defacing liquid
- the currency-defacing liquid is released into a first, safe-wide liquid distribution system after the reservoir reaches a set pressure from the pressurized gas released therein
- the currency-defacing liquid flows from the first liquid dist ⁇ bution system into a second, cassette liquid dist ⁇ bution system and is forcibly discharged and dist ⁇ ubbed over the currency from a spray manifold withm the cu ⁇ ency cassette connected to the second liquid distribution system
- the method may comprise automatically connecting the first and second liquid distribution systems just prior to the currency-defacing liquid flow
- the present invention also comprises a method for installing an anti- theft device of the present invention in a pre-existing ATM having a safe and at least one currency-containing cassette
- the method comp ⁇ ses installing in a portion of the safe not otherwise occupied by components of the pre-existing ATM at least one theft- detection sensor, a source of pressu ⁇ zed gas, at least one reservoir containmg currency-defacing liquid, and a first, safe-wide liquid distribution system
- the retrofit method further comp ⁇ ses installing the second, cassette liquid distribution system and spray manifold connected thereto in each pre-existing currency cassette, preferably without affecting the currency carrying capacity of the cassette
- the installation method may comp ⁇ se installing an automatic couplmg device adjacent to and just outside each currency cassette for connection of the first and second liquid distribution systems to one another
- Figure 1 is a front view diagram of a typical ATM machine with the safe door open, showing currency cassettes and an anti-theft system of the present invention therein
- Figure 2A is a side view diagram of a typical currency cassette with its side partially cut away and its lid open
- Figure 2B is a face view diagram of a typical piece of cu ⁇ ency and the currency holder pressed thereupon.
- Figure 3 A is a top view diagram of an exemplary currency cassette lid in partial cutaway, showing the location of the spray manifold in accordance with the anti-theft system of the present invention.
- Figure 3B is a side view diagram of an exemplary lid of a cu ⁇ ency cassette showing a connection to the cassette liquid distribution system.
- Figure 4 A is a detailed drawing of the bottom side of an exemplary spray manifold of the present invention, having 90° circumferential slits alternating side to side.
- Figure 4B is a detailed drawing of the bottom side of another exemplary spray manifold of the present invention, having centered slits.
- Figure 5 is a partial cutaway top view diagram of an exemplary liquid reservoir of the present invention.
- Figure 6A is a partial cutaway side view diagram of an exemplary gas cartridge and actuation mechanism used in an anti-theft system of the present invention.
- Figure 6B is an enlarged cutaway side view diagram of the encircled portion of Figure 6A.
- Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary liquid distribution system of the present invention.
- Figure 8 A is a top view diagram of an exemplary automatic coupling device of the present invention.
- Figure 8B is a side view diagram of an exemplary automatic couplmg device of the present invention, having a partially cutaway section at the valve body
- Figure 8 C is an enlarged cutaway side view diagram of the encircled area of Fig 8B, showing the valve body portion of the automatic coupling device
- FIG. 1 there is shown a typical stand-alone automatic teller machine (ATM) 20 having a screen 22 for displaying information, an alphanumeric keypad 24, an ATM card slot 26, a cu ⁇ ency withdrawal port 30 and receipt printer 32, all of which are user interfaces, and a safe 40 Safe 40 is shown with safe door 42 open to reveal the internal components of the ATM, including currency cassettes 44
- ATM automatic teller machine
- Cu ⁇ ently available ATMs may have anywhere from one to four cassettes, and the cassettes may be of any size and shape as designed by specific ATM machine equipment manufacturers
- the cassettes 44 typically are aligned within ATM 20 on racks 45 Thus, cassettes 44 slide in and out on racks 45 to allow replacement of the cassettes when necessary
- the components described above are well known in the art Fig 1 thus represents any ATM known in the art mto which an anti-theft system of the present invention is installed
- ATM 20 as illustrated m Fig 1 is equipped with an exemplary anti-theft system 21 of the present invention
- anti-theft system 21 comp ⁇ ses one or more theft-detection sensors 41 A and 4 IB capable of activating a trigger signal
- Sensors 41 A and 41 B are electrically connected to a logic controller 151 that inte ⁇ rets electrical signals from the anti-theft sensors as well as from other sensors, such as combination lock sensor 41C that indicates when safe door 42 has been opened properly To ease clutter in Fig 1.
- Anti-theft system 21 further comp ⁇ ses a source, such as a canister 123, of pressurized gas, such as a carbon dioxide (C0 2 ) releasable m response to the trigger signal
- a source such as a canister 123
- pressurized gas such as a carbon dioxide (C0 2 ) releasable m response to the trigger signal
- the pressu ⁇ zed gas pressurizes one or more reservoirs 100 of currency-defacing liquid connected to gas canister 123
- each reservoir 100 reaching a set pressure as provided by the pressu ⁇ zed gas each reservoir releases the cu ⁇ ency-defacing liquid mto a first, safe- wide liquid dist ⁇ bution system 148 attached thereto
- An automatic coupling device 170 connected to each first liquid distribution system 148 automatically connects each first liquid distribution system to a second, cassette liquid distribution system (not shown in Fig 1) located within lid 52 of currency cassette 44
- a spray manifold (not shown in Fig 1) connected to each second liquid distribution system
- anti-theft system 21 of the present invention can be deployed inside safe 40 in areas previously not occupied by pre-existing components of the ATM, rather than displacing currency within cassette 44 and decreasing the cash- dispensing capacity of the machine
- anti-theft system 21 of this invention may be retrofitted into pre-existing ATMs without requiring substantial installation space
- the second liquid dist ⁇ bution system and spray manifold inside cassette 44 can be located within lid 52 of the cassette so that no currency is displaced
- the first and second liquid dist ⁇ bution systems are not connected until the trigger signal has been activated, no potentially human-error- mducing manual connection step is required between first and second liquid distribution systems each time cassettes 44 are loaded into ATM 20
- anti-theft system 21 of this invention may comp ⁇ se any theft-detection sensor known m the art capable of activating any type of trigger signal, any source of any pressurized gas known in the art.
- FIGS. 2A-4B there are shown the essential details of a typical cassette 44 used in ATMs, having cu ⁇ ency 46 housed therein Holder 47 (shown in detail in Figure 2B) compressively holds the currency in place Each piece of currency 46 from its face view as shown in Figure 2B.
- cassette 44 includes a cassette lid 52, which may be any standard cassette lid as known m the art modified in accordance with the present invention
- Spray manifold assembly 54 has a length L2 o ⁇ ented parallel to currency stack dimension H when lid 52 is closed
- the spray manifold receives liquid from cassette liquid dist ⁇ bution system 55 inside the cassette, as seen in Figures 3A and 3B
- This cassette liquid distribution system comprises tubing 57, which may be any plastic or metal tubing known in the art, and couplings 59 and 59' Coupling 59' is attached to bushmg 61, which is affixed in a hole drilled m the side of lid 52 Bushing 61 neither protrudes nor is recessed into lid 52, being substantially even with the lid surface
- Bushmg 61 is the point of connection between cassette liquid distribution system 55 inside cassette lid 52 and safe-wide liquid distribution system 148 via automatic coupling device 170 (system 148 and device 170 shown m Fig 1)
- Exemplary spray manifold assembly embodiments 54 and 54' are shown in Figures 4A
- spray manifold assembly 54 may have apertures 64 m the form of slits uniformly spaced along length L2 and cut into alternating 90° circumferential sections of the spray manifold
- the slits are oriented pe ⁇ endicular to spray manifold length L2, parallel to currency length LI and facing currency 46 so that alternating slits aim toward alternating upper comers 50 of the currency
- Each such slit begins at the bottommost point of the tube and extends 90° around the circumference thereof in the alternate direction of the previous slit, thus resulting in 90° circumferential slits uniformly spaced along the spray mamfold length in the alternating bottom quadrants facing the currency
- slits 64' of spray manifold assembly 54' may cover the full 180° bottom portion of the spray manifold centered on and facing the currency, or some centered fractional portion thereof
- Yet another alternate spray manifold assembly embodiment may comprise some combination of slits 64 and 64', such that 90° circumferential slits may be uniformly spaced in repeating groups of three, altematmg from a slit directed at one comer, to a slit directed at the center, to a slit directed at the other comer and so on
- the apertures in tubular spray manifold 62 could alternatively be grouped in sets of linearly aligned round holes to provide the same coverage as the slits, or could be in the form of small nozzles sized to provide a similar or some other optimal spray pattern toward the currency
- Other spray manifold designs known in the art and modifications thereof may also be used in place of the embodiments described herein
- Apertures 64 are preferably very narrow, thus maximizing the spraj velocity
- the slits are 6/1000 of an inch wide in l ⁇ - mch outer diameter aluminum tubing
- High liquid velocity increases the coverage of the liquid on the cu ⁇ ency
- the use of slits o ⁇ ented parallel to length LI of the currency allows the fan-shaped, high-velocity spray pattern of the liquid to penetrate beyond the edges of the bill mside to the faces of the currency, particularly in that part of the currency beyond the outlme of the cu ⁇ ency holder that clamps it under maximum pressure
- FIG. 5 there is shown an exemplary liquid reservoir 100 with its cover 102 shown cut away to reveal collapsible bladder 104 mside
- one such reservoir 100 is mcluded for each cassette in the ATM Bladder 104 contains cu ⁇ ency-defacmg liquid 103, illustrated in the cutaway of bladder 104 in Fig 5
- the currency-defacing liquid may be an indelible ink such as ink sold by Imperial Chemical Industries PLC of Millbank, United Kmgdom under the trade name Secu ⁇ -DabTM, and/or havmg a composition m accordance with U S Patent 5,449,400 to Van Lmt et al , which has been assigned to the common assignee of this application and is mco ⁇ orated herein by reference
- Other cu ⁇ ency-defacing liquids are known in the art, for example, but not limited to, liquids that blur the currency, may also be used
- Liquid 103 exits bladder 104 and reservoir 100 through liquid release couplmg 108
- Exemplary liquid release coupling 108 further comprises a nipple 110 havmg mterior and exterior threads and extending into the reservoir
- Nipple 110 is secured to the reservoir with nut 111 that fits over the nipple exte ⁇ or threads
- Nipple 110 is also sealed in place with sealant adhesive rated for high pressures, such as silicon glue
- sealant adhesive rated for high pressures such as silicon glue
- a tubing couplmg 112 is threaded mto the internal threads of nipple 110, enablmg attachment of the reservoir to tubing for fluid transport of liquid 103
- Bladder 104 is typically attached to interior extension 109 of nipple
- Bladder tube 105 inserts through interior extension 109 of mpple 110 and almost to tubing couplmg 112 Bladder tube 105 has a plurality of perforations 107 therem, which may be in the form of slits Inside nipple 110.
- a rupture disk 120 typically made of PTFE or other non-corrosive material
- Rupture disk 120 prevents liquid flow out of the bladder until a desired pressure is reached
- bladder tube 105 prevents the bladder from collapsing around inte ⁇ or extension 109 and closmg off flow before the bladder is empty
- Perforations 107 extend the entire length of the portion of bladder tube 105 contained within bladder 104, so that regardless of the bladder orientation or the resulting location of the liquid level line, liquid 103 will have a route to escape through the tube
- Reservoir 100 also has a gas coupling 121 attached thereto, mto which pressurized gas can flow from a gas distribution system (not shown)
- the gas distribution system is connected to a pressurized gas actuation device, an example of which is shown in greater detail in Figures 6A and 6B
- exemplary actuation device 122 comprising a housing 126 in which there is contained a sha ⁇ -nosed projection 130 capable of piercing the seal 131 of canister 123
- Canister 123 typically contains a gas 125 such as carbon dioxide (C0 2 ) under pressure
- Sha ⁇ -nosed projection 130 is integral to bracket 135 that compresses coil actuation spring 134
- the sp ⁇ ng is kept from expanding by one or more detents 136 disposed within slots in bracket sides 133
- Each detent rests against a ledge 128 m housmg 126 and is prevented from moving inward by inte ⁇ oser 138, through which a fusible link 144 is affixed Fusible link 144 attaches the inte ⁇ oser to backplate 132 of bracket 135 and may be m the form of a nylon or other plastic screw threaded into inte
- the elect ⁇ cal actuation wire 142 When a signal is received to trigger the anti-theft device, the elect ⁇ cal actuation wire 142 is energized, thus heating heater wire 140 The heat from heater wire 140 makes fusible link 144 pliable, thus allowing it to stretch enough that each detent 136 collapses inward into inte ⁇ oser groove 139, thus freeing bracket 135 from its position adjacent housing ledge 128 Spring 134 then expands with great force, thereby propelling sha ⁇ -nosed projection 130 into canister 123, puncturing seal 131 The gas thus released through pierced seal 131 escapes through housing outlet 146
- Other actuation devices known m the art for releasing gas from a gas canister may also be used with this invention
- reservoir 100 may contain the liquid without any bladder separating the gas and liquid systems, and thus the combined liquid and gas would exit reservoir 100 through rupture disk 120 into the ink distribution system
- FIG. 7 there is shown a schematic representation of various portions of an exemplary anti-theft system of the present invention, in this case a system used to protect an ATM having four cassettes, such as is illustrated in Fig 1
- gas distribution system 147 is illustrated using dashed lines and liquid distribution system 148 is illustrated using solid lines
- Electrical trigger signal 149 from theft detection sensor 151 is represented by a dotted line in Fig 7
- Liquid and gas distribution systems 148 and 147 may comprise metal or plastic tubing rated for the co ⁇ esponding gas and liquid pressures and materials to which the dist ⁇ bution systems are exposed m this application, as are well known in the art
- the working pressure may be the standard pressure available in standard gas canisters, or a pressure that is regulated down, if necessary, by devices well-known in the art
- the working pressure is sufficient to overcome pressure-drop in the gas and liquid distribution systems and propel the defacmg liquid into the currency with a desired amount of force adequate to sufficiently deface the cu ⁇ ency
- puncture mechanism 124 receives a trigger signal 149, such as from logic controller 151
- canister puncture mechanism 124 punctures canister 123, allowing gas to escape the canister
- the gas flows mto gas manifold 150 which splits the gas flow along arrow "A" toward the liquid reservoirs 100, and along arrow "B" toward automatic coupling devices 170, to be described in detail
- the embodiment shown in Figure 7 has one reservoir for each cassette, so there are four reservoirs 100 and four dedicated safe-wide liquid distribution systems 148 serving an ATM with four cassettes such as ATM 20 shown m Fig 1 Inside each reservoir, as previously detailed, the bladder is compressed to the rapture pomt of the rupture disk and liquid flows from each reservoir into and through its respective dedicated liquid distribution system 148 to automatic coupling device 170
- the function of the automatic coupling device will be detailed hereinafter
- other embodiments may comprise a single large reservoir and a single safe-wide distribution system havmg branch connections to each automatic couplmg device
- the system having dedicated reservoirs and liquid dist ⁇ bution lines for each cassette as depicted m Fig 7, however, provides better control of flow distribution to each cassette than a system having a single reservoir and
- Couplmg device hold valve 160 further comprises a check valve 162 in the gas pathway allowing gas to flow only in the direction of arrow "B"' Hold valve 160 also comprises purge valve 164 that allows any gas trapped by check valve 162 to be bled out gradually
- the designation "hold valve” denotes that once pressure flows through the check valve 162, it is held behind the check valve until it gradually bleeds off
- purge valve 164 is a throttle valve commonly known in the art that gradually bleeds pressure out through either a small aperture or a section of porous material
- splitter 166 which may be in the form of a block manifold, or one or more tubmg "Y" connections well known in the art As shown m Figure 7, the gas is split four ways, each way leading to an automatic coupling device 170
- Automatic coupling device 170 provides a connection point between safe-wide liquid distribution system 148 external to the currency cassette (shown schematically m Figure 7) and the cassette liquid dist ⁇ bution system 55 inside the currency cassette (shown m Figure 3 A)
- One feature of the automatic couplmg device is that it does not make contact with the currency cassette until the anti-theft device triggers
- automated coupling device 170 translates motive force supplied in a first direction (parallel to the slidmg action of the cassettes 44 in and out of racks 45, where ample longitudinal space is available) into a second, pe ⁇ endicular couplmg force and motion directed toward and engagmg bushmg 61 on the side of cassette lid 52 (as shown in Fig 3B)
- Bushing 61 and correspondmg coupling device 170 may be located on either side or even in the rear or on top of cassette lid 52, as required to meet the installation clearances available for the ATM to be retrofitted
- Pins 182, 183, and 200 may be m the form of screws threaded into tapped holes in the valve body, the screw heads thus keeping the ends of the pins in the slots
- Base 171 and bracket 177 may each be made from thm, stamped pieces of a metal, such as alununum or stainless steel
- Pneumatic cylmder rod 174 typically has a threaded end 173 that is fastened to end 181 of U-shaped bracket 177 with nuts 175
- Other pm configurations may also be used, as are known in the art
- automatic coupling devices havmg other linkages or mechanisms for translation of motion in a first direction to motion in a second direction may also be utilized
- the anti-theft system may comp ⁇ se an automatic coupling device without any translation of motion from one direction to another, m which case the automatic couplmg motion may, for instance, be provided merely by a pneumatic cylmder that directly couples the coupling device to the cassette along the direction of cylmder extension
- the couplmg device may be any manual male/female couplmg known in the art that is connected and disconnected manually at the time the cassettes are interchanged
- Such manual connection may be a discrete connection step performed by service personnel or an inherent function of fully inserting the cassette m the rack
- one component of the couplmg may be mounted m the rear of the rack and the mating component mounted in the rear of the cassette so that the components securely connect together whenever the cassette is properly and completely inserted
- exemplary valve body 178 of automatic coupling device 170 has a compression gasket 193 mounted thereon, and further comprises sp ⁇ ng-loaded valve stem 186
- valve stem 186 engages bushing 61 m lid 52 of cassette 44 (shown in Figure 3 A)
- Bushing 61 is sized so that when valve body 178 engages the bushmg, the bushing depresses spring-loaded valve stem 186, thus allowing liquid to flow
- valve stem 186 makes contact with nothing, and thus is never depressed to allow ink to flow, as sprmg 188 keeps the valve stem in an extended state
- Automatic coupling device 170 thus prevents liquid from spraying the internal structure of the ATM if the anti-theft device is triggered without a currency cassette present
- Valve body 178 has a passage 185 therein where liquid flows from liquid coupling 184 into liquid chamber 190 The liquid is kept from leaving the chamber when valve stem 186 in an extended state by wide diameter portion 192 of valve stem 186 disposed above the entry point of passage 185 into chamber 190
- valve stem 186 When valve stem 186 is depressed, apertures 194 (four, spaced 90° apart) plunge mto chamber 190 below the entry point of passage 185, and liquid flows through the apertures and into valve stem 186 Thus, if the cassette is completely misaligned, the valve stem depresses, but compression gasket 193 pressed agamst the cassette lid creates a seal to prevent liquid from flowing If the cassette is partially misaligned, the valve stem depresses, and liquid flows through any overlapping portion of valve stem 186 and bushing 61 Automatic coupling device 170 thus also prevents liquid from spraying the mtemal structure of the ATM if the anti-theft device is triggered when a currency cassette is completely or slightly misaligned with the couplmg device Other spring- loaded or other valve designs capable of preventing flow unless a coupling connection has been made may also be used as are known in the art
- the same pressurized gas that is used for propelling the defacing liquid actuates pneumatic cylmder 172
- the actuation pressure required to extend rod 174 is less than the burst pressure of rupture disk 120
- the liquid distribution system connection to the cu ⁇ ency cassette is already completed before the rupture disk 120 bursts to release liquid into the liquid distribution system
- this delay nevertheless minimizes liquid pressure m the valve body 178 when the automatic coupling valve actuates High liquid pressure otherwise might resist depression of valve stem 186 in excess of the resistance of spring 188, and might thus prevent valve stem 186 from depressing enough to enable liquid flow
- the tngger signal for the anti-theft mechanism may be a direct output from a single anti-theft sensor, or may be a signal resulting from a network of vanous sensor and logic combinations well-known in the art
- Microswitches 41 A such as any microswitch known m the art, may be used to detect the position of the housing door or safe door as shown m Fig 1
- One or more sensors 4 IB for detecting vibration or tilting, as shown in Fig 1, such as mercury switches or other sensors commonly known in the art, may be used to determine if the ATM is experiencing tampering or vandalism
- electrical outputs from all of the sensors are networked to logic controller 151, such as a microprocessor, that contains pre-programmed logic to process the outputs and send a trigger signal, if deemed appropriate
- the trigger signal initiates anti-theft measures, such as puncturing gas cylmder 123 to activate coupling mechanism and to pressurize cu ⁇ ency-defacing liquid m reservoir 100 as described
- microprocessor 151 may also receive output signals from a number of master disablmg switches or sensors to be activated when servicing the ATM machine
- combination lock sensor 41 C shown in an open position in Fig 1, detects whenever safe door 42 has been opened properly, thus disablmg the anti-theft system
- Particularly critical sensors, such as combination lock sensor 41C may be installed in multiple for redundancy
- the microprocessor logic configuration may mclude timers and delay sequences such as for example, but not limited by, the logic configuration descnbed in U S Patent 5,410,295 to Van Lint, which has been assigned to the common assignee of this application and is
- an exemplary installation method for the anti-theft system may comprise installing theft-detection sensors 41A and 4 IB, ca ster 123 of pressu ⁇ zed gas, at least one reservoir 100, gas distribution system 147, and safe-wide liquid distnbution system 148 withm safe 40
- Retrofitting safe 40 may include, where desired, installation of other theft-detection and mterlock sensors and switches as well as logic controller 151 capable of translating sensor output mto a t ⁇ gger signal
- the retrofit method further comprises installing cassette liquid distribution system 55 and spray manifold 54 connected thereto in each pre-existing currency cassette 44 (as shown in Fig 3 A)
- cassette liquid distribution system 55 and spray manifold 54 may be installed outside of the section of cassette 44 designated for containing cu ⁇ ency 46 (shown in Fig 2A) such that system 55 and manifold 54 do not displace cu ⁇ ency 46
- system 55 and manifold 54 may be installed m cassette lid 52
- the installation method may comprise installing automatic coupling device 170 adjacent to each currency cassette 44 for connection of safe-wide liquid distribution system 148 to cassette liquid distribution system 55
- manual connections may be provided for connecting the safe-wide liquid distribution system 148 to cassette liquid dist ⁇ bution system 55, such as connections that are engaged whenever cassette 44 is fully mserted within rack 45 or connections that are manually coupled by service personnel each time the cassettes are replaced
- the installation method for retrofitting a pre-existing ATM machine 20 may comprise completely replacing a preloaded, pre-existmg cu ⁇ ency cassette (not shown) with a modified currency cassette 44
- the installation method may compnse installing cassette liquid dist ⁇ bution system 55 and spray manifold 54 within a pre-existmg currency cassette remotely from the ATM to be retrofitted.
- the installation method further comprises merely replacing a pre-loaded currency cassette with the modified currency cassette. In this way, the retrofit of pre-existing ATM machines may be expedited, and minimizing machine downtime.
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