How do bank tubes go through the ceiling?

Question

Okay-- dumb question...I know. But, my friend and I work at the bank and were just sitting here wondering how the tubes in the drive through go up through the ceiling and come down inside the bank. Do they curve up in the ceiling?? Just curious.

Answer 1

Yes, the tubes curve around to get the packet where it's going. The tubes use air pressure to move it - higher pressure behind the packet (the sending end) and lower pressure ahead of it (the receiving end) to suck it all the way through. The curves are gentle enough so that the packet doesn't get stuck.

Answer 2

Yes it goes up through the ceiling. It is as simple as a household vacuum. When you push the button(or in many cases slide the cannister up into the tube), it kicks on a vacuum that sucks the cannister up through the tube. When the cannister gets past a certain point, gravity takes over and the cannister then slides down into the other side. Therefore it can work both ways because the vacuum device, is located at the top of what in kinda like a modified inverted V.

Answer 3

Yes. There is room between the ceiling of a room (the drywall or whatever) and the roof of the building or the floor of the room above. Pipes and wires are hidden in there. The pipes are the same way. They go up, pass through a hole into that space, and then back down into the place where the tellers sit. It's very similar to a home with an internal vacuuming system.

Answer 4

actually inside the ceiling is where the banks leprechaun lives. Every bank has one but its usually a big secret, ask your bank manager and he will probably act like you are crazy. Don't be deterred by this, its all part of the conspiracy. If you can do it, get up into the ceiling and you will see the leprechauns little apartment up there, where he magically levitates the cylinders through the chute and up to his vault. then he takes them and drops them back down through the ceiling to you, the teller. Have you noticed you having a lot of good luck recently? thats because the leprechaun makes a special wish every time he handles cash, its an old irish wish and it goes something like this.."lots of money do i hold, hope it fills my pot o gold". That can rub off on you because you handle so much of the leprechauns traffic. Just be careful, if the leprechaun thinks that you are after his pot of gold he may set the bank on fire. hope this helps.

Answer 5

Pneumatic tubes!!! Pneumatic tubes, also known as capsule pipelines or Lamson tubes, are systems in which cylindrical containers are propelled through a network of tubes by compressed air or by vacuum. They are used for transporting physical objects.
Pneumatic post or pneumatic mail is a system to deliver letters through pressurized air tubes. It was invented by the Scottish engineer William Murdoch in the 1800s and was later developed by the London Pneumatic Dispatch Company. Pneumatic post systems were used in several large cities starting in the second half of the 19th century, but were largely abandoned during the 20th century.

It was also speculated that a system of tubes might deliver mail to every home in the US. A major network of tubes in Paris was in use until 1984, when it was finally abandoned in favor of computers and fax machines. In Prague, Czech Republic, a network of approximately 60 kilometers for delivering mail and parcels still exists. However, due to damage sustained during the 2002 European floods the service has been put on indefinite hiatus.

Typical current applications are in banks and hospitals. Many large retailers (such as Home Depot or CostCo in the US) use pneumatic tubes to transport checks or other documents from cashiers to the accounting office. One system lists a speed of 10 m/s. [1]

Pneumatic post stations usually connected post offices, stock exchanges, banks and ministries. Italy was the only country to issue postage stamps (between 1913 and 1966) specifically for pneumatic post. Austria, France, and Germany issued postal stationery for pneumatic use.

Answer 6

Yes they curve, the tube they travel in is just large enough to allow the tube to pass through.

Answer 7

I too don't know. I always go inside the bank to talk to a live person. This way I get a chance to walk little bit. These drive throughs are spoiling Americans and making them obese. You know what I mean.

Answer 8

Yes they curve, the pneumatic pressure propells them thru the tubes, they must have radius bends, not angular bends in order to function.

Answer 9

Put a bunch of coin rolls in the tube. Then you will get to see the repair crew come and take it apart.

Answer 10

Yeah they just go through the pipe things with suction on the pick up end and gravity on the other.