Value Note Cassette

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10580247-B2
Application number	US-201816059454-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 9, 2018
Priority date	May 7, 2018
Publication date	Mar 3, 2020
Grant date	Mar 3, 2020

Abstract

A value note cassette includes a first storage area for storing first notes of value of a first value note type. The first notes of value are storable in the first storage area in a first orientation. The value note cassette also includes a second storage area for storing second notes of value of a second value note type. The second storage area is separate from the first storage area. The second notes of value are storable in the second storage area in a second orientation. The first orientation is orthogonal to the second orientation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A value note cassette, comprising:
a first storage area for storing first notes of value of a first value note type, wherein the first notes of value are storable in the first storage area in a first orientation, and
a second storage area for storing second notes of value of a second value note type, which second storage area is separate from the first storage area,
wherein the second notes of value are storable in the second storage area in a second orientation, and
wherein the first orientation is orthogonal to the second orientation,

a switch arrangement,
wherein in a first switch position of the switch arrangement notes of value fed to the value note cassette are feedable to a first transport path, and
wherein in a second switch position of the switch arrangement the notes of value fed to the value note cassette are feedable to a second transport path, and
wherein the first transport path includes a first transport unit and the second transport path comprises a second transport unit,
wherein the first transport unit comprises a circulating belt arrangement with an endless belt guided over rollers to serve as deflecting elements,
wherein the belt includes on its circumferential surface at least one transport tongue, into which at least an area of a first note of value of the first value note type is insertable after passing through the switch arrangement, and that at least one strip-off element is provided that contacts the first note of value for removal from the transport tongue, so that after removal from the transport tongue the note of value moves in one direction until it reaches a deposit element or until it reaches the upper note of value of a value note stack present on the deposit element.

2. The value note cassette according to claim 1 , wherein the first notes of value are banknotes and the second notes of value are checks.

3. The value note cassette according to claim 1 , wherein the second transport unit comprises a circulating belt arrangement with an endless belt guided over rollers serving as deflecting elements.

4. The value note cassette according to claim 3 , wherein the transport of the second notes of value through the second transport unit is caused by adhesive friction with the endless belt.

5. The value note cassette according to claim 1 , wherein the second storage area comprises a first press-on element which delimits the second storage area and is movable between a first position in which the second storage area has a minimum volume and a second position in which the second storage area has a maximum volume.

6. The value note cassette according claim 1 , wherein the first storage area comprises a second press-on element which delimits the first storage area and is movable between a first position in which the first storage area has a minimum volume and a second position in which the first storage area has a maximum volume.

7. The value note cassette according to claim 1 , wherein the first notes of value are stored in the first storage area as a stack and that the second notes of value are stored in the second storage area as a stack.

8. The value note cassette according to claim 7 , wherein the extension of the second storage area in stacking direction corresponds to 8% to 30% of the extension of the first storage area in stacking direction.

9. The value note cassette according to claim 7 , wherein the first notes of value are stored in the first storage area lying on their face or back and that the second notes of value are stored in the second storage area upright on the short edge.

10. A value note cassette, comprising:
a first storage area for storing first notes of value of a first value note type, wherein the first notes of value are storable in the first storage area in a first orientation, and
a second storage area for storing second notes of value of a second value note type, which second storage area is separate from the first storage area,
wherein the second notes of value are storable in the second storage area in a second orientation, and
wherein the first orientation is orthogonal to the second orientation,

a switch arrangement,
wherein in a first switch position of the switch arrangement notes of value fed to the value note cassette are feedable to a first transport path, and
wherein in a second switch position of the switch arrangement the notes of value fed to the value note cassette are feedable to a second transport path, and
wherein the first transport path includes a first transport unit and the second transport path comprises a second transport unit,
wherein the first notes of value are transportable through the first transport unit in a first transport plane, that the second notes of value are transportable through the second transport unit in a second transport plane, and that the first transport plane is orthogonal to the second transport plane.

11. The value note cassette according to claim 10 , wherein the first notes of value are banknotes and the second notes of value are checks.

12. The value note cassette according to claim 10 , wherein the second transport unit comprises a circulating belt arrangement with an endless belt guided over rollers serving as deflecting elements.

13. The value note cassette according to claim 12 , wherein the transport of the second notes of value through the second transport unit is caused by adhesive friction with the endless belt.

14. The value note cassette according to claim 10 , wherein the second storage area comprises a first press-on element which delimits the second storage area and is movable between a first position in which the second storage area has a minimum volume and a second position in which the second storage area has a maximum volume.

15. The value note cassette according to claim 10 , wherein the first storage area comprises a second press-on element which delimits the first storage area and is movable between a first position in which the first storage area has a minimum volume and a second position in which the first storage area has a maximum volume.

16. The value note cassette according to claim 10 , wherein the first notes of value are stored in the first storage area as a stack and that the second notes of value are stored in the second storage area as a stack.

17. The value note cassette according to claim 16 , wherein the extension of the second storage area in stacking direction corresponds to 8% to 30% of the extension of the first storage area in stacking direction.

18. The value note cassette according to claim 16 , wherein the first notes of value are stored in the first storage area lying on their face or back and that the second notes of value are stored in the second storage area upright on the short edge.

19. An arrangement comprising:
at least one value note cassette including:
a first storage area for storing first notes of value of a first value note type, wherein the first notes of value are storable in the first storage area in a first orientation, and
a second storage area for storing second notes of value of a second value note type, which second storage area is separate from the first storage area,
wherein the second notes of value are storable in the second storage area in a second orientation, and
wherein the first orientation is orthogonal to the second orientation,

a switch arrangement,
wherein in a first switch position of the switch arrangement notes of value fed to the value note cassette are feedable to a first transport path, and
wherein in

Assignees

• Wincor Nixdorf Int Gmbh

Inventors

• Freitag Paul
• Krueger Uwe
• Heimann Peter

Classifications

• G07D11/13 Primary

  with internal means for handling valuable papers · CPC title

• B65H29/60

  diverting the stream into alternative paths (B65H29/62 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65H2701/1912

  Banknotes, bills and cheques or the like · CPC title

• G07D11/237

  for detecting transport malfunctions, e.g. jams or misfeeds · CPC title

• G07D11/12 Primary

  Containers for valuable papers · CPC title