Device for handling notes of value

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9495821-B2
Application number	US-201314434125-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 15, 2013
Priority date	Oct 15, 2012
Publication date	Nov 15, 2016
Grant date	Nov 15, 2016

Abstract

A device ( 10 ) for handling notes of value has a box receiving area ( 14 ) for receiving cash boxes ( 18 ) and a first transport unit ( 22 ) for transporting of notes of value between the cash boxes ( 18 ) and a head module ( 12 ). A first switch ( 50 ) is provided at a head module side-end of the first transport unit ( 22 ). Further, the device ( 10 ) has a stacking unit ( 26 ), an input and/or output compartment ( 28 ) and a reject and retract container ( 30 ). In addition, a second transport unit ( 24 ) for transporting notes of value between the stacking unit ( 26 ), the input and/or output compartment ( 28 ) and the reject and retract container ( 30 ) is provided. In a first switch position, the first switch ( 50 ) guides a note of value removed from the box receiving area ( 14 ) to the stacking unit ( 26 ) and in a second switch position to the second transport unit ( 24 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device for handling notes of value, comprising
a box receiving area ( 14 ) for receiving cash boxes ( 18 ),
a first transport unit ( 22 ) for transporting notes of value between a head module ( 12 ) of the device ( 10 ) and the cash boxes ( 18 ) receivable in the box receiving area ( 24 ),
a first switch ( 50 ) arranged at the head module side-end of the first transport unit ( 22 ),
a stacking unit ( 26 ) for stacking the notes of value removed from the cash boxes ( 18 ) into a value note wad ( 68 ),
an input and/or output compartment ( 28 ) for the output and/or input of notes of value,
a reject and retract container ( 30 ) for receiving rejected and non-removed notes of value, and
comprising a second transport unit ( 24 ) for transporting notes of value between the stacking unit ( 26 ), the input and/or output compartment ( 28 ) and the reject and retract container ( 30 ),
wherein the first switch ( 50 ) in a first switch position feeds a note of value removed from a cash box ( 18 ) to the stacking unit ( 26 ) and in a second switch position feeds a note of value removed from a cash box ( 18 ) to the second transport unit ( 24 ), the second transport unit ( 24 ) comprises a second switch ( 84 ) for feeding notes of value transported by the second transport unit ( 24 ) to the reject and retract container ( 30 ), and the second switch ( 84 ) is configured so that both rejected notes of value and notes of value not removed from the input and/or output compartment ( 28 ) are feedable to the reject and retract container ( 30 ), and the reject and retract container ( 30 ) further having a third switch ( 90 ) for distributing the notes of value fed by the second switch ( 84 ) to the first compartment ( 32 ) and the second compartment ( 34 ).

2. The device ( 10 ) of claim 1 , wherein the second transport unit ( 24 ) is designed for transporting both value note wads ( 68 ) and individual notes of value.

3. The device ( 10 ) of claim 1 , wherein the reject and retract container ( 30 ) comprises a first compartment ( 32 ) for receiving rejected notes of value and a second compartment ( 34 ) separate from the first compartment ( 32 ) for receiving non-removed notes of value.

4. The device ( 10 ) of claim 1 , wherein the stacking unit ( 26 ) is arranged in a first end region of the second transport unit ( 24 ), the input and/or output compartment ( 28 ) is arranged in a second end region of the transport unit ( 24 ) opposite to the first end region, and that the reject and retract container ( 30 ) is arranged between the stacking unit ( 26 ) and the input and/or output compartment ( 30 ).

5. The device ( 10 ) of claim 1 , wherein the first transport unit ( 22 ) and the second transport unit ( 24 ) are designed such that in a transfer area ( 54 ) notes of value are directly transferrable from the first transport unit ( 22 ) to the second transport unit ( 24 ).

6. The device ( 10 ) of claim 1 , wherein the stacking unit ( 26 ) is designed such that a value note wad ( 68 ) stacked therein is feedable from the stacking unit ( 26 ) directly to the second transport unit ( 24 ).

7. The device ( 10 ) of claim 6 , wherein the stacking unit ( 26 ) comprises a pivotable support element ( 66 ) that is movable between a feed position in which the pivotable support element ( 62 ) is arranged during the stacking of the fed notes of value into the value note wad ( 68 ) and a removal position in which the pivotable support element ( 66 ) is arranged for the transfer of the value note wad ( 68 ) to the second transport unit ( 24 ).

8. The device ( 10 ) of claim 1 , wherein the second transport unit ( 24 ) comprises at least one belt ( 72 , 74 ) guided over a drivable idler element ( 76 ).

9. The device ( 10 ) of claim 8 , wherein the belt ( 72 , 74 ) is driven in a first direction of rotation for the transport of notes of value from the stacking unit ( 26 ) to the input and/or output compartment ( 28 ), for transporting individual rejected notes of value removed from the cash boxes ( 18 ) to the reject and retract container ( 30 ), and for transporting a rejected value note wad ( 68 ) from the stacking unit ( 26 ) to the reject and retract container ( 30 ).

10. The device ( 10 ) of claim 9 , wherein the belt ( 72 , 74 ) is driven in a second direction of rotation opposite to the first direction of rotation for the transport of notes of value not removed from the input and/or output compartment ( 28 ) to the reject and retract container ( 30 ).

11. The device ( 10 ) of claim 1 , wherein the second transport unit ( 24 ) comprises a receiving unit ( 82 ) for receiving a value note wad ( 68 ) for the transport of the value note wad ( 68 ) from the stacking unit to the input and/or output compartment ( 28 ) and/or to the reject and retract container ( 30 ).

12. The device ( 10 ) of claim 11 , wherein a control unit of the device ( 10 ) for controlling the input and/or output compartment ( 28 ) drives the second transport unit ( 24 ) such that the sliding plate ( 120 ) is moved into the input and/or output compartment ( 28 ).

13. The device ( 10 ) of claim 1 , wherein the second transport unit ( 24 ) comprises a sliding plate ( 120 ) for the transport of the value note wad ( 68 ) from the stacking unit ( 26 ) to the input and/or output compartment ( 28 ) and/or to the reject and retract container ( 30 ), the sliding plate ( 120 ) pressing against the edges of the notes of value of the value note wad ( 68 ) for the transport of the value note wad ( 68 ) so that the value note wad ( 68 ) is moved.

14. The device ( 10 ) of claim 13 , wherein the sliding plate ( 120 ) is movable from the stacking unit ( 26 ) up into the input and/or output compartment ( 28 ).

15. A device ( 10 ) for handling notes of value, comprising:
a box receiving area ( 14 ) for receiving cash boxes ( 18 ),
a first transport unit ( 22 ) for transporting notes of value between a head module ( 12 ) of the device ( 10 ) and the cash boxes ( 18 ) receivable in the box receiving area ( 24 ),
a first switch ( 50 ) arranged at the head module side-end of the first transport unit ( 22 ),
a stacking unit ( 26 ) for stacking the notes of value removed from the cash boxes ( 18 ) into a value note wad ( 68 ),
an input and/or output compartment ( 28 ) for the output and/or input of notes of value,
a reject and retract container ( 30 ) for receiving rejected and non-removed notes of value, and
a second transport unit ( 24 ) for transporting notes of value between the stacking unit ( 26 ), the input and/or output compartment ( 28 ) and the reject and retract container ( 30 ),
wherein the first switch ( 50 ) in a first switch position feeds a note of value removed from a cash box ( 18 ) to the stacking unit ( 26 ) and in a second switch position feeds a note of value removed from a cash box ( 18 ) to the second transport unit ( 24 ), the second transport unit ( 24 ) further has a second switch ( 84 ) for feeding notes of value transported by the second transport unit ( 24 ) to the reject and retract container ( 30 ), the second switch ( 84 ) is operative so that only rejected notes of value removed from the cash boxes ( 18 ) are feedable to the first compartment ( 32 ), and the second transport unit ( 24 ) further has a fourth switch ( 86 ) for feeding notes of value not removed from the input and/or output compartment ( 28 ) to the second compartment ( 34 ).

16. A device ( 10 ) for handling notes of value, comprising:
a box receiving area ( 14 ) for receiving cash boxes ( 18 ),
a first transport unit ( 22 ) for transporting notes of value

Assignees

• Wincor Nixdorf Int Gmbh

Inventors

• Chow Kelvin Joon Ho
• Rabanos Cuyos Rophie
• Wirawan Hengky
• Plotzitzka Joerg
• Seroka Karl

Classifications

• G07D11/16 Primary

  Handling of valuable papers (within containers G07D11/13) · CPC title

• B65H31/02

  with stationary end support against which pile accumulates · CPC title

• B65H2404/1114

  Paddle wheel · CPC title

• B65H31/3027

  by the nip between moving belts or rollers (pile being formed between belts or rollers B65H29/145) · CPC title

• G07D11/40

  Device architecture, e.g. modular construction · CPC title