EP0708419B1 - Method and apparatus for processing bank notes - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a method for automatic Processing of sheet material, e.g. Banknotes, according to the Preamble of the main claim.
- banknotes With the bank note processing machines currently in use the banknotes are generally in one Stack individually and by means of a transport route led past a sensor device. The single ones Banknotes are checked by sensors of the sensor device and depending on the test result certain destinations or stacker units supplied.
- banknotes can be the banknotes according to different Assess criteria. Accordingly, there are several stacker units present that the banknotes of different Categories to units of an adjustable Stack the number of pieces. For example, if you want banknotes certain category with a number of 100 banknotes to be stacked, it is necessary after arrival the 100th note on the stacker in continuous Banknote stream a separation between the 100th and the subsequent banknote intended for the same stacker to make.
- a solution is known from EP-OS 0 119 814, which with one stacker per banknote category. Is to a separator is provided on the stacker. First located this separating element in a rest position until analog stacked 100 banknotes for the above example have been. Then the separating element is in the Banknote flow between the 100th and the following Note introduced so that the subsequent notes be temporarily stored on the separating element. Meanwhile can the stacked unit of banknotes be emptied. After emptying, the temporarily stored Banknotes placed in the stacker. The Separating element returns to its rest position.
- the solution has the disadvantage that at higher transport speeds relatively high actuating forces for acceleration the separating element must be applied what can only be achieved with a correspondingly high effort can. At very high transport speeds the safe functioning of the truck is not guaranteed become.
- the object of the invention is therefore a Method and device for automatic processing or stacking of sheet material, e.g. Banknotes to propose that reliable even at high transport speeds is working.
- the banknotes as known per se, isolated, on a transport system handed over, checked and dependent on the check according to predetermined categories in so-called forklifts Units of predetermined numbers stacked.
- For every Category is in the banknote sorting facility Forklift provided.
- the basic idea of the invention is in that the transfer of banknotes to the Transport system is interrupted after in the Sensor device is determined that the predetermined Number of pieces in a category has been reached.
- the too banknotes of the same category are buffered in the sorting system, until the stacker drops the predetermined one Number of pieces processed.
- the time for that Interruption of the separation must be such that the first banknote after the break in separation is isolated, only reaches the truck when it is ready for use again.
- the Banknotes temporarily stored in the stacker itself.
- the Stacker is designed as a spiral stacker, such as described in DE-OS 32 32 348.
- the truck consists among other things of a stacking wheel with spiral arranged compartments and a stripper.
- the necessary temporary storage of banknotes will performed within the stacking wheel.
- the banknotes are stacked in units of 100 notes there is a need to separate between the 100th and the following, already in the stacker note. This separation is through solved a special stripper that continuously can be withdrawn from the spiral stacker.
- the Withdrawal is done so that the 100th banknote is still is stripped from the spiral stacker, but that any further banknotes that may follow in the spiral stacker remain.
- the stripper must be back in his working position will have returned when the im Stacker remaining banknotes after a corresponding one Turn the spiral stacker to the storage position.
- the invention has the advantage that per banknote category only a stacker is required. Because the withdrawal of the scraper compared to the banknote transport speed performed relatively slowly can be used to operate the scraper actuating forces to be applied are comparatively low. The There is separation between individual notes in the banknote stream therefore also with high transport speeds appropriate accuracy feasible.
- the necessary temporary storage of banknotes through a buffer line integrated in the transport line be made.
- the banknotes are there with the help introduced into the buffer section of a conventional switch and returned to the main transportation system as soon as the truck is ready for use again.
- Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of an inventive Contraption. It consists of a separator 10, introduced into the at least one stack of banknotes 110 which is made up of a number of individual banknotes, such as banknotes 102 and 103.
- the banknotes shown 100 and 101 have already been removed from the banknote stack 110 removed and individually a transport route 30 to hand over. With the help of the separator 10 accordingly arises a continuous flow of individual banknotes.
- the subsequent sensor device 20 is composed of a or several sensors together, which have certain characteristics check the banknotes. Depending on the test result the banknotes are either on the transport route 30 to a stacker 50 or via the transport route 31 other, not shown here, further processing Units transported.
- a buffer 40 which in the Is able to store a number of banknotes, depending on the Dimensioning of the intermediate memory 40 for a predetermined one Caching time.
- the flow of banknotes is coordinated by a controller 60. she is able from the other components of the device Receive information and certain information or to issue control commands to them.
- processing banknote 100 For processing the banknotes of the banknote stack 110, this is first introduced into the separator 10 and the separator 10 from the controller 60 via the data line 71 activated.
- processing banknote 100 is to serve here. It will first isolated from the separator 10 and into the transport system 30 passed. The transport system 30 transports the banknote 100 into the sensor device 20, where the banknote 100 is checked for certain features. The sensor device 20 transmits the test result the data line 72 to the controller 60. This activates certain control devices via the data line 73 in the transport system, e.g. Turnouts so that the banknote 100 according to the test result of the associated processing unit is fed. This can e.g. the stacker 50 in which e.g. the as real identified banknotes of a certain face value get saved.
- the controller 60 monitors the number of banknotes that to the individual processing facilities be handed over. First, e.g. from the sensor device 20 the banknote 100 checked and the test result to controller 60 via data line 72 transmitted. Controller 60 determines that the banknote 100 is intended for the stacker 50 and with this Banknote the predetermined number of a category of Banknotes in the stacker 50 is reached, it stops the separator 10 via the data line 71. The banknote 100 thus represents the last banknote of the stacking unit 120 of the stacker 50 and is due corresponding control commands from the controller 60 the data line 73 is conveyed into the stacker 50.
- the Banknotes that are at the time of the singling stop are already in the transport route 30 (here banknote 101) or which are currently being isolated (here banknote 102) become sensor device 20 transported, checked there and the corresponding further processing Units fed. Should some or all of these checked banknotes for stacker 50 be determined, they are initially in the buffer 40 saved at an appropriate time is activated by the controller 60.
- the separator 10 from the controller 60 via the data line 71 reactivated and the separation process continued with the banknote 103 of the stack of banknotes.
- the controller 60 can also be operated via the Data line 75 receive information from the stacker 50, which indicates its operational readiness. Because of This information is then activated by the controller 60 again the separation process.
- the stacker 50 can Readiness information before the time of his send actual readiness so that the next possible banknote the stacker 50 at the time reached its actual readiness.
- the cache 40 receives simultaneously with the activation of the separation process via data line 74 Control command to empty the stored in it Banknotes in the stacker 50.
- the sensor device 20 and the transport path 30 was omitted because of these components and their function are sufficiently known.
- FIG. 2 each show a special embodiment of the stacker 50 and the buffer 40.
- the peculiarity of the first embodiment exists in that both the stacking of the banknotes and the temporary storage during the separation gap be performed in the stacker 50.
- the in Fig. 2 in shown in a highly schematic form a stacking wheel 51 with spirally arranged compartments, a stripper 52 and a stacking compartment 53.
- a special feature here is the flexible design of the Scraper 52 so that it moves out of the stacking wheel 51 or be driven into the stacking wheel 51 can.
- the intermediate storage 40 is by means of the stacking wheel 51 and the stripper 52 of the stacker 50 realized. The interaction of the individual components is described in more detail below with reference to FIG. 2.
- the stripper is in normal batch operation 52 in a position in which it is located in the stacking wheel Leaves can strip out. This position is in Fig. 2A is shown and is in the following working position called.
- the individual banknotes are taken from the transport route 30 transported directly into the stacking wheel 51.
- the stripper 52 detects the banknotes at each Edge facing the center of the stacking wheel 51 and strips these banknotes out of the stacking wheel 51 so that they are stacked in the stacking compartment 53.
- FIG. 2B shows how the stripper 52 strips the banknote 100 out of the stacking wheel 51, while this is extended from the stacking wheel 51.
- the banknotes 101 and 102, which are at the singling stop were already in the transport route 30 according to the example shown also the stacker 50 assigned. You will therefore be off the transport route 30 transported in the stacking wheel 51. Banknotes 101 and 102 remain during the extension of the stripper 52 in stacking wheel 51.
- 2C shows the stripper 52 in its extended position Position.
- the banknotes 101 and 102 remain Intermediate storage for one or more revolutions in the Storage wheel 51. Reach due to the singling stop no further banknotes the stacker 50.
- the stacked unit 120 of banknotes can now e.g. by means of a suitably shaped gripper, which, however, here is not shown, emptied from the stacking compartment 53 become.
- the separator 10 is at an appropriate time reactivated by controller 60 so that the next Banknote 103 reaches the stacking wheel 51 so that it is brought into the subject, if possible, onto the subject the banknote 102 follows.
- Fig. 2D shows how the stripper 52 back to the working position in the stacking wheel 51 is retracted without the banknotes in the stacking wheel 51 to influence.
- the temporarily stored banknotes 101 and 102 are then emptied from stripper 52 into the Stripped out stacking compartment 53 and the subsequent banknote 103 reaches the stacker 50.
- the stacker 50 is located now in normal batch mode again.
- the extension or extension of the stripper 52 can, for example by a stepper motor or a linear drive will be realized.
- 3 shows another Possibility of using a contour disc 54 exists. This is on one axis with the stacking wheel 51 attached. There are guide grooves in the contour disk 54 55, in the shape of the course of the subjects of the stacking wheel 51 are adapted.
- To remove the Stripper 52 becomes a bolt 56 by a corresponding one Guide groove 55 in a designated Opening introduced at the top of the stripper 52. This can e.g. by means of a not shown here Solenoids happen.
- By rotating the stacking wheel 51 including the contour disk 54 is now the bolt 56 guided along the guide groove 55.
- the stacking wheel 51 after Recording the banknote 102 for a short time for at least accelerates part of the rotation of the stacking wheel 51 be so that the banknotes are stripped faster and the waiting time for one turn of the Stacking wheel 51 can be reduced.
- the stripper 52 can thus be inserted earlier into the stacking wheel 51 and the stacker 50 is thus earlier again ready to accept the following banknote 103.
- the number of banknotes that are cached must depend on the length of the transport route 30 between the separator 10 and the sensor device 20 from.
- the exact times of the stop or activation of the separator essentially result from the dimensions of the transport route 30 and the transport speed of banknotes.
- the buffer is 40 not integrated in the stacker 50, but as a separate buffer section 80 into the transport section 30 brought in.
- Fig. 4 shows a schematic diagram of a Such a buffer section 80. It consists among other things a switch 81, with the help of which the banknotes for intermediate storage led out of the transport route 30 become. These then arrive on a transport route 82 in a self-contained transport route 83, in which they are cached. Essentially it will the number of banknotes in the buffer by the The extent of the transport route 83 is determined and the duration the caching by the number of revolutions of the Banknotes in the transport route 83.
- This embodiment has the advantage that it is not based on certain properties of the truck 50 is instructed, whereby special components of the stacker 50 are dispensed with and this can be done arbitrarily.
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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum automatischen Verarbeiten von Blattgut, z.B. Banknoten, gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Hauptanspruchs.The invention relates to a method for automatic Processing of sheet material, e.g. Banknotes, according to the Preamble of the main claim.
Bei den derzeit gebräuchlichen Banknotenverarbeitungsmaschinen werden die Banknoten im allgemeinen in einem Stapel vereinzelt und mittels einer Transportstrecke an einer Sensoreinrichtung vorbeigeführt. Die einzelnen Banknoten werden von Sensoren der Sensoreinrichtung geprüft und abhängig vom Prüfergebnis bestimmten Zielorten bzw. Staplereinheiten zugeführt.With the bank note processing machines currently in use the banknotes are generally in one Stack individually and by means of a transport route led past a sensor device. The single ones Banknotes are checked by sensors of the sensor device and depending on the test result certain destinations or stacker units supplied.
Zur Prüfung der Banknoten können mehrere Sensoren vorgesehen sein, die die Banknoten nach unterschiedlichen Kriterien beurteilen. Entsprechend sind mehrere Staplereinheiten vorhanden, die die Banknoten der unterschiedlichen Kategorien zu Einheiten einer einstellbaren Stückzahl stapeln. Sollen beispielsweise Banknoten einer bestimmten Kategorie mit einer Stückzahl von 100 Banknoten gestapelt werden, ist es notwendig, nach dem Eintreffen der 100sten Note am Stapler im kontinuierlichen Banknotenstrom eine Trennung zwischen der 100sten und der für denselben Stapler bestimmten nachfolgenden Banknote vorzunehmen.Several sensors can be provided for checking the banknotes be the banknotes according to different Assess criteria. Accordingly, there are several stacker units present that the banknotes of different Categories to units of an adjustable Stack the number of pieces. For example, if you want banknotes certain category with a number of 100 banknotes to be stacked, it is necessary after arrival the 100th note on the stacker in continuous Banknote stream a separation between the 100th and the subsequent banknote intended for the same stacker to make.
In diesem Zusammenhang ist es aus der DE-PS 34 12 725 bekannt, für Banknoten der gleichen Kategorie zwei Stapler einzusetzen. Sind im jeweils aktiven Stapler 100 Banknoten abgelegt, werden die nachfolgenden Banknoten über eine Weiche in einem Transportsystem, bestehend aus mehreren Transportstrecken, dem zweiten baugleichen Stapler zugeführt. Während nun die nachfolgenden Banknoten im zweiten Stapler abgelegt werden, können die im ersten Stapler abgelegten Noten entleert und weiterverarbeitet werden. Die dafür zur Verfügung stehende Zeit ist abhängig von der pro Zeiteinheit antransportierten Zahl von Banknoten und der vorgewählten Stückzahl von zu stapelnden Einheiten. In jedem Fall muß der Stapler wieder betriebsbereit sein, sobald im zweiten Stapler die eingestellte Stückzahl von Banknoten abgelegt worden ist.In this context, it is from DE-PS 34 12 725 known, two stackers for banknotes of the same category to use. There are 100 in the active stacker Banknotes are deposited, the following banknotes via a switch in a transport system consisting of several transport routes, the second identical Forklift fed. While now the following banknotes stored in the second stacker, the in the first stacker deposited notes and processed become. The time available for this depends on the amount transported per unit of time Number of banknotes and the preselected number of to stacking units. In any case, the forklift must again be ready for operation as soon as the set number of banknotes is.
Bei dieser bekannten Lösung ist es notwendig, zwei Stapler gleicher Bauart mit dem dafür notwendigen Platzbedarf vorzusehen.In this known solution, it is necessary to use two stackers same design with the required space to provide.
Aus der EP-OS 0 119 814 ist eine Lösung bekannt, die mit einem Stapler pro Banknotenkategorie auskommt. Dazu ist am Stapler ein Trennelement vorgesehen. Zunächst befindet sich dieses Trennelement in einer Ruhelage, bis analog zu dem obengenannten Beispiel 100 Banknoten gestapelt worden sind. Daraufhin wird das Trennelement in den Banknotenstrom zwischen der 100sten und der darauffolgenden Note so eingebracht, daß die nachfolgenden Noten auf dem Trennelement zwischengespeichert werden. Währenddessen kann die abgestapelte Einheit von Banknoten entleert werden. Nach der Entleerung werden die zwischengespeicherten Banknoten im Stapler abgelegt. Das Trennelement kehrt in seine Ruhelage zurück.A solution is known from EP-OS 0 119 814, which with one stacker per banknote category. Is to a separator is provided on the stacker. First located this separating element in a rest position until analog stacked 100 banknotes for the above example have been. Then the separating element is in the Banknote flow between the 100th and the following Note introduced so that the subsequent notes be temporarily stored on the separating element. Meanwhile can the stacked unit of banknotes be emptied. After emptying, the temporarily stored Banknotes placed in the stacker. The Separating element returns to its rest position.
Die Lösung hat den Nachteil, daß bei höheren Transportgeschwindigkeiten relativ hohe Stellkräfte zur Beschleunigung des Trennelements aufgebracht werden müssen, was nur mit einem entsprechend hohen Aufwand erreicht werden kann. Bei sehr hohen Transportgeschwindigkeiten kann eine sichere Funktion des Staplers nicht gewährleistet werden.The solution has the disadvantage that at higher transport speeds relatively high actuating forces for acceleration the separating element must be applied what can only be achieved with a correspondingly high effort can. At very high transport speeds the safe functioning of the truck is not guaranteed become.
Die Aufgabe der Erfindung besteht deshalb darin, ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung zur automatischen Bearbeitung bzw. Stapelung von Blattgut, wie z.B. Banknoten, vorzuschlagen, das auch bei hohen Transportgeschwindigkeiten zuverlässig arbeitet.The object of the invention is therefore a Method and device for automatic processing or stacking of sheet material, e.g. Banknotes to propose that reliable even at high transport speeds is working.
Die Aufgabe wird durch die Merkmale des Anspruchs 1 bzw. 7 gelöst.The task is performed by the Features of claims 1 and 7 solved.
Bei dem erfindungsgemäßen Verfahren werden die Banknoten, wie an sich bekannt, vereinzelt, an ein Transportsystem übergeben, geprüft und abhängig von der Prüfung nach vorbestimmten Kategorien in sogenannten Staplern in Einheiten vorbestimmter Stückzahl gestapelt. Für jede Kategorie ist in der Banknotensortiereinrichtung ein Stapler vorgesehen. Der Grundgedanke der Erfindung besteht darin, daß die Übergabe von Banknoten an das Transportsystem unterbrochen wird, nachdem in der Sensoreinrichtung festgestellt wird, daß die vorbestimmte Stückzahl einer Kategorie erreicht ist. Die zu diesem Zeitpunkt bereits vereinzelten Banknoten der gleichen Kategorie werden in der Sortieranlage zwischengespeichert, bis der Stapler die abgelegte vorbestimmte Stückzahl abgearbeitet hat. Die Zeit für die Unterbrechung der Vereinzelung ist so zu bemessen, daß die erste Banknote, die nach der Unterbrechung der Vereinzelung vereinzelt wird, den Stapler erst dann erreicht, wenn dieser wieder betriebsbereit ist.In the method according to the invention, the banknotes, as known per se, isolated, on a transport system handed over, checked and dependent on the check according to predetermined categories in so-called forklifts Units of predetermined numbers stacked. For every Category is in the banknote sorting facility Forklift provided. The basic idea of the invention is in that the transfer of banknotes to the Transport system is interrupted after in the Sensor device is determined that the predetermined Number of pieces in a category has been reached. The too banknotes of the same category are buffered in the sorting system, until the stacker drops the predetermined one Number of pieces processed. The time for that Interruption of the separation must be such that the first banknote after the break in separation is isolated, only reaches the truck when it is ready for use again.
In einer ersten Ausführungsform der Erfindung werden die Banknoten im Stapler selbst zwischengespeichert. Der Stapler ist als Spiralfachstapler ausgeführt, wie beispielsweise in der DE-OS 32 32 348 beschrieben. Der Stapler besteht unter anderem aus einem Stapelrad mit spiralförmig angeordneten Fächern und einem Ausstreifer. Die notwendige Zwischenspeicherung von Banknoten wird innerhalb des Stapelrades durchgeführt. Sollen beispielsweise die Banknoten in Einheiten zu 100 Noten gestapelt werden, ist es notwendig, eine Trennung zwischen der 100sten und der nachfolgenden, bereits im Stapler befindlichen Note vorzunehmen. Diese Trennung wird durch einen speziellen Ausstreifer gelöst, der kontinuierlich aus dem Spiralfachstapler zurückgezogen werden kann. Das Zurückziehen erfolgt so, daß die 100ste Banknote noch aus dem Spiralfachstapler ausgestreift wird, daß aber die weiteren eventuell folgenden Banknoten im Spiralfachstapler verbleiben. Der Ausstreifer muß wieder in seine Arbeitsposition zurückgekehrt sein, wenn die im Stapler verbliebenen Banknoten nach einer entsprechenden Drehung des Spiralfachstaplers die Ablageposition erreichen.In a first embodiment of the invention, the Banknotes temporarily stored in the stacker itself. The Stacker is designed as a spiral stacker, such as described in DE-OS 32 32 348. The truck consists among other things of a stacking wheel with spiral arranged compartments and a stripper. The necessary temporary storage of banknotes will performed within the stacking wheel. For example the banknotes are stacked in units of 100 notes there is a need to separate between the 100th and the following, already in the stacker note. This separation is through solved a special stripper that continuously can be withdrawn from the spiral stacker. The Withdrawal is done so that the 100th banknote is still is stripped from the spiral stacker, but that any further banknotes that may follow in the spiral stacker remain. The stripper must be back in his working position will have returned when the im Stacker remaining banknotes after a corresponding one Turn the spiral stacker to the storage position.
Die Erfindung hat den Vorteil, daß pro Banknotenkategorie lediglich ein Stapler erforderlich ist. Da das Zurückziehen des Abstreifers im Vergleich zur Banknotentransportgeschwindigkeit relativ langsam durchgeführt werden kann, sind die zur Betätigung des Abstreifers aufzuwendenden Stellkräfte vergleichsweise gering. Die Trennung zwischen einzelnen Noten im Banknotenstrom ist deshalb auch bei hohen Transportgeschwindigkeiten mit entsprechender Genauigkeit durchführbar.The invention has the advantage that per banknote category only a stacker is required. Because the withdrawal of the scraper compared to the banknote transport speed performed relatively slowly can be used to operate the scraper actuating forces to be applied are comparatively low. The There is separation between individual notes in the banknote stream therefore also with high transport speeds appropriate accuracy feasible.
In einer weiteren Ausführungsform der Erfindung kann die notwendige Zwischenspeicherung von Banknoten auch durch eine in die Transportstrecke integrierte Pufferstrecke vorgenommen werden. Die Banknoten werden dabei mit Hilfe einer üblichen Weiche in die Pufferstrecke eingeleitet und in das Haupttransportsystem zurückgeführt, sobald der Stapler wieder betriebsbereit ist.In a further embodiment of the invention, the necessary temporary storage of banknotes through a buffer line integrated in the transport line be made. The banknotes are there with the help introduced into the buffer section of a conventional switch and returned to the main transportation system as soon as the truck is ready for use again.
Weitere Vorteile und Weiterbildungen der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den Unteransprüchen sowie der Beschreibung der Ausführungsbeispiele anhand der Figuren. Further advantages and developments of the invention result itself from the subclaims and the description of the embodiments with reference to the figures.
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Die Fig. 1 zeigt eine Prinzipskizze einer erfindungsgemäßen
Vorrichtung. Sie besteht aus einem Vereinzeler 10,
in den wenigstens ein Banknotenstapel 110 eingebracht
wird, der aus einer Anzahl einzelner Banknoten, wie u.a.
den Banknoten 102 und 103 besteht. Die gezeigten Banknoten
100 und 101 wurden bereits aus dem Banknotenstapel
110 abgenommen und einzeln einer Transportstrecke 30
übergeben. Mit Hilfe des Vereinzelers 10 entsteht demnach
ein kontinuierlicher Fluß einzelner Banknoten. Die
nachfolgende Sensoreinrichtung 20 setzt sich aus einem
oder mehreren Sensoren zusammen, welche bestimmte Merkmale
der Banknoten prüfen. Abhängig von dem Prüfergebnis
werden die Banknoten entweder über die Transportstrecke
30 einem Stapler 50 oder über die Transportstrecke 31 zu
anderen, hier nicht dargestellten, weiterverarbeitenden
Einheiten transportiert. Ferner befindet sich in der
Transportstrecke 30 ein Zwischenspeicher 40, der in der
Lage ist, eine Anzahl von Banknoten, abhängig von der
Dimensionierung des Zwischenspeichers 40, für eine vorbestimmte
Zeit zwischenzuspeichern. Der Fluß der Banknoten
wird durch eine Steuerung 60 koordiniert. Sie ist
in der Lage, von den anderen Komponenten der Vorrichtung
Informationen zu empfangen und bestimmte Informationen
oder Steuerungsbefehle an sie abzugeben. Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of an inventive
Contraption. It consists of a
Zur Verarbeitung der Banknoten des Banknotenstapels 110,
wird dieser zunächst in den Vereinzeler 10 eingebracht
und der Vereinzeler 10 von der Steuerung 60 über die Datenleitung
71 aktiviert. Als Beispiel für die Verarbeitung
soll hier die Banknote 100 dienen. Sie wird zunächst
vom Vereinzeler 10 vereinzelt und in das Transportsystem
30 übergeben. Das Transportsystem 30 transportiert
die Banknote 100 in die Sensoreinrichtung 20,
wo die Banknote 100 auf bestimmte Merkmale geprüft wird.
Die Sensoreinrichtung 20 überträgt das Prüfergebnis über
die Datenleitung 72 zur Steuerung 60. Diese aktiviert
über die Datenleitung 73 bestimmte Steuereinrichtungen
im Transportsystem, wie z.B. Weichen, so daß die Banknote
100 entsprechend dem Prüfergebnis der dazugehörigen
weiterverarbeitenden Einheit zugeführt wird. Dies kann
z.B der Stapler 50 sein, in welchem z.B. die als echt
identifizierten Banknoten eines bestimmten Nennwerts
gespeichert werden.For processing the banknotes of the
Die Steuerung 60 überwacht die Anzahl der Banknoten, die
an die einzelnen weiterverarbeitenden Einrichtungen
übergeben werden. Zunächst wird z.B. von der Sensoreinrichtung
20 die Banknote 100 geprüft und das Prüfergebnis
über die Datenleitung 72 an die Steuerung 60
übermittelt. Stellt die Steuerung 60 fest, daß die Banknote
100 für den Stapler 50 bestimmt ist und mit dieser
Banknote die vorbestimmte Anzahl einer Kategorie von
Banknoten im Stapler 50 erreicht wird, so stoppt diese
den Vereinzeler 10 über die Datenleitung 71. Die Banknote
100 stellt hier somit die letzte Banknote der Stapeleinheit
120 des Staplers 50 dar und wird aufgrund
entsprechender Steuerungsbefehle der Steuerung 60 über
die Datenleitung 73 in den Stapler 50 befördert. Die
Banknoten, die sich zum Zeitpunkt des Vereinzelerstopps
schon in der Transportstrecke 30 befinden (hier Banknote
101) bzw. die zu diesem Zeitpunkt gerade vereinzelt werden
(hier Banknote 102), werden zur Sensoreinrichtung 20
transportiert, dort geprüft und den entsprechenden weiterverarbeitenden
Einheiten zugeführt. Sollten einige
oder alle dieser geprüften Banknoten für den Stapler 50
bestimmt sein, so werden diese zunächst im Zwischenspeicher
40 gespeichert, der zu einem entsprechenden Zeitpunkt
von der Steuerung 60 aktiviert wird.The
Nach Ablauf einer gewissen vorbestimmen Zeitspanne wird
der Vereinzeler 10 von der Steuerung 60 über die Datenleitung
71 wieder aktiviert und der Vereinzelungsprozeß
mit der Banknote 103 des Banknotenstapels fortgesetzt.
Alternativ dazu kann auch die Steuerung 60 über die
Datenleitung 75 eine Information des Staplers 50 erhalten,
die dessen Betriebsbereitschaft anzeigt. Aufgrund
dieser Information aktiviert die Steuerung 60 dann
wieder den Vereinzelungsprozeß. Um eine möglichst kurze
Vereinzelungslücke zu erhalten, kann der Stapler 50 seine
Bereitschaftsinformation schon vor dem Zeitpunkt seiner
tatsächlichen Bereitschaft absenden, so daß die
nächstmögliche Banknote den Stapler 50 zum Zeitpunkt
seiner tatsächlichen Bereitschaft erreicht. Der Zwischenspeicher
40 erhält gleichzeitig mit der Aktivierung
des Vereinzelungsprozesses über die Datenleitung 74 einen
Steuerungsbefehl zur Entleerung der in ihm gespeicherten
Banknoten in den Stapler 50.After a certain predetermined period of time
the
Während der durch den Stopp des Vereinzelers entstandenen
Vereinzelungslücke werden somit keine weiteren Banknoten
im Stapler 50 abgelegt, so daß genügend Zeit
bleibt, um die Stapeleinheit 120 aus dem Stapler 50 zu
entleeren bzw. einen weiterverarbeitenden Prozeß im
Stapler 50 durchzuführen.During that caused by the stop of the singler
Separation gaps are therefore no further banknotes
stored in the
Auf eine gesonderte Beschreibung des Vereinzelers 10,
der Sensoreinrichtung 20 und der Transportstrecke 30
wurde verzichtet, da diese Komponenten und ihre Funktion
ausreichend bekannt sind.On a separate description of the
Die Fig. 2, 3 und 4 zeigen jeweils eine spezielle Ausführungsform
des Staplers 50 und des Zwischenspeichers
40. Die Besonderheit der ersten Ausführungform besteht
darin, daß sowohl das Abstapeln der Banknoten als auch
die Zwischenspeicherung während der Vereinzelungslücke
im Stapler 50 durchgeführt werden. Der in Fig. 2 in
stark schematisierter Form dargestellte Stapler besteht
aus einem Stapelrad 51 mit spiralförmig angeordneten Fächern,
einem Ausstreifer 52 und einem Stapelfach 53.
Eine Besonderheit ist hier die bewegliche Ausführung des
Ausstreifers 52, so daß dieser aus dem Stapelrad 51 herausgefahren
bzw. in das Stapelrad 51 hineingefahren werden
kann. Der Zwischenspeicher 40 wird mittels des Stapelrades
51 und des Ausstreifers 52 des Staplers 50 realisiert.
Das Zusammenwirken der einzelnen Komponenten
wird im folgenden anhand der Fig. 2 näher beschrieben.2, 3 and 4 each show a special embodiment
of the
Im normalen Stapelbetrieb befindet sich der Ausstreifer
52 in einer Position, in der er die im Stapelrad befindlichen
Blätter ausstreifen kann. Diese Position ist in
Fig. 2A gezeigt und wird im folgenden Arbeitsposition
genannt. Die einzelnen Banknoten werden von der Transportstrecke
30 direkt in das Stapelrad 51 transportiert.
Der Ausstreifer 52 erfaßt die Banknoten jeweils an der
Kante, die dem Mittelpunkt des Stapelrades 51 zugewandt
ist, und streift diese Banknoten aus dem Stapelrad 51
aus, so daß sie im Stapelfach 53 abgestapelt werden.The stripper is in
Wird nun das Prüfergebnis der Banknote 100 für den Stapler
50 an die Steuerung 60 gemeldet, stoppt diese den
Vereinzeler 10. Die Fig. 2B zeigt, wie der Ausstreifer
52 die Banknote 100 aus dem Stapelrad 51 ausstreift,
während dieser aus dem Stapelrad 51 ausgefahren wird.
Die Banknoten 101 und 102, die sich beim Vereinzelerstopp
schon in der Transportstrecke 30 befanden, werden
gemäß dem gezeigten Beispiel ebenfalls dem Stapler 50
zugeordnet. Sie werden daher von der Transportstrecke 30
in das Stapelrad 51 transportiert. Die Banknoten 101 und
102 bleiben während des Ausfahrens des Ausstreifers 52
im Stapelrad 51.Now the test result of the
Die Fig. 2C zeigt den Austreifer 52 in seiner ausgefahrenen
Position. Die Banknoten 101 und 102 verbleiben zur
Zwischenspeicherung für eine oder mehrere Umdrehungen im
Speicherrad 51. Aufgrund des Vereinzelerstopps erreichen
keine weiteren Banknoten den Stapler 50.2C shows the
Die abgestapelte Einheit 120 von Banknoten kann nun z.B.
mittels eines geeignet geformten Greifers, der hier jedoch
nicht gezeigt ist, aus dem Stapelfach 53 entleert
werden. Alternativ kann das Stapelfach 53 einschließlich
der abgestapelten Einheit 120 von Banknoten auch durch
ein anderes nicht dargestelltes leeres Stapelfach ersetzt
werden. Es ist weiterhin möglich, einen weiterverarbeitenden
Prozeß, wie z.B. Banderolieren der Stapeleinheit,
im Stapler durchzuführen, wobei dann die banderolierte
Einheit aus dem Stapelfach 53 entleert wird.The
Der Vereinzeler 10 wird zu einem geeigneten Zeitpunkt
von der Steuerung 60 erneut aktiviert, so daß die nächste
Banknote 103 das Stapelrad 51 so erreicht, daß sie
möglichst in das Fach eingebracht wird, das auf das Fach
der Banknote 102 folgt. Die Fig. 2D zeigt, wie der Ausstreifer
52 wieder in die Arbeitsposition im Stapelrad
51 eingefahren wird, ohne die Banknoten im Stapelrad 51
zu beeinflussen. Die zwischengespeicherten Banknoten 101
und 102 werden dann vom Ausstreifer 52 in das entleerte
Stapelfach 53 ausgestreift und die nachfolgende Banknote
103 erreicht den Stapler 50. Der Stapler 50 befindet
sich nun wieder im normalen Stapelbetrieb. The
Das Ein- bzw. Ausfahren des Ausstreifers 52 kann beispielsweise
durch einen Schrittmotor oder einen Linearantrieb
realisiert werden. Die Fig. 3 zeigt eine weitere
Möglichkeit, die in der Verwendung einer Konturscheibe
54 besteht. Diese ist auf einer Achse mit dem Stapelrad
51 befestigt. In der Konturscheibe 54 befinden sich Führungsnuten
55, die in der Form an den Verlauf der Fächer
des Stapelrades 51 angepaßt sind. Zum Herausfahren des
Ausstreifers 52 wird ein Bolzen 56 durch eine entsprechende
Führungsnut 55 in eine dafür vorgesehene
Öffnung an der Oberseite des Ausstreifers 52 eingeführt.
Dies kann z.B. mittels eines hier nicht dargestellten
Hubmagneten geschehen. Durch die Drehung des Stapelrades
51 einschließlich der Konturscheibe 54 wird nun der Bolzen
56 entlang der Führungsnut 55 geführt. Die starre
Verbindung zwischen Ausstreifer 52 und Bolzen 56 bewirkt,
daß der Ausstreifer 52 aus dem Stapelrad 51 ausgefahren
wird. Zum Einfahren des Ausstreifers 52 wird
der Bolzen 56 aus der Öffnung des Ausstreifers 52 herausgezogen,
so daß dieser z.B. durch eine hier nicht
dargestellte Feder wieder in seine Arbeitsposition im
Stapelrad 51 zurückbewegt wird. Ein Vorteil dieser Ausführungsform
besteht darin, daß im Gegensatz zum
Schrittmotor bzw. zum Linearantrieb auf relativ aufwendige
Steuerungen verzichtet werden kann.The extension or extension of the
Um einen hohen Durchsatz in der Banknotenverarbeitungsmaschine
zu erreichen, werden die freien Parameter des
Staplers, wie z.B. Anzahl der Stapelfächer sowie die
Steuerung der einzelnen Komponenten so optimiert, daß
die Vereinzelungslücke möglichst gering gehalten werden
kann. Zu diesem Zweck kann z.B. das Stapelrad 51 nach
Aufnahme der Banknote 102 für eine kurze Zeit für mindestens
einen Teil der Umdrehung des Stapelrads 51 beschleunigt
werden, so daß die Banknoten schneller ausgestreift
werden und die Wartezeit für eine Umdrehung des
Stapelrads 51 verringert werden kann. Der Ausstreifer 52
kann dadurch früher in das Stapelrad 51 eingefahren werden
und der Stapler 50 ist somit bereits früher wieder
zur Aufnahme der nachfolgenden Banknote 103 bereit.To ensure high throughput in the banknote processing machine
to achieve the free parameters of the
Stackers, e.g. Number of stacking compartments as well as the
Control of the individual components so optimized that
the isolation gap should be kept as small as possible
can. For this purpose e.g. the stacking
Die Anzahl der Banknoten, die zwischengespeichert werden
müssen, hängt von der Länge der Transportstrecke 30 zwischen
dem Vereinzeler 10 und der Sensoreinrichtung 20
ab. Die exakten Zeitpunkte des Stopps bzw. der Aktivierung
des Vereinzelers ergeben sich im wesentlichen aus
den Abmessungen der Transportstrecke 30 sowie der Transportgeschwindigkeit
der Banknoten.The number of banknotes that are cached
must depend on the length of the
Bei einer weiteren Ausführungsform ist der Zwischenspeicher
40 nicht in den Stapler 50 integriert, sondern
als separate Pufferstrecke 80 in die Transportstrecke 30
eingebracht. Die Fig. 4 zeigt eine Prinzipskizze einer
solchen Pufferstrecke 80. Sie besteht unter anderem aus
einer Weiche 81, mit deren Hilfe die Banknoten zur Zwischenspeicherung
aus der Transportstrecke 30 geführt
werden. Diese gelangen dann über eine Transportstrecke
82 in eine in sich geschlossene Transportstrecke 83, in
der sie zwischengespeichert werden. Im wesentlichen wird
die Anzahl der Banknoten im Zwischenspeicher durch den
Umfang der Transportstrecke 83 bestimmt und die Dauer
der Zwischenspeicherung durch die Anzahl der Umläufe der
Banknoten in der Transportstrecke 83. Erhält die Puffereinheit
80 von der Steuerung 60 den Befehl zum Entleeren
der Banknoten, werden diese, beginnend mit der Banknote
101, aus der Transportstrecke 83 mittels einer Weiche 84
in eine Transportstrecke 85 umgelenkt, um von dort aus
wieder in die Transportstrecke 30 und dann weiter in den
Stapler 50 zu gelangen.In a further embodiment, the buffer is
40 not integrated in the
Diese Ausführungsform hat den Vorteil, daß sie nicht auf
bestimmte Eigenschaften des Staplers 50 angewiesen ist,
wodurch auf spezielle Komponenten des Staplers 50 verzichtet
und dieser beliebig ausgeführt werden kann. This embodiment has the advantage that it is not based on
certain properties of the
Ferner kann sie an einer beliebigen Stelle in der Transportstrecke
30, z.B. direkt hinter der Sensoreinrichtung
20 angebracht werden. Dadurch ist es möglich, sowohl
Banknoten, die für den Stapler 50 bestimmt sind, als
auch Banknoten, die anderen weiterverarbeitenden Einheiten
zugeführt werden sollen, in einer einzigen
Pufferstrecke zwischenzuspeichern.It can also be anywhere in the
Claims (12)
- A method for processing sheet material, for example bank notes, in a sorting plant, the sheets being singled, transferred to a transport system (30, 31), tested by a sensor device (20), and stacked in units of a predetermined piece number in a stacker device (50) by predetermined categories in accordance with the testing, characterized in that the transfer of sheets to the transport system (30, 31) is interrupted after the last sheet (100) of a predetermined piece number of a category has been tested in the sensor device (20), and following sheets (101, 102) of this category already located in the transport system (30, 31) are stored temporarily (40) in the sorting plant until the stacking device (50) is ready for service again.
- The method of claim 1, characterized in that the temporary storage is performed in the stacking device.
- The method of claim 2, characterized in that the temporary storage is performed in a spiral pocket stacker, and the following steps for temporary storage are performed:transporting the sheets (101, 102) to be stored into the stacking wheel (51) with spirally disposed pockets,moving the stripper (52) out of the stacking wheel (51) so that the sheets (101, 102) to be stored remain in the stacking wheel (51) for at least one turn,moving the stripper (52) into the stacking wheel (51) without influencing the sheets (101, 102) to be stored, andstripping the sheets (101, 102) to be stored out of the stacking wheel (51).
- The method of claim 3, characterized in that the speed of the stacking wheel (51) is increased briefly for at least part of the turn after the sheets (101, 102) to be stored arrive, so that the wait for a turn of the stacking wheel (51) is reduced and the stripper (52) can thus be moved into the stacking wheel (51) earlier.
- The method of claim 1, characterized in that the temporary storage is performed in a temporary store within the transport system.
- The method of claim 5, characterized in that the temporary storage is performed in a self-contained transport path (83), and the following steps for temporary storage are performed:transporting the sheets (101, 102) to be stored out of the transport system (30, 31) into a self-contained transport path (83) by means of a transport path (82),keeping the sheets (101, 102) to be stored in the self-contained transport path (83) for at least one circulation, andtransporting the sheets (101, 102) to be stored out of the self-contained transport path (83) back into the transport system (30, 31) by means of a transport path (85).
- An apparatus for processing sheet material, for example bank notes, comprising:a singler (10) for singling the sheets,a transport system (30, 31) for transporting the sheets,a sensor device (20) for testing the sheets, anda stacker device (50) in which the sheets are stacked in units of a predetermined piece number by predetermined categories in accordance with the testing,a control device (60) is provided for stopping the singler (10) after the last sheet of a predetermined piece number of a category has been tested in the sensor device (20), anda temporary store (40) is provided for storing temporarily in the sorting plant the following sheets of this category already located in the transport system (30, 31) until the stacking device (50) is ready for service again.
- The apparatus of claim 7, characterized in that the temporary store (40) is a stacker device (50) having a stacking wheel (51) with spirally disposed pockets and a movable stripper (52), so that the latter can be moved out of the stacking wheel (51) and into the stacking wheel (51).
- The apparatus of claim 8, characterized in that the stripper (52) is moved by means of a linear motor.
- The apparatus of claim 8, characterized in that the stripper (52) is moved by means of a stepping motor.
- The apparatus of claim 8, characterized in that the stripper (52) is moved by means of a contour disk (54), the stripper (52) being connected with the contour disk (54) by a movable bolt (56).
- The apparatus of claim 7, characterized in that the temporary store (40) is a buffer path (80) within the transport system (30, 31), the buffer path (80) having at least the following means:a self-contained transport path (83),two transport paths (82, 85) for transporting the sheets out of and into the transport system (30, 31).
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