WO2009083138A1 - Device for accepting and outputting banknotes - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for accepting and outputting or returning banknotes. The invention more specifically relates to a device for accepting and outputting or returning banknotes that form a stack and comprises a drawer for accepting and outputting or returning banknotes, a transport unit in said drawer for transporting the stack of banknotes in an direction of acceptance or a direction of output, between positions in which the banknotes are partially or completely located in the drawer, a separator, which separates the banknotes that are located completely in the drawer, a transport system which accepts the banknotes separated by the separator and conveys them to be treated, and a return drawer in which banknotes to be output or returned are collected and form a stack, said return drawer being separate from the drawer and being arranged off-set from the drawer in the direction of output of the banknotes to the output or returned.

Description

 Device for accepting and dispensing banknotes

The present invention relates to a device for accepting and dispensing banknotes.

Devices for accepting and dispensing banknotes are known. The known devices are based on the recognition that a compartment which is used for the input of accepted banknotes, is also used for the return of banknotes that could not be accepted, for. B. because they could not be recognized or because of disturbances in the processing occurred. Furthermore, the compartment can be used for the disbursement of banknotes.

From US 4,883,183 such a device is known, in which the compartment used for the return and return of banknotes is divided by a separating element into two areas, one area of the compartment being used for the input of banknotes, whereas the other area for the return of banknotes is used. The separating element serves at the same time as a storage for the bank notes to be returned.

Since during operation at least the area of the compartment intended for the input of banknotes is closed by a panel, in the case of a termination of a deposit operation it is necessary to first separate all banknotes and transport them into the area of the compartment which is responsible for the banknotes Return of banknotes is determined.

From EP 0714 078 Bl a further device is known in which the compartment used for the return and return of banknotes is divided by a separating element into two areas, one area of the compartment being used for the input of banknotes, whereas the other one Area used for the return of banknotes. The separating element can thereby be moved within the subject to adjust the proportions between the first and second area to the respective requirements. In addition, it is possible to extract the separator from the input tray to z. B. to avoid the disadvantages described above for US 4,883,183 in case of discontinuation of a deposit operation. To ensure safe separation of the entered banknotes, the separating element is additionally pressed against the banknotes to be separated.

Since the position of the separating element along two axes must be changed, an increased space requirement is required for the realization of the known device, since in particular the extraction of the separating element requires a lot of space to move the separating element into a position outside the compartment can.

From EP 1 004 098 Bl an additional device is known in which the compartment used for the input and return of banknotes is divided by a separating element into two areas and essentially corresponds to the previously described EP 0714 078 Bl. This means in particular that the separating element can be moved in two directions. In addition, the separating element is composed of a rake and can be separated into two sub-elements, each of which completely covers the cross-section of the compartment. One of the sub-elements is used as a support for returned banknotes, whereas the other sub-element can be pressed against the banknotes to be separated in order to ensure secure separation.

The EP 1 004 098 B1 thus has the problem of increased space requirements. In addition, the use of a divisible separating element requires an increased effort because the two subelements must be moved and controlled separately from one another inside and outside the compartment. DE 10008374 A1 and DE 10210 689 A1 also disclose further devices for receiving and dispensing banknotes. The apparatuses include a partition member which divides a tray into an input area and a banknote output and return area. The separator remains in the two known devices within the compartment, which is why problems arise in the event of a demolition, which are similar to the problems described for US 4,883,183.

In addition, the use described in any of the aforementioned documents of a partition for the division of the compartment in an area for the input and a range for the issue and return of banknotes consuming and prone to failure, since the separator must be moved within the tray.

The object of the present invention is to provide a device for accepting and dispensing banknotes, which has a compartment for the input and output or return of banknotes, and a flexible and for an operator comfortable operation in the acceptance and Issue or return of banknotes allows, the device should be simple and compact.

This object is achieved by the features of claim 1.

The invention relates to a device for accepting and dispensing banknotes that form a stack, with a compartment for receiving and dispensing banknotes, a transport device within the compartment, for transporting the stack of banknotes. in an acceptance direction or an output direction, between positions where the banknote partially or completely in the tray are, a Vereinzeier, which singles the banknotes completely in the compartment, a transport system which takes over the separated by the Vereinzier banknotes and a processing, and a return tray in the dispensed or returned banknotes are collected and form a stack, wherein the return tray is spatially separated from the subject and arranged in the output direction of the dispensed or returned banknotes offset from the subject.

The advantage of the invention is to be seen in particular in that a flexible and compact design of the device for accepting and dispensing of banknotes is made possible by the fact that the return tray for the collection of banknote to be issued or returned spatially from the subject to accept and Issue or return of banknotes is separated. This eliminates the need for a divider within the compartment for accepting and dispensing banknotes. Moreover, since the return tray can be arranged in front of and above the tray for accepting and dispensing banknotes, as seen in the discharge direction, the structure of the apparatus for accepting and dispensing banknotes is further simplified, since the dispensers to be dispensed and / or returned Banknotes to be returned from the return tray can be transported directly into the compartment for accepting and issuing or returning banknotes.

In particular, however, an issue or return of all banknotes in the compartment and in the return compartment can take place at any time, even in the case of the cancellation of the acceptance of banknotes, in which both the banknotes to be accepted and the banknotes to be returned are put together in one operation and with a single action can be removed by an operator. In a further development of the invention, the device for accepting and dispensing or returning banknotes has a transport device for transporting the stacked banknotes to be dispensed or returned in the return compartment, which is essentially restricted to the area of the return compartment and the stack of banknotes Bank notes to be issued or returned in the direction of issuing to the compartment for receiving and issuing or returning banknotes transported.

The advantage of the development of the invention is particularly seen in the fact that a particularly simple construction of the return tray is made possible by the fact that the return tray is located in particular above the compartment for accepting and issuing or returning banknotes. In particular, the transport means of the return tray must extend only the size of the return tray in the discharge direction, since the bank notes, after they have been transported to the end of the return tray, order placement from the top into the compartment for receiving and dispensing or return of banknotes.

Further advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the dependent claims and the following description of embodiments with reference to figures.

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Figures 1 to 8 an embodiment of an apparatus for the acceptance and issue or return of banknotes at different times during the acceptance and issue or return of banknotes.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a device 1 for accepting and dispensing banknotes, with a compartment F for the acceptance and issue or return of banknotes. In the tray F, a plurality of banknotes BN have been inserted in the form of a stack by an operator. The input opening of the compartment F can be closed with a shutter B, in order to ensure during the processing of the banknotes BN that no manipulation can be performed. For the input of banknotes BN, the diaphragm B is opened. Another shutter Bl may be provided to close another opening of the tray F while the shutter B is opened on the input side of the tray F. Further housing parts of the device 1 for the acceptance and output or return of banknotes are not shown for the sake of simplicity.

The opening of the compartment F resulting after the opening of the panel B can be dimensioned such that the banknotes BN can not be entered by the operator until the end of the compartment F. On the other hand, the banknotes BN can be inputted to the tray F so far that, after the operator releases them, they will safely stand in the bin F and will not fall out. The dimensioning of the resulting opening of compartment F is dependent on the size of the banknotes to be inserted and should allow the banknotes to be fed into compartment F for more than half the longitudinal dimension of the largest banknote, i. H. a part of the banknotes BN remains outside of the compartment F or its opening.

The banknote accepting and dispensing apparatus 1 further comprises a sorter 3, which respectively detects the lowermost of the banknotes BN and hands them over individually to a subsequent transport system, which feeds the separated banknotes for further processing. Furthermore, a transport device 2, 4 is shown for the banknotes BN entered into the compartment F, the function of which will be described in more detail below. FIG. 2 shows the embodiment of the device 1 for accepting and dispensing banknotes shown in FIG. 1, while the input banknotes BN are transported into the compartment F in an input direction T1. It may be provided that a sensor LS, z. As a light barrier, when entering the banknotes BN in the compartment F, the input of the banknotes BN determined to start the transport of banknotes. For this purpose, a part 4 of the two-part conveyor 2, 4 is moved in the direction of Rl on the banknotes BN until the banknotes BN are clamped between the two parts of the transport device 2, 4, whereby it can also be achieved that the banknotes BN can not be completely entered by the operator into the compartment F. After the banknotes BN are clamped, they are transported completely into the compartment F by the transport device 2, 4 in the input direction T1. For example, a further light barrier may be provided at the end of the compartment F at the level 3, which determines the arrival of the banknotes BN, whereupon the transport of the banknotes is ended and the panel B of the compartment F is closed and the further panel Bl is opened. Advantageously, both parts of the transport device 2, 4 are driven to transport the banknotes BN, but it is also possible that, for example, only the lower part 2 is driven, on which the banknotes BN rest.

From the position of the upper part 4 of the transport device, a first estimate can be made of how many banknotes BN have been entered, ie the number of banknotes BN to be assumed can be approximately determined. This also allows to detect if the maximum allowable amount of banknotes has been exceeded, e.g. B. the entry of more than 100 banknotes. In this case, the acceptance process may be terminated and the operator may be requested to remove the banknotes BN and enter a smaller amount of banknotes. - -

Following this, the processing of the entered banknotes BN, d shown in FIG. 3 takes place. H. their acceptance. For this purpose, the device 1 for receiving and issuing or returning banknotes is connected to a banknote processing device. The banknote processing device comprises, for example, the singular banknote transport system already described above, a sensor device S, a banknote storage device K, e.g. B. one or more cassettes for different types of banknotes, a buffer for the storage of banknotes during processing, etc.

After entering the banknotes BN in the compartment F or their collection by the transport device 2, 4, as described above, the diaphragm B was closed. The closing operation of the diaphragm B can by a command input of the operator, for. B. by means of a keyboard, or by monitoring the subject F for the presence of banknotes or their complete collection, z. B. by means of the further light barrier. During processing of the banknotes, the panel B remains closed and locked so that it can not be opened to prevent unauthorized interference or tampering.

In order to separate the banknotes BN, the bottommost banknote is transported to the singler 3 by means of the lower part 2 of the transport device. The upper part 4 of the transport device is no longer driven during the separation of the banknotes. However, it may be provided that the upper part in the direction Rl is moved toward the banknotes BN as the thickness of the stack of banknotes BN decreases due to the singulation of banknotes. In this way, a pressure of the respective lowest banknote against the lower part 2 of the transport device can be achieved so that the lowermost banknote is reliably transported in the direction of the singler 3. For this transport the Weil's lowest banknote for Vereinzeier 3 alternatively or additionally also feed rollers can be used.

The Vereinzeier 3 detects the lowest of the banknotes BN and passes them to the transport system of the banknote processing device, which transports the individual banknotes in the input direction Tl for further processing. The transport system transports the individual banknotes through the sensor device S, which has one or more sensors, for. B. optical, mechanical and acoustic sensors, which check the respectively transported past bill. This check may include, for example, determining the authenticity of the bill, the type of bill, d. H. in particular currency and denomination, the state of the banknote, the size of the banknote, etc. After verification, the banknotes are transported by the transport system and transported in dependence on the review by the sensor device in the storage device K and stored in this, z. B. in a particular cassette according to the determined banknote type. Deviating from this, the banknotes can also be stored in the buffer during processing. The bills are stored in the buffer until all bills have been processed. The distribution of banknotes from the cache z. B. on the various cassettes according to the determined type of banknote is subsequently thereafter, for example, after the operator confirms the correct acceptance of the banknotes.

As shown in Figure 4, non-editable banknotes BN ', ie banknotes that are not recognized by the sensor device or banknotes that cause a fault, z. B. double or multiple withdrawn banknotes transported and collected by the transport system for return in an output direction T2 in a return tray 5, wherein the return tray is spatially separated from the compartment F, adjacent to this and in output direction of the banknotes to be issued or returned before and above the subject is arranged. The return tray 5 also has a two-piece transport device 6, 6 'for the transport of multiple banknotes. In the return tray 5, a device, for. As a Patscher 7, be provided, which causes a proper storage of the returned banknotes BN '. For example, banknotes can be braked by the patscher 7 so that all leading edges come to rest at a point within the return tray. Alternatively, all the trailing edges of the banknotes BN 'can come to rest in one place. After a sensor, z. As a light barrier, it has been determined that all entered into the compartment F banknotes BN were isolated and processed, ie all banknotes BN are removed from the compartment F, the banknotes destined for return BN 'in the return tray 5 and the upper part 4 of Transport device of the compartment F is transported along a second direction R2 in its initial position (see Figure 1).

Figure 5 shows how the upper part 6 of the transport means of the return tray 5 in the first direction Rl is moved towards the bank notes BN 'to be returned in order to clamp the bank notes BN' to be returned between them and the lower part 6 'of the transport means of the return tray 5 , Thereafter, the bank notes BN 'to be returned are transported from the return tray 5 to the tray F in the delivery direction T2.

After the bank notes to be returned BN ', as shown in Figure 6, are in the compartment F, the upper part 6 of the transport means of the return tray 5 in the second direction R2 is brought into its initial position (see Figure 4) and the upper part 4 of the transport device of Tray F is moved in the first direction Rl onto the banknotes BN 'to be returned in compartment F in order to clamp them between themselves and the lower part 2 of the conveyor F of the compartment. The further panel Bl between compartment F and return compartment 5 is closed. Subsequently, the panel B of the compartment F is opened and, as shown in Figure 7, the banknotes to be returned BN 'of the transport means 2, 4 of the tray F in the delivery direction T2 at least partially transported from the tray F, so that the operator back - giving notes BN 'can take and remove. The clamping force exerted by the transport device 2, 4 is dimensioned such that the banknotes to be returned BN 'can be transported safely but can also be removed without problems by the operator.

In the event that the operator forgets to remove the banknotes BN 'to be returned from the compartment F, the banknotes to be returned BN', z. B. 20 seconds after they were presented to the operator, transported by the transport device 2, 4 again in the input direction Tl in the tray F and the diaphragm B is closed (Figure 8). Subsequently, the banknotes to be returned BN 'are separated from the singler 3 and transported by the transport system in the input direction Tl into the banknote processing device connected to the apparatus 1 for accepting and returning banknotes and stored therein, e.g. In one of the cassettes described above, or a special forgotten banknote container.

To date, an operation has been described in which the acceptance of banknotes BN is completed and in which possibly unworkable banknotes BN 'are returned. However, it is obvious that such an operation for the acceptance of banknotes BN 'can also be prematurely terminated. In this case, all banknotes BN in compartment F and all banknotes BN 'in return compartment R are returned. For this purpose, the upper part 4 of the transport device of the compartment F in the second direction R2 is brought into its initial position (comparable to Figures 3 and 4). After that will be returned Banknotes BN 'transported from the return tray 5 in the tray F and stored on the still in the compartment F banknotes BN, whereupon the upper part 4 of the transport device of the tray F in the first direction Rl is moved towards the banknotes (comparable to FIGS and 6). Subsequently, the return of the banknotes BN, BN 'to the operator takes place, for which purpose the panel B is opened and the banknotes in the delivery direction T2 are at least partially transported out of the compartment F (comparable to FIG. 7).

Under certain circumstances, it may also be provided that all originally entered banknotes BN should be returned if the acceptance is aborted. In this case, the banknotes BN already in the buffer memory of the banknote processing device connected to the apparatus 1 for accepting and returning banknotes are first transported into the return compartment 5 and deposited on the banknotes BN 'to be returned (comparable to FIG. 4). Thereafter, the transport of the banknotes in the return tray 5, as described above, takes place in the compartment F, and thereafter the return of all banknotes entered, as also previously described.

Instead of the previously illustrated and described embodiment in which the banknotes are transported parallel to their long edges, of course, the transport of the banknotes is possible parallel to their short edges. In this case, of course, all components of the device 1 for the acceptance and delivery or return of banknotes must be dimensioned accordingly.

So far, the banknote receiving and dispensing apparatus 1 has been described only in connection with the acceptance of banknotes and the return of banknotes which are not accepted upon acceptance. In the unspecified issue or - -

Payment of banknotes can z. B. banknotes are output, which are stored in a suitable for output cassette (not shown) of the storage device of the banknote processing device connected to the device for accepting and dispensing of banknotes. The banknotes to be paid out are then, as described above, first transported to the return bin 5, stacked there, and then further transported to the bin F to be issued.

Furthermore, checks, vouchers or other value documents can be included in addition to banknotes to be accepted or paid out. These are processed together with the banknotes and stored, for example, in a special cassette of the storage device of the banknote processing device connected to the device 1 for accepting and dispensing banknotes.

If there is a disruption in the separation of banknotes BN by means of the singler 3, the transport device 2, 4 can also be used to eliminate these disturbances. In particular, banknotes which are jammed in the gap of the singler 3 can be pulled out by means of the transport device 2, 4 of the compartment F if the jammed banknote still projects into the compartment F so far that it can be detected by the transport device 2, 4 , The jammed banknote and any further banknotes still in the compartment F are then transported in the output direction T2 to the diaphragm B and the jammed banknote is released again during transport into the compartment F. The other banknotes located in the compartment F can abut the panel B during this process, whereby they are deformed. After liberation of the jammed banknote, the transport direction of the transport device 2, 4 is reversed and the other banknotes are transported back to their original position. Alternatively or additionally, the upper part 4 of the transport device can also be used. tion in the second direction R2 are moved, so that the deformed further banknotes move back into their original position due to the deformation.

The transport means 2, 4 of the compartment F and the transport means 6, 6 'of the return tray 5 can in principle be of the same design. It can be provided that the upper and lower parts of the transport devices 2,4 and 6, 6 ', are driven, as well as only one of the parts of the transport means 2,4 and 6, 6' are driven. For transporting the banknotes, the transport devices 2,4 and 6, 6 'may have belts or rollers or a combination of belts and rollers.

Claims

Patent claims A device for accepting and dispensing banknotes by means of a compartment (F) for accepting and returning a plurality of banknotes (BN, BN ') forming a stack with a transport device (2, 4) within of the compartment (F), for transporting the stack of banknotes (BN, BN ') in an acceptance direction (T1) or an exit direction (T2), between positions where the banknote (BN, BN') partially or completely engages the compartment (F) are located, a singler (3), which separates the completely in the compartment (F) banknotes (BN, BN '), and a transport system which from the Vereinzeier (3) isolated banknotes (BN, BN') takes over and a processing, characterized by a return tray (5) are collected in the banknotes to be issued (BN ') and form a stack, wherein the return tray (5) is spatially separated from the compartment (F) and in the direction of issuing ( T2) to be issued or returned Banknote (BN ') offset from the compartment (F) is arranged. 2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the return tray (5) is arranged in front of and above the compartment (F). 3. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the return tray (5) has a transport means (6, 6 ') for the transport of the banknotes to be issued or returned (BN'), which substantially to the area of the return tray ( 5) is limited and transported the stack of banknotes to be issued or returned (BN ') in the discharge direction (T2) to the tray (F). 4. Apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that the transport means (6, 6 ') for the transport of the banknotes to be issued or returned (BN') to be issued or returned banknotes (BN ') in the output direction (T2) to the tray ( F), after all banknotes (BN) entered into the compartment (F) on acceptance were separated from the separator (3). 5. Device according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that an input opening of the compartment (F) by means of a diaphragm (B) can be closed. 6. Device according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that a further, to the return tray (5) adjacent the opening of the compartment (F) by means of a further panel (Bl) can be closed. 7. Device according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the transport means (2, 4) transports the banknotes to eliminate disturbances in the output direction (T2).