DE102016105166A1 - ATM - Google Patents

Abstract

An ATM (1) is proposed, which has an operating unit (2) and a safe unit (3). The operating unit (2) has a banknote module (9) for paying out and / or depositing banknotes. The safe unit (3) comprises a plurality of storage units (12) for depositing the banknotes and a number N, with N ≥ 1, of transport units (13) for transporting the banknotes between the banknote module (9). and the storage units (12). The transport units (13) and the storage units (12) are arranged in the safe unit (3) such that the banknotes in the safe unit (3) have a plane of symmetry (8) parallel to two mutually opposite side walls (10, 11) of the safe unit (3) is cut.

Description

[TECHNICAL FIELD]

The invention relates to an ATM for paying out cash to a customer and in particular for depositing cash by the customer.

[STATE OF THE ART]

An ATM is a technical device for cash withdrawal in self-service with money and credit institutions. By default, such ATMs are configured with a safe unit, with a payout module or banknote module, in particular with a cash slot, and with an operating unit which is adapted to a requested amount of money in the form of banknotes to a customer through the cash slot.

The GB 2 106 687 A shows an automatic bill transport device comprising a detachable first unit which is mounted in a housing and includes safes disposed on one side of the first unit. The bill transport device includes a second unit provided in the housing and mounted to the first unit. In this case, the second unit is connected to a banknote dispensing slot of the housing. Since the first unit can be reversed, the most appropriate mode, a front mode or a rear mode, can be arbitrarily set with respect to the installation position of the bill transport unit. Although the first unit can be rotated by 180 ° with respect to the second unit, but in the GB 206 687 A this requires two transition points between the first unit and the second unit. These transitional locations are both arranged asymmetrically to the center of the ATM, both longitudinally as well as broadside. In order to use this principle, a complicated cash handling mechanism must be installed in addition to two different safes or vaults with asynchronous openings (slots, transition points). Depending on the configuration, one of these two transition points will be used.

The US 6,206,284 B1 shows an automatic cash dispenser in which a configuration with a filling from the front or a configuration with a filling from the back can be selected. The cash dispenser includes a safety box module, a head module, and an interface module, which modules are identical for both configurations. The safe of the US 6,206,284 B1 is open at the front and at the back and thus includes two doors. The head module is arranged together with the operating unit for the customer of the ATM by 180 ° rotatable relative to the safe or safety box module. Consequently, the entire banknote transport is carried out here in the safe. Depending on the configuration, a cash slot for cash dispensing is installed in the safe door or safe cover. Therefore, a different assembly of the safe is required for each configuration or the inner workings of the safe must be assembled differently for each configuration. Furthermore, undefined transitions for the electrical connection must be present between the head module and the safety box module. Thus, the supply of energy and electrical signals via cables, which are placed on undefined points in the safety box module to the head module. The safety box module has one door each at the front and at the back, with a slot for dispensing, depending on the configuration, at the front or rear of the door. The money is issued asymmetrically on the right side, which in a conversion from front to rear load configuration next to the door of the entire interior installation must be twisted.

The US 7,611,045 B1 shows an automatic cash dispenser in which a safe unit for a front or back filling can be adjusted. The safe unit has a door in front and in the back. The complete interior of the ATM of the US 7,611,045 B1 is constructed so that it can be pulled out both to the rear as well as to the front or can be used as a front-load or rear-load configuration. The rest of the structure, such as the operating unit, can be opened from the front as well as from the back and the units can be pulled out, which enables front-load and rear-load operation. The entire interior structure is mounted on rails and can be pulled out both to the front and to the rear. The safe unit has a front and rear door, as well as the control unit front and rear can be opened. Thus, an all-in-one device is implemented by the complicated structure and always built doors front and rear, which always has both configurations.

In the document EP 0 965 956 B1 an ATM is shown, in which the entire banknote path takes place in the safe. Depending on the configuration, whether front-load or rear-load, another safe must be used. The top unit can be rotated by 180 ° with respect to the main unit, allowing it to be set up as a front-load configuration or as a rear-load configuration. The horizontal money transport can be rotated 180 ° compared to the main unit. In order to center the horizontal transport of money, centering points are symmetrical about the money transport path. Elements arranged. Since the entire money transport path is in the safe, a separate safe is required for front-load configuration and rear-load configuration.

The document JP 5 342 448 A describes a modular concept for front-load and rear-load. Here, the customer takes the bank notes directly into the safe, which is not allowed for reasons of security in Europe. Furthermore, the describes JP 5 342 448 A a lower unit and an upper unit, which can be rotated 180 ° to each other to allow a modular front / rear construction. The structure is very complicated and consists of three money transport paths in the lower unit and in the upper unit. These are arranged asymmetrically around the middle. This necessitates a complicated money transport system in the upper unit, with a money transport path not used depending on the configuration.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved ATM.

The object is achieved by an ATM with the features of claim 1.

Accordingly, an ATM is proposed which comprises a control unit and a safe unit. The operating unit comprises a banknote module for paying out and / or depositing banknotes. The safe unit comprises a plurality of storage units for depositing the banknotes and a number N, with N ≥ 1, of transport units for transporting the banknotes between the banknote module and the storage units. In this case, the transport units and the storage units are arranged in the safe unit such that the banknotes in the safe unit intersect a plane of symmetry which is parallel to two mutually opposite side walls of the safe unit.

The fact that the transport units and the storage units are arranged in the safe unit such that the banknotes in the safe unit intersect the plane of symmetry, it is advantageously made possible with a single safe unit, a plurality of different ATMs Represent configurations. For example, the heavy axes of the transport units and the storage units, in particular comprising temporary and static banknote storage, lie in the plane of symmetry. The various ATM configurations or configurations include a front-load ATM, a rear-load ATM, and a TTW (Through the Wall) ATM.

The safe unit can also be referred to as an all-in-one safe, since it can be used for the majority of different ATM configurations.

Due to the provision of this modular rear / front load system of control unit and safe unit advantageously a maximum DC component is created.

Due to the symmetrical design of the safe unit also different interior concepts of the safe unit with the same internal structure of the safe unit are possible, which also represent different security classes. This makes it possible, with only one safe unit a variety of different security classes, preferably the safe door except offer. Preferably, the inner dimensions and the outer dimensions of the safe unit are always the same, regardless of the safety class.

In the TTW ATM, the control unit is moved forward relative to the safe unit by a predetermined amount. In order to be able to use the same safe unit, the top unit is extended by the predetermined dimension in the control unit.

The ATM can also be referred to as an ATM, ATM or cash dispenser. The ATM is a technical device, which is suitable for cash withdrawal or in addition to the cash deposit with money and credit institutions, banks and savings banks. The ATM can also be designed in such a way that it allows the customer to withdraw or deposit cash from one's own checking or credit card account even with foreign financial institutions in self-service.

The control unit may also be referred to as a customer service unit or customer control panel and comprise other modules or units in addition to the banknote module. Examples of other modules include a printer, one or more screens, and input devices such as a keyboard. Furthermore, the operating unit may also include a module for depositing and / or paying out coins.

In particular, the operating unit comprises a portrait camera or on-line camera, a customer display with a touchscreen, function keys, a barcode reader, a hand-to-money camera, a customer keyboard, a stereo. Speaker, a cash slot, a status indicator, a security mirror, a coin dispensing slot, a receipt, especially a receipt printer, a hybrid card reader, a headphone jack, a contactless card reader and a pin-pad (EPP).

In particular, the operating unit comprises a hollow housing, which can be screwed to the safe unit and in which the components described above are receivable.

The banknote module can also be referred to as a top unit. The top unit, which includes the cash slot, is mounted in particular on a rail system and thus movable relative to the safe unit.

Specifically, the storage units include temporary banknote storage and static banknote storage.

The side walls of the safe unit are in particular the same thickness. Thus, the plane of symmetry can relate to both the inner dimensions and the outer dimensions of the safe unit.

The safe unit can also be called a safe-unit, safe or safe. The banknote module may also be referred to as a deposit / withdrawal module or a cash slot module for depositing / paying out banknotes.

According to one embodiment, the plane of symmetry is parallel and equidistant from the two side walls of the safe unit.

In other words, so that the transport units and the storage units are arranged in the safe unit that they are equidistant from the two side walls of the safe unit.

According to another embodiment, the transport units and the storage units are arranged in the safe unit such that the banknotes in the safe unit are symmetrical to the plane of symmetry.

Thus, the banknote transport or banknotes transport path is symmetrical about the plane of symmetry and thus equidistant to the two side walls of the safe unit.

According to a further embodiment, the transport units and the storage units are arranged in the safe unit such that the central axes of the bank notes lie within the safe unit in the symmetry level of the safe unit.

In particular, the center axes of the banknotes of the safe unit lie on the heavy axis of the safe unit. The axis of gravity is the axis, which goes through the center of gravity, here the safe unit.

According to a further embodiment, the transport units and the storage units are arranged in the safe unit such that the heavy axes of the transport units and the storage units lie in the plane of symmetry.

In particular, the transport units and the storage units are symmetrical to the plane of symmetry.

According to a further embodiment, the safe unit has a bottom, a ceiling opposite the floor, a front side, a rear side opposite the front side and the two opposite side walls. The front or the back is designed as a safe door. The ceiling of the safe unit has a single slot for transferring banknotes between the safe unit and the operating unit. The slot is arranged in the ceiling such that it intersects the symmetry plane of the safe unit.

The ceiling can also be called the top of the safe unit. The front can also be called the front wall and the back can also be called the back wall.

For the front-load ATM configuration, the front is designed as a safe door. For the rear-load ATM configuration, the back is designed as a safe door.

Preferably, various lock concepts, such as keys, combination lock, RFID lock, can be installed in the safe door. To obtain the advantage of the all-in-one safe unit even with different thicknesses of the safe door and to provide the same inside dimensions of the safe unit, thinner doors of a lower security class are doubled by means of sheet metal structures, so that they are the same dimensions as the thickest Have safe doors. As a result, advantageously always the same cable lengths and positions for the sensors, such as door closing sensor, structure-borne sound transducer and the like can be used.

According to a further embodiment, the slot is arranged in the ceiling such that its axis of gravity lies in the plane of symmetry of the safe unit.

The fact that the axis of gravity of the slot is located in the plane of symmetry of the safe unit, is the slot arranged centrally with respect to the ceiling of the safe unit. The slot is in particular the only interface for the banknote transport of the safe unit to the operating unit.

According to a further embodiment, the slot is arranged in the ceiling such that it intersects a further plane of symmetry which is parallel and equidistant from the front and the back of the safe unit.

The further plane of symmetry intersects in particular a center region of the safe unit.

According to a further embodiment, the slot is arranged in the ceiling such that it is arranged at most at a certain distance from the further plane of symmetry.

Due to the specific distance, which is in particular small compared to half the diameter of half the safe unit, the security of the ATM is guaranteed. Particularly preferably, the specific distance is less than a quarter of the diameter of the safe unit.

According to a further embodiment, the determined distance of the axis of gravity of the slot from the further plane of symmetry corresponds to one sixth of the length of the ATM.

According to a further embodiment, the axis of gravity of the slot lies both in the plane of symmetry and in the further symmetry plane of the safe unit. In other words, both the symmetry plane and the further plane of symmetry intersect the heavy axis of the safe unit.

According to a further embodiment, the safe unit is constructed symmetrically to the plane of symmetry.

According to a further embodiment, the safe unit and the operating unit are mountable in a first configuration and in a second configuration. In the first configuration, the operating unit is rotated 180 ° relative to the operating unit in the second configuration.

The two configurations form in particular a front-loading ATM and a rear-load ATM.

According to a further embodiment, an opening corresponding to the slot of the safe unit for transferring banknotes between the safe unit and the operating unit is provided on a lower side of the operating unit. In this case, the opening of the operating unit is arranged above the slot of the safe unit in both the first configuration and in the second configuration.

In particular, both a static transfer and a dynamic transfer between the safe unit and the top unit is possible. As stated above, the top unit is located outside the safe unit. In particular, with regard to the dynamic transfer, the top unit is arranged by means of a rail system from the operating unit pulled out. For this purpose, a transition piece between the top unit and the safe unit is used. When pulling out the top unit, the transition piece is lifted upwards. If the top unit is returned to its basic position, the transition piece falls into the slot of the safe unit. The transition piece is held in the correct position by an upper unit of the safe unit by means of centering elements. In particular, the centering elements are arranged asymmetrically around the banknote path. Alternatively, the centering elements may also be arranged symmetrically around the banknote path.

According to another embodiment, the heavy axis of the banknote module in both the first configuration and the second configuration lies in the symmetry plane of the safe unit.

According to another embodiment, the top unit is constructed asymmetrically to the plane of symmetry.

Although the bank note transport path is located symmetrically in the middle, the top unit is preferably constructed asymmetrically. In particular, the housing of the top unit is on the left side opposite the banknote transport path and thus opposite the symmetry plane of the safe unit. This makes it possible, with a narrow width of at most 78 cm to the left of the control unit to install a printer for invoices.

According to a further embodiment, the storage units comprise a plurality M of juxtaposed banknote cassettes for storing M types of banknotes, a number of intermediate bins and a number of waste bins. In this case, the transport units are arranged to transport the banknotes between the slot and the banknote cassettes via the intermediate bins and a validation unit for validating the banknotes. In particular, M ≥ 2. For example, M = 7.

According to a further embodiment, the banknote cassettes are in a lower drawer which can be pulled out of the safe unit arranged that the heavy axes of all banknote cassettes lie in the symmetry plane of the safe unit.

According to a further embodiment, the intermediate shelves, the waste trays, the validation unit and the transport units are arranged in an upper drawer which can be pulled out of the safe unit such that their heavy axes lie in the plane of symmetry.

According to a further embodiment, the ATM is designed as a TTW ATM, wherein the operating unit is shifted by a predetermined dimension forward in the direction of the front door.

According to a further embodiment, the banknote module of the operating unit is extended by the predetermined dimension. Except for the extension of the top unit at the TTW ATM, the control unit is preferably identical for all three variants of the ATM, namely front-load ATM, rear-load ATM and TTW ATM.

Preferably, the same bill module is used for a front-load ATM and for a rear-load ATM, and only another variant (with extended horizontal bill transport path) is needed for the through-the-wall configuration.

According to a further embodiment, the slot is one sixth of the length of the ATM. Thus, the horizontal banknote transport path in the banknote module of the trough-the-wall configuration is the same size or the same length as in the rearload configuration. With the banknote module of the frontload configuration, however, the horizontal banknote transport path is shortened.

According to a further embodiment, the banknote module can be pulled out of the operating unit by means of a rail system.

According to a further embodiment, a transition piece provided between the safe unit and the banknote module is liftable from a basic position upward by withdrawing the banknote module from the operating unit, wherein the transition piece after a pushing back of the banknote module falls into the basic position in the slot of the safe unit.

According to a further embodiment, the safe door can be doubled to provide identical internal dimensions of the safe unit by means of a sheet metal construction.

According to a further embodiment, the banknote module can be divided into a top module and a main module. The main module can in turn be divided into an upper main module and a lower main module. Thus, the banknote module may comprise a top unit, an upper unit and a lower unit. The individual modules can each be moved independently of each other via a rail system. In the top module is the cash slot, through which the customer receives the money or through which he deposits the money. In this cash slot, the banknotes ordered by the customer, which are transported individually, are collected in a bundle. Conversely, a bundle of banknotes, which was paid by the customer, can be isolated and then forwarded via the money note transport. The notes or banknotes store in cash boxes or boxes of the safe unit in the so-called lower main module. The lower main module can store up to five cash cassettes, each of which can hold up to two different banknotes. In the upper main module, there may be various storage units, such as reject stack, tempory stack, validator and reject bins. In the reject bins those banknotes can be stored, which were recognized by the validator as counterfeit money. In the reject stack or return memory, those bank notes are only temporarily buffered, which were not exactly recognized by the validator. These are given back to the user after the validation of all banknotes. In the tempory stack, the banknotes or banknotes are cached by the user after the deposit has been made, which could not be recognized as counterfeit money and not as real money on the first pass through the validator. These will be subject to further validation by the validator. Depending on the result, the notes are stored in the cash box or in the reject bins or returned to the user if there are several failed attempts.

The respective unit, for example the operating unit or the validation unit, can be implemented in terms of hardware and / or software technology or as a combination of the two. In a hardware implementation, the respective unit may be embodied as a device or as part of a device, for example as a computer or as a microprocessor. In a software implementation, the respective unit or a part of the unit may be designed as a computer program product, as a function, as a routine, as a stand-alone process, as part of a program code and / or as an executable object. The mentioned respective units can also be integrated into several independent processor cores within one common Circuit implemented or enter into this run.

According to another aspect, a service machine for paying out banknotes to a customer is proposed. The service machine comprises an operating unit and a safe unit. The operating unit comprises a banknote module for paying out and / or depositing banknotes. The safe unit comprises a plurality of storage units for depositing the banknotes and a number N, with N ≥ 1, of transport units for transporting the banknotes between the banknote module and the storage units. In this case, the transport units and the storage units are arranged in the safe unit such that the banknotes in the safe unit intersect a plane of symmetry which is parallel to two mutually opposite side walls of the safe unit.

Under a service machine in particular sales and ATM are understood. For example, the service machine may be an ATM, a ticket vending machine, a vending machine, an account information terminal, a cash recycler machine, a lottery terminal, a parcel machine for sending or receiving (postal) parcels or a check-in terminal. The features described herein for the ATM apply accordingly to the service machine.

Further possible implementations of the invention also include not explicitly mentioned combinations of features or embodiments described above or below with regard to the exemplary embodiments. The skilled person will also add individual aspects as improvements or additions to the respective basic form of the invention.

Further advantageous embodiments and aspects of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims and the embodiments of the invention described below. Furthermore, the invention will be explained in more detail by means of preferred embodiments with reference to the attached figures.

1 shows a schematic sectional view of a first embodiment of an ATM;

2 shows a schematic section through a plane of symmetry of a second embodiment of an ATM in a first configuration;

3 shows a schematic section through the plane of symmetry of the second embodiment of the ATM in a second configuration;

4 shows a schematic plan view of the safe unit according to 1 ;

5 shows a schematic perspective view of a third embodiment of the ATM in the first configuration;

6 shows a schematic sectional view of a fourth embodiment of an ATM; and

7 shows a schematic view of a customer control panel of a banknote module.

In the figures, the same or functionally identical elements have been given the same reference numerals, unless stated otherwise.

1 shows a schematic sectional view of a first embodiment of an ATM 1 , The cutting plane run parallel to a front plane of the ATM 1 and the section through a center of the ATM 1 , The ATM 1 includes a control unit 2 and a safe unit 3 , where the control unit 2 above the safe unit 3 arranged and attached to this, leaving an opening 4 for handing over banknotes between the safe unit 3 and the control unit 2 on a bottom of a banknote module 9 the control unit 2 is provided, and a slot 5 in a blanket 6 the safe unit 3 is provided, are arranged directly above one another, so that the slot 5 and the corresponding opening 4 to form a channel. Parallel to the ceiling 6 there is a floor 7 the safe unit 3 , Through a middle of the slot 5 and the opening 4 runs a symmetry plane 8th the safe unit 3 , this being the safe unit 3 and / or the control unit 2 and / or the ATMs 1 divided into two equal halves. The control unit 2 has a banknote module 9 with a cash slot 9a for paying out and / or depositing banknotes.

The safe unit 3 has a first and second side wall 10 . 11 on, parallel to the plane of symmetry 8th run, with the symmetry plane 8th equidistant to the two side walls 10 . 11 the safe unit 3 runs. There are between the two side walls 10 . 11 the safe unit 3 Storage Units 12 for depositing banknotes and transport units 13 for transporting the banknotes between the banknote module 9 and the storage units 12 arranged.

Preferably, the safe unit 3 symmetrical to the symmetry plane 8th the safe unit 3 , For the sake of illustration, the transport units 13 in the 1 shown only very schematically.

The transport units 13 and the storage units 12 are in the safe unit 3 mounted and arranged such that the banknotes during transport between the banknote module 9 and the storage units 12 always the symmetry level 8th to cut. In other words, the bills preferably have a distance to one of the side walls during transport 10 . 11 which changes at most by an amount corresponding to a length, width or diagonal of the banknotes. Also during storage after depositing the banknotes in the filing units 12 cut this the symmetry plane 8th ,

Preference is given to the transport units 13 and the storage units 12 such in the safe unit 3 arranged that the banknotes in the safe unit 3 to the symmetry level 8th are symmetrical. Consequently, the central axes of the banknotes lie in the safe unit 3 preferably in the symmetry plane 8th the safe unit 3 , The heavy axes of the transport units 13 and the storage units 12 lie in the symmetry plane 8th , Furthermore, the transport units 13 and the storage units 12 preferably symmetrical to the plane of symmetry 8th ,

2 shows a schematic section through a plane of symmetry 8th a second embodiment of an ATM 1 in a first configuration. A second configuration of this second embodiment is shown in FIG 3 and will be explained in detail below.

The safe unit 3 and the control unit 2 are in the first configuration according to 2 and in the second configuration according to 3 mountable to each other, the control unit 2 in the first configuration opposite the control unit 2 rotated in the second configuration by 180 °.

In the first configuration is the ATM 1 intended for a front loading. The safe unit 3 has a front side 14 facing a user and a back 15 that faces away from a user. Here is the front 14 the safe unit 3 as a safe door 16 trained, with the the safe unit 3 can be opened and closed, leaving the ATM 1 to service from the front.

The control unit 2 includes a user interface 17 facing a user and having a computer unit. As storage units 12 are preferably a plurality M of juxtaposed banknote cassettes 18 for storing M types of banknotes, a number of clipboards 19 and a number of garbage bins 20 intended. Examples of intermediate shelves 19 are Reject Stacker and Tempory Stacker. Furthermore, the safe unit points 3 a validation unit 21 to validate the banknotes, with the validation unit 21 by means of transport units 13 with the banknote module 9 , the banknote cassettes 18 , the intermediate shelves 19 and the garbage bins 20 is coupled, so that the banknotes after validation to the appropriate storage unit 18 . 19 . 20 can be transported. In other words, the transport units 13 set up the banknotes between the slot 5 and the banknote cassettes 18 about the intermediate shelves 19 and the validation unit 21 to validate the banknotes to transport.

As indicated above, shows 3 a schematic section through the plane of symmetry 8th the second embodiment of the ATM 1 in the second configuration. In the second configuration is the ATM 1 intended for a Heckservicierung. In contrast to 2 is the control unit 2 relative to the safe unit 3 rotated by 180 °, leaving the back 15 the safe unit 3 as a safe door 16 the safe unit 3 trained and turned away from a user. The ATM 1 is decorated from a back 15 to be serviced. Here are the control unit 2 and safe unit 3 preferably identical in the first and second configurations.

The opening 4 the control unit 2 is in the first configuration as well as in the second configuration when transferring the banknotes over the slot 5 the safe unit 3 arranged. The heavy axes of the banknote module are preferably located 9 both in the first configuration and in the second configuration in the symmetry plane 8th the safe unit 3 , The top unit 9 can be asymmetric or symmetrical to the symmetry plane 8th be constructed, the control unit 2 is symmetrical to the safe unit 3 built up.

4 shows a schematic plan view of the safe unit 3 according to 1 , where the control unit 2 is removed, leaving the slot 5 exposed. The slot 5 is so in the ceiling 6 arranged that he is the symmetry plane 8th the safe unit 3 cuts and / or that its gravity axis in the symmetry level 8th the safe unit 3 lies. Furthermore, the slot 5 preferably rectangular and has an identical distance to the side walls 10 . 11 on, so the symmetry plane 8th the slot 5 divided into two equal halves. More preferably, another symmetry plane runs 22 parallel and equidistant to the front 14 and the back 15 the safe unit 3 so that also the more symmetry level 22 the slot 5 cuts, in particular divides into two equal halves, or at most at a certain distance from the further plane of symmetry 22 is arranged. The symmetry plane 8th and the further symmetry level 22 are perpendicular to each other. Preferably, the axis of gravity of the slot is located 5 both in the symmetry plane 8th as well as in the further symmetry level 22 the safe unit 3 ,

5 shows a schematic perspective view of a third embodiment of the ATM 1 , The ATM 1 of the 5 is formed in the first configuration. The save unit 3 includes a pull-out bottom drawer 23 holding the banknote cassettes 18 (not shown) and a pull-out upper drawer 24 holding the intermediate shelves 19 , the garbage bins 20 , the validation unit 21 and the transport units 13 (not shown). The shop 23 . 24 are in the first configuration preferably with the safe door open 16 pulled out, taking the store 23 . 24 are adapted to be pulled forward by an operator to the front of the operator.

Also in the second configuration are the stores 23 . 24 preferably with the safe door open 16 pulled out, taking the store 23 . 24 are adapted to be pulled back by an operator to the rear of the operator. Preferably, the banknote cassettes 18 in the out of the safe unit 3 pull out bottom drawer 23 arranged such that the heavy axes of all banknote cassettes 18 in the symmetry plane 8th the safe unit 3 lie. Preferably, the intermediate shelves 19 , the garbage bins 20 , the validation unit 21 and the transport units 13 in the out of the safe unit 3 pull out upper drawer 24 arranged such that their heavy axes in the plane of symmetry 8th lie.

In 6 is a schematic sectional view of a fourth embodiment of an ATM 1 shown. The fourth embodiment of the ATM 1 to 6 is based on the embodiment of 3 , where the ATM 1 of the 6 is designed as a TTW ATM. In particular, the illustrated 6 that the top unit 9 by a predetermined dimension forward towards the front of the TTW ATM 1 is moved. This illustrates the front of the top unit 9 sketched wall 26 a building. The top unit 9 the TTW ATM 1 of the 6 is opposite a rear-load ATM - according to, for example, the 3 - Extended by a predetermined dimension. Furthermore, the shows 6 one between the safe unit 3 and the top unit 9 provided transition piece 25 , The transition piece 25 is by pulling out the top unit 9 from the control unit 2 can be raised from a basic position upwards. Will the top unit 9 pushed back to the basic position, then falls the transition piece 25 in the slot 5 the safe unit 3 ,

In 7 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a customer operation panel of a banknote module 9 or a top unit 9 shown. This shows the 7 that the customer panel is the top unit 9 a portrait camera 27 , a customer display 28 with a touch screen, function keys 29 , a barcode reader 30 , a hand-to-money camera 31 , a customer keyboard 32 , a stereo speaker 33 , a cash slot 34 , a status indicator 35 , a safety mirror 36 , a coin dispensing slot 37 , a receipt issue 38 , a hybrid card reader 39 , a headphone jack 40 , a contactless card reader 41 and a pin pad 42 may include.

Although the present invention has been described in terms of embodiments, it is variously modifiable. In particular, features of the embodiments of the 1 to 7 Combined to come to a further embodiment.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

 ATM

2

 Control unit

3

 Safe unit

4

 opening

5

 slot

6

 blanket

7

 ground

8th

 Plane of symmetry

9

 Banknotes module

9a

 Cash slot

10

 Side wall

11

 Side wall

12

 Storage Units

13

 Transport units

14

 front

15

 back

16

 Safe Door

17

 User interface

18

 Banknote cassettes

19

 Intermediate shelves

20

 Trash bins

21

 Validation Unit

22

 Plane of symmetry

23

 drawer

24

 drawer

25

 Transition piece

26

 wall

27

 Portrait Camera

28

 customer display

29

 function keys

30

 Barcode Reader

31

 Hand-to-money camera

32

 customers keyboard

33

 Stereo speakers

34

 Cash slot

35

 status display

36

 safety mirror

37

 Münzausgabeschacht

38

 document output

39

 Hybrid Card Reader

40

 Headphone jack

41

 contactless card reader

42

 Pin pad

QUOTES INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION

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Cited patent literature

• GB 2106687 A [0003]
• GB 206687 A [0003]
• US 6206284 B1 [0004, 0004]
• US 7611045 B1 [0005, 0005]
• EP 0965956 B1 [0006]
• JP 5342448 A [0007, 0007]

Claims (22)

ATM ( 1 ), with an operating unit ( 2 ), which is a banknote module ( 9 ) for paying out and / or depositing banknotes, and a safe unit ( 3 ) containing a plurality of storage units ( 12 ) for depositing the banknotes and a number N, where N ≥ 1, of transport units ( 13 ) for transporting the banknotes between the banknote module ( 9 ) and the storage units ( 12 ), the transport units ( 13 ) and the storage units ( 12 ) in the safe unit ( 3 ) are arranged that the banknotes in the safe unit ( 3 ) a symmetry plane ( 8th ), which parallel to two mutually opposite side walls ( 10 . 11 ) of the safe unit ( 3 ), cut. ATM according to claim 1, characterized in that the symmetry plane ( 8th ) parallel and equidistant to the two side walls ( 10 . 11 ) of the safe unit ( 3 ). ATM according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the transport units ( 13 ) and the storage units ( 12 ) in the safe unit ( 3 ) are arranged that the banknotes in the safe unit ( 3 ) to the symmetry plane ( 8th ) are symmetrical. ATM according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the transport units ( 13 ) and the storage units ( 12 ) in the safe unit ( 3 ) are arranged so that the central axes of the banknotes in the safe unit ( 3 ) in the symmetry plane ( 8th ) of the safe unit ( 3 ) lie. ATM according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the transport units ( 13 ) and the storage units ( 12 ) in the safe unit ( 3 ) are arranged such that the heavy axes of the transport units ( 13 ) and the storage units ( 12 ) in the symmetry plane ( 8th ) lie. ATM according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the safe unit ( 3 ) a floor ( 7 ), one to the ground ( 7 ) opposite ceiling ( 6 ), a front side ( 14 ), one of the front ( 14 ) opposite back side ( 15 ) and the two opposite side walls ( 10 . 11 ), wherein at least the front side ( 14 ) or the back ( 15 ) as a safe door ( 16 ) is formed, wherein the ceiling ( 6 ) a single slot ( 5 ) for transferring banknotes between the safe unit ( 3 ) and the control unit ( 2 ), wherein the slot ( 5 ) in the ceiling ( 6 ) is arranged so that it is the symmetry plane ( 8th ) of the safe unit ( 3 ) cuts. ATM according to claim 6, characterized in that the slot ( 5 ) in the ceiling ( 6 ) is arranged that its axis of gravity in the plane of symmetry ( 8th ) of the safe unit ( 3 ) lies. ATM according to one of claims 6 or 7, characterized in that the slot ( 5 ) in the ceiling ( 6 ) is arranged so that it has another plane of symmetry ( 22 ), which are parallel and equidistant from the front ( 14 ) and the back ( 15 ) of the safe unit ( 3 ), or at most at a certain distance from the further plane of symmetry ( 22 ) is arranged. ATM according to claim 8, characterized in that the axis of gravity of the slot ( 5 ) both in the symmetry plane ( 8th ) as well as in the further symmetry plane ( 22 ) of the safe unit ( 3 ) lies. ATM according to claim 8, characterized in that the determined distance of the axis of gravity of the slot ( 5 ) from the further symmetry plane ( 22 ) one-sixth of the length of the ATM ( 1 ) corresponds. ATM according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the safe unit ( 3 ) symmetrical to the symmetry plane ( 8th ) is constructed. ATM according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the safe unit ( 3 ) and the control unit ( 2 ) are mountable to one another in a first configuration and in a second configuration, wherein the control unit ( 2 ) in the first configuration opposite the control unit ( 2 ) is rotated 180 ° in the second configuration. ATM according to claims 6 and 12, characterized in that one to the slot ( 5 ) of the safe unit ( 3 ) corresponding opening ( 4 ) for transferring banknotes between the safe unit ( 3 ) and the control unit ( 2 ) on an underside of the banknote module ( 9 ) is provided, wherein the opening ( 4 ) of the banknote module ( 9 ) in both the first configuration and the second configuration above the slot (FIG. 5 ) of the safe unit ( 3 ) is arranged. ATM according to claim 12 or 13, characterized in that the heavy axis of the banknote module ( 9 ) in both the first configuration and in the second configuration in the symmetry plane ( 8th ) of the safe unit ( 3 ) lies. ATM according to claim 14, characterized in that the operating unit ( 2 ) asymmetric to the plane of symmetry ( 8th ) is constructed. ATM according to one of claims 6 to 15, characterized in that the storage units ( 12 ) a plurality M of juxtaposed banknote cassettes ( 18 ) for storing M types of banknotes, a number of intermediate bins ( 19 ) and a number of waste bins ( 20 ), the transport units ( 13 ) are arranged to place the banknotes between the slot ( 5 ) and the banknote cassettes ( 18 ) on the intermediate files ( 19 ) and a validation unit ( 21 ) for validating the banknotes. ATM according to claim 16, characterized in that the banknote cassettes ( 18 ) in one of the safe unit ( 3 ) pull out lower drawer ( 23 ) are arranged such that the heavy axes of all banknote cassettes ( 18 ) in the symmetry plane ( 8th ) of the safe unit ( 3 ) and that the intermediate files ( 19 ), the waste bins ( 20 ), the validation unit ( 21 ) and the transport units ( 13 ) in one of the safe unit ( 3 ) pull out upper drawer ( 24 ) are arranged such that their heavy axes in the plane of symmetry ( 8th ) lie. ATM according to one of claims 1 to 17, characterized in that the ATM ( 1 ) is designed as a TTW ATM, wherein the control unit ( 2 ) is shifted forward by a predetermined dimension towards the front door. ATM according to claim 18, characterized in that the banknote module ( 9 ) of the control unit ( 2 ) is extended by the predetermined dimension. ATM according to one of Claims 1 to 19, characterized in that the banknote module ( 9 ) by means of a rail system from the control unit ( 2 ) is removable. ATM according to claim 20, characterized in that one between the safe unit ( 3 ) and the banknote module ( 9 ) provided transition piece ( 25 ) by pulling out the banknote module ( 9 ) from the control unit ( 2 ) is liftable from a basic position upwards, wherein the transition piece ( 25 ) after pushing back the banknote module ( 9 ) in the basic position in the slot ( 5 ) of the safe unit ( 3 ) falls. ATM according to one of claims 1 to 21, characterized in that the safe door ( 16 ) to provide identical inside dimensions of the safe unit ( 3 ) is aufdoppelbar by means of a sheet metal construction.

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