EP0559616A1 - Device for transporting printed sheets in an installation for monitoring the quality of bank notes - Google Patents

Device for transporting printed sheets in an installation for monitoring the quality of bank notes Download PDF

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EP0559616A1
EP0559616A1 EP93810135A EP93810135A EP0559616A1 EP 0559616 A1 EP0559616 A1 EP 0559616A1 EP 93810135 A EP93810135 A EP 93810135A EP 93810135 A EP93810135 A EP 93810135A EP 0559616 A1 EP0559616 A1 EP 0559616A1
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    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
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    • G07D7/06—Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency using wave or particle radiation
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/02—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by mechanical grippers engaging the leading edge only of the articles
    • B65H29/04—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by mechanical grippers engaging the leading edge only of the articles the grippers being carried by endless chains or bands

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  • the present invention relates to a device for transporting printed sheets in an installation for controlling the quality of securities, in particular banknotes, in a control zone comprising at least one detector.
  • patent FR 1,489,113 describes a method and a device according to which sheets of uncut banknotes are first checked visually to allow the operator to mark defective banknotes, exhibiting color errors or spots . The sheets are then cut into banknotes which pass on a first cylinder in front of detectors monitoring the side of the banknote facing outwards and reacting to the control marks carried by the banknotes, as well as to errors in centering the image. Then, the banknotes are transferred to a second cylinder where detectors control their other side. Defective tickets are automatically withdrawn from the transport chain and replaced by faultless tickets. Finally, an automatic installation allows the controlled tickets to be counted and packaged.
  • a complete quality control must also include a transparency control or a reflection control to examine, in particular, the position of the watermark, the security thread, and all the other criteria verifiable by transparency or reflection.
  • the sheets must be in the planar state, therefore must be conveyed on a transport chain provided with clamps which grip the front edge of the sheet to make it pass in front of the detection system by transparency, or reflection, while said sheet slides in the transfer plane.
  • the present invention proposes to build a chain transport device which guarantees that the sheet takes on a perfectly flat state during its passage in front of the detector system, without risk of damaging the printing recently carried out on the sheets.
  • the device according to the invention is characterized by the characterizing clause of claim 1.
  • the device according to the invention is characterized by the characteristics of claim 2.
  • the advantage of this device is to allow the printed sheet to be perfectly maintained by the vacuum system in the transfer plane defined by the support bars, as it passes below the detector, while avoiding a collision between the suction nozzles and the clamps when the latter reach the level of the nozzles.
  • FIG. 1 represents a schematic view of the device, adapted to the example of a transparency control.
  • Figure 2 is a partial top view of the grab bars and movable arms in the control area.
  • FIG 3 is a partial perspective view of the control area according to Figure 2, with the arms in the operating position.
  • Figure 4 shows the same view as Figure 3, but with the arms in the retracted position relative to the transfer plane.
  • the transport chain 1 is provided with bars 2 with clips 2a for gripping the front edge of each of the sheets to be examined 3 and for sliding them onto a support formed by grab bars 4, 4 ', between a detector 5 and a lamp 8.
  • the support bars 4, 4' extend longitudinally in the direction of transport and are spaced a distance of about 15 to 20 mm.
  • the clamps 2a which grip the sheets and whose number is, for example, twelve, move partially in the intervals between the grab bars. All the leaves, of which only one is shown in the figure, follow one behind the other in determined and constant intervals.
  • the detector 5 is used for a transparency check, that is to say for checking the existence of details and characteristics which only appear through transparency.
  • the support bars 4, 4 ′ are provided with a slot 6 located in the sheet control zone, the bars located in front of the slot 6 are defined by the reference 4 while those located after the slot are defined by the reference 4 '.
  • This area control has the form of a line transverse to the direction of transport of the sheets.
  • an air blower is provided by means of a bar 9, with nozzles 9a directed towards the sheet 3 in the region of the slot 6.
  • the grab bars 4 are provided at their end limiting the front of the slot 6, suction nozzles 4a aligned along a transverse line located in the control zone.
  • suction nozzles 4a aligned along a transverse line located in the control zone.
  • movable arms 10 provided at their end with nozzles 10a. In the operating position, the nozzles 10a and 4a form a single suction line arranged transversely to the direction of transport of the sheets, this suction line being located in the plane of transfer of the sheets.
  • auxiliary suction nozzles 10a are in fact necessary to guarantee a perfectly flat state of the sheets in the control zone and to avoid a risk of deformation in the spaces between the grab bars 4.
  • the nozzles 4a of the support bars 4 are connected to a vacuum system (not shown) and the nozzles 10a are connected to a vacuum duct 11 which is also connected to this vacuum system; the vacuum force is adjusted so that the suction allows the sheet to be held perfectly without deformation.
  • the connection between the nozzles 4a and the vacuum is not shown in the drawing.
  • an actuation mechanism for these arms is provided.
  • the arm 10 and vacuum duct 11 assembly is mounted movable relative to the support bars 4 and, for this purpose, is fixed to the end of a lever with two arms 12a, 12b.
  • This lever 12a, 12b is articulated on a stationary shaft 13 and the end of the second arm 12b is connected by a joint 14 on a transmission bar 15 whose other end is itself connected by a joint 16 at the end a control lever 17.
  • the control lever 17 is mounted on a fixed pivot 18 and it is integral with a lever arm 19 also articulated on the pivot 18.
  • a follower roller 19a which cooperates with a cam 20, with its bulge 20a.
  • This cam 20 is mounted on an axis 20b whose rotation is synchronized with the speed of advance of the chain 1 such that the cam 20 makes a turn while the chain 1 advances the length of an interval between two bars 2 to pliers, therefore between two successive leaves.
  • the other end of the control lever 17 is articulated at 21 to a threaded rod 22 provided at its end with a stop 26 which bears against a fixed stop 23.
  • the position operator illustrated in Figures 1 and 3 is defined by the contact of said stops 23, 26, and can be adjusted by adjusting the position of the stop 26 on the threaded rod 22 and on which it is screwed.
  • the shape of the cam 20 and the synchronization of the rotational movements of the axis 20b and the advance of the chain 1 are such that the arms 10 remain in their operating position, namely with the nozzles 10a aligned and in the same plane that the nozzles 4a of the support bars 4 during the whole time that the sheet 3 passes over the slot 6, therefore in the control zone where it is perfectly maintained in the transfer plane by the action of the nozzles suction 4a, 10a.
  • the cam 20 with its bulge 20a causes the lever 17 to tilt, against the action of the spring 24, which causes the displacement of the transmission arm 15, which causes in turn the tilting of the bent lever 12a, 12b around the pivot 13, and consequently the downward movement of the ends of the arms 10 with their nozzles 10a.
  • This displacement can be, for example, a few millimeters. This prevents the clamps 2a from touching the arms 10 when they pass through the slot 6.
  • the roller 19a has exceeded the bulge 20a of the cam 20 and the levers 17, 19, under the action of the spring 24, put the arms 10 back in operating position via the transmission arm 15 and the levers 12a, 12b, this operating position being defined by the support of the stop 26 against the fixed stop 23. Furthermore, in this operating position, it is not necessary that the roller 19a touches the cam 20 in its part outside the bulge 20a.

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The device comprises a transport chain (1) for the sheets to be monitored (3) by a detector (5). The support bars (4, 4') on which the sheet to be examined (3) slides are equipped, in the monitoring area, with suction nozzles (4a) and in the gap between two support bars (4) movable arms (10) are provided, equipped at their extremity with suction nozzles (10a) which, in operating position, are aligned with the suction nozzles (4a) of the support bars and arranged in the transfer plane of the sheets in order to hold the sheet to be examined (3) in this plane. In order to avoid the clips (2a) which pull the sheet (3) touching the arms (10), means are provided for tilting the said arms (10) when the clips (2a) pass above these arms. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif de transport des feuilles imprimées dans une installation pour le contrôle de la qualité des papiers-valeurs, notamment des billets de banque, dans une zone de contrôle comprenant au moins un détecteur.The present invention relates to a device for transporting printed sheets in an installation for controlling the quality of securities, in particular banknotes, in a control zone comprising at least one detector.

On connaît déjà des dispositifs pour contrôler la qualité des billets de banque. Par exemple, le brevet FR 1.489.113 décrit un procédé et un dispositif selon lequel des feuilles de billets non découpées sont tout d'abord contrôlées visuellement pour permettre à l'opérateur de marquer les billets défectueux, présentant des erreurs de couleur ou des taches. Les feuilles sont ensuite découpées en billets qui passent sur un premier cylindre devant des détecteurs contrôlant le côté du billet dirigé vers l'extérieur et réagissant aux marques de contrôle portées par les billets, ainsi qu'aux erreurs de centrage de l'image. Puis, les billets sont transférés à un deuxième cylindre où des détecteurs contrôlent leur autre côté. Les billets défectueux sont prélevés automatiquement de la chaîne de transport et remplacés par des billets sans défaut. Enfin une installation automatique permet de compter les billets contrôlés et de les mettre en forme de paquets.Devices are already known for controlling the quality of banknotes. For example, patent FR 1,489,113 describes a method and a device according to which sheets of uncut banknotes are first checked visually to allow the operator to mark defective banknotes, exhibiting color errors or spots . The sheets are then cut into banknotes which pass on a first cylinder in front of detectors monitoring the side of the banknote facing outwards and reacting to the control marks carried by the banknotes, as well as to errors in centering the image. Then, the banknotes are transferred to a second cylinder where detectors control their other side. Defective tickets are automatically withdrawn from the transport chain and replaced by faultless tickets. Finally, an automatic installation allows the controlled tickets to be counted and packaged.

Avec les dernières technologies développées, les exigences pour le contrôle de la qualité des billets récemment imprimés augmentent de plus en plus. Les détecteurs qui captent les détails de registre,-de couleur, de variation de l'encre, de défauts tels que des tâches, des maculatures, etc. sont de plus en plus sophistiqués ce qui entraîne des exigences très sévères quant à la position des feuilles à examiner par rapport auxdits détecteurs, les feuilles devant être tenues à une distance très précise du détecteur. Dans une demande de brevet parallèle, la demanderesse a déjà proposé un cylindre de transport répondant à ces exigences.With the latest technologies developed, the requirements for quality control of recently printed tickets are increasing. Detectors that capture details of register, color, ink variation, defects such as stains, smudges, etc. are becoming more sophisticated which results in very severe requirements as to the position of the sheets to be examined with respect to said detectors, the sheets having to be kept at a very precise distance from the detector. In a parallel patent application, the applicant has already proposed a transport cylinder meeting these requirements.

Un contrôle complet de qualité doit comporter aussi un contrôle de transparence ou un contrôle par réflexion pour examiner, notamment, la position du filigrane, du fil de sécurité, et tous les autres critères vérifiables par transparence ou réflexion. Pour effectuer ces contrôles, les feuilles doivent être à l'état plan, donc doivent être acheminées sur une chaîne de transport pourvue de pinces qui saisissent le bord avant de la feuille pour la faire défiler devant le système de détection par transparence, ou réflexion, pendant que ladite feuille glisse dans le plan de transfert.A complete quality control must also include a transparency control or a reflection control to examine, in particular, the position of the watermark, the security thread, and all the other criteria verifiable by transparency or reflection. To carry out these checks, the sheets must be in the planar state, therefore must be conveyed on a transport chain provided with clamps which grip the front edge of the sheet to make it pass in front of the detection system by transparency, or reflection, while said sheet slides in the transfer plane.

On s'est rendu compte que les feuilles saisies par les pinces, avec une vitesse de transport assez grande, de l'ordre de 2,8 mètres par seconde, ont tendance à ne pas adhérer parfaitement au support. En effet, les feuilles à examiner qui ont été imprimées aussi en taille-douce, présentent des déformations très importantes dues à la force de frappe lors de l'impression et leur surface présente des ondulations lesquelles, additionnées aux effets aérodynamiques créés par la vitesse de transport des feuilles, produisent des conditions inacceptables pour un balayage exact, vu la finesse des détecteurs actuels. Pour le contrôle de transparence, il est donc indispensable que cette feuille, au moins pendant son passage sous le détecteur, conserve son état parfaitement plan, sans faire d'ondulations, parce que la distance entre le détecteur et la zone de contrôle où se trouve la feuille doit rester constante avec une tolérance préétablie, par exemple de ± 0,3 mm environ.It has been realized that the sheets gripped by the clamps, with a fairly high transport speed, of the order of 2.8 meters per second, tend to not adhere perfectly to the support. Indeed, the sheets to be examined, which have also been printed in intaglio, have very significant deformations due to the striking force during printing and their surface has undulations which, added to the aerodynamic effects created by the speed of transport of the sheets, produce unacceptable conditions for an exact scan, given the delicacy of the current detectors. For the control of transparency, it is therefore essential that this sheet, at least during its passage under the detector, retains its perfectly flat state, without making undulations, because the distance between the detector and the control zone where the sheet is located must remain constant with a preset tolerance, for example of ± 0.3 mm.

La présente invention se propose de construire un dispositif de transport à chaîne qui garantit que la feuille prenne un état parfaitement plan pendant son passage devant le système détecteur, sans risque d'endommager l'impression récemment réalisée sur les feuilles.The present invention proposes to build a chain transport device which guarantees that the sheet takes on a perfectly flat state during its passage in front of the detector system, without risk of damaging the printing recently carried out on the sheets.

A cet effet, le dispositif selon l'invention est caractérisé par la clause caractérisante de la revendication 1.To this end, the device according to the invention is characterized by the characterizing clause of claim 1.

Pour un contrôle de transparence le dispositif selon l'invention est caractérisé par les caractéristiques de la revendication 2.For a transparency control, the device according to the invention is characterized by the characteristics of claim 2.

L'avantage de ce dispositif est de permettre à la feuille imprimée d'être parfaitement maintenue par le système vacuum dans le plan de transfert défini par les barres d'appui, au moment où elle passe en dessous du détecteur, tout en évitant une collision entre les buses d'aspiration et les pinces au moment où ces dernières arrivent à hauteur des buses.The advantage of this device is to allow the printed sheet to be perfectly maintained by the vacuum system in the transfer plane defined by the support bars, as it passes below the detector, while avoiding a collision between the suction nozzles and the clamps when the latter reach the level of the nozzles.

Des formes d'éxécution préférées résultent des revendications dépendantes.Preferred embodiments result from the dependent claims.

L'invention sera décrite, à titre d'exemple non limitatif, en se référant aux dessins annexés.The invention will be described, by way of nonlimiting example, with reference to the accompanying drawings.

La figure 1 représente une vue schématique du dispositif, adapté à l'exemple d'un contrôle de transparence.FIG. 1 represents a schematic view of the device, adapted to the example of a transparency control.

La figure 2 est une vue de dessus partielle des barres d'appui et des bras mobiles dans la zone de contrôle.Figure 2 is a partial top view of the grab bars and movable arms in the control area.

La figure 3 est une vue partielle, en perspective, de la zone de contrôle selon la figure 2, avec les bras en position opérante.Figure 3 is a partial perspective view of the control area according to Figure 2, with the arms in the operating position.

La figure 4 représente la même vue que la figure 3, mais avec les bras en position rétractée par rapport au plan de transfert.Figure 4 shows the same view as Figure 3, but with the arms in the retracted position relative to the transfer plane.

Dans l'installation de détection représentée, la chaîne de transport 1 est munie des barres 2 à pinces 2a pour agripper le bord avant de chacune des feuilles à examiner 3 et les faire glisser sur un support formé par des barres d'appui 4, 4', entre un détecteur 5 et une lampe 8. Les barres d'appui 4, 4' s'étendent longitudinalement dans le sens de transport et sont écartées d'une distance d'environ 15 à 20 mm. Les pinces 2a qui agrippent les feuilles et dont le nombre est, par exemple, de douze, se déplacent partiellement dans les intervalles entre les barres d'appui. Toutes les feuilles, dont une seulement est représentée sur la figure, se suivent les unes derrière les autres dans des intervalles déterminés et constants.In the detection installation shown, the transport chain 1 is provided with bars 2 with clips 2a for gripping the front edge of each of the sheets to be examined 3 and for sliding them onto a support formed by grab bars 4, 4 ', between a detector 5 and a lamp 8. The support bars 4, 4' extend longitudinally in the direction of transport and are spaced a distance of about 15 to 20 mm. The clamps 2a which grip the sheets and whose number is, for example, twelve, move partially in the intervals between the grab bars. All the leaves, of which only one is shown in the figure, follow one behind the other in determined and constant intervals.

Le détecteur 5 sert à un contrôle de transparence, c'est-à-dire au contrôle de l'existence de détails et de caractéristiques qui n'apparaissent que par transparence. A cet effet, les barres d'appui 4, 4' sont munies d'une fente 6 située dans la zone de contrôle de la feuille, les barres situées en avant de la fente 6 sont définies par la référence 4 tandis que celles situées après la fente sont définies par la référence 4'.The detector 5 is used for a transparency check, that is to say for checking the existence of details and characteristics which only appear through transparency. To this end, the support bars 4, 4 ′ are provided with a slot 6 located in the sheet control zone, the bars located in front of the slot 6 are defined by the reference 4 while those located after the slot are defined by the reference 4 '.

La lampe 8, placée au-dessous de cette fente 6 et du plan des barres d'appui 4, 4' dans la direction de lecture 7 du détecteur 5, permet d'illuminer la zone à examiner à travers la fente 6. Cette zone de contrôle a la forme d'une ligne transversale à la direction de transport des feuilles.The lamp 8, placed below this slot 6 and the plane of the support bars 4, 4 ′ in the reading direction 7 of the detector 5, makes it possible to illuminate the area to be examined through the slot 6. This area control has the form of a line transverse to the direction of transport of the sheets.

Afin d'éviter que la feuille à examiner 3 décolle des barres d'appui 4, il est prévu une soufflerie d'air au moyen d'une barre 9, avec buses 9a dirigées vers la feuille 3 dans la région de la fente 6.In order to prevent the sheet to be examined 3 from coming off the support bars 4, an air blower is provided by means of a bar 9, with nozzles 9a directed towards the sheet 3 in the region of the slot 6.

Pour assurer le maintien parfait de la feuille à examiner 3 dans la zone de contrôle dans un état plan, à une distance constante du détecteur 5 et avec une tolérence de ± 0,3 mm, les barres d'appui 4 sont pourvues à leur extrémité limitant l'avant de la fente 6, de buses d'aspiration 4a alignées suivant une ligne transversale située dans la zone de contrôle. En outre, dans l'espace existant entre les barres d'appui 4 sont montés des bras mobiles 10 munis à leur extrémité de buses 10a. En position opérante, les buses 10a et 4a forment une seule ligne d'aspiration disposée transversalement à la direction de transport des feuilles, cette ligne d'aspiration étant située dans le plan de transfert des feuilles. Les buses d'aspiration auxiliaires 10a sont en effet nécessaires pour garantir un état parfaitement plan des feuilles dans la zone de contrôle et éviter un risque de déformation dans les espaces entre les barres d'appui 4. En insérant ainsi des bras mobiles 10 entre les barres d'appui 4, on réduit la distance libre entre les barres et lesdits bras adjacents à seulement 0,5 à 1 mm.To ensure perfect maintenance of the sheet to be examined 3 in the control zone in a planar state, at a constant distance from the detector 5 and with a tolerance of ± 0.3 mm, the grab bars 4 are provided at their end limiting the front of the slot 6, suction nozzles 4a aligned along a transverse line located in the control zone. In addition, in the space existing between the support bars 4 are mounted movable arms 10 provided at their end with nozzles 10a. In the operating position, the nozzles 10a and 4a form a single suction line arranged transversely to the direction of transport of the sheets, this suction line being located in the plane of transfer of the sheets. The auxiliary suction nozzles 10a are in fact necessary to guarantee a perfectly flat state of the sheets in the control zone and to avoid a risk of deformation in the spaces between the grab bars 4. By thus inserting movable arms 10 between the grab bars 4, the free distance between the bars and said adjacent arms is reduced to only 0.5 to 1 mm.

Les buses 4a des barres d'appui 4 sont reliées à un système de vacuum (non montré) et les buses 10a sont reliées à un conduit de vacuum 11 lui aussi relié à ce système de vacuum; la force du vacuum est réglée pour que l'aspiration permette le maintien parfait de la feuille sans déformation. La connexion entre les buses 4a et le vacuum n'est pas montrée sur le dessin.The nozzles 4a of the support bars 4 are connected to a vacuum system (not shown) and the nozzles 10a are connected to a vacuum duct 11 which is also connected to this vacuum system; the vacuum force is adjusted so that the suction allows the sheet to be held perfectly without deformation. The connection between the nozzles 4a and the vacuum is not shown in the drawing.

Pour éviter qu'une pince 2a touche l'extrémité des bras 10 munis des buses 10a, il est prévu un mécanisme d'actionnement de ces bras. L'ensemble bras 10 et conduit de vacuum 11 est monté mobile par rapport aux barres d'appui 4 et, dans ce but, est fixé à l'extrémité d'un levier à deux bras 12a, 12b. Ce levier 12a, 12b est articulé sur un arbre stationnaire 13 et l'extrémité du deuxième bras 12b est reliée par une articulation 14 sur une barre de transmission 15 dont l'autre extrémité est elle-même reliée par une articulation 16 à l'extrémité d'un levier de commande 17. Le levier de commande 17 est monté sur un pivot fixe 18 et il est solidaire d'un bras de levier 19 articulé lui aussi sur le pivot 18. A l'extrémité libre du bras de levier 19 est monté un galet suiveur 19a qui coopère avec une came 20, avec son renflement 20a. Cette came 20 est montée sur un axe 20b dont la rotation est synchronisée à la vitesse d'avance de la chaîne 1 tel que la came 20 fait un tour pendant que la chaîne 1 avance de la longueur d'un intervalle entre deux barres 2 à pinces, donc entre deux feuilles successives. L'autre extrémité du levier de commande 17 est articulée en 21 à une tige filetée 22 munie à son extrémité d'une butée 26 qui s'appuie contre une butée fixe 23. Un ressort de rappel 24 agissant en compression et monté entre la butée fixe 23 et une coupelle 25 permet de presser le galet suiveur 19a contre la surface de la came 20. La position opérante illustrée figures 1 et 3 est définie par le contact desdites butées 23, 26, et peut être ajustée par le réglage de la position de la butée 26 sur la tige filtetée 22 et sur laquelle elle est vissé.To prevent a clamp 2a from touching the end of the arms 10 provided with the nozzles 10a, an actuation mechanism for these arms is provided. The arm 10 and vacuum duct 11 assembly is mounted movable relative to the support bars 4 and, for this purpose, is fixed to the end of a lever with two arms 12a, 12b. This lever 12a, 12b is articulated on a stationary shaft 13 and the end of the second arm 12b is connected by a joint 14 on a transmission bar 15 whose other end is itself connected by a joint 16 at the end a control lever 17. The control lever 17 is mounted on a fixed pivot 18 and it is integral with a lever arm 19 also articulated on the pivot 18. At the free end of the lever arm 19 is mounted a follower roller 19a which cooperates with a cam 20, with its bulge 20a. This cam 20 is mounted on an axis 20b whose rotation is synchronized with the speed of advance of the chain 1 such that the cam 20 makes a turn while the chain 1 advances the length of an interval between two bars 2 to pliers, therefore between two successive leaves. The other end of the control lever 17 is articulated at 21 to a threaded rod 22 provided at its end with a stop 26 which bears against a fixed stop 23. A return spring 24 acting in compression and mounted between the stop fixed 23 and a cup 25 presses the follower roller 19a against the surface of the cam 20. The position operator illustrated in Figures 1 and 3 is defined by the contact of said stops 23, 26, and can be adjusted by adjusting the position of the stop 26 on the threaded rod 22 and on which it is screwed.

La forme de la came 20 et la synchronisation des mouvements de rotation de l'axe 20b et de l'avance de la chaîne 1 sont tels que les bras 10 restent dans leur position opérante, à savoir avec les buses 10a alignées et dans le même plan que les buses 4a des barres d'appui 4 pendant tout le temps que la feuille 3 défile au dessus de la fente 6, donc dans la zone de contrôle où elle est parfaitement maintenue dans le plan de transfert par l'action des buses d'aspiration 4a, 10a. Lorsque les pinces 2a arrivent au niveau de la fente 6, la came 20 avec son renflement 20a fait basculer le levier 17, à l'encontre de l'action du ressort 24, ce qui entraîne le déplacement du bras de transmission 15, lequel entraîne à son tour le basculement du levier coudé 12a, 12b autour du pivot 13, et par conséquent le déplacement vers le bas des extrémités des bras 10 avec leur buses 10a. Ce déplacement peut être, par exemple, de quelques millimètres. On évite ainsi que les pinces 2a touchent les bras 10 lors de leur passage à travers la fente 6.The shape of the cam 20 and the synchronization of the rotational movements of the axis 20b and the advance of the chain 1 are such that the arms 10 remain in their operating position, namely with the nozzles 10a aligned and in the same plane that the nozzles 4a of the support bars 4 during the whole time that the sheet 3 passes over the slot 6, therefore in the control zone where it is perfectly maintained in the transfer plane by the action of the nozzles suction 4a, 10a. When the clamps 2a arrive at the level of the slot 6, the cam 20 with its bulge 20a causes the lever 17 to tilt, against the action of the spring 24, which causes the displacement of the transmission arm 15, which causes in turn the tilting of the bent lever 12a, 12b around the pivot 13, and consequently the downward movement of the ends of the arms 10 with their nozzles 10a. This displacement can be, for example, a few millimeters. This prevents the clamps 2a from touching the arms 10 when they pass through the slot 6.

Dès que la barre 2 à pinces 2a a dépassé la région de la zone de contrôle, le galet 19a a dépassé le renflement 20a de la came 20 et les leviers 17, 19, sous l'action du ressort 24, remettent les bras 10 en position opérante par l'intermédiaire du bras de transmission 15 et des leviers 12a, 12b, cette position opérante étant définie par l'appui de la butée 26 contre la butée fixe 23. Par ailleurs, dans cette position opérante, il n'est pas nécessaire que le galet 19a touche la came 20 dans sa partie en dehors du renflement 20a.As soon as the bar 2 with clamps 2a has exceeded the region of the control zone, the roller 19a has exceeded the bulge 20a of the cam 20 and the levers 17, 19, under the action of the spring 24, put the arms 10 back in operating position via the transmission arm 15 and the levers 12a, 12b, this operating position being defined by the support of the stop 26 against the fixed stop 23. Furthermore, in this operating position, it is not necessary that the roller 19a touches the cam 20 in its part outside the bulge 20a.

L'invention n'est pas limitée aux formes d'éxécution décrites et des variantes de réalisation pourraient être apportées sans pour cela sortir du cadre de l'invention.The invention is not limited to the embodiments described and alternative embodiments could be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

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Dispositif de transport des feuilles imprimées dans une installation pour le contrôle de la qualité des papiers-valeurs, notamment des billets de banque, dans une zone de contrôle comprenant au moins un détecteur (5), caractérisé en ce que ledit dispositif est une chaîne de transport (1) équipée de barres à pinces (2, 2a) pour saisir le bord avant de la feuille à contrôler et la faire glisser sur des barres d'appui (4, 4'), s'étendant longitudinalement dans le sens de transport, dans un plan de transfert, les pinces (2a) engageant partiellement les espaces entre lesdites barres d'appui (4, 4'), que, dans la zone de contrôle, les barres d'appui (4, 4') sont munies de trous formant buses d'aspiration (4a) le long d'une ligne transversale à la direction de transport et que, dans les espaces entre les barres d'appui (4), sont montés des bras mobiles (10) munis d'une buse d'aspiration (10a), ces bras étant reliés à un mécanisme d'actionnement pour les déplacer entre une position opérante ajustée, dans laquelle les buses (10a) des bras (10) sont alignées avec les buses (4a) des barres d'appui (4) pour maintenir la feuille à contrôler dans le plan de transfert lors du passage de ladite zone, et une position écartée au-dessous dudit plan lors du passage des pinces (2a) au dessus de l'emplacement des bras (10) pour éviter une collision entre lesdites pinces (2a) et lesdits bras (10).Device for transporting printed sheets in an installation for the quality control of securities, in particular banknotes, in a control zone comprising at least one detector (5), characterized in that said device is a chain of transport (1) fitted with gripper bars (2, 2a) to grip the front edge of the sheet to be checked and slide it onto grab bars (4, 4 '), extending longitudinally in the direction of transport , in a transfer plane, the clamps (2a) partially engaging the spaces between said support bars (4, 4 '), that, in the control zone, the support bars (4, 4') are provided of holes forming suction nozzles (4a) along a line transverse to the direction of transport and that, in the spaces between the support bars (4), are mounted movable arms (10) provided with a suction nozzle (10a), these arms being connected to an actuation mechanism for moving them between a e adjusted operating position, in which the nozzles (10a) of the arms (10) are aligned with the nozzles (4a) of the support bars (4) to keep the sheet to be checked in the transfer plane during the passage of said zone , and a position moved below said plane when the clamps (2a) pass over the location of the arms (10) to avoid a collision between said clamps (2a) and said arms (10). Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que pour un contrôle de la transparence des feuilles, les barres d'appui (4, 4') sont interrompues dans la zone de contrôle par une fente (6) transversale à la direction de transport des feuilles, qu'une source de lumière (8) est installée du côté de la fente (6) opposée au détecteur (5), lesdits bras mobiles (10) se trouvant en avant de ladite fente (6) et que les buses (4a) des barres d'appui (4) et les buses (10a) des bras (10) sont situées aux extrémités desdites barres (4) et des bras (10) limitant le bord avant de la fente (6).Device according to claim 1, characterized in that for checking the transparency of the sheets, the support bars (4, 4 ') are interrupted in the control area by a slot (6) transverse to the direction of transport of the leaves, that a source of light (8) is installed on the side of the slot (6) opposite the detector (5), said movable arms (10) being in front of said slot (6) and that the nozzles (4a) of the support bars ( 4) and the nozzles (10a) of the arms (10) are located at the ends of said bars (4) and of the arms (10) limiting the front edge of the slot (6). Dispositif selon les revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé par le fait qu'il est prévu des moyens d'ajustage des bras (10) dans ladite fente (6), dans leur position opérante.Device according to claims 1 or 2, characterized in that there are provided means for adjusting the arms (10) in said slot (6), in their operating position. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé par le fait que ledit mécanisme d'actionnement comprend une came (20) qui tourne à une vitesse synchronisée à la vitesse de transport des feuilles, et au moins un levier qui bascule les bras (10) entre lesdites positions.Device according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the said actuation mechanism comprises a cam (20) which rotates at a speed synchronized with the speed of transport of the sheets, and at least one lever which rocks the arms (10) between said positions. Dispositif selon la revendication 4, caractérisé par le fait que les bras (10) sont montés à l'extrémité d'un levier coudé (12a, 12b), articulé sur un arbre stationnaire (13) et actionné par l'intermédiaire d'une barre de transmission (15) qui est articulée à un levier de commande (17, 19) muni d'un galet (19a) coopérant avec ladite came (20) sous l'action d'un ressort (24), la configuration de la came (20) étant telle que les buses (10a) des bras (10) se trouvent en position opérante dans le plan de transfert, pendant que la feuille à contrôler se déplace dans la zone de contrôle et que les bras (10) sont basculés vers le bas au moment du passage des pinces (2a).Device according to claim 4, characterized in that the arms (10) are mounted at the end of an angled lever (12a, 12b), articulated on a stationary shaft (13) and actuated by means of a transmission bar (15) which is articulated to a control lever (17, 19) provided with a roller (19a) cooperating with said cam (20) under the action of a spring (24), the configuration of the cam (20) being such that the nozzles (10a) of the arms (10) are in the operating position in the transfer plane, while the sheet to be checked is moving in the control area and the arms (10) are tilted down when passing the clamps (2a). Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé par le fait qu'il est prévu une soufflerie d'air au moyen de buses d'air (9a) installées au-dessus du plan de transfert et dirigées vers la zone de contrôle et le dessus de la feuille (3).Device according to one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that a blower is provided air by means of air nozzles (9a) installed above the transfer plane and directed towards the control zone and the top of the sheet (3). Dispositif selon la revendication 3, caractérisé par le fait que les moyens d'ajustage des bras (10) dans leur position opérante sont constitués par une butée (26) montée par vissage sur une tige filetée (22) et s'appuyant dans cette position opérante contre une butée fixe (23) sous l'action dudit ressort (24).Device according to claim 3, characterized in that the means for adjusting the arms (10) in their operating position are constituted by a stop (26) mounted by screwing on a threaded rod (22) and resting in this position operating against a fixed stop (23) under the action of said spring (24).
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