EP0675065A1 - Device for sorting and stacking sheet material - Google Patents

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EP0675065A1
EP0675065A1 EP95104655A EP95104655A EP0675065A1 EP 0675065 A1 EP0675065 A1 EP 0675065A1 EP 95104655 A EP95104655 A EP 95104655A EP 95104655 A EP95104655 A EP 95104655A EP 0675065 A1 EP0675065 A1 EP 0675065A1
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Frank Werner
Herbert Maul
Gerhard Dr. Stenzel
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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
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
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    • B65H2404/63—Oscillating, pivoting around an axis parallel to face of material, e.g. diverting means
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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
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  • the invention relates to a device for sorting and stacking sheet material, in particular securities, bank notes and the like, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a banknote processing machine of the type mentioned is known for example from DE-OS 27 29 830.
  • the banknotes which are generally delivered in small packages by the banks, are separated beforehand, the individual banknotes then being transported along a transport route by means of a transport device.
  • There is a test device on the transport route which comprises a large number of sensors, by means of which the banknotes are classified according to various criteria, for example state, authenticity, denomination and are assigned to different stacking units depending on the result of the test.
  • the classified banknotes are guided out of the transport route with the help of controllable switches and fed to a stacking device with two stacking units.
  • the stacking units consist of stacking wheels which have dividing walls which form a spiral to form the individual storage compartments.
  • the stacking units have a modular structure and each have their own drive device, which enables the forklift to operate independently.
  • the stacking units are arranged one behind the other in relation to the transport direction.
  • the grid dimension ie the distance between two adjacent stacking units, corresponds at least to the diameter of a stacking wheel. With a large number of forklifts, a correspondingly large amount of space is required to accommodate the forklifts.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of proposing a device for sorting and stacking sheet material which enables a more compact structure of a stacking device.
  • the basic idea of the invention is that the individual sheets located in the transport path, after they have been removed from the transport path by means of appropriately controlled switches, slide through deflection devices adjoining the switches, which rotate and change the direction of movement of the leaves in the direction of the stacking units of the stacking device arranged at a certain angle to the transport path.
  • the stacking units are arranged at a smaller distance, i. H. can be arranged with a grid dimension that is independent of the diameter of a stacking wheel and depends on the width of the sheet material to be processed.
  • This enables a compact construction of a stacking device with several stacking units, whereby the space requirement of the stacking units in a banknote processing machine is considerably reduced.
  • the machine can be designed smaller, which also allows a more cost-effective production.
  • the stacking units are arranged next to one another in parallel, the stacking compartments of the stacking units being aligned perpendicular to the transport direction.
  • the stacking units are arranged on a common axis, which is aligned parallel to the transport direction.
  • the stacking units are e.g. B. spiral stacker, which are driven synchronously by a motor.
  • banknotes are usually delivered in bundles wrapped by the banks, debanded at a corresponding work station and then separated.
  • the de-banding of the parcels and a corresponding separation device are not part of the invention. They are well known to the person skilled in the art and are therefore not described in more detail.
  • the separated banknotes are then transported by a device 20 detected and transported along a transport route 21.
  • the transport device can be formed, for example, by transport belts 22 which rotate over rollers 23 which are driven by a drive device, not shown.
  • the transport belts can be flat belts or round belts.
  • the detailed structure of a transport device is described in DE-OS 27 29 830 and is not dealt with in more detail here.
  • the checking device 30 can consist of a plurality of sensors which are arranged along the transport path 21 and by means of which the bank notes are checked and classified according to various criteria. For example, it can be checked for condition, authenticity or denomination.
  • the banknotes are fed to certain stacking units 41 of a stacking device 40.
  • the stacking units 41 represent certain sorting classes, e.g. B. genuine, fake, too heavily soiled, etc.
  • the checked banknotes are supplied with the aid of controllable switches 50 which are integrated in the transport path 21 and which, depending on the checking and classification, for the purpose of assignment to a specific stacking unit, ie sorting class, on the command of one Control unit shown for moving the banknotes out of the transport route are moved accordingly.
  • the banknotes discharged from the transport path 21 then pass through the deflection devices 60 adjoining the switches, by means of which the banknotes are transported into the stacking compartments 44 of the stacking units 41 depending on the switch position while rotating and changing the direction of movement.
  • the entry openings of the stacking compartments of a stacking unit are preferably aligned perpendicular to the transport direction, the banknotes guided through the deflection device being directly in the longitudinal direction the stacking compartments of the corresponding stacking units are guided.
  • the stacking units 41 are preferably arranged parallel to one another on a common axis 42 which is aligned parallel to the transport route.
  • the stacking units are each driven synchronously with the transport speed of the banknotes in order to ensure error-free stacking of the banknotes in the stacking compartments 44.
  • the arrangement of the stacking units 41 on a common axis 42 has the advantage that the drive of the stacking units can be accomplished with a single motor 43.
  • FIG. 2 shows a section of the device 10 in the area of the deflection device, including a switch 50 which, depending on the test result, can be moved from the rest position A to the position B for discharging the banknotes on command from a control unit (not shown). If the switch is in position B, the bank note meets the switch which feeds the bank note to the pair of rollers 67 arranged in the entrance area of the deflection device 60 and which is driven synchronously with the transport speed of the bank note.
  • a switch 50 which, depending on the test result, can be moved from the rest position A to the position B for discharging the banknotes on command from a control unit (not shown). If the switch is in position B, the bank note meets the switch which feeds the bank note to the pair of rollers 67 arranged in the entrance area of the deflection device 60 and which is driven synchronously with the transport speed of the bank note.
  • the deflection device 60 forms a deflection path 61 with an outer guide 63 and an inner guide 62.
  • the outer and inner guides are arranged in a surface which is guided 90 ° by a fictitious horizontal cylinder inclined at 45 ° to the transport plane.
  • the outer and inner guide of the deflection run parallel and are at a constant distance A, z. B. 2 mm, arranged to each other.
  • the banknotes slide in the longitudinal direction between the inner and outer guides in such a way that there is no movement transversely to the longitudinal direction of the banknotes, as a result of which the banknotes carry out a movement which occurs in the longitudinal direction of the sheet at every point of the conveyed sheet material as it passes through the redirection route is going on.
  • the inner guide 62 is formed by wires arranged parallel to one another and the outer guide 63 by a sheet metal.
  • the deflection device can also consist of wires or two sheets. The implementation of the internal guidance by means of wires enables good visibility and accessibility in the case of jammed banknotes.
  • the traction rollers arranged within the deflection section can be removed to remove jammed banknotes.
  • the pair of rollers 67 already shown in FIG. 2 is provided in the entrance area of the deflection device 60.
  • B. includes three traction rollers.
  • traction rollers 68 which, after the actual deflection, ensure that even lobed banknotes are properly directed into the stacking compartments of the stacking units.
  • the outer guide which is made of sheet metal, is provided with appropriate slots that allow the banknotes to be clamped through the traction rollers.
  • the geometry of the deflection device and the arrangement of the traction rollers is preferably chosen so that even banknotes of different lengths are guided through the clamping guide on their optimal deflection path when passing through the deflection section, so that they deflect the deflection device by 90 ° with rotation and with respect to the entry direction leave.
  • the traction rollers 68 in the exit area of the deflection device 60 form e.g. B. two pairs of rollers arranged one behind the other.
  • a supporting transport belt can also be arranged directly at the connection to the deflection device.
  • the stacking unit 41 is preferably designed as a spiral compartment stacker, which consists of one or more stacking wheels arranged in parallel next to one another, which have partition walls 45 for forming the stacking compartments 44, which are bent spirally.
  • the banknotes are discharged by means of a scraper 46, which engages vertically in the partitions of the stacking wheel, and placed in an orderly stack.
  • a scraper 46 which engages vertically in the partitions of the stacking wheel, and placed in an orderly stack.
  • DE-OS 32 32 348 in which such a spiral stackers is described in detail.

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The device has a conveyor (10) for transporting the banknotes along a transport path (21) containing a checking device (30), for checking the validity and identifying the classification of the banknotes, using several criteria. The checking device controls a deflector (50), deflecting the banknotes from the transport path to the correct stacking location. The stacking device (41) lies at a given angle to the transport path, with the banknotes received from the deflector fed to the stacking device via a guide (60), ensuring that they are received by the stacking device in the correct orientation. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Sortieren und Stapeln von Blattgut, insbesondere von Wertpapieren, Banknoten und dergleichen gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The invention relates to a device for sorting and stacking sheet material, in particular securities, bank notes and the like, according to the preamble of claim 1.

Eine Banknotenbearbeitungsmaschine der eingangs genannten Art ist beispielsweise aus der DE-OS 27 29 830 bekannt. Zur Durchführung dieser Bearbeitungsvorgänge werden die Banknoten, die in der Regel von den Banken in Päckchen angeliefert werden, vorher vereinzelt, wobei dann die einzelnen Banknoten mittels einer Transporteinrichtung entlang einer Transportstrecke befördert werden. An der Transportstrecke befindet sich eine Prüfeinrichtung, die eine Vielzahl von Sensoren umfaßt, mittels der die Banknoten nach verschiedenen Kriterien, beispielsweise Zustand, Echtheit, Denomination, klassifiziert werden und in Abhängigkeit von dem Ergebnis der Prüfung unterschiedlichen Stapeleinheiten zugeordnet werden. Die klassifizierten Banknoten werden dabei mit Hilfe von steuerbaren Weichen aus der Transportstrecke herausgeschleust und einer Stapeleinrichtung mit zwei Stapeleinheiten zugeführt. Die Stapeleinheiten bestehen aus Stapelrädern, die zur Bildung der einzelnen Ablagefächer Trennwände aufweisen, die spiralförmig gebogen sind. Die Stapeleinheiten sind modular aufgebaut und besitzen jeweils eine eigene Antriebseinrichtung, die einen unabhängigen Betrieb der Stapler ermöglicht. Die Stapeleinheiten sind in bezug auf die Transportrichtung hintereinander fluchtend angeordnet. Das Rastermaß, d. h. der Abstand zwischen zwei benachbarten Stapeleinheiten, entspricht hierbei wenigstens dem Durchmesser eines Stapelrades. Bei einer Vielzahl von Staplern wird daher entsprechend viel Platz zur Unterbringung der Stapler benötigt.A banknote processing machine of the type mentioned is known for example from DE-OS 27 29 830. To carry out these processing operations, the banknotes, which are generally delivered in small packages by the banks, are separated beforehand, the individual banknotes then being transported along a transport route by means of a transport device. There is a test device on the transport route, which comprises a large number of sensors, by means of which the banknotes are classified according to various criteria, for example state, authenticity, denomination and are assigned to different stacking units depending on the result of the test. The classified banknotes are guided out of the transport route with the help of controllable switches and fed to a stacking device with two stacking units. The stacking units consist of stacking wheels which have dividing walls which form a spiral to form the individual storage compartments. The stacking units have a modular structure and each have their own drive device, which enables the forklift to operate independently. The stacking units are arranged one behind the other in relation to the transport direction. The grid dimension, ie the distance between two adjacent stacking units, corresponds at least to the diameter of a stacking wheel. With a large number of forklifts, a correspondingly large amount of space is required to accommodate the forklifts.

Der Erfindung liegt somit die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Vorrichtung zum Sortieren und Stapeln von Blattgut vorzuschlagen, die einen kompakteren Aufbau einer Stapeleinrichtung ermöglicht.The invention is therefore based on the object of proposing a device for sorting and stacking sheet material which enables a more compact structure of a stacking device.

Die Aufgabe wird durch die in dem Anspruch 1 angegebenen Merkmale gelöst.The object is achieved by the features specified in claim 1.

Der Grundgedanke der Erfindung besteht darin, daß die in der Transportstrecke befindlichen einzelnen Blätter, nach dem sie mittels entsprechend gesteuerter Weichen aus der Transportstrecke herausgeschleust worden sind, durch an die Weichen sich anschließende Umlenkeinrichtungen gleiten, die eine Drehung und Änderung der Bewegungsrichtung der Blätter in Richtung der in einem bestimmten Winkel zur Transportstrecke angeordneten Stapeleinheiten der Stapeleinrichtung bewirken.The basic idea of the invention is that the individual sheets located in the transport path, after they have been removed from the transport path by means of appropriately controlled switches, slide through deflection devices adjoining the switches, which rotate and change the direction of movement of the leaves in the direction of the stacking units of the stacking device arranged at a certain angle to the transport path.

Die mit der Erfindung erzielten Vorteile bestehen insbesondere darin, daß aufgrund der von der Umlenkeinrichtung bewirkten Drehung und Änderung der Bewegungsrichtung der Blätter die Stapeleinheiten in einem geringeren Abstand, d. h. mit einem Rastermaß, das unabhängig vom Durchmesser eines Stapelrades ist und von der Breite des zu bearbeitenden Blattgutes abhängt, angeordnet werden können. Dadurch ist ein kompakter Aufbau einer Stapeleinrichtung mit mehreren Stapeleinheiten möglich, wodurch der Platzbedarf der Stapeleinheiten in einer Banknotenbearbeitungsmaschine erheblich reduziert wird. Somit kann die Maschine kleiner konzipiert werden, was auch eine kostengünstigere Herstellung erlaubt.The advantages achieved by the invention consist in particular in that, due to the rotation and change in the direction of movement of the sheets caused by the deflection device, the stacking units are arranged at a smaller distance, i. H. can be arranged with a grid dimension that is independent of the diameter of a stacking wheel and depends on the width of the sheet material to be processed. This enables a compact construction of a stacking device with several stacking units, whereby the space requirement of the stacking units in a banknote processing machine is considerably reduced. Thus, the machine can be designed smaller, which also allows a more cost-effective production.

Gemäß einem bevorzugten Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung sind die Stapeleinheiten nebeneinander parallel angeordnet, wobei die Stapelfächer der Stapeleinheiten senkrecht zur Transportrichtung ausgerichtet sind. Vorzugsweise sind mehrere Stapeleinheiten auf einer gemeinsamen Achse angeordnet, die parallel zur Transportrichtung ausgerichtet ist. Die Stapeleinheiten sind z. B. Spiralfachstapler, die synchron von einem Motor angetrieben werden. Jedoch ist es auch möglich, die Spiralfachstapler unabhängig voneinander über jeweils eigene Motoren anzutreiben.According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the stacking units are arranged next to one another in parallel, the stacking compartments of the stacking units being aligned perpendicular to the transport direction. Preferably several stacking units are arranged on a common axis, which is aligned parallel to the transport direction. The stacking units are e.g. B. spiral stacker, which are driven synchronously by a motor. However, it is also possible to drive the spiral stackers independently of one another via their own motors.

Weitere Ausführungsformen und Vorteile der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den Unteransprüchen und der nachfolgenden Beschreibung, die anhand der Zeichnungen näher erläutert wird. Darin zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine stark schematisierte Gesamtansicht der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung,
Fig. 2
einen vergrößerten Ausschnitt mit Weiche und Umlenkeinrichtung,
Fig. 3a, 3b
ein Ausführungsbeispiel einer Umlenkeinrichtung in der Aufsicht und im Schnitt,
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eine Stapeleinheit mit Umlenkeinrichtung in der Seitenansicht.
Further embodiments and advantages of the invention result from the subclaims and the following description, which is explained in more detail with reference to the drawings. In it show:
Fig. 1
a highly schematic overall view of the device according to the invention,
Fig. 2
an enlarged section with switch and deflection device,
3a, 3b
an embodiment of a deflection device in top view and in section,
Fig. 4
a stacking unit with deflection device in side view.

Anhand Fig. 1 wird zunächst das Funktionsprinzip einer Vorrichtung 10 zum Sortieren und Stapeln von losem Blattgut, insbesondere von Banknoten, erläutert. Die Banknoten werden in der Regel in Päckchen banderoliert von den Banken angeliefert, an einer entsprechenden Arbeitsstation entbanderoliert und anschließend vereinzelt. Die Entbanderolierung der Päckchen und eine entsprechende Vereinzelungseinrichtung sind nicht Bestandteil der Erfindung. Sie sind dem Fachmann hinlänglich bekannt und werden daher nicht näher beschrieben. Die vereinzelten Banknoten werden dann von einer Transporteinrichtung 20 erfaßt und entlang einer Transportstrecke 21 befördert. Die Transporteinrichtung kann beispielsweise durch Transportriemen 22 gebildet werden, die über Rollen 23 umlaufen, die von einer nicht dargestellten Antriebseinrichtung angetrieben werden. Die Transportriemen können hierbei Flachriemen oder auch Rundriemen sein. Der detaillierte Aufbau einer Transporteinrichtung ist in der DE-OS 27 29 830 beschrieben und wird hier nicht näher behandelt. Entsprechendes gilt auch für die Prüfeinrichtung 30, die aus mehreren Sensoren bestehen kann, die entlang der Transportstrecke 21 angeordnet sind und mittels denen die Banknoten nach verschiedenen Kriterien geprüft und klassifiziert werden. Beispielsweise kann eine Prüfung nach Zustand, Echtheit oder Denomination erfolgen. In Abhängigkeit von dem Ergebnis der Prüfung werden die Banknoten bestimmten Stapeleinheiten 41 einer Stapeleinrichtung 40 zugeführt. Die Stapeleinheiten 41 repräsentieren hierbei bestimmte Sortierklassen, z. B. echt, unecht, zu stark verschmutzt usw. Die Zuführung der geprüften Banknoten erfolgt mit Hilfe von in der Transportstrecke 21 integrierter steuerbarer Weichen 50, die abhängig von der Prüfung und Klassifizierung zwecks Zuordnung zu einer bestimmten Stapeleinheit, d. h. Sortierklasse, auf Befehl einer nicht dargestellten Steuereinheit zur Ausschleusung der Banknoten aus der Transportstrecke entsprechend bewegt werden. Die aus der Transportstrecke 21 ausgeschleusten Banknoten durchlaufen dann die an die Weichen sich anschließenden Umlenkeinrichtungen 60, mittels derer die Banknoten in Abhängigkeit von der Weichenstellung unter Drehung und Änderung der Bewegungsrichtung in die Stapelfächer 44 der Stapeleinheiten 41 transportiert werden. Vorzugsweise sind die Eintrittsöffnungen der Stapelfächer einer Stapeleinheit senkrecht zur Transportrichtung ausgerichtet, wobei die durch die Umlenkeinrichtung geführten Banknoten in Längsrichtung direkt in die Stapelfächer der entsprechenden Stapeleinheiten geführt werden. Die Stapeleinheiten 41 sind vorzugsweise parallel nebeneinander auf einer gemeinsamen Achse 42 angeordnet, die parallel zur Transportstrecke ausgerichtet ist. Die Stapeleinheiten werden jeweils synchron zur Transportgeschwindigkeit der Banknoten angetrieben, um ein fehlerfreies Abstapeln der Banknoten in den Stapelfächern 44 zu gewährleisten. Die Anordnung der Stapeleinheiten 41 auf einer gemeinsamen Achse 42 hat den Vorteil, daß der Antrieb der Stapeleinheiten mit einem einzigen Motor 43 bewerkstelligt werden kann. Alternativ hierzu ist es möglich, die Stapeleinheiten mechanisch voneinander zu entkoppeln und jede Stapeleinheit mit einer eigenen Antriebseinrichtung zu versehen. Dieser Aufbau einer Stapeleinrichtung bedingt jedoch ein größeres Rastermaß aufgrund der Tatsache, daß zusätzlicher Platz für die Anordnung der Antriebseinrichtungen der Stapeleinheiten benötigt wird. Dieser zusätzliche Platz kann bei der Anordnung der Stapeleinheiten auf einer gemeinsamen Achse mit nur einer Antriebseinrichtung eingespart werden, wodurch sich ein sehr kompakter Aufbau einer Stapeleinrichtung ergibt.1, the functional principle of a device 10 for sorting and stacking loose sheet material, in particular bank notes, is first explained. The banknotes are usually delivered in bundles wrapped by the banks, debanded at a corresponding work station and then separated. The de-banding of the parcels and a corresponding separation device are not part of the invention. They are well known to the person skilled in the art and are therefore not described in more detail. The separated banknotes are then transported by a device 20 detected and transported along a transport route 21. The transport device can be formed, for example, by transport belts 22 which rotate over rollers 23 which are driven by a drive device, not shown. The transport belts can be flat belts or round belts. The detailed structure of a transport device is described in DE-OS 27 29 830 and is not dealt with in more detail here. The same also applies to the checking device 30, which can consist of a plurality of sensors which are arranged along the transport path 21 and by means of which the bank notes are checked and classified according to various criteria. For example, it can be checked for condition, authenticity or denomination. Depending on the result of the check, the banknotes are fed to certain stacking units 41 of a stacking device 40. The stacking units 41 represent certain sorting classes, e.g. B. genuine, fake, too heavily soiled, etc. The checked banknotes are supplied with the aid of controllable switches 50 which are integrated in the transport path 21 and which, depending on the checking and classification, for the purpose of assignment to a specific stacking unit, ie sorting class, on the command of one Control unit shown for moving the banknotes out of the transport route are moved accordingly. The banknotes discharged from the transport path 21 then pass through the deflection devices 60 adjoining the switches, by means of which the banknotes are transported into the stacking compartments 44 of the stacking units 41 depending on the switch position while rotating and changing the direction of movement. The entry openings of the stacking compartments of a stacking unit are preferably aligned perpendicular to the transport direction, the banknotes guided through the deflection device being directly in the longitudinal direction the stacking compartments of the corresponding stacking units are guided. The stacking units 41 are preferably arranged parallel to one another on a common axis 42 which is aligned parallel to the transport route. The stacking units are each driven synchronously with the transport speed of the banknotes in order to ensure error-free stacking of the banknotes in the stacking compartments 44. The arrangement of the stacking units 41 on a common axis 42 has the advantage that the drive of the stacking units can be accomplished with a single motor 43. As an alternative to this, it is possible to mechanically decouple the stacking units from one another and to provide each stacking unit with its own drive device. However, this construction of a stacking device requires a larger grid dimension due to the fact that additional space is required for the arrangement of the drive devices of the stacking units. This additional space can be saved in the arrangement of the stacking units on a common axis with only one drive device, which results in a very compact construction of a stacking device.

Fig. 2 zeigt einen Ausschnitt aus der Vorrichtung 10 im Bereich der Umlenkeinrichtung, unter anderem eine Weiche 50, die in Abhängigkeit vom Prüfergebnis auf Befehl einer nicht dargestellten Steuereinheit aus der Ruhestellung A in die Position B zur Ausschleusung der Banknoten bewegt werden kann. Befindet sich die Weiche in der Position B, so trifft die Banknote auf die Weiche, die die Banknote dem im Eingangsbereich der Umlenkeinrichtung 60 angeordneten Rollenpaar 67, das synchron zur Transportgeschwindigkeit der Banknote angetrieben wird, zuführt.2 shows a section of the device 10 in the area of the deflection device, including a switch 50 which, depending on the test result, can be moved from the rest position A to the position B for discharging the banknotes on command from a control unit (not shown). If the switch is in position B, the bank note meets the switch which feeds the bank note to the pair of rollers 67 arranged in the entrance area of the deflection device 60 and which is driven synchronously with the transport speed of the bank note.

Anhand Fig. 3 soll die Umlenkeinrichtung näher beschrieben werden. Die Umlenkeinrichtung 60 bildet eine Umlenkstrecke 61 mit einer Außenführung 63 und einer Innenführung 62. Die Außen- und Innenführung sind in einer Fläche angeordnet, die 90° um einen fiktiven 45° zur Transportebene geneigten waagrechten Zylinder geführt sind. Die Außen- und Innenführung der Umlenkstrecke verlaufen parallel und sind in einem konstanten Abstand A, z. B. 2 mm, zueinander angeordnet. Dies bedeutet, daß die Banknoten in der Umlenkstrecke in Längsrichtung zwischen der Innen- und Außenführung derart hindurchgleiten, daß keine Bewegung quer zur Banknoten-Längsrichtung erfolgt, wodurch die Banknoten eine Bewegung ausführen, die beim Durchlaufen der Umlenkstrecke in jedem Punkt des beförderten Blattgutes in Blattlängsrichtung vor sich geht. In einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform wird die Innenführung 62 von parallel zueinander angeordneten Drähten und die Außenführung 63 von einem Blech gebildet. Selbstverständlich kann die Umlenkeinrichtung auch aus Drähten oder aus zwei Blechen bestehen. Die Realisierung der Innenführung mittels Drähten ermöglicht eine gute Einsehbarkeit und Zugänglichkeit im Falle von eingeklemmten Banknoten. Zur Behebung von eingeklemmten Banknoten können die innerhalb der Umlenkstrecke angeordneten Traktionsrollen entfernt werden. Dadurch kann die Behebung von eingeklemmten Banknoten servicefreundlich gestaltet werden. Um auch bei qualitativ schlechten, d. h. lappigen Banknoten, ein einwandfreies Hineingleiten in die Umlenkstrecke zu gewährleisten, ist im Eingangsbereich der Umlenkeinrichtung 60 das bereits in Fig. 2 gezeigte Rollenpaar 67 vorgesehen, das z. B. jeweils drei Traktionsrollen umfaßt. In dem Ausgangsbereich der Umlenkeinrichtung 60 befinden sich ebenfalls Traktionsrollen 68, die nach der eigentlichen Umlenkung sicherstellen, daß auch lappige Banknoten einwandfrei in die Stapelfächer der Stapeleinheiten gelenkt werden. Für die im Eingangsbereich und im Ausgangsbereich der Umlenkeinrichtung angeordneten Traktionsrollen ist die aus einem Blech bestehende Außenführung mit entsprechenden Schlitzen versehen, die eine Klemmführung der Banknoten durch die Traktionsrollen ermöglichen. Die Geometrie der Umlenkeinrichtung und die Anordnung der Traktionsrollen ist vorzugsweise so gewählt, daß auch Banknoten unterschiedlicher Länge beim Durchlaufen der Umlenkstrecke durch die Klemmführung auf ihrer optimalen Umlenkbahn geführt werden, so daß sie unter Drehung und in bezug auf die Eintrittsrichtung um 90° umgelenkt die Umlenkeinrichtung verlassen.3, the deflection device will be described in more detail. The deflection device 60 forms a deflection path 61 with an outer guide 63 and an inner guide 62. The outer and inner guides are arranged in a surface which is guided 90 ° by a fictitious horizontal cylinder inclined at 45 ° to the transport plane. The outer and inner guide of the deflection run parallel and are at a constant distance A, z. B. 2 mm, arranged to each other. This means that the banknotes slide in the longitudinal direction between the inner and outer guides in such a way that there is no movement transversely to the longitudinal direction of the banknotes, as a result of which the banknotes carry out a movement which occurs in the longitudinal direction of the sheet at every point of the conveyed sheet material as it passes through the redirection route is going on. In a preferred embodiment, the inner guide 62 is formed by wires arranged parallel to one another and the outer guide 63 by a sheet metal. Of course, the deflection device can also consist of wires or two sheets. The implementation of the internal guidance by means of wires enables good visibility and accessibility in the case of jammed banknotes. The traction rollers arranged within the deflection section can be removed to remove jammed banknotes. The removal of jammed banknotes can thus be made service-friendly. In order to ensure proper sliding into the deflection path even with poor-quality, ie lobed banknotes, the pair of rollers 67 already shown in FIG. 2 is provided in the entrance area of the deflection device 60. B. includes three traction rollers. In the exit area of the deflection device 60 there are also traction rollers 68 which, after the actual deflection, ensure that even lobed banknotes are properly directed into the stacking compartments of the stacking units. For the traction rollers arranged in the entrance area and in the exit area of the deflection device the outer guide, which is made of sheet metal, is provided with appropriate slots that allow the banknotes to be clamped through the traction rollers. The geometry of the deflection device and the arrangement of the traction rollers is preferably chosen so that even banknotes of different lengths are guided through the clamping guide on their optimal deflection path when passing through the deflection section, so that they deflect the deflection device by 90 ° with rotation and with respect to the entry direction leave.

Fig. 4 zeigt nun in einer Seitenansicht den Eintrittsbereich der Banknoten in die Stapelfächer 44 einer Stapeleinheit 41. Die Traktionsrollen 68 im Ausgangsbereich der Umlenkeinrichtung 60 bilden z. B. zwei hintereinander angeordnete Rollenpaare. Um auch bei langsamen Transportgeschwindigkeiten einen einwandfreien Eintritt der Banknoten in die Stapelfächer 44 einer Stapeleinheit 41 zu gewährleisten, kann zusätzlich direkt am Anschluß an die Umlenkeinrichtung ein unterstützender Transportriemen angeordnet werden. Die Stapeleinheit 41 ist vorzugsweise als Spiralfachstapler ausgeführt, der aus einem oder mehreren nebeneinander parallel angeordneten Stapelrädern besteht, die zur Bildung der Stapelfächer 44 Trennwände 45 aufweisen, die spiralförmig gebogen sind. Mittels eines Abstreifers 46, der senkrecht in die Trennwände des Stapelrades eingreift, werden die Banknoten ausgeschleust und in einem geordneten Stapel abgelegt. Bezüglich des detaillierten Aufbaus und der Funktion des Spiralfachstaplers wird auf die DE-OS 32 32 348 verwiesen, in der ein solcher Spiralfachstapler genau beschrieben ist.4 shows a side view of the entry area of the banknotes into the stacking compartments 44 of a stacking unit 41. The traction rollers 68 in the exit area of the deflection device 60 form e.g. B. two pairs of rollers arranged one behind the other. In order to ensure proper entry of the banknotes into the stacking compartments 44 of a stacking unit 41 even at slow transport speeds, a supporting transport belt can also be arranged directly at the connection to the deflection device. The stacking unit 41 is preferably designed as a spiral compartment stacker, which consists of one or more stacking wheels arranged in parallel next to one another, which have partition walls 45 for forming the stacking compartments 44, which are bent spirally. The banknotes are discharged by means of a scraper 46, which engages vertically in the partitions of the stacking wheel, and placed in an orderly stack. Regarding the detailed structure and the function of the spiral stackers, reference is made to DE-OS 32 32 348, in which such a spiral stackers is described in detail.

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Vorrichtung (10) zum Sortieren und Stapeln von losem Blattgut, insbesondere von Wertpapieren, Banknoten und dergleichen, umfassend: eine Transporteinrichtung (10), mittels der das Blattgut entlang einer Transportstrecke (21) bewegt wird, eine Prüfeinrichtung (30), die das Blattgut nach verschiedenen Kriterien prüft und klassifiziert, eine Stapeleinrichtung (40) mit wenigstens einer Stapeleinheit (41) mit Stapelfächern (44) zur Aufnahme des Blattgutes, wenigstens eine der Stapeleinheit (41) zugeordnete Weiche (50) zum Ausschleusen des Blattgutes aus der Transportstrecke in die Stapeleinheit (41) der Stapeleinrichtung (40), wobei die Zuordnung des Blattgutes zu der Stapeleinheit in Abhängigkeit vom Ergebnis der Prüfung erfolgt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Stapeleinheit in einem bestimmten Winkel zur Transportstrecke angeordnet ist und daß zwischen der Weiche (50) und der Stapeleinheit (41) eine Umlenkeinrichtung (60) angeordnet ist, die das Blattgut aus der Transportstrecke heraus unter Drehung in Richtung der Stapelfächer der Stapeleinheit (41) umlenkt.Device (10) for sorting and stacking loose sheet material, in particular securities, banknotes and the like, comprising: a transport device (10) by means of which the sheet material is moved along a transport path (21), a test device (30) which detects the sheet material Checks and classifies according to various criteria, a stacking device (40) with at least one stacking unit (41) with stacking compartments (44) for receiving the sheet material, at least one switch (50) assigned to the stacking unit (41) for discharging the sheet material from the transport path into the Stacking unit (41) of the stacking device (40), the sheet material being assigned to the stacking unit as a function of the result of the test, characterized in that the stacking unit is arranged at a specific angle to the transport path and in that between the switch (50) and the Stacking unit (41) a deflection device (60) is arranged, which hehe the sheet material from the transport path deflected out by turning towards the stacking compartments of the stacking unit (41). Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Stapeleinheit (41) senkrecht zur Transportstrecke angeordnet ist und daß die Umlenkeinrichtung (60) eine Umlenkstrecke (61) bildet, deren Eintritts- und Austrittsrichtung rechtwinklig zueinander angeordnet sind.Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the stacking unit (41) is arranged perpendicular to the transport path and that the deflection device (60) forms a deflection path (61), the entry and exit directions of which are arranged at right angles to one another. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Stapeleinheit (41) ein Spiralfachstapler ist.Device according to claim 2, characterized in that the stacking unit (41) is a spiral compartment stacker. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß mehrere Stapeleinheiten (41) parallel auf einer Achse (42) angeordnet sind, die von einer Antriebseinrichtung (43) synchron zur Transportgeschwindigkeit angetrieben werden.Apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that several stacking units (41) in parallel are arranged on an axis (42) which are driven by a drive device (43) synchronously with the transport speed. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß mehrere Umlenkeinrichtungen (60) zur Anbindung an die Stapeleinheiten (41) vorgesehen sind, die in bezug auf die Transportrichtung hintereinander angeordnet sind.Apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that a plurality of deflection devices (60) are provided for connection to the stacking units (41), which are arranged one behind the other in relation to the transport direction. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Umlenkeinrichtung (60) eine Außenführung (63) und eine Innenführung (62) aufweist, die in einem bestimmten Abstand zueinander angeordnet sind.Device according to claim 2, characterized in that the deflection device (60) has an outer guide (63) and an inner guide (62) which are arranged at a certain distance from one another. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Außenführung (63) und /oder die Innenführung (62) aus Drähten und/oder einem Blech gebildet werden, die in der Umlenkstrecke (61) jeweils parallel zur Banknotenlängskante und um 90° in bezug auf einen fiktiven 45° zur Transportebene geneigten Zylinder geführt sind.Apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that the outer guide (63) and / or the inner guide (62) are formed from wires and / or a sheet metal, which are in the deflection section (61) in each case parallel to the longitudinal bank edge and by 90 ° with respect to a fictitious cylinder inclined at 45 ° to the transport plane. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß im Eingangs- und/oder Ausgangsbereich der Umlenkeinrichtung (60) Traktionsrollen (67, 68) angeordnet sind, die synchron zur Transportgeschwindigkeit angetrieben werden.Apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that traction rollers (67, 68) are arranged in the input and / or output area of the deflection device (60), which are driven synchronously with the transport speed. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Traktionsrollen (67, 68) entfernbar sind.Device according to claim 8, characterized in that the traction rollers (67, 68) can be removed. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Traktionsrollen (67, 68) im Eingangs- und Ausgangsbereich der Umlenkeinrichtung (60) asymmetrisch angeordnet sind.Apparatus according to claim 8, characterized in that the traction rollers (67, 68) in The input and output areas of the deflection device (60) are arranged asymmetrically.
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