EP0675065B1 - Dispositif pour trier et empiler des feuilles - Google Patents

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EP0675065B1
EP0675065B1 EP95104655A EP95104655A EP0675065B1 EP 0675065 B1 EP0675065 B1 EP 0675065B1 EP 95104655 A EP95104655 A EP 95104655A EP 95104655 A EP95104655 A EP 95104655A EP 0675065 B1 EP0675065 B1 EP 0675065B1
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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
    • B65H31/00—Pile receivers
    • B65H31/24—Pile receivers multiple or compartmented, e.d. for alternate, programmed, or selective filling
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • 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
    • B65H2404/60—Other elements in face contact with handled material
    • B65H2404/63—Oscillating, pivoting around an axis parallel to face of material, e.g. diverting means
    • B65H2404/632—Wedge member
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/19—Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/1912—Banknotes, bills and cheques or the like

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  • the invention relates to a device for sorting and stacking sheet material, in particular securities, Banknotes and the like according to the preamble of the claim 1.
  • a banknote processing machine of the type mentioned Art is known for example from DE-OS 27 29 830.
  • the banknotes that are usually used by banks in Parcels are delivered, previously isolated, whereby then the individual banknotes by means of a transport device are transported along a transport route.
  • There is a test facility on the transport route which comprises a plurality of sensors by means of of the banknotes according to various criteria, for example Condition, authenticity, denomination, classified and depending on the outcome of the Check assigned to different stacking units become.
  • the classified banknotes are included With the help of controllable switches from the transport route ejected and a stacking device with two Stacking units fed.
  • the stacking units exist from stacking wheels that form the individual storage compartments Partition walls that are spirally curved are.
  • the stacking units are modular and each have their own drive device, the enables independent operation of the forklift.
  • the Stacking units are in relation to the transport direction arranged one behind the other.
  • the grid dimension, d. H. the distance between two adjacent stacking units, corresponds at least to the diameter a stacking wheel. With a large number of forklifts therefore a lot of space to accommodate the Forklift needed.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object Propose a device for sorting and stacking sheet material, which a more compact structure of a stacking device enables.
  • the basic idea of the invention is that the in individual sheets on the transport route, after which they are operated by means of appropriately controlled switches have been removed from the transport route, by deflecting devices adjoining the points slide, which is a rotation and change of direction of the leaves towards that in a particular Stacking units arranged at an angle to the transport route effect the stacking device.
  • the advantages achieved with the invention are in particular in that due to the deflection of the caused rotation and change in the direction of movement of the sheets the stacking units in a lesser Distance, d. H. with a grid dimension that is independent of Diameter of a stacking wheel is and the width of the depends on the sheet material to be processed can.
  • This is a compact structure of a stacking device possible with several stacking units, whereby the space requirement of the stacking units in one Banknote processing machine is significantly reduced. So the machine can be designed smaller, which also allows a cheaper production.
  • the stacking units are parallel next to each other arranged, the stacking compartments of the stacking units are aligned perpendicular to the transport direction.
  • the stacking units are e.g. B. Spiral forklift, synchronized by a motor are driven.
  • the Banknotes are usually banded into packages delivered by the banks to an appropriate workstation debanded and then isolated.
  • the debandering of the parcels and a corresponding one Separating devices are not part of the package the invention. They are sufficient for the specialist known and are therefore not described in detail.
  • the Scattered banknotes are then transported by a device 20 detected and along a transport route 21 promoted.
  • the transport device can, for example are formed by conveyor belts 22 which over Roll around 23, the one not shown Drive device are driven.
  • the conveyor belts can use flat belts or round belts his.
  • the detailed structure of a transport facility is described in DE-OS 27 29 830 and is here not dealt with in more detail.
  • the Test device 30 consist of several sensors can arranged along the transport route 21 are and by means of which the banknotes according to different Criteria are checked and classified. For example can be checked for condition, authenticity or denomination respectively.
  • the banknotes are assigned to certain stacking units 41 fed to a stacking device 40.
  • the stacking units 41 represent certain sorting classes, e.g. B. real, fake, too dirty etc.
  • the checked banknotes are fed in with Help of controllable integrated in the transport route 21 Turnouts 50 that depend on the exam and Classification for assignment to a specific one Stacking unit, d. H.
  • Sort class on command of one Control unit, not shown, for discharging the Banknotes moved from the transport route accordingly become.
  • the removed from the transport route 21 Banknotes then run through those following the turnouts Deflection devices 60, by means of which the Banknotes depending on the course under Rotation and change of direction of movement in the stacking compartments 44 of the stacking units 41 are transported.
  • the entry openings of the stacking compartments are preferably a stacking unit perpendicular to the direction of transport aligned, which by the deflection led banknotes directly in the longitudinal direction the stacking compartments of the corresponding stacking units become.
  • the stacking units 41 are preferred parallel side by side on a common axis 42 arranged, aligned parallel to the transport route is.
  • the stacking units are synchronized to Transport speed of the banknotes driven to error-free stacking of the banknotes in the stacking compartments 44 to ensure.
  • the arrangement of the stacking units 41 on a common axis 42 has the advantage that the drive of the stacking units with a single Motor 43 can be accomplished. Alternatively it is possible to do this mechanically to decouple from each other and with each stacking unit to provide its own drive device. This However, the construction of a stacking device requires a larger one Pitch due to the fact that additional Space for the arrangement of the drive devices of the Stacking units is needed. That extra space can in the arrangement of the stacking units on a common axis saved with only one drive device be, which results in a very compact structure a stacking device.
  • Fig. 2 shows a section of the device 10 in Area of the deflection device, including a switch 50, depending on the test result on the command of a Control unit, not shown, from the rest position A in position B to discharge the banknotes can be moved.
  • the switch is in position B, the banknote meets the switch that the Bank note in the entrance area of the deflection device 60 arranged pair of rollers 67, which is synchronous with the transport speed the banknote is driven.
  • 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 in one Arranged area that is 90 ° to a fictitious 45 ° Transport plane inclined horizontal cylinder are.
  • the outside and inside guidance of the deflection section run parallel and are at a constant distance A, e.g. B. 2 mm, arranged to each other.
  • the banknotes in the deflection section in the longitudinal direction between the inner and outer guide slide through in such a way that no movement transverse to the longitudinal direction of the banknotes takes place, causing the banknotes to move, that when passing through the redirection section at every point of the conveyed sheet material in the longitudinal direction of the sheet is going.
  • the deflection device can also consist of wires or two sheets. The realization the internal guidance by means of wires enables a good visibility and accessibility in the case of jammed Banknotes. To fix jammed Banknotes can be arranged within the deflection path Traction rollers are removed.
  • the deflection device arranged traction rollers is the outer guide consisting of a sheet with corresponding slots that provide a clamping guide enable the banknotes through the traction rollers.
  • the Geometry of the deflection device and the arrangement of the Traction rollers is preferably chosen so that too Banknotes of different lengths when going through the Deflection path through the clamp guide on its optimal Umlenkbahn be guided so that they under rotation and deflected by 90 ° with respect to the entry direction Leave the deflection device.
  • the stacking unit 41 is preferred designed as a spiral stacker that consists of a or several arranged side by side in parallel Stacking wheels are used to form the stacking compartments 44 have partitions 45 which are spirally curved are.

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Claims (10)

  1. Dispositif (10) pour trier et empiler un produit en feuilles séparées, en particulier des papiers valeur des billets de banque et analogues, comprenant : un organe de transport (10) au moyen duquel le produit en feuilles est déplacé le long d'une piste de transport (21), un organe de contrôle (30) qui contrôle et classe le produit en feuilles selon différents critères un organe d'empilage (30) comportant au moins une unité d'empilage (41) avec des compartiments d'empilage (44), destinés à recevoir le produit en feuilles au moins un aiguillage (50) associé à l'unité d'empilage (41) pour extraire par éclusage le produit en feuilles hors de la piste de transport dans l'unité d'empilage (41) de l'organe d'empilage (40), l'association du produit en feuilles à l'unité d'empilage s'effectuant en fonction du résultat du contrôle, caractérisé en ce que l'unité d'empilage (41) avec ses compartiments d'empilage (44) est disposée sous un angle déterminé par rapport à la piste de transport (21), et en ce que, entre l'aiguillage (50) et l'unité d'empilage (41), est disposé un organe de changement de direction (60) qui dévie le produit en feuilles hors de la piste de transport, par une rotation en direction des compartiments d'empilage de l'unité d'empilage (41).
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'unité d'empilage (41) est disposée perpendiculairement à la piste de transport, et en ce que l'organe de changement de direction (60) comprend une piste de changement de direction (61) dont les directions d'entrée et de sortie sont disposées mutuellement à angle droit.
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que l'unité d'empilage (41) est un empileur à compartiments en spiral.
  4. Dispositif selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que plusieurs unités d'empilage (41) sont disposées parallèlement sur un axe (42), ces unités étant entraínées, de façon synchrone par rapport à la vitesse de transport, par un organe d'entraínement (43).
  5. Dispositif selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que plusieurs organes de changement de direction (60) sont prévus, pour être rattachés aux unités d'empilage (41), en étant disposés les uns derrière les autres par rapport à la direction de transport.
  6. Dispositif selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que l'organe de changement de direction (60) présente un guidage extérieur (63) et un guidage intérieur (62), qui sont disposés à une distance déterminée l'un par rapport à l'autre.
  7. Dispositif selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que le guidage extérieur (63) et/ou le guidage intérieur (62) sont constitués de fils et/ou d'une tôle et qui sont chacun guidés dans la piste de changement de direction (61) parallèlement à l'arête longitudinale des billets de banque et à 90° par rapport à un cylindre fictif incliné à 45° par rapport au plan du transport.
  8. Dispositif selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que, dans la zone d'entrée et/ou de sortie de l'organe de changement de direction (60), sont disposés des rouleaux de traction (67, 68), qui sont entraínés de façon synchrone par rapport à la vitesse de transport.
  9. Dispositif selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que les rouleaux de traction (67, 68) sont démontables ou susceptibles d'être mis hors service.
  10. Dispositif selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que les rouleaux de traction (67, 68) sont disposés de façon asymétrique dans la zone d'entrée et de sortie de l'organe de changement de direction (60).
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