EP2147418A1

EP2147418A1 - Device for receiving and issuing value documents

Info

Publication number: EP2147418A1
Application number: EP08749302A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Michael Stapfer
Original assignee: Giesecke and Devrient GmbH
Current assignee: Giesecke and Devrient GmbH
Priority date: 2007-05-03
Filing date: 2008-05-02
Publication date: 2010-01-27
Also published as: WO2008135242A1; CA2686041A1; US20090038909A1; US8100244B2; DE102007020753A1

Abstract

The invention relates to device for receiving and issuing value documents, comprising a verification unit for verifying the authenticity of supplied value documents, a storage unit containing at least two stores for storing at least two different types of value document in such a way that one value document of each type can be selectively issued from the storage unit irrespective of the order in which the value documents were introduced into said storage unit, an intermediate storage unit for the intermediate, preferably individual, storage of at least one, preferably at least two verified value documents and a transport unit used to transport value documents from the verification unit to the storage unit. The storage unit is rotatably and/or pivotally held between an operating position and an open position to permit the receipt and/or issue of value documents in an operating position and in the open position to permit manual access to the section of the transport unit that is prevented by the storage unit in the operating position.

Description

Device for accepting and issuing value documents

The present invention relates to a device for accepting and outputting documents of value, in particular banknotes.

Under value documents are thereby understood sheet-shaped objects that represent, for example, a monetary value or an entitlement and therefore should not be arbitrarily produced by unauthorized persons. They therefore have features which are not easy to manufacture, in particular to be copied, whose presence is an indication of the authenticity, i. the manufacture by an authorized agency. Important examples of such value documents are chip cards, coupons, checks, vouchers and in particular banknotes.

Devices of the above type can be used to pay bills, for example in stores. The automated handling of used banknotes, especially those in bad condition, may in such devices lead to malfunctions that have to be eliminated manually by a service person. The elimination of such interference may require a considerable amount of time depending on the structure of the device. This has the disadvantage that the device can not be used for payments in the period until the fault is eliminated. In addition, the maintenance person can manage only a few such devices, which increases the total cost of ownership.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a device for accepting and issuing documents of value which allows easy removal of disturbances in at least a portion of the device. The object is achieved by a device for accepting and outputting value documents with a checking device for checking the authenticity of supplied value documents, a storage device which comprises at least two memories for storing at least two different types of value documents, so that a value document of each of regardless of the order of entry of value documents in the memory device randomly from the memory device can be output, a buffer storage device for preferably isolated, intermediate storage of at least one, preferably, at least two checked value documents, and a transport device, by means of which coming from the test facility value documents the storage device can be transported, wherein the storage device is rotatably and / or pivotably held between an operating and an open position such that in an operating position an uptake and / or delivery of value documents is possible, and is exposed in the open position of the memory device in the operating position a manual access deprived section of the transport device.

The device is provided for accepting and outputting value documents of predetermined types. These can be, in particular, vouchers and banknotes. In particular, it may be provided for banknotes of various types, for example predetermined denominations of one or more currencies. The components of the device are then designed so that they can process value documents of the given types.

The temporary storage device is used for temporary recording by means of the examination device of checked value documents. The examination of the value Documents need not be completed in the recording process, but it is sufficient that the examination device has detected at least one property of the value document, which is used to test the value document. The evaluation of the detection result can also take place during buffering, even after execution of the test device, but is preferably completed during buffering.

The memory device is used to store value documents and, in particular, can also be used to reissue at least one predetermined type of value documents stored in it, i. in particular have at least one recycling memory or input and output memory.

In order to allow easy access to at least parts of the transport device, it is provided that the storage device between the operating position or position in which these documents of value can be fed and / or value documents issued from this, and the opening position or position back and is turnable and / or -schwenkbar. This allows for easy access to the corresponding parts of the transport device and on the other hand allows a very simple mechanical construction of the device.

For locking the storage device in the operating position or position, any suitable locking devices can be provided in or on the device. Thus, the locking can be done by means of suitable mechanical snap or locking connections, or by means of electrically controllable electromechanical or magnetic elements. The transport device can in principle be designed as desired. In particular, the transport device may comprise a device for occasional transport of value documents. By way of example, the transport device may be a belt transport device, optionally with spools. In particular, in this case, then, the temporary storage device may be arranged to be stationary relative to the testing device.

Preferably, the memories of the memory device are then arranged so that a transport path given by the transport device in the region of the memory of the memory device is substantially linear, preferably substantially perpendicular. The memory storage transport sections leading to storage can then be arranged in particular along a curve, which preferably runs in one plane. This arrangement allows a particularly small footprint of the device

Alternatively, in the apparatus, the intermediate storage device between at least one assumption location, in the value buffered by the examination device value documents are temporarily stored in the intermediate storage device, and the storage associated storage layers, in which at least some of the cached in the buffer storage value documents from the buffer storage device in the respective memory be transportable, be movable, and the transport device may be formed so that by means of the transport device, the latching device between the receiving position and the storage locations is movable, wherein the memory are arranged so that the storage layers are arranged along a curve extending in a plane. The intermediate storage device is moved between different coupling layers relative to the checking device and the storage device, in which at least one transport path section of the intermediate storage device is coupled or can be coupled to at least one corresponding transport path section of the checking device or the storage device, so that transport from the checking device to the temporary storage device or between the temporary storage device and the storage device is possible. The coupling position for the acceptance of value documents from the examination device is the acceptance position, while the coupling layers for the exchange of value documents with the storage device are the storage layers.

The use of the movable storage device by the temporary storage device allows a very trouble-free transport of the documents of value regardless of their condition, since they, once they have passed trouble-free in the temporary storage device, can be transported over a substantial part of the transport path in this. In addition, it can be dispensed with a suitable design of the device on switches for distributing the value documents on the memory of the memory device, which further increases the reliability.

In order to allow a particularly simple construction, the storage device can be pivotable in the plane. For this purpose, it can be articulated on a basic framework or housing of the device. For articulation, the storage device and the backbone or housing corresponding fasteners, such as axles, pins, screws or pins and complementary storage facilities for receiving the elements, in the simplest case, only holes in corresponding elements include. A particularly space-saving device can be achieved in that the directions in which value documents are interchangeable between the intermediate storage device and the storage device lie in the plane.

The axis about which the hinged storage device is rotatable or pivotable, can basically run arbitrarily. In order to enable a convenient opening for an operator, the storage device is preferably rotatable or pivotable about a substantially horizontal axis downwards. Under a substantially horizontal axis is thereby understood a geometric rotation or pivot axis, which runs in a horizontal position of the device, as in conventional setting or mounting methods for such devices is achieved according to the alignment achieved in the installation.

Alternatively, the memory device may be rotatable or pivotable in a plane orthogonal to the plane given by the curve. This also allows a very space-saving opening are made in which only little space before, but more in and / or next to the device is needed.

In principle, the memory of the memory device in the device can be firmly connected to this, so that they can be removed with tools from the device if necessary. Preferably, however, in particular also as part of the storage device, a holding device is provided with at least one receptacle for at least one of the two memories, and the memory is designed as connectable to the respective receptacle and detachable from this module again. Preferably, the shark teeinrichtung on recordings for all their memory and all memory of the memory device are provided as the respective recording connectable and detachable from this module. In this way, a memory exchange can be done very easily, which facilitates the maintenance of the device.

A particularly simple interchangeability even for not specially equipped for maintenance personnel results from the fact that the recording and the at least one memory are designed so that the at least one Spei- rather tool-free connectable to the respective recording and is detachable from this. The memory can be hung, latched or snapped into the receptacle, for example. A particularly simple and efficient production of the device results when the receptacles of the holding device are of the same design, since then identical memory modules can be used.

A simple replacement of the memory without an opening of the area in front of the transport device can be achieved in particular by the fact that the receptacles include passage openings into which the storages can be inserted in a direction parallel to the plane.

For storing the value documents, the memory device can in principle have any desired memory. However, since the memory device should also allow a re-output of once-accepted value documents as far as possible, at least one of the memories of the memory device is preferably a memory from which value documents can be selectively output.

In order to minimize the mechanical outlay for a re-separation of the value documents, at least one of the stores of the be means of storage, in which at least two documents of value in individual form can be stored. In particular, the one memory may be a winding store. Winding storage have the advantage that they allow a scattered storage of a relatively large number of value documents in a small space and are less prone to failure.

Alternatively or additionally, it is possible for at least one of the memories of the memory device to be a memory in which value documents can be stored as stacks. Such memory are characterized by a particularly high storage capacity based on the space. In principle, such a memory can be used or formed as an input, output or input / output memory. In the last two cases, a singler is preferably provided for the memory. The Vereinzier can be firmly connected to the memory or fixed to the device. The latter option allows the use of very simple stacked storage cartridges that are easily replaceable.

In particular, it is possible for the memory device to have at least one output memory from which value documents are only output. Depending on the embodiment of the output memory this can be designed so that from this value documents can only be output during normal operation. Such a memory may be particularly advantageous when banknotes of a certain denomination, for example the smallest denomination of a currency provided for the device, typically have to be issued more frequently than they are supposed to. A supply of these bills may then be provided which allows operation over an extended period of time before the device no longer contains banknotes of the smallest denomination and may need to be shut down. In principle, the memory and thus the memory location can be arranged arbitrarily relative to the assumption situation. However, a particularly simple construction results when the at least one assumption layer and the storage layers are located along a linear path. In particular, the transport device can have a linear guide element, along which the intermediate storage device is movably guided on a linear path between the at least one assumption layer and the storage layers.

The route along which the intermediate storage device can be moved can in principle be aligned as desired. In order to allow a particularly small footprint for the device, however, it is preferred that the linear distance with the vertical includes an angle of less than 10 °, and more preferably runs substantially vertically. The term "vertical" is understood to mean that, in the event that the entire device is arranged horizontally, the vertical direction corresponding to the corresponding direction. runs parallel to the direction of fall.

In principle, in the device, a value document can be transported directly from the intermediate storage device into one of the memories of the storage device. In order to further reduce the risk of a fault, the memory device may have a memory transport interface device for at least one of the at least two memories, by means of which a transport of a value document between the respective memory and the temporary memory device can take place. Under an interface device in connection with the transport of value documents, hereinafter also referred to simply as an interface, here and below an especially also mechanical device is described. were, which allows a supply or delivery of documents of value to or from a device associated with the interface of the device, wherein preferably a complementary interface is used for the supply or delivery. This design has the advantage that by appropriate design of the interface device, the susceptibility to interference of the transport, in particular from the temporary storage device to the memories of the memory device can be reduced. On the other hand, storages that are already available on the market can be used as memory modules, which are designed for other types of valuable document transport. Preferably, corresponding memory transport interfaces are provided for all the memories of the memory device.

Preferably, the at least one of the storage transport interface device is provided with a drive so that the storage transport interface device can transport a document of value and can not only guide it. A particularly simple structure of the device with low susceptibility may result from the fact that memory transport interfaces are provided for the at least two memory and in the device for the memory transport interfaces, a common drive is provided.

In particular, the device may be designed so that a belt-free transport takes place between the intermediate storage device and at least one of the memories. This allows a particularly simple construction of the device.

In principle, the temporary storage device can have one or more arbitrary devices for the temporary storage of value documents, which therefore allow, in particular, input and re-output of supplied value documents. To a simple design a scattered The temporary storage device can have at least one temporary storage for at least two value documents, which can be entered into the intermediate storage only one after the other or can be output therefrom. The temporary storage can also be a winding storage. Preferably, the buffer, in particular also the winding memory on a storage capacity for more than two documents of value, so that an assumption of a larger number of value documents can be done.

In principle, it is sufficient that the temporary storage device has a buffer for the occasional intermediate storage of at least two tested value documents. However, it is preferred that the temporary storage device has at least two latches. This allows greater variability in caching. Thus, for example, one of the latches may be used for temporarily storing a value document for which the test device has acquired measured values, but an evaluation with regard to denomination, validity or authenticity has still taken place.

In particular, in this case, at least one of the at least two latches is preferably a buffer for a single value document.

In order to be able to transport a larger number of value documents into the storage device, in particular in the case of the described use of the buffer for a single value document, at least one intermediate storage device, in particular a winding storage device, can store at least two value documents for the at least two intermediate storage devices be that can only be sequentially entered into the cache or output from this.

Alternatively or additionally, the at least two latches may each be latches for a single value document, into or from which a value document can optionally be input or output.

In order to enable a low-interference transport between the intermediate storage device and the storage device, the intermediate storage device for the intermediate storage or each of the intermediate storage devices may have a temporary storage transport interface, by means of which a value document can be fed to the temporary storage device or to the respective intermediate storage devices and / or from the intermediate storage device or the respective latches can be removed. This interface, which is an interface device as already explained above, can in particular be designed to be complementary to the interface device or the interface devices of the memory device and serves the same purpose.

If the intermediate storage device has at least two intermediate storage transport points, a common drive is preferably provided for the intermediate storage transport interfaces. This allows a particularly simple construction of the intermediate storage device with reduced mass.

In order to enable a method of the intermediate storage device between the different coupling layers, the transport device and the intermediate storage device preferably have mutually complementary guide elements, by means of which the intermediate storage device guided in process between the coupling layers along a predetermined curve.

For the movement of the intermediate storage device, the transport device can in principle have any desired drive elements. In particular, the following alternative or complementary options are advantageous.

In a first option, the transport device together with the temporary storage device can form a linear electric motor. This alternative is characterized by the fact that the number of moving parts is particularly low.

In a second option, the transport device may comprise a drive device fixedly arranged relative to a basic element of the device. This embodiment has the advantage that the temporary storage device need not have a drive motor for transport, whereby their mass can be reduced.

For the efficient coupling of a drive with the intermediate storage device, the transport device can in this case in particular comprise a belt connected to the intermediate storage device and / or a chain connected to the intermediate storage device which drives the drive device of the transport device. As a belt while a toothed belt is preferably used. This embodiment allows a particularly simple construction of the transport device.

However, the transport device may comprise a spindle and a drive device for rotating the spindle and the intermediate storage device. tion interacting with the spindle element, for example, have a pinion, so that the drive moves the intermediate storage device by rotating the spindle, this embodiment has the advantage that a very accurate positioning of the temporary storage device is possible.

According to another option, the transport device may comprise a drive device connected to the temporary storage device. This option can allow a very simple setup.

Thus, the transport device may in particular have a toothed rack firmly connected to the storage device and the temporary storage device has a pinion engaging in the toothed rack and driven by the drive device.

In order to enable a movement of a document of value inserted by a customer to the checking device, the device preferably has an input transport device by means of which individual value documents can be transported by an input compartment by the checking device. This input transport device can in principle have any transport elements, for example rollers, rollers, belts, guide elements, and in particular a motor for driving at least one of the transport elements.

In order to enable a low-interference transport from the input transport device to the temporary storage device in the assumption situation, the input transport device may comprise an input transport interface device by means of which documents of value transported by the inspection device into the at least one acceptance layer located temporary storage device are transportable. This input transport interface can in particular be designed to be complementary to the temporary storage transport interface and preferably like the storage transport interface devices,

The testing device can in principle be designed as desired. In particular, it only needs to allow a test during transport in a predetermined transport direction. However, the advantage of a particularly compact and simple design can be achieved by designing the input transport device and / or the input transport interface device and the test device for bidirectional transport. However, this does not necessarily mean that the test equipment must also allow a test in bidirectional transport. This embodiment further offers the advantage that value documents which prove unacceptable in the test need not be output via an output path. Rather, they can be returned to an input tray.

When using the device in a payment device in which deposited banknotes are also used for issuing change, the number of accepted banknotes overall continues to increase. The device therefore preferably has a further memory with a storage position assigned thereto, in which value documents can be stored by the intermediate storage device in the corresponding storage position, but from which value documents are not delivered to the intermediate storage device. This memory can be used, in particular, for certain types of documents of value which are generally not intended to be reissued, for example vouchers or banknotes not recognized as genuine. In particular, in this case, the further memory may be arranged in the memory device. Since such documents of value only occur with low frequency in many application situations, the memory, like the recycling memories of the memory device, does not need to be emptied very frequently, so that an arrangement in memory device is favorable.

Alternatively, such an input memory may be located outside the memory device, preferably within a vault area, separate from a portion of the device in which the memory device is located and serve as a tail memory into which the portion of the input not required for re-issuing change enters authentically recognized value documents, in particular banknotes, are stored and therefore must be emptied more frequently.

When using the device in a payment device, it may often be the case that value documents, in particular banknotes of a certain type, for example a small denomination, are to be issued more frequently than they are accepted. In order to avoid frequent refilling of the storage device, the device may preferably have an output memory and / or a receptacle for an output memory from which value documents can be transported individually to the intermediate storage device. In particular, the output memory is a stack memory, wherein the stack memory or the recording has a Vereinzier. Such stacks allow a particularly space-saving stacking of sheet-shaped documents of value. In operation, the tested value documents should be further processed depending on the result of the examination of the examination device. For this purpose, the checking device can be designed in particular to be able to recognize by means of the checking device according to predetermined criteria whether a value document has one of several predetermined types, for example vouchers or banknotes of predetermined denominations of one or more different predetermined currencies, and if the value document conforms to the criteria is to be treated as valid or real. For this purpose, the checking device can have at least one sensor for detecting at least one property of a value document whose signals are used in the testing of the predetermined criteria. To carry out the test, the testing device can have a suitable signal processing device; but it is possible to use a different signal or data processing device of the device, which is in this respect attributable to the testing device. In any case, signals are generated which reflect the result of the test, for example the type of the document of value and its validity or authenticity. The device then preferably has a control device which controls the transport device in dependence on at least the signals of the inspection device in order to use it to move the buffer device into coupling layers at least partially determined by the signals, in which a transport of a value document from the inspection device into the Intermediate storage device or a transport between the temporary storage device and the storage device can take place. Depending on the signals, it is of course also possible to actuate a method in coupling layers for transport to a value-document output device or end-of-line. The control device can in principle be designed as desired. However, it preferably has at least one processor for executing a computer program and a memory in which a computer program executable by the processor is stored. Instead of a processor, it is also possible to use a plurality of parallel or hierarchically coupled processors and / or controllers and / or microprocessors and / or FPGAs.

In particular, to accept value documents, the control device can be configured to control the transport device such that it moves the intermediate storage device into the acceptance position. The control device can perform this activation in particular in response to detection signals of a sensor, which detects the supply of a value document to the device. For example, the sensor may be a corresponding light barrier.

Furthermore, the control device can be configured to recognize by means of the checking device as documents of value to be rejected, and upon detection of a value document to be rejected, to actuate the transport device such that the latter stores the intermediate storage device in which the document of value is stored from the assumption position into an output position, in which the value document can be output to an output device, and the temporary storage device, after reaching the output position, control the temporary storage device in such a way that it outputs the value document to be rejected. This makes it possible, as not by the

Device acceptable, especially unrecognizable, value documents or sheets, automatically reissue after it has been cached in the temporary storage device. In addition, the control device can be further configured to determine the type and the validity or authenticity of a value document by means of the checking device, to control the intermediate storage device in the assumption position which stores this checked value document, and to store data containing the type and information about the validity or authenticity of the value document and its location in the buffer store play to save. This makes it possible to first accept all means of payment in the form of value documents in order to then carry out the issue of change.

Furthermore, the control device can be designed to control the transport device after the end of a supply of value documents in a storage step depending on the data representing the type and information about the validity or authenticity of cached value documents and their position in the buffer device the temporary storage device is moved in the type of storage locations corresponding to the cached value documents, and to control the temporary storage device and the storage device such that the value documents of the type associated with the storage location are delivered to the storage device. In this way, in particular a storage of accepted value documents corresponding to the type, in particular recognized as genuine notes of the denomination and possibly the type of currency can be made so that they are suitable for issuing change. In particular, corresponding value document types may be assigned to the memories of the memory device for this purpose, so that the control device makes possible a storage in the memories separated according to type and a corresponding re-output. The end of a supply of value documents can be recognized, for example, by the fact that the total value of added value documents a predetermined amount, for example, exceeds a bill amount to be paid or a predetermined part thereof, or that after the expiration of a predetermined period no further value documents are supplied.

Further, in the apparatus, at least two of the memories of the memory device may each be assigned a predetermined type of value documents for disbursement, and the controller may be further configured in a disbursing step in response to a disbursement amount given in the controller and the number and the value determining value documents in the form of banknotes of the predetermined type stored in the storage device in the form of banknotes and controlling the transport device so that these successively move the temporary storage device into corresponding storage positions in accordance with the determined types; and to drive the memory device and the temporary storage device such that upon reaching the storage layers, the predetermined number of banknotes of the corresponding type from the storage layer into the intermediate n store to save. The amount to be dispensed can in particular be entered into the control device or determined by the latter in dependence on an amount to be paid and the value, if appropriate, of further means of payment supplied to the device.

In this case, the control device in each case, if driven interfaces are provided, also control them accordingly.

In order to enable a particularly rapid payment of the value documents to be dispensed, the control device is preferably further extended. forms to perform the output step before the storage step. This procedure is made possible by the use of a suitable temporary storage device and can significantly shorten the duration of a transaction from deposit of the first value document to the delivery of the last value document to be issued.

If the intermediate storage device has at least one first and one second temporary storage device in the device, to which a first or second acquisition position is assigned, the control device is preferably further configured to control the transport device such that it stores the temporary storage device for receiving added value documents moves in a first assumption situation, then at least to control the temporary storage device so that the value document in the first, the first assumption position corresponding intermediate store to store soon after determining the type, the denomination and the

Authenticity of the value document, depending on at least the transport device and the temporary storage device to control so that the value document is stored by the first cache in the second cache, or output to a value document output device. In this way, on the one hand, the temporary storage device can be used to serve as a holding device in which a value document is held until the result of the examination is present. On the other hand, the output of an unacceptable value document can be done easily and quickly in this way.

In addition, the controller may be further configured to not execute a payout and storage step when it has detected the end of a deposit or receives an abort signal that the customer has triggered via an input device of the device. but the transport device controls to move the temporary storage device from the assumption situation in the output position. If the temporary storage device is in this position, it controls it and the value document output device in such a way that the accepted value documents buffered in the temporary storage device are reissued. This has the advantage that a customer can undo an erroneous deposit and get back exactly the value documents paid by him.

The apparatus may further comprise an input transport means for transporting documents of value along a transport path past or through the inspection means having first and second portions which oppose each other during operation and form the transport path therebetween, at least the first portion of An input transport device between an operating position, in which a transport of documents of value can take place, and an open position, in which the transport path is accessible, about a first pivot axis is pivotally supported on the device.

By dividing the input transport device into two parts, of which at least the first part of the input transport device between the operating position, in which a transport of documents of value can be made, and the open position in which the transport path is accessible, about a first pivot axis pivotally supported on the device simple troubleshooting can also be done by less trained personnel. In particular, the first part may be hinged to the device, so that no parts of the device are removed in a fault elimination. In principle, the test device can be held arbitrarily on the device and in particular the input transport device. In order to allow good access to the part of the test device facing the transport path, the first part may preferably carry the test device. This can then be swung out of the device.

In order to facilitate maintenance work on the input transport device, the first part may carry a drive device of the input transport device.

Further, at least one electrical connection of at least one device held in the first part, preferably the electrical connections of all the electrical devices held in the first part, may be configured to a stationary part of the device such that they do not need to be released for pivoting the part. This design has the advantage that an open is made easier for less trained staff, since electrical connections need not be solved and restored. In particular, the electrical connection or the electrical connections can be arranged near the pivot axis.

In principle, the transport path can run arbitrarily relative to the direction of the pivoting movement. Preferably, however, the transport path in the input transport device runs parallel to one through the

Pivoting movement about the first pivot axis given plane. This has the advantage that the device can be made very narrow .. Furthermore, the second part of the input transport device can only have non-driven transport elements. This leads to a particularly simple construction of the device.

A particularly good access to the second part of the input transport device or elements of the second part can be advantageously obtained according to a first alternative in that the second part of the input transport means is pivotally supported about a second pivot axis at a stationary portion of the device.

According to a second alternative, the second part of the input transport means may be pivotally attached to the first part about a second pivot axis. In conjunction with the pivoting of the first part, this can result in a particularly good access to the transport path in the area of the testing device.

In principle, the pivot axes may include any suitable angle, for example a right angle. The advantage of a particularly narrow design of the device can be obtained in that the pivot axes are parallel to each other.

The first part of the input transport device can in principle be held pivotably on the device in different sections. A particularly good access can allow an embodiment in which the first part of the input transport device is articulated in the region of the beginning of the transport path to the device. This can then be swung out to a large extent, preferably almost completely out of the device. The second part can, as far as provided, also be pivotably mounted or articulated at different locations on the device. If a particularly stable arrangement is to be achieved, the second part of the input transport device can be articulated to the device in the region of the beginning of the transport path. In particular, the first part relative to the device and the second part can then be pivoted relative to the first part in the same direction to open the input transport device.

Alternatively, the second part of the input transport device can be articulated to the device in the region of the end of the transport path.

In principle, the transport path given by the input transport means may be arbitrary, but is preferably substantially, i. except for the optionally imposed by the geometry of the examination device deviations, formed horizontally.

To lock the parts in the operating position can be provided in or on the device any suitable locking devices. Thus, the locking can be done by means of suitable mechanical snap or snap-in connections, or by means of electrically controllable electromechanical or magnetic elements.

The invention will be further explained by way of example with reference to the drawings. Show it:

1 is a schematic block diagram of a payment device according to a first preferred embodiment, 2 is a schematic partially sectioned side view of a value document input and output section;

3 shows a schematic side view of a testing device and an input transport device of the section in FIG. 2, FIG.

4 shows a perspective view of part of the payment device in FIG. 1 with a value document acceptance device in an open position, FIG.

5 shows a perspective schematic partial representation of an intermediate storage device of the payment device in FIG. 1 between guide elements, FIG.

6 is a perspective schematic partial representation of the value document module of the device in Fig. 1,

7 shows a perspective schematic partial representation of the value-document module of the device in FIG. 1, in which a storage device is in an open position, FIG.

8 shows two schematic side views of a value document module of a payment device according to a further embodiment,

9 shows a perspective schematic partial representation of an intermediate storage device of the value document module in FIG. 8 between guide elements, FIG. FIG. 10 illustrates various stages of a payment transaction using the value document module in FIG. 8. FIG.

11 shows a schematic representation of two banknotes of different widths and their position in the checking device and the memories of the value-document module in FIG. 8, FIG.

12 shows a schematic illustration of complementary transport interfaces or transport interface devices in a direction parallel to a rotation axis, wherein a pair of rollers in a coupling position is shown by solid lines and in another position by dashed lines,

13 is a schematic representation of the transport interface devices in FIG. 12 in a plane through axes of rotation of the rollers of FIG

Roller pair,

14 shows a schematic illustration of the transport interface devices in FIG. 12 in a plane through the axes of rotation of corresponding rollers of the two pairs of rollers,

FIG. 15 shows a schematic partial view of two transport interfaces in the device in FIGS. 8 and 9, FIG.

Fig. 16 is a schematic block diagram of a variant of the payment before, direction in Fig. 1 and 2 with an additional output memory, and 17a and b show a schematic partially sectioned side view of another example of a value document input and payment section.

A bill payment payment apparatus in Fig. 1, particularly including an apparatus for accepting and issuing value documents, comprises in a housing 10 an invoice reader 12, a coin deposit and withdrawal section 14, a card payment section 16, a value document deposit and withdrawal section 18 and a partially a part of the input and -auszahlungsabschnitte performing control device 20 for controlling the bill reader and said sections and for the evaluation of signals of the bill reader and said sections. Although the control device 20 is a part of the input and output sections according to its function, it is shown in FIG. 1 for the sake of clarity only as an independent unit.

The payment device, and in particular the control device 20, are provided so that invoices can be paid by means of different means of payment, with change being returned if necessary. For this purpose, the payment device is adapted to a bill supplied by a customer, for example, a printed paper sheet on the data representing the invoice amount, on the invoice amount, for example, in machine-readable form, in the example in the form of a bar code, reproduced by means of for to read the reading of the data of suitable bill reader 12. Thereafter, the payment device accepts one or more payment methods from the customer for payment of the invoice amount. For this purpose, the three sections 14, 16 and 18 are used in conjunction with the control device 20. After determining the amount paid in or credited via a card, the control device 20 determines whether the amount deposited exceeds the invoice amount and determines, if applicable, the amount of the change to be returned to the customer. The controller 20 then controls the coin input and output section 14 and / or the value document input and output section 18 so that, as far as possible, these documents of value in the form of banknotes and the remaining portion of the document not payable by banknotes Change amounts, coins are issued to the customer. Thereafter, the payment device may generate and issue a receipt confirming that the amount has been paid, or generating and issuing a signal indicating that the amount has been paid.

In the context of the present application, the invoice reader 12, the coin payment and payment section 14, the card payment section 16 and functions corresponding to these components of the control device 20 can be designed in any suitable manner, in particular the person skilled in the known manner.

Hereinafter, the value document importing and disbursing section 18, which is an example of a value document input and output device and a device for accepting and outputting value documents, and is highly schematically illustrated in FIG. 2, will be described in detail. On the one hand, it is designed to accept documents of value in the form of vouchers of a given type and of banknotes of various types, in the present example banknotes of different denominations of only one currency. In principle, in other embodiments, the section 18 could be adapted to accept banknotes of different denominations of different currencies. On the other hand, it is designed to issue value documents in the form of banknotes. On a basic framework 22, in the example from top to bottom, a value document output device 24, a combined value document acceptance device 26 for drawing in and subsequently checking value documents in the form of banknotes and / or vouchers, a first transport device 28 for transporting a linearly movably guided buffer device 30 for occasional intermediate storage of at least two tested value documents in the example vertical direction, and a memory device 32, more precisely an input and output or recycling memory device provided. In this embodiment, the recycling memory means 32 is arranged to store and re-issue banknotes of three different denominations separately according to denominations, and to store coupons and banknotes which are not recognized as being genuine, separately from the banknotes. Vouchers and banknotes not recognized as real are no longer issued individually during operation. Each of the denominations as well as the vouchers and banknotes recognized as not genuine are each assigned an input and output opening or an input opening through which the storage or removal can take place.

At the bottom of the skeleton 22 is still a receptacle 34 for a final memory 36 with an insertable into the receptacle 34 and removable from the receptacle 34 final memory 36 is provided.

Depending on the operating phase, temporary storage device 30 serves to temporarily store or store verified value documents from value-document acceptance device 26, to deliver temporarily stored value documents to storage device 32, final storage 36 or value-document output device 24, and for temporary admission. Banknotes to be paid from the storage device 32 and output of these temporarily stored banknotes to the Wertdokumentiver 24 and is for this purpose by means of the transport device 28 between corresponding coupling layers in which a transport of a Wertdo- kuments between at least one transport path section of the buffer memory 30 and transport path sections of the Wertdokumentannahmeeinrichtung 26, the Memory device 32, the final memory 36 and / or the value document output device 24 can take place.

In this example, four different types of coupling layers are provided: first, at least one assumption layer LE, in which a value document can be transported between the value document acceptance device 26 and the buffer device 30, storage positions Lsi (i = 1, 2, 3, 4), their number and Location of the number and location of the memory input and output ports of the memory device 32 and an exchange of value documents between the memory device 32 and the buffer device 30 allows a final memory location LEnd, are transportable in the value documents from the buffer device 30 in the final memory 36, and at least an output layer LA in which value documents can be transported from the intermediate storage device 30 to the value document output device 24. The coupling layers are shown in FIG. 2 by dashed representations of the buffer device 30 in said layers.

The operation of the value document acceptance device 26, the transport device 28, the temporary storage device 30 and the storage device 32 is controlled by signals of the control device 20, which also controls this control in response to signals from sources not described in detail. benen sensors and detectors in these facilities, such as those for monitoring the transport, performs.

In this exemplary embodiment, the control device 20 comprises a supply 116 and a processor 118 as well as corresponding data or signal interfaces to the electrical devices of the device. In the memory 116 instructions of a computer program are stored, in the execution of which the control device controls the respective electrical devices of the device by outputting control signals in such a way that they carry out the method described below.

In this first embodiment, the following example of the method is performed.

A customer enters an invoice receipt in the device from which the controller 20 recognizes by means of the bill reader 12 the amount to be paid. The customer then enters, as already described, means of payment for the payment of the invoice amount. Here only the processing of entered value documents should be described in more detail.

If a value document is supplied to the value document acceptance device 26, it imports the value document. It emits a signal to the control device 20, which controls the transport device 28 in such a way that it moves the temporary storage device 30 into the acceptance position LE, provided this does not already occupy this position. The value document acceptance device 26 then determines, depending on the embodiment, by means of own evaluation devices and / or using the control device 20, whether the value document is a valid coupon or a banknote recognized as acceptable and genuine according to predetermined audit criteria and which Value the value document has. The controller 20 detects signals representing the type, the result of the check for authenticity and the value of the value document, and stores the corresponding information. The value documents are fed in this embodiment, after retraction and testing of the temporary storage device 30 in the assumption situation LE and cached in this.

If the control device 20 determines that the last-added document of value was recognized as a valid coupon or banknote of a currency acceptable by the device, this stores the value of the document of value and the position in the temporary storage device 30.

On the other hand, if the control device 20 determines that the last-added value document was not recognized as a valid coupon or not as a banknote of a currency accepted by the device, the value acceptance device 26 is activated such that initially no further value documents are accepted. Further, it controls the transport device 28 so that it moves the temporary storage device 30 in the output position LA and outputs the last cached value document on the value document output device 24. Thereafter, the control device 20 controls the transport device 28 to the intermediate storage device 30 to move back into the assumption situation LE ZU.

The control device 20 then triggers the input of another value document, which is treated like the preceding one.

During the supply of means of payment, the control device 20 continuously determines the total value of the paid-up payment method in response to signals from the value-document acceptance device 26 and the other sections. medium and compares this with the amount to be paid. If the total value exceeds the amount to be paid, it controls the payment device in such a way that it issues a corresponding indication, for example by means of a display device not shown in the figures, to the customer or the payer and does not accept any further means of payment.

On the other hand controls the controller 20 in a storage step, depending on the location and type of cached in the buffer memory 30 value documents, the information about their authenticity and the level of the memory device 32 with respect to the individual denominations the transport device 28 so that they the temporary storage device moves to output the cached value documents into the corresponding coupling layers. Valid vouchers and banknotes that are not recognized as genuine are transported into the memory corresponding to the position Ls4 and into which only value documents are entered, while the banknotes of the three denominations recognized as genuine are stored separately according to denominations in the three corresponding recycling bins , Other than real recognized banknotes are stored in the final memory.

The control is carried out in such a way according to the cached value documents that the transport device 30 the buffer memory means 30 successively in coupling layers according to the order of the value documents in the cache, the type, banknotes in particular the denomination, and banknotes of recognized authenticity of the next from the buffer device 30 at the memory device 32 or, if the denomination of the next value document to be output does not correspond to any of the denominations intended for the memory device 32, or the memory device does not provide any further value memory. Store the denomination more memory, the end memory 36 to be issued value document corresponding to the type and the authenticity of the value document storage location Lsi or La «- moves and the buffer device 30 outputs the value documents to be issued in the memory device 32 and the final memory 36. The memory device 28 or, if appropriate, the end memory 36 is correspondingly driven to record the value document and to store it. This completes the storage step.

Before, simultaneously or afterwards, the control device 20 determines which notes are to be returned as change or part of the change, depending on the number and denomination of notes stored in the storage means 32, the amount invoiced and the other means of payment supplied.

In a following output step, starting with the denomination stored in the memory means 32 at the bottom, it controls the transport means 28, the storage means 32 and the buffer means 30 so that the buffer means 30 sequentially store respective storage positions in the individual denominations to be issued Lsi (i = l, 2, 3) moves and there corresponding banknotes from the memory device 32 are stored in the temporary storage device 30.

After storing the last banknote to be issued the change in the temporary storage device 30, the control device controls the transport device 28 so that it moves the temporary storage device 30 in the discharge position LA. Thereafter, it controls the temporary storage device 30 and, if appropriate, the value document output device 24 to deliver the cached value documents to the value document output device 24. In response to corresponding signals from the control device 20, the output of the banknotes then takes place as change or part of the change. This ends the output step.

Finally, the transport device 28 moves to corresponding signals of the control device 20, the temporary storage device 30 in the assumption situation LE.

A second embodiment differs from the first embodiment only by the programming of the control device 20. Otherwise, the device is unchanged, so that the same reference numerals are used and the explanations on the structure in the first embodiment also apply here accordingly.

The only difference in the control device is that even after buffering the last supplied value document, which is recognized as acceptable during the check, the control device determines the denomination and number of bank notes to be returned as in the first embodiment and performs the output step, ie in particular controls the transport device 28 so that it moves the temporary storage device 30 in the bottom of the storage layers, which are assigned to the denominations of the issued banknotes. It then controls the transport device 28, the storage device 32 and the temporary storage device 30 in such a way that the temporary storage device 30 successively stores corresponding storage positions in the individual denominations to be dispensed and corresponding banknotes are stored there. th stored from the memory device 32 in the latch device 30.

These banknotes are then issued as in the first embodiment. The intermediate storage device now contains, in particular, the most recently collected value documents. Upon completion of the output, the controller performs the storage step.

For this purpose, the control device 20, depending on the position and the type of value documents cached in the temporary storage device 30, the information about their authenticity and the level of the storage device 32 with respect to the individual denominations, controls the transport device 28 to output the temporary storage device the cached value documents are moved into the corresponding coupling positions. The control is carried out as before according to the cached value documents that the transport device 28 the buffer memory 30 successively in coupling layers according to the order of the documents of value in the cache, the type, banknotes in particular the denomination, and banknotes of recognized authenticity of the next from the buffer storage device 30 to the memory device 32 or, if the denomination of the next value document to be output does not correspond to any of the denominations provided for the memory device 32, to the final memory 36 to be outputted value document corresponding to the type and the authenticity of the value document storage position Lsi or Lnd runs and the buffer device 30 each to be issued value documents in the memory device 32 and the end memory 36 outputs. The memory device 28 or, if appropriate, the final memory 36 is driven accordingly to record the value document and save.

As a result of this procedure, a quick return of change is achieved, since the sorting of the value documents already paid in may take place after the payment has been completed.

In the following, with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7, a specific, only exemplary embodiment of the part of the value document input and payment section 18 not comprising the control device 20 will be described in the two first exemplary embodiments. The same reference numerals are used for corresponding devices. The part of a value document input and output section 18 without the control device 20 is referred to below as a value document module for the sake of simplicity.

The value-document acceptance device 26 comprises an input tray 38 for manually inputting individual value documents, a checking device 40 for determining a value of a value document and checking the validity or authenticity of a value document, an optional input transport interface 42 and an input transport device 44 for inputting via an input transport path TE Transporting a value document 46 inserted into the input tray 38 along or past the inspection path 40 along the input transport path to the input transport interface 42. The last input transport path portion TA 'terminating in a coupling end at the input transport interface 42 substantially extends in this example horizontal. In the present embodiment, the input tray 38 has a side stop, not shown, on which a customer aligns the value document 46 laterally during insertion and pushes further.

The input transport device 44 has an input light barrier 47 for detecting an insertion of a value document, driven transport rollers 48 and transport belts 50, which transport the value document 46 inserted into the input compartment through the inspection device 40, which in this exemplary embodiment is designed for banknotes of a predetermined currency to recognize and check for authenticity, which are aligned laterally according to the stop.

For easy removal of transport disturbances also in the area of the value document acceptance device 26, the input transport device 44 has two parts 120 and 122 between which the transport path for the value documents to be transported runs, which in this exemplary embodiment runs substantially horizontally in operation. In this embodiment, the part 120 has the driven transport elements, in the example the transport rollers 48 and transport belt 50, thus forming a drive part, while the part 122, which is the counterpart to the part 120, more precisely a pressure member and not driven to the driven transport elements , Complementary transport elements 51, in the example pressure rollers and rigid guide elements. In operation, these parts 120 and 122 are arranged substantially parallel to each other and form between them the transport path for the value documents.

The entire value document acceptance device 26 is connected to parallel side elements 124 of the skeleton 22 by means of an at least approximately orthogonal to the transport direction R of Transport path section TA 'and parallel to the determined by the drive and the pressure member 120 and 122 surface of the transport path path pivot axis 126 which is arranged in the region of the beginning of the transport path between an operating position in which a document of value along the of Parts 120 and 122 partially enclosed transport path to the temporary storage device 30 in the assumption position is transportable, and an opening position in which a manual access is possible at least on both ends of the transport path, hinged. In the exemplary embodiment, the entire value document acceptance device 26 can thereby be pivoted downwards, as shown in FIG.

Further, the two parts of the 120 and 122 of the input conveyor 44 are pivotally mounted relative to each other, so that by pivoting at least one of the parts relative to the other from an operating position to an open position, the transport path TA in the input conveyor 44 over its entire length outside the test device 40th can be exposed. In the example, the pressure part 122 is hinged to the drive part 120 for this purpose. For this purpose, a parallel to the pivot axis 126 extending pivot axis 128 is disposed near the front side of the input conveyor 44 on the drive member 120, so that the pressure member 122 can be pivoted with downwardly pivoted input conveyor 44 upwards. The pivotal movement of the entire input transport device 44 and the pressure member 122 between a Betriebsla- ge in which a document transport value is possible, and an opening position in which the transport path is accessible, so run in a plane in which also given by the transport path T _A. Transport direction R runs. A locking of the parts 120 and 122 in the operating position can be done by a corresponding locking device, such as a snap mechanism, not shown.

The electrical connections to other sections and devices of the device run here in the region of the articulation of the drive part 120, so that when opening the input transport device 44 for access to the transport path need not be solved electrical connection therein. This has the advantage that even technically untrained persons can easily eliminate any disturbances which occur, without being able to impair the electrical function.

The checking device 40 (see FIG. 3) comprises, on the one hand, a device for detecting coupons, which recognizes coupons whose validity and value are determined and outputs corresponding signals to the control device 20, in the example a barcode reader for Reading an encrypted barcode and decrypting the data represented by the barcode representing the value of the voucher. The checking device 40 furthermore has a banknote validator 52 for determining the type, in particular the recognition of a predetermined currency and the denomination of banknotes and for checking the authenticity of banknotes according to predetermined criteria. For example, the banknote validator CashRay 90 sold by the applicant can be used. The test device 40 then outputs test signals to the control device 20 in accordance with the result of the test, so that it has data which, inter alia, reproduces the type, the validity or the value of the value document. The checked value document 46 is then transported to the input transport interface 42, which serves to transfer the value document to the temporary storage device 30 and has a pair of driven rollers 54 for this purpose. The location of these rollers defines, at least in part, an acceptance position for the buffer device 30 in which it must reside in order to receive a document of value output from the input transport interface 42.

The temporary storage device 30 for occasional intermediate storage of at least two value documents (see FIG

Base body 56 via a temporary storage transport interface 58, a downstream buffer 60 for receiving, occasional buffering and dispensing of isolated value documents via a transport path section Tz, in the example designed as an exchangeable module winding storage 62, and a fixedly connected to the main body 56 motor 64 for operation the winding store 62.

The temporary storage transport interface 58 has a pair of transport rollers 66 and a drive device 68 which is coupled to the pair of transport rollers 66 by means of a belt and a gear transmission and which, like the motor 64, is actuated at least indirectly by the control device 20 and via corresponding devices with the latter for signal transmission connected is.

The intermediate storage device 30 can be moved between different coupling layers by means of the transport device 28 along a linear, in the example according to the inclination of the installation surface of the device substantially vertical direction (see Fig. 6). In this embodiment, the transport device 28 for guiding the temporary storage device 30 along a linear direction via parallel to the base frame 22 fixed guide rails 70 and movable between the guide rails base 56 on both sides via complementary guide means 72, in the example guide carriage, in which the guide rails 70 engage ,

Next, the transport device 28 optionally has to guide a pair of parallel to the skeleton 22 fixed racks 74, see between which the latching device 30 is movable. To the

Base bodies 56 of the buffer device 30 are arranged on opposite sides of the racks 74 complementary gears 76 which engage in the racks 74 and prevent tilting of the buffer device 30.

For moving the temporary storage device 30, a drive device connected to the basic structure 22 is provided in this embodiment, which moves the intermediate storage device 30. The coupling takes place via a toothed belt transmission.

More specifically (see Fig. 6), with the skeleton 22 at one end of the moving distance of the buffer device 30, there is provided a drive means 78 which drives a shaft 80 with a gear pair and at the other end an axis 82 with a gear pair on the shaft 80 corresponding gear pair. To the pairs of gears run two endless toothed belts 84, which are fastened to the main body 56 of the temporary storage device 30, so that by movement of the toothed belt 84, the temporary storage device 30 along the skeleton 22 relative to the value document acceptance device 26, the value document output device. Device 24 and in particular the memory device 32 and the end memory 36 is movable up and down.

The memory device 32 has memory 86, in this exemplary embodiment, three recycling memories for receiving, storing and outputting value documents, for example winding storages, via an L-shaped holding device 88 for the recycling stores 86 and held on the holding device 88 , for each of the recycling memory 86 via a storage transport interface 90, by means of which value documents between the respective recycling memory and in a suitable coupling position in front of this intermediate storage device 30 back and are transportable bar. Although not necessary in principle, the recycling memory in this embodiment are the same.

The L-shaped holding device 88 has continuous receiving openings 92 for receiving the recycling memory 86, which are formed in the example by the gap between two mutually parallel L-shaped side walls 94. The recycling memories are implemented as tool-free removable and usable modules and in each case by means of first fastening devices, in the example mounting slots 96 in the side walls 94 and the first fastening means complementary first fastening means, in the example pins on the side walls of the recycling memory 86, on the holding device 88 releasably attachable. They can thus be easily exchanged.

The holder of the recycling memory 86 is designed so that this is in each case with an input / output port 98 for stored or stored value documents, which is located in an end of a coupling end to the storage transport interface memory transport path Ts, the Transport device 28 are facing, while an insertion or removal of the recycling memory can take place from the opposite direction.

The storage transport interfaces 90 arranged in operation between the infeed openings 98 and the transport device 28 each comprise transport elements that are driven together. In the example, these are roller pairs 102 driven by a common belt drive 100, which are mounted in the holding device 86, in the side cheeks 94 in the example. The storage transport interfaces 90, in the example the pairs of rollers 102, define storage locations which the temporary storage device 30, more precisely the temporary storage transport interface, must occupy for exchange with the respective recycling store, thereby exchanging a value document between the temporary storage facility 30 and the respective storage unit Recycling storage can be done.

The side cheeks 94 are arranged so that the long legs with the mounting slots 96, and thus in particular the memory transport interfaces with their transport device 28 facing opening for documents of value, at least approximately parallel to the possible path of the intermediate storage device 30 are arranged.

In this exemplary embodiment, a receptacle 104 for a cassette 106 is optionally provided, which is used to hold vouchers and to receive banknotes which were classified as non-genuine during the test. A memory transport interface is also provided for these, which is designed and arranged corresponding to the other memory transport interfaces of the memory device 32. The holding device 88 is further pivotably articulated to a lower, transversely to the direction of travel of the latching means 28 extending about an axis extending in the same direction, so that the memory device 32 between an operating position in which the memory transport interfaces are aligned so that a transport to the temporary storage device is possible in one of the storage layers, and an opening position in which the storage transport interfaces are accessible, is pivotable back and forth.

All electrical connections of electrical devices of the memory device 32, for example, not shown electric motors for driving the recycling memory 86 or the memory transport interfaces 90, to other parts of the device, in particular the control device 20 via a harness, not shown, in the region of the pivot axis of the memory device 32 leads to the skeleton 22.

This arrangement makes it possible, on the one hand, to be able to easily exchange the recycling memories 86 without having to move further parts as a housing door. On the other hand, the holding device 88 with the recycling memories 86 and the cassette 106, ie, the storage device 32, can be simply pivoted away from the transporting device 28 to eliminate transporting disturbances (see Fig. 7). Apart from the acceptance interfaces, all other interfaces for the transfer of value documents between the intermediate storage device 30 and the recycling memories 86 or the cassette 104 are therefore directly accessible. In this case, no electrical connections need to be solved, so that the elimination of congestion can be done very easily. Below the memory device 32, the receptacle 34 for the end memory 36 serving as the end cash register is provided in a safe area 106, which likewise has a storage transport interface which likewise defines a storage location and by means of which banknotes can be transported from the buffer storage device into the end cash register. In the example, a free-fall cassette is provided as the end memory 36, wherein the receptacle 34 is designed accordingly.

The safe area 106 is separated from the housing area in which the storage device is arranged, so that access to the safe area can take place independently of the other housing area. Both areas have separate locks that can only be unlocked with appropriate keys or authorizations. In this way, the final memory can be removed without any manipulation of parts of the device is possible. Conversely, it can be ensured that access to the contents of the vault area is prevented when the device for eliminating disturbances is opened.

In this embodiment, the recycling memories 86, the receptacle 104 and the cassette 106 accommodated therein and the receptacle 34 for the end memory 36 are designed such that the input transport path, the winding store 62 and the cassettes with their inputs - And / or discharge openings lie in a plane, ie are not offset from each other. , , , -. -

For issuing banknotes or value documents recognized as unacceptable by the checking device 40, the value-document output device 24 arranged above the checking device 40, which is likewise supplied by the intermediate-storage device via an output, is used. transport interface 108, which defines at least one output position of the temporary storage device 30, value documents can be output from the temporary storage device. In this exemplary embodiment, a simple dispensing device with a bottom 110 and a resilient cover 112, at the end of which a clamping roller 114 is formed, is provided for this purpose (compare FIG.

In a variant of this exemplary embodiment, instead of a checking device which is designed to check laterally oriented value documents, a checking device is used which checks value documents which are transported centered with respect to the transport path. Between the input tray and the checking device, the input transport device then preferably has a device for centering the value documents.

Another embodiment is shown in Figures 8 to 11. It differs from the first embodiment by the formation of the temporary storage device, the formation of the input transport device, the arrangement of the recycling memory in the storage device and a corresponding change of the control device. For unchanged parts of the device, the same reference numerals are used and the explanations and variants of the preceding embodiments are also applicable here.

8a and 8b, for the sake of clarity, the value document input and payment section 18 'now has a temporary storage device 30' (see Fig. 9) which has two intermediate storage devices 130 and 132 and corresponding intermediate storage transport interfaces 134 and 136. Of the two buffers 130 and 132, the buffer 132 is a buffer for a single value document and the buffer 130 is a buffer, in particular a coil, for at least two value documents that can be entered only occasionally successively in the buffer 130 or output from this.

Depending on which one of the latches is to be used, there are two possible coupling layers for each of the input transport, storage transport cut and output transport interfaces, i. Acceptance, storage or discharge layers of the temporary storage transport device 30 \

This is shown in FIGS. 8a and 8b for the sake of clarity, using the example of the acceptance layers LEI and LE ₂ . Depending on which of the temporary storage devices 130 and 132 is to be used, the transport device 28 moves the temporary storage device 30 'to use the intermediate storage device 130 together with the temporary storage transport interface 134 into the acquisition layer LEI or to use the intermediate storage device 134 together with the temporary storage transport interface 136 Assumption LE2. The same applies to the other coupling layers.

A detailed representation of the buffer device 30 ^{* is} shown in FIG. 9, which corresponds to FIG. 5. The buffer store 130 may, as in the first exemplary embodiment, be designed as a reel store, while the second buffer store 132 is a repository for a single value document, in the example a repository on the repository 130. The intermediate transport interfaces 134 and 136 have the same structure. Further, they are replaced by a common drive device 138 of the temporary storage device 30 'driven, whereby embodiments with a separate drive are conceivable.

In this exemplary embodiment, the intermediate memory 132 embodied as a single memory is designed so that it can store all value-document types permissible for the payment, in particular those having the greatest extent transversely to the transport direction. On the other hand, the buffer memory 130 only has to be designed to hold the value documents which are stored in the memory device.

In order to enable a transfer between the latches 130 and 132, the input transport 44 'is changed from the input transport 44 in two ways. On the one hand, the input transport device 44 '(see FIG. 10a) has a modified input transport interface 42' and, on the other hand, a first transport drive device 140 which controls the transport elements of the input transport device unchanged from the input transport device 44 except for the drive and the input transport interface 42 ' 44 'drives, and a second transport drive means 142, which drives the input transport interface 42'.

The input transport device 44 'now has in the transport path via a switch 144 downstream of the check device 40, which is located between a first position in which a value document from the test device 40 through an input transport path section TA' via the input transport interface 42 'to the buffer device 30' in one of the assumption is transportable (see Fig. 10a), and a second layer in which a value document from the buffer means 30 'in one of Assumption layers in a holding area 146 under or next to the test device 40 can be transported (see Fig .. 10c), is back and forth.

The second transport drive device 142 connected to and modified by the modified control device 20 'for signal transmission is designed so that it can transport a value document to or from the intermediate storage device 30' in the holding region 146 in response to signals from the control device 20 '. wherein in this exemplary embodiment, the position of the switch 144 by a not shown-th, controlled by the control device 20 'switch machine is changeable.

The memory device 32 'differs from the memory device 32 only in that at least one of the recycling memories 86, namely that for the banknotes of the smallest extent transverse to the transport direction, relative to the buffer 130 of the buffer device 30' is arranged in the corresponding storage position in that the center of stored banknotes is offset transversely to the transport direction to or in the recycling store relative to the center of banknotes of the same type stored in the buffer store 130. The offset is selected so that, when temporarily storing banknotes in the buffer 130 in which the banknotes are aligned with a predetermined edge parallel to the transport direction, and transferring the banknote of the type specified for the recycling store 86 to the recycling store, the distance of the center of the banknote in the buffer is reduced from the center of the same type of banknotes stored in the recycling store. In this embodiment, the recycling memories 86 are all offset by the same amount in the same direction. In another variant, the offset of the recycling memory 86 depending on the banknote types to be stored in these, for example denominations of banknotes of the same currency, may each be selected differently.

This arrangement is again illustrated in Fig. 11, in which banknotes 166, 166 'of two different widths in the transport path from the inspection device 40 via the transport interfaces to the winding storage 130 of the buffer device 30 ^* in the assumption position LAI with solid lines; In the winding storage 130 and in one of the recycling winding storage 86, which is drawn in the figure for the sake of clarity along the transport direction R, shown in dashed lines.

Due to the orientation of the banknotes along their longitudinal edge, they pass into the winding store 130 in which they are likewise stored aligned along their longitudinal edge. As a result, they are arranged asymmetrically in the winding 168. With only a few notes, the storage is not affected. When transported to the recycling memories, the position does not change in the plane shown in FIG. 11, so that the banknotes without the offset would also be stored asymmetrically in the reel 168 along its longitudinal edge. However, in particular when using winding storages with two films running in parallel, a disturbance may occur in the case of the narrow banknotes 160 in the number of value documents possibly occurring in the recycling memories 86. As a result of the offset, the narrow banknotes move further into the center of the reel, so that a lower susceptibility to interference can be achieved even with a large number of stored banknotes. The controller 20 'is modified from the controller 20 to drive means of the value document input and output section by outputting control signals so as to perform the following procedure. By way of illustration, euro banknotes are used as banknotes in denominations of 5 euros, 10 euros, 20 euros, 50 euros, 100 euros, 200 euros and 500 euros. The first five denominations each have different latitudes and longitudes increasing with denomination, the last three different lengths increasing with denomination, but equal widths. The recycling storage 86 serve to receive banknotes of the three denominations 5 euros, 10 euros and 20 euros.

A payment can be made as follows (see also Fig. 10a to g):

A customer enters an invoice receipt into the device, from which the control device 20 'recognizes the amount to be paid by means of the invoice reader 12. The customer then enters, as already described, means of payment for the payment of the invoice amount. Here only the processing of entered value documents should be described in more detail.

If a value document is supplied to the value-document acceptance device 26 ', it imports the value-document by means of the first transport-drive device 140. It outputs a signal to the control device 20 ', which controls the transport device 28 in such a way that it moves the buffer device 30' into the assumption position LE2, provided that it is not already in this position. This is the assumption situation in which the entry transport interface 42 'faces the second staging transport interface 136, so that a value document can be stored in the staging memory 132. The control device 20 'now controls the second transport drive device 142, if necessary, the switch 144 and the buffer device 30', in this example, the drive device 138 and thus the latch storage interface 136 so that the value document is transported through the interfaces in the buffer memory 132 In this exemplary embodiment, the rear end of the value document, as seen in the transport direction, remains clamped in the temporary storage transport interface 136. This makes possible a simple later transport of the value document out of the intermediate memory 132 (see FIG. 10a). As such, the staging transport interface 136 may be considered part of the cache 132.

The value document acceptance device 26 determines meanwhile, depending on the embodiment by means of own evaluation devices and / or using the control device 20 ', if the value document is a valid voucher or according to predetermined examination criteria as a banknote of a valid currency and recognized as real banknote and what value the value document Has. Further, the controller 20 'determines, based on signals from the validator 40, whether the value document has been skewed for further processing.

For this purpose, the control means 20 'reads in signals representing the type, the result of the authenticity check and the value, and stores the corresponding data.

If the control device 20 'determines that the last-added document of value has been fed in too obliquely for further processing and / or not as valid or not as banknote of a device which is accepted by the device. Baren currency was detected, the value acceptance device 26 is driven so that initially no further value documents are accepted. Furthermore, the transport device 28 is actuated such that it moves the temporary storage device 30 'into the delivery position LA2 (see Fig. 10b), in which the temporary storage transport interface 136 opposes the input of the value document output device 24 so that the value document from the intermediate memory 132 is sent to the value document output device 24 can be issued.

Furthermore, the intermediate storage device 30 ', in this example more precisely the drive device 138, is actuated so that the cached value document is output from the intermediate memory 132 to the value document output device 24, by means of which a return to the customer takes place. Thereafter, the control device 20 'controls the transport device 28 to move the buffer device 30' back to the assumption position LE2 ZU.

On the other hand, if the control device 20 'determines that the last-added document of value was recognized as a valid coupon or banknote of a currency acceptable by the device, it compares, in the presence of a recognized banknote, whether its recognized value is greater than the largest one Denomination of the banknotes to be stored in the storage device 28 ', and / or whether the storage device 28' can no longer store banknotes of this denomination.

If this is the case, the control device 20 'controls the transport device 28 such that it moves the temporary storage device 30' in the final storage position LEnd2, in which a stored in the buffer memory 130 Value document can be conveyed to the final memory device 36 (see Fig. 10c).

Otherwise, the control device 20 'carries out a restoring of the value document from the intermediate memory 132 into the temporary memory 130 (see Figures 10d to 10e). For this purpose, in this embodiment the control device 20 'controls the intermediate storage device 30', in this example the drive device 138, and the input transport interface 42 ', in this example the second transport drive device 142 and, if necessary, the switch 144 or its drive, the value document is output from the buffer memory 132 into the holding region 146, wherein the trailing edge of the value document remains clamped in the input transport interface 42 '(see FIG. Next, the control device 20 'controls the transport device 28 such that it moves the temporary storage device 30' into the acceptance position LEI, in which a value document can be transported through the input transport interface 42 'into the temporary storage device 130.

After reaching this position, the control device 20 'drives the second transport drive device 142 and the temporary storage device 30', in this example the drive device 138, so that the held value document is transported from the holding region 146 into the temporary storage 130 (see Fig. 10e).

The control device 20 * then stores data about the value of the value document, the type of the value document, information about the recognized authenticity of the value document and the position of the value document in the buffer device 30 ', in the example the buffer 130. Thereafter, the controller 20 'initiates further retraction of another value document treated like the previous one.

During the supply of means of payment, the control device 20 ', in response to signals from the value document acceptance device 26 and the other sections, continuously ascertains the total value of the means of payment paid in and compares this with the amount to be paid. If the total value exceeds the amount to be paid, it controls the payment device in such a way that it issues a corresponding indication, for example by means of a display device, not shown in the figures, to the depositor and does not accept any further means of payment.

The control device 20 'then performs a storage step in which the assumed buffered value documents are stored in the storage device and / or the final storage. For this purpose, the control device 20 ', depending on the location and the type of cached in the latch device 30' value documents and the level of the memory device 32, the transport device 28 so that these successively according to the type, in banknotes in particular the denomination of the next from the temporary storage device 30 'to the memory device 32' or the final memory 36 to be issued value document anfährt a corresponding storage position and in this the next value document to the memory device 32 'or if the memory device 32' filled with banknotes denomination of the banknote to be dispensed , outputs to the final memory 36. The memory device 32 'or the end memory 36 is driven accordingly to record the value document and to save. The storage step is completed when the assumed ones stored in the temporary storage device 30 ', more specifically, the temporary storage 130 Value documents are stored in the memory device 32 'or the final memory 36.

Before, simultaneously or thereafter, the control device 20 'determines which bills are to be returned as change or part of the bill, depending on the number and denomination of bills stored in the storage device 32', the billing amount and the other means of payment supplied.

In an output step, the control device 20 ', starting with the denomination stored in the memory device 32' at the bottom, then controls the transport device 28, the storage device 32 'and the buffer device 30' such that the buffer device 30 'successively in corresponding storage positions are moved to the individual denominations to be output and corresponding banknotes are stored there from the storage device 32 'into the intermediate storage device 30', more precisely the intermediate storage device 130.

After storing the last banknote to be issued of the change in the temporary storage device 30 ', the control device 20' controls the transport device 28 such that it moves the temporary storage device 30 'into the delivery position LAI, in which value documents can be output from the temporary storage 130 to the value document issuing device 26. In the example, in this case, the first temporary storage transport interface 134 and the output transport interface 108 are opposite each other.

Thereafter, it controls the temporary storage device 30 ', more precisely the drive device of the temporary storage device 130 and the drive device 138 (see Fig. 10g), the cached value documents to the Wertdokumentausgabeeinrichrung 24 submit. In response to corresponding signals of the control device 20 ', the output of the banknotes then takes place as change or part of the change. This ends the output step.

Finally, the transport device 28 moves to corresponding signals of the control device 20 ', the temporary storage device 30' in the assumption situation LE2.

In another variant of this exemplary embodiment, the issue of the bill of exchange takes place in analogy to the second example of the method described above before the storage of the accepted value documents in the storage device 32 'or the final store 36. The steps of the method until the end of the deposit is recognized are the same as in the variant described immediately above. The last of these steps is that, when the total value exceeds the amount to be paid, the controller 20 'controls the payment device so that it outputs a corresponding indication, for example by means of a display device not shown in the figures, to the depositor and no further Accepts payment.

Thereafter, the controller 20 'determines which bills to return as change or part of the bill, depending on the number and denomination of bills stored in the storage means 32', the bill amount and the other currency supplied.

Starting with the denomination, stored in the memory device 32 'at the bottom, it controls the transport device 28, the storage The memory device 32 'and the temporary storage device 30' then so that the temporary storage device 30 'successively stores in the individual denominations to be issued corresponding storage layers and there corresponding banknotes from the memory device 32' in the temporary storage device 30 ', more precisely the temporary memory 130, are stored (see Fig. 10g).

Thereafter, it controls the temporary storage device 30 ', more precisely the drive device of the intermediate storage device 130 and the drive device 138 (see Fig. 10g), to deliver the cached value documents to the value document output device 24. In response to corresponding signals from the control device 20 ', the banknotes are then issued as change or part of the bill of exchange. In the intermediate storage device 30 ^* , more precisely the temporary storage 130, there are now only the paid-in value documents provided for storage in the storage device 32 'and the final storage 36. , -_ ^■ - -

For storing these value documents, the control device 20 'controls the value documents and the fill level of the storage device 32 as a function of the position and type of the value documents cached in the intermediate storage device 30', in the example more precisely the intermediate storage device 130 the transport device 28 in such a way that it successively according to the type, in denomination banknotes, the next issued from the buffer means 30 'to the memory device 32' or the final memory 36 value document anfährt a corresponding storage position and in this the next value document the memory device 32 'or, if the memory device 32' is filled with banknotes of the denomination of the banknote to be dispensed, to the final memory 36 emits. The memory device 32 'or the end memory 36 is driven accordingly to record the value document and to save.

A particularly favorable design of the interfaces of the device, which also represents an example of a device for handling documents of value, is shown in FIGS. 12 to 15 using the example of one of the recycling memories 86 of the memory device 32 as the first device which has a transport path section 148, along which a value document is transported from the first device, and the latches 130 and 132 as second devices having a transport path section 150 along which a value document is transported to and / or from the second devices. For the sake of simplicity, only the intermediate memory 130 is shown in FIGS. 12 to 14 as a second device, but the explanations apply correspondingly to the intermediate memory 132. Instead of the recycling memory 86, the first device could also be provided by the input transport device 44 ', wherein the transport path section of the transport path section TA ¹ and the pair of rollers represented the input transport interface 42 '.

The transport device 28 represents a movement device, by means of which the second transport path sections 150 along a predetermined curve, here the substantially vertically extending, given by the guide rails 70 trajectory of the buffer device 30 'relative to the memory device 32' and the memory 86 and thus the first transport path section 148 is movable so that in at least one coupling position of the devices to each other, namely in the case that the temporary storage device occupies one of the assumption, a document of value from the transport path portion 148 of the first device in the assumption position corresponding transport path section of the second device is transportable.

In each case at a coupling end K of the transport paths are in a fixed position to the respective transport path section, the Eingangstransport- or intermediate storage transport interfaces 44 'and 134 and 136, the len each at least one rotatably about axes of rotation 152 and 154 mounted pair of grooves 156 and 158th exhibit. Between the rollers 160 and 160 'of a respective pair of rollers 156 and 158, a document of value is guided and clamped during transport.

Since the traverse curve for the buffer storage device is linear, the curved section extends in a plane given by the curved section and the transport direction R in the transport path sections. The axes of rotation 152 and 154 are therefore aligned parallel to each other. As illustrated in FIGS. 12 to 14 and in particular FIG. 15, the rollers 160, which in this example are the same for all interfaces which are not part of the buffer device 30 ', have a comb-like structure in a section through the axis of rotation. In this case, the protruding portions 162 of the circumference of the rollers of a pair form the document-carrying portions and do not grip the recessed groove-like portions 164 of the rollers, so that the document of value is not deformed (see Figs ).

The pairs of rollers 156 and 158 are now arranged and designed such that, on the one hand, corresponding rollers 160 and 160 'of the pairs of rollers 156 and 158 mesh with one another in the respective receiving position (see FIGS. 12 and 14) and, secondly, with a movement of the intermediate storage device 30 'and thus the pairs of rollers 158 are guided past one another in or out of the receiving frame (see FIGS. 12 and 14). For this purpose, the identically formed rollers of the roller pairs 158 likewise have a comb-like profile, which, however, may differ from that of the other rollers so that combing can be achieved (compare FIG. 14). Again, the prominent areas of the roles face each other.

As a result of the meshing engagement in the assumption position, a gap-free coupling of the transport path sections, which is seen parallel to the transport direction, can be achieved, which permits a very low-interference operation.

On the other hand, a transport of the temporary storage device 30 'is still possible.

The input transport interface 44 ', the other storage transport interfaces 90, and the output transport interface 108 are all but the drive as the storage transport interface 90 is formed and aligned in the traversing direction of the intermediate storage device 33 'and thus the second transport path sections 150 so that the recessed areas are aligned in this direction, so that the roller pairs 158 in the process of the latching means 30' meshing through the pairs of rollers of Eingangstransport , Storage transport and output transport interfaces.

The interfaces differ in the nature of their drive.

Only one roller is driven at each of the storage transport, input transport and output transport interfaces. In this case, a common drive device is provided for the storage transport interfaces, which coupled to the driven rollers via a belt.

The input transport and output transport interfaces each have their own drive device, in the case of the input transport device a stepper motor.

Although the staging transport interfaces 134 and 136 have common drive means, at the staging storage transport interface 136 both rollers are mechanically coupled by gears, while at the staging transport interface 134 only the upper roller is driven.

As can be seen in the figures, in the coupling layer lie through a gap formed between the rollers of a respective pair of rollers, or through a line of contact along which the rollers of a respective one Touch pair of rolls, given lines in a plane with the coupling end of the transport path sections.

As illustrated in FIG. 14, the rollers of the two pairs of rollers engage each other so that at intermeshing portions of the rollers of the one pair of rollers in a plane passing through the axes of rotation of the rollers between 0.5 mm and 3 mm from the axis or the recessed area of the rollers of the second pair of rollers are removed. In the example, this distance d is about 1 mm.

The rollers comprise in this embodiment, in each case a plurality of identically formed wheels 161 ', which are held on a rotatably mounted shaft 161 or axis at the same distance from each other. The wheels each form the protruding areas.

The outer diameter of the rollers is chosen between 13 mm and 25 mm and in this example is 16 mm.

At least the protruding surface areas of the rollers, in particular the driven rollers, are made of an elastic material, in the example of an elastic polymer material, which deforms somewhat as a document of value passes through the roller pair.

This configuration of the transport interfaces or transport interface devices is suitable for all transport interfaces or

Interface devices of the devices of the embodiments, in particular so the acceptance, buffer memory, storage and output transport interface advantageous. Variants of the embodiments described above are distinguished by the design of the memory device 32 or 32 'and the training, in the example programming the control device 20 bzw.20'. All other properties are unchanged, so that the reference numerals and the explanations apply accordingly here.

In these variants, of which a variant of the device in FIGS. 1 and 2 is shown as an example in FIG. 11, the memory device 32 "differs from those of the preceding embodiments in that it has an additional output memory receptacle 170 for output individual banknotes, which has a stacking cassette 172 for a larger storage capacity compared to the capacity of the recycling memories 86 and a separator 174 for singling the documents of value from the stacking cassette In particular, the banknote can store denominations or banknotes of the smallest denomination which have been paid out in particular frequently, and a storage transport interface 176 is again arranged in front of a corresponding transport path section leading from the output storage.

The control device is now compared with the control devices of the preceding embodiments in that it takes into account the number and denomination of the banknotes stored in the output memory in determining the type and the number of banknotes to be issued, and controls the transport device to determine whether it is withdrawn the determined number of banknotes of the smallest denomination from the corresponding memory 86 falls below a minimum fill level of this memory. She controls in the output step the Storage device and the temporary storage device then so that they remove only as many banknotes from the memory 86 in the corresponding storage location, that the minimum level is not exceeded. It also controls the transport device to move the intermediate storage device in a corresponding coupling position in front of the storage transport interface for the output memory. It then controls the output memory, the corresponding memory and buffer transport interface and the buffer device so that the still required number of banknotes to be output is stored from the payout memory into the buffer device. The following sub-steps of the output step remain unchanged.

A further exemplary embodiment in FIGS. 16 a and 16 b differs from the first exemplary embodiment in that, instead of the movable intermediate storage device 30 and the transport device 28, a

Transport device 200 is provided in the form of a belt transport device, and the value document output device 24 is disposed below the value document acceptance device 26. Next, the control device is changed so that this, in particular by controlling the transport device performs an analogous function, as the payment device of the first embodiment.

In addition to the belt transport device 202 which can be switched over between two transport directions, the transport device 200 also has points 204 in order to be able to feed value documents transported by the transport device 200 to the individual stores of the storage device.

The top of the memory 86 is now used by appropriate control of the control device as an intermediate storage device, ie from the Testing device 40 incoming value documents are first stored in this memory to be distributed after the end of the deposit to the other memory.

The holding device 88 of the storage device is designed as in the preceding exemplary embodiments and is pivotably arranged in a plane which is introduced into the storage through the linear transport path along the belt transport device and the transport direction (compare FIGS. 17a and 17b).

Other embodiments differ from the embodiments described above, that instead of three recycling memory at least four, preferably five recycling memory are provided, which may be formed in particular the same, but this is not necessary. This allows reimbursement of denominations 5 euros, 10 euros, 20 euros, 50 euros and 100 euros in case of training for payment with euros.

Other embodiments differ from the previously described embodiments in that at least one of the recycling memories is a stack with a separator. The Vereinzier can be part of the stack or part of the storage device. Such memories make it possible to store a particularly large number of value documents or banknotes. It is possible, for example, only perform the recycling memory for the lowest denomination as a stack, since for this denomination of the largest output needs to be. wait is.

Other embodiments differ from the previously described embodiments and variants in that between the Input axis and the examination device is provided an alignment section for aligning input value documents. The orientation may, depending on the design of the examination device, consist in a centering of the banknotes or a lateral orientation.

In other variants of the embodiments, the input tray is designed as an input tray for a pile of banknotes, which is arranged downstream of a Vereinzier for separating an inserted banknote stack.

Other variants of the aforementioned embodiments may consist in that the value document output device is designed as an output device for output of value documents as a clamped bundle or loose bundle.

Further embodiments differ from the previously described embodiments in that the end memory 36 is not a free-fall cassette but a stamped cassette or a safety bag and the device accordingly has a modified receptacle for these final memory types.

Still further embodiments differ from the previously described embodiments solely in that no vouchers are processed, and that accordingly the test device has no corresponding device and the programming of the control device is changed accordingly.

In other embodiments, the value document output device 24 may also be arranged below the examination device. Still other embodiments differ from the embodiments described above only in that the control device is modified. The modification consists in that, when the control device has detected the end of a deposit or receives a cancellation signal that the customer has triggered via an input device of the device, does not perform a payout and storage step but rather drives the transport device, the buffer device is made to move the assumption situation into the Ausgabelage. If the temporary storage device is in this position, it controls it and the value document output device in such a way that the accepted value documents buffered in the temporary storage device are reissued.

Further exemplary embodiments differ from the previously described exemplary embodiments only in that the card reader and / or the coin input and / or output device and the functionality of the control device necessary for its or their use are not provided.

Claims

claims

1. A device for accepting and outputting value documents with a checking device for checking the authenticity of supplied value documents, a storage device comprising at least two memories for storing at least two different types of value documents, so that a value document of each of the two types is independent of the order of entry of value documents into the storage device is optionally outputable from the storage device, to a temporary storage device for preferably occasionally, temporary storage of at least one, preferably at least two checked value documents, and a transport device, by means of which value documents coming from the examination device the storage device can be transported, wherein the storage device is rotatably held and / or pivotable between an operating and an open position, that in an operating position, a recording and / or delivery of value documents n is possible, and is exposed in the open position of the memory device in the operating position a manual access deprived section of the transport device.

2. Device according to claim 1, wherein the transport device is a device for the isolated transport of value documents.

3. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the temporary storage device between at least one assumption situation, in the value documents transported by the examination device in the intermediate storage storage means, in which at least some of the value documents cached in the intermediate storage device can be transported from the intermediate storage device into the respective storage, is movable, and the transport device is designed so that the intermediate storage device is connected between the storage device by means of the transport device Assumption position and the storage locations is movable, the memories are arranged so that the storage layers are arranged along a running in a plane curve.

4. Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the storage device is pivotable in the plane.

5. Device according to one of the preceding claims, in which the directions in which value documents between the temporary storage device and the storage device are exchangeable lie in the plane.

6. Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the storage device is rotatable about a substantially horizontally extending axis down or pivotable.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the storage device is rotatable or pivotable in a plane orthogonal to the plane given by the curve.

8. Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a holding device with at least one receptacle for at least one the two memories is provided, and the at least one memory is provided as connectable to the respective receptacle and detachable from this module again.

9. Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the

Recording and the at least one memory are designed so that the at least one memory tool-free connectable to the respective receptacle and are detachable from them.

10. Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the

Accommodations include through holes into which the memory can be inserted in a direction parallel to the plane.

11. Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one of the memory is a memory from which value documents can be selectively output.

12. Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one of the memory is a memory in which at least two value documents in individual form can be stored.

13. Device according to one of claims 11 or 12, wherein the one memory is a winding storage.

14. Device according to one of claims 1 to 10, wherein at least one of the memory is a memory in which value documents can be stored as a stack.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein for the memory a Vereinzier is provided.

16. Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the memory device comprises at least one output memory, are output from the value documents only.

17. Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least two memories are arranged so that the at least one assumption situation and the storage layers are along a linear path.

18. Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the linear path is substantially vertical.

19. Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the memory device for at least one of the at least two memory has a memory transport interface means by means of which a transport of a value document between the respective memory and the temporary storage device can take place.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the storage transport interfaces for the at least two memories are provided and in which a common drive is provided for the storage transport interfaces.

21. The apparatus of claim 12 or claim 13, wherein a strapless transport between the latching means and at least one of the memory is provided.

22. Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the temporary storage device has a temporary storage for at least two value documents, which can only be sequentially entered into the temporary storage or output therefrom.

23. Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the temporary storage device has at least two latches.

24. Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one of the at least two buffers is a buffer for a single value document.

25. Apparatus according to claim 23 or 24, wherein at least one of the at least two latches is a temporary store, in particular a winding store, for at least two value documents which can only be successively input into the temporary store or output therefrom.

26. Device according to one of claims 23 to 25, wherein the at least two latches are each buffer for a single value document into or out of which optionally a value document is switched on or can be dispensed.

27. Device according to one of the preceding claims, in which the temporary storage transport device for the temporary storage or each of the temporary storage devices has a temporary storage transport interface by means of which a value document is sent to the temporary storage device or storage medium. the respective latches zuftihrbar and / or from the cache or the respective buffers can be removed.

28. Device according to claim 27, in which a common drive is provided for the buffer memory transport interfaces.

29. Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the transport device forms an electric linear motor together with the temporary storage device.

30. Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the transport device comprises a relative to a basic element of the device fixedly arranged drive means.

31. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the transport means comprises a belt connected to the latching means and / or a chain connected to the latching means which drives the drive means of the transport means.

32. Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the

Transport means a spindle and a drive means for rotating the spindle and the latching means comprise an interacting with the spindle element, so that the drive moves by rotating the spindle, the latching means.

33. Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the transport device comprises a drive means connected to the latching means.

34. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the transport means comprises a toothed rack fixedly connected to the storage means, and the temporary storage means comprises a rack engaging pinion driven by the drive means

35. Device according to one of the preceding claims, comprising an input transport means by means of which individual value documents can be transported from an input tray by the inspection device.

36. The apparatus as claimed in claim 35, wherein the input transport device has an input transport interface device by means of which value documents transported by the inspection device can be transported into the temporary storage device located in the at least one acceptance layer.

37. Apparatus according to claim 35 or 36, wherein the input transport means and / or the input transport interface means and the testing device are designed for bidirectional transport.

38. Device according to one of the preceding claims, which has a further memory with a storage position associated therewith, can be stored in the value documents from the temporary storage device in the corresponding storage position, but from the Wertdoku- elements are not delivered to the temporary storage device.

39. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the further memory is arranged in memory means.

40. Device according to one of the preceding claims, comprising a control device which controls the transport device as a function of at least the signals of the test device in order to move the intermediate storage device into a position which is at least partially determined by the signals.