EP2751790B1 - Cash box with dual-roll storage system - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a cashbox comprising a housing and two arranged within this housing roller storage for the storage of notes of value. Furthermore, the invention relates to a device for handling notes of value, which includes an input and / or output unit for input and / or output of notes of value, a receiving area for receiving a cashbox and a feeding and / or removing unit for supplying and removing notes of value to the Cash cassette or from the cashbox includes.
For the transport of notes of value and / or for the storage of banknotes in particular cash boxes are used which have a housing which prevents access to the notes of value, wherein in the housing a receiving area for receiving the notes of value is provided. There are firstly cash cassettes are known in which the banknotes in stacked form as a banknote stack, in particular standing on their edges, are added, and on the other cash cassettes in which so-called roll storage are used to store the notes of value. In roll stores, the notes of value are taken in succession between two film strips and wound up together with the film strips on a winding drum. Such a role memory is for example from the document DE 10 2007 022 556 A1 known.

The money cassettes are recorded in particular in devices for handling bank notes, for example in ATMs, in automatic cash systems and / or in automatic cash safes, in which the money cassettes banknotes can be fed and / or notes of value can be removed from the cash boxes. After a cash box has been completely filled and / or emptied completely, it is removed from the device for handling bank notes for filling and / or emptying and transported to a cash center.

The problem with the use of reel memories is that the notes of value can only be stored according to the principle "first in last out" (FILO), so that when a mixed storage of notes of value, ie that several denominations are recorded in the reel memory banknotes, not every one desired Payout can be paid and / or a buffer must be provided in which the stored before the necessary for the payment of the corresponding amount notes banknotes are cached, so that access to the required value is possible. For a sorted storage of banknotes for each denomination a single cash box must be provided so that, for example, for sorted storage of euro banknotes seven cash boxes each with a reel storage required. This is very space intensive, the space available in the devices for handling banknotes is very limited, so that often only the most common denominations are stored sorted and especially higher denominations are stored in a common cashbox and not available again for the disbursement stand.

From the document DE 10 2006 060 619 A1 is a cash box with a housing and with a disposed within the housing first roll storage for storage of notes known. Within the housing, a second roll storage for storing notes of value is also arranged.

It is an object of the invention to provide a cashbox and a device for handling banknotes, with the help of a simple way, an effective storage of banknotes is possible.
This object is achieved by a cash box having the features of claim 1 and by a device for handling bank notes having the features of claim 11. Advantageous developments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims.
According to the invention, a second roll store is provided within the housing of the cash box for storing bank notes, so that the one cash box comprises a total of two roll stores. This ensures that with only one cashbox notes of two different denominations can be stored sorted. This has the advantage that with a smaller number of cash boxes a higher number of denominations can be stored sorted. Thus, it is not absolutely necessary to provide a buffer in which, as in a mixed storage, notes of value are temporarily stored in order to remove a required note from the cash box can. There are at least fewer notes of value to be transported in such a cache.

The dimensions of the housing correspond in particular to the dimensions of commercially available cash boxes, which only have a roller storage. Thus, it is achieved that in the same space needs two separately stocked with notes Roll storage are provided and thus two denominations are sorted storable. The cash box is in particular designed such that it can be handled in a simple manner manually, in particular manually worn. As a cashbox are not explicitly understood ATMs, automatic cash systems and / or automatic cash deposits, in contrast to a cashbox not handled by a single person, especially worn, can be. Preferably, the cashbox has a weight in the range between 2 kg and 25 kg.

The first roll storage comprises a first winding drum, a first film roll, a second film roll, a first film strip connected to the first winding drum and the first film roll, and a second film strip connected to the first winding drum and the second film roll. Likewise, the second roller storage comprises a second winding drum, a third and a fourth film roll, a third film strip connected to the second winding drum and the third film roll, and a fourth film strip connected to the second winding drum and the second film roll. The notes of value to be stored on the respective reel store are received between the two film tapes of this reel store, wherein the film reels are unwound from corresponding film reels and wound up on the reeling drum, so that the bank notes are likewise wound on the reeling drum. To remove the notes of value, the film strips are rewound from the winding drum on the corresponding film rolls, so that the notes of value are released from the film strips again. In a particularly preferred embodiment Each roller store comprises not only two foil strips, but four foil strips and four foil rolls, two foil strips each being guided parallel to one another and contacting a value note on the same bank note side opposite the other two foil strips. In particular, in this case two of the film rolls are mounted on a common axis and are uniformly wound up and unwound.

The housing has, in particular, a wall in which a first and a second slot are provided, whereby the banknotes can be transported out of the cashbox via the first slot and the banknotes can be transported out of the cashbox via the second slot and the banknotes are delivered to the first reel store second roll storage can be fed and removed from the second roll store notes of value can be removed from the cashbox.

In particular, the first and second roll storages are completely separate from one another, that is, no components of both roll storages are utilized. In particular, each roller storage has its own drive unit for rotating the winding drum. Furthermore, the two roller stores are preferably operable independently of each other.

In an alternative embodiment of the invention, only one slot can be provided in the wall through which the notes of value can be fed to both roller storages are or the two repositories taken notes of value from the cashbox out are transportable. In this case, in particular arranged within the housing of the cashbox turnout arrangement is provided, via which the notes of value can be fed to the two reel memories either.

In particular, the points arrangement comprises a points element which, in a first point position, directs the notes of value supplied via the slot into a first path for adding notes of value to the first roller store. In a second switch position, however, the switch element directs the banknotes supplied via the slot into a second path which leads to the second roller store. Accordingly, notes of value removed from the first reel store can be fed to the slot at the first point setting and thus removed from the cash box. For picking up recorded in the second reel memory banknotes the switch element, however, is arranged in the second switch position, so that the notes of value can also be removed on the only one slot of the housing.

In a particularly preferred embodiment, a first and a second roller pair are provided, wherein the first foil strip are guided over a first roller of the first pair of rollers and the second foil band over a second roller of the first pair of rollers. Correspondingly, the third film strip is guided over a third roller of the second roller pair and the fourth film strip is guided over a fourth roller of the second roller pair. The switch arrangement is designed such that it in the first switch position the notes of value supplied via the slot are fed to the first pair of rollers in such a way that the notes of value are arranged between the first and the second film band. In contrast, in the second switch position, the switch arrangement supplies the banknotes supplied via the slot to the second pair of rollers in such a way that the banknotes are arranged between the third and the fourth film band. Thus, the notes of value can be stored on the second winding drum via a corresponding winding of the first film strip and the second film strip on the first winding drum or the third film strip and the fourth film strip.

The embodiment with only one slot and a switch for selectively supplying the supplied via the one slot notes of value to the two roll memories has the advantage over the variant with two slots, that a device for handling bank notes, in which the cash box for filling with bank notes and / or is taken to remove notes of value, only one supply and / or removal unit for supplying and withdrawing notes of value to or from both roll memories required. Thus, a particularly compact and simple construction is achieved.

This is particularly advantageous that thus the cash box with the two roll storages can be accommodated in the same receiving areas as the known cash boxes with only one reel storage. For this purpose, one slot of the cash box with the two reel memories is arranged such that it has the same position as the slot of the cash box with only one reel memory, so that the same feeding and / or removing unit can be used. Thus, in particular, it is achieved that only the software for operating the apparatus for handling notes of value has to be adapted to the novel cash boxes with the two reel memories, where the hardware can remain unchanged. Thus, a so-called backward compatibility is achieved, ie that the new cash boxes with the two roll storages can also be used without problems in existing devices for handling bank notes, for example ATMs, without structural changes to the device for handling bank notes being necessary.

The first and second slots are arranged in particular on the same side of the housing at a preset distance from each other. The distance between the two slots has in particular a value between 6 cm and 10 cm, preferably between 8 cm and 9 cm.

In a preferred embodiment, a first and a second pair of rollers are provided in the cash box, wherein the first film strip via a first roller of the first pair of rollers and the second film strip on a second roller of the first pair of rollers, the third film strip on a third roller of the second pair of rollers and the fourth foil strip is guided over a fourth roller of the second roller pair. Notes of value supplied via the first slot are guided between the rollers of the first pair of rollers so that they are received between the first and second film strips guided over the rollers of the pair of rollers and transported by the transport of the two film strips in the direction of the winding drum become. Accordingly, the notes of value supplied via the second slot are passed between the rollers of the second roller store, so that the notes of value are arranged between the third and the fourth film band. For this purpose, the first pair of rollers is in particular arranged adjacent to the first slot on the inside of the housing, wherein the second pair of rollers is provided correspondingly adjacent to the second slot on the inside. This ensures that the notes of value can be supplied to both the first and the second roll storage in a simple manner, without hindering each other. It is particularly possible that the first and the second roll storage at the same time notes of value can be supplied.

The first film roll is arranged in particular between the first winding drum and the first pair of rollers, wherein the second film roll is arranged on the side facing away from the first pair of rollers of the first winding drum. Thus, the two film rolls are arranged on opposite sides of the winding drum, so that a particularly space-saving design is achieved and despite the provision of two roller storage in only one housing both roller storage have the largest possible maximum volume of notes of value.

Accordingly, the third film roll between the second winding drum and the second pair of rollers and the fourth film roll is arranged on the side facing away from the second pair of rollers second winding drum, so that here also a particularly compact construction is achieved.

The first foil strip, the second foil strip, the third foil strip and the fourth foil strip are in particular guided in each case via at least one deflection element from the respective foil roll to the respective roller pair. This also makes the compact construction of the cashbox possible, since thus no straight-line connection between the film roll and the pair of rolls is required, but the film strip on other components over, in particular around the winding drum, can be performed. In a particularly preferred embodiment, a plurality of deflecting elements are provided in each case, which may for example be designed as rollers.

The second film strip is preferably guided past the first angular drum by a predetermined angle, this predetermined angle preferably having a value between 10 ° and 180 °, in particular between 90 ° and 150 °. Accordingly, the fourth film strip with the aid of at least one deflection roller, preferably by a predetermined angle, in particular by an angle 120 ° and 270 °, preferably 190 ° and 230 °, passed past the second winding drum. Also by this passing of the film strips on the pulleys on the winding drums over, a particularly compact design is achieved, since this allows the film rolls seen from the perspective of the pairs of rollers can be arranged behind the winding drums. By passing the foil strips on the winding drums is understood in particular that the foil tapes do not contact the winding drum and are guided around them at a predetermined distance.

The first winding drum is arranged in particular at a first distance to the first slot and the second winding drum at a second distance to the second slot, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance. The difference between the two distances in particular has a value which corresponds approximately to the maximum diameter of the winding drum, which has the winding drum when the maximum recordable number of notes is wound on her. In addition, it is ensured that even if the maximum number of banknotes is wound up on both winding drums, the winding drums or the bank notes and foil strips wound on them do not contact each other and thus hinder each other. The distance between the central axes of the winding drums has in particular a value between 7 cm and 10 cm.

A further aspect of the invention relates to a device for handling notes of value which has an input and / or output unit for inputting and / or dispensing bank notes to an operator, a receiving section for receiving a cashbox with two reel memories as described above and a first feeder and / or or withdrawal unit for supplying and / or withdrawing notes of value through the first slot of the cashbox and a second supply and / or removal unit for feeding or withdrawing notes of value through the second slot of the cashbox. Furthermore, the device has a transport unit for transporting the notes of value between the input and / or output unit and the supply and / or removal units. The apparatus for handling banknotes is, in particular, an ATM, an automatic cash register system and / or an automatic cash deposit. By providing two supply and / or removal units It is ensured that both of the roll storages of the cashbox can be fed or removed separately from one another via the respective slot, so that notes of value can be stored in a simple manner on both roll storages.
In an alternative embodiment, each receiving area of the apparatus for handling banknotes may also be assigned only a supply and / or removal unit for supplying and / or removing notes of value. In this embodiment, in particular only cash cassettes are used with two reel memories, which as described above as an embodiment, only have a slot for feeding and removal of notes and have to distribute the notes of value on the two reel memories of the cashbox a switch in your interior.
Alternatively, it is also possible that the cash boxes are used with only one slot for both roller storage in the apparatus described above, each with two supply and / or removal units for each receiving area. In this case, both the notes of value to be received in the first reel store and the notes of value to be received in the second reel store are fed through the one feed slot and / or removal unit through the one slot of this cash box.

Overall, the various cash cassettes and note handling devices described above provide a great opportunity for customization to the individual needs of customers. Furthermore, a high degree of compatibility between different devices and cash boxes is guaranteed, so that new cash boxes with two reel memories can be used easily in existing devices.

In particular, the device comprises a control unit with the aid of which the supply and / or removal units and / or the transport unit can be controlled. The control unit controls the transport unit and the supply and / or removal unit in particular in such a way that a sorted storage of notes of value takes place, i. on each reel storage of the cashbox only notes of a single denomination are recorded. This ensures that notes of value of both denominations can be taken directly without, as in the case of mixed storage, first having to take other notes of value which have a denomination different from the desired denomination.

The receiving area is particularly designed and the first feeding and / or removal unit is arranged in particular such that in a receiving area optionally a cashbox of the type described above with two reel memories or a conventional cashbox with only one reel storage is receivable, the cashbox with only a roll storage the notes of value on the first feeding and / or removal unit can be fed and / or removed. Thus it is achieved that the Device can be equipped with cash cassettes with two roll storages as well as cash cassettes with only one roll storage, so that hereby the number of available roll storage and / or the available storage volume can be adapted to the individual requirements in a simple manner. By providing two supply and / or removal units and the formation of the receiving area such that both types of cash boxes can be accommodated, it is achieved that no structural changes of the devices are necessary for this purpose.

A further aspect of the invention relates to an arrangement comprising a previously described apparatus and a previously described cash box with two reel memories, wherein the cash box is received in the receiving area of the apparatus. In particular, the device has a vault in which the receiving area is arranged and in which the cashbox is thus arranged. In particular, the device has a plurality of receiving areas, in each of which a cashbox is accommodated.

In a particularly preferred embodiment, a cash box with two reel memories and in a second receiving area a further cash box with only one reel storage is arranged on the arrangement in a first receiving area. The dimensions of the housing of the two cash boxes are in particular the same, wherein the maximum capacity of bank notes of the cash box with the two reel memories is less than that of the cash box with the one reel storage. In particular, on the two reel memories of the cashbox with the two reel memories each in about one-third of the notes receivable, which can be received on the reel of the cashbox with only one reel storage. Thus, it is achieved by the cashbox with the two reel memories that a larger number of denominations can be stored sorted, whereas, however, the maximum recordable number of banknotes is lower.

Additionally and alternatively, cash cassettes can also be accommodated in the device in which the notes of value are received in stacked form as a value note stack.

Further features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description, which illustrates the invention with reference to embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying figures.

Fig. 1

eine schematische Darstellung einer Anordnung mit einem Kassensystem gemäß einer ersten Ausführungsform und vier Geldkassetten;

Fig. 2

eine schematische, perspektivische Darstellung einer Geldkassette gemäß einer ersten Ausführungsform;

Fig. 3

eine schematische, perspektivische Darstellung der Geldkassette nach Figur 2 ohne Gehäuse;

Fig. 4

eine weitere schematische, perspektivische Darstellung der innenliegenden Bauteile der Geldkassette nach den Figuren 2 und 3;

Fig. 5

eine Seitenansicht der innen liegenden Bauteile der Geldkassette nach den Figuren 2 bis 4;

Fig. 6

eine schematische Darstellung einer Anordnung mit einem Kassensystem gemäß einer zweiten Ausführungsform und vier Geldkassetten;

Fig. 7

eine schematische Darstellung einer Geldkassette gemäß einer zweiten Ausführungsform; und

Fig. 8

eine schematische, stark vereinfachte Darstellung der Geldkassette nach Figur 7 und eine Zuführund/oder Entnahmeeinheit.

Show it:

Fig. 1

a schematic representation of an arrangement with a POS system according to a first embodiment and four cash boxes;

Fig. 2

a schematic perspective view of a cashbox according to a first embodiment;

Fig. 3

a schematic perspective view of the cashbox after FIG. 2 without housing;

Fig. 4

a further schematic perspective view of the internal components of the cashbox according to Figures 2 and 3 ;

Fig. 5

a side view of the internal components of the cashbox after the FIGS. 2 to 4 ;

Fig. 6

a schematic representation of an arrangement with a POS system according to a second embodiment and four cash boxes;

Fig. 7

a schematic representation of a cashbox according to a second embodiment; and

Fig. 8

a schematic, highly simplified representation of the cashbox after FIG. 7 and a feeding and / or removing unit.

In FIG. 1 FIG. 2 shows a schematic representation of an arrangement 10 which comprises a device 20, designed as an automatic POS system 20, for handling bank notes according to a first embodiment and four cash boxes 100, 200, 300, 400 received in receiving areas of the device 20. Alternatively, the device 20 may also be an automatic cash deposit or ATM.

The device 20 comprises an input and output unit 22, with the aid of which the notes of value can be input into the device 20 and output from the device 20. In an alternative embodiment, only one input unit, via which only notes of value can be entered, or only one output unit, via which only notes of value can be output, may be provided. Furthermore, alternatively, separate input and output units can be used for input or output.

After the validity of the entered notes of value and / or their denominations have been determined sequentially by means of a sensor unit 24, the entered notes of value are fed via a transport unit 26 and feed and withdrawal units 28 to 42 to the cash cassettes 100, 200, 300, 400 and received therein , The device 20 comprises in particular a control unit which, depending on the determined denominations, divides the notes of value on the individual cash box 100, 200, 300, 400 according to a predetermined distribution. For this purpose, the control unit controls the transport unit 26 and the supply and removal units 28 to 42 accordingly. The device 20 has four receiving areas 44 to 50, in each of which exactly one cashbox 100, 200, 300, 400 can be received. In the receiving areas 44 to 50 in particular rails are provided, in which the cash boxes 100, 200, 300, 400 can be inserted and by which the cash boxes 100, 200, 300, 400 are kept secure. In addition, in each receiving area 44 to 50, preferably at least one connector is arranged, via which a plug connection to a complementary connector of the cashbox 100, 200, 300, 400 can be made, whereby an electrical connection with the cash box 100, 200, 300, 400 can be formed so that the cash boxes 100, 200, 300, 400 can be controlled by the control unit of the device 20.

Each receiving area 44 to 50 has two supply and removal units 28 to 42 assigned to it. The supply and removal units 28 to 42 are in particular identical in construction and have a preset distance from one another.

In each of the first three receiving areas 44 to 48, a cash box 100 to 300, each having two reel memories 102, 104, is received. On the other hand, in the fourth receiving area 50, a cash box 400 with only exactly one reel store 402 is accommodated. The construction of the cash boxes 100, 200, 300 with the two reel memories 102, 104 will be described below in connection with FIGS FIGS. 2 to 5 described in more detail. The structure of the cash box 400 with a roll storage 402 is, for example, the document DE 10 2007 022 556 A1 known.

The receiving areas 44 to 50 are designed in such a way that both money cassettes 100, 200, 300 with two reel memories 102, 104 as well as cash cassettes 400 with only one reel store 402 can be selectively accommodated in them. For this purpose, the cash boxes 100, 200, 300 with the two roll storages 102, 104 and the cash box 400 with only one roll storage 402 have the same dimensions in particular. Furthermore, in particular the rails through which the cash cassettes 100, 200, 300, 400 are held in the receiving areas 44 to 50, and the connectors, via which the electrical connection between the device 20 and the cash boxes 100, 200, 300, 400 takes place, in the cash boxes 100, 200, 300 with the two reel memories 102, 104 and the cash box 400 with the one reel storage 402 in the same places arranged.

As already described, each receiving area 44 to 50 comprises exactly two feeding and removing units 28 to 42, wherein, when in the receiving area 44 to 48, in which a cash box 100, 200, 300 is received with two roll stores 102, 104, the feeding and taking out notes of value to / from the first roll storage 102 by means of the first withdrawal units 28 associated with the receiving area 44 to 48 and feeding and removing notes of value from the second roll storage 104 of the cash box 100 by means of the second receiving area 44 to 48 assigned feed and removal unit 30 takes place.

On the other hand, if in the receiving area 44 to 50, as shown in the receiving area 50, a cash box 400 is arranged, which only comprises a roll storage 402, then the supply of banknotes to this roll store 402 and removal of notes from this roll store 402 by means of only a predetermined supply and removal unit 40 of the receiving area 50.

In an alternative embodiment, more or fewer than four receiving areas 44 to 50 for receiving a respective cash box 100, 200, 300 may be provided.

For example, five receiving areas 44 to 50 or three receiving areas 44 to 50 may be provided. Moreover, only in a part of the receiving areas 44 to 50 of a cash box 100, 200, 300, 400 may be arranged and the remaining part of the receiving areas 44 to 50 be empty. Furthermore, the loading of the device 20 with cash cassettes 100, 200, 300 with two reel memories 102, 104 and cash cassettes 400 with only one reel store 402 can vary. For example, in two of the receiving areas 44 to 50 cash cassettes 100, 200, 300 with two roll storages 102, 104 and in the other two receiving areas 44 to 50 cash cassettes 400 with only one roll storage 402 can be accommodated. Further, in one of the receiving areas 44 to 50 or in several of the receiving areas 44 to 50 cash cassettes may be provided in which the notes of value are not stored on reel storage 102, 104, 402, but in a stacked form.

By varying the loading of the device 20 with cash cassettes 100, 200, 300 with two roll storages 102, 104 and cash cassettes 400 with only one roll storage 402, the number of roll bins 102, 104, 402 available for receiving bills can be easily determined the individual customer requirements are adapted without this structural changes of the device 20 are necessary. At the in FIG. 1 Thus, a total of seven different reel memories 102, 104, 402 are available for receiving banknotes, so that banknotes of a euro currency rate can be stored in a sorted manner, ie, only bank notes of a denomination are recorded on the reel memory 102, 104, 402 , This has the advantage that at the output of the corresponding reel memories 102, 104, 402 each directly a note of the desired denomination can be removed. On the other hand, in the case of mixed storage, it may be necessary, if one needs a denomination of a particular denomination, to previously take notes of other denominations that are included in the issue order of the corresponding reel store 102, 104, 402 before that denomination, and in a special one provided cache must be cached.

The following will be related to the FIGS. 2 to 5 the construction of the cash boxes 100, 200, 300 with the two reel memories 102, 104 according to a first embodiment described in detail. To simplify the illustration, this is shown by way of example on the cashbox 100. The cash boxes 200 and 300 are in particular identical in construction to this first cash box 100.

The cash box 100 has a housing 104, through which the roller storages 102, 104 are protected and by which access to the notes stored on the roller storage 102, 104 is prevented. Two slots 110, 112 are provided in a wall 108 of the housing 106, whereby notes of value can be withdrawn from the first reel store 102 or recorded on the first reel store 102 through the first slot 110 and the second reel store can be taken from the second reel store by the second slot 112 104 can be fed or removed on the second reel 104 notes of value can be removed. The slots 110, 112 are in particular on the same side of the housing 106 at a predetermined distance from each other arranged. The slots 110, 112 are preferably arranged such that when the cash box 100 is received in the receiving area 44 of the device 20, the first slot 110 is arranged such that by the notes of value by means of the first feeding and removal module 28 are transported and the second slot 112 is arranged such that the notes of value can be transported by it with the aid of the second supply and removal unit 130.

In the FIGS. 2 to 5 the housing 106 is hidden, so that the arranged inside the housing 106 components of the cashbox 100 are better visible. In the FIGS. 4 and 5 Furthermore, sidewalls 101a, 101b of the cashbox 100 are hidden so that the structure and the arrangement of the roller storages 102, 104 can be clearly seen.

The first roller storage 102 comprises a first winding drum 120, a first film roll 124, a second film roll 126, a fifth film roll 150, a sixth film roll 152, a first film strip 132, a second film strip 134, a third film strip 156, a fourth film strip 158, Accordingly, the second roller storage 104 also includes a second winding drum 122, a third film roll 128, a fourth film roll 130, a seventh film roll (not visible) and an eighth film roll 154 and a third film strip 136. a fourth film belt 138, a seventh film belt 160, an eighth film belt 162, a second roller pair 172, and a fourth roller pair 176.

The film rolls 124, 126, 128, 130, 150, 152, 154, pairs of rolls 170 to 176 and film tapes 132, 134m, 163, 138, 156, 158, 160, 162 are arranged symmetrically to a center plane of the roll storages 102, 104, then that in the following for simplification of the illustration only the in FIG. 5 described front elements are described. The statements apply accordingly to the in FIG. 5 by the respective front elements hidden corresponding rear elements.

The first foil strip 132 of the first roll store 102 is connected to the first foil roll 124 and the first winding drum 120 and guided over a first roll 180 of the first roll pair 170. The second film strip 134 is connected to the first winding drum 130 and the second film roll 126 and guided over a second roller 182 of the first roller pair 170. The first slot 110 is arranged adjacent to the first pair of rollers 170 so that the notes of value fed through the first slot 110 are received between the two film bands 132, 134 guided over the rollers 180, 182 of the first pair of rollers 170 and together with the film bands 132, 134 are wound on the first winding drum 120. For this purpose, a first drive unit 90, in particular an electric motor is provided by means of which the first winding drum 120, the rollers 180, 182 of the first pair of rollers 170 and / or the film rollers 124, 126 can be driven. Depending on the direction of rotation of the winding drum 120, the film strips 132, 134 and thus the notes of value are wound on the winding drum 120 or unwound from the winding drum 120 and stored accordingly on the first roll storage 102 or removed from the first roll storage 102.

The first film roll 124 is arranged on the side of the first winding drum 120 facing the first slot 110, whereas the second film roll 126 is arranged on the side of the first winding drum 120 remote from the first slot 110. The first film strip 132 is guided over a deflection roller 196 to the first pair of rollers 170. Accordingly, a further deflection roller 194 is provided, via which the second film strip 134 is guided from the second film roll 126 to the first pair of rolls 170. Thus, a particularly compact construction of the first roll memory 102 is achieved, so that sufficient space is available in the cash box 100 to arrange the second roll storage 104, without the dimensions of the cash box 100 having to be larger than in the cash boxes 400, in which case only a roll storage 402 is provided.
The third film strip 136 of the second roll storage 104 is connected to the second winding drum 122 and the third film roll 128 and guided over a third roller 184 of the second roller pair 172. Accordingly, the fourth film strip 138 is connected to the second winding drum 122 and the fourth film roll 130 and guided over a fourth roller 186 of the second roller pair 172. The second pair of rollers 172 is disposed adjacent to the second slot 112 so that the notes of value supplied via the second slot 112 of the cash box 10 are received between the two film bands 136, 138 guided around the rollers 184, 186 of the second pair of sheets 172 and together with the foil bands 136, 138 are wound on the second winding drum 122.

As with the first roller storage 102, a drive unit 192 is also provided in the second roller storage 104, by means of which the second winding drum 122, the film rolls 128, 130 and / or the rollers 184, 186 of the second roller pair 172 can be driven. The second drive unit 192 also includes in particular an electric motor.

The third film roll 128 and the fourth film roll 130 are arranged, in particular, on opposite sides of the second winding drum 122, wherein the third film roll 128 is preferably arranged on the side facing the second slot 112 and the fourth film roll 130 on the side facing away from the second slot 112.

The third film strip 136 is guided over a deflection roller 198, which is arranged between the third film roll 128 and the roller 184 of the second roller pair 172. The fourth film strip 138 is guided over two deflection rollers 202, 204, whereby the fourth film strip 138 is guided past the second winding drum. Both foil strips together are guided via a further deflection roller 206 from the second roller pair 172 to the second winding drum 122. Overall, therefore, a compact design of the second roller storage 104 is achieved. Thus, the limited space available is well utilized and a high total capacity of the cash box 100 of notes of value is achieved. In particular, approximately one-third of the notes of value can be received maximally on the reel memory 102, 104, which can be received on the reel storage 402 of the cashbox 400 with only one reel store 402 at most. Thus, the total capacity of the Cashbox 100 with the two reel memories 102, 104 in about 2/3 of the total capacity of the cashbox 400 with the only one reel 402.

The components of the first roller store 102 and the components of the second roller store 104 are in particular approximately arranged such that the components of the first roller store 102 on a first side of an imaginary diagonal plane through the cashbox 100, with reference to Figure 5 from top left to right runs down, are arranged. Accordingly, the components of the second roller store 104 are arranged in particular on the opposite side of the first side of this imaginary diagonal plane.

In an alternative embodiment, only two film strips may be provided per roller storage 102, 104 instead of four film strips, wherein these are then preferably formed wider than in the embodiment shown. Furthermore, alternatively, more than four film strips, for example 6 or 8 film strips, may be provided per roll store 102, 104. Accordingly, the number of film rolls, pairs of rollers and pulleys varies.

In FIG. 6 is a schematic representation of a cash register system 11 according to a second embodiment with four recorded in it money cassettes 400, 500 shown. The POS system 11 according to the second embodiment thereby differs from the POS system 10 of the first Embodiment after FIG. 1 in that only one feeding and / or removing unit 28, 32, 36, 40 is provided for each receiving area 44 to 50.

Correspondingly, the cash boxes 500 with the two reel memories 102, 104 arranged in the first receiving areas 44, 46, 48 are designed differently than the money cassettes 100, 200, 300 of the first embodiment according to FIGS FIGS. 1 to 5 , The cash boxes 500 of the second embodiment, as hereinafter in connection with the FIGS. 7 and 8th described in more detail, only a single slot 110 for supplying and / or removing the notes of value.

Thus, a particularly simple compact design of the cash register system 11 is achieved. In particular, therefore, the cash boxes 500 according to the second embodiment can also be used in known POS systems 11, in which only cash cassettes 400 with only one reel store 402 were previously used.

In FIG. 7 1 is a schematic illustration of a cash box 500 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 8 shows a schematic representation of the cashbox 500 after FIG. 7 and a supply and / or removal unit 28, wherein the individual components of the cashbox 500 are shown greatly simplified for clarity.

The cash box 500 has in its housing 106 only a single slot 110, via which both the first reel memory 102 and the second reel 104 to be supplied notes of value of the cashbox 500 are supplied. Correspondingly, notes of value taken from both a first reel store and the second reel store 104 are removed via this one slot 110 of the cashbox 500.

In order to be able to supply the notes of value either to the two roller stores 102, 104, a points arrangement 502 is provided downstream of the slot 110. The switch arrangement 502 comprises a switch element 504 which, in a first switch position, feeds the supplied notes of value to a first path 506 for feeding notes of value to the first roll store 102 and, in a second switch setting, to a second path 508 for feeding notes of value to the second roll store 104. In FIG. 7 the second point position is shown, whereas in FIG. 8 the first switch position is shown.
The two paths 506, 508 are limited in particular by means of guide elements 510, for example guide plates, and guide the notes of value transported along them to the two roller pairs 170, 172, so that the notes of value fed in, as previously described together with the first embodiment, again between the first and second the second film strip 132, 134 or between the third and the fourth film strip 136, 138 are taken up and wound on the winding drums 120 and 122, respectively.

In order to provide sufficient space for the switch assembly 502 in the immediate vicinity of the slot 110, the arrangement of the winding drums 120, 122 and the film rolls 124, 126, 128, 130 is modified compared to the first embodiment. Accordingly, the pulleys, over which the film strips 132 to 138, 156 to 162 are guided, arranged differently. Thus, in the second embodiment, the first winding drum 120 is disposed at a greater distance from the slot 110 than the second winding drum 122. In contrast, in the first embodiment, the first winding drum 120 is positioned closer to the first slot 110 than the second winding drum 122 is to the first winding drum 120 first slot 110 and second slot 112.

In the second embodiment, the two film rolls 124, 126 of the first roll store 102 are arranged directly adjacent to one another and provided in a region bounded by a corner of the housing 106 and the two winding drums 120, 122. The two film rolls 128, 130 of the second roll store 104 are also arranged directly next to one another and between the side of the housing 106 of the cashbox 500, in which the slot 110 is disposed, and the second winding drum 122 is provided. Thus, a particularly compact, space-saving construction is achieved, so that despite the provision of the switch assembly 502 within the cash box 500, both the first roll storage 102 and the second roll storage 104 have a relatively large capacity.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10.11

arrangement

20

contraption

22

Input and output unit

24

sensor unit

26

transport unit

28 to 42

Feeding and removal unit

44 to 50

reception area

100, 200, 300, 400, 500

cashbox

101a, 101b

Side wall

102, 104, 402

roll storage

106

casing

108

wall

110, 112

slot

120, 122

winding drum

124, 126, 128, 130, 150, 152, 154

film roll

132, 134, 136, 138, 156, 158, 160, 162

foil tape

170, 172, 174, 176

roller pair

180, 182, 184, 186

role

190, 192

drive unit

194, 196, 202, 204, 206

idler pulley

502

Switch arrangement

504

soft member

506, 508

path

510

guide element

Claims (14)

1. Cash box having a housing (106) and having a first roll store (102), which is arranged within the housing (106) and is intended for storing banknotes, wherein the housing (106) accommodates within it a second roll store (104) for accommodating banknotes, characterized in that the first roll store (102) comprises a first winding drum (120), a first sheet-material reel (124), a second sheet-material reel (126), a first sheet-material belt (132), which is connected to the first winding drum (120) and the first sheet-material reel (124), and a second sheet-material belt (134), which is connected to the first winding drum (120) and the second sheet-material reel (126), and in that the second roll store (104) comprises a second winding drum (122), a third sheet-material reel (128), a fourth sheet-material reel (130), a third sheet-material belt (136), which is connected to the second winding drum (122) and the third sheet-material reel (128), and a fourth sheet-material belt (138), which is connected to the second winding drum (122) and the fourth sheet-material reel (138).
2. Cash box (100) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the wall (108) of the housing (106) contains a first slot (110), through which to feed banknotes to the first roll store (102), and a second slot (112), through which to feed banknotes to the second roll store (104).
3. Cash box (100) according to Claim 2, characterized in that the first slot (112) and the second slot (114) are arranged on the same side of the housing (106), at a predetermined distance apart from one another.
4. Cash box (100) according to Claim 2 or 3, characterized in that a first pair (170) of rollers and a second pair (172) of rollers are provided, in that the first sheet-material belt (132) is guided over a first roller (180) of the first pair (170) of rollers and the second sheet-material belt (134) is guided over a second roller (182) of the first pair (170) of rollers, in that the banknotes fed via the first slot (110) are guided through between the rollers (180, 182) of the first pair (170) of rollers, the banknotes therefore being arranged between the first sheet-material belt (132) and the second sheet-material belt (134), in that the third sheet-material belt (136) is guided over a third roller (184) of the second pair (172) of rollers and the fourth sheet-material belt (138) is guided over a fourth roller (186) of the second pair (172) of rollers, in that the banknotes fed via the second slot (112) are guided through between the rollers (184, 186) of the second pair (172) of rollers, the banknotes therefore being arranged between the third sheet-material belt (136) and the fourth sheet-material belt (138).
5. Cash box (100) according to Claim 4, characterized in that the first sheet-material reel (124) is arranged between the first winding drum (120) and the first pair (170) of rollers, and in that the second sheet-material reel (126) is arranged on that side of the first winding drum (120) which is directed away from the first pair (170) of the rollers.
6. Cash box (100) according to Claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the third sheet-material reel (128) is arranged between the second winding drum (122) and the second pair (172) of rollers, and in that the fourth sheet-material reel (130) is arranged on that side of the second winding drum (122) which is directed away from the second pair (172) of rollers.
7. Cash box (500) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the wall (108) of the housing (106) contains a slot (110), through which to feed banknotes to the first roll store (102) and to the second roll store (104), and in that the housing (106) has arranged within it a diverter arrangement (502), by means of which the banknotes fed via the slot (110) are distributed between the first roll store (102) and the second roll store (104).
8. Cash box (500) according to Claim 7, characterized in that a first pair (170) of rollers and a second pair (172) of rollers are provided, in that the first sheet-material belt (132) is guided over a first roller (180) of the first pair (170) of rollers and the second sheet-material belt (134) is guided over a second roller (182) of the first pair (170) of rollers, in that the banknotes fed via the slot (110) are fed by the diverter arrangement (502), in a first diverter position, to the first pair (170) of rollers such that the banknotes are arranged between the first sheet-material belt (132) and the second sheet-material belt (134), in that the third sheet-material belt (136) is guided over a third roller (184) of the second pair (172) of rollers and the fourth sheet-material belt (138) is guided over a fourth roller (186) of the second pair (172) of rollers, and in that the banknotes fed via the slot (110) are fed by the diverter arrangement (502), in a second diverter position, to the second pair (172) of rollers such that the banknotes are arranged between the third sheet-material belt (136) and the fourth sheet-material belt (138).
9. Cash box (100, 500) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first sheet-material belt (132), the second sheet-material belt (134), the third sheet-material belt (136) and/or the fourth sheet-material belt (138) are each guided from the respective sheet-material reel (124 to 130) to the respective pair (170, 172) of rollers via at least one deflecting element (194, 196, 202, 204, 206), preferably via a plurality of deflecting elements (194, 196, 202, 204, 206).
10. Cash box (100, 500) according to one of Claims 2 to 9, characterized in that the first winding drum (120) is arranged at a first distance from the first slot (110) and the second winding drum (122) is arranged at a second distance from the second slot (112), and in that the second distance is greater than the first distance.
11. Apparatus for handling the banknotes, having an input and/or output unit (22), by means of which banknotes are input and/or output to an operator, having an accommodating region (44 to 50) for accommodating a cash box (100, 500) according to one of Claims 2 to 10, having a first feeding and/or removal unit (28) for feeding and/or removing banknotes through the first slot (110) of the cash box (100, 500), having a second feeding and/or removal unit (30) for feeding and/or removing banknotes through the second slot (112) of the cash box (100, 500), and having a transporting unit (26) for transporting the banknotes between the input and/or output unit (22) and the feeding and/or removal units (28, 30).
12. Apparatus (20) according to Claim 11, characterized in that the accommodating region (44 to 50) is designed, and the first feeding and/or removal unit (28) is arranged, such that the accommodating region (44 to 50) can accommodate optionally a cash box (100, 500) according to one of Claims 2 to 10 or a cash box (400) having just a single roll store (402), wherein the first feeding and/or removal unit (28) can be used to feed the banknotes to, and/or remove them from, the cash box (400) having just a single roll store (402).
13. Arrangement (10) having an apparatus (20) according to Claim 11 or 12, and having a cash box (100, 500) according to one of Claims 2 to 10, wherein the cash box (100) is accommodated in the accommodating region (44 to 50) of the apparatus (20).
14. Arrangement (10) according to Claim 13, characterized in that the accommodating region (44 to 50) is a first accommodating region (44 to 50) and the cash box (100, 500) is a first cash box, in that a second cash box (400) is arranged in a second accommodating region (44 to 50) of the apparatus (20), in that the second cash box (400) comprises just a single roll store (402), in that the dimensions of the housings (106) of the two cash boxes (100, 400) are identical, and in that the maximum banknote-holding capacity of the first cash box (100) is smaller than that of the second cash box (400).

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