SE457716B - Valuable document-to-storage space feeder - Google Patents

Abstract

When a bundle (1) of valuable documents e.g. cheques, bank notes, etc. is placed in the storage unit input aperture, it is activated by a feeder mechanism so that the documents, one after another, are fed longitudinally - short end first - on to a transport track comprising rollers, belts or guide rollers at a speed of approx. 10 per second. The documents then pass authenticity detectors (12, 122, 123), and a guide (13) which adjusts them to the correct position prior to passing a size measurer (14), a printing unit (15) which imprints data on specific types of documents, e.g. cheques, and a control device (16) which ensures their correct passage and controls a subsequent gripper (17). The gripper moves the documents from the transport track of the upper part of the storage unit to that in the lower part, dependent upon the results from the value and authenticity detectors and the control device. Documents which pass the gripper without being moved to the transport track in the lower part of the unit are moved on to a feed-back chamber (18) for return to a customer or cashier.

Description

457 716 2 to temporary collection rooms for different denominations or to a special collection room for all denominations. After the customer has approved the transaction, the banknotes are transported from the temporary collection rooms to secure banknote compartments for separate special collection rooms. 7 a denominations. From the said banknote A device of a slightly different kind is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 4,253,016. Here it is also a question of a combination of in; and dispensing, but the banknotes in a loaded stack of banknotes are transported to a single magazine or - if the customer changes - to the dispensing opening of the dispensing device via transport means in both the dispensing and dispensing device.

Now mentioned and other similar devices can in many cases appear to be complicated, bulky and inflexible for use under different conditions. but above all, they are likely to be too slow to meet the requirements currently placed on devices of the type in question.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to mention the mentioned disadvantages, which work rapidly queuing up customers such as e.g. a. g is to eliminate in the pre- and especially to provide device- and safe and thus reduces it nnars can easily occur. This is achieved in that the said directional wheel is substantially in the form of a circular cone whose axis of symmetry has the same direction as the axis direction of the drum, and that both the drum and the directional wheel are directly driven.

The features of a device designed according to the invention appear from the appended claims. The invention will be described in more detail in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which schematically: Fig. 1 shows from above an upper part of a device according to the invention; Fig. 2 shows from the side a lower part of the device according to Fig. 1; Fig. 3 shows a possible embodiment of a transport means included in the device according to 4 'Figs. 1-2; Fig. Á shows parts of a directing member; Fig. 5 shows a gripping means for moving securities from the upper to the lower part of the unit; and Fig. 5 shows certain details in connection with an input opening.

A feed device according to the invention comprises two eg, superimposed parts, the upper part, the process part, comprising feed opening 67, discharge opening 62 pre-fed securities, the detection means 121, 122, 123 and a piece of a transport .

The lower part includes i.a. cassettes 26: 2? ', collection point 22, the remaining piece of the transport legs and a feeding means 24 between the collection point 22 and the cassettes 262271 - The parts could also be placed next to each other.

A stack 10 of securities inserted by a customer (or cashier) in the feeding opening É1 will be affected in a known manner by a feeding mechanism 11, see Fig. 1, so that the securities are fed one by one lengthwise (short-term first) onto one of rollers, belts, guide rails etc. existing conveying path at a rate of 10 cans of paper per second, thereby passing the authenticity detectors 121, 122, 123 for examining the value and authenticity of each paper, a guiding means 13 for directing the securities to the correct position before passing a size meter 14, a pressure basket 15 for possible printing of data on certain types of securities, e.g. checks, a control and control 457 716 _; à body 16 for determining resp. securities passage and for controlling a subsequent gripping means 17, arranged to move securities from the transport path of the upper part to the transport path of the lower part depending on results both from the denomination / authentication detectors 121, 122, 123, and also from control and the control means 15. Securities which pass the gripping means 17 without being moved to the conveyor path of the lower part are transported on to a feed-back space 18 for feedback to the customer. It has not been considered appropriate or necessary to weigh the figures or the description with all they rollers, wheels, belts, guide members etc. which is part of a transport line of the type now specified, this because such transport lines per se are well known and exemplified in e.g. patent literature, see the patents mentioned in the preamble. At the top of Fig. 2, the indicated banknote stack 10, feed mechanism 11, the gripping means 17 and the re-feeding space 18 are indicated with a small bundle of securities to be returned to the customer (cashier). a security identified by the detecting means 121-123 and found to be genuine is seized by the gripping member 17 and moved transversely (with a long side first) from the conveying path of the upper part to the conveying path of the lower part, the beginning of which is represented by cooperating rollers 201-202, 203-204. Down to the so-called "Stacker" wheels 21 the consecutive securities are collected in a bundle at a collection point 22. When all securities in a bundle are reassembled at this place 22 - possibly with the exception of unapproved papers which are thus in the feeding area 18 - the customer's further order is awaited, it does not wish to carry out the feeding, b is fed back to the discharge opening by means of a trans, eg a roller chain 230 and a gear ruler 232 with a plate 233.

The roller chain, which runs in an arcuate shape, is driven clockwise, whereby the toothed ruler 232 teeth in and is lifted upwards with the plate 233 to abut against the bottom of the collecting rack. The bottom of the collection point is pulled to the side, and when the roller chain continues to be driven, the stack of securities is thus lifted up through the upper part of the devices to the discharge opening.

Dm customer door means comprising 457 716 5 If the customer wishes to have the input completed, the gear ruler 232, which is now moved to the side, is not activated.

Instead, a gripping member 231 attached to the roller chain 230 will be moved left-upward to the collection point and grasp the bundle and, after the bottom of the collecting rack 22 is pulled aside, with the roller chain moved downward-to the right and deliver the bundle to a feed member 24. with this transport taking place, so that the collection point 22 is empty and the bottom of the collection point has been returned to the initial position, the device is ready for handling the next stack of securities, even though the securities in the previous stack have not yet reached their respective positions. end positions, i.e.: entered in resp. cassette.

The design and function of the gripping member 23 has also achieved the advantage that the bundle formed by the "poor" wheel 21 at the collection point and which has a smooth edge (lower edge) against which the bottom is placed, is transported and delivered to the feeding member 24. with a smooth edge, leading edge, which is a basic precondition for a correct output by means of the belt conveyor 250, especially if the bundle contains a mixture of securities of different dimensions (banknotes of different denominations and sizes).

The lifting means 24 has a lifting means 241 arranged for quick lifting of the feeding means with applied bundle a piece corresponding to a suitable lifting height for a bundle containing a predetermined number of securities, e.g. 100 pcs, and then for successive lifting of the bundle in dependence on securities discharged to the transport path. Fig. 2 shows how a bundle 10 has been moved in the upward direction of the arrow to position 10 'adjacent to a belt conveyor 250 at the entrance to the conveyor path to the cassettes in the storage rooms 26, 27.

The cassettes that are included in the modularly stored storage rooms 26, 27 each have their own feeders 280 resp. 270, and these meters together form the last part of the said transport path.

Nedelst grinden 2601 resp. 2701 in the transport path, the security is directed down to the correct cassette according to denomination or type.

The gates in turn receive control signals from the size meter 14.

The feeders include "stacker" wheels 2802 resp. 2702, from which securities are cleared by means of resp. cassette raised lid .u 457 716 j: 6 2603 resp. 2703.

To resp. cassette belongs in particular to pointing means 2506, 2704, which after each completed feeding procedure for an entire bundle is turned counterclockwise and shifted downwards and packs the contents of the cassette and at the same time gives control signal to means for Sä fl k fl1fl9 GV in the cassette existing table 2505 resp. 2705 for securities.

In such cases when the device is sometimes to be used e.g. internally within a bank only as a sorter, the temporary arrangement in the collection point 22 is not used as no decision is then required for the further transport of the securities. It is then suitable for the securities to be transported from the upper part directly to the transport path consisting of the feeders of the cassettes 260, 270. This is done by means of a path selector 205 between the roller pairs 201-202 and 203-204. In Fig. 2, in the case of the roller pairs, the transport path is drawn in a straight line to the left and dashed to the right, corresponding to a customer-operated function with an initial collection of securities at point 22 resp. clean sorting function in bank with transport directly to storage rooms 26, 27.

For ordering, driving motors, supplying detectors and signaling devices, etc. required material is collected in a space 28 in the lower part of the device, as well as the various functions of the procedure from an order body program the island programmed process, software that controls another customer / bank clerk via damage functions and starts e.g. by means of a keyboard, until the securities have been distributed in the intended manner in the cassettes or - in exceptional cases - transported back to the outlet opening of the device.

The modular construction of the storage rooms with the cassettes and associated feeders as well as the programmable cooperation between the detector means (with pattern recognition), the sets allow e.g. that you get: the transport path and the cash register when arranging banknotes can arrange so, a) banknotes of all denominations in the same cassette; b) banknotes of different denominations in different cassettes; c) banknotes of a denomination oriented in four different ways in four different cassettes, thus with the same orientation seen.

Furthermore, it is also possible to obtain banknotes in another and so on. ing i resp. casks in a cassette, 457 716 The transport means 23 indicated in Fig. 2 will now be described in somewhat more detail in connection with Fig. 3. The roller chain 230 is tensioned between three wheels 31, 32, 33, and the gripping means 231 is attached to the chain. The gear ruler 232 cooperates with the chain 230.

Fig. 3a now shows the mentioned details as well as the two walls 221 resp. 222 and the bottom 220, as well as the "stackers" wheel 21, the feed means 24 and the belt conveyor 250. The figure shows the current situation when the collection point is ready for receiving securities from a fed stack. The wall 221 is inclined slightly to the left and forms a support for paper which comes via the feed wheels 203-204 and the 'batchers' wheel 21, and remains standing on the bite bar 220. the cradle 222 leans quite strongly to the right and in that position constitutes scraping means for paper transported by the wheel 21 towards the collection point.

In Fig. 3 b, which applies in the case that the customer does not wish to complete the entry, all relevant securities have been collected at the collection point 22, the walls 221 and 222 have been turned clockwise resp. counterclockwise to the vertical position and the bottom 220 has been turned counterclockwise so that the assembled bundle now instead stands on the plate 233 of the gear ruler 232.

In Fig. 3c, the gear ruler 232 of the roller chain 230 has been driven upwards out of the collection point 22, and this movement must be continued until the bundle has passed through the upper process part and protrudes slightly from the discharge opening, where it can thus be taken by the customer (cashier). In Fig. 3 d, which applies In case the feeding is to be completed, the walls 221 and 222 have been made to assume the same positions as in Fig. 3 b, the gripping member 231 of the roller chain 230 has been moved to the collecting space 22, close to its bottom 220 , and has the gear line 232 farfiyttsts 1 laterally to the position 232 '.

Fig. 3 e shows how the gripping member 231 gripped the bundle and then the walls 221 and 222 were turned counterclockwise and clockwise to positions 221 'resp. 222 'and her collection bottom 220 is turned counterclockwise to the position 220'. As can be seen, the bundle is well held together with the retained flat lower part, previously formed by the abutment against the bottom 220. 457 716 '8 Fig. 3 F shows how the gripping member 231 with the securities bundle of the roller quay 230 is moved to the feed member 24. Furthermore, the walls 221, 222 and the bottom 220 has been returned to the initial position according to Fig. 3 a and bundling of a new series of securities has already begun to take place in the collection space 22.

In Fig. 3 g, the gripping means 231 of the roller chain has been moved a further distance to the right, to the initial position according to Fig. 3a, and the feeding means 24 with the bundle of securities has by means of the lifting means 241 been lifted upwards a bit towards the belt conveyor 250. Transport of securities can now be made one by one via the feeders 250, 270 to the cassettes 26, 27 of the storage rooms.

In this case, the bundle with respect to the conveyor is lifted in dependence on securities discharged to the conveyor track by the lifting means 241 now receiving control impulses from a detector means 124 on the input side to the storage spaces 26, 27.

The guide member 13 shown in Fig. 1 will now be described in somewhat more detail in connection with Fig. 4. As can be seen from Fig. 2, the means comprises a cylindrical drum 130 and three guide wheels 131, 132, 133 abutting the drum, the periphery of which is radially slotted into a number fingers that are relatively stiff in the circumferential direction and relatively slender in the radial direction. Directly below the wheels 131-133 there are further guide wheels 131 ', 132' and 133 ', which sit on the same axle as the wheels 131-133.

Fig. 4a shows a part of the drum 130 and the guide wheel 131 from above. The wheel 131 sits on a shaft 1310, which is parallel to the drive shaft of the drum 130, not shown in Fig. 6 a.

As shown in Fig. 4b, the guide wheel 131 has the shape of a circular cone. Two of its fingers are shown and designated 1311 and 1312. by horizontal arrow is indicated a force which acts on the finger 1311 as it comes into contact with the cylinder 130 during the rotation of the wheel. During the rotation this force will cause a rotation of a part of the finger downwards, this provided that between the cylinder 130 and the finger 1311 there is a paper which can be moved (turned) downwards, i.e. which is not right in the lane.

Fig à c shows a situation with this condition.

The finger 1311 bends downwards and thereby takes with it the intermediate paper 40. 457 716 When the finger 1311 has passed the cylinder 130, it resumes its shape according to Fig. 6 b. If the paper is still not correctly positioned in the transport path (with horizontal long sides), the next finger will make a corresponding offset. When the paper is brought to the correct position, which means that it abuts with a long side against a lower sliding surface 1301 on the cylinder 130, a passing finger can no longer be bent down but instead displaced radially inwards, as indicated in Fig. 4. d for the wheel 131 ', the lowest and last wheel counted in the transfer direction past the drum 130. It is essential that both the drum 130 and the guide wheels 131-133 and 131'-133' are directly driven on their resp. shoulders, which greatly eliminates the risk of improper feeding.

The gripping member 17 indicated in Fig. 2 will now be described in connection with Fig. 5. The member comprises two cooperating wheels or the like 171, 172, the axes of rotation of which are approximately perpendicular to the direction of the conveyor track (= the direction of the lower left arrow), two cooperating rollers or the like 174, 174 ', the axes of rotation of which are substantially parallel to the direction of the conveyor track, a movable link 173 in which the wheel 171 is mounted, and a bridge 175 movably mounted in the movable link 173, in which the customs 174 is movably mounted At the location of the gripping means 17, the transport path consists of two loosely abutting movable belts S1, 52, between which the securities are intended to be transported either to the feedback space 18 or from the upper part (process part) to the lower part depending on control impulses from the control and monitoring body 18..

When transported to the space 18, the wheels 171, 172 press the belts 51, 52 against each other, the rollers 174, 174 'are at a certain distance from each other and securities are transported in the direction of the lower left arrow.

When transported to the lower part, the member 16 emits a signal to a solenoid 53, which via a guide arm 530, attached to the bridge 175, attracts the combination link-bridge and thus breaks the interaction between the wheels 171 and 172. When this movement the link 173 impinges on a stop 176, only the bridge watt will be turned one piece, 457 716 r 10 whereby the roller 174 is brought into position for co-operation with the roller 1? 4 '. The security currently available between the rollers will change the crane direction, namely from the direction along the conveyor belts 51.52 to a direction perpendicular to it, see the top, curved arrow.

The security will not only change direction, it will also change from longitudinal transport (one short side first) to transverse transport (one long side first). The solenoid on is adjusted so that the rollers 174, 174 'remain in operation for a sufficient period of time for the transport of the security to the lower part to take place. Then the various parts of the gripping device return to their initial positions again. ø - by means of signals (impulses) from the previously mentioned measuring device 16 it is achieved that the start of interaction between the rollers 174, 174 'takes place precisely at the time when a security: midpoint normal is at a predetermined point of the transport path , which means a well-centered position for all securities - regardless of individual length - during the transport in the lower part of the device up to the storage spaces, which increases the security for correct transport.

From Fig. 6 a, which schematically shows the device from above, supply opening 61, discharge opening 62 'lamp 53 and order means (astature) 64 for the operation. Fig. 6 b shows in section a part of the upper part of the device from namely the input opening 61 for top feeding of a stack of securities, a second input opening 66 for side from cassette 26 'side , feeding of securities, and feeding mechanism 11, which is a common means for bundle feeding resp. cassette input.

When stacking, the customer puts a stack of securities (banknotes) from above in a feed box 65, which is then in the position shown in full. (Possibly, the input opening is initially covered by a horizontal cover 67, which is automatically pushed to the side when the customer enters a code on the keyboard 64).

When the customer has pressed the start button on the keyboard 54, the box 55 is moved down to the position shown next to the line next to the feed mechanism 11, and an upper one, on the drawing, thus starts the value and authentication detection, etc. The result of this detection as well as possible questions (requests) to the customer are shown in table 63, and the handling proceeds in the manner described above.

When feeding cassette, the bank clerk (or customer) inserts a cassette 25 'from the side into the opening 66, which is initially covered by a disc 58, which, like the previously mentioned lid 67, is pushed away e.g. when a certain code is entered on the keyboard 64. In the locked-in locked position, the cassette 26 'opens automatically and securities are fed into the device by means of the meter mechanism 11.

Claims (1)

457 716 12 PATENT REQUIREMENTS Apparatus for feeding securities, etc. such as banknotes, checks from an externally accessible feed opening (61) to a space intended for storing securities "(26), comprising guiding means (13) for directing securities below theirs. one-way passage along the conveyor track, the guide means (13) comprising a cylindrical drum (130) and at least one guide wheel (131) abutting the drum, the periphery of which is radially slotted into a number of fingers (1311, 1312) which are relatively rigid in peripheral direction and relatively slender in the radial direction, characterized in that the cylindrical drum (130) forms part of the said conveyor path, that the direction wheel (131) has substantially the shape of a circular cone, the axis of symmetry of which has the same direction as the axis direction of the cylindrical drum (130), that the device comprises several guide wheels (131-133) one after the other along the periphery of the drum (130) in the transport direction of the security and several direction wheels. l (131's axial direction,, 131 ') over each other in the drum and that both the drum (130) and the directional wheels (131-133') are directly driven.