TH3282A - Securities paper is either in rolls or in sheets, bundled together. - Google Patents

Abstract

The process is based on a printing carrier in the form of a roll or sheet of securities, which is arranged in a printing pattern in horizontal and vertical rows, and on this carrier, defective copies are marked so that they can be detected by a detector. As the carrier passes in sequence, a detector (2) detects the location of a defective copy and inputs the location data into a computer to store a cancellation (3) controlled by this computer, which prints a cancellation character to the defective copy and a numbering machine (4). The numbering mechanism (6a,6b) of this numbering machine (4) moves forward by the computer in such a way that the correct copies of securities, arranged in sequence in any given vertical row, are consecutively numbered. Defective copies are discarded. Subsequently, the carrier, after passing through another detector (8), is cut into smaller pieces until only individual securities (Ws) remain. Defective copies are separated in devices (1,2), and the remaining consecutively numbered individual securities are discarded. They will be compiled into bundles (2), each bundle having a complete serial number. This ensures the correct and complete serial numbering sequence of securities papers in the bundles of securities papers and the automated securities paper packages instead of separating the lost copies.

Claims (10)

1. The method for processing printed securities carriers involves using printed securities paper in the form of rolls or sheets of paper. The printed securities paper is arranged in horizontal and vertical rows on a printing plate to form bundles of individual numbered securities papers. Subsequently, defective copies are detected on the carrier and marked for transfer to the numbering machine. After the carrier is cut into pieces, the defective copies are separated. The unique characteristic of this method is that only valid copies of the securities paper are sequentially numbered on the carrier, excluding defective ones. After the creation of individual, cut securities papers, the defective copies are discarded, and the remaining sequentially numbered securities papers are combined into complete numbered bundles in individual packages. 2. The method under claim 1 is characterized by the fact that, before the printed carrier is cut into smaller pieces, the defective copy will have a special cancellation mark stamped in the area of the numbering print or in the area intended for the numbering print. 3. The procedure under claim 1 or 2 is characterized by the fact that the defective copy is examined by a search system and its information is stored in a computer before the printed carrier is assigned; and the numbering mechanism of each numbering machine is controlled by an electrical signal of this computer; and when a cancellation mark is stamped on a defective copy, this operation is also controlled by the computer. 4. One of the methods described in Representations 1 through 3 shall, in order to number securities copies in rows along the lengthwise direction of the printing carrier, use an N numbering mechanism, which is distributed along the circumference of the numbering cylinder of the numbering machine and is moved with each rotation of the numbering cylinder. The method is characterized by the fact that only securities copies arranged in sequence in rows shall be numbered sequentially, and for this purpose, the N numbering mechanism relating to a row shall be set with sequential numbers if no defective copies are present and shall be moved forward by a certain number of N with each rotation of the numbering cylinder. However, if a defective copy is present, it shall be moved in such a way that the numbering of the correct securities copies following the defective copy shall continue in the correct sequence of numbers of the correct securities copies numbered before the defective copy, and the numbering in any row shall be complete in each row when the last digit of the sequence of numbers relating to that row is printed. 5. The method under claim 4 is characterized by the fact that after the numbering of the printed securities paper in at least one longitudinal row, sequential numbering continues until the last sequential issue number is printed, and each numbering mechanism stops after the printing of this last number. The method is also characterized by the fact that after the printed carrier is cut into small pieces into individual securities papers, the unnumbered securities papers are separated after passing through the numbering machine, after the sequential numbering mechanisms stop. 6. The method under claim 4 is unique in that the simultaneous numbering of the printed copies of the securities in the entire lengthwise row is interrupted when the last digit of the problematic sequence has been printed in at least one lengthwise row, and the numbering of the remaining copies in the lengthwise row is completed until the last digit in the sequence, using a helper numbering mechanism. 7. One of the methods under claims 1 through 6 is characterized by the fact that the printing of serial numbers on defective copies is prevented by temporarily moving the serial numbering mechanism of the machine away from its position when a defective copy passes through, or by adjusting the serial number rollers of the mechanism to align the serial number to a cancel mark or an unprinted space. 8. The equipment to enable the methods under either Clause 1 or Clause 4 to be accomplished consists of a numbering machine (4), at least one inspection instrument (2) to inspect marked defective copies, a cutting machine (10,11) to cut the printed carrier (K,F) into smaller individual securities copies, a separating device (12) to separate defective copies from the sequence of transport, and a station (19) to make and package the securities into bundles. It is unique in that the inspection instrument (2) is positioned in the direction of transport of the printed carrier (K,F), which is in front of the numbering machine (4), and is designed to allow precise identification of the location of defective copies and is equipped with a computer (20) which can determine the precise location of defective copies by the inspection instrument (2) and may store this information. The numbering machine (4) can be controlled by the microcontroller (20) in such a way that only the correct copies of securities are numbered sequentially, excluding defective copies, and a cancellation machine (3) for defective copies is controlled by the microcontroller (20) located in front of the cutters (9,10), and a separating device (12) is located behind the cutters (9,10) which may be controlled by the microcontroller (20) or an additional inspection tool (8) and is designed to separate individual copies of securities marked as defective. 9. The machine according to claim 8 consists of a numbering machine (4) which has numbering mechanisms (6a, 6b) and a forward-moving rod (32) which is forced to operate during each rotation of the numbering cylinders used for these numbering mechanisms. It is characterized that the numbering mechanisms (6a, 6b) have a single-digit number roller (21) which is independent of the forward-moving rod (32) and an adjacent second-digit number roller (22). The single-digit number roller can be electrically operated by a control signal, specifically in one direction. It is characterized that the forward-moving rod (32) acts only on the second-digit number roller (22) and on the higher-digit number rollers (23 to 26). It is characterized that even though the forward-moving rod (32) is operating, the operation may be stopped by an electrical signal of the mechanical device (20), causing a jam, specifically by lifting the jammer from the groove of the number rollers (22 to 26) by electromagnetic force. The second-digit number roller (22) The number rollers are fitted or may be fitted by force on the remaining higher digit rollers (23 to 26) by the usual method, specifically by the gripping part (35) of the forward moving rod (32) acting on the grooves of the number rollers. Specifically, when the number roller is moved forward from 9 to 8, the next higher digit number roller is also moved. 10. The machine under claim 8 is characterized by the fact that the numbering rollers of the numbering mechanism of the machine may be operated independently by electrical signals. (Clause 10, page 4, figure 9)