Giesecke & Devrient Gmbh

Giesecke+devrient Currency Technology Gmbh

Mario Mönch

Andreas Jakobs

Erwin Demmeler

Peter Dopfer

Wolfgang Koniger

Christian Casensky

Marcel Zandl

Wolfgang Königer

Simon Rudolf

An apparatus for processing value documents, in particular banknotes, comprises more processing zones respectively having at least one cover for covering an internal space of the processing zone in question. An interior lighting means is provided and at least one region of the cover or adjacent to the cover is semitransparent. The internal space can thus be viewed through the semitransparent region only when the interior lighting means is switched on. Upon detecting an error in the bank note processing, the interior lighting means of the processing zone in question lights up automatically, thus guiding the operator directly to the location of the problem.

Apparatus for processing value documents

Apparatus for continuous singling of stacks of loose sheet material, in particular bank notes, vouchers, checks, separation cards, etc., includes a singler for singling stacks of loose sheet material and a feeding device which moves stacks of loose sheet material to be singled into a position where sheet material is grasped by the singler and transferred to a transport system, wherein the feeding device has a first, substantially single-axis moved feeding element and a second, substantially multi-axis moved feeding element. An area for receiving sheet material to be singled and which is divided into a first subarea and a second subarea is provided, wherein the first and second subareas adjoin each other and the second subarea forms an input area for inputting sheet material to be singled.

Device for the separation of a sheet product

The present invention relates to a method for automated, continuous singling of loose sheet material, by the steps of feeding a stack of loose sheet material to be singled located on a first feeding element from a deposit position to a position in which the uppermost sheet of the stack can be grasped by the singling unit, sheet-by-sheet singling of the fed stack by the singling unit, the stack being fed by the feeding element such that the particular uppermost sheet of the stack can be grasped by the singling unit, feeding a further stack of loose sheet material to be fed located on a second feeding element from the deposit position to a position in which the uppermost sheet of the stack to be fed is located below the first feeding element, and uniting the stack to be singled and the fed stack by drawing the first feeding element out of the feeding path.

Continuous separation of loose sheets

Stackerfor sheet-shaped objects is described having feeding devicefor depositing sheet-shaped objectsin storage pocketwith variable capacity. Storage pockethas contact surfaceagainst which sheet-shaped objectsdeposited in storage pocketlie with one edge, and storage trayon which sheet-shaped objectsare stacked in storage pocketflat and parallel to storage tray. Storage trayis mounted movably for changing the capacity of storage pocket. Storage pocketis disposed with contact surfaceat an angle to the horizontal so that sheet-shaped objectsstacked in storage pocketrest with their edgeson contact surfaceand the resulting frictional force between edgesof sheet-shaped objectsand contact surfacesubstantially compensates the slope descending force acting on stackformed of sheet-shaped objectsin the direction of storage tray. Feeding deviceexerts a force on stackwhen depositing sheet-shaped objectat least as of certain stack thickness c, thereby moving storage trayso as to enlarge the capacity of storage pocket

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Unterhaching, Germany

Mario Mönch