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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1980
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Horst Boettge, Gartenberg, DE;
Wilhelm Mitzel, Neu-Keferloh, DE;
Herbert Bernardi, Haag, DE;
Josef Geier, Munich, DE;
Norbert Osswald, Hochbruck, DE;
Gerd von Aschwege, Munich, DE;
Robert Schaetz, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
209534 ; 209548 ; 209565 ; 93 9 / ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for automatically sorting packets of thin sheet articles such as securities, bank notes and the like which are bound in a stack by a band. A series of modular units are provided in which the band and the stack are mechanically separated, each sheet of the stack is conveyed independent of the band, each sheet is tested and directed to a target location dependent upon the results of the test. The transport of sheets having predetermined characteristics is coordinated with the transport of the band.