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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2012
Applicants:
Udo Petermann, Altenbeken, DE;
Paul Freitag, Steinheim, DE;
Richard Düsterhus, Paderborn, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 9/00 (2006.01); B65H 9/12 (2006.01); B65H 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for aligning a sheet, such as a banknote. The device includes a support area on which at least one sheet to be aligned is supported. The device further includes a first aligning element and a second aligning element. The second aligning element is movable towards and away from the first aligning element. To align the sheet, the second aligning element is moved towards the first aligning element with a drive unit. A sensor is included that detects presence of the sheet in a detection area of the sensor. The drive unit is configured to move the second aligning element based on whether the sensor detects presence of the sheet.