Apparatus and method for examining objects

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus and corresponding method for examining objects, in particular documents of value, identification or security documents, having at least one detector device (1, 10-15) for detecting at least one property of an object to be examined (5) and for generating at least one detector signal (S) corresponding to the detected property, the detector device (1, 10-15) and the object (5) being movable relative to each other in a transport direction (T) and the detector device (1, 10-15) extending over at least a partial area of the object (5). For reliable examination of objects, in particular reliable determination of the position and/or nature of features on objects, at the same time as simple structure and simple evaluation, it is provided that the detector device (1, 10-15) has at least two extensions (A, B) of different magnitude in the transport direction (T).

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