Switch assembly for devices for handling value documents
AssigneeWincor Nixdorf International GmbH
InventorHeiko Schiedermeyer
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AssigneeWincor Nixdorf International GmbH
InventorHeiko Schiedermeyer
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The invention relates to a switch assembly for a device for handling value documents, comprising a shaft (110) which is rotationally fixed to a switch body (120), said switch body (120) being rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the shaft (110) between a first switch body position (PI) and a second switch body position (P2). The switch assembly additionally comprises a switch lever (130, 131), said shaft (110) being rotatable about its longitudinal axis by means of the switch lever (130, 131), and a solenoid (200) which comprises an armature (210). The solenoid (200) can be actuated such that the armature (210) can be moved between a first armature position (AI) and a second armature position (A2). The switch lever (130, 131) is in engagement with the armature (210) such that the switch lever (130, 131) rotates about the longitudinal axis of the shaft (110) by means of the movement of the armature.
A switch assembly for a device for handling value documents,
The switch assembly as claimed in either of the preceding claims, characterized in that the armature (210) in the second armature position (A2) reaches a mechanical stop (220) provided in the solenoid (200).
The switch assembly as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the switch lever (130, 131) is rotatable on the shaft (110) about a predefined angular range, and in that the elastically deformable element (300, 301, 320, 330, 335, 340) is a torsion spring (300, 301), wherein one end (304, 309) of the torsion spring (300, 301) is connected to the shaft (110) and the other end (306,307) of the torsion spring (300, 301) is connected to the switch lever (130, 131).
The switch assembly as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the elastically deformable element (300, 301, 320, 330, 335, 340) presses the switch body (120) against a first stop (30) with a prestress, wherein the prestress can correspond to a force between 1N and 5N, in particular between 2.5N and 3N.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.