Apparatus for producing packs of notes from bundles of notes of value

An apparatus for producing packs (P) of notes of value, each of said packs (P) comprising a number Z of bundles of notes stacked one onto the other, each of said Z bundles of notes containing a number H of consecutively numbered notes of value, said Z bundles of notes being formed by cutting Z successive stacks of sheets of notes, each of said Z successive stacks containing H successive sheets of notes, each of said H successive sheets of notes containing a number N of individual note prints, said N individual note prints being disposed in rows and columns on each of said H successive sheets, each individual note print placed at a given position in said rows and columns being consecutively numbered within said H successive sheets of notes;

• a group of N bundles (10) of notes originating from each of said stacks of H successive sheets (1) being moved spaced apart one behind the other on a transporting system (T);
• said groups of N bundles (10) of notes each originating from successive stacks of sheets following one another;
• the apparatus having
• a distributor (11) for the periodic depositing of said N bundles (10) of notes of value in N different magazines (15), each of said N magazines (15) forming one of said packs of notes with said Z bundles (10) of notes, each of said pack of notes containing Z.times.H consecutively numbered notes of value;
• and having a removal device (16) for displacing the packs (P) out of said magazines (15) onto a transporting section (17) for further processing;
• wherein said distributor (11) has a straight conveying section (12) adjoining said transporting system (T) and having at least N different bundle positions and a base (13) which can be actuated by an automatically controllable actuating mechanism and serves as a rest for said bundles (10);
• a system of drivers (14) installed above said base (13) for the advancement of said bundles (10);
• said N magazines (15) being underneath said base (13) and aligned with said bundle positions, said magazines (15) having the shape of compartments, each with an upper opening;
• said transporting section (17) running next to said magazines (15) and parallel to said conveying section (12), said actuating mechanism being set up for opening said base (13) to expose said upper opening of said magazines (15) when all said N bundle positions are occupied by bundles (10), so that said N bundles (10) drop into said N magazines (15), and for subsequently closing said base (13) again before the first bundle of a following group of N bundles arrives;
• and wherein said removal device (16) is set up for displacing said packs (P) simultaneously out of said N magazines (15) onto said transporting section (17) once N complete packs (P) with Z bundles (10) of notes each have been formed.