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US 6,646,280 B1Granted
Device and method for inspecting and cutting strips of security documents
AssigneeKoenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorJohannes Georg Schaede
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Abstract
A device and a method for processing valuable documents, such as securities, involves the separating of sheets of such documents into strips of documents. These strips are inspected and are subsequently cut into individual valuable documents, such as banknotes.
Claims11
A device for processing strips of printed materials, each said strip including a plurality of individual copies arranged one behind the other in said strip, said device comprising:
- a first strip conveying device adapted to convey individual ones of said strips, said first strip conveying device having a width, said first strip conveying device width being at least the same as a maximum width of a strip to be processed, the maximum width of a strip to be processed corresponding to a length of one copy in the plurality of individual copies on each said strip of printed materials, said first strip conveying device including at least a first suction conveyor belt;
- at least a first inspection device adapted to inspect a printed image on a first side of each of said strips, said first inspection device being arranged opposite and facing said first strip conveying device;
- a transverse cutting device arranged after, in a direction of strip travel, said at least first inspection device, said transverse cutting device being adapted to cut said strips into individual copies;
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- a device for checking cutting of the individual copies, said device for checking cutting being arranged after said transverse cutting device.
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A method for processing securities including:
- providing a plurality of sheets with each of said plurality of sheets being imprinted with a plurality of copies of securities;
- cutting each of said sheets into a plurality of strips with each said strip having a strip width corresponding to a copy length;
- arranging said plurality of strips into stacks of strips;
- providing a first strip conveying device including a first suction conveyor belt;
- removing a top one of said strips from said stack of strips and conducting said removed strip to said first strip conveying device;
- providing a first strip inspection device opposite said first suction conveyor belt and inspecting a first side of each imprinted strip during transport of said strips by said first strip conveying device;
- providing a second strip conveying device including a second suction conveyor belt, and located after, in a strip conveying direction said first strip conveying device;
- providing a second strip inspection device opposite said second suction conveyor belt and inspecting a second side of each imprinted strip during transport of said strips by said second strip conveying device;
- cutting each said strip into a plurality of individual securities;
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- collecting said individual securities and arranging said individual securities to form a stack of securities.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.