Device for aligning notes of value
AssigneeWincor Nixdorf International GmbH
InventorsUdo Petermann, Paul Freitag, Richard Düsterhus
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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.
Claims17
A device for aligning sheets, in particular notes of value, comprising:
- a support area on which at least one sheet to be aligned is supported,
- a first aligning element,
- a second aligning element movable towards and away from the first aligning element to align the sheet, when moved toward the first aligning element the second aligning element contacts an edge of the sheet and shifts the sheet toward the first aligning element and/or rotates the sheet so that at least one corner of the sheet moves toward the first aligning element,
- a drive unit for moving the second aligning element, and
- at least one sensor for detecting presence of a sheet in a detection area of the sensor, the position of the sheet and/or the orientation of the sheet on the support area is detected,
- wherein the drive unit moves the second aligning element for aligning the sheet dependent on the detected presence, the detected position, and/or the detected orientation of the sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.