US 9,004,257 B2 · Sensor device in a bank note processing machine

Abstract

A sensor device in a banknote processing machine comprising a transport device by means of which banknotes to be processed are transported past the sensor device, a cleaning device that cleans the sensor device or a transparent region of the sensor device, and a control device that controls the components of the banknote processing machine. The sensor device includes means for enlarging the spacing between the transport device and the sensor device. The control device controls the means and the cleaning device in such a way that the spacing between the transport device and the sensor device is enlarged by the means while the cleaning device cleans the sensor device.

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Dependent claims

A sensor device in a bank note processing machine, comprising:

a transport device arranged to transport bank notes to be processed past a sensor device;
a cleaning device arranged to clean the sensor device or a transparent region of the sensor device;
a control device controlling the constituents of the bank note processing machine;
means for enlarging a distance between the transport device and the sensor device,
wherein the control device drives the means and the cleaning device in such a way that the distance between the transport device and the sensor device is enlarged by the means during the cleaning of the sensor device by the cleaning device.

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Sensor device in a bank note processing machine

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Abstract

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