AUTOMATIC DISPENSING MACHINE FOR BANKNOTES OR MATERIAL IN SHEETS IN GENERAL

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The object of the present invention is an automatic dispensing machine for banknotes, or material in sheets in general.

Background Art

[0002] Automatic dispensers for banknotes are known and generally consist of a boxlike body that is sized in a way to offer suitable guarantees against attempts of burglary, and that accomodates devices dispersing banknotes fed from storage containers constituted by compartments provided inside the boxlike body itself. Each of the storage containers is designed to contain banknotes of a preset denomination and the user can programme the machine in a way to obtain the delivery of a sum in the desired denominations.

[0003] For example, EP-A-0109743 discloses an automatic dispensing machine for banknotes or material in sheets in general according to the preamble of Claim 1.

[0004] Generally dispensing devices are constituted by a plurality of small rollers or feeding suckers that carry out the individual drive of banknotes, appropriately arranged inside relevant storage containers, as far as a wheel provided with a plurality of radial fences inside which the banknotes pushed by the small rollers are engaged. Said wheel, turning about its own axis, deposits the banknotes in a drawer accessible from the outside of the boxlike body.

[0005] The presently commercially available automatic dispensers of banknotes, in order to function in a correct way, must be manually loaded with wads of banknotes or with suitable holders in which banknotes are accomodated and, for security reasons, their loading can take place only at preset times, like for instance at the beginning of the day.

[0006] With the presently commercially available automatic dispensers, it is not possible to introduce banknotes at different times from those preset in order to partially or totally replace the amount of banknotes.

[0007] More in particular, in many types of banknotes dispensers, there is provided a drawer, placed inside the boxlike body and therefore protected, wherein banknotes can be introduced at any time, but said banknotes remain in the drawer and do not have any function of reloading of the dispensers whose supply is related to the amount of money loaded at preset times.

[0008] This fact represents a considerable problem in that, for the correct functioning of an automatic dispenser of banknotes, it is necessary to preliminarly define how much money will be distributed between two subsequent loadings of money in a way to be able to satisfy all customers' requirements. Obviously, it is not easy to foresee with good approximation the payments to be performed in one day and, on the other side, it is counterproductive to excessively load the dispenser because the money locked up in the dispenser represents in any case a cost.

[0009] Anyway, though foreseeing in an extremely precise way the amount of money to be loaded in the dispenser to face all required deliveries, the costs deriving from the use of money from an automatic dispenser are certainly higher than the costs required by the manual management of a bank counter that performs payments and receives deposits. In fact the cashier that manages a cash desk in a manual way begins the day with an amount of money considerably lower than that required by an automatic dispenser since, during the day, he can obtain new money from the customers' deposits and then perform subsequent payments with said money.

[0010] Due to these problems, automatic dispensers installed near bank desks have had up to now scarce diffusion.

Disclosure of the invention

[0011] The main task of the present invention is that of solving the above described problems by providing a dispensing machine for banknotes that can be managed similarly to the manual management of a bank desk and therefore can function satisfactorily also requiring and therefore locking up a limited amount of money.

[0012] Within said task an object of the invention is that of providing a dispensing machine that can be loaded without being opened and therefore offers the best guarantees of security against thefts.

[0013] Another object of the invention is that of providing a machine that presents a high level of automation in loading and dispensing operations.

[0014] A further object of the invention is that of providing a machine that presents a high operational reliability.

[0015] Said task, as well as these and other objects that will become more evident later on, are achieved by means of an automatic dispensing machine for banknotes or material in sheets in general, comprising a boxlike body accomodating a plurality of dispensing devices each served by a storage container, wherein one or more openings are defined in said boxlike body for the introduction of wads of banknotes, or sheets in general, characterized in that it comprises means for conveying wads, introduced through one of the openings into one of said storage containers, with the sheets of each wad arranged in a way compatible with the feeding of the relevant dispensing device served by said storage container.

Best mode for carrying out the invention

[0016] Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will become more evident from the description of a preferred but non exclusive embodiment of the machine according to the invention, given by way of illustration and with no limiting purposes in the accompanying drawings, where:

• figure 1 shows the machine according to the invention in side elevation in section plane;
• figure 2 schematically shows the machine according to the invention in a cutaway longitudinal median plane;
• figure 3 is a section of a detail of figure 2 along the line III-III;
• figure 4 is a section of a detail of figure 2 along the line IV-IV;
• figure 5 is a section of figure 2 along the axis V-V;
• figures 6 to 8 show a different version of the conveying means according to the invention and, more in particular:

figure 6 shows a compartment of the machine sectioned in a vertical longitudinal median plane;

figure 7 shows a compartment of the machine according to the invention in a cutaway side view;

figure 8 schematically shows a detail of the conveying means;

• figures 9 to 14 show a different embodiment of the machine according to the invention and, more in particular:

figure 9 shows a machine in side elevation view with sectional view of the boxlike body and partial views of some internal elements;

figure 10 shows an enlarged view of a loading device for the machine of figure 9;

figure 11 shows a top view of a first embodiment of movable bottom means for the loading device in figure 10;

figure 12 shows a top view of another embodiment of movable bottom means for the loading device in figure 10;

figure 13 shows an elevation view of the conveying means; and

figure 14 shows the machine of figure 9 in front view with sectional view of the boxlike.

[0017] With reference to said figures, the machine according to the invention, globally indicated by reference 1, comprises a boxlike body 2, defined by walls having appropriate thickness and resistance to offer the best guarantees of security against burglary, inside which there is provided a plurality of dispensing devices 3 of known type. More particularly, inside the boxlike body 2, a space is defined, globally indicated by reference 5, that is subdivided into a plurality of compartments 6, arranged alongside to each other, that constitute the storage containers of the dispensing devices 3, and the bottom of each compartment 6 substantially coincides with the plan 7 of feeding of each dispensing device 3. Each dispensing device 3 is provided with a plurality of small rollers 8 that are arranged along a path that develops starting from the bottom 7 along a delivery plan 9, as better explained later on.

[0018] According to the invention, in the boxlike body 2 one or more openings 10 are defined that allows the introduction, into the boxlike body 2, of wads of banknotes 11, or sheets in general, and there are provided means for conveying said wads, introduced through one of the openings 10, to one of the storage containers that feed the dispensing devices 3 with the banknotes of each wad 11 arranged in a way compatible with the relevant dispensing device 3 served by the relevant storage container.

[0019] More particularly, as already said, the storage containers are constituted by compartments 6 that are defined by at least two side walls 12 and 13 respectively, of which one first wall 12 is substantially vertical and can coincide with one of the side walls of the boxlike body 2, whereas the second wall 13 develops according to a plane sloping in respect to a theoretical vertical plane and is perpendicularly connected with the first wall 12. Each compartment 6 is upperly defined by a wall 14, that can coincide with the upper wall of the boxlike body 2, wherein the opening 10 for each compartment 6 is defined. Inside each compartment 6, there are arranged means for conveying wads according to the invention that lead to the bottom 7 of the relevant compartment the banknotes introduced into the compartment through the appropriate opening 10.

[0020] Advantageously the wads conveying means according to the invention comprise, in the embodiment shown in figures 1 to 5, a retaining member 15 for wads inserted through the opening 10 and, below this, a mobile member 16 that is placed between the retaining member 15 and the bottom 7 that feeds the dispensing device 3.

[0021] More particularly, the retaining member 15 consists of two blades 17a and 17b that are placed side by side on the same plane and are pivoted, in correspondence to one of their side ends, around two parallel axes 18a and 18b to the first wall 12 and to a small block 19 that is rigidly fixed to the boxlike body 2.

[0022] The two blades 17a, 17b lie on a plane that is sloping, in respect to a theoretical horizontal plane, towards the wall 12 and the wall 13 in a way that the banknotes inserted through the opening 10 settle on the two blades 17a and 17b resting with two contiguous sides against the first wall 12 and the second wall 13 respectively, thus remaining correctly aligned. The two axes 18a and 18b are placed in the vicinity of two contiguous walls 13 and substantially coincide with a side of the blades 17a and 17b in a way that the blades 17a and 17b themselves, while turning around said axes, pass from a substantially coplanar position to positions parallel to the lying of the walls 13 to allow banknotes to fall onto the underlying mobile member 16.

[0023] On the pivots defining axes 18a and 18b of blades 17a and 17b, two pulleys are keyed, 29a and 29b respectively, that are connected, through belts 30a and 30b, with a pulley 31 actuated by an electric motor 32 mounted on the small block 19. The actuation of the electric motor 32 causes the simultaneous partial rotation of the blades 17a and 17b around their relevant axes 18a and 18b to pass from the coplanar position, in which they support the banknotes introduced through the opening 10, to the position in which they are substantially parallel to the wall 13 in a way to allow banknotes to fall onto the underlying mobile member 16.

[0024] The mobile member 16 is also preferably constituted by two blades, 20a and 20b respectively, that are projectingly hinged, around relevant axes 21a and 21b parallel to a supporting small block 22 that is controllably mobile along a couple of guides 23a and 23b that are fixed, through a small block 24, to a supporting structure 25 solidly connected inside the boxlike body 2. The displacement of the small block 22 along the guides 23a and 23b, that are substantially parallel to the wall 13, is obtained by means of an electric motor 26 that is connected through its outlet shaft to a screw 27 that is engaged within a nut screw 28 that passes through the small block 22. The two blades 20a and 20b lie on the same plane that is sloping, in respect to a theoretical horizontal plane, towards the wall 12 and the wall 13 in a way to keep two contiguous sides of the banknotes resting against these walls.

[0025] On the pivots defining the axes 21a and 21b two pulleys, 33a and 33b respectively, are keyed in a similar way as described with reference to the retaining means 15, said pulleys being connected through belts to a pulley 34 that is actuated by an electric motor 35 supported by the small block 22. The actuation of the motor 35 causes the partial rotation of the blades 20a and 20b in a way to allow the banknotes to fall onto the underlying bottom 7 that feeds the relevant dispensing device.

[0026] To the small block 22, that is opposite and spaced from the wall 12, there is connected a sensor member 36, consisting for instance of a small rod that develops towards the wall 12 and towards the bottom 7 of the relevant compartment. Said sensor controls a microswitch or photoelectric cell, for simplicity not shown in figures, that causes the electric motor 26 to stop when, during the lowering of the small block 22 along the guides 23a and 23b, the sensor 36 comes in contact with a pile of banknotes arranged on the bottom 7 of the relevant compartment. The sensor 36 is connected with an electronic control unit that controls the operation of the machine and also provides to actuate the electric motors 32 and 35, as it will be better clarified later on.

[0027] The delivery plan 9 develops below the compartments 6 and the dispensing devices 3 starting from an end of the compartments row as far as the opposite end in the vicinity of which there is provided a tunnel deviator 37 that conveys banknotes, coming along the delivery plan 9, radially towards a wheel 38 of known type that is provided with a plurality of radial fences capable of receiving the banknotes and send them, thanks to its rotation, to a tray 39 positioned sideways to the wheel 38 on the opposite side in respect to the plurality of compartments 6. The tray 39 is supported, in a turnable way around a horizontal axis 40, by a small block 41 that is movable along a couple of guides 42a and 42b that are substantially parallel to the guides 23a and 23b of the movable members 16 positioned in the different compartments 6.

[0028] The displacement of the small block 41 along the guides 42a and 42b is obtained by means of an electric motor 43 that is fixed to the supporting structure 25 and is connected through its outlet shaft to a screw 44 that is engaged within a nut screw 45 defined inside the small block 41. Moreover, the tray 39 is controllably turnable around the axis 40, for instance by means of an electric motor 46 associated with the small block 41. The pivot that defines the axis 40 is inserted, with its opposite end in respect to the small block 41, into a saddle sliding within a slot 47 defined in the wall 12.

[0029] In the upper wall 14 of the boxlike body, upperly to the tray 39, there is defined an opening 48 through which banknotes 11, contained in the tray 39, are accessible from the outside of the boxlike body 2 when the tray 39 is brought to the position of maximum lifting by means of the electric motor 43. Moreover, sideways to the tray 39 there is a space 49 in which banknotes 11 can be thrown thanks to the rotation of the tray 39 around the axis 40 when the tray 39 is brought to an intermediate position of lifting, as better described later on.

[0030] In a symmetrical position to the wheel 38, in respect to the delivery plan 9, there is also provided a second wheel 50, designed and actuated in a similar way as described with reference to the wheel 38, that is capable of receiving the banknotes handled along the delivery plan 9 when the tunnel deviator 37 is rotated around a horizontal axis 51 in a way to deliver banknotes, instead of on the tray 39, into a receiving container 52 provided below the delivery plan 9 and in any case contained inside the boxlike body 2.

[0031] When required, it is conveniently possible to envisage also a banknote-counting machine 60 movable along a horizontal guide 61 positioned between the retaining members 15 and the underlying mobile members 16. In this case it will be necessary to foresee an interruption, in correspondence with the banknote-counting machine 60, in the walls 13 that define the different compartments 6 sideways, in a way to allow a controlled translation along the guide 61 of the banknote-counting machine 60.

[0032] When the presence of the banknote-counting machine is required, the retaining member 15 may be absent and, as shown in particular in figures 6 to 8, a mobile member 62 can be envisaged with a couple of blades 63a and 63b that define a side supporting plan and a bottom supporting plan respectively for the wad introduced through the opening 10. The blades 63a and 63b are hinged, around axes 64a and 64b parallel and spaced from each other, to a support 65 that is movable along the relevant compartment 6 in a similar way as already described with reference to the small block 22 of the mobile member 16 shown in figures 1 to 5.

[0033] The pivots that define the axes 64a and 64b are provided with arms 66a and 66b against which a cam control 67 acts and controllably causes the partial rotation of the blades 63a and 63b around the axes 64a and 64b in a way to cause banknotes to fall onto the underlying bottom 7 that feeds the relevant dispensing device. In this embodiment, banknotes introduced through the opening 10 rest with two of their contiguous sides against the blade 63a and the wall 68 respectively, that is parallel and near to the wall 12 and that is fixed by means of a bar 69 to another wall 70 parallel to the wall 68 and on its turn fastened to the support 65. In order to stabilize the translation of the support 65, that is obtained thanks to screw 71-nut screw 72 controlled by a motor 73, in the vicinity of the upper wall 14 a fixed block 74 is provided that is connected to the upper wall 14 and is turnably supporting the screw 71.

[0034] The operation of the automatic machine according to the invention is as follows.

[0035] At the beginning of the day, namely at preset times, the machine loading is performed and can take place in a traditional way by directly positioning the wads into the storage containers or compartments 6 on the feeding plan 7, or by introducing the wads of banknotes 11 through the openings 10. When the cashier must perform a payment, he starts the machine as a traditional automatic dispenser of banknotes and banknotes will be conveyed by small rollers 8, through the wheel 38, to the tray 39 that will take them in correspondence to the delivery opening 48. If a delivery failure occurs, the electronic device that controls the operation of the machine will stop the tray 39 in the intermediate position of lifting and, making the tray turn around the axis 40, will throw the banknotes into the space 49 to subsequently repeat the phases of counting and dispensing other banknotes.

[0036] When a deposit has to take place, the cashier, after performing the required manual control of banknotes, introduces the banknotes, subdivided into wads of same denomination, into the openings 10. The banknotes introduced go and rest on the retaining member 15, the blades of which 17a and 17b remain in shut position until the banknote-counting machine 60, if foreseen, positions itself below said preset retaining member 15. It has to be noted that the banknotes resting on the blades 17a and 17b, thanks to the peculiar sloping of said blades, lie with a side against the wall 13 and with the contiguous side against the wall 12. In this way, the banknotes of a wad remain correctly arranged.

[0037] When the banknote-counting machine 60 is positioned below a preset retaining member 15, the motor 32 is actuated and makes the blades 17a and 17b rotate bringing them parallely to the wall 13 and therefore causing the banknotes to fall into the underlying banknote-counting machine 60 that, while counting the banknotes, delivers them onto the underlying blades 20a and 20b of the movable member 16 that has been previously lifted towards the banknote-counting machine. The movable member 16 then lowers until the sensor 36 touches the bottom 7 or the banknotes previously put down on the bottom 7. If the quantity of banknotes already present on the bottom 7 is not too much, the motor 35 is actuated and causes the rotation of the blades 20a and 20b and therefore the fall of the banknotes towards the bottom 7. After the banknotes unloading, the movable member 16 is lifted again thanks to the motor 26 and, during its upward run, the sensor 36 has the function of pusher of the just discharged banknotes by pressing them gently towards the wall 12 and then correcting possible displacements from the optimal position that could occur during the fall.

[0038] At this point the movable member 16 is ready to receive another wad of banknotes from the retaining member 15 above.

[0039] Should an overloading of banknotes on the bottom 7 occur which would prevent the correct introduction of banknotes, the machine automatically discharges the excess of banknotes by oscillation of the tunnel deviator 37 around the axis 51 and actuating the dispensing device corresponding to the compartment 6 that results to be too full. In this way the excess of banknotes is discharged by means of the wheel 50 into the space 52.

[0040] In case the machine is provided, as shown in figures 6 to 8, simply with a movable member 62, its operation is similar as described, with the difference that banknotes instead of being retained on the blades 17a and 17b are directly put down on the blades 63a and 63b from which they are then released in a similar way as described with reference to blades 20a and 20b on the underlying bottom 7.

[0041] Figure 9 to 14 shows another embodiment of a machine 101 according to the invention.

[0042] With reference to figure 9, the frontal wall of the boxlike body 102 is provided with an opening 110 through which is movable a loading device 103 for the introduction of wads 111. In particular, the loading device 103 is controllably movable crosswise to the direction along which the compartments 106 are placed side by side.

[0043] The loading device 103 comprises a plurality seats 104 for receiving the wads 111 to be loaded in one of the compartments 106 by the relevant conveying means 107.

[0044] Each seat 104 is provided with movable bottom means 105 for supporting the wad 111 up to the releasing position and discharging the same on the relevant conveying means 107.

[0045] More particularly, figure 10 shows an enlarged view of the loading device 103 without the bottom means that are separately represented in figure 11 and 12.

[0046] Figure 11 shows a first embodiment of movable bottom means 105 comprising a comblike element 108 slideably movable in a direction parallel to the movement direction of the loading device 103. The displacement of the comblike element 108 is obtained by means of an electric motor 113 that is connected to a nut screw 114 in which is engaged a worm screw 112 fixed to the comblike element 108. The pins 109 support the wads to be loaded until the loading device 103 reaches the release positions, one after the other, over the relevant conveying means 107 and allow to free the bottom openings 115 of the seats 104 in the right order.

[0047] The pins 109 are preferably made with a special steel, as for example a tungsten steel, to avoid or limit the transfer of electrostatic charge to the banknotes of the wads.

[0048] Figure 12 show another embodiment of the movable bottom means 105 comprising a belt 116 rotably mounted on a pair of rolls 117. A slit 118 on the belt 116 allows to free, one after the other, the bottom openings 115 of the loading device 103 to release the wads through a void portion 119 of the belt 116. The displacement of the belt 116 is obtained by an electric motor 120 connected to one of the rolls 117 by means of a reduction gear mechanism 121.

[0049] With reference again to figure 9, the loading device 103 is integral with a support 122 comprising a nut screw engaged by a worm screw 125. The displacement of the support 122 along a pair of guides 124 is obtained by means of an electric motor 123.

[0050] In the frontal wall of the boxlike body 102 it is also provided a drawing opening 126 in correspondance of which a wheel 127 feeds a fixed tray 128 positioned at the end of the plurality of compartments 106.

[0051] Figure 13 shows the embodiment of one of the conveying means 107 which comprises a support 130 controllably movable along guides 131 fixed to a bracket 132. The latter comprises a sloped base portion 133 to assure the assembly of the conveying means 107 in the correct sloped position (see figure 9).

[0052] The support 130 is movable between the bottom of the compartment and an upper receiving position by means of an electric motor 134 operating a worm screw 135 engaged in a nut screw in the support 130.

[0053] A pair of comblike elements 136, 137 are pivoted to the support 130 around two axes parallel to each other, each to define respectively a bottom plan and a supporting side plan substantially perpendicular to said bottom plan.

[0054] The comblike elements 136, 137 are controllably turnable around their relevant axes to cause the wad to fall onto the underlying bottom of the relevant compartment 106.

[0055] An electric motor 140 allows to operate the comblike elements 136, 137 through mechanical driving means, as for example a pair of cams 141, 142 each acting on a comblike element.

[0056] In this case also, the pins 138 of the comblike elements 136, 137 are preferably made with a special steel, as for example a tungsten steel, to avoid or limit the transfer of electrostatic charge to the banknotes of the wads.

[0057] A sensor 139 is fixed to the support 130 for detecting the level of the banknotes placed on the underlying feeding plan of the relevant dispensing device 106. The sensor 139 is constituted by a small rod connected with the support 130 and acts on a microswitch (not shown) controlling the lowering of said movable member.

[0058] In figure 14 the machine 101 is represented in front view to show the assembly of the conveying means 107 and loading device 103 in respect of the other elements contained in the boxlike body 102.

[0059] It has to be noted that the machine according to the invention can also be served by control devices of electronic type, known per se, in order to keep the machine accounts by constantly recording the banknotes introduced and the banknotes delivered. Furthermore, the machine according to the invention can also be connected to a main frame that will be able to record accounts of several machines according to the invention installed even in different places.

[0060] In practice it has been noticed that the automatic dispensing machine for banknotes according to the invention fully meets the preset requirements since, being in position to use the banknotes that are introduced into it, it can work correctly though being loaded with a considerably reduced amount of money in respect to the quantity of money required by current automatic dispensers of banknotes.

[0061] A further advantage is that it has not to be opened to be loaded and therefore it presents a high degree of security.

[0062] Though the machine according to the invention has been designed in particular to dispense banknotes, it may also be used to dispense in an automatic manner other materials in sheets as well.

[0063] The machine so designed can undergo a number of modifications and changements, all coming within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims; furthermore, all details can possibly be replaced by other technically corresponding elements.

[0064] In practice, the materials used as well as dimensions can be changed according to the requirements and the state of the technique.

Claims

1. Automatic dispensing machine (1, 101) for banknotes or material in sheets in general, comprising a boxlike body (2, 102) accomodating a plurality of dispensing devices (3) each served by a storage container, wherein one or more openings (10, 110) are defined in said boxlike body for the introduction of wads (11, 111) of banknotes, or sheets in general, characterized in that it comprises means (15, 16, 62) for conveying wads, introduced through one of said openings (10, 110), into one of said storage containers, with the sheets of each wad (11, 111) arranged in a way compatible with the feeding of the relevant dispensing device (3) served by said storage container.

2. A machine according to claim 1 characterized in that said storage containers are positioned in the vicinity of the bottom (7) of a space (5) defined inside said boxlike body (2, 102), said space being subdivided, at least in the vicinity of said storage containers, into individual compartments (6, 106) developing upperly to the relevant space and with a bottom (7) coinciding with the feeding plan (9) of said dispensing devices (3), each of said compartments (6, 106) being provided with said means (15, 16, 62) for conveying wads (11, 111).

3. A machine according to claim 2, characterized in that said compartments (6, 106) are defined, upperly, by an upper wall (14) of said boxlike body (2, 102) and, sideways, by at least two walls (12, 13) defining two supporting plans for two contiguous sides of the banknotes, or sheets, of the wad (11, 111).

4. A machine, according to claim 3, characterized in that at least one (13) of said walls defining said compartments (6, 106) develops according to a plane sloping in respect to a theoretical vertical plane.

5. A machine according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that said upper wall (14) of the boxlike body (2) comprises a plurality of openings (10) for the introduction of wads (11).

6. A machine according to anyone of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that said conveying means (15, 16) comprise, for each of said compartments (6), a controllably movable member (16) between the bottom (7) of the compartment and said upper wall (14) with said defined opening (10) for the introduction of the wad (11), said movable member (16) being provided with a bottom wall defining a resting plan for the wad (11), said bottom wall being constituted by at least a mobile blade (20a, 20b; 63a, 63b) to cause the wad to fall onto the underlying bottom (7) of said compartment (6).

7. A machine according to claim 6, characterized in that between said opening (10) and said movable member (16) there is provided a retaining member (15) for supporting the wad (11) introduced into said compartment (6) through said opening.

8. A machine according to claim 7, characterized in that said retaining member (15) is constituted by at least a blade (17a, 17b) defining a resting plan for supporting the wad (11) introduced into said compartment (6), said blade being controllably movable to make said wad fall towards said underlying mobile member (16).

9. A machine according to claim 8, characterized in that said supporting plan defined by at least said one blade (17a, 17b) of said retaining member (15) is sloping in respect to a theoretical horizontal plane towards said two walls (12, 13) defining sideways the relevant compartment (6).

10. A machine according to anyone of claims 6 to 9, characterized in that said supporting plan defined by at least said one blade (20a, 20b; 63a, 63b) of said movable member (16, 62) is sloping in respect to a theoretical horizontal plane and towards said two walls (12, 13) defining sideways the relevant compartment (6).

11. Machine according to claim 7, characterized in that said retaining member (15) comprises a couple of blades (17a, 17b) reciprocally placed side by side and pivoted around two parallel axes (18a, 18b) to a support (19) fixed to said boxlike body (2).

12. Machine according to claim 7, characterized in that said movable member (16) comprises a support (22) controllably movable along guides (23a, 23b) fixed to said boxlike body (2) and sloping in respect to a vertical direction, to said support being pivoted, around two axes (21a, 21b) parallel to each other, two blades (20a, 20b) lying on the same plan and controllably turnable around said axes to release the banknotes on the feeding plan (7) of the relevant underlying dispensing device (3).

13. Machine according to claim 6, characterized in that said movable member (62) comprises a support (65) controllably movable along guides fixed to said boxlike body (2) and sloping in respect to a vertical direction, to said support being pivoted, around two axes (64a, 64b) parallel to each other, two blades (63a, 63b) defining a bottom wall (63b) and a supporting side wall (63a) substantially perpendicular to said bottom wall (63b), said two blades being controllably turnable around their relevant axes (64a, 64b) for the release of the banknotes placed on said two blades.

14. A machine according to claim 7, characterized in that between said retaining member (15) and said movable member (16) there is provided a banknote counting machine (60), or sheet counting machine, movable crosswise to the direction along which said compartments (6) are placed side by side to receive the banknotes released by the relevant retaining member (15) and to put them down on the relevant underlying mobile member (16).

15. A machine according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that said boxlike body (2) comprises a frontal wall (102) provided with an opening (110) through which is movable a loading device (103) for the introduction of wads (111).

16. A machine according to claim 15, characterized in that said loading device (103) is integral with a support (122) moved by an electric motor (123) along a pair of rectilinear guides (124).

17. A machine according to claim 15 or 16, characterized in that said loading device (103) is controllably movable crosswise to the direction along which said compartments (106) placed side by side and comprises a plurality of receiving seats (104) for the wads (111), each of said seats being provided with movable bottom means (105) to release each of said wads into each of said compartments (106) on the relevant conveying means (107).

18. A machine according to any of claims 15 to 17, characterized in that said conveying means (107) comprise, for each of said compartments (106), a controllably mobile member (130, 136, 137) movable between the bottom of the compartment and an upper receiving position for the wad (111).

19. A machine according to claim 18, characterized in that said mobile member (130, 136, 137) comprises a support (130) controllably movable along guides (131) fixed to a bracket (132) sloped in respect to a vertical direction.

20. A machine according to claim 19, characterized in that said mobile member (130, 136, 137) comprises means (136, 137) defining at least a bottom plan for supporting the wad (111), said means (136, 137) being movable to cause the wad to fall onto the underlying bottom of said compartment (106).

21. A machine according to claim 20, characterized in that said means (136, 137) for supporting the wad (111) comprise at least a comblike element.

22. A machine according to any of claims 19 to 21, characterized in that two comblike elements (136, 137) are pivoted to said support (130) around two axes parallel to each other, each comblike element being provided with pins (138) lying on a plan to define respectively a bottom plan and a supporting side plan substantially perpendicular to said bottom plan, said two comblike elements (136, 137) being controllably turnable around their relevant axes for the release of the banknotes placed on said two comblike elements.

23. A machine according to anyone of claims 6 to 22, characterized in that said mobile member (130, 136, 137) is provided with a sensor (139) detecting the level of the banknotes placed on the underlying feeding plan of the relevant dispensing device (3), said sensor adjusting the lowering of said mobile member towards the feeding plan of the relevant underlying dispensing device (3).

24. A machine according to claim 23, characterized in that said two walls defining sideways each compartment (106) comprise a first substantially vertical wall (12) and a second wall (13) sloping in respect to a vertical direction and positioned substantially perpendicularly to said first wall, said sensor (139) being constituted by a small rod connected with said support of said mobile member (130, 136, 137) and acting on a microswitch controlling the lowering of said movable member, said rod developing from said support (130) of the movable member, opposite to said first wall (12), towards said first wall to exert a pushing action on the banknotes released by said movable member (130, 136, 137) towards said first wall.

25. A machine according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said dispensing devices (3, 8, 38) feed a tray (39) positioned at one end of said plurality of compartments (6), said tray being movable along a compartment of its own placed sideways to said compartments (6) from a banknote receiving lower position to a banknote delivering lifted position in which said tray is positioned in correspondence to a drawing opening (48) of said boxlike body (2).

26. A machine according to claim 25, characterized in that, upstream of said tray (39) according to the run of the banknotes delivered by said dispensing devices (3), there is a tunnel deviator (37) for conveying banknotes to a storage container (52) positioned below said compartments (6) inside said boxlike body (2).

27. A machine according to claim 26, characterized in that said tray (39) is controllably oscillating around a substantially horizontal axis (40) for throwing the banknotes into a drawer placed (49) at an intermediate level between the bottom of said compartments (6) and the upper wall of said boxlike body (2).

28. A machine according to any of claims 1 to 24, characterized in that said dispensing devices (3, 8, 127) feed a fixed tray (128) positioned at one end of said plurality of compartments (106) in correspondence to a drawing opening (126) of said boxlike body (102).

Revendications

1. Distributeur automatique (1,101) pour billets de banque ou matériaux en feuille en général, comprenant un corps en forme de boîte (2,102) contenant une pluralité de dispositifs de distribution (3) alimentés chacun par un récipient de stockage, dans lequel une ou plusieurs ouvertures (10,110) sont définies dans ledit corps en forme de boîte pour l'introduction de liasses (11,111) de billets de banque, ou de feuilles en général, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des moyens (15,16,62) de déplacement des liasses, introduites par une desdites ouvertures (10,110), à l'intérieur d'un desdits récipients de stockage, les feuilles de chaque liasse (11,111) étant agencées d'une manière compatible avec l'alimentation du dispositif de distribution correspondant (3) alimenté par ledit récipient de stockage.

2. Distributeur suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdits récipients de stockage sont situés au voisinage du fond (7) d'un espace (5) défini à l'intérieur dudit corps en forme de boîte (2,102), le dit espace étant subdivisé, au moins au voisinage des dits récipients de stockage, en compartiments individuels (6,106) s'étendant dans la partie supérieure de l'espace correspondant et comportant un fond (7) qui coïncide avec le plan d'alimentation (9) desdits dispositifs de distribution (3), chacun desdits compartiments (6,106) étant pourvu desdits moyens (15,16,62) de déplacement des liasses (11,111).

3. Distributeur suivant la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que lesdits compartiments (6,106) sont définis à la partie supérieure par une paroi supérieure (14) dudit corps en forme de boîte (2,102) et, latéralement, par au moins deux parois (12,13) définissant deux plans d'appui pour deux côtés contigus des billes de banque ou des feuilles de la liasse (11,111).

4. Distributeur suivant la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une (13) desdites parois définissant lesdits compartiments (6,106) s'étenddans un plan incliné par rapport à un plan vertical théorique.

5. Distributeur suivant la revendication 3 ou 4, caractérisé en ce que ladite paroi supérieure (14) du corps en forme de boîte (2) comporte une pluralité d'ouvertures (10) pour l'introduction de liasses (11).

6. Distributeur suivant une quelconque des . revendications 3 à 5, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de déplacement (15,16) comprennent, pour chacun desdits compartiments (6), un élément déplaçable de façon commandée (16) entre le fond (7) du compartiment et la dite paroi supérieure (14) comportant ladite ouverture (10) définie pour l'introduction de la liasse (11), le dit élément déplaçable (16) étant pourvu d'une paroi de fond qui définit un plan d'assise pour la liasse (11), ladite paroi de fond étant constituée par au moins une lame mobile (20a,20b;63a ,63b) pour provoquer la chute de la liasse sur le fond (7) dudit compartiment (6) situé au-dessous.

7. Distributeur suivant la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que, entre ladite ouverture (10) et ledit élément déplaçable (16), il est prévu un élément de retenue (15) pour supporter la liasse (11) introduite dans ledit compartiment (6) à travers ladite ouverture.

8. Distributeur suivant la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément de retenue (15) est constitué par au moins une lame (17a,17b) définissant un plan d'assise pour supporter la liasse (11) introduite dans ledit compartiment (6), ladite lame étant déplaçable de façon commandée pour provoquer la chute de la dite liasse vers ledit élément déplaçable placé au-dessous (16).

9. Distributeur suivant la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que ledit plan d'assise défini par ladite au moins une lame (17a,17b) dudit élément de retenue (15) est incliné par rapport à un plan horizontal théorique, vers lesdites deux parois (12,13) définissant latéralement le compartiment correspondant (6).

10. Distributeur suivant une quelconque des revendications 6 à 9, caractérisé en ce que ledit plan d'assise défini par ladite au moins une lame (20a,20b;63a, 63b) .dudit élément déplaçable (16,62) est incliné par rapport à un plan horizontal théorique et vers les dites deux parois (12,13) définissant latéralement le compartiment correspondant (6).

11. Distributeur suivant la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément de retenue (15) comprend deux lames (17a,17b) placées côte à côte de façon inverse et pouvant pivoter autour de deux axes parallèles (18a,18b) sur un support (19) fixé audit corps en forme de boîte (2).

12. Distributeur suivant la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément déplaçable (16) comprend un support (22) déplaçable de façon commandée le long de guides (23a,23b) fixés audit corps en forme de boîte (2) et inclinés par rapport à une direction verticale, ledit support tenant de façon pivotante, autour de deux axes (21a,21b) mutuellement parallèles, deux lames (20a,20b) s'étendant dans le même plan et pouvant tourner de façon commandée autour desdits axes afin de libérer les billets de banque sur le plan d'alimentation (7) du dispositif de distribution correspondant (3) situé au-dessous.

13. Distributeur suivant la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément déplaçable (62) comprend un support (65) déplaçable de façon commandée le long de guides fixés audit corps en forme de boîte (2) et inclinés par rapport à une direction verticale, le dit support tenant de façon pivotante, autour de deux axes (64a,64b) mutuellement parallèles, deux lames (63a, 63b) définissant une paroi de fond (63b) et une paroi latérale d'appui (63a) sensiblement perpendiculaire à la dite paroi de fond (63b), lesdites deux lames pouvant tourner de façon commandée autour de leurs axes associés (64a,64b) afin de libérer les billets de banque placés sur lesdites deux lames.

14. Distributeur suivant la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que, entre ledit élément de retenue (15) et ledit élément déplaçable (16), il est prévu une machine de comptage de billets de banque (60), ou une machine de comptage de feuilles, déplaçable transversalement à la direction le long de laquelle lesdits compartiments (6) sont placés côte à côte,pour recevoir les billets de banque libérés par l'élément de retenue correspondant (15) et pour les déposer sur l'élément déplaçable correspondant (16) situé au-dessous..

15. Distributeur suivant une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que ledit corps en forme de boîte (2) comprend une paroi frontale (102) comportant une ouverture (110) à travers laquelle est déplaçable un dispositif de chargement (103) pour l'introduction de liasses (111).

16. Distributeur suivant la revendication 15, caractérisé en ce que ledit dispositif de chargement (103) est solidaire d'un support (122) déplacé par un moteur électrique (123) le long de deux guides rectilignes (124).

17. Distributeur suivant la revendication 15 ou 16, caractérisé en ce que ledit dispositif de chargement (103) est déplaçable de façon commandée transversalement à la direction suivant laquelle lesdits compartiments (106) sont placés côte à côte et il comprend une pluralité de sièges de réception (104) pour les liasses (111), chacun desdits sièges étant pourvu d'un fond déplaçable. (105) pour libérer chacune desdites liasses dans chacun desdits compartiments (106) sur les moyens de déplacement correspondants (107).

18. Distributeur suivant une quelconque des revendications 15 à 17, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de déplacement (107) comprennent, pour chacun des dits compartiments (106), un élément déplaçable de façon commandée (130,136,137) déplaçable entre le fond du compartiment et une position supérieure de réception de la liasse (111).

19. Distributeur suivant la revendication 18, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément déplaçable (130,136, 137) comprend un support (130) déplaçable de façon commandée le long de guides (131) fixés à un support (132) incliné par rapport à une direction verticale.

20. Distributeur suivant la revendication 19, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément déplaçable (130,136, 137) comprend des moyens (136,137) définissant au moins un plan de base pour supporter la liasse (111), lesdits moyens (136,137) étant déplaçables de manière à provoquer la chute de la liasse sur le fond dudit compartiment (106) placé au-dessous.

21. Distributeur suivant la revendication 20, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens (136,137) pour supporter la liasse (111) comprennent au moins un élément en forme de peigne.

22. Distributeur suivant une quelconque des revendications 19 à 21, caractérisé en ce que deux éléments en forme de peiqne (136,137) sont montés de façon pivotante sur ledit support (130) autour de deux axes mutuellement parallèles, chaque élément en forme de peigne comportant des dents (138) disposées dans un plan de manière à définir respectivement un plan de base et un plan latéral d'appui sensiblement perpendiculaire audit plan de base, lesdits deux éléments en forme de peigne (136, 137) pouvant tourner de façon commandée autour de leurs axes correspondants pour la libération des billets de banque placés sur lesdits deux éléments en forme de peigne.

23. Distributeur suivant une quelconque des revendications 6 à 22, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément déplaçable (130,136,137) est pourvu d'un capteur ( 139) détectant le niveau des billets de banque placés Sur le plan d'alimentation sous-jacent du dispositif de distribution correspondant (3), ledit capteur réglant l'abaissement dudit élément déplaçable vers le plan d'alimentation du dispositif de distribution sous-jacent correspondant (3).

24. Distributeur suivant la revendication 23, caractérisé en ce que lesdites deux parois définissant latéralement chaque compartiment (106) comprennent une première paroi sensiblement verticale (12) et une deuxième paroi (13) inclinée par rapport à une direction verticale et disposée sensiblement perpendiculairement à ladite première paroi, ledit capteur (139) étant constitué par une petite tige reliée audit support dudit élément déplaçable (130,136,137) et agissant sur un microcontact de commande de l'abaissement dudit élément déplaçable, ladite tige s'étendant à partir dudit support (130) de l'élément déplaçable, en face de ladite première paroi (12), vers la dite première paroi de façon à exercer une action de poussée sur les billets de banque libérés par ledit élément déplaçable (130,136,137) vers ladite première paroi.

25. Distributeur suivant une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que lesdits dispositifs de distribution (3,8,38) alimentent un plateau (39) placé à une extrémité de ladite pluralité de compartiments (6), ledit plateau étant déplaçable le long d'un compartiment qui lui est propre, placé latéralement par rapport auxdits compartiments (6), d'une position inférieure de réception des billets de banque à une position relevée de fourniture des billets de banque dans laquelle ledit plateau est situé en correspondance d'une ouverture de tiroir (48) dudit corps en forme de boîte (2).

26. Distributeur suivant la revendication 25, caractérisé en ce que, en amont dudit plateau (39) avec. référence au parcours des billets de banque fournis par lesdits dispositifs de distribution (3), il est prévu un déviateur à tunnel (37) pour diriger les billets de banque vers un réceptacle de stockage (52) situé au-dessous des dits compartiments (6) à l'intérieur dudit corps en forme de boîte (2).

27. Distributeur suivant la revendication 26, caractérisé en ce que ledit plateau (39) peut osciller de façon commandée autour d'un axe sensiblement horizontal (40) pour projeter les billets de banque dans un tiroir. (49) placé à un niveau intermédiaire entre le fond des dits compartiments (6) et la paroi supérieure dudit corps en forme de boîte (2).

28. Distributeur suviant une quelconque des revendications 1 à 24, caractérisé en ce que lesdits dispositifs de distribution (3,8,127) alimentent un plateau fixe (128) placé à une extrémité de ladite pluralité de compartiments (106) en correspondance d'une ouverture de tiroir (126) dudit corps en forme de boîte (102).

Ansprüche

1. Automatische Ausgabevorrichtung (1, 101) für Banknoten oder blattförmige Materialien im allgemeinen, umfassend ein kastenartiges Gehäuse (2, 102), das mehrere Ausgabeeinrichtungen (3) aufnimmt, die jeweils durch einen Ablagebehälter bedient werden, wobei in dem kastenartigen Gehäuse eine oder mehrere Öffnungen (10, 110) zur Einführung von Bündeln (11, 111) von Banknoten oder Blättern im allgemeinen umgrenzt sind, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß sie Mittel (15, 16, 62) zum Befördern der durch eine der Öffnungen (10, 110) eingeführten Bündel in einen der Ablagebehälter umfaßt, wobei die Blätter jedes Bündels (11, 111) in einer Lage angeordnet sind, die mit der Beschickung der entsprechenden, durch den Ablagebehälter bedienten Ausgabeeinrichtung (3) kompatibel ist.

2. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 1, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß die Ablagebehälter in der Nähe des Bodens (7) eines innerhalb des kastenartigen Gehäuses (2, 102) begrenzten Raumes (5) angeordnet sind, wobei der Raum mindestens in der Nähe der Ablagebehälter in einzelne Fächer (6, 106) unterteilt ist, die nach oben zum entsprechenden Raum verlaufen und mit einem mit der Beschickungsebene (9) der Ausgabeeinrichtungen (3) zusammentreffenden Boden (7), wobei jedes der Fächer (6, 106) mit den Mitteln (15, 16, 62) zum Befördern der Bündel (11, 111) versehen ist.

3. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 2, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß die Fächer (6, 106) oben durch eine obere Wand (14) des kastenartigen Gehäuses (2, 102) begrenzt sind und seitlich durch mindestens zwei Wände (12, 13), die zwei Halteebenen für zwei nebeneinanderliegende Seiten der Banknoten oder Blätter des Bündels (11, 111) begrenzen.

4. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 3, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß mindestens eine (13) der die Fächer (6, 106) begrenzenden Wände entsprechend einer Ebene verläuft, die sich in Bezug auf eine theoretische vertikale Ebene neigt.

5. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 3 oder 4, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß die obere Wand (14) des kastenartigen Gehäuses (2) eine Vielzahl Öffnungen (10) zum Einführen der Bündel (11) umfaßt.

6. Vorrichtung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 3 bis 5, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß die Beförderungsmittel (15, 16) für jedes der Fächer (6) ein steuerbar bewegliches Element (16) zwischen dem Boden (7) des Faches und der oberen Wand (14) mit der umgrenzten Öffnung (10) zum Einführen des Bündels (11) umfaßt, wobei das bewegliche Elemente (16) mit einer Bodenwand versehen ist, die eine Auflageebene für das Bündel (11) definiert, wobei die Bodenwand durch mindestens einen beweglichen Flügel (20a, 20b; 63a, 63b) gebildet wird, um das Herunterfallen des Bündels auf den darunterliegenden Boden (7) des Faches (6) zu bewirken.

7. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 6, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß zwischen der Öffnung (10) und dem beweglichem Element (16) ein Halteelement (15) zum Halten des durch die Öffnung in das Fach (6) eingeführten Bündels (11) vorgesehen ist.

8. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 7, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß das Halteelement (15) durch mindestens einen Flügel (17a, 17b) gebildet wird, der eine Auflageebene zum Tragen des in das Fach (6) eingeführten Bündels (11) definiert, wobei der Flügel steuerbar beweglich ist, um das Bündel zu dem darunterliegenden beweglichen Element (16) fallen zu lassen.

9. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 8, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß die durch mindestens einen Flügel (17a, 17b) des Halteelementes (15) bestimmte Auflageebene in Bezug auf eine theoretische Horizontalebene zu den beiden die Seiten des entsprechenden Faches (6) begrenzenden Wänden (12, 18) geneigt ist.

10. Vorrichtung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 6 bis 9, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß die durch den mindestens einen Flügel (20a, 20b; 63a, 63b) des beweglichen Elementes (16,62) definierte Auflageebene in Bezug auf eine theoretische Horizontalebene und zu den beiden die Seiten des entsprechenden Faches (6) begrenzenden Wänden (12, 13) geneigt ist.

11. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 7, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß das Halteelement (15) ein Paar Flügel (17a, 17b) umfaßt, die umgekehrt nebeneinander angeordnet und um zwei parallele Achsen (18a, 18b) an einem an dem kastenartigen Gehäuse (2) befestigten Träger (19) drehbar sind.

12. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 7, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß das bewegliche Element (16) einen Träger (22) umfaßt, der an Führungen (23a, 23b), die an dem kastenartigen Gehäuse (2) befestigt sind und sich in Bezug auf eine Vertikalrichtung neigen, steuerbar beweglich ist, wobei an dem Träger um zwei zueinander parallele Achsen (21a, 21b) zwei Flügel (20a, 20b) gedreht werden, die in derselben Ebene liegen und um die Achsen steuerbar drehbar sind, um die Banknoten auf die Beschickungsebene (7) der entsprechenden darunterliegenden Ausgabeeinrichtung (3) freizugeben.

13. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 6, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß das bewegliche Element (62) einen Träger (65) umfaßt, der an Führungen steuerbar beweglich ist, die an dem kastenartigen Gehäuse (2) befestigt sind und sich in Bezug auf eine Vertikalebene neigen, wobei an dem Träger um zwei zueinander parallele Achsen (64a, 64b) zwei Flügel (63a, 63b) gedreht werden, die eine untere Wand (63b) und eine seitliche Tragwand (63a) definieren, die im wesentlichen senkrecht zur unteren Wand (63b) ist, wobei die Flügel um ihre entsprechenden Achsen (64a, 64b) zum Freigeben der auf den beiden Flügeln angeordneten Banknoten steuerbar drehbar ist.

14. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 7, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß zwischen dem Halteelement (15) und dem beweglichem Element (16) eine Banknotenzählmaschine (60) oder eine Blattzählmaschine vorgesehen ist, die quer zur Richtung, in der die Fächer (6) nebeneinander angeordnet sind, bewegbar ist, um die durch das entsprechende Halteelement (15) freigegebenen Banknoten aufzunehmen und sie nach unten auf das entsprechende darunterliegende bewegliche Element (16) abzulegen.

15. Vorrichtung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß das kastenartige Gehäuse (2) eine Vorderwand (102) umfaßt, die mit einer Öffnung (110) versehen ist, durch die eine Zuführeinrichtung (103) zum Einlegen der Bündel (111) bewegbar ist.

16. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 15, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß die Zuführeinrichtung (103) mit einem Träger (122) einstückig ist, der durch einen Elektromotor (123) an einem Paar geradliniger Führungen (124) entlang bewegt wird.

17. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 15 oder 16, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß die Zuführeinrichtung (103) quer zu der Richtung steuerbar beweglich ist, in der die Fächer (106) nebeneinander angeordnet sind, und eine Vielzahl Aufnahmen (104) für die Bündel (111) umfaßt, wobei jede der Aufnahmen mit bewegbaren Bodenmitteln (105) zum Freigeben jedes Bündels in jedes der Fächer (106) auf dem entsprechenden Beförderungsmitteln (107) versehen ist.

18. Vorrichtung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 15 bis 17, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß die Beförderungsmittel (107) für jedes der Fächer (106) ein steuerbar bewegliches Element (130, 136, 137) umfassen, das zwischen dem Boden des Faches und einer oberen Aufnahmeposition für das Bündel (111) bewegbar ist.

19. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 18, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß das bewegliche Element (130, 136, 137) einen Träger (130) umfaßt, der an Führungen (131) entlang steuerbar beweglich ist, die an einer in Bezug auf eine Vertikalrichtung geneigten Halterung (132) befestigt sind.

20. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 19, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß das bewegliche Element (130, 136, 137) Mittel (136, 137) umfaßt, die mindestens eine Bodenebene zum Tragen des Bündels (111) definieren, wobei die Mittel (136, 137) bewegbar sind, um das Herunterfallen des Bündels auf den darunterliegenden Boden des Faches (106) zu bewirken.

21. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 20, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß die Mittel (136, 137) zum Tragen des Bündels (111) mindestens ein kammartiges Element umfassen.

22. Vorrichtung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 19 bis 21, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß zwei kammartige Elemente (136, 137) an dem Träger (130) um zwei zueinander parallele Achsen gedreht werden, wobei jedes kammartige Element mit Stiften (138) versehen ist, die in einer Ebene liegen, um entsprechend eine untere Ebene und eine seitliche Tragebene zu definieren, die im wesentlichen senkrecht zu der unteren Ebene ist, wobei die zwei kammartigen Elemente (136, 137) um ihre entsprechenden Achsen zur Freigabe der auf den zwei kammartigen Elementen angeordneten Banknoten steuerbar drehbar sind.

23. Vorrichtung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 6 bis 22, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß das bewegliche Element (130, 136, 137) mit einem Sensor (139) versehen ist, der den Füllstand der auf der darunterliegenden Beschickungsebene der entsprechenden Ausgabeeinrichtung (3) angeordneten Banknoten feststellt, wobei der Sensor das Absenken des beweglichen Elementes zur Beschickungsebene der entsprechenden darunterliegenden Ausgabeeinrichtung (3) anpaßt.

24. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 23, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß die die Seiten jedes Faches (106) begrenzenden zwei Wände eine erste, im wesentlichen vertikale Wand (12) und eine zweite Wand (13) umfassen, die sich in Bezug auf eine Vertikalrichtung neigt und im wesentlichen senkrecht zu der ersten Wand angeordnet ist, wobei der Sensor (139) durch eine kleine Stange gebildet wird, die mit dem Träger des beweglichen Elementes (130, 136, 137) verbunden ist und auf einen Mikroschalter einwirkt, der das Absenken des beweglichen Elementes steuert, wobei die Stange von dem Träger (130) des beweglichen Elementes gegenüberliegend von der ersten Wand (12) zu der ersten Wand verläuft, um eine Schubwirkung auf die durch das bewegliche Element (130, 136, 137) freigegebenen Banknoten zur ersten Wand hin auszuüben.

25. Vorrichtung gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß die Ausgabeeinrichtungen (3, 8, 38) ein an einem Ende der mehreren Fächer (6) angeordnetes Ablagefach (39) beschicken, wobei das Ablagefach entlang eines eigenen, seitlich an den Fächern (6) angeordneten Faches aus einer unteren Banknotenaufnahmeposition in eine angehobene Banknotenausgabeposition bewegbar ist, in der das Ablagefach in Übereinstimmung mit einer Einzugöffnung (48) des kastenartigen Gehäuses (2) angeordnet ist.

26. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 25, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß sich vor dem Ablagefach (39) in Bezug auf den Durchlauf der durch die Ausgabeeinrichtungen (3) ausgegebenen Banknoten eine Tunnelumlenkung (37) zum Befördern der Banknoten in einen Ablagebehälter (52) befindet, der unterhalb der Fächer (6) innerhalb des kastenartigen Gehäuses (2) angeordnet ist.

27. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 26, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß das Ablagefach (39) um eine im wesentlichen horizontale Achse (40) steuerbar schwingen kann, um die Banknoten in ein Schubfach (49) zu werfen, das auf einem Zwischenniveau zwischen dem Boden der Fächer (6) und der oberen Wand des kastenartigen Gehäuses (2) angeordnet ist.

28. Vorrichtung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 24, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß die Ausgabeeinrichtungen (3, 8, 127) ein feststehendes Ablagefach (128) beschicken, das an einem Ende der mehreren Fächer (106) in Übereinstimmung mit einer Einzugöffnung (126) des kastenartigen Gehäuses (102) angeordnet ist.

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