Patent ID: 7201278
Filing Date: 2007-04-10
Classification: G07D

Abstract:
1. A bank note processing apparatus for depositing and measuring properties of bank notes, comprising: a singling device arranged to single bank notes and including a plurality of singling modules, at least one of the singling modules having a manual input pocket having an opening and a receiving tray for placement of loose bank note stacks; a common sensor path comprising a plurality of different sensors arranged to measure particular required properties of singled bank notes, the plurality of singling modules connected to the common sensor path; a plurality of output pockets for receiving bank notes having traversed the common sensor path, the apparatus arranged to divert singled bank notes into the output pockets in accordance with at least one test result obtained from measuring the properties of the bank notes; and a common transport path extending through the common sensor path and positioned between the singling device and the plurality of output pockets such that all singled bank notes are transported to the plurality of output pockets via the common sensor path.