Patent ID: 6505755
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: G07D

Abstract:
An apparatus for removing banknote bundles each consisting of a number of banknotes, from a multiplicity of banknote bundle magazines and for supplying the banknote bundles at an outlet opening of the housing, said apparatus, comprising a housing (10) having an outlet opening (32), a multiplicity of banknote bundle magazines (12, 14, 16; 40, 60) each for holding a plurality of banknote bundles (50; 78), the magazines being arranged one above the other in the housing and each magazine including a motor driven separating device (46, 48; 62, 70) holding banknote bundles separate from one another in the magazine by portions of the separating device located between adjacent ones of the banknote bundles in the magazines and operable to move the banknote bundles of the magazine in succession to a discharge opening (18; 54, 60) of the magazine and to drop the banknote bundles in succession from the discharge opening, a motor driven lift (19) with a receiving container (28) for banknote bundles (56, 78), which can be moved vertically between a receiving position (29), and a supplying position, located in the vicinity of the outlet opening (32), the separating devices (46, 48, 62, 70) of the magazines and the lift (19) being driven independently of one another, and the receiving position of the receiving container (28) of the lift (19) being a single position located beneath the lowermost banknote bundle magazine (16), in front of the discharge opening (18) of the same, so that the receiving container (28) when in the receiving position receives a bank note bundle dropped from the discharge opening of any one of the magazines.