Abrégé

Method (1) for storing a series of flexible documents in a system, the system comprising one storing and issuing module, one conveyor belt, configured for supporting and transporting the flexible documents toward the at least one storing and issuing module at known conveying speed vc(t), one sensor group, configured to sense any flexible document B(m) transported on the conveyor belt and provide corresponding sensing information, and a central processing unit, operatively connected to the sensor group and the at least one storing and issuing module. The method (1) includes, for an mth flexible document B(m) of the series, the steps of: (1.1) sensing, through sensor group, sensing information regarding flexible document B(m), (1.2) providing within a known prediction time instant tp(m) from sensing, the sensing information to processor; (1.3) determining, through the processor: based on the received sensing information and conveying speed vc(t) of conveyor belt, a subsequent joint time instant tj(m), wherein the rear end of the flexible document B(m) will have entered the storing and issuing module and will be engaged by the holding means with the transport tape, based on a diameter of an assembly formed by storage roller and transport tape rolled together with any previously engaged flexible document around the storage roller, an acceleration value (at), and based on the acceleration value (at), a deceleration value (dect); (1.4) calculating a pattern of linear speed vt(m)(t) at which transport tape must be moved by storage roller, and (1.5) controlling actuation of the holding means at tj(m) and, based on the pattern of linear speed vt(m)(t), one or more respective control signal to the motor, causing control of the storage roller rotation, and a movement of the transport tape according to the calculated speed pattern vt(m)(t).

Classes IPC  ?

• G07D 11/235 - Moyens de mesure ou de détection pour détecter les dysfonctionnements
• G07D 11/13 - Récipients pour les papiers de valeur avec des moyens internes de manipulation des papiers de valeur

Abrégé

A storing and issuing module (10) including a storage roller (50), a motor (60) associated with the storage roller (50), at least one transport tape (52) configured to wrap onto the storage roller (50) together with flexible documents, such as banknotes, conveyed in a conveying section provided with holding means (53, 54) actuatable for engaging flexible documents to be stored or issued with the transport tape (52), wherein the storing and issuing module (50) is capable of handling large storage capacity thanks to a mechanical layout that minimizes variations in the conveying section despite the great variations of the outer diameter of the storage roller due to the large capacity thereof.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65H 5/36 - Guides ou lissoirs pour articles, p.ex. mobiles pendant le travail
• B65H 29/00 - Délivrance ou progression des articles à la sortie des machines; Progression des articles vers ou dans les piles
• B65H 5/06 - Transfert des articles retirés des piles; Alimentation des machines en articles par rouleaux

Abrégé

A storing and issuing module (10) including a storage roller (50), a motor (60) associated with the storage roller (50), at least one transport tape (52) configured to wrap onto the storage roller (50) together with flexible documents, such as banknotes, conveyed in a conveying section provided with holding means (53, 54) actuatable for engaging flexible documents to be stored or issued with the transport tape (52), wherein the storing and issuing module (50) is capable of handling large storage capacity thanks to a mechanical layout that minimizes variations in the conveying section despite the great variations of the outer diameter of the storage roller due to the large capacity thereof.

Classes IPC  ?

• G07D 11/14 - Orifices d’entrée ou de sortie
• G07D 11/18 - Dérivation vers des trajets ou récipients différents
• B65H 29/00 - Délivrance ou progression des articles à la sortie des machines; Progression des articles vers ou dans les piles
• B65H 29/60 - Aiguilleurs ou déviateurs d'articles pour dévier l'écoulement dans des voies alternées

Abrégé

A binarization device for payment or accounting documents including sensitive data located in respective data window provides a primary binarized document file of the document; a memory stores identification files including identifying images and location information associated to given types of documents; the data window can be identified and localized as comparison with the identification files of the memory; the contribution of the background is subtracted from the window file, the window file is binarized and filtered for spurious pixels obtaining a binarized window file; the binarized document file and the binarized window file are merged to provide the binarized window file in the data window; the evidence of the significant pixel is obtained by sequential analysis on groups of pixels, applying morphological expansion operators on each group of pixels and following erosion of said group of pixels.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
• G06K 9/38 - Quantification du signal image analogique

Abrégé

An equipment (43) for storing in an orderly way banknotes (52) and/or papers and the like, for instance banknotes (52) for an automatic machine (39), provided for the formation of a stack (53). The equipment (43) comprises two spiral elements (81; 82) defining coils with respective axes (83; 84) directed in the sense of the stacking and terminal sections (86) adjacent to a stacking surface (77) at an end of the stack. The spiral elements (81; 82) are rotatable around the axes (83; 84) and are arranged for laterally receiving between the coils a leading portion of the entering banknote (52), moving the banknote (52), through the coils and in consequence of the rotation, on the stacking surface (77), and disengaging the banknote from the coils adjacent to the terminal section (86).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65H 29/42 - Eléments tournant autour d'un axe parallèle au sens du déplacement des articles, p.ex. des hélices

Abrégé

An equipment (22) for the automatic deposit of banknotes (23) comprising a transaction port (33) for receiving a stack (24) of banknotes, a separating device (36) for separating the constituting sheets of the stack (24), a validation device (37) for discriminating the constituting sheets as recognized banknotes and constituting sheets not recognized, a transport mechanism (38, 39) servo-dependent on the validation device to drag said constituting sheets along differentiated paths (72, 73) for the recognized banknotes and the constituting sheets not recognized, and a box assembly (51) adjacent to the transaction port. The box assembly (51) includes two storage boxes (53, 54) and is shiftable among at least three different positions. The three positions are associated with predetermined conditions of communication of the storage boxes (53, 54) with the transaction port (33), the separating device (36) and the transport mechanism (38, 39) to receive the stack, transfer the stack to the separating device, temporarily store as banknote sub-stack and as discard sub-stack the recognized banknotes and, respectively, the constituting sheets not recognized and to return, by request, the discard sub-stack and the banknote sub-stack.

Classes IPC  ?

• B07C 5/00 - Tri selon une caractéristique ou une particularité des objets ou du matériau à trier, p.ex. tri commandé par un dispositif qui détecte ou mesure cette caractéristique ou particularité; Tri à l'aide de dispositifs manœuvrés à la main, p.ex. d'aiguillages
• G07F 7/04 - Mécanismes actionnés par des objets autres que des pièces de monnaie pour déclencher ou actionner des appareils de vente, de location, de distribution de pièces de monnaie ou de papier-monnaie, ou de remboursement par du papier-monnaie
• B65H 39/10 - Assemblage d'articles provenant d'une seule source, p.ex. pour constituer un bloc-notes