Patents Assigned to Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
  • Cash box having an adjustable belt support
    Patent number: 9666010
    Abstract: A cash box (10) has a holding area (24) bordered by a bottom unit (26) for holding a stack of currency bills. The bottom unit (26) has at least one belt (28, 30), on which the currency bills accommodated in the holding area (24) stand on their edges. Furthermore, at least one belt support (50, 52) is adjustable between a first position and a second position. The belt support (50, 52) in the second position raises the belt (28, 30) in the direction of the holding area (24) relative to the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Geesmeier
  • RECEPTION SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20170105550
    Abstract: A reception system for receiving objects comprises at least one reception device for receiving objects, a conveyor device, which has at least one conveyor belt section for conveying objects in a conveyance direction in the at least one reception device, and a sensor device, which is arranged on the at least one reception device, for detecting objects in the at least one reception device. It is provided in this case that the sensor device is designed to emit sensor signals along different signal paths over the reception device, to conclude a fill level of the reception device on the basis of an interaction of at least one of the sensor signals with objects conveyed into the reception device. In this manner, a reception system for receiving objects is provided, which enables further automation, in particular in the conveyance of objects into a reception device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Oliver SCHAEFER, Guenter BAITZ, Felix NEUBERT
  • Device for separating coins with a rotating driver disc
    Patent number: 9613479
    Abstract: The described device for separating coins comprises a rotatable base disc (32), a delimiting element (34) and a driver disc (36). A circular ring-shaped sorting track (12) is arranged eccentrically relative to the base disc (32). The driver disc (36) and a circularly arranged conveying element (14) interact in a transfer region (38) such that the lowest layer of coins among a quantity of coins conveyed by the driver disc (36) are pushed underneath the conveying element (14), clamped thereat and conveyed further.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignees: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH, CRANE PAYMENT INNOVATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Starke, Thorsten Neumann, Axel Grimm, Stig Goepel, Wilfried Meyer
  • APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING SHEET MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20170073178
    Abstract: A device and a method for separating sheet material is provided. The separation of sheet material is not effected statically, but a suitable pick-up position and/or a suitable pick-up mechanism is selected for each sheet material piece, for example in dependence on the quality of a surface of the sheet material piece to be picked up, in order to pick up the sheet material piece from the sheet material stack and remove it from the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Matthias LOCHBICHLER, Christopher LANKEIT, Martin LANDWEHR, Ludger HOISCHEN
  • Coin separation device
    Patent number: 9595150
    Abstract: A coin separation device comprises a conveying device for conveying coins in a conveying direction out of an input container along a conveying section and a testing device which is arranged on the conveying section for recognizing a coin type of a coin which is conveyed along the conveying section. An accelerating device is provided which is configured to accelerate a coin conveyed along the conveying section in dependence on recognition by the testing device in such a manner that the coin is conveyed from the conveying section into a coin collecting device, wherein the accelerating device is configured, in dependence on the coin type of the coin recognized by the testing device, to act upon the coin for acceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Arno Fischer, Markus Lindbichler, Hannes Ecklmayr
  • Flap mechanism with a light element
    Patent number: 9593840
    Abstract: A flap mechanism (2) has a housing (10), a flap aperture (21) formed on the housing (10), and a flap element (20) that at least partially closes the flap aperture (21) in a closed position and can be transferred from the closed position to an open position for at least partially freeing the flap aperture. The flap element (20), in the open position, protrudes at least with an end portion (200) from the housing (10). At least one light element (22) is arranged on the flap element (20) and generates a gleam of light on the end portion (200) of the flap element (20) at least in the open position of the flap element (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GMBH
    Inventor: Tim Gerlach
  • Device for sorting coins
    Patent number: 9576415
    Abstract: A device (10) for sorting coins (31) has at least first and second receiving containers (20) for receiving coins (31) and a separating unit (14). Further, a transport unit (18) for transporting coins (31) to the receiving containers (20) is provided and has a first transport section (52) arranged between the separating unit (16) and the first transport container (20). The transport unit (18) also has a second transport section (54) between the first receiving container (20) and the second receiving container (20). A first sensor (62) for detecting coins (31) is arranged in the first transport section (52) and a second sensor (64) for detecting coins (31) is arranged in the second transport section (54). A control unit (24) determines the number of coins (31) fed to the first receiving container (20) dependent on the information obtained from the first sensor (62) and from the second sensor (64).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
    Inventor: Thorsten Neumann
  • Cash cassette with electronic money seal
    Patent number: 9569908
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10, 30, 40, 50) for receiving notes of value, comprising a base body (12) and a lid (14) for closing an opening of the base body (12). Another aspect of the invention relates to a device (60) for displaying the opening of a lid (14) closing an opening of a base body (12) of a cash box (10, 30, 40, 50, 80). Both devices (10, 30, 40, 50, 60) comprise a sensor (16, 64) for detecting the opening of the lid (14) and a display unit (18). Further, the devices (10, 30, 40, 50, 60) comprise a control unit (20) that controls the display unit (18) in such a manner that, at least when the sensor (16, 64) has detected an unauthorized opening of the lid (14), that the display unit (18) displays information on the opening of the lid (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Houben, Oliver Dietz, Marco Goltz
  • Self-checking cash box
    Patent number: 9542791
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cash box (10) having a receiving area (12) for receiving notes of value, an invalidating unit (14), a sensor unit (18) for detecting manipulation attempts and a control unit (16). In an activated operating state, the control unit (16) triggers the invalidating unit (14) when the sensor unit (18) detects a manipulation attempt. In a deactivated operating state, the control unit (16) does not trigger the invalidating unit (14) even in the presence of a manipulation attempt. Prior to the activation of the cash box (10), the control unit (16) checks the proper functioning of at least one sensor (20) of the sensor unit (18). In addition, the invention relates to a method for activating a cash box (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Schild, Sascha Ringel
  • Apparatus for handling bills and/or coins, and method for initializing and operating such an apparatus
    Patent number: 9520991
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) for handling bills and/or coins has a control unit (12) that detects a peripheral device connected to the control unit (12), generates a data encryption key (DEK), reads from the peripheral device identification information (W) that denotes the peripheral device, generates a key encryption key (KEK) based the read identification information (W), stores an encrypted data encryption key (VDEK) generated by encrypting the data encryption key (DEK) using the key encryption key (KEK) in a memory area of a hard disk (14), and ascertains the data encryption key (DEK) by decrypting the encrypted data encryption key (VDEK) using the key encryption key (KEK). The control unit (12) encrypts useful data to be stored on the hard disk (14) in encrypted form using the data encryption key (DEK) or decrypts useful data stored on the hard disk in encrypted form using the data encryption key (DEK).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Volker Krummel, Michael Nolte, Bernd Redecker
  • Device for handling single sheets, for introducing and distributing rectangular single sheets, especially bank notes, respectively into and out of a container
    Patent number: 9517904
    Abstract: A single sheet handling device (14a to 14d, 30, 200, 252, 270, 350) for the input and the output of rectangular single sheets (38) respectively into and out of a container (12a to 12d). These rectangular single sheets can in particular be banknotes (38). The single sheet handling device (14a to 14d, 30, 200, 252, 270, 350) has a feeding device with feeding elements for the sheet-by-sheet feeding of single sheets (38) and for storing these single sheets (38) in a stack (36) of single sheets in the container (12a to 12d). Further, the single sheet handling device has a separating device with separating elements for the sheet-by-sheet removal of single sheets (38) of the stack (36) from the container (12a to 12d). The feeding elements and the separating elements are arranged separately from the container (12a to 12d).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Holland-Letz, Ayhan Aslan, Ludger Hoischen, Martin Loeser, Dirk Brexel
  • Cash box with dual-roll storage system
    Patent number: 9514592
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cash box (100, 500) that comprises a housing (106) in which two roll storage systems (102, 104) for storing bank notes are held.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
    Inventors: Andre Michels, Guenter Baitz, Uwe Krueger, Wolfgang Malke
  • Coin separation device
    Patent number: 9514590
    Abstract: A coin separation device has a conveying device for conveying coins from an inlet container in a conveying direction along a conveying line and a checking device arranged on the conveying line for recognizing a coin that is conveyed along the conveying line. An acceleration device also is provided. The acceleration device is formed to accelerate a coin conveyed along the conveying line and recognized by the checking device in the conveying direction so that the coin is conveyed from the conveying line into a coin collection device. In this way, the coin separation device reliably conveys only coins, and not other objects from the conveying line into a coin collection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Lindbichler, Arno Fischer, Hannes Ecklmayr
  • Device for handling single sheets, for introducing and distributing rectangular single sheets, especially bank notes, respectively into and out of a container
    Patent number: 9505570
    Abstract: A single sheet handling device (14a to 14d, 30, 200, 252, 270, 350) for the input and the output of rectangular single sheets (38) respectively into and out of a container (12a to 12d). These rectangular single sheets can in particular be banknotes (38). The single sheet handling device (14a to 14d, 30, 200, 252, 270, 350) has a feeding device with feeding elements for the sheet-by-sheet feeding of single sheets (38) and for storing these single sheets (38) in a stack (36) of single sheets in the container (12a to 12d). Further, the single sheet handling device has a separating device with separating elements for the sheet-by-sheet removal of single sheets (38) of the stack (36) from the container (12a to 12d). The feeding elements and the separating elements are arranged separately from the container (12a to 12d).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Holland-Letz, Ayhan Aslan, Ludger Hoischen, Martin Loeser, Dirk Brexel
  • Device for handling notes of value
    Patent number: 9495821
    Abstract: A device (10) for handling notes of value has a box receiving area (14) for receiving cash boxes (18) and a first transport unit (22) for transporting of notes of value between the cash boxes (18) and a head module (12). A first switch (50) is provided at a head module side-end of the first transport unit (22). Further, the device (10) has a stacking unit (26), an input and/or output compartment (28) and a reject and retract container (30). In addition, a second transport unit (24) for transporting notes of value between the stacking unit (26), the input and/or output compartment (28) and the reject and retract container (30) is provided. In a first switch position, the first switch (50) guides a note of value removed from the box receiving area (14) to the stacking unit (26) and in a second switch position to the second transport unit (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Kelvin Joon Ho Chow, Rophie Rabanos Cuyos, Hengky Wirawan, Joerg Plotzitzka, Karl Seroka
  • KASSENSYSTEMANORDNUNG MIT WARENTRENNSTABERKENNUNG
    Publication number: 20160321877
    Abstract: The invention relates to a POS system arrangement with a transport belt device with at least one belt portion which for the transport of the goods present thereon can be put into a feed movement along a goods feed path, wherein the goods along the goods feed path are separable from each other by at least one goods divider, and a goods detection device for detecting goods transported by means of the transport belt device. There is provided at least one sensor device arranged at a distance from the goods detection device along the goods feed path with a sensor and a detection area, wherein the sensor device is configured to detect by means of the sensor whether the goods divider is present in the detection area, and a control device which is configured to control the feed movement of the belt portion of the transport belt device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Guenter BAITZ, Marco FISCHER, Oliver SCHAEFER
  • CASH BOX AND AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE
    Publication number: 20160300209
    Abstract: A cash box, an automated teller machine and a data transmission method for transmitting data between an external control unit and a cash box are provided. The cash box is configured for a mechanical and communications-related installation in an automated teller machine. It comprises a storage module which is configured for storing a number of banknotes, an internal control device arranged in the cash box for controlling the cash box, and a transceiver which is coupled to the internal control device and is formed to wirelessly transmit data to a communications interface of an external control unit disposed outside the cash box and receive the data from the same. The transceiver is formed to transmit and receive the data according to the Near-Field-Communication transmission standard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas SCHRECKENBERG
  • Checkout-system arrangement
    Patent number: 9457965
    Abstract: The invention relates to a checkout-system arrangement (10, 100), having an item-acquisition device (12) for acquiring selected items which comprises a scanner (18, 20, 22) for acquiring the items and a first conveyor belt (28) for conveying the items placed on the first conveyor belt (28). Furthermore, a packing device (16) is provided which comprises at least two item-receiving units (32 to 42), which are separate from one another, for receiving the scanned items and for making the items available. Between the first conveyor belt (28) and the packing device (16), a conveying device (14, 114) is provided which comprises a second conveyor belt (30, 130) by means of which, after conveying (28) by means of the first conveyor belt, the scanned items are conveyable to the item-receiving units (32 to 42) of the packing device (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Guenter Baitz, Dominik Widmaier
  • Cash box having a movable base tray
    Patent number: 9454862
    Abstract: A cash box (10) has a housing (12) and a base tray (16) arranged within the housing. The base tray (16) delimits a receiving area (28) for receiving a value note stack (22). The base tray (16) is movable relative to the housing (12) between a removal position and a retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Seroka, Martin Landwehr
  • Device for invalidating valuable documents and cash box having such a device
    Patent number: 9422761
    Abstract: Device for invalidating notes of value, which comprises at least one combined dyestuff and trigger module, the dyestuff and trigger module being connectable via at least one first connecting element to a second connecting element of the value note transport container complementary to the first connecting element. The device has a dyestuff distributing unit for distributing dyestuff exiting from an outlet opening of the dyestuff and trigger module onto the notes of value. By means of the first connecting element a disconnectable plug connection to the second connecting element is establishable. Further, the disclosure relates to a cash box comprising such a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
    Inventor: Elmar Berendes