Granted Patent B2

US 9,129,463 · App. 13/133,918 · Granted Sep 8, 2015

Abstract

Claims (39)

1. A method for filling at least one thin-walled transport container with at least one article of value, comprising:

in which a frame having an opening is contacted by a part of the outside surface of a transport container, which outside surface is turned inside,

a part of the transport container being moved through the opening of the frame in feeding direction of the article of value by means of the article of value supplied during filling so that at least a part of the inside surface of the transport container that is turned outside is turned inside;

wherein the at least one article of value is at least one banknote;

wherein the at least one thin-walled transport container is made of foil material;

wherein the filled transport container is closed with the aid of the frame; and

wherein the transport container is closed with the aid of a snap-in connection formed by at least one first snap-in element of the frame and a second snap-in element of the frame that is complementary to the first snap-in element.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the part of the inside surface of the transport container that is turned inside forms a receiving area for receiving the article of value.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein an article of value supplied to the transport container as first article of value is pressed against the outside-turned inside surface of the transport container such that the article of value and a part of the transport container are moved at least through a part of the opening of the frame in feeding direction of the article of value.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a part of the inside surface of the transport container that is turned outside is moved through the opening of the frame so that a part of the inside surface of the transport container that is turned outside is turned inside before an article of value supplied to the transport container as first article of value is supplied to the transport container.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the transport container is closed automatically.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the article of value is automatically supplied to the transport container with the aid of a feeding unit.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein only the part of the transport container that is filled with articles of value is closed.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the transport container is guided by at least one support frame during the filling with the articles of value.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising closing the transport container by moving a first closing element of the frame and a second closing element of the frame together.

10. A device for transporting at least one article of value, comprising:

a transport container having at least one opening, and

at least one frame having an opening,

the transport container being arranged such that a part of the outside surface of the transport container, which outside surface is turned inside, contacts the frame, and

that the supplied article of value moves a part of the transport container through the opening of the frame in feeding direction of the article of value and turns a part of the outside-turned inside surface of the transport container inside;

wherein the at least one article of value is at least one banknote;

wherein the transport container is made of foil material;

wherein the frame includes at least one first closing element and a second closing element spaced from the first closing element,

wherein the first closing element includes at least one first snap-in element and the second closing element comprises at least one second snap-in element that is complementary to the first snap-in element, and

wherein the first closing element and the second closing element are arranged such that at least a part of the opening of the transport container that is opened for feeding the articles of value can be arranged between the first closing element and the second closing element wherein movement of at least one closing element with a part of the transport container arranged between the closing elements forms a snap-in connection between the first snap-in element and the second snap-in element.

11. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the transport container is a receiving bag.

12. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the frame is stationary during the filling of the transport container.

13. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the snap-in connection formed by the first snap-in element and the second snap-in element cannot be released non-destructively.

14. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the frame includes a first closing element and a second closing element spaced apart from the first closing element, the first closing element and the second closing element are arranged such that at least a part of the opening of the transport container that is opened for feeding the articles of value can be arranged between the first closing element and the second closing element; and

wherein moving the first closing element and the second closing element together closes the transport container.

15. A system for transporting banknotes comprising:

a transport container including a final outer surface and a final inner surface, the transport container made of a foil material;

a frame defining a frame opening, the frame including a first closing element and a second closing element;

wherein:

prior to loading the transport container with banknotes, the transport container is arranged such that the final inner surface is turned outward, the final outer surface is turned inward, and the final outer surface contacts the frame;

movement of the banknotes in a feeding direction during loading of the transport container pushes a portion of the transport container through the frame opening such that: a bottom portion of the container passes completely through the frame opening; the final inner surface turns inward to define a feeding opening and a banknote receiving area in which the banknotes are stored; and the final outer surface turns outward; and

movement of the first and the second closing elements together closes the feeding opening to seal the banknotes within the transport container.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the first closing element includes a first snap-in element and the second closing element includes a second snap-in element, movement of the first and the second closing elements together provides a snap-in connection closing the feeding opening and sealing the banknotes within the transport container.

17. The system of claim 15 , further comprising a first connecting element and a second connecting element each connecting the first and the second closing elements together.

Assignments (10)