DE2264350A1 - DOCUMENT SEARCH ARRANGEMENT AND PROCEDURE - Google Patents

Description

DIPL. ING. WALTER MEISSNER DIPL. ING. HERBERT TISCHER DIPL. ING. PETER E. MEISSNER MÖNCHEN

DIPL. ING. H. JOACHIM PRESTING BERLIN

t BERLIN 33 (GRUNEWALD), the X% HERBERTSTRASSE 22

OK PAiO
United States

Search order and procedure

The invention relates to a mechanized method of finding of documents, and in particular a system for making available documents that are grouped together and that are generated by the. selection device are housed remotely and are fed to this selection device on command, where the resulting documents are then checked, uta to determine the desired card, which is then used to refer, to the Further processing or the like. Are available.

The system according to the invention and that developed according to the invention A method of finding evidence is generally applicable in many respects, but in conjunction with that disclosed in U.S. Patent 3,578 disclosed document selection system of particular value. The documents described in this patent specification have code codes with identification information by removing, for example, marking or notching, the selected teeth from the lower horizontal edge Sorting margin - the card are given. A large number of receipts, e.g. 2000, are then placed in a stack in the card selector stored, wherein the sorting edges of the documents together form the lower surface of the stack. On another hand of the slip, that

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Berlin office

Telephone: 886 60 37/8862382 Bank account: W. Meissner, Berliner Bank AG, Depka36 Postal checking account:

Wireword: Invention Berlin Berlln-Haleneee, Kurfürstendamm 130, account no. 95 716 V /. Meissner, Berlin West 122

vertical edge, or "front edge", are ferromagnetic inserts let in.

To select a desired document or several of them from the stack or set stored in the selection device, the Operator operated a series of keys to select the desired code on a series of vertically slidable, in the selection device to set up the designated sorting bars, which lie there in the horizontal plane at right angles to the sorting edges of all documents. Certain sorting bars enter the spaces between adjacent ones Teeth in the lower edges of the receipt, depending on the code of the desired receipt. A horizontal magnet which is common to all documents and can be moved in a parallel direction to the sorting edges, has the ability with the ferromagnetic inserts of the mutually aligned documents to come into action. After the selected sorting bars in the spaces If the document sorting edges have been lifted in, the magnet is moved away from the stack so that it is not off the sorting bars withheld documents, i.e. all documents with a tooth sample section corresponding to the code of the desired documents, in part be pulled out. Then all initially not moved or shifted documents are held in position by a locking rod, the is also across the receipts and is common to all. This locking bar is raised and comes with the locking or locking notches engaged on the receipts, while the selected and appropriately signed or notched receipts through the additional outward movement of the magnet widely separated out will.

To maximize the usability of a single selector system, that according to the above explanations for simultaneously searching all in the selection device into a single batch

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stored documents works effectively, it has proven itself in some application areas found desirable, a single selector a large number of separate stacks of receipts assign, each of which - although housed away from the selection device - to carry out the search process of Selection device can be fed. In such cases, the stacks or piles of documents, which can consist of cards, are in kept in separate containers or troughs, which in turn normally housed away from the selection device in a shelf or row arrangement of callable memory locations. Of the Fetchers can move between the selector and the various rows of troughs and, on command, will convey them Desired card containing trough to the selection device to - the desired card from the stack in the brought-up trough is picked out.

According to the idea of the invention, the card boxes are storage compartments or - Rows arranged in at least one matrix of front and rear vertical stacks, the openings of the storage spaces of both stacks lie in a common vertical plane. There is a movable trough or box girder to lift the bin openings to convey the desired card case from the respective location of the warehouse to a location of the selection device, the lowest The sorting edges of the cards at the lower part of the box are free to move in with the sorting and locking bar of the card selection device effective engagement to come in a horizontal ^ plane perpendicular lie to the level of the storage space openings. This movable one Box girder has according to a preferred embodiment one vertical hurry, on which an up and down moving elevator is slidably arranged. The elevator has a Hook to engage a trough or box when

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the elevator is in alignment with the storage area, and then transfer it from the storage location to the elevator. The vertical self-supporting mast is mounted on a stage or platform that can be pushed into the front or rear position can, in which the trough hook of the elevator is then each is in alignment with the troughs of the front and rear bin. According to this arrangement is the selection device housed so that when taking the forward position of the mast the elevator is aligned over the selection device so as to deposit the trough carried by it on the selection device to be able to when the elevator moves down the mast.

It is essential here that the signed or notched sorting margins of the cards in a tray placed in the selector are properly aligned with the sorting and locking bars shown in horizontal plane are arranged perpendicular to the level of the storage space opening. The arrangement according to the invention ensures that the card sorting edge aligns itself correctly with the selection stick without the critical placement of the trough in the Selection device must be carried out by the fetcher.

In particular, when designing the arrangement, it is important to avoid this critical installation in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the level of the storage space openings the length of the sorting and locking bars so chosen so that they exceed the length of the trough that was brought by the fetcher is placed in the selector. In this way, and to the extent of this excess length, the fetcher can Place the trough without criticality at any location in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the level of the storage space opening, whereby the sorting and locking bars are put into operation in order to sort the edges of all cards contained in the deposited trough.

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To reduce the criticality of the installation on the part of the fetcher in the horizontal direction parallel to the plane of the Storage space openings, the selection device is provided with fixed means for holding or fixing against which the rear wall of a parked trough can be printed so that the trough (and the cards contained therein) in relation to the sorting and locking bars comes into the appropriate position when the elongated selection magnet is moved inwards before the selection run and touches the front vertical card edges, with the trough against the Holding or fixing means of the selection device is moved and the notches on the cards with the selection bars come to fit. Thus, the trough and the cards it contains are stored by the one moving selection magnets horizontally against the holding or fixing means in a parallel to the plane of the bearing openings Sighting postponed so that the desired state of alignment is reached between the notches of the sorting edges of the stored cards and the sorting and locking bars.

Finally, in order to reduce the criticality of the position in the vertical sighting, the formation of the trough support means on the Elevator conveyor in such a way that the elevator conveyor in the downward direction then when the trough carried by the conveyor is placed in the selection device can be operated overriding. This causes the trough and thus the coded countries of the contained therein to be grounded Documents placed in the appropriate position relative to the sorting and locking bars, regardless of the exact vertical position of the Elevator. Of course, this means that the elevator works overriding at least to a certain extent. It it follows from this that therefore by virtue of the excessive length of the Locking and sorting rods, the actuating or fixing element of the selection device and the inward movement of the magnet

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as well as driving over the downward moving elevator the movements of the fetcher including the cantilevered mast, the elevator and the hook during the process of setting down the fetched Troughs in the selection device are not critical and therefore do not have to be controlled with a high degree of accuracy. Through the Reducing the critical values during the parking process on the part of the fetcher increases the reliability and the costs reduced for the plant.

Simplifying the structure and operation of the fetcher leads according to the invention that the vertical cantilevered mast, which is moved from a front to a rear position, on a horizontal stage or platform is attached, the zv / ischen the front and rear position to carry out pendulum-like movements is arranged on the part of an articulated parallel connection. As a result, the pendulum suspension only requires a small amount of energy, to shift the haste between the front and rear position, because the energy to be expended is only needed to to overcome the frictional losses that occur when the pendulum beam traverses the arc between the front and rear positions.

To achieve that from time to time due to human Failure to automatically find incorrectly sorted documents is a strategic point in the selection device housed receipt display device is used together with a special card selection method. In particular are So a light source and a photo transducer are provided, which in of the selection device are housed on opposite sides and towards the rear of a remote trough to confirm the presence to sense a card in the separate trough that was not selected, i.e. that was not based on a selection sequence

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was removed from the trough, so a trough was fetched and is deposited in the selection device, wherein the selection device is caused to select a selection sequence for selecting all cards carry out the encoded identification information corresponding to the address of the trough, a wrongly sorted card will not be selected and rather remains completely untouched in the pile of cards. As such, the wrongly sorted card is identified by the combination of the display device determined by the photo transducer and the light source and displayed, for example, by a flashing light or the like, so that the operator can then remove the incorrectly sorted card manually sur correct further processing.

Zur.Lösung the task according to the invention is a special feature a second or buffer selector is provided which is searched in parallel with the search of the main selector, i. e. with the selection device to which the fetcher conveys the troughs. The buffer selector temporarily stores the receipts the actual sorting in the respective troughs for longer periods of time, e.g. once per week. So the buffer selector stores E.g. temporarily all new cards, which at certain periodic weekly intervals in the respective troughs in the Storage row field can be transferred. In addition, the buffer selector also temporarily stores cards that can be used for further Processing in favor of fetching the trough from the main selection device were selected. Processing in this regard can consist in bringing the cards up to date, updating them, duplicating them and the like. Often, cards are for more or less on a continuous basis throughout the day from the main selector from the respective troughs for them to continue to write, to reproduce or the like. The process of updating or reproducing only occurs at one point in the day is made, e.g. at the end of a day. In such a case

are the continuously searched out cards after they have been found transferred from the main selector to the buffer selector.

Since the main selection device and the buffer selection device are searched at the same time as an accompanying process of a trough finding and search process, a card located in the buffer selection device, which has already been selected beforehand for copier purposes or the like for the end of the day, should be available for other purposes during the day, so it is fetched on command, regardless of the fact that it is not in its respective trough due to the copying process to be expected at the end of the day or the like. Of course, the cards are neither in the buffer selection device nor in the relevant trough during replication and updating, so that they are not available for the search program. The fact that they are not available, however, is not a serious disadvantage, especially when you consider that all the cards in the system are available to be found during most of the day, although many are searched from their respective troughs during the day and in the Buffer selector for further processing were stored.

The invention is illustrated by an exemplary embodiment based on the drawings described in more detail. Show it:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the receipt storage system of the invention showing the relative orientation the storage rows suitable for finding, the main selection device and the buffer selection device are shown,

2 shows a partially cut-out schematic illustration the storage rows of the card trays, the tray fetcher and the main selection device,

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Fig. 3i ^ i 5> 6 and 7 schematic views in cross section, in which the positional relationship of the elevator and trough hook as well as that in the respective storage locations, on the elevator or on intermediate dividers between these troughs are shown,

3A, 6a, 6b and 6c are shear cross sections with details the storage row or corner, the trough and the elevator,

Figure 8 is a top plan view of the storage row assembly, fetcher, and main selector with one on the trough located on the elevator,

Fig. 9 is an elevation of the row arrangement, the fetcher and the main selector with a trough carried by the elevator,

10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 10-10 of Fig. U,

Fig. 11 and 12 side elevations with the mast platform or platform, which moves towards the rear or front position,

Figure 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 13-13 of Fig. 9>

Fig. 1 '+ an elevation of the lower part of the fetcher, Fig. 13 is a cross section along the line 13-15 of Fig. 9 »

Fig. I3A is a perspective view of the elevator, the storage space floor detector and the ordered storage space floor flag,

Figure 16 is a cross-section along line 16-16 of Figure 19i

Fig. I6A is a perspective view, broken down into individual parts, the trough hook and motor,

Fig. 17 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 17-17 of Fig. 16;

Fig. 1δ is an elevation of a portion of the main selection device with the trough placed on the plate by the elevator,

19 shows a partially cut-out plan view of the trough, FIG. 20 shows a partially cut-out elevation of the trough, Figure 21 is a cross-section of the trough taken along line 21-21

of Fig. 20,

Figure 22 is an elevation of another embodiment of the pendulum mast carrier and the

FIGS. 23A-2JE are schematic perspective views of a selection device in connection with the cards, the plate, the sorting and locking bars and the moving magnet during the various stages of card selection.

To facilitate understanding of the search method and apparatus of the present invention, the present invention will be explained in connection with the apparatus disclosed in US Pat. No. 3,478, which is incorporated herein by reference. The selection device 8 described there, which is shown schematically in FIGS Magnet Zk , which is in alignment with the pieces 23 of ferromagnetic material implanted in the front edges of the cards 22 and is of drawer-like construction 26, so that the suspension in the housing 13 is a sliding displacement from an outer position (Fig. 23E) - into which the desired cards 22a are advanced by the magnet Zk from the pile of cards in a manner to be described - and an inner position (FIGS. 23A, 23B) in which the magnet Zk is in contact with the ferromagnetic inserts 23 when the cards are in their normal positions

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the plate 20 store. There can be multiple card sets, each related to different areas, constitute a map storage system in conjunction with a single selection device. However, in such an additional card system with only one Selection device only entered a single set of cards su a given time in the selection device for Searchawecken v / ground while the other decks of cards are housed and stored away from the selector.

FIGS. 23A-23Ξ clearly show that the cards 22 each have a serrated sorting edge 32 on v / e, preferably the lower edge, which is provided alternately with the teeth yX-Λ to ^ hG and the notches 33-1 to jj-6 . Each of the teeth pk-Λ to 3 * i-6 can be coded in binary form by optionally removing the tooth, for example by notching. Although here only six teeth 3 * 1-1 to pk-6 are drawn along the sorting edge 32 for a better overview, each card 22 usually has oO encodable teeth which, when they are divided into twelve groups of 3 creams each, for Coding of twelve characters, e.g. letters and / or numbers, iu usual 2-out-of-3 (3ode can be used, ^ s then two characters can be used to represent the address in benär-dczinalen Oodeforn of the individual card set 22 of an educational card system v / ground, while the remaining ten characters v / Eiteren ^ - identification of the card over the other in that sentence stored maps can be used sorting edge 32 further has a Sperrlcerbe 36, jh which encodable between the Grunpe teeth ~ and. pass the notches is 33, wherein the card edge lying transversely is 3'υ bezeicimet as "trailing edge". lifting of the locking notch ~ $ 6 there is a remote y.baclmitt -K) of the card, e.g. wipe the locking notch 36 and the trailing edge 3υ. The card 22 also has the

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ferromagnetic bits 2 ^ which are in the Iiarte at the corner of the Sorting edge 32 are implanted, and a transverse edge 44 which is referred to herein as the "leading edge".

When the cards of a set or push in the selector are in their normal unselected position on the selector plate, the registration notches 35-1 through 35-6 and the locking notch are located 3 ^ with several transversely lying sorting bars ^ + 8—1 bis 48-6 and locking bar 50 in alignment that is transverse to all cards are arranged and are common to all cards. There are both sorting bars 48-1 to 48-6 and locking bar 50 in the slots in the correct positions formed in the upper surfaces of the plate 20. The rods 48-1 to 48-6 and 50 can be arranged vertically Direction raised from a Pöickstellstellung v / earth in which your upper edges come to lie exactly against the upper surface 20a, and in their associated notches 35-1 to 35-6 or 36 in the storage position inside the cards. Raising the room 48-1 to 48-5 and 50 is achieved by solenoids (not shown), which are controlled by a control panel (also not shown) with a keyboard.

In the case of a stack of cards lying correctly on the plate 20 from which a quay 22 or several with a specific code, e.g. the card 22a from which the teeth 34-2 and 34-6 have been removed a group of cards 22b is to be selected in the pile, in which the Teeth 34-2 and 34-6 are not removed Sorting bars 48 are raised above the plate surface 20a for the setting position, in particular the sorting bars 4o-2 and 48-6, which correspond to the removed numerical pattern of the desired card 22a, are lifted into the position shown in FIG. 23B. Are located Once the sorting bars 48-2 and 48-6 are in the setting position, the desired cards 22a, in which the teeth 34-2 and 34-6

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are removed, are shifted laterally in the direction 46a of the arrow 46 over a distance equal to the width of a tooth, so that an incipient separation of the desired cards 22a of the pile of cards 22 from the unwanted / unwanted cards 22b comes about. However, the undesired cards 22b, in which the teeth 34-2 and / or 3 * 1-6 are not removed, become involved in the lateral shift in the lease 46a indicated by arrow 46 by one or both of those in the Sinstellstellung or raised Sorting rod or sorting rods 4G-2 and 48-6 are prevented from being in this setting position with the not removed Teeth 3 * 1-2 and 34-6 of the undesired cards 22b mechanically have a disruptive effect.

If, if the sorting bars 48-2 and 43-6 match the pattern of the removed teeth of the desired card 22a, these Rods are in the setting position, the drawer-like suspended magnet 24 is shown in the direction 46a indicated by the arrow 46 shifted over a spatial section, which is equal to a width of a tooth, into the position shown in FIG. 23C. The cards, which can move freely, i.e. the desired cards 22a, move with the magnet 24 by a tooth width, as a result of which a separation of the desired and undesired cards is initiated. By moving the desired cards 22a Thus, the removed portion 40 of the desired cards facing the locking bar 50 are brought into alignment. the cards 22b that are not desired are displayed due to the singular hooping of the in Adjustment position located sorting bars 48-2 or 48-6 with a or more of the unremoved teeth 34-2 and 34-6 do not go into the the direction 46a indicated by the arrow 46 is displaced. As a result, the locking notches 36 of the unwanted cards 22b remain in alignment with the locking rod 50. At this point the initial

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or the end of the initial phase of the card selection process.

A further separation of the desired cards 22a from the undesired cards 22b of the stack 22, in order to carry out the final card selection phase of the search process, is achieved by lifting the locking rod yO into the setting position and by returning the sorting rods 43-2 and 48-6 (Fig. 23D ) in the non-set position. Adjusting the locking rod 50 has the effect that the undesired cards 22b of the stack 22 absolutely cannot move in response to the continued movement of the i-magnet 24 in the direction 46a of the arrow 4b. Resetting or lowering the adjusted sorting bars 48-2 and 48-6 after the initial phase of card selection allows the selected cards 22a in the direction 46a of arrow 46 to move the magnet 24 due to the alignment of the removed portion 40 with the raised or adjusted locking bar yO can move on in this direction. While the locking bar ^L j0 is now in the setting position and the sorting bars 48 are all in their lower reset position, the magnet 24 is advanced further in the direction 46a indicated by the arrow 46 to position (23E), whereby the desired cards 22a continue from the unwanted cards 22b are separated. At this point the final card selection phase of the search sequence or the card finding process is over.

The search system for receipts after ICinvention, in which the card selection device 8 (Figures 23A-23E) is a significant element in represents the embodiment of Figures 1 and 2, in addition to the type shown in connection with Figures 23A-23E Selection device 8-1 an ileass memory or receipt bank 60 of accessible card stacks or piles 22, which, however, in general that in conjunction with the selection device 8 of FIGS. 23A-23E

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described stacks are similar. The decks of cards 22 become stored or stored in separate troughs 11 (to be described below). In a preferred embodiment the receipt bank 60 there are sixty troughs 11, which are combined in four stacked stacks of 15 troughs each. the Card trays 11 can be used in the following manner ./eise via a control panel 10 with a keyboard by making appropriate entries a two-digit trough address found or made accessible and the fixed card selection device 3-1 are supplied, essentially with the in connection with The selection device ο described in FIGS. 23A-233 is identical. The troughs 11 of the document bank 60 contained receipts that were based on very similar Art are coded, as described in Zucaiiimenaluig with the cards 22 which are in the selection device ο the. Figures 23A-23 ^. After creating and entering into the Selection device, the search process takes place in order to find the desired card, e.g. the card 22a-1 of the deck 22-1, in a very similar manner how to select the cards 22a of the deck (ifig. 23A-232) and toss out. After selecting a card 22a-1 from deck 22-1 of the tray 11-1 in the selector 3-1, the tray is in its correct storage position within the receipt bank 60 on below yet to be described "./eise brought.

The system according to the invention, as shown in Fig. 1, has two independent buffer selectors 3-2 and 3-3, each of which has a trough 11-2 or 11-3 with cards 22-2 and 22-3 are assigned, which according to the in conjunction with Figures 23Α-23Ξ described type are coded. Although here only two buffer selectionsV Devices 3-2 and 3-5 shown may indicate the number of devices used Buffer selectors can be smaller or larger as needed. The buffer selectors 8-2 and 3-3 as well as the associated ones

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Troughs 11-2 and 11-3 of cards 22-2 and 22-3 essentially correspond in structural terms to selection device 8-1, trough 11-1 and cards 22-1. The independent buffer selectors 8-2 and 8-3 search their respective troughs 11-2 and 11-3 of the encoded cards 22-2 and 22-3 at the same time Searching the cards 22-1 of the tray 11-1 located in the selection device 8-1. The troughs 11-2 and 11-3 of the selection devices 8-2 and 8-3 can, in whole or in part, be divided into compartments to hold the cards in view of each special function to be performed.

Zs can 2.B. the trough 11-2 of the selection device u-2 as a whole for temporarily receiving new cards, for example for a day or a hole, after which the cards are finally deposited in the bank bO. When new cards are temporarily placed in the trough 11-2 of the buffer selection device 8-2, which are finally placed in the trough 11-2 of the buffer selection device 8-2, these cards are available for the search and selection process, although the new card has not yet been placed in its special trough 11 which is normally stored in bank 60. If, for example, a new card within the bank intended to be stored in a trough 11 is first inserted into the trough 11-2 of the buffer selection device 8-2 and such a card is then to be found by typing its address into the keyboard 10 so the card is selected even if it is not in its own trough. The only difference between selecting a new card temporarily stored in tray 11-2 of buffer device ci-2 is that the selection of the new cards is indicated by ejecting the card from tray 11-2 of buffer device 8-2 instead of the fetched trough 11-1, which is located in the selection device 8-1, where the new card is finally

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sorted in v / ird, and which, on entering the card address via the control panel, was brought out of the storage in the bank OQ and conveyed to the selection device 3-1. Similarly, the other troughs such as 11-3 of the buffer selector ci-3 can also be designated to temporarily store the cards fetched from the bank βθ for other functions to be performed. For example, the trough 11-3 of the buffer o-3 can be divided into compartments 11-3A, -11-3B, 11-3C and 11-3D, in which the cards removed from the bank 60 are temporarily stored, while they are waiting to be reproduced, copied, updated or re-sorted into the document bank bO. In certain systems it is necessary that the cards 22 stored in the troughs of the receipt bank 60 are periodically picked out and copied. Often times, the actual copying of the cards removed from the receipt bank 60 is performed all at once on a given day, for example at the end of a day, although the operator picks up the cards to be copied from the receipt bank from time to time throughout the day. 'Now the cards to be copied are searched out from the receipt bank OO and presented to the operator by the selection device 3-1 as a result of the process of creating and searching for the troughs 11-1 which are supplied to the selection device 3-1 containing the cards to be copied , the operator puts the retrieved cards in the copy compartment 11-J5B of the tray 11-3 of the buffer selector 8-3 · At the end of the day, the cards picked out for copying and placed in the compartment 11-3B are then removed and copied. The cards are then placed in compartment 11-3B for re-sorting.

Finally, those in duplication, copying and Update and sorting compartments 11-3A up to and including

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11-3D of trough 11-3 (and the new cards that are in the "Intermediate or insertion trough 11-2 are located) are returned to their respective troughs in the receipt bank 60. This can take place every week, but also more or less frequently. It is important, however, that those selected from the slip bank 6θ for copying, duplicating and updating in their respective copy, duplication and update trough sections 11-3A, 11-3B, 11-J5C in the attachment remain and can be found at any time, except during the short period of time in which they are actually their respective trough sections at the end of the day for duplication, copying or updating can be removed. Thus, the cards that were removed from the receipt bank and are to be processed later remain by virtue of the simultaneously with regard to the trough 11-1 of the selection device searched trough 11-3> in the plant and are therefore, although from trough 11-3> continuously findable, recovered during the very short period of time in which they were in fact out of trough 11-3 for duplication, copying, updating, etc.

The receipt bank 6θ has, as shown in Figures 2, 8, 9 and 10 am As can best be seen, opposite left and right matrices 01 and 62 of the individual trough storage rows J, which are on opposite sides Pages arranged and on the one hand central aisle 63 are open. In this corridor 63, the left matrix 61 from the right Matrix 62 separates, there is a trough fetcher 6 ^, which later will be described in detail below. This fetcher 6 ^ promoted the selected troughs 11 between the respective rows C and the selection device 8-1, namely straight to the control the console 10 (Fig. 1). The left matrix 61 of rows C has a front standing column or stack 6IF of the front Rows C and a back stack b'lR of the back rows 0,

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each stack preferably being 15 such superimposed rows on v / e. Similarly, the right matrix 62 has a front stack 62F and a rear stack 62R each of preferably 15 superimposed rows. Although in the preferred embodiment of the invention two columns are provided per matrix, each with 15 elements, the number of columns or stacks per matrix and / or the number of rows per column can be varied and adapted to the requirements of the respective purposes, with of course suitable changes Fetchers 6 '+ must be made in order to enable the troughs to be brought about from the changed ilatrix arrangement. In a preferred embodiment, for easier identification of the lines C of the bank 60, the rows of the left column 61F are numbered from bottom to top C-01, C-03, C-05 .-. C-29, while the rows of the left rear column Column 61R are numbered from top to bottom with C-3I, C-33j C-35 ··· C-S9. The rows of the right front column 62F carry the numbers consecutively from bottom to top: C-OO, C-02, CO ² *, .... C-28. The numbers C-30, C-32, ΰ-3 ^, ... C-5Ö apply to the rows of the right rear column 62R.

The reference numeral 11-1 for the 'trough refers here to any trough from the bank 60, which is placed on the support plate 20-1 of the selection device G-1 or is conveyed by it. In addition, the numbers 00, 01, ... 59 ^a uf in rows C-OO, ... C-59 stored in the bank 60 wells C-01 refer.

The structure of the rows C is identical, which is why only the one row in the front left column 6IF is described here is located. The row has two elongated parallel beams 65 and 66, which are generally L-shaped in cross section and preferably are made of V / inkel iron. These shelf parts 65 and

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are firmly connected with their vertical sections to the vertical posts 67, 71 or 68, 72 of the frame support unit MF, which are in a suitable position. The elongated parallel guides 69 and 70, which are preferably L-shaped in cross section and made of robust material with low friction, are firmly connected to the upper surface of the horizontal sections of the shelf parts 65 and 66, ■ δ.Β. are made of tetrafluoroethylene. The upper surfaces 69b and 70b of the horizontal sections of the guides 69 and 70 function as sliding guide supports for the floor front edge 79 and the floor rear edge oO of a trough which can be stored in the cage. The vertical position of the shelf parts 65 and 66 of each row is chosen so that when a trough stored therein is placed on the guides 69 and 70, the bottom ^{edges 75 a and 76 a of} the trough end walls 75 and 76 are horizontal. The horizontal sections of the guides 69 and 70 are bevelled at their ends, which are located at the opening of the row C next to the aisle 63, so that a support point F is created in order to be able to easily introduce the trough 11 into the row, such as this is indicated at 69a and 70a in Figures JA, ÖA, 6B and 6c.

The shelf or trough support members 65 and 66 of the C row are slightly angled with respect to the horizontal or XY plane. If the angle formed is approximately 3j175 mm P ^r ° 63.5 ° ω shelf length and runs in a direction such that the ends of shelf parts 65 and 66, which are attached to posts 67 and 68 next to the row opening on aisle 63 , are higher than the opposite outboard ends attached to vertical posts 71 and 72. By inclining the shelf parts 65 and 66 as described above, the problem of having to align the trough and the shelf part, which would normally occur if the shelf parts were to be brought parallel and end-to-end to the trough, which is introduced into its compartment by the fetcher Gh, is eliminated will.

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When a trough 11 is carried by the elevator 103, the trough is in a horizontal position (Figures Gk and 6B). During the sliding transfer of the trough into the row or compartment G, the horizontal bottom bars 79, 80 slide first in the horizontal direction on the guide through the junction of the surfaces of the beveled ends 69a, 70a and the main section 69b, 70b (Figure 6B) By, 70 formed support point F. deiaxi finally the horizontally sliding trough 11 is pushed further into the compartment C, the center of gravity GG of the trough moves outboard of support point F, whereupon the trough moves in the counterclockwise direction (Fig. bC ) is pivoted about the support point in order to lie parallel to the support surfaces 69b, 70b. The movement of the trough into the compartment or row C has the consequence that the trough is slid along the guides 6y, 70 downwards in a slightly inclined direction parallel to the surfaces 69b, 70b. When a trough is removed from a compartment, the steps just mentioned are reversed in their order, the trough then first being displaced in an upward, slightly inclined sighting parallel to the surfaces 69b, 70b. Then it is swiveled around the support point F in the clockwise direction when the center of gravity GG is inboard of the support point, and comes into the horizontal position produced by the engagement of the trough and the elevator 103, and then finally slides horizontally onto the elevator.

As mentioned earlier, time regards ¹ x calibration the above description, one skilled in C, which is quite typical for accommodated in the column 6IF subjects. It goes without saying that the compartments or rows C of columns 6IR, 62R and 62R are designed similarly.

The openings in the aisle 63 of the compartments C-01, C-OjJ, ... C-29 in the left front column OIF are aligned vertically and arranged at the same distance in the vertical direction. The openings of the compartments C-31, C-33, ... C-59 in the left rear column 6IR are also aligned vertically and have the same vertical spacing. Likewise, the openings are all subjects C-01, C-O3,. * "C-59 i ⁿ the left matrix 61 libene on a common vertical XZ. The compartments C-00, C-02, ... C-28 of the right front column 62F have their openings on the aisle 63 aligned vertically and are arranged at a substantially equal distance in the vertical. The openings of the compartments C-30, C-32, ... C-50 ^{1 of} the right rear column 62R are also in vertical alignment and are equally spaced in the vertical. The openings of all compartments C-OO, C-02, ... C-58 of the right matrix 62 all lie on a common vertical XZ plane. Finally, the openings of the compartments C-01, C-O3, ... C-29 are arranged exactly opposite the openings of the compartments C-OO, C-02, ... C-28.

There are also openings for compartments C-31, C-33 »··· C-59 each exactly opposite the openings of the compartments C-30, C-32, ... C-50. The compartment openings of a given floor, e.g. the Openings on the lowest tier of compartments C-01, C-59, C-OO and C-58, lie in the same horizontal or Z-plane.

The troughs 11 (Figures 19, 20 and 21), which have an identical structure each have separate, parallel to one another and perpendicular plates 75 and? 6 of more general Rectangular shape. Between these, an elongated back plate 771 is also located as an intermediate connection is rectangular. The opposite side

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Edges of the back plate 77 are firmly connected to the vertical rear edges of the side plates 75 and 7o. The front and rear parts of the trough are spanned at the bottom by the separately arranged front and rear parallel bars 79 and upper, which are fixedly attached at the opposite ends to the side panels 75 and 76, the front bar 79 between the lower front corner of the side panels and the rear card support rod oO lies between the lower rear corner of the side panels. These support bars 79 and δθ lie under the lower front and lower rear corners of the cards to support them when the cards are properly placed in the trough.

There are several dividers between the side panels 75 and 76 82 with generally flat surfaces. These dividers 82 are parallel to the side plates 75 and 76 and are between these are evenly spaced. One extending from the rear standing edge of each divider Ö2 Horizontal strip 85 is fixed to the inner surface of the back plate 77 connected to support the dividers in place.

The upper part of the trough 11 is spanned by a support 35, which grants the horizontally extending suspension lugs 86 and 87 support on the front and rear edges, which are parallel side by side and parallel to the .back plates 77 and the card carriers 79 and 30 are arranged and to be described below Way facilitates the relocation of a trough between the respective compartment C and the Kerbeiholer 6 ^ f. The elongated one Support 85 is fixedly attached to the upper part of the trough 11 by suitable fastening means (not shown) through which the Ends of support 85 at the top of side panels 75 and 76

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be anchored. The fasteners 90 hold the support on the upper edge of the vertical support plates 91 fixed, the are arranged between the sub-dividers 82 at suitable locations. The support plates 91 are on the back wall 77 and through Fastening means (not shown) on the card support rods 79 and üO attached. In addition to securing the support, the plates 91 have δ> Above the trough still the function of the dividers 32 also as dividers to take effect.

The approaches 95 and 9 ^ for removing the troughs protrude from the outer surface of the side walls 75 and 76 to the outside. These lugs 95 and 9 ^ f are disposed generally horizontally centrally of the side panels 75 and 76 and extend front to rear for approximately one third of the distance between the perpendicular leading and pecking edges of the side panels 75 and 76. The removal of the trough suitable lugs 93 and 9 ^ enable when engaged by an appropriately trained -and- hereinafter to be described the hook part of the Herbeiholers 6k that a trough of the respective compartment C may be transferred in the memory on the Trogherbeiholer. For each trough stored in the compartment G, only one approach 93 or 3k is actually required, namely the approach 93 for the carriers stored in the left matrix 61 and the approach 95 for the troughs stored in the right matrix 62. To facilitate use of the trays 11 in the compartments on the left or right matrix 61 and 62, the lugs 93 and 3k are attached to both side plates 73 and 76.

In order to ensure that the cards are ejected from the trough 11 via its front side, which do not have an enclosing Conversion is provided, is possible, is a horizontal map

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rii el ehalt earm 96 is provided, which can be displaced between the lower position, indicated by the solid lines in FIGS. 13 and 21, and the upper position, which is shown transparently in FIG. The retaining arm 96 has an L-shaped cross-section and fits with its lower card retaining partition with the upper front corner of the side panels 75 and 76 and the partitions 91. In the card retention position shown in FIG. 21, the vertical section of the card retention arm 96 extends below the upper horizontal edges of the cards 22 stored in the trough, which prevents the cards stored therein from sliding horizontally out of the otherwise open front of the trough, ie into the slide away from FIG. 21 in the rightward direction. They are arms 96A and. 96B is provided to facilitate the displacement of the retaining arm 96 from the lower card retaining position to the upper card removing position. These arms 96A and 96B are disposed parallel to and outboard from the side panels 75 and 76, with the other respective ends being fixedly connected to the opposite ends of the card retention arm 96. The lugs 9bA 'and 96B ¹ extend laterally outward from the upper edge of the arms 96A and 96B. These lugs engage in the stationary stops (FIGS. 17 and 18), which are assigned to the selection device 3-1, in a manner still to be described, so that the card retaining arm 96 easily removes cards (shown transparently in FIG. 1G). Position can be raised when the trough 11-1 is placed on the table 20-1 of the selection device 8-1 from the fetcher 6k .

For reasons that will become apparent later, Ks are horizontally oriented Holes H in the rear section of the trough walls 76, u2 'and 91 are provided.

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The troughs 11 can according to the preferred embodiment approximately Holds 2,000 cards. Due to the dividers o2 and 91 used in the trough, a trough can of course not be quite like this pick up many cards. The cards must be arranged perpendicular to each other in the trough so that they can easily be removed from the Selection device can be selected when the trough is on the table 20-1.

The fetcher 6k, which is located in aisle 65 between the left and right matrix b1 and 62, has a standing column or a cantilevered mast 100 which is moved by the pendulum support unit 101 between a front position (indicated by the solid lines in FIG. 13) and a rear position (indicated by the solid lines in FIG. 10 and the transparent lines in FIG. 13) position in the direction of the X-axis. The fetcher 6 ^ also has a height conveyor 103 which is vertically displaceable in the direction of the Z-axis so that it assumes positions which are in alignment with the various floors of the bank 60 and which are suitable for storage a tray carried by the elevator 103 on the table 20-1 of the selector. The fetcher 6k also has a trough target mechanism 103 which is positioned on the elevator 103 for horizontal displacement in the direction of the Y-axis between a left position (shown transparently in FIG. 15) and a position (shown firmly in FIG. 15) is arranged. In FIG. 3, the trough pulling mechanism 105 is shown how it meshes with the lugs 93 of a trough located in compartment C of the left matrix 61 before it is transferred from the compartment to the elevator 105. The figure k shows the pulling mechanism 105 after it has been connected to the trough of the left iiatrix

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has come into engagement and partly already on the elevator 103 was moved, while FIG. 5 shows this mechanism after the transfer of the trough on the left Matrix 61 reproduces on the elevator. Figure 6 shows the mechanism IO3 as it is about to put a trough in the re-introduce left matrix, while Figure 7 shows this mechanism after having transferred a trough from the elevator 103 to a compartment in the right matrix 62.

The cantilevered mast or tower 100 consists of vertically standing beams 100Ii and 100L, which are arranged parallel to one another at a distance: a with inwardly extending front flanges 100.IF and 10OLi '', which lie in the common plane Ϊ-Ζ. The other inwardly arranged flanges 100113 and 100LIi are also in the Υ-2-jJbene. The parallel guide rails 106li and IO6L of T-shaped cross-section are attached separately to the front flanges 100IiF and 100LF and work with the upper and lower pairs of guide blocks 107Ii, 107? . and 10? L, 107L together.

As already mentioned, the tower 100 has a pendulum support unit 101, by means of which the strand is carried for displacement in lease of the X-axis between a front position and a rear position, which are indicated by the solid lines in Figures 10 and 10, respectively . The unit 101 has a horizontal stage or platform 110 that is generally rectangular in shape. The side supports 111H and 111L (Figures 10-1 ² O extend from the right and left side edges of the

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Platform 110 up and are attached to the platform. They contribute to a solid connection of the beams 100R and 100L with the right and left sides of the platform 110. A right pair of parallel links of the same length 109S, 109a and a similar left pair 10%, IO9L are connected via suitable pin couplings front and back ^ corners of the right and left sides of the platform 110. The connecting links 109R, I09R and 109L, 109L are at their upper ones via suitable pin couplings linden with the right and left cross members 10öR and IO8L of the main frame MF connected.

When the platform 110 is in its lowermost position corresponding to the center of its arc of movement in which the parallel links 109H, IO9R and 109L, IO9L are vertical, the pulling mechanism 105, which is slidably attached to the elevator 10p, is equidistant from the YZ -Plane in which the trough removal lugs 93 »9 ^ + of the troughs stored in the front compartment column 6IF and 62F lie, and the plane YZ in which the trough removal lugs 93, 9 ^ of the troughs stored in the rear column 6IR and 62R lie. In the position of the platform 110 pushed forward (indicated by the solid lines in FIG. 13), the pulling mechanism IO5 is aligned with the YZ plane, which contains the tray removal lugs 93 » Sk of the trays stored in the front compartment columns 6IF and 62F, while in In the rear position shown by the solid lines in the figure, the platform 110 assumes a position such that the pulling mechanism 105 is aligned with the YZ- plane in which the removal lugs 93 >> 9 ^ of the troughs stored in the rear columns 6IR and 62R lie .

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Un the platform 110 in the direction indicated by the solid lines in FIG. 13 indicated front position or alternately in their rear indicated by the solid lines of FIG The knee or tilting joints 11b, 115 are used to hold the position each arranged on one side of the platform. The knee joints 11p, 11p are identical and iron the links 11b, 11V, which are pivotably connected to one another via the bolt 11b are. The tilting member 117 lies over a further bolt 12- + on the bracket 11y of the platform 110, while the link 116 with its other 2nde inserted into the horizontal drive shaft 120 is that rotates around its axis, which rests in a radial bearing attached to the main frame. The shaft 120 is provided with a sprocket 121 which is driven via the chain 122 by a motor-driven Had 123 which is on the is fixed in a suitable bearing resting shaft 11 '+, which is driven by the i-Iotor 113.

The links 116, 11 / the knee joints 115, 115 lock in the position shown in drawing 10, the platform in its rear position. In the position assumed in FIG the links 11b and 117 lock the platform in the front stalk, which is indicated by the solid lines in FIG. To transfer the platform 110 from the rear (Fig. 10) to the front position (Fig. 13), the member 116 is over the Chain 122 and the associated sprockets 121 and 124 against clockwise, i.e. rotated in the direction of linlus as shown in FIG Place raised above the line that marks the centers of bolt 124 and the shaft 120 connect, creating the locking action of the knee joint 116 and 117 (Fig. 11) is terminated. The platform 110 now catches due to its weight and that of tower 100 as well

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to swing from elevator 10 onwards, whereby the intermediate positions shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 are passed through one after the other. Theoretically, and assuming that no energy would be lost due to friction, the platform 110 would pivot into the front position represented by the solid lines in FIG. 13 without being supported by the drive shaft 120. However, since frictional losses occur, it is necessary to propel the platform the last distance of approximately 1.60 ram into the forward position shown by the solid line in FIG. This drive movement is transmitted to the platform by the shaft 120. In this case, the shaft 120 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction during the last wave section of platform 110 of approximately 1.60 mm to the forward position mentioned.

Once the platform has completely reached the forward position according to FIG. 13, it is held by the members 11o and 117, which are arranged in such a way that the connecting bolt 11o connects the bolt 12 ^ to the shaft 120 Line lies. The platform 110 remains in the aforementioned division of the preface until the link 116 is driven by the Shaft 120 is rotated to the right (viewed from Fig. 13), whereupon the bolt 11o then over the bolts 12 '+ and the Line connecting shaft 120 goes to cancel the locking effect of the knee joint assembly 113. Thereupon it shifts the platform 110 backwards to assume the position shown in FIG 1.60 mm from the shaft 120 positively into the rear Mental division is moved.

To de-energize the motor 113 driving the ./olle 120 when the platform 110 has its final forward and backward division

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has reached, limit switches 125 and 126 are on the main frame MF in connection with a cam 12? provided on the drive shaft 120 is used. The limit switch 126 is by crouching 12? triggered when the platform 110 reaches its final Has taken reverse position, whereby the drive shaft 120 driving motor 113 is de-energized. The limit switch 125 is by crouching 12? then put into operation when the platform 110 is shown in Fig. 10 rear Has reached the end position, whereby the motor 113 driving the V / elle 120 is de-excited.

The elevator 103 (FIGS. 15-17) has a vertical rear wall I30 which extends parallel to the guide rails IO6I? Attached to the tower side wall flanges 100IiF and 10OLF. and 1Ö6L are arranged. On the rear wall I30, the upper and lower right guide blocks 10? 2, 107Π and the upper and lower left guide blocks 10yL, 107L are attached, which are provided with vertical T-shaped slots that slide with the T-shaped rails ΙΟ61Ϊ and IO6L des Tower come into engagement, so that the vertical sliding movement with respect to the tower can easily be filled. The elevator also has a horizontal head plate I3I of generally rectangular configuration, the rear edge of which is attached to the upper horizontal edge of the rear wall I30 of the elevator. The front wall 132 is also rectangular and lies with its upper edge on the front edge of the head plate 131, the right and left vertical walls 133 and 13 ^, which are arranged at a distance from one another and aligned in parallel, with the front upper and the rear wall, to which the side panels are perpendicular. The vertically arranged T-shaped reinforcement

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links I36 and 137 are firmly connected to the inner surface of the rear wall behind the guide blocks 1O6r, IGOR and 1OÖL, 106L. The opposite side walls I33 and 13 ^ f are spanned by zv / ei separate, horizontally and parallel arranged, front and rear trough guides I38 and 139, which are provided with separate opposite slots 1 ^ to and 141, which are arranged horizontally and parallel and the front and rear suspension lips 86 and 87, which are attached to the top of the trough 11. The vertical dimension of the trough suspension slots IAO and 1M-1 of the carrier blocks I38 and 139 is approximately three times the vertical dimension of the suspension lips 06 and 87, which allows the elevator IO3 to be slightly overridden in the downward direction when the latter is guided by the guide blocks I38, 139 hanging trough 11-1 deposited on the plate 20-1 of the selection device 8-1. The fact that an overrun is provided reduces the criticality of the position of the elevator IO3 in the vertical while the trough 11-1 is being set down on the plate 20-1.

In order to bring the elevator 103 into the correct position with respect to the tower 100, a pair of left and right endless drive chains 1 ^ 2, 1 ^ 2 are provided, which are driven via the chain wheels 1 ^ 3 (FIG. 13). The chain wheels lie on the horizontal shaft 1 ^ 1-, which rests in bearings at their opposite ends in the tower side walls 100R and 100L and which at their lower ends via two gear wheels 1V ?, 1V? are driven, polygons lie on the horizontal drive shaft 1k6, which in turn rests in bearings in the tower side walls 100R and 100L. The chains 1 ^ 2, 1 ^ 2 are attached to the elevator IO3 so that it can be moved vertically by the bolts 1 '(- 2PR and 142PL,

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which rait the lead blocks I07R and IO7L engage. On the horizontal shaft 148f between the turret sidewalls 10Or and 100L is mounted, two front tensioning wheels 147, 147 are attached, which with the front stretching width of the chains 142, 142 come into engagement, while the two rear tensioning wheels 149, 149, which are on the horizontal, in the side walls 100R, 100L bearing shaft 148R are attached and in the rear extension of the chains 142, 142 to grab. The connected to the chain drive wheels 14.5, 145 Drive shaft 146 is alternately powered by a fast-paced one DC motor 15Ο (Fig. 14) via a first and second reduction roller unit 151 and 152 and one with two speeds running motor 154 through a reduction roller unit driven.

The high-speed motor I50 is on the left side wall 1001 with its shaft I56 directed horizontally outwards. A roll 157 of small diameter is connected to the high speed shaft I56 and drives a roller I58 from grossera via the belt 16Ο Diameter lying on the shaft 159 which is supported in the side walls 100R and 100L in order to give a first reduction. A small diameter roller I61 rests on shaft 159 and drives one connected to shaft 146 via belt 164 Roller 163 of large diameter, creating a second speed reduction entry. Thus, the high-speed motor 150, which is located on the left side wall 100L of the tower, the chains 142, 142 via the two reduction units I5I and 152 on.

The high-speed motor I50 is used to drive the elevator 103 at a speed of e.g. 120 to 180 cm per second

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turns, and that almost to its destination, ie only slightly less than a compartment height below, whereupon the motor I50 is electrically braked in order to quickly and temporarily stop the movement of the elevator. The drive of the elevator is transferred from the high-speed motor I50 to the two-speed motor 15 ^ on the displacement of the elevator 103 carried out at high speed by the motor 150 and the braking of the motor I50 as well as the movement adjustment of the elevator when the vertical target position is next reached. The motor 1 ^ 4 is initially operated at a medium speed, for example 10.16 cm per second. The elevator IO3 is driven further by the motor 15 ^ at a medium speed to the target position until the elevator reaches a position which is within a range of 2.5 ^ cm from the target position, whereupon the motor 15 ^ _x then with very little Speed of the motor 15 ^ continues to move until the elevator assumes the desired vertical or target position, whereupon the shaft of the motor ^ k is electrically locked in the position to keep the elevator in the desired target position.

The motor, working at medium speed, drives 15 ^ t- the chains 1 ^ 2, 142, which with the elevator 103 over the Reduction unit 155 are articulated, which has a roller 167 of small diameter and on the shaft I66 of the Motors 15 ^, a large-diameter roller I68 which is attached to of shaft 146 and has a belt that extends over the Rollers I67 and I68 is powered. The movement of the powered Roller 168 is over the shaft 1 ^ 6 and the chain wheel 1V? on transfer the chains 1 * f2, 1 ^ 2. According to a preferred embodiment the two-speed motor 15 ^ is a synchronous one

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AC motor, the speed of which is proportional to the frequency of the power source supplying it. The average speed of, for example, 10 era per second of the motor 15 ^ is achieved by applying an alternating current of bO Herta. The low speed, on the other hand, is achieved by direct current pulses of low frequency. The shaft 166 of the Ilotor 15 ¹ I- is electrically blocked in its position when the elevator has reached its vertical target position by a constant direct current is fed to your motor Λ3 ^.

In order to control the excitation of the high speed DC motor I50, a collector disk 170 is provided, which will be described later. The disk 170 is driven synchronously with the chains hZ serving to drive the elevator via a reduction gear 171 which consists of a gear wheel 172 with a small diameter, which is formed at the end of the shaft Vfo, and a gear wheel 173 with a large diameter, which is connected to the shaft T7 ^z f is attached, on which the commutator 170 sfet. The angular position of the commutator is thus directly correlated with the vertical position of the elevator at any point in time. The synciiron driven disk 170 are several brushes SO-SIi? assigned, which correspond to the vertical height of the selection device ΰ-1 or the fifteen different levels of the compartments C. For each given vertical position or height at which the elevator is to be aligned, there are brushes S0-S15 corresponding to the respective height, which are then excited by a suitable supply source (not shown). The excitation of the brush corresponding to the desired height causes the

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High-speed motor 15O over the collector disk 1? O for as long is excited until the elevator has reached the desired target, i.e. slightly less than a floor level, until it has approached a predetermined distance, whereupon then the collector disk I70, which works synchronously with the vertical displacement of the elevator, already has an angular position has taken, in which the feed current that excites the brushes according to the desired target height position, not Furthermore, by the commutator with the high-speed rivet I50 is electrically connected. If this occurs, the motor 150 is switched off and suitable (not shown) Circuits electrically braked so as to drive the elevator to quit quickly and temporarily.

At this time, the M _o tor 1P4 excited by echselstroinquelle it is fed from a V /, so that the elevator at a medium speed drives on. This average speed of the elevator is continued until the elevator reaches the target position within a distance of 2.5 ^ c; n, whereupon the motor is supplied with pulsating direct current to lock the elevator in the desired position .

To determine when the elevator 103 has now arrived within the range of approximately 2. $ k cm from the desired vertical target position and when the motor 15 ^ should be switched from the medium to the slow speed, all floors and also the selection device 8-1 are provided with marker plates ISO (FIGS. 15 and 15Λ), which are arranged in a vertical position and are rectangular / angular and protrude laterally from the wall 100L on the respective floors. The platelets I80, all in the same vertical

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Level, have a horizontal slot 1oOS, the same distance and at a distance of approximately 2.5 ^ cm from the top and bottom horizontal edges 18OU and 18OL the marker plate is held. A photo display device 185 is attached to the rear wall I30 of the selection device and works together with the memory plates I80. The photo display device 185 has a housing IS6, in which on the opposite Sides of the vertically aligned notice plates I80 a light source I87 and a photo converter I88 are original. A mask attached to housing 186 lies between the plane the vertically aligned memory plates I80 and the photo converter 188. The mask I89 is with a horizontal slit 190 provided, which has essentially the same dimensions like the slots I8OS of the memory plates I80. The slotted Mask 139 effectively directs the light from source I87, the received by the photo transducer I88 was at a relative flat Beam that essentially coincides with the slots I8OS of the marker plates 180 runs in the same way.

In operation - after the elevator 103 under the Control of the commutator 170 was switched to the medium speed, which is the case when the elevator is slightly less than a floor level away from the desired target position - the elevator continues driven by the engine 15 * l at medium speed as long as until the photo display device I85 either does the upper edge I8OU or the lower edge I8OL (depending on whether the elevator moves vertically upwards or downwards) of the memory plate I80, which is located at the desired Floor or selector height. If the elevator is moving upwards, if the photo display device

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the lower edge 1SOL of the marker plate 18O at the desired Floor position detected, the motor switched from low speed, which continues until the Indicator I85 the slot IGOS of the one you want Height located MerkpTatte I0O detected, whereupon the motor 15 * f turned off and his shaft electrically displayed will. At this point in time, the elevator is then at the desired height of the selected compartment.

The collector disk V / O and the associated brush S-O are working such that the drive of the elevator IO3 from High-speed motor I30 on the two-speed motor 1; ^ · that runs at medium speed. Switching the elevator drive from medium to low speed, the eventual stopping and electric braking is caused by the mutual influence on the part of the marker plate ISO assigned to the level of the selection device and the photo display device achieved, as already stated above.

The limit switch I83, which is on the right side wall 18OR is attached, determined that the elevator 103 except for one Place has descended, other the trough 11-1 carried by him is correctly deposited on the plate 20-1 of the selection device 8-1 will. Actuation of switch I83 is used to initiate a selection sequence for the selection devices 8-1, 8-2 and 8 * 3

The trough pulling arrangement 105 has oppositely directed hooks 201 and 202 (FIGS. 1b, 16A and 17) which are fastened to the end of the arm 2o2, the other end of which is connected to the horizontal shaft 20 ¹ + that which is equipped with the housing 210

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Motor 203 is located. The motor 20> can be operated in both directions and alternately pivot the hook arm 203 in the vertical plane around the shaft ZOk between a left position - shown by the solid lines in FIG. 1όΑ and a right position - indicated by the transparent lines, \ the arm glue 203 in the left position, the hook 201 may be a trough come with the removal lip 93 engaged to it was stopped by the skilled G, in which it in the left matrix over enforce the elevator where it of blocks I38 and 139, the slots 1 ² K) and 1 ² Ki of which engage the suspension lips 86 and 87 of the trough. Similarly, when the arm 203 is in the right position (drawn in transparently), the hook 202 can grip the entnahraelippen 9 ^ to set the trough from its storage position in the compartment of the right liatrix 62 on the conveyor IO3, where it is removed from the slotted blocks and 139 is held hanging.

From the inner end of the arm 203 emerge in opposite directions seal a first squat nose 2θ6 and a second I-squat nose 207, which cooperate with a movable actuator 208 of the switch IO9, which is attached to the housing 210 of the Ilakenmotors 203 is attached. The rabbits 20b and 207 act on actuation of the switching arm 203 that the Hotor 203 de-energizes is when the arm 203 reaches its extreme left or right position. Another nose 211 protrudes from the inner end of hook arm 203 and operates between lugs 206 and 207 with actuator arm 212 of the second switch 213 together, which is also attached to the housing of the Iiotors 203 is. The cam 211 determined together with the

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Arm 212 of switch 213 when arm 203 is in its centered position, with the Hakenarra perpendicular to directed downwards.

The housing 210 is attached with its surface to the guide block, the reciprocating movement in the horizontal Y-axis suspended from two separate front and rear guide rods 215F and 215R arranged horizontally and in parallel is that span the side walls 133 and 134 and at the opposite ends are attached. The guide rods 215F and 215R pass through the separate, horizontal and parallel extending bores formed in the guide block 217 which in turn on its lower surface with the engine 205 is connected. In order to drive the guide block 217 and thus also the motor 205 along the guide rails 215F and 215R, a chain 220 is provided, which runs over the tensioning wheels 221, 222, 228 and 229 and a drive wheel 223, which is attached to the downward extending shafts 221A, 222A, 223A, 228A and 229A are attached, which in turn have their upper ends connected to the elevator head plate 131 are rotatably connected. The drive chain 220 lies over a link drive on the guide block 217 The link drive has a block 226, which at its upper end over the vertical bolt or pin 226 with of the chain 220 and is slidably inserted at its lower end in the guide slot 227 horizontally in the Oriented to the X-axis and in the top surface of the guide block is arranged.

When the drive sprockets 223 move according to FIG turn to the right, the pin 226 first follows in an arc of 90 ° the curvature of the tensioning wheel 222 from one above the

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rear guide rail 215R to a position in front of the tension wheel support shaft 221A. Due to the continuous clockwise drive movement of the sprocket 223, the pin 226 is advanced to the left, in a direction parallel to the guide rails 215R and 215F, until finally the pin lies in front of the shaft 221A, whereupon the movement to the right of the chain wheel 223 further movement of the chain 22 advances the pin in an arc of 90 until it comes to rest over the rear guide rail 215R and is displaced to the left by the tensioning wheel shaft 221A. The guide pin 226 is now displaced in the described manner from a position above the rear rail 21yR and to the right of the tensioning wheel shaft 22A into a position above the rear rail but shifted to the left in relation to this shaft 221A , the sliding block 225 first slides forward into the guide slot 227 formed on this block 217, and then it remains opposite the block 217 when this block 217 moves the guide rails from one in front of the tensioning wheel 222A to one in front of the Tension roller shaft 221A is crossed and finally runs backwards. As a result of this previous displacement of the sliding block 225, the hook motor 205 is moved over from its extreme right position (solid lines in FIG. 15) to its extreme left position (drawn in transparently) and, by reversing the process described above, that is, by turning the drive sprocket 223 to the left, the motor 205 is returned from its left position (shown transparently in FIG. 15) to the right position.

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In order to be able to drive the chain wheel 223 in both directions, a vertical drive shaft 230 with a square Cross-section is provided which slidably fits into the square bore of the V / Elle 223A, on which the drive wheel 223 which makes it impossible for the chain drive wheel 223 to to be driven by the shaft 230 regardless of the vertical position of the elevator 103. The V / elle 230 with its lower end is to be driven via the coupling 233 with the perpendicular V / elle 231 of the working in both directions Motor 232 coupled to the on the platform 110 (Fig. 1 ^) anchored support 233 is attached.

For the de-energization of the motor 232 when the motor 203 of the Chain driven into its extreme left and extreme right position became (transparent or in full lines in Fig. 15 shown), the left 236 and the right 237 are limit switches attached to the left and right edges of the inner end wall 132, respectively. The left limit switch 236 has one movable actuator arm 23oA, which extends from the front of the reciprocating guide block 217 is actuated when the guide block is at its outermost (transparent in FIG. 13 drawn) has reached the left position. When the switch 236 is activated, the display shows that the guide block 217 has reached its extreme left position. The motor is then turned off to stop the chain 220 from driving. The right limit switch 237 has the movable actuator 237Λ, which is actuated when the guide block is at its outermost (indicated by the solid lines in FIG. 15) Legal status achieved. After actuation of the switch arm 237Λ by the guide block 217 there is an indication that the executive block has reached its extreme legal status,

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whereupon the motor 232 is turned off to the drive movement the chain 220 to adjust.

To determine whether there is a trough on the elevator 103 the left and right trough button switches are 2Jo or 239 provided, which reciprocated in the vertical Actuating arms 23OÄ and 23 ^ A have which butt against the upper surface of the front hanging lips 86 of the tray 11-1 when the tray is on the support blocks 133 and 139 of the elevator is displaced from the respective compartments G. Operating the switches 23Ö and 23y in response to a trough located on the elevator is used for control purposes, which is evident from the arrangement of the control circuit to be described is clear.

The card selection device υ-1 has a stationary one Flat plate 20-1, which is housed horizontally in the housing 13-1 that is open at its upper part to a from Elevator 103 hanging trough cards 11-1 to be able to deposit on the plate. The housing 13-1 is also on its front side open, so that a drawer 26-1 that can be moved horizontally to and fro in the X-axis moves from an inner position, in which a transversely arranged elongated magnet 2h-1, which holds all cards 11-1 on the plate 20-1 in one Trough straight and aligned with ferromagnetic bits 23-1 is, which attracts ferromagnetic pieces, can move to an outer pitch, up to which the magnet 2h-1 can advance when selecting the desired cards from a randomly stored deck of cards 22-1.

As already mentioned in connection with Figures 23A - 23E, the support plate 20-1 of the selection device 8-1 is preferred

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designed as a flat plate with several parallel, partially continuous blind slots, which are let in in the direction of the Y-axis and run transversely to the sorting edges of the cards 22-1 pointing in the X-axis, which are located in the on the plate 20- 1 parked trough. The blind slots correspond in number and position of zusaramengesetzten number of alignment notches J) ^ and the locking notches 36 that are formed on the properly mounted on the plate 20-1 in front of the selection process cards to their sorting edges ~ ^>. 2 The blind slots opposite the alignment or fitting notches 35 and the blind slot opposite the locking notch J> G are perpendicular to surface 20a-1 of plate 20-1.

üin elongated sorting rod 4ß is in each case in the slot provided for it and the elongated locking rod 50 is in turn in a slot receiving it. The sorting ^{bars L} \ 6 and the locking bar jO can alternately be brought into their respective slots in a lower or reset position, in which the upper edge of the bar is exactly flush with the surface 20a-1 of the plate 20-1, and an upper or sin position, in which the sorting bars and locking bar rise with their upper edges above the surface of the plate into the respective associated fitting notches 35 and locking notch J>& with which they are aligned.

Means (not shown) are provided to set or reset the sorting bars according to the code to be entered via the control panel 10 on the card to be selected according to V / ahl and to put the locking bar 50 into the children at the correct times in a card selection sequence. and xiück-

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position. In addition, there are further means (not shown) for displacing the drawer 26-1 provided by its outer and its inner position to the cards 22a-1 from the deck or set 22-1 of the optional in the tray 11-1 parked on the plate 20-1 of the selection device 8-1, or to sort them back again. The means for operating the drawer 26-1, the sorting bars 48 and the locking bar 50, which are used for selecting a card 22a-1 from a trough 11 of cards 22-1, which is placed on the plate 20-1 of a selection device can be designed as is US-PS 3,478, 877 and 353 '+ 904.

To facilitate alignment of the registration notches 35 and the locking notch 36 of the cards 22-1 stored in a trough on the plate 20-1 with the sorting rods 48 and the locking rod ^ O of the selection device 3-1, which are transverse to the sorting edges J> 2. of cards 22-1 and common to them all, an elongated horizontal finder bar or bar 240 (Figures 17 and 13) having a perpendicular surface 240b parallel to the sorting bars and the locking bar is attached to the rear standing edge of the panel. When the magnet 24-1 attached to the drawer (FIG. 10) is moved backwards into its closed position after a tray 11-1 has been deposited on the plate 20-1, the magnet pushes the detached tray and the cards contained therein to the rear against the standing find or search surface 240b, in order to bring the card notches 35 and 36 over the rods 48 and 50 into a fitting position. Thus, a correct alignment of the notches of the stored cards and the selection magnet as well as the search surface 240b is achieved, with the

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The criticality of the initial position into which the fetcher Gk moves the trough in X-direction can be disregarded.

The rod 240 has a cam surface 24-1, which after the Representation in Fig. 17 to the drawer 26-1 and to the magnet 24-1 is inclined downward and to the left. The cam surface 2 * + 1 comes forward with the rear card carrier rod ÖO of the trough 11-1 engaged when the elevator 105 sets the trough on the plate 20-1, whereby it is ensured that the trough is not sandwiched when the trough is lowered onto the shelf by the elevator between the top of the rod 240 and the elevator 10j? is held when the latter is down drives to drop him off.

To the criticality of the placement alignment in the direction of the Y-axis for the troughs 11-1 on the plate 20-1 by the To avoid the elevator, the sorting bars 43-1 and the locking bar 50-1 of the plate 20-1 intentionally in the Y-direction made somewhat longer than the trough 11-1 placed on it. This excess length of the sorting bars 4 # -1 and the locking tab 50-1 a non-critical shutdown reached on the plate 20-1. Accordingly, as long as the trough and the plates 75 and 76 between the opposite Ends of the sorting and blocking rods 4 <3 and 50, respectively, are through the selection device 3-1 carried out the selection of the cards 22-1 located in the remote trough 11-1 also without prejudice the exact position aligned in the Y-direction of the troughs placed on the plate 20-1 by the elevator IO3 take place.

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To prevent criticality in the Z-axis during of lowering a trough on the plate 20-1 is the vertical dimension of the trough hanging slots 1 ^ 0 and 141 the carrier blocks I38 and I39 almost three times as long as the vertical dimension of the hanging lips 86 and 87 which are slidably fitted into the slots 1 ^ 0 and 14-1. As a result of this excess length of the slots 10, IVI opposite the lips 86 and o7 is a slight overrun of the Elevator IO3 in the Z-sighting when parking a Troughs 11-1 on the plate 20-1 possible, whereby the parking position required by the elevator 103 is less critical is when he places the tray 11-1 on the plate 20-1.

Thus, within the by the movable magnet 2 ^ -1 and the fixed alignment surface 2 ^ fOb, by the excess length of the sorting bars 45-1 and the locking bar 50-I in the Y-direction compared to the length of trough 11-1, and by the driving over in the Z direction due to the excess length of the slots 14O, 141 compared to the height of the lips 86 and the criticality of the position when a trough procured by the fetcher Gk is placed on the plate in the directions X, Ϊ and Z, respectively. As a result, the tolw anzen with regard to the X, ΐ and Z positions, which are caused by the magnet and the positioning or outer wall 2 ^ b, by the excessive length of the sorting and locking bars and by the ability to drive over, takes place in the i-iasse of the elevator are given in the vertical, a "float-like" transport of the trough on the part of the fetcher, so that laan does not depend on an exact final alignment üein placing the trough on the plate 20-1 of the selection device 0-1. An exact and final

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Alignment of the trough by the fetcher 64 on the Plate 20-1 takes place in the X-direction by moving magnet 24-1 and partition 2MOb; is in the Y direction it is not essential because of the excessive length of the sorting bars 48-1 and the blocking bar ^ 0-1, and in the Z-direction it is carried out by the plate 20-1 itself, which brings the trough in the correct vertical position, when the elevator 103 travels a little further during the process of setting down the trough on the plate during the downward movement.

FIG. 22 shows an alternative embodiment of the pendulum arrangement 399 for the self-supporting Hast or Trum 100 (not shown here). The pendulum structure here has a horizontal one arranged platform 400 attached to a vertical turntable. The platform 40 faces its opposite The two parallel joints 403, 403, which are pivotably mounted by pins 402, 402, end. The upper ends of the joints 403, ^ 3 have slots 405, 40 ?, which the stationary pegs 4O6, 4o6, which from the frame cross member part 4O7 stick out. The Gienke 403, 403 also have rollers 4O8, 4O8 that sit on the pins 409, 409, which from the The outer surface of the gelenice protrude and are firmly connected to them. Dioiiorizontal ligaments 410, 410 passing through not Means shown are attached to the main frame, work with the rollers 40o, 4O8, which are resistant to these Ribbons ride.

To move the platform 400 between its front position (shown by the solid lines in FIG. 22) and the rear position (shown transparently) is a drive arm 4ii> provided on the horizontal shaft

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of the stationary motor Vl 6A is located. At the free end of the drive arm Vl 5 a horizontally extending pin Vl 7 is attached, which sits in the vertical slot Vl Ö which is formed in the guide block Vl 9 attached to the platform ^ HDO. If now during operation the arm Vi ^ is rotated to the right (Fig. 22) from the fully drawn position to the transparently drawn position, the pin Vl7 climbs up in slot Viii, whereby the platform VOO to the rear (in Fig. 22 to right) is driven. During such a backward displacement under the control of the drive arm Vl 5, the platform also follows a curved path when the joints kO3 , hOJ simultaneously rotate around the balls 4O8, ^ ίθ3 and move backwards on the belts VlO, VlO. The platform ^ rOO can thus be brought from the rear (dashed) to the front (full) position by turning the drive shaft Vl5 in the clockwise direction if the previously described sequence of movements is to be reversed. The pendulum arrangement of FIG. 22 reduces the energy expenditure required to move the tower (not shown in FIG. 22) from the front to the rear position compared to the arrangement described in connection with FIGS. 10-15 by the parallel joints on which the platform is attached, experience an effective extension.

In order to lift the rod 96 of a retrieved trough which is used to hold back the cards when this is set down on the plate 20-1 of the device 8-1 by the fetcher Sk , a stationary stop 20 is provided which is fastened to the main frame HF. This stop 2δθ is arranged so that the horizontal extension 96A ¹ , which extends from the upper edge of the trough arm 96A, comes into engagement with the stop 2υΟ when the trough 11-1 sought out by the elevator IO3 on the

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Plate 20-1 is lowered, with continued downward movement of the trough the arm 96A is pivoted so that the card retention rod 96 from the lower one, the cards restrained (shown by the solid lines in Fig. 18) Position is raised to the raised position releasing the cards (shown in clear), If the Elevator IO3 removes trough 11-1 from plate 20-1 of the device 8-1 is lifted as the trough is returned to its compartment, the card retention rod 96 returns by its own weight in back to its lower position, holding back the cards.

The selection device 8-1 is on the main frame IiF by the two dowel pins 26O, 2oO held in the correct position. the Dowel pins 260, 26O protrude vertically from the board 261 and protrude into the correspondingly arranged holes, the are formed at the bottom of the selection device 8-1. The selection devices 3-2 and 0-3 are also on the same load-bearing Racks 262 and 263 housed and can accordingly be interchanged with the selection device 8-1.

To determine whether a card 22a-1, to which addresses have been entered via the keys 10, is now being used by the selection device 8-1 after the fetcher o * f has found its associated trough and has placed it on the plate 20- 3 has been selected, a photo converter 270 and an associated light source 271 are provided, as shown in FIG. The light source 271 is arranged on the main frame MF to the right of the trough placed in the selection device and directs a beam 273 in the Y direction. ; via the path of the cards 22a-1, which were selected from the trough 11-1 and then ^{partially removed by the advance of the magnet 2:} h-1, which was suspended like a school drawer. The photo converter 270

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is located on the main frame MF in one to the left of the one in the selection device .; trough placed in the lying position to receive the beam 275 if it is not interrupted by a removed card 22a-1. If now the bundle of steel 275> which was emitted by the source 271 is received by the photo converter 2? 0 on a card selection made by the device 3-1, in which the magnet 2'r-1 is in the outer position of FIG. 1 has been advanced, so this is a display that a card 22 from the trough 11-1 not partially removed v / urde and that the processing performed by the V _o rrichtung 3-1 card selection, the desired card has not actually been found. If this case occurs, ie if the distributor 270 receives the beam bundle, it is possible to generate a signal suitable for control zones so that the fetcher Gk can return the trough 11-1 to its compartment by means of a command G supplies.

For automatic detection of whether a card 22 stored in a trough 11-1 that has been searched out has been incorrectly sorted, i.e. A second light source 275 does not belong in the trough and another photo converter 276 is provided. The light source 275 is located on the main frame to the right of the one in the selector Ö-1 parked trough in a position that it creates a horizontal beam in the Y-axis through the on the rear portion of the side walls 75 and 77 between the dividers u2 and the common divider and support walls 91 formed and aligned holes H can direct therethrough. The photov / andler 276 is located on the main rack MF to the left of the trough 11-1 parked in the device U-1 in a Position that it is aligned with the holes H and able to receive the beam 277 if it is not interrupted v / is by a card contained in the trough 11-1, the

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under the action of the magnet 24-1 according to the card selection process was not advanced to the deck of cards.

When the system is in operation, a card stored in the trough 11-1 placed on the device 8-1, which was incorrectly sorted therein, determined by only entering the digits into the keyboard 10, which correspond to the identity of the trough, there being no need to enter further identification numbers. As a result of the backward movement of only trough ID numbers in the keyboard - when the addressed trough is sought out by the fetcher 64 from its compartment and placed on the selection device ü-1 by the advancing magnet 24-1 all the The cards in the selected tray 11-1 were partially withdrawn, the cards with the tray identification numbers entered on the keyboard are coded. Each luarte that is not partially pulled out of the trough 11-1 by the Ilagneten 24-1 is not encoded with the identification digits entered via the keyboard, those in the selection device located trough carries. The unselected cards remain completely in the trough and interrupt the from the Light source 275 emitted beam 277 · The absence the reception of the beam by the photoconductor 276 can be used to generate a control signal to detect the presence of an in the trough on the selector display incorrectly sorted card. The control signal can be used to operate a signal light, buzzer or the like so that the wrongly sorted card is then taken out by the operator and the correct compartment 11-3D of the trough of the selection device 8-3 can be supplied.

At periodic intervals, the buffer selection

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devices 8-2 and 8-3 located cards their respective troughs 11 of the receipt bank oO after the so-called The constitutional procedure can be reintroduced. According to This renewal procedure will be followed by the identification numbers of all troughs, namely only the trough identification numbers each other entered via the keys 10. For example, the trough identification code 00 is entered via the keyboard 10, whereupon the trough OO found out from the compartment or the sieve C-OO of the receipt bank and to the selection device 8-1 is brought, after which it is deposited in the device 8-1 all selectors 8-3, 3-2 and 8-1 go through a card selection sequence to find all with the trough address JO to pick out and partially pull out the coded cards. Those from troughs 11-2 and 11-3 of the buffer selectors 8-2 and O-3 partially withdrawn cards are the cards which belong in the trough 00 and are thus manually removed from the buffer selectors 8-2 and 8-3 and put into the trough 00 located in the selection device 8-1 is inserted, which is then returned to the compartment C-OO. After that the address numbers of tray 01 are entered via the keyboard, whereupon tray 01 is fetched from compartment C-01 and is turned off in the selection device 8-1. Then all cards belonging to this trough 01 are selected by the selection devices 8-1, 8-2 and 8-3 selected. The ones used by the buffer selection facilities 8-2 and 8-3 selected cards are then removed by hand and placed in trough 01 in the selector sorted. The trough is then returned to its compartment C-u1 and the process continues for the remaining troughs 02, 03, .... 59 repeated.

Ifeich this so-called 3ekonstitutionsverfahren can all side in the P _u fferauswahlvorrichtungen ö-2 and O-5 contained cards in predetermined intervals, ξ.Β. physically or weekly, in the respective troughs 01, 02, ..... 59 of the document bank 60 are correctly classified. In addition, according to this method and via the photo unit 27 ^, 276, the incorrectly sorted cards can be ascertained in accordance with the general constitution process, ie if a trough code, e.g. the code 01, is entered and the '2ror 01 is fetched, turned off in the selection device and the Selection process is carried out so that all cards that carry the recognition device 01 are partially sucked out, so each card that remains in the trough set down in the selection device υ-1 interrupts the beam 2V7 «This causes the photo display device 27;>, 2 ? 6 causes a signal to be generated which indicates the presence of a card which, as an Ilebenur.istand for the card selection process, has not been partially withdrawn, and thus indicates the presence of an incorrectly inserted card.

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Patent claims: 1.) Document search system for with identification data according to a given Code-identified groups of documents, characterized by a storage device (60) in which normally each group of receipts is kept in certain places by a first receipt selection device (8-1), which is located at a first position away from the memory locations and operated for a selection sequence can be to search for a document from a group of documents located there that are normally in the Storage locations of the storage device are kept by means (64 »103) for finding and retrieving a Group of the stored documents and to store these documents on the first, the selection performing selection process direction, by a second document selection device (8-2), which is located at a second location away from the first Selection device (8-1) as well as from the memory locations and in the normally the one with the identification data receipts identified by the predetermined code are included, the selection device (8-2) also during a search sequence can select a document contained in it, and by control means (10) for recording the identification data of a desired document, which is presumably in a particular one of the preserved groups of Berlin office Telephone: 8856037/8862382 Wireword: Invention Berlin Bank account: W. Meissner, Berliner Bank AG, Depka36 Postscheckkonto-Berlin-Halensee, Kurfürstendamm 130, account no. 95 716 W. Meissner, Berlin West 122 82 226A350 Occupy "is located, the answer to this then being the Means of discovery and retrieval are put into operation to identify the evidence of this particular group of people to supply the first selection device and to carry out selection sequences on the first and the second selection device so that the desired document is found out from the other documents on this selection device. 2. Document search system according to claim 1, characterized by a plurality of troughs, which according to a predetermined code with Contain receipts with identification data for storage, through several stationary storage levels or compartments (C-1 - C58) for the usual storage of the troughs (11) at various accessible or addressable storage locations, by a selection device (8-1) which selects the documents normally kept in these troughs, by a trough finder and fetcher (64) »who looks for a trough from a storage compartment and puts it in the first Selector for selection turns off, by a second selector, from the first selector as well as the storage compartments is arranged remotely and in the normally with the identification data according to the predetermined Code-marked documents are included for your own selection, and by means (10) for receiving the identification data a desired document, which is presumably kept in a special trough (11), and for conveying this trough and the documents contained therein for the first selection device. 3. Method for document processing, characterized by coding several groups of documents with identification data, by optionally storing the document groups in individual floors or compartments, which are located on separate accessible or addressable storage locations are located, by 309827/0484 Sf testify to signals that are correlated with the identification data of the desired document, through which these signals The following transport of the document groups in which the document you are looking for is presumably located, from its storage compartment to a first selection device (8-1) which searches the documents contained in it and the desired document finds out, by initiating the selection sequences in the first selection device and a second selection device, which is also able to find out the desired receipt from several receipts encoded with identification data, that are temporarily stored in this, by transferring the desired document from the transported Group of receipts has been picked out by the first selection device for temporary storage in the second selection device, and by feeding back the documents located in the second device in the memory to their respective storage compartments and document groups after the intermediate storage in the second selection device during the period of time comprising the multiple card selection operational sequences. 4. The method according to claim 3, characterized by the processing of the desired documents, which were picked out by the first selection device, outside the selection devices temporally between the selection of the desired document by the first selection device and the return the desired receipt for storage in its storage compartment. β The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The return process consists of the continuous generation of data that are correlated with the identification data of the various document groups Signals, continuous conveying of the document groups to the first selection device in response to the continuous 309827 / CU84 SS continuous generation of the voucher group recognition signals, continuous initiation of selection sequences in the second Selection device for successively selecting documents from those stored therein, the different ones Documents belonging to groups, and continuous transfer of the documents selected by the second selection device to their respective document groups, which are continuously fed to the first selection device, while these document groups are in the first selection device. 6, method according to claim 5, characterized in that the return process additionally consists of the continuous initiation of selection sequences in the first selection device, one after the other from the document groups continuously supplied to it, all legally stored in these groups To select documents, continuous recording of the during the continuous selection sequences of the first selection device unselected documents and from the ongoing removal of documents from these groups that occurred during this time are in the first selector. 7. Method for processing documents according to one of the preceding Claims 3-6, characterized by coding several document groups with identification data, optional Storage of the coded document groups in the individual storage compartments, which are located in separate accessible storage locations continuous generation of signals correlated with the detection data of another document group, continuously conveying the receipts of these groups to a first selection device in response to the continuous one Generation of the voucher group recognition signals, continuous initiation of selection sequences in the second selection device for successive selection of loading 309827/0484 S3 lay out continuous transfer from the documents stored therein belonging to the various groups of the documents selected by the second selection device for their respective document groups, which are consecutively the are fed to the first selection device while these document groups are in the first selection device, continuous detection of the first selection device during the continuous selection sequences selected documents and from the ongoing removal of documents from these groups that occurred during this Time in the first selector 8. document search system according to claim 1, characterized in that the means for finding and fetching a group stored documents' also has a device that effectively positions the selected group of documents brings and performs this responsive to the control means. 9. Document search system according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that optionally encoded documents in the troughs at the edges are stored, which are stored there side by side with hands aligned? - ^ real standing, that the troughs have an open wall through which the encoded sorting edges of the cards contained in them are exposed are, with the bottoms of the troughs being substantially horizontal and the storage compartments one in the horizontal Have level opening that the document selection device separated from each other parallel Has sorting bars to carry out the selection movement of only desired documents, and that the trough finder or fetchers (64) a) a trough support carrier (20-1), which is parallel to the first vertical in the vertical and horizontal planes Shoot the level b) an element for engaging the trough, the is attached to the trough support beam for displacement perpendicular to the first vertical plane to a trough engaged by it horizontally in a position between one of the first storage rows and to move to a position lying on the trough support and c) has a device to remove the trough support from a storage compartment into which the trough is transferred was to move to a position on the selector where the transferred trough in the selector is deposited, with the sorting edges of the documents across the sorting bars. 10. Document search system according to claim 9, characterized in that the storage compartments are perpendicular to the front and rear standing stacks are arranged and the trough support carrier has a vertical tower (100) and a height conveyor (103) which is vertically displaceable on the tower, the element for gripping the trough being attached to the elevator is, and the tower is suspended like a pendulum so that it is parallel to the first vertical plane of a front Position in which the trough gripping element attached to the elevator with the troughs in the front stack of the storage rows is aligned, can be moved to a rear position in which the trough gripping element with the troughs of the rear row stack is aligned. 11. Document search system according to claim 9, characterized by a second set of stationary memory rows, each one Have opening which is located in a second vertical plane parallel to the first vertical plane and from this is separated by a central aisle, by a fetcher (64) that can be moved in this central aisle, 30982 7/0484 226A350 -A - by, a trough gripper element that is "operable for Transfer of a trough engaged by him from a position in a storage row of the second Set is to a position that lies on the trough support, and by the selection device that is in alignment with the center aisle such that the trough support support is a trough from the selector to the storage rows back and forth, while it is only in one parallel to the first and second vertical plane moves " 12. Document search system according to claims 9, 10 or 11, characterized in that the trough in the selection device is moved by lowering it vertically » 13- document search system according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 2 and 8 to 12, characterized by several troughs with optionally stored documents, which are on a sorting edge provided with notches and standing upright in a trough side by side with the sorting edges in the lowest position are aligned, through an open base formed in the troughs, which encodes the sorting edges of the therein The documents contained therein are exposed through an opening on the front side of the trough for removing the documents in the horizontal direction during a selection sequence, through several fixed storage compartments for storing the individual troughs in different separate and accessible storage locations, with the open bottom of the trough assumes an essentially horizontal position, the sorting edges of the receipts of all troughs essentially horizontal and lie parallel to the first vertical plane and the storage rows each have an opening that extends into the first vertical level, through a document selection 3 09827/0484 device located at a first location away from the storage rows and separate in parallel has running sorting bars, which are arranged in the horizontal fibene parallel to the first vertical plane are, so that a selection process for only desired documents in the horizontal direction parallel to the first vertical Can be carried out by a trough fetcher to pick a trough from a chosen level Storage row and for placing it on the - selection device with the open bottom in position to The sorting bars are engaged by a scanning device at the selection device to confirm that the desired document is not available after a selection sequence and by control means responsive to the scanning device for actuating the fetcher, so that this is a trough located in the selection device, from which a document is not sought after a selection sequence was to be brought back into the relevant memory row. 14. Document search system according to claim 3, by one with sorting bars so provided selection device that a selection process for only desired documents in horizontal Direction parallel to the specific vertical plane can be carried out on a selection sequence, and by a Scanning device on the selection device to determine whether an unselected document according to the selection sequence is available. 15. Document search system according to claim 9 and "13, characterized in that that a selection device is located below the storage rows and that the trough fetcher has a trough support, which is vertically displaceable and has a device to remove the trough support from a storage compartment, 309827/0484 - / 5 - " into which the trough was transferred to a position above the selection device, at which the transferred trough is placed on the selection device, with the sorting edges of the documents transversely ζψ d / en Sqorfcierstaben. 309827/0484 INSPECTED Blank page