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A container and a system for the processing of bank notes which are present as separate units. Beginning with a container for the processing of bank notes which are present as separate units, having a housing, open on one side, for the receiving of bank notes standing on their longitudinal edges, th

A container and a system for the processing of bank notes which are present as separate units. Beginning with a container for the processing of bank notes which are present as separate units, having a housing, open on one side, for the receiving of bank notes standing on their longitudinal edges, the container can be subdivided by means of separator elements, and the separator elements have free gaps toward the interstices formed therebetween.

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1. A system for the processing of bank notes, the bank notes being arranged as separate units, the system comprising: at least one container configured to hold the bank notes, the container including a housing open on one side, the housing including a first set of outer walls extending parallelly in

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A system for the processing of bank notes, the bank notes being arranged as separate units, the system comprising: at least one container configured to hold the bank notes, the container including a housing open on one side, the housing including a first set of outer walls extending parallelly in a length direction of the housing and a second set of outer walls extending parallelly in a width direction of the housing, the length direction being perpendicular to the width direction, a first outer wall of the second set of outer walls being arranged at a first end of the first set of outer walls and a second outer wall of the second set of outer walls being arranged at a second end of the first set of outer walls, the housing being arranged to receive bank notes standing on their longitudinal edges with the second set of outer walls arranged parallel to planes of the bank notes;wherein separator elements subdivide the container in the length direction into a plurality of interstices, the separator elements defining the interstices in the length direction by the separator elements extending in the width direction from a first outer wall of the first set of outer walls to a second outer wall of the first set of outer walls, the width of the separator element corresponding to a widest width of the bank notes to be processed,wherein each of the separator elements has a meandering form that defines free gaps,wherein, for each of the separator elements, the free gaps include first free gaps disposed opening toward a first adjacent interstice and second free gaps disposed opening toward a second adjacent interstice,wherein, for each of the separator elements, the first free gaps are interspersed between the second free gaps in the width direction along the separator element; anda gripper arranged to remove bank notes received in the container, said gripper having at least one pair of rake-like structures which mesh within the free gaps of the separator elements. 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the gripper comprises sensors that position the gripper over the separator elements, said sensors detecting the devices to ascertain the position of each separator element of the container. 3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the sensors emit a light beam and detect reflected light. 4. The system according to claim 1, comprising a bank note processing machine with a singler, wherein the gripper is arranged to insert bank notes removed from the container into an input pocket of the singler. 5. The system according to claim 4, comprising a transport system that transports containers filled with bank notes to the gripper and move the containers, after the emptying by the gripper, away from the gripper. 6. The system according to claim 5, wherein the transport system intersects the bank note processing machine in the base area. 7. The system according to claim 5, wherein the transport system includes a jogging station that effects jogging of the containers filled with bank notes, so that all bank notes in the container rest with one of their longitudinal edges on the bottom of the container. 8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the jogging station effects an alignment of the bank notes along one of their short edges. 9. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a jogging unit configured to generate vibrations that act on the container, wherein the container is configured that upon vibration of the container by the jogging unit, the bottom longitudinal edges of the bank notes are aligned. 10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the container is further configured that upon vibration of the container, side edges of the bank notes are aligned at least along one side of the container. 11. The system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the separator elements is subjected to a spring force such that the separator element is clamped at un-predetermined location based on a thickness of a unit of bank notes in the length direction to be confined within an interstice adjacent to said separator element. 12. The system according to claim 1, wherein the system comprises a plurality of containers, and each of the containers has a unique identification, andfor each of the containers, captured information about the bank notes contained by the container is assigned to the unique identification of the container. 13. The system according to claim 1, wherein the container includes subdivisions that receive the separator elements. 14. The system according to claim 1, wherein the container and the separator elements comprise devices that ascertain the position of each separator element within the container and the presence of bank notes in the container. 15. The system according to claim 14, wherein the devices for ascertaining the position of each separator element within the container and the presence of bank notes in the container comprise reflecting material and non-reflecting material, wherein said reflecting material located on the interior surface of the bottom of the container extends over substantially the entire length of the interior surface of the bottom of the container, and the separator elements comprise said non-reflecting material in at least one free gap in the area of the reflecting material of the container as well as said reflecting material in at least one free gap in the area outside the reflecting material of the container. 16. The system according to claim 1, wherein the container comprises said comb-like structures on walls extending parallel to the separator elements, said structures having free gaps located toward an interstice formed with a next adjacent separator element. 17. The system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the container and separator element comprise injection molded plastic material. 18. The system according to claim 1, wherein, for each of the separator elements, the first interstice is on a first side of the separator element and the second interstice is on a second side of the separator element. 19. The system according to claim 18, wherein the first side of the separator element is opposite from the second side of the separator element. 20. The system according to claim 1, wherein each of the rake-like structures has a width that corresponds substantially to the entire inside width of the container. 21. The system according to claim 1, wherein an applied spring force applied to at least one of said separator elements can variably be positioned at a non-predetermined place along the length direction of the housing to accommodate units of bank notes of varying thicknesses in the length direction of the housing within a corresponding interstice adjacent to the at least one of said separator elements. 22. The system according to claim 1, the at least one of said separator elements is formed telescopically in a width direction of the housing.