KR101280691B1 - Medium cassette, medium process apparatus, financial device and method of medium dispensing at a medium cassette - Google Patents

Abstract

This embodiment relates to media storage. Media storage according to one aspect, the first support plate for storing the first medium; A second support plate spaced apart from the first support plate for storing a second medium; And a pickup roller disposed between the first support plate and the second support plate to selectively pick up the first medium or the second medium.

Description

Medium cassette, medium process apparatus, financial device and method of medium dispensing at a medium cassette}

The present specification relates to a media withdrawal method in a media storage box, a media processing apparatus, a financial device, and a media storage box.

Generally, a financial instrument is a device that processes a financial business desired by a customer. The financial instrument can deposit and withdraw the medium or automatically transfer the medium.

The financial device includes a media storage box for storing the media. One or a plurality of media storage spaces may be formed in the media storage box.

In the case of a conventional media storage device in which a plurality of media storage spaces are formed, transfer units for depositing and inserting media are provided in the same number as the number of media storage spaces. The conveying unit includes a feed roller and gate roller for depositing the medium, a pickup roller for picking up the medium for withdrawal of the medium, a drive unit for driving the feed roller and / or the pickup roller.

Accordingly, in the case of the conventional media storage box, there is a problem that the size of the medium storage space inside the medium storage box is reduced due to the same number of transfer units as the medium storage space, the structure is complicated, and the manufacturing cost is increased.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a medium storage box, a media processing apparatus, a financial device, and a method for extracting a medium from the media storage box, in which the media storage capacity is increased, the structure is simplified, and the production cost is reduced.

Media storage according to one aspect, the first support plate for storing the first medium; A second support plate disposed above the first support plate for storing a second medium; And a pickup roller disposed between the first support plate and the second support plate, for picking up the first medium or the second medium selectively, wherein the media stored in each of the support plates is placed on the single pick-up roller. It is characterized by being picked up by.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a financial device includes a main body in which a media access part is formed; And a media storage box mounted to the main body, wherein the media storage box is formed with a plurality of media storage spaces for storing a plurality of media separately, and each media stored in the plurality of storage spaces has a single pickup roller. It can be picked up by and discharged from the media storage.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of extracting media from a media storage box, the method of ejecting media from a media storage box including a plurality of media storage spaces for allowing a plurality of media to be stored separately. Withdrawing the first medium stored in any one of the plurality of media storage spaces; And rotating the pickup roller in a second direction opposite to the first direction so as to withdraw a second medium stored in another storage space among a plurality of media storage spaces.

Media processing apparatus according to another aspect, a plurality of media storage space; A plurality of support plates provided in each of the plurality of media storage spaces to support the media; And a single pickup roller capable of relative movement with the plurality of support plates, for selectively picking up the medium supported by each of the plurality of support plates.

According to the proposed invention, it is possible to pick up the first medium or the second medium by a single pick-up roller, so that an additional pickup roller becomes unnecessary and the medium storage capacity in the medium storage is increased, There is an advantage of simplification.

1 is a perspective view of a financial device according to the present embodiment.
2 is a view schematically showing the internal structure of the media storage box according to the present embodiment.
3 is a cross-sectional view taken along AA of FIG. 2.
4 is a view showing a process in which the first medium and the second medium of the present embodiment are deposited.
5 is a view showing a process in which a first medium is withdrawn and a second medium is deposited according to the present embodiment.
6 and 7 are views showing a process of withdrawing the second medium of the present embodiment.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to exemplary drawings. In adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as much as possible even though they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the difference that the embodiments of the present invention are not conclusive.

In describing the components of the embodiment of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are intended to distinguish the constituent elements from other constituent elements, and the terms do not limit the nature, order or order of the constituent elements. When a component is described as being "connected", "coupled", or "connected" to another component, the component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, Quot; may be "connected," "coupled," or "connected. &Quot;

A financial device according to an embodiment of the present invention may be a financial device that obtains various media such as banknotes, securities (including checks), giro, coins, gift certificates, etc. and processes and / or withdraws such as deposits, Such as processing such as issuance of paper money, release of paper money, release of gift certificate, and the like. Examples of such financial instruments include an automated teller machine (ATM) such as a cash dispenser (CD), a cash recycling machine, and the like. However, the financial instrument is not limited to the above-described example, and may be various devices for automating the financial business such as FIS (Financial Information System).

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described on the assumption that the financial instrument is a financial automatic instrument. However, this assumption is only for convenience of explanation, and the technical idea of the present invention is not limited to the financial automation equipment.

1 is a perspective view of a financial device according to the present embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1, the financial instrument 1 according to the present embodiment includes a main body 10 in which a plurality of parts are embedded. The main body 10 includes a media entry / exit unit 13 for entering and exiting a medium, and one or more media storage boxes 20 for storing the medium. The one or more media storage box 20 may be detachably mounted to the body (10).

The media input / output unit 13 includes a media storage space accessible by a customer, and the storage space can be opened and closed by a closure member such as a shutter or a cover, As shown in Fig.

In addition, according to the type of the financial device 1, it may further include a bankbook entry and exit unit 14 for the entry and exit of the bankbook, and a card entry and exit unit 15 for the entry and exit of the card.

Hereinafter, the medium storage box 20 will be described in detail.

2 is a view schematically showing the internal structure of the media storage box according to the present embodiment, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

2 and 3, the media storage box 20 of the present embodiment includes a housing 200 that forms an outer shape.

The housing 200 includes a first passage 201 for entering and exiting a first medium, a second passage 202 for depositing a second medium, and a third passage 203 for withdrawing the second medium. It includes. The first medium may be introduced and discharged through the first passage 201. On the other hand, the second medium can be drawn through the second passage 202 and discharged through the third passage 203.

In addition, the housing 200 includes a first support plate 211 for supporting the first medium and a second support plate 212 for supporting the second medium. Therefore, in the present exemplary embodiment, the media storage box 20 may be described as having a plurality of media storage spaces for storing media.

In this case, the plurality of media storage space may be stored in the same type of media or other types of media, respectively. Alternatively, a plurality of media storage spaces may store media in different states. For example, in the first medium storage space, a medium identified as a normal state can be stored in a not-shown discriminating portion, and in the second medium storage space, a medium identified as an abnormal state by the discrimination portion, Can be stored. In the present embodiment, it is clear that the type and state of the media stored in each storage space are not limited.

The second support plate 212 is disposed above the first support plate 211. That is, the first support plate 211 and the second support plate 212 are disposed up and down. However, the first support plate 211 and the second support plate 212 may be arranged to the left and right. When the first support plate 211 and the second support plate 212 are vertically disposed, the third passage 203 is positioned above the first passage 201, And the second passage 202 may be disposed above. That is, the second passage 203 may be disposed between the first passage 201 and the second passage 202.

The first support plate 211 and the second support plate 212 may be moved up and down within the media storage box 20 by independent driving units.

The media storage box 20 is a first feed roller (221) and the first gate roller (gate roller) 225 for depositing the first medium, and withdrawal of the stored first or second media And a pick-up roller 222 for picking up the first medium or the second medium. For example, the first gate roller 225 may receive a rotational force from the first feed roller 221 and rotate in a direction opposite to the first feed roller 221. In this embodiment, since the rotation method of the first feed roller 221 and the first gate roller 225 may be implemented by a known structure, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The pickup roller 222 and the first feed roller 221 may be connected by a belt 223. As another example, the pickup roller 222 and the first feed roller 221 may be driven by separate driving units.

The pickup roller 222 may be disposed between the first support plate 211 and the second support plate 212 so that the pickup roller 222 selectively picks up the first medium or the second medium.

A separation roller 226 striking the first medium may be connected to the rotation axis of the first gate roller 225 so that the first medium can be easily dropped downward (as a first support plate).

In addition, the media storage box 20 withdraws the second medium together with the second feed roller 227 and the second gate roller 228 for depositing the second medium, and the first feed roller 221. It may further include a conveying roller 229 for pressing, and a pressing plate 213 for pressing the second medium when the withdrawal of the second medium.

For example, the second feed roller 227 may be rotated by receiving a rotational force from the first feed roller 221, or may be rotated by a drive unit separate from the driving unit of the first feed roller 221. Also, for example, the second gate roller 228 may receive a rotational force from the second feed roller 227 to rotate in a direction opposite to the second feed roller 227, or may have a frictional force with a second medium deposited therein. Can be rotated by.

The pressure plate 213 is disposed above the second support plate 212. The pressure plate 213 presses the second medium stored in the second support plate 212 toward the pickup roller 223 when the second medium is withdrawn. The pressure plate 213 can be moved up and down by a driving unit that drives the second support plate 212 and a separate driving unit.

Referring to FIG. 3, a first rotating shaft 241 of the first feed roller 221 and a second rotating shaft 242 of the pickup roller 222 are provided in the housing 200. Through) The frame 205 is formed with a first hole 207 through which the first rotation shaft 241 penetrates, and a second hole 208 through which the second rotation shaft 242 penetrates.

The first rotating shaft 241 and the second rotating shaft 242 penetrating the frame 205 are connected to the connecting plate 230. Accordingly, the first feed roller 221 and the pickup roller 222 are disposed on one side (left side in FIG. 3) based on the frame 205, and the connecting plate 230 is disposed on the other side.

The connecting plate 230 is provided with a connection pin 232. The connecting pin 232 is spaced apart from the second rotation shaft 242. The connecting pin 232 penetrates through the pin hole 206 of the frame 232, and a fastening plate 234 is fastened to the connecting pin 232 passing through the frame 232. The elastic member 250 is connected to the connection pin 232.

The connecting plate 230 may rotate based on the first rotation shaft 241. In order for the connecting plate 230 to rotate based on the first rotating shaft 241, the second hole 208 and the pin hole 206 are the second rotating shaft 242 and the connecting pin 232. It can be formed in an arc shape to enable the movement of.

One end of the elastic member 250 may be connected to the connection pin 232, and the other end may be connected to the frame 205 at a lower position than the connection pin 232. The elastic member 250 may be, for example, a tension spring.

In order to withdraw the second medium, the first support plate 211 may move upward to press the pickup roller 222 upward. Then, the connecting plate 230 may be rotated counterclockwise as shown in FIG. 2 with respect to the first rotation shaft 241. In this case, the elastic member 250 is tensioned, and when the external force is removed, the elastic member 250 provides an elastic force to the connecting pin 232 in the contracted direction.

The elastic member 250 provides an elastic force directly to the connection pin 232, but the elastic force is also transmitted to the connection plate 230, the elastic member 250 provides an elastic force to the connection plate 230 It can also be understood.

As another example, the elastic member 250 may be a compression spring. In this case, one end of the elastic member may be connected to the connection pin 232, and the other end may be connected to the frame 205 at a position higher than the connection pin 232. As another example, the elastic member 250 may be directly connected to the connecting plate 230. It is to be noted that the elastic member 250 is not limited in its kind and connection position in this embodiment.

The media storage box 20 may further include a fixing mechanism for fixing the position of the connecting plate 230 in a state in which the connecting plate 230 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction. The fixing mechanism may be, for example, a solenoid 260. The connecting plate 230 may be provided with a hole 234 through which the fixing part 262 provided in the solenoid 260 passes.

Hereinafter, a description will be given of the process of depositing and withdrawing the first and second media.

4 is a diagram illustrating a process of depositing a first medium and a second medium of the present embodiment.

4 shows that the first medium and the second medium are simultaneously deposited in the media storage box, but it is also possible for another one to be deposited after one of the first medium and the second medium is deposited.

Referring to FIG. 4, a first medium M1 is introduced into the housing 200 through the first passage 201. The first medium M1 drawn into the housing 200 is dropped onto the first support plate 211 by the first feed roller 221 and the first gate roller 225. At this time, the first feed roller 221 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction based on Figure 4, the first gate roller 225 is rotated in the clockwise direction. Then, when the number of the first medium to be deposited is increased, the first support plate 211 is lowered.

And the second medium M2 is drawn into the housing 200 through the second passage 202. [ The second medium M2 drawn into the housing 200 is dropped onto the second support plate 212 by the second feed roller 227 and the second gate roller 228. [ In this case, the second feed roller 221 is rotated in the clockwise direction with reference to FIG. 4, and the first gate roller 225 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction. In addition, when the number of second media to be deposited is increased, the second support plate 212 is lowered.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a process in which a first medium is withdrawn and a second medium is deposited.

5 shows that the second medium is deposited in the process of withdrawing the first medium, but one of the withdrawal of the first medium and the deposit of the second medium may be performed and the other may be performed later. The process of depositing the second medium in FIG. 5 is the same as described in FIG. 4 and will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 5, the first support plate 211 is raised to withdraw the stored first medium M1. The first support plate 211 rises until the first medium M1 placed on the first support plate 211 contacts the pickup roller 222. Then, the first medium M1 placed on the first support plate 211 is picked up one by one by the pickup roller 222, and the picked up first medium M1 is picked up through the first passage 201. It is discharged to the outside of the housing 200. At this time, the pickup roller 222 and the first feed roller 221 is rotated in the clockwise direction (first direction) with reference to FIG. When the first medium is withdrawn, the second rotary shaft 242 is positioned lower than the first rotary shaft 241.

6 and 7 illustrate a process of withdrawing the second medium of the present embodiment.

First, referring to FIG. 6, the first support plate 211 is moved toward the pickup roller 222 to withdraw the second medium M2. In FIG. 6, the first support plate 211 rises toward the pickup roller 222. While the first support plate 211 is raised, the first support plate 211 is in contact with the pickup roller 222, and the first support plate 211 is continuously raised by the first support plate 211. The pickup roller 222 is lifted up. At this time, when the first medium (M1) is not placed on the first support plate 211, the first support plate 211 is in contact with the pickup roller 222, the first support plate 211 When one medium is placed, the first medium M1 is in contact with the pickup roller 222.

As described above, when the first support plate 211 presses the pickup roller 222 upward, the connecting plate 230 connected to the pickup roller 222 is counterclockwise based on the first rotation shaft 241. Rotate in the direction.

When the pickup roller 222 is lifted as shown in FIG. 6, the second rotation shaft 242 is positioned higher than the first rotation shaft 241. Since the pickup roller 222 is lifted in this embodiment, the pickup roller can be described as being capable of relative movement with each of the supporting plates.

When the pickup roller 222 is lifted in this embodiment, the stop position of the pickup roller 222 may be sensed by a sensor (not shown). The sensor may detect any one of the pickup roller 222, the second rotation shaft 242, and the connecting plate 230.

When the pickup roller 222 is lifted up to the stop position of the pickup roller 222, the fixing mechanism is connected to the connection plate 230. That is, the position of the connecting plate 230 is fixed as the fixing part 262 of the solenoid 260 penetrates through the connecting plate 230.

Next, the first support plate 211 is lowered to be spaced apart from the pickup roller 222. The reason why the first support plate 211 is spaced apart from the pickup roller 222 is that the first support plate 211 and the pickup roller 222 of the pickup roller 222 pick up the second medium. This is to prevent interference.

Next, the second support plate 212 moves toward the pickup roller 222. In FIG. 6, the second support plate 212 descends toward the pickup roller 222.

In the second support plate 212, holes (not shown) for penetrating the pickup roller 222 are formed at positions corresponding to the pickup roller 222. Therefore, when the second support plate 212 is lowered, the pickup roller 222 passes through the hole to contact the second medium M2. Accordingly, the pickup of the second medium M2 is possible by the pickup roller 222.

At this time, in order for the pickup roller 222 to smoothly pick up the second medium M2, the pressure plate 213 is lowered to press the second medium M2 toward the pickup roller 222.

Finally, the second medium M2 is picked up one by one by the pickup roller 222, and the picked up second medium M2 is external to the housing 200 through the third passage 203. Is discharged.

At this time, the pickup roller 222 and the first feed roller 221 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction (second direction) with respect to Figure 7, and the feed roller 229 is rotated in the clockwise direction.

On the other hand, after the pick-up operation of the second medium is completed, the position fixing of the connecting plate 230 by the fixing mechanism is released. Then, the elastic force of the elastic member 250 causes the pickup roller 222 to return to its original position. That is, the elastic member 250 provides an elastic force to move the second rotating shaft 242 of the pickup roller 222 toward the first support plate 211.

According to this embodiment, since the single pick-up roller 222 can pick up the first medium or the second medium, the additional pick-up roller 222 is unnecessary, which increases the media storage capacity in the medium storage box. There is an advantage that the structure inside the media storage box is simplified.

In this embodiment, since the diameter of the pickup roller 222 is formed smaller than the diameter of the first feed roller 221, the second rotating shaft 242 is the second rotation shaft in order to enable the pickup of the first medium (M1) It is located lower than the one rotation shaft 241. Therefore, the pickup roller 222 is lifted to pick up the second medium M2 using the pickup roller 222.

However, when the diameter of the pickup roller 222 is larger than the diameter of the first feed roller 221, the pickup of the second medium M2 may be possible without lifting the pickup roller 222. In this case, however, as the vapor of the pickup roller 222 increases, the media storage capacity of the media storage box may be reduced.

In this embodiment, the connecting plate 230 has been described as being connected to the first rotary shaft 241 and the second rotary shaft 242, it is also possible to be connected only to the second rotary shaft 242. In this case, since the pickup roller 222 is connected to the first feed roller 221 by a belt, the connecting plate 230 may rotate based on the first rotation shaft 241.

As another example, the supporting plates may be arranged in a horizontal direction, and the connecting plate on which the pickup rollers are installed may be moved in the horizontal direction, so that the pickup rollers may selectively pick up the medium supported by the supporting plates. For example, the pickup roller moved to a position corresponding to the first support plate may move to a position corresponding to the second support plate to pick up the medium supported by the second support plate.

In addition, in the present specification, among the configuration of the media storage box, a configuration including at least a plurality of media storage spaces, a plurality of support plates, and a pickup roller may be referred to as a media processing apparatus.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. In other words, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively operated in combination with one or more. Furthermore, the terms "comprises", "comprising", or "having" described above mean that a component can be implanted unless otherwise specifically stated, But should be construed as including other elements. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Terms used generally, such as terms defined in a dictionary, should be interpreted to coincide with the contextual meaning of the related art, and shall not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal sense unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

20: media storage box 211: first support plate
212; Second support plate 220: pickup roller

Claims (18)

A first support plate for storing a first medium;
A second support plate disposed above the first support plate for storing a second medium; And
A pickup roller disposed between the first support plate and the second support plate, for picking up the first medium or the second medium selectively;
Storage medium in which the media stored in each support plate is picked up by a single said pickup roller. The method of claim 1,
A first passage for entering and exiting the first medium,
A second passage located above the first passage, for introducing the second medium;
And a third passage disposed between the first passage and the second passage, the third passage for drawing out the second medium. delete The method of claim 1,
The first support plate is disposed below the pickup roller,
The second support plate is disposed above the pickup roller,
The second storage plate is a medium storage container for forming a hole for the pickup roller to pass through. The method of claim 4, wherein
And a pressure plate for pressing the second medium placed on the second support plate to the pickup roller side for pickup of the second medium. The method of claim 1,
A connecting plate connected to the rotation shaft of the pickup roller;
And a resilient member for providing the connecting plate with an elastic force to move the rotating shaft toward the first support plate. The method according to claim 6,
At the withdrawal of the second medium, the first support plate provides a pressing force toward the pickup roller so that the rotating shaft is moved together with the connecting plate,
Storage medium is fixed to the position by the fixing mechanism at the position where the connecting plate is moved. The method of claim 1,
A first feed roller for depositing the first medium,
Storage medium further comprises a second feed roller for depositing the second medium. The method of claim 8,
At the time of withdrawal of the second medium, the first feed roller is rotated in the same direction as the pickup roller to the medium storage to enable the withdrawal of the second medium. The method of claim 1,
When the withdrawal of the first medium, the pickup roller is rotated in the first direction,
When the withdrawal of the second medium, the pickup roller is to be stored in the medium rotated in a second direction opposite to the first direction. A main body in which the media entrance is formed; And
A media storage box mounted on the main body,
The media storage box is formed with a plurality of media storage space for storing a plurality of media are divided,
And each medium stored in the plurality of storage spaces may be picked up by a single pickup roller and discharged from the medium storage box. The method of claim 11,
The media storage box is provided with a plurality of support plates, the pickup roller is disposed between the plurality of support plates. In the media withdrawal method in a media storage box including a plurality of media storage space for allowing a plurality of media to be stored separately,
Rotating the pickup roller in a first direction to withdraw the first medium stored in any one of the plurality of media storage spaces; And
Rotating the pick-up roller in a second direction opposite to the first direction so as to withdraw a second medium stored in another storage space among a plurality of media storage spaces. The method of claim 13,
The drawing of the second medium may include:
Moving the pickup roller by using a first support plate for supporting the first medium;
Moving a second support plate for supporting the second medium to the pickup roller side; And
And the pickup roller picking up the second medium placed on the second support plate. 15. The method of claim 14,
The drawing of the second medium may include:
And after the first support plate moves the pickup roller, the first support plate spaced apart from the pickup roller. 15. The method of claim 14,
The drawing of the second medium may include:
And fixing the moved position of the pick-up roller. 15. The method of claim 14,
The drawing of the second medium may include:
And pressing the second medium placed on the second support plate moved to the pickup roller side to the pickup roller side using a pressure plate. A plurality of media storage spaces;
A plurality of support plates provided in each of the plurality of media storage spaces to support the media; And
And a single pickup roller capable of relative movement with said plurality of support plates and for selectively picking up media supported on each of said plurality of support plates.

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