KR101662901B1 - Medium handling apparatus and financial device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a medium processing apparatus. A media processing apparatus according to one aspect includes: a support guide for supporting a medium integrated in an integrated space; Wherein the support guide is movable along with the support guide when the support guide is moved to increase the accumulation space and is capable of supporting the lower side of the medium integrated in the accumulation space, To the direction of movement of the support guide; And a driving unit for driving the medium transporting unit.

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The present invention relates to a medium processing apparatus and a financial apparatus.

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 instrument may include a media processing apparatus for depositing or withdrawing a medium.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2009-0080374 (published on July 24, 2009), which is a prior art document, discloses a media accumulating device and a media accumulating method of a media dispenser.

In the case of the prior art, when the medium is transported vertically to the accumulating space and stacked vertically, and the number of the accumulated media is increased, the accumulating guide is moved in one direction.

However, according to the above prior art, when the number of the media integrated in the integrated space increases, and the integrated guide moves in one direction, the size of the integrated space may increase. However, when the integrated guide moves, If the medium collapses, the subsequent medium may not be integrated smoothly or the customer may not be able to easily take out the medium from the integrated space.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a media processing apparatus and a financial apparatus in which media are prevented from collapsing by moving the media together when the support guide moves to increase the integrated space.

A media processing apparatus according to one aspect includes: a support guide for supporting a medium integrated in an integrated space; Wherein the support guide is movable along with the support guide when the support guide is moved to increase the accumulation space and is capable of supporting the lower side of the medium integrated in the accumulation space, To the direction of movement of the support guide; And a driving unit for driving the medium transporting unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a media processing apparatus comprising: a support guide for supporting a medium integrated in an integrated space; Wherein the support guide supports the lower side of the medium integrated in the integrated space, and when the support guide moves to increase the integrated space, the medium integrated in the integrated space is transported in the same direction as the moving direction of the support guide Conveying device; A guide driving unit for driving the support guide; A transport device driver for driving the media transport device; And a control unit for controlling the guide driving unit and the conveying device driving unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a financial device comprising: a customer information acquisition unit for acquiring customer information; A user interface unit for displaying a menu and information for depositing or withdrawing money and inputting or selecting a command or information for deposit or withdrawal; A media input / output unit for depositing or withdrawing the medium; And a media storage for storing the media, wherein at least one of the media input / output unit and the media storage unit includes a media processing unit, the media processing unit comprising: a support guide for supporting the media integrated in the integrated space; The support guide being movable along with the support guide when the support guide moves to increase the accumulation space and to support the lower side of the medium integrated in the accumulation space, A medium transporting device for transporting the medium; And a driving unit for driving the medium transporting unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a financial device comprising: a customer information acquisition unit for acquiring customer information; A user interface unit for displaying a menu and information for depositing or withdrawing money and inputting or selecting a command or information for deposit or withdrawal; A media input / output unit for depositing or withdrawing the medium; And a media storage for storing the media, wherein at least one of the media input / output unit and the media storage unit includes a media processing unit, the media processing unit comprising: a support guide for supporting the media integrated in the integrated space; Wherein the support guide supports the lower side of the medium integrated in the integrated space, and when the support guide moves to increase the integrated space, the medium integrated in the integrated space is transported in the same direction as the moving direction of the support guide Conveying device; A guide driving unit for driving the support guide; A transport device driver for driving the media transport device; And a control unit for controlling the guide driving unit and the conveying device driving unit.

According to the present invention, when the support guide is moved to increase the accumulating space, the medium integrated by the medium transporting device is transported together, so that the medium is prevented from collapsing so that the subsequent medium can be stably And the customer can easily take out vertically integrated media.

1 is a perspective view of a financial instrument according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a schematic view of a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a plan view of the medium processing apparatus of Fig.
4 is a view showing the arrangement relationship of the medium conveying device and the sheet roller.
5 is a control block diagram of a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a view showing media transported in an integrated space by a medium transporting device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
7 is a control block diagram of a media processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a view showing a media processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
9 (a) and 9 (b) are views showing a medium transporting apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to exemplary drawings. It should be noted that, in adding reference numerals to the constituent elements of the drawings, the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals whenever possible, even if 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.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a financial apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a financial device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 11 in which a plurality of components are embedded. The main body 11 may include a media input / output section 13 for input / output of media, and one or more media storage boxes 20 for storing media. The one or more media storage compartments (20) can be removably mounted to the main body (11).

In the present invention, the medium storage box 20 can store the medium for deposit or the medium for withdrawal. Alternatively, the media storage 20 may store the medium temporarily, or store the medium determined to be a defective medium during the deposit or withdrawal process.

It is noted that the present invention has restrictions on the type or state of the medium that the media storage box 20 can store.

The media input / output section 13 or the media storage box 20 may further include a medium processing apparatus 100 for processing the medium stored in the integrated space S.

In addition, depending on the type of the financial instrument 10, a bankbook input / output unit 14 for inputting / outputting a bankbook and a card input / output unit 15 for inputting / outputting the card can be further included. In the present invention, the passbook entry / exit unit 14 or the card entry / exit unit 15 may be referred to as a customer information obtaining unit for obtaining customer information. In the present invention, there is no limitation on the type of the customer information acquiring unit, and it is also possible to acquire the information recorded in the RFID tag or the USB, or acquire customer information using a fingerprint or the like.

The financial device 10 may further include a user interface unit 12 for displaying a menu and information for depositing or withdrawing money and inputting or selecting a command or information for depositing or withdrawing money.

On the other hand, the media processing apparatus 100 according to the present invention can collect media for withdrawal or media to be returned.

The media processing apparatus 100 includes an integration surface 170 on which a medium integrated in the integration space S can be placed and a feed roller 110 for transferring a medium to be integrated onto the integration surface 170. [ A gate roller 114 and an accumulation guide 140 for guiding the accumulation of the medium to be conveyed and a damper 150 for colliding with the medium passing through the feed roller 110 and the gate roller 114, A support guide 160 for supporting the media to be integrated, and a media transfer device 166 connected to the support guide 160.

A sheet roller 120 for hitting the medium may be connected to the rotating shaft 111 of the feed roller 110 to smooth the accumulation of the medium. Therefore, the rotation of the rotation shaft 111 allows the sheet roller 120 and the feed roller 110 to rotate together.

Around the sheet roller 120, a plurality of contact portions 122 for striking the medium are provided. The plurality of contact portions 122 may be spaced apart from each other.

The support guide 160 can move left and right with reference to FIG. 2 by receiving power from a driving source (not shown). Accordingly, when the number of the media integrated on the integrated surface 170 increases, the support guide 160 moves to the left to increase the integrated space S.

The media transfer device 166 may support the lower side of the medium M integrated in the integrated space S and may move together with the support guide when the support guide 160 moves, M can be transported in the same direction as the moving direction of the support guide 160.

The media transport device 166 may be, for example, a belt wrapped around at least two pulleys 162 and 164.

In order to effectively transport the integrated medium, the medium transfer device 166 is configured such that the support surface for supporting the medium is located at the same height as the integration surface 170 or a part of the support surface is higher than the integration surface 170 Lt; / RTI > One or more of the media transfer devices 166 may be connected to the lower side of the support guide 160.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the media processing apparatus of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a view showing the arrangement relationship of the medium transporting device and the sheet rollers.

Referring to FIGS. 2 to 4, a plurality of media transfer devices 166 may be connected to the lower side of the support guide 160. The plurality of media transport devices 166 may be arranged to intersect the moving direction of the support guide 160 in a horizontal direction. Accordingly, since the plurality of medium transfer devices 166 support the lower side of the integrated medium, when the plurality of medium transfer devices 166 move, the integrated medium can be stably transferred along the support guides 160 have.

The media processing apparatus 100 may further include a guide unit 130 for guiding the medium to the accumulating space S. The guide portion 130 may be formed with a hole for preventing the plurality of contact portions 122 from interfering with each other during the rotation of the sheet roller 120.

In addition, the guide portion 130 is formed with a receiving hole 132 for receiving a part of the plurality of medium conveying devices 166. A plurality of the medium transfer devices 166 are accommodated in the receiving holes 132 so that a part of the plurality of medium transfer devices 166 overlaps a part of the contact portions 122 of the sheet rollers 120 in the horizontal direction .

That is, the contact portion 122 may be positioned between the plurality of media transfer devices 166 during the rotation of the sheet roller 120.

If the contact portions 122 of the plurality of media transport devices 166 and the sheet rollers 120 are not overlapped horizontally, the media struck by the sheet rollers 120 may be transferred to the media transport device 166 And in this case, the medium may not be transported by the medium transporting device 166. In this case,

According to the present invention, however, since the contact portions 122 of the plurality of medium conveying devices 166 and the sheet rollers 120 are overlapped in the horizontal direction, the medium struck by the sheet rollers 120 is conveyed Thereby being able to be integrated on the device 166.

Particularly, even when the medium integrated in the plurality of media transport devices 166 is being transported, a part of the plurality of media transport devices 166 is overlapped with the contact portions 122 of the sheet rollers 120 in the horizontal direction. Therefore, even if the plurality of media transporting devices 166 transport the integrated media, the plurality of media transporting devices 166 can support the further incoming media, And further, the phenomenon of collapse of the introduced medium can be prevented.

Protrusions 134 and 135 are formed in the guide unit 130 to prevent the medium accumulated in the medium transfer device 166 from collapsing. That is, the lower side of the medium integrated in the medium transfer device 166 may be prevented from collapsing to the accumulation guide 140 side by being caught by the projections 134 and 135.

5 is a control block diagram of a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5, the media processing apparatus includes an integrated count sensing unit 184 for sensing the number of media integrated in the integrated space, a guide driving unit 182 for moving the support guide 160, And a control unit 180 for controlling the guide driving unit 182 according to the number of sheets sensed by the accumulation amount sensing unit 184.

The integrated number sensing unit 184 may be disposed in the integrated space S to sense the number of media or detect the number of media before the media is introduced into the integrated space S. [ The integrated accumulation sensing unit 184 may include a light emitting sensor and a light receiving sensor. However, the present invention is not limited to the position and the type of the integrated accumulation sensing unit 184.

The guide driving unit 182 may include a driving source (not shown) and a power transmitting unit (not shown) for transmitting the driving force of the driving source to the supporting guide 160. The power transmitting unit may include, But it is not limited thereto.

The control unit drives the guide driving unit 182 to move the support guide 160 when the number of sheets detected by the integrated number detecting unit 184 reaches a preset reference number. At this time, the control unit may control the guide driving unit 182 to move the support guide 160 step by step. For example, when the number of sheets sensed by the integrated sheet sensor 184 reaches a first reference number, the guide driver 182 is controlled to move the support guide 160 by a predetermined distance, The guide driving unit 182 may be controlled so that the support guide 160 moves again when the number of sensed points in the unit 184 reaches a second reference number that is larger than the first reference number. Alternatively, the guide driving unit 182 may control the guide guide 160 to move the support guide 160 by a predetermined distance when the integrated sensor 184 senses the medium. If the number of sheets sensed by the integrated sensor 184 is The guide driving unit 182 may be controlled to move the support guide 160 by a predetermined distance when the integrated number sensing unit 184 senses the medium after reaching the preset reference number.

FIG. 6 is a view showing media transported in an integrated space by a medium transporting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, 5, and 6, after the medium M is transferred to the accumulating space S, the medium can be supported by the support guide 160 in a state of being placed on the medium transfer device 166 have.

When the number of the integrated media reaches the reference number, the controller 180 operates the guide driver 182. The controller 180 controls the guide driver 182 so that the number of the integrated media can be increased.

When the guide driving unit 182 is operated, the support guide 160 moves in a direction away from the accumulation guide 140 (left side in the figure) to increase the accumulation space S.

Since the medium transfer device 166 is connected to the support guide 160 as described above, when the support guide 160 moves to the left, the medium transfer device 166 is also rotated counterclockwise, The support surface for supporting the medium in the medium transfer device 166 is moved to the left. By the rotation of the medium transfer device 166, the medium integrated on the medium transfer device 166 can be transferred to the left together.

Therefore, according to the present invention, when the support guide 160 moves in order to increase the integrated space S, the media accumulated by the medium transfer device 166 are transferred together, so that the medium is prevented from collapsing, As a result, subsequent media can be stably integrated on the media transport device 166, and the customer can easily take out the vertically integrated media.

In the above embodiment, it is described that the medium conveying apparatus is moved by moving the support guide while the medium conveying apparatus is connected to the support guide. Alternatively, in the state where the support guide is connected to the medium conveying apparatus, It is also possible for the support guides to move together. That is, the medium conveying device is driven by the conveying device driving part for driving the medium conveying device, and the support guide can be moved by the medium conveying device.

At this time, the support guide may be directly connected to the medium conveying device, or the support guide and the medium conveying device may be moved together, for example, at a constant speed by the movement of the support guide by the medium conveying device through the power transmitting portion Or the power of the support guide driving unit for driving the support guide is received by the medium conveying device through the power transmitting portion, and the support guide and the medium conveying device can move together, for example, at a constant speed.

In the above embodiment, the medium transferring device is described as a belt. Alternatively, the medium transferring device may be a plurality of rollers spaced apart from each other in a direction parallel to the conveying direction of the medium. In this case, it is possible that any one of the rollers is driven by the driving unit, and the remaining rollers are connected by the belt and rotated.

7 is a control block diagram of a media processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The present embodiment is the same as the previous embodiment in other portions, except that the medium conveying device is driven by a separate belt driving portion. Therefore, only the characteristic parts of the present embodiment will be described below.

Referring to FIG. 7, the media processing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes an integrated count sensing unit 184 for sensing the number of media integrated in the integrated space, a guide driver (not shown) for moving the support guide 160 A control unit 186 for controlling the guide driving unit 182 and the conveyance device driving unit 186 according to the number of sheets sensed by the integrated sheet sensing unit 184, (180).

The control unit 180 operates the guide driving unit 182 and the conveyance device driving unit 186 when the number of sheets detected by the accumulation counting unit 184 reaches the reference number of sheets.

At this time, the guide driving unit 182 and the conveyance device driving unit 186 can be simultaneously driven. The control unit 180 controls the moving speed of the support guide 160 so that the transport speed of the medium transported by the medium transport apparatus 166 is equal to the transport speed of the support surface for supporting the medium. The guide driving unit 182 and the conveying device driving unit 186 can be controlled.

As another example, the control unit 180 may drive the guide driving unit 182 after driving the transporting unit driving unit 186 first. When the transporting unit driving unit 186 is driven first, the lower side of the medium placed on the medium transporting unit 166 moves toward the support guide 160, so that the perpendicularity of the medium placed on the medium transporting unit 166 Can be large.

That is, since the medium integrated in the medium transfer device 166 may not be in a perfectly vertical state, the medium may be first set up close to vertical, and then the support guide and the medium transfer device may be driven together to transfer the integrated medium can do.

As another example, the control unit 180 may stop the guide driving unit 182 first after simultaneously driving the conveying device driving unit 186 and the guide driving unit 182. Even in this case, the perpendicularity of the medium integrated in the medium transfer device 166 can be increased.

That is, the control unit 180 may control the conveying device driving unit and the guide driving unit such that the operation time of the conveying device driving unit 186 is longer than the operation time of the guide driving unit 182.

As another example, the control unit 180 controls the guide driving unit 182 and the conveying unit 160 so that the moving speed of the supporting surface for supporting the medium in the medium feeding device 166 is faster than the moving speed of the supporting guide 160, The device driver 186 can be controlled.

In this case, since the conveying speed of the lower portion of the medium placed on the medium conveying device 166 is faster than the moving speed of the support guide 160, the medium can be set up close to vertical in the course of conveying the medium.

8 is a view showing a media processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, in the media processing apparatus of the present embodiment, the medium transfer device 168 may be connected to the lower side of the support guide 160. Or a lower part of the support guide 160 may be bent to form the medium transfer device 168. [ Accordingly, the support guide 160 may be formed in a shape such as "L"

As the support guide 160 is moved while the medium is placed on the medium transfer device 168, the media can be transferred together.

9 (a) and 9 (b) are views showing a medium transporting apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

9 (a) and 9 (b), a belt is exemplified as the medium feeding device 166. [ The media transport device 166 includes a support surface 166A that supports the media and prevents the media on the support surface 166A from collapsing and that when the media transport device 166 operates, A plurality of protrusions 166B and 166C can be formed. The plurality of protrusions 166B and 166C may be spaced apart in a direction parallel to the transport direction of the medium, and may have a triangular or polygonal cross section.

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. That is, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively coupled to one or more of them. 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. Commonly used terms, such as predefined terms, should be interpreted to be consistent with the contextual meanings of the related art, and are not to be construed as ideal or overly formal, unless expressly defined to the contrary.

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 scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

100: Media processing apparatus 110: Feed roller
130: guide portion 133, 134: projection
140: Integrated guide 160: Support guide
166: Media transfer device

Claims (12)

A support guide for supporting a medium integrated in the integrated space;
Wherein the support guide is movable along with the support guide when the support guide is moved to increase the accumulation space and is capable of supporting the lower side of the medium integrated in the accumulation space, To the direction of movement of the support guide;
A driving unit for driving the media transporting device;
A sheet roller having a plurality of contact portions for striking a medium to be integrated in the integrated space;
And a guide portion for guiding the medium to the integrated space,
Wherein the guide portion is provided with a projection for preventing a medium accumulated in the medium transporting device from collapsing toward the guide portion.
A support guide for supporting a medium integrated in the integrated space;
Wherein the support guide supports the lower side of the medium integrated in the integrated space, and when the support guide moves to increase the integrated space, the medium integrated in the integrated space is transported in the same direction as the moving direction of the support guide Conveying device;
A guide driving unit for driving the support guide;
A transport device driver for driving the media transport device;
A control unit for controlling the guide driving unit and the conveying device driving unit;
A sheet roller having a plurality of contact portions for striking a medium to be integrated in the integrated space;
And a guide portion for guiding the medium to the integrated space,
Wherein the guide portion is provided with a projection for preventing a medium accumulated in the medium transporting device from collapsing toward the guide portion.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Wherein the medium transporting device is a belt surrounded by a plurality of pulleys. The method of claim 3,
Said belt comprising a support surface for supporting an integrated medium,
Wherein a plurality of protrusions for preventing the media from falling down are formed on the support surface. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the guide portion includes a receiving hole for receiving a part of the medium feeding device,
Wherein the contact portion and the medium transferring device are overlapped in the horizontal direction during the rotation process of the sheet roller.
6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein a part of the medium transferring device is horizontally overlapped with the contact portion even when the medium transferring device is transferring the medium integrated in the medium transferring device. delete 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the control unit controls the guide driving unit and the conveying device driving unit such that a moving speed of the support guide is equal to a conveying speed of a medium fed by the medium feeding device. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the control unit controls the guide driving unit and the conveying device driving unit such that the operating time of the conveying device driving unit is longer than the operating time of the guide driving unit. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the control unit controls the guide driving unit and the conveying device driving unit such that the conveying speed of the medium fed by the medium feeding device is faster than the moving speed of the support guide. A customer information acquisition unit for acquiring customer information;
A user interface unit for displaying a menu and information for depositing or withdrawing money and inputting or selecting a command or information for deposit or withdrawal;
A media input / output unit for depositing or withdrawing the medium; And
A media storage for storing media,
Wherein at least one of the media input / output unit and the media storage unit includes a media processing unit,
The medium processing apparatus includes a support guide for supporting a medium integrated in the integrated space;
The support guide being movable along with the support guide when the support guide moves to increase the accumulation space and to support the lower side of the medium integrated in the accumulation space, A medium transporting device for transporting the medium;
A driving unit for driving the media transporting device;
A sheet roller having a plurality of contact portions for striking a medium to be integrated in the integrated space;
And a guide portion for guiding the medium to the integrated space,
Wherein the guide portion is formed with a projection for preventing a medium accumulated in the medium transferring device from collapsing toward the guide portion.
A customer information acquisition unit for acquiring customer information;
A user interface unit for displaying a menu and information for depositing or withdrawing money and inputting or selecting a command or information for deposit or withdrawal;
A media input / output unit for depositing or withdrawing the medium; And
A media storage for storing media,
Wherein at least one of the media input / output unit and the media storage unit includes a media processing unit,
The medium processing apparatus includes a support guide for supporting a medium integrated in the integrated space;
Wherein the support guide supports the lower side of the medium integrated in the integrated space, and when the support guide moves to increase the integrated space, the medium integrated in the integrated space is transported in the same direction as the moving direction of the support guide Conveying device;
A guide driving unit for driving the support guide;
A transport device driver for driving the media transport device;
A control unit for controlling the guide driving unit and the conveying device driving unit;
A sheet roller having a plurality of contact portions for striking a medium to be integrated in the integrated space;
And a guide portion for guiding the medium to the integrated space,
Wherein the guide portion is formed with a projection for preventing a medium accumulated in the medium transferring device from collapsing toward the guide portion.

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