EP3690832A1

EP3690832A1 - Conveying device for banknotes to be bundled

Info

Publication number: EP3690832A1
Application number: EP18862067.8A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Nai ZHANG; Liqun YIN; Zuoqin NIU; Zheyuan XU; Zhong YIN; Yu Zhou; Hong Dai
Original assignee: Julong Co Ltd
Current assignee: Julong Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-09-26
Filing date: 2018-09-26
Publication date: 2020-08-05
Anticipated expiration: 2038-09-26
Also published as: EP3690832A8; WO2019062776A1; CN107527426A; EP3690832B1; EP3690832A4

Abstract

A conveying device for banknotes to be bundled, comprising: a clamping mechanism, a horizontal transporting mechanism, and a lifting mechanism. The clamping mechanism clamps banknotes to be bundled from a first setting position and conveys same to a second position, the horizontal transporting mechanism horizontally conveys the banknotes to be bundled from the second setting position to a third setting position, and the lifting mechanism lifts the banknotes to be bundled from the third setting position to a fourth setting position. The clamping mechanism comprises a driving motor (1), a transmission device, guide rods (7), an upper jaw (8), and a lower jaw (9), the guide rods (7) being fixedly provided, the upper jaw (8) and the lower jaw (9) passing through the guide rods (7) and being able to freely move in a perpendicular direction within the length range of the guide rods (7); the transmission device is connected between the driving motor (1) and the upper jaw (8) or the lower jaw (9) and drives, by controlling forward rotation and reverse rotation of the driving motor (1), the upper jaw (8) and the lower jaw (9) to clamp banknotes. The clamping mechanism for banknotes to be bundled has a simple structure, is easy to operate, and is low in cost.

Description

Cross-reference to Related Application

The present disclosure claims the priority to the Chinese patent application with the filing number 201710881236.4, filed on September 26, 2017 with the Chinese Patent Office and entitled "Conveying Device for Banknotes to be Bundled", which is incorporated herein by reference in entirety.

Technical Field

The present disclosure pertains to the field of financial equipment, in particular to a bundled banknote conveying device (a conveying device for banknotes to be bundled).

Background Art

The bundling medium of existing banknote bundling machines is drawn by a rail or a clamping mechanism to wrap around a banknote stack to be bundled. However, most of current clamping mechanisms for bundling medium are complex in mechanism and high in economic cost.

Summary

The present disclosure provides a bundled banknote conveying device, so as to overcome at least one problem existing in the prior art.
In order to solve the above technical problem, a technical solution used in the present disclosure is as follows:
A bundled banknote conveying device, including: a clamping mechanism, a horizontal transporting mechanism, and a lifting mechanism, wherein the clamping mechanism clamps bundled banknotes from a first setting position and conveys the same to a second setting position, the horizontal transporting mechanism horizontally conveys the bundled banknotes from the second setting position to a third setting position, the lifting mechanism lifts the bundled banknotes from the third setting position to a fourth setting position, and the clamping mechanism includes a driving motor, a transmission device, a guide rod, an upper jaw and a lower jaw, wherein the guide rod is fixedly provided, and the upper jaw and the lower jaw pass through the guide rod and are capable of freely moving in a vertical direction within a length range of the guide rod; the transmission device is connected between the driving motor and the upper jaw or the lower jaw, and the upper jaw and the lower jaw are driven to clamp the banknotes by controlling forward rotation and reverse rotation of the driving motor.
Further, the transmission device includes a driving gear, a driven gear and a transmission part, the driving gear is mounted on a motor shaft of the driving motor, the driving gear and the driven gear are in mesh connection, and the transmission part is connected between the driven gear and the upper jaw or the lower jaw.
Further, the driving gear and the driven gear are both bevel gears.
Further, the above bundled banknote clamping mechanism further includes a motor bracket, on which the driving motor and the driven gear are respectively mounted to form a stationary entirety.
Further, the transmission part is a rack.
Further, the lower jaw or the upper jaw is stationary.
Further, the above bundled banknote clamping mechanism further includes a compression spring, which passes through the guide rod and is connected between the upper jaw and the lower jaw.
Further, the horizontal transporting mechanism includes a horizontal driving motor, a connecting part, a guide groove, a guide shaft and a guide wheel, the guide wheel is mounted at one side of the clamping mechanism, and the guide wheel is provided in the guide groove, the guide shaft passes through the other side of the clamping mechanism, and the connecting part is connected between the clamping mechanism and the horizontal driving motor.
Further, two guide wheels are provided.
Further, the connecting part is a synchronous belt.
Further, the lifting mechanism includes a vertically arranged box body, a bearing portion configured to bear heavy objects, a balancing weight with the same mass as the bearing portion, a driving mechanism, and a pulley provided in a top portion of the box body; the bearing portion is movable up and down along the box body under the action of the driving mechanism; and the bearing portion and the balancing weight are hoisted on two sides of the pulley through a cable.
Further, the lifting mechanism includes a guide rod perpendicularly provided inside the box body, the bearing portion is slidably connected with the guide rod, a guide groove is provided in a side wall of the box body along a vertical direction, and the bearing portion is provided with a guide wheel in coordination with the guide groove; and the bearing portion is slidable up and down inside the box body along the guide rod and the guide groove.
Further, the pulley includes two fixed pulleys horizontally provided in a top portion of the box body.
Further, the driving mechanism includes a driving motor and a transmission device, the transmission device is connected with the bearing portion, and the driving motor drives the bearing portion to move up and down along the box body through the transmission device.
Further, the transmission device includes a transmission belt, a driving belt wheel and a driven belt wheel. The driving motor is fixed in an upper portion of the box body, the driving belt wheel is connected with a power output shaft of the driving motor, the driven belt wheel is fixed in a lower portion of the box body, the transmission belt is sleeved on the driven belt wheel and the driving belt wheel, and the bearing portion is fixedly connected to the transmission belt.
Further, the transmission device includes a transmission belt, a driving belt wheel and a driven belt wheel. The driving motor is fixed in a lower portion of the box body, the driving belt wheel is connected with a power output shaft of the driving motor, the driven belt wheel is fixed in an upper portion of the box body, the transmission belt is sleeved on the driven belt wheel and the driving belt wheel, and the bearing portion is fixedly connected to the transmission belt.
Further, a slider is further included, the slider is sleeved on the guide rod, the bearing portion is fixedly connected with the slider, and the slider is fixedly connected with the transmission belt.
Further, a tensioning mechanism for the transmission belt is further included, and the tensioning mechanism is connected with the transmission belt.
Further, the transmission belt is a flat belt or a synchronous belt.
The present disclosure has following advantages and positive effects:
When rotating, the driving motor drives the upper jaw or the lower jaw to realize movement in the vertical direction, therefore, this mechanism can clamp banknotes with the upper jaw and the lower jaw by controlling forward rotation and reverse rotation of the driving motor, with a simple structure, convenient operation, and a relatively low cost;
The horizontal transporting device adopts a combination form of matching one guide shaft and one guide groove with a guide wheel, rather than the conventional design with two guide shafts, and this design reduces the requirement for installation precision and reduces the running resistance under the condition of ensuring the function of the device.
When rotating, the driving motor drives the upper jaw or the lower jaw to realize movement in the vertical direction, therefore, this mechanism can clamp banknotes with the upper jaw and the lower jaw by controlling forward rotation and reverse rotation of the driving motor, with a simple structure, convenient operation, and a relatively low cost;
The horizontal transporting device adopts a combination form of matching one guide shaft and one guide groove with a guide wheel, rather than the conventional design with two guide shafts, and this design reduces the requirement for installation precision and reduces the running resistance under the condition of ensuring the function of the device.

Brief Description of Drawings

FIG. 1 is an isometric diagram of a clamping mechanism of one embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 2 is a front sectional view of an overall device of one embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 3 is a left view of the overall device of one embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 4 is a right sectional view of the overall device of one embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 5 is an isometric diagram of the overall device of one embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 6 is a front view of a lifting mechanism of one embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 7 is a top view of the lifting mechanism of one embodiment of the present disclosure; and
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the lifting mechanism of one embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description of Embodiments

A bundled banknote conveying device in one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a clamping mechanism, a horizontal transporting mechanism, and a lifting mechanism. The clamping mechanism clamps bundled banknotes from a first setting position and conveys the same to a second setting position, the horizontal transporting mechanism horizontally conveys the bundled banknotes from the second setting position to a third setting position, and the lifting mechanism lifts the bundled banknotes from the third setting position to a fourth setting position.
The bundled banknote conveying device in the present disclosure can clamp one or more banknotes, and can precisely convey the clamped banknotes in a horizontal direction. The device consists of two main parts: one is the clamping mechanism comprised of one clamping driving motor, one driving bevel gear, one driven bevel gear, one transmission rack, two vertical guide rods, two compression springs, one upper jaw and one lower jaw; the other is a horizontal moving means comprised of one moving driving motor, one guide shaft, one synchronous belt, two guide wheels and one guide groove.
As shown in FIG. 1, which is a structural view of a bundled banknote clamping mechanism for financial equipment in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the bundled banknote clamping mechanism includes a driving motor 1, a transmission device, guide rods 7, an upper jaw 8 and a lower jaw 9, wherein the guide rod is fixedly provided, and the upper jaw and the lower jaw pass through the guide rod and can freely move in a vertical direction within a length range of the guide rod; the transmission device is connected between the driving motor and the upper jaw or the lower jaw, and the upper jaw and the lower jaw are driven to clamp the banknotes by controlling forward rotation and reverse rotation of the driving motor.
For example, the transmission device includes a driving gear 3, a driven gear 4 and a transmission part 5, a driving bevel gear is mounted on a motor shaft of the driving motor, the driving gear and the driven gear are in mesh connection, and the transmission part is connected between the driven gear and the upper jaw or the lower jaw.
For example, the driving gear and the driven gear are both bevel gears.
For example, the above bundled banknote clamping mechanism further includes a motor bracket 2, on which the driving motor and the driven bevel gear are respectively mounted to form a stationary entirety.
For example, the transmission part is a rack.
For example, the lower jaw or the upper jaw is stationary.
For example, the above bundled banknote clamping mechanism further includes compression springs 6, which pass through the guide rod and is connected between the upper jaw and the lower jaw.
The working principle of the bundled banknote clamping mechanism is as follows: as shown in FIG. 1, the driving bevel gear 3 is mounted on the motor shaft of the driving motor 1, and the driving motor 1 and the driven bevel gear are mounted on the motor bracket 2 to form a small, stationary entirety. The transmission rack 5 and the upper jaw 8 are mounted together by the compression spring 6, and they pass through two fixed, vertical, parallel guide rods 7, and can move freely in a vertical direction within a length range of the guide rods.
When the driving motor 1 rotates, the driving bevel gear 3 on the motor shaft thereof will drive the driven bevel gear 4 to rotate, the driven bevel gear 4 drives the transmission rack 5, and drives the upper jaw 8 by means of the compression spring 6 to realize movement in the vertical direction. As the lower jaw 9 is stationary, this mechanism can clamp banknotes with the upper jaw 8 and the lower jaw 9 by controlling the forward rotation and the reverse rotation of the driving motor 1. The compression spring 6 has the function that when the thickness of the banknotes required to be clamped is different due to different numbers, the thickness can be automatically adjusted by the compression spring 6.
As shown in FIGS. 2-5, the horizontal transporting mechanism for the above bundled banknote clamping mechanism includes a horizontal driving motor 13, a connecting part 11, a guide groove 12, a guide shaft 10 and a guide wheel 14, wherein the guide wheel is mounted at one side of the clamping mechanism, and the guide wheel is provided in the guide groove, the guide shaft passes through the other side of the clamping mechanism, and the connecting part is connected between the clamping mechanism and the horizontal driving motor.
For example, two guide wheels are provided.
For example, the connecting part is a synchronous belt.
The working principle of the horizontal transporting mechanism is as follows: two guide wheels 14 are mounted at one side of the clamping mechanism, and the two guide wheels are mounted in the guide groove 12, the other side of the clamping mechanism is passed through by the guide shaft 10 and is connected together with the synchronous belt 11. When the horizontal driving motor 13 drives the synchronous belt 11 to rotate, the clamping mechanism connected to the synchronous belt 11 will move along the direction of the guide shaft 10. This part is characterized in that a combination form of matching one guide shaft and one guide groove with guide wheels is used rather than the conventional design with two guide shafts. This design reduces the requirement for installation precision and reduces the running resistance under the condition of ensuring the function of the device.
As shown in FIGS. 6-8, the lifting mechanism for financial equipment in the present disclosure includes a vertically arranged box body 13, a bearing portion 8 configured to bear heavy objects, a balancing weight 10 with the same mass as the bearing portion 8, two fixed pulleys 1 horizontally provided in a top portion of the box body 13, and a driving mechanism configured to drive the bearing portion 8; the bearing portion 8 can move up and down along the box body 13 under the action of the driving mechanism; the bearing portion 8 and the balancing weight 10 are hoisted on two sides of the pulleys 1 through a cable 6.
A guide rod 4 perpendicular to a bottom surface of the box body 13 is provided inside the box body 13, the bearing portion 8 is slidably connected with the guide rod 4, a guide groove 11 is provided in a side wall of the box body 13 along a vertical direction, and the bearing portion 8 is provided with a guide wheel 12 in coordination with the guide groove 11; the bearing portion 8 can slide up and down inside the box body 13 along the guide rod 4 and the guide groove 11.
The driving mechanism includes a driving motor 2 and a transmission device, the transmission device is connected with the bearing portion 8, and the driving motor 2 drives the bearing portion 8 to move up and down along the box body 13 through the transmission device.
The transmission device includes a transmission belt 5, a driving belt wheel and a driven belt wheel 9. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the driving motor 2 is fixed in an upper portion of the box body 13, the driving belt wheel is connected with a power output shaft of the driving motor 2, the driven belt wheel 9 is fixed in a lower portion of the box body 13, the transmission belt 5 is sleeved on the driven belt wheel 9 and the driving belt wheel, and the bearing portion 8 is fixedly connected to the transmission belt 5.
In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the driving motor 2 is fixed in the lower portion of the box body 13, the driving belt wheel is connected with the power output shaft of the driving motor 2, the driven belt wheel 9 is fixed in the upper portion of the box body 13, the transmission belt 5 is sleeved on the driven belt wheel 9 and the driving belt wheel, and the bearing portion 8 is fixedly connected to the transmission belt 5.
The bearing portion 8 is fixedly connected to the transmission belt 5 through a slider 7, and the slider 7 can slide up and down along the guide rod 4.
A tensioning mechanism 3 for the transmission belt 5 is provided, and the tensioning mechanism 3 is connected with the transmission belt 5, to increase a pressure of the transmission belt 5 and the driving belt wheel.
The transmission belt 5 may be one of a flat belt or a synchronous belt.
A working process of the present example is as follows: the bearing portion 8 and the balancing weight 10 are hoisted at two sides of the fixed pulleys 1 through the cable 6, the weight of the bearing portion 8 is counteracted by the balancing weight 10 having the same mass as the bearing portion, the driving motor 2 transmits a pulling force for rising or descending to the slider 7 through the synchronous belt in the operation process of the lifting mechanism, to drive the slider 7 and the bearing portion 8 fixedly connected with the slider 7 to move up and down along guide rod 4 and the guide groove 11, to lift or descend the banknotes inside the bearing portion 8 to a specified height, and as the driving motor 2 only needs to bear the weight of the banknotes inside the bearing portion 8, after the banknotes inside the bearing portion 8 are taken out, free hovering of the bearing portion 8 can be realized without providing a power by the driving motor 2.
The above-mentioned are detailed description of one embodiment of the present disclosure, but the contents are merely for a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, and should not be considered as being used to limit the implementation scope of the present disclosure. Any equivalent alterations, improvements, etc. made according to the disclosure scope of the present disclosure should fall within the scope covered by the patent of the present disclosure.

Claims

A bundled banknote conveying device, characterized by comprising: a clamping mechanism, a horizontal transporting mechanism, and a lifting mechanism, wherein the clamping mechanism clamps bundled banknotes from a first setting position and conveys the same to a second setting position, the horizontal transporting mechanism horizontally conveys the bundled banknotes from the second setting position to a third setting position, the lifting mechanism lifts the bundled banknotes from the third setting position to a fourth setting position, and the clamping mechanism comprises a driving motor, a transmission device, a guide rod, an upper jaw and a lower jaw, wherein the guide rod is fixedly provided, and the upper jaw and the lower jaw pass through the guide rod and are capable of freely moving in a vertical direction within a length range of the guide rod; and the transmission device is connected between the driving motor and the upper jaw or the lower jaw, and the upper jaw and the lower jaw are driven to clamp banknotes by controlling forward rotation and reverse rotation of the driving motor.
The bundled banknote conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission device comprises a driving gear, a driven gear and a transmission part, wherein the driving gear is mounted on a motor shaft of the driving motor, the driving gear and the driven gear are in mesh connection, and the transmission part is connected between the driven gear and the upper jaw or the lower jaw.
The bundled banknote conveying device according to claim 2, wherein the driving gear and the driven gear are both bevel gears.
The bundled banknote conveying device according to claim 2, further comprising a motor bracket, on which the driving motor and the driven gear are respectively mounted to form a stationary entirety.
The bundled banknote conveying device according to claim 2, wherein the horizontal transporting mechanism comprises a horizontal driving motor, a connecting part, a guide groove, a guide shaft and a guide wheel, wherein the guide wheel is mounted at one side of the clamping mechanism, and the guide wheel is provided in the guide groove, the guide shaft passes through the other side of the clamping mechanism, and the connecting part is connected between the clamping mechanism and the horizontal driving motor.
The bundled banknote conveying device according to claim 5, wherein two guide wheels are provided.
The bundled banknote conveying device according to claim 5, wherein the connecting part is a synchronous belt.
The bundled banknote conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the lifting mechanism comprises a vertically arranged box body, a bearing portion configured to bear heavy objects, a balancing weight with a same mass as the bearing portion, a driving mechanism, and a pulley provided in a top portion of the box body; the bearing portion is movable up and down along the box body under an action of the driving mechanism; and the bearing portion and the balancing weight are hoisted on two sides of the pulley through a cable.
The bundled banknote conveying device according to claim 8, wherein the lifting mechanism comprises a guide rod perpendicularly provided inside the box body, the bearing portion is slidably connected with the guide rod, a guide groove is provided in a side wall of the box body along a vertical direction, and the bearing portion is provided with a guide wheel in coordination with the guide groove; and the bearing portion is slidable up and down inside the box body along the guide rod and the guide groove.
The bundled banknote conveying device according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the pulley comprises two fixed pulleys horizontally provided in a top portion of the box body.