KR100699568B1 - Media temporary stacking apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A media temporary stacking device is provided to receive a lot of media by stacking the media on a temporary stacking plate through free-fall. A media temporary stacking device is composed of a temporary stacking unit(30) for temporarily stacking the transferred media; a push plate(42) selectively contacted to the media stacked in the temporary stacking unit to push the media; and a pickup unit for transferring the media contacted to the temporary stacking unit by picking up the media one by one. The push plate closely contacts the media to a pickup roller(66) of the pickup unit by the elasticity of a push plate spring(47). The push plate is installed in the front end of a connecting lever(40) of which one end is rotatably installed to a frame plate(20) forming both ends of the media temporary stacking device.

Description

Media temporary stacking apparatus

1 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of a media temporary accumulation apparatus according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of a preferred embodiment of a media temporary accumulation apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a side view showing the configuration of a temporary integration unit constituting an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a side view showing the configuration of a drive lever constituting an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5a is an operating state showing the state that the plate is lifted in the embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5b is an operating state showing the state in which the pressing plate the medium in the embodiment of the present invention.

6A to 6F are operational state diagrams sequentially illustrating a process in which a medium is integrated in a temporary accumulation unit in the embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

20: frame plate 22: feeding roller

24: Belt 26: Top Entry Guide

28: Lower entry guide 30: Temporary accumulation part

32: Temporary Integrated Edition 33: Tip Guide

34: Side guide 36: Top guide

38: lower guide 40: connecting lever

42: compact 43: linkage shaft

45: guide slot 47: mill spring

49: guide roller 50: drive motor

52: drive gear 54: driven gear

56: drive lever 57,57 ': sensing

59: interlocking rib 60: pickup motor

62: drive belt 66: pickup roller

70: separation roller unit 72: separation feed roller

74: contra-roller

The present invention relates to a medium temporary storage device, and more particularly, to a medium temporary storage device for temporarily storing the medium while the customer confirms the information of the stored medium.

In the present specification, the media may be paid or stored in a media automation device, for example, a bill, a check, a ticket, a slip, a document, or the like. The media automation device is to allow the customer to supply the desired media or to accommodate the media. FIG. 1 illustrates a configuration of a conventional media temporary aggregator for temporarily accumulating media in the media automation device.

According to the drawing, the medium fed by the customer into the media automated machine enters the arrow A direction by the roller or the like, and is guided and moved along the movement path 1 indicated by the arrow by the roller or the like. The medium passes through the recognition part 3 and the printing part 5 on the movement path 1. The recognition unit 3 recognizes the information of the medium, and the printing unit 5 prints and displays that the medium has been retracted.

The medium passing through the recognition unit 3 and the printing unit 5 continues to move along the movement path 1 and enters between the first integrated belt 7 and the second integrated belt 7 '. About 5 media may be integrated between the first and second integration belts 7 ′ by the elastic force. In this way, the media provides the information of the media to the customer in the state of accumulation of several sheets. For example, in case of checks, ask the customer to check the total amount deposited. The first integrated belt 7 has a substantially elliptical trajectory, and the second integrated belt 7 ′ has an approximately 'c' shape so as to surround the first integrated belt 7. The first and second diverters 9 and 9 'are provided at the entrances that are drawn between the first and second integration belts 7'. The diverters 9, 9 ′ determine the direction of movement of the media exiting between the first and second integrated belts 7, 7 ′.

That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the first integrated belt 7 is in a state where the tip of the first diverter 9 is relatively inclined and the tip of the second diverter 9 ′ is lowered. ) Rotates clockwise, the medium moves in the direction of arrow B and is completely received by the automation device. On the contrary, when the tip of the first diverter 9 is lowered, the tip of the second diverter 9 'is raised, and the first integrated belt 7 is rotated counterclockwise, the arrow C direction is shown. The media is moved and returned to the customer.

However, the prior art as described above has the following problems.

First, the number of media that can be temporarily integrated between the first and second integrated belts 7 and 7 'is limited. This is because of characteristics such as elastic force of the integrated belts 7 and 7 '. Therefore, there is a problem that the user is uncomfortable because the number of media that the customer can store at one time is limited.

Then, once the medium is integrated between the integrated belts 7 and 7 ', the whole is transported at the same time, so the printing operation according to the storage of the medium should be made in advance in the printing unit 5. Therefore, once it is temporarily accumulated in the integrated belts 7 and 7 'and returned to the customer, there is a problem in that the medium is already printed.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and to provide a temporary storage device for a medium having a relatively large number of sheets that can be temporarily accumulated.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a temporary storage device for media which can print on a medium after storage and return are determined.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the object as described above, the present invention is a temporary storage unit is temporarily integrated with the conveyed medium, and a compact plate to selectively press the medium in close contact with the medium integrated in the temporary accumulation unit And a pick-up part for picking up and transporting the medium adhered to the temporary accumulation part by the tight plate one by one. The contact plate is installed at the front end of the connecting lever rotatably installed at one end of the frame plate constituting both ends of the device.

It further comprises a separation roller unit consisting of a separation feed roller and a contra roller are rotated in opposite directions so that the medium picked up and conveyed by the pick-up unit is conveyed only one by one.

The medium is conveyed to the temporary collecting unit by a feeding roller.

The temporary accumulation part is inclined so that the forward direction of the medium transported by the feeding roller is relatively high, and a tip guide is provided at the front end, and is installed parallel to the upper portion of the temporary accumulation plate and the feeding It is configured to include a top guide provided with a guide piece that is formed with a wider distance from the temporary integrated plate toward the tip in the direction facing the roller.

Both ends of the temporary integration plate is further provided with side end guides for guiding both ends of the medium.

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A penetrating shaft moving along the guide slot formed in the frame plate is installed to penetrate the front end of the connecting lever laterally, and one end of the mill spring is connected to both ends of the linking shaft to apply an elastic force.

The position of the mill plate is determined by a drive lever driven by a drive motor. The drive lever is rotatably installed at an end of the drive plate about one end thereof, and an interlocking rib of one side contacts the end of the interlocking shaft. Work with the spring plate to determine the position of the spring plate.

In the driving lever, the first and second sensing pieces extend in opposite directions perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the driving lever to be sensed by the inlet sensor and the push sensor, and an installation position thereof is determined.

According to another feature of the present invention, the present invention is installed in parallel with the temporary integrated plate inclined so that the forward direction of the medium to be transported is relatively high and the tip guide is provided at the tip, and parallel to the upper portion of the temporary integrated plate And a temporary accumulator configured to temporarily accumulate a conveyed medium, including an upper guide provided with a guide piece having a wider distance from the temporary accumulator plate toward the distal end of the medium; A dense plate selectively pressed against the medium accumulated in the temporary accumulation unit and pressing the medium; A pickup unit for picking up and transporting one by one the medium, which is in close contact with the temporary accumulation part by the contact plate; It is configured to include.

It further comprises a separation roller unit consisting of a separation feed roller and a contra roller are rotated in opposite directions so that the medium picked up and conveyed by the pick-up unit is conveyed only one by one.

Both ends of the temporary integration plate is further provided with side end guides for guiding both ends of the medium.

The contact plate is provided at the front end of the connecting lever provided on the frame plate constituting both ends of the device, by the drive lever driven by the drive motor provided on the frame plate and the contact plate to the contact plate with the medium. The installation location is determined.

The driving lever is provided with an interlocking rib selectively contacting the end of the interlocking shaft installed to penetrate the connecting lever laterally so that the contact plate closely adheres to the medium regardless of the amount of the medium.

According to the media temporary accumulation apparatus according to the present invention having such a configuration, a relatively large number of media can be received from a customer and processed at one time, thereby increasing the convenience of the customer, and displaying the print on each medium once the storage and return are determined. There is an advantage that does not need to display unnecessary arguments.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of a temporary media collecting device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a preferred embodiment of a media temporary accumulation device according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a side view of a temporary accumulation unit constituting an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an embodiment of the present invention. The configuration of the drive lever constituting is shown in a side view.

As shown in these figures, the frame plate 20 constitutes both ends of the apparatus, and at least two are installed to face each other at a predetermined interval. Various components are installed in the frame plate 20 and the space therebetween.

A pair of feeding rollers 22 are installed between the frame plates 20. The feeding roller 22 is installed to face each other on a pair of rotating shafts 22 'supported at both ends of the frame plate 20. One of the feeding rollers 22 is rotated by a belt 24 driven by a drive source, and the other is driven by idle. The media delivered to the feeding roller 22 is put into the media automation machine by the customer, and is actually conveyed by another feeding roller pair or belt or the like before being delivered to the feeding roller 22.

In order to guide the medium conveyed by the feeding roller 22, an upper introduction guide 26 and a lower introduction guide 28 are installed between the frame plate 20. A gap is formed between the upper inlet guide 26 and the lower inlet guide 28 so that the medium can be moved, and a part of the feeding roller 22 is located in the gap.

The temporary accumulation part 30 is provided at the position passing through the feeding roller 22. The temporary accumulation unit 30 serves to accumulate the media, which are brought in one by one, in order. The contents check operation of the customer with respect to the stored medium is performed in the state in which the medium is accumulated in the temporary accumulation unit 30. For example, if the medium is a check, the customer checks whether the amount deposited in the automated teller machine is correct.

The temporary accumulation part 30 is formed to be inclined in front of the feeding roller 22. That is, the temporary accumulation part 30 is formed on the feeding roller 22 side is relatively low and relatively high toward the forward direction of the medium in the feeding roller 22.

The temporary accumulation plate 32 forms a lower portion of the temporary accumulation unit 30. The temporary collecting plate 32 should be formed so that its width and length are larger than the media used in the media automation equipment. The temporary collecting plate 32 is installed to be inclined, the front end guide 33 for preventing the front end of the medium to be delivered any further is provided at the leading end in a relatively high position. The tip guide 33 is formed to be bent approximately perpendicular to the tip of the temporary integration plate (32). Side end guides 34 are provided along both ends of the temporary collecting plate 32, that is, to guide both longitudinal ends of the medium seated on the temporary collecting plate 32. The side end guide 34 may be integrally formed with the temporary integration plate 32 or may be manufactured separately and attached.

An upper guide 36 is provided at an upper portion of the temporary accumulation plate 32 in parallel with the temporary accumulation plate 32. The upper guide 36 may be fixed to the frame plate 20. The upper guide 36 is installed at a predetermined interval from the temporary collecting plate 32, in which a plurality of media are integrated. The upper guide 36 extends from a position adjacent to the front end guide 33 of the temporary collecting plate 32 to a middle position of the temporary collecting plate 32. A guide piece 37 is provided at an end of the temporary collecting plate 32 facing the feeding roller 22. The guide piece 37 allows the front end of the medium to smoothly enter between the temporary collecting plate 32 and the upper guide 36. To this end, the guide piece 37 is formed such that the distance from the upper surface of the temporary integration plate 32 toward the tip.

A lower guide 38 is provided to guide the rear end of the medium exiting the feeding roller 22 and integrated in the temporary collecting plate 32. The lower guide 38 is configured to extend in a direction orthogonal to the temporary accumulation plate 32 at the end of the lower retracting guide 28. The lower end of the lower guide 38 extends to be parallel to the temporary collecting plate 32.

The connecting lever 40 is installed on the outer surface of the frame plate 20 at both ends so as to rotate around the hinge pin 40 ', respectively. For reference, the connection lever 40 may be installed between the frame plate 20. The connecting lever 40 is substantially arcuate. The plate 42 is installed between the frame plates 20 so as to be fixed to the front end of the connecting lever 40. The dense plate 42 serves to selectively press the media accumulated on the temporary accumulation plate 32 of the temporary accumulation unit 30.

An interlocking shaft 43 is provided at both ends of the connecting lever 40 at both ends thereof. The linkage shaft 43 is guided along a guide slot 45 formed on the frame plate 20. That is, the linkage shaft 43 is connected to the connecting lever 40 at a portion protruding to the outside through the frame plate 20.

One end of the mill spring 47 is connected to both ends of the linkage shaft 43. The other end of the mill spring 47 is fixed to the frame plate 20. The mill spring 47 is wound around a plurality of guide rollers 49. This is to apply sufficient elastic force to the plate 42 while both ends of the plate spring 47 in the adjacent position. The plate spring 47 is located on the outer surface of the frame plate 20. The plate spring 47 provides an elastic force in a direction in which the plate 42 is in close contact with the temporary integrated plate (32).

A drive motor 50 is installed on the frame plate 20, and a drive gear 52 is provided on a rotating shaft of the drive motor 50. A driven gear 54 is installed to mesh with the drive gear 52. The drive lever 56 is installed on the outer surface of the frame plate 20 so that the center of rotation of the driven gear 54 coincides with the center of rotation. The driving lever 56 is driven by the driving force of the driving motor 50 to operate the contact plate 42.

The driving lever 56 is provided with first and second sensing pieces 57 and 57 ', respectively. The first and second sensing pieces 57 and 57 'are for detecting a position at which the plate 42 is installed, and an inlet sensor 58 and a push sensor 58' installed in the frame plate 20. Is detected by. The state in which the first sensing piece 57 is detected by the inlet sensor 58 is a state in which the medium can be delivered to the temporary accumulation unit 30, and the second sensing piece 57 ′ is the push sensor 58. The state sensed by ') is a state in which the medium is pressed against the temporary collecting plate 32 by the sealing plate 42.

The drive lever 56 is also provided with an interlocking rib 59. The interlocking rib 59 is formed by bending one side of the driving lever 56, and is connected to the interlocking shaft 43 to drive the connecting lever 40 and the sealing plate 42. The interlocking rib 59 may be selectively in contact with the interlocking shaft 43, and only the operation of lifting the contact plate 42 may be performed so that the contact plate closely adheres to the medium. By elastic force.

The pickup motor 60 is installed on the one side frame plate 20 and drives the driving belt 62. The driving belt 62 is driven by the driving pulley 61 driven by the driving force of the pickup motor 60. The drive belt 62 is hooked onto driven pulleys 64 and 64 'installed in the frame plate 20.

A pickup roller 66 is installed on the rotation shaft 65 driven by the driven pulley 64. The pickup roller 66 is exposed to the upper surface of the temporary collecting plate 32 through an opened portion of one side of the temporary collecting plate 32. The pickup roller 66 picks up and transports the media seated on the temporary collecting plate 32 one by one.

An upper discharge guide 67 and a lower discharge guide 68 are provided to guide the medium passing through one end of the temporary collecting plate 32 and the end of the lower guide 38. The upper discharge guide 67 and the lower discharge guide 68 has a gap therebetween, through which the medium can be moved. The upper discharge guide 67 and the lower discharge guide 68 serve to discharge the media accumulated in the temporary accumulation unit 30 one by one. The upper discharge guide 67 and the lower discharge guide 68 may be formed integrally with the lower guide 38 and the temporary collecting plate 32, respectively.

The medium separating part 70 is provided to allow only one piece of the medium picked up by the pickup roller 66 to be transferred between the upper discharge guide 67 and the lower discharge guide 68. The media separation unit 70 is composed of a separation feed roller 72 and a contra roller (74). The separation feed roller 72 and the contra roller 74 are rotated in opposite directions to each other. At this time, the separation feed roller 72 is rotated by the driving force of the pickup motor 60, the contra-roller 74 is connected to the rotary shaft and the gear of the separation feed roller 72 to receive power By rotating in the opposite direction.

Hereinafter, the operation of the temporary storage device according to the present invention having the configuration as described above in detail.

The medium M input by the customer to the media automation machine is transferred one by one to the feeding roller 22. In this way, the information about the medium M is recognized by the recognition unit (not shown) in the process of being delivered one by one. The medium M delivered to the feeding roller 22 passes through the feeding rollers 22 and is in turn integrated in the temporary accumulation part 30.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 5A, the position of the contact plate 42 is higher than that between the feeding rollers 22 and the other end is higher than the guide piece 37 of the upper guide 36. In order to have the plate 42 in such a position, the drive lever 56 should be in a relatively clockwise rotation position. That is, the drive lever 56 should be rotated by the drive motor 50 to a position where the first sensing piece 57 of the drive lever 56 is detected by the inlet sensor 58. When the drive lever 56 is rotated as described above, the drive lever 56 is rotated while overcoming the elastic force of the mill spring 47.

As described above, the medium M is transferred to the temporary accumulation part 30 by the feeding roller 22 in a state where the compact plate 42 is separated from the temporary accumulation plate 32. 6A to 6F sequentially illustrate a process in which the medium M is integrated in the temporary accumulation unit 30.

6A shows a state where the tip of the medium M protrudes from the feeding roller 22. By the continuous operation of the feeding roller 22, the tip of the medium M enters between the temporary collecting plate 32 and the guide piece 37 of the upper guide 36. This state is shown in FIG. 6B.

When the feeding roller 22 is continuously driven, the front end of the medium M is moved toward the front end guide 33 along the upper surface of the temporary collecting plate 32. At this time, the middle part of the medium M is slightly supported because it is not supported by any of them. This state is shown in FIG. 6C.

FIG. 6D shows a state in which the rear end of the medium M almost comes out of the feeding roller 22. At this time, the upper surface of the medium (M) is in a state substantially adjacent to the upper guide (36).

On the other hand, in a state in which the medium M almost comes out of the feeding roller 22, the upper surface of the medium M is restricted by the upper guide 36 (FIG. 6E), so that it does not enter the upper portion. When the rear end of the medium M exits the feeding roller 22, the rear end of the medium M falls freely and rests on the temporary collecting plate 32. This state is shown in FIG. 6F. This operation is repeated repeatedly, and the medium M inserted by the customer is accumulated on the temporary integration plate 32.

Meanwhile, before the medium M is transferred to the temporary accumulation unit 30, the contents of the medium M are already recognized by the recognition unit. Therefore, in the state in which the medium M is integrated in the temporary accumulation unit 30, the confirmation operation of the customer is performed.

When the customer checks the input medium, the drive motor 50 is driven to rotate the drive lever 56 counterclockwise. That is, the driving force of the driving motor 50 is transmitted to the driving lever 56 via the driving gear 52 and the driven gear 54, and the second sensing piece 57 'of the driving lever 56 is It is rotated until it is detected by the push sensor 58 '. At this time, the contact plate 42 is in close contact with the medium (M) integrated on the temporary integration plate 32 by the elastic force of the contact spring (47).

Here, if a large amount of the medium (M) is integrated in the temporary integration plate 32, the contact plate 42 may be rotated less than the drive lever 56. This is because the contact plate 43 and the drive lever 56 are interlocked with the interlocking shaft 43 on the side of the contact plate 42 and the drive lever 56 on the drive plate 56 in contact with each other. The state in which the medium M is pressed against the temporary collecting plate 32 by the sealing plate 42 is shown in FIG. 5B.

Next, the medium M accumulated in the temporary collecting plate 32 is moved from the bottommost portion by the pickup roller 66. The movement at this time is for completely storing the medium M in the medium automation device.

The medium M picked up by the pickup roller 66 passes through the separation roller unit 70. The separation roller unit 70 is for preventing the pick-up roller 66 from picking up and transporting two or more media Ms. In the separation roller unit 70, the separation feed roller 72 and the contra roller 74 rotate in opposite directions to separate the medium M. The medium M, which has passed through the separation roller part 70, is moved by a roller, a belt, or the like, and is completed through the printing part.

The rights of the present invention are not limited to the embodiments described above, but are defined by the claims, and various changes and modifications can be made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the claims. It is self-evident.

In the temporary media collecting device according to the present invention as described in detail above, the following effects can be expected.

In the present invention, when the media is temporarily accumulated, the media is freely dropped onto the temporary integrated plate and accumulated. Therefore, since the number of media that can be temporarily accumulated is not limited, a relatively large number of media can be stored at once.

In the present invention, the customer may be transported one by one after receiving the media stored in the media automation device, and then stored one by one after the storage is determined. Therefore, the storage factor display does not have to be performed before the storage is determined, so that unnecessary printing of the printing factor is not required.

Claims (14)

A temporary accumulator which temporarily accumulates the transported media; A dense plate selectively pressing the medium accumulated in the temporary accumulator and pressing the medium; And a pick-up unit for picking up and transporting the media adhered to the temporary stacking unit one by one by the contact plate, The plate may be in close contact with the pickup roller constituting the pick-up by the elastic force of the plate spring, the plate is installed on the front end of the connecting lever rotatably installed on one end of the frame plate constituting both ends of the device Media temporary aggregator. The medium temporary stack of claim 1, further comprising: a separation roller unit consisting of a separation feed roller and a contra roller which are rotated in opposite directions so that the medium picked up and transported by the pickup unit is conveyed only one by one. Device. 3. The temporary storage device of claim 2, wherein the medium is conveyed to the temporary collecting part by a feeding roller. The method of claim 3, wherein the temporary integration unit, Temporary integrated plate that is inclined so that the forward direction of the medium conveyed by the feeding roller is relatively high and the front end guide is provided at the front end, And a top guide provided in parallel with an upper portion of the temporary stacking plate and having a guide piece formed to be wider with the temporary stacking plate toward the tip in a direction facing the feeding roller. Device. 5. The temporary storage device of claim 4, wherein side ends of the temporary storage plate are further provided to guide both ends of the medium. delete The method of claim 5, wherein the interlocking shaft moving along the guide slot formed in the frame plate transversely through the front end of the connecting lever is installed, one end of the mill spring is connected to both ends of the interlocking shaft to apply an elastic force Characterized in that the media temporary integration device. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the position of the close plate is determined by a drive lever driven by a drive motor, the drive lever is installed on the frame plate so that the front end is rotatable about one end, the interlocking rib of one side is the linkage Contacting the end of the shaft in cooperation with said mill spring to determine the position of the mill. The medium of claim 8, wherein the first and second sensing pieces extend in opposite directions to be perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the driving lever, and are detected by the inlet sensor and the push sensor to determine an installation position of the driving lever. Temporary integrated device. Temporary integrated plate inclined so that the forward direction of the medium to be conveyed is relatively high, and a tip guide is provided at the tip, and is installed parallel to the upper portion of the temporary integrated plate, and toward the front end where the medium is delivered. A temporary accumulator configured to temporarily accumulate a conveyed medium, including a top guide having a guide piece having a wide interval from the temporary accumulator plate; A dense plate selectively pressed against the medium accumulated in the temporary accumulation unit and pressing the medium; A pickup unit for picking up and transporting one by one the medium, which is in close contact with the temporary accumulation part by the contact plate; Medium temporary storage device, characterized in that configured to include. 12. The temporary storage medium of claim 10, further comprising a separation roller unit comprising a separation feed roller and a contra roller, which are rotated in opposite directions so that the medium picked up and transported by the pick-up unit is transferred one by one. Device. 12. The temporary storage device of claim 11, wherein side ends of the temporary storage plate are further provided to guide both ends of the medium. 13. The driving plate according to any one of claims 10 to 12, wherein the contact plate is provided at the front end of the connecting lever provided on the frame plate constituting both ends of the device, and the driving lever is driven by the driving motor provided on the frame plate. And an installation position of the medium plate is determined by a plate spring that allows the plate to be in close contact with the medium. 14. The temporary drive medium of claim 13, wherein the driving lever is provided with an interlocking rib selectively contacting an end portion of an interlocking shaft installed through the connecting lever laterally so that the plate is in close contact with the medium regardless of the amount of the medium. Integrated device.

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