KR101177945B1 - Cash transaction machine having function for adjusting tension - Google Patents

Abstract

A financial teller machine having a tension control function to provide an aligned cash stack to a customer is disclosed. The automatic teller machine is disposed between a pair of frame plates which are located on the upper part of the temporary stack part and spaced apart from each other, and are circulated and conveyed from the temporary stack part while circulating a predetermined feed path. Rotating support for the roller to define the movement trajectory of the belt rotatably, but the rotation axis coupled to each frame plate so that the tension of the circular transfer belt can be adjusted to correspond to the thickness of the paper medium conveyed along the conveying path Include. In such a structure, the tension of the circulating transfer belt is adjusted to correspond to the thickness of the cash stack, and the cash stack may be withdrawn.

Automatic teller machine, temporary stack part, circulation belt, tension, Y axis, guide slot

Description

Financial automation equipment with tension control function {CASH TRANSACTION MACHINE HAVING FUNCTION FOR ADJUSTING TENSION}

1 is a block diagram showing the structure of an existing automated teller machine.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the structure of the automatic teller machine having a tension control function according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the main part of the automatic teller machine having a tension control function according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a side view showing the operation structure of the automatic teller machine having a tension control function according to the present invention.

Figure 5 is a side view showing another embodiment of the automatic teller machine having a tension control function according to the present invention.

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100: frame plate 101: guide slot

140: cash drawer 141: cash cassette

142, 143: feed section 143a: rotation axis

143b: roller 143c: circulation conveyance belt

144: recovery unit 145: temporary stack unit

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a cash transaction machine, and more particularly, to a financial automated machine having a tension control function for adjusting a tension of a circulating transfer belt in response to a thickness of a cash stack.

The automated teller machine is an automated device that can provide basic financial services such as deposit or withdrawal without a bank employee regardless of time and place with respect to financial services.

The automated teller machines can be divided into cash dispensers and cash dispensers according to whether or not they are withdrawn.In recent years, the automated teller machines have been used for various purposes such as cash withdrawals, check deposits, bank accounts, payment of giro fees, ticket releases, etc. have.

1 is a block diagram showing the structure of an existing automated teller machine.

As shown in FIG. 1, the existing financial automatic device includes a cash cassette 41, a first transfer unit 42 and a second transfer unit 43, a recovery unit 44, a temporary stack unit 45, and a withdrawal unit 30. ) Is configured to include.

Each of the transfer parts 42 and 43 is disposed between a pair of frame plates spaced apart from each other and is disposed between the transfer belts 42c and 43c for transferring cash while circulating a predetermined transfer path, and the transfer belt 42c. A feed roller (42b, 43b) defining a movement trajectory of the (43c), and rotating shafts (42a, 43a) coupled to both ends of the frame plates to rotatably support the feed rollers (42b, 43b). have.

In addition, the second transfer part 43 is provided with an entry space 43d spaced apart by a predetermined interval, and the movable plate 51 can be slid left and right through the entry space 43d on the upper portion of the temporary stack 45. Is fitted.

By this configuration, the cash stored in the cash cassette 41 is discharged in sheets from the cash cassette 41 and transferred along the first transfer part 42, and is loaded in the temporary stack part 45 by a predetermined amount. As the temporary stack unit 45 is raised by the normal transaction authentication, the temporary stack unit 45 may be transferred to the withdrawal unit 30 through the second transfer unit 43. As the withdrawal process is completed, the customer can receive the requested cash through the withdrawal unit 30.

Meanwhile, the cash discharged from the cash cassette 41 passes through a cash sensor (not shown) while being transferred to the temporary stack part 45 along the first transfer part 42. It detects whether the cash passes through a double sheet, the damage of the bill, the authenticity of the bill, and the forgery.

When the medium passing in this way cannot perform a normal transaction, the moving plate 51 moves to the entry space 43d to block the upper portion of the temporary stack part 45, and the transferred cash is opened to the recovery part 44. Can be recovered through).

However, in the existing automated teller machine, the circular transfer belt 43c of the second transfer unit 43 is always installed to have a constant tension, so that when the cash stack having a predetermined thickness or more is repeatedly transferred, the circular transfer belt 43c And there was a problem that the deformation occurs in the rotating shaft (43a), and when the cash stack and the sheet unit of relatively small thickness is transferred by the deflection and sagging of the circular transfer belt 43c according to the circular transfer belt 43c ) Had a problem that prevented them from carrying out their duties.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, the tension of the circulation transfer belt can be adjusted in response to the thickness of the cash stack, and the tension adjustment to provide the customer with the aligned cash stack The purpose is to provide a financial automation device with a function.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object of the present invention, the automated teller machine is disposed between a pair of frame plates which are positioned on the temporary stack portion and spaced apart from each other so as to have a predetermined transfer path. The circulation conveyance belt for conveying the paper medium supplied from the temporary stack portion while being circulated, and rotatably supporting the conveying roller defining the movement trajectory of the circulation conveyance belt, corresponding to the thickness of the paper medium conveyed along the conveying path. It includes a rotating shaft coupled to each frame plate so as to be able to adjust the tension of the relative movement. Each frame plate may be formed with a guide slot inclined so that the axis of rotation is moved in the direction in which the rotational conveying belt is tensioned and in the thickness direction of the paper medium. It may be formed in the form.

Here, the paper medium is a sheet-shaped article having a certain value such as a bill, a check, a gift certificate, a ticket, and the like, and the material may be made of a material that can replace paper such as a plastic thin film.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the structure of the automatic teller machine having a tension control function according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the main part of the automatic teller machine having a tension control function according to the present invention.

In addition, Figure 4 is a side view showing the operating structure of the automatic teller machine having a tension control function according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a side view showing another embodiment of the automatic teller machine having a tension control function according to the present invention. .

However, in describing the present invention, a detailed description of known functions or configurations will be omitted to clarify the gist of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with an example applied to the withdrawal device of the automatic teller machine. Here, the withdrawal device is a device including a withdrawal function, and both the withdrawal module and the withdrawal module may be understood as withdrawal device.

2 to 5, the withdrawal device 140 of the automated teller machine according to the embodiment of the present invention is configured to include a storage unit, withdrawal unit 130, transfer unit (142,143).

Hereinafter, the cash cassette 141 in which cash is stored as the storage unit will be described as an example. In addition, one or two or more cash cassettes 141 may be provided, and one of the cash cassettes 141 may be selected to withdraw cash as necessary. In addition, the withdrawal unit 130 allows cash withdrawn from the cash cassette 141 to be provided to the customer.

In addition, the withdrawal device 140 is provided with a temporary stack unit 145 for loading the requested cash before withdrawal, the transfer unit transfers the cash withdrawn from the cash cassette 141 to the temporary stack unit 145 And a second transfer unit 143 for transferring the cash stack loaded in the transfer unit 142 and the temporary stack unit 145 to the withdrawal unit.

Each of the transfer parts 142 and 143 is disposed between a pair of frame plates 100 spaced apart from each other and is disposed between the transfer belts 142c and 143c for transferring cash while circulating a predetermined transfer path, and the circulation transfer belt ( The feed rollers 142b and 143b which define the movement trajectory of 142c and 143c, and the rotating shafts 142a and 143a which rotatably support the said feed rollers 142b and 143b are comprised.

The second transfer part 143 is provided with an entrance space 143d spaced apart by a predetermined interval, and the movable plate 151 slides left and right through the entrance space 143d on the temporary stack 145. Is mounted.

In addition, the rotary shaft 143a, which is located above the temporary stack 145 and rotatably supports the transfer roller 143b, which defines the movement trajectory of the circulation transfer belt 143c, is formed of the cash stack transferred along the transfer path. It is coupled to each frame plate 100 so as to be able to adjust the tension of the circulation transfer belt (143c) corresponding to the thickness.

To this end, the guide slot 101 is formed to be inclined toward the outside in correspondence to the points facing each other in the frame plate 100, the rotating shaft 143a is a circular transfer belt 143c along the guide slot 101 At the same time as moving in the tension direction is moved along the thickness direction of the cash stack and the tension of the circulation transfer belt 143c corresponding to the thickness of the cash stack can be adjusted.

The guide slot 101 may be formed in a straight line shape to be inclined at a predetermined angle as well as a curved shape 101 'having a predetermined curvature as shown in FIG. 5.

In addition, the guide slot may be implemented in a combination of a straight form and a curved form in some cases. That is, when the cash stack is less than a certain thickness, the rotary shaft 143a moves only in the thickness direction of the cash stack, and when the cash stack is greater than or equal to the predetermined thickness, the rotation shaft 143a is moved along the thickness direction of the cash stack and cyclically moved. The guide slot may be implemented as a form in which a straight line and a curved form are appropriately combined so that the belt 143c may be moved outward in the tension direction.

By this configuration, the cash stored in the cash cassette 141 is discharged in sheets from the cash cassette 141 and transferred along the first transfer unit 142, and is loaded in the temporary stack unit 145 by a predetermined amount. As the temporary stack unit 145 is raised by the normal transaction authentication, the temporary stack unit 145 may be transferred to the withdrawal unit 130 through the second transfer unit 143. As the withdrawal process is completed, the customer may receive the requested cash through the withdrawal unit 130.

The cash discharged from the cash cassette 141 passes through a cash sensor (not shown) while being transferred to the temporary stack unit 145 along the first transfer unit 142. It detects whether a double sheet of cash, damage to banknotes, authenticity of paper currency, and forgery.

When the medium passing in this way cannot perform a normal transaction, the moving plate 151 moves to the entry space 143d to block the upper part of the temporary stack unit 145, and the transferred cash is opened to the recovery unit 144. Can be recovered through).

Meanwhile, when the cash stack loaded on the temporary stack unit 145 is disposed on the transfer path of the second transfer unit 143 through the entry space, the circulation transfer belt 143c positioned on the upper portion of the temporary stack unit 145. The rotating shaft 143a may be moved along the guide slot 101 formed in each frame plate 100 corresponding to the thickness of the cash stack.

That is, the rotating shaft 143a may be moved along the guide slot 101 along the guide slot 101 to the outside in the direction in which the circulation belt 143c is tensioned and at the same time along the thickness direction of the cash stack. This structure allows the tension of the circulation transfer belt 143c to be appropriately adjusted corresponding to the thickness of the cash stack.

As such, the present invention allows the rotating shaft 143a to be moved in correspondence with the thickness of the cash stack and to adjust the tension of the circulation transfer belt 143c, thereby preventing sagging and sagging of the circulation transfer belt 143c and According to the thickness, the tension can be properly formed in the circulation transfer belt 143c. This allows the cash stacks to be withdrawn in alignment and instilling customer satisfaction.

In this embodiment, the transfer paths of the first transfer unit 142 and the second transfer unit 143 are connected to each other, but in some cases, the transfer paths of the first and second transfer units 142 and 143 may be separated at different heights. Alternatively, the transfer direction of the first transfer unit 142 and the transfer direction of the second transfer unit 143 may be the same as or opposite to each other.

As described above, according to the automatic teller machine having a tension control function according to the present invention by allowing the tension of the circulating transfer belt for transferring the cash stack transferred from the temporary stack portion to be adjusted corresponding to the thickness of the cash stack In addition, it is possible to prevent sagging and sagging of the circulation conveyance belt and to appropriately form the tension of the circulation conveyance belt corresponding to the thickness of the cash stack.

Therefore, the present invention allows the cash stacks to be withdrawn without being scattered and aligned and instills satisfaction to the customer.

As described above, although described with reference to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art various modifications and variations of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below I can understand that you can.

Claims (3)

A financial teller machine having a temporary stack portion for stacking conveyed paper media located at an end portion of a conveyance portion for transferring paper media from a source of paper media, A circulation conveyance belt positioned at an upper portion of the temporary stack portion and disposed between a pair of frame plates spaced apart from each other so as to circulate a predetermined conveying path while conveying a paper medium supplied from the temporary stack portion; Rotationally supports a conveying roller defining a movement trajectory of the circulation conveyance belt, and relative to each of the frame plates so that the tension of the circulation conveyance belt can be adjusted according to the thickness of the paper medium conveyed along the conveyance path. Rotation axis is movably coupled; includes; Each of the frame plate is formed with a guide slot for guiding the movement of the rotating shaft, The guide slot is formed to guide the rotation axis in the thickness direction of the paper medium when the stack thickness of the paper medium is less than a predetermined thickness, and the rotation axis of the circulation conveyance belt when the stack thickness of the paper medium is more than a predetermined thickness. An automatic teller machine having a tension control function, which is configured to guide in the tension direction and to guide in the thickness direction of the paper medium. delete The method of claim 1, The guide slot is an automatic teller machine having a tension control function, characterized in that formed in at least one of a straight form and a curved form.

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