KR101280770B1 - A media conveying apparatus and financial device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a medium transport device and a financial device.
According to one aspect, a medium conveying apparatus includes: a plurality of roller shafts; A plurality of conveying rollers provided on the roller shaft, the plurality of conveying rollers having a shape of varying in diameter in an axial direction; And a pair of conveying belts wound and driven around the plurality of conveying rollers respectively formed on the plurality of roller shafts and arranged in such a manner that the intervals are widened along the conveying direction of the medium.

Description

A media conveying apparatus and financial device

The present invention relates to a medium transport device and a financial device.

Generally, a financial instrument is a device that automatically processes a financial task desired by a customer. The financial instrument can import or withdraw a medium (for example, banknotes, checks, securities, gift certificates, etc.), or automatically transfer the medium.

The financial device generally includes a media storage box for storing the media and a temporary accumulation device for temporarily accumulating the media drawn in through the media access unit. In this case, the media storage box includes a cassette in which the medium is stored, a recovery unit in which the abnormal medium is stored, and the like.

The medium is conveyed to the medium storage box or the temporary accumulation device after being fed to the medium access part, or conveyed from the media storage box or the temporary accumulation device to the medium access part. In this case, a general financial apparatus conveys a medium using the conveying apparatus provided with a roller and a belt.

However, since the conventional conveying apparatus uses a plurality of belts provided in parallel, there is a problem in that there is no way to correct this when the media is biased to one side during conveyance. At this time, skew may occur, and in some cases, jam may occur.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a media conveying apparatus and a financial device for correcting skew during media conveyance by using a conveyance belt inclined with respect to the media conveying direction.

According to one aspect, a medium conveying apparatus includes: a plurality of roller shafts; A plurality of conveying rollers provided on the roller shaft, the plurality of conveying rollers having a shape of varying in diameter in an axial direction; And a pair of conveying belts wound around the plurality of conveying rollers respectively formed on the plurality of roller shafts, and arranged in such a manner that the intervals are widened along the conveying direction of the medium.

A financial instrument according to another aspect includes: a main body; And a medium conveying apparatus provided inside the main body and for conveying the medium, wherein the medium conveying device includes a pair of conveying belts arranged in such a manner that the interval is widened along the conveying direction of the medium.

According to the present invention, by using a pair of conveying belts arranged in such a way that the gap is widened according to the conveying direction of the medium, it is possible to prevent skew, jam, stack failure, etc., which may occur due to the media biased to one side during the medium conveying. Can be.

1 is a perspective view of a financial instrument according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a diagram showing a medium conveying apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a perspective view of a conveying roller in the medium conveying apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a partial sectional view of a medium conveying apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a diagram showing a medium conveying apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a partial sectional view of a medium conveying apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

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

In addition, in describing the components of the embodiments of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are only to distinguish the components from other components, and the nature, order, order, etc. of the components are not limited by the terms. If a component is described as being "connected", "coupled" or "connected" to another component, that component may be directly connected or connected to that other component, but there may be another component between each component. It will be understood that may be "connected", "coupled" or "connected".

The financial device according to an embodiment of the present invention, for example, obtains various media such as banknotes, securities, giro, coins, gift certificates, etc., and processes such as deposit processing, giro storage, gift certificate exchange, and / or withdrawal processing, release of giro, gift certificates. It is a device for performing financial affairs to perform media processing, such as processing such as release. An example of such a financial device may be an ATM (Automated Teller Machine) such as a Cash Dispenser (CD) and a Cash Recycling Device. However, the financial instrument is not limited to the above-described example, and may be a device for automating 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 for convenience of explanation, and the technical idea of the present invention is not limited to the financial automation equipment.

Hereinafter, a media integrated device and a financial device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a financial instrument according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a financial instrument 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 10 in which a plurality of parts are embedded. The main body 10 includes an input unit 11 for allowing a user to process financial affairs, a check in / out unit 12 for depositing and depositing a check, and a bill in / out unit 13 for depositing and depositing a bill. Deposited through the passbook entry and exit 14 for entering and exiting the passbook, the card entry and exit portion 15 for entering and exiting the IC card (Integrated Circuit Card) for financial processing, and the media entry and exiting portions 12 and 13. A medium accumulator 16 for storing the medium and a medium conveying apparatus (20 in FIG. 2) for conveying the medium may be included.

In this specification, at least one of the check entry / exit portion 12, the bill entry / exit portion 13, the passbook entry / exit portion 14, and the card entry / exit portion 15 may be omitted. The check entry portion 12 and the paper money entry portion 13 can be collectively called media entry portions 12 and 13.

(Not shown) for temporarily storing the medium stored by the user, a recycle box (not shown) for storing the media to be deposited, a number of times the abnormal medium is stored (Not shown), a cassette (not shown) for storing a medium, and the like, and all modules that can be loaded and stored in the financial apparatus 1.

The said medium conveyance apparatus (20 of FIG. 2) is provided in the said main body 10, and conveys a medium. At this time, the said medium conveying apparatus (20 of FIG. 2) contains a pair of conveyance belt 23 (23 of FIG. 2) arrange | positioned in the form which becomes wider according to the conveyance direction of a medium.

The medium conveying apparatus 20 of FIG. 2 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

2 is a view showing a media conveying apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the conveying roller 22 in the media conveying apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. A partial cross-sectional view of a medium conveying apparatus according to the first embodiment of the.

2 to 4, the media conveying apparatus 20 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a roller shaft 21, a conveying roller 22, and a conveying belt 23. Include.

The roller shaft 21 is composed of a plurality, it may be arranged so that the axial direction is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the medium. Each of the roller shafts 21 may be provided with a pair of conveying rollers 22.

The roller shaft 21 may include a first roller shaft 211 and a second roller shaft 212. The first roller shaft 211 and the second roller shaft 212 have the same shape, but the shape of the conveying roller 22 provided on each roller shaft 21 may be different.

The roller shaft 21 may be provided with a fixing groove 213 on the outer circumferential surface. The fixing groove 213 is used to fix the conveying roller 22 to the roller shaft 21. This is because, when the conveying roller 22 is not fixed to the roller shaft 21, the conveying roller 22 is idle when the roller shaft 21 is rotated. The fixing structure of the roller shaft 21 and the conveying roller 22 will be described later in detail.

The said conveyance roller 22 is comprised from the plurality and is provided in the said roller shaft 21, and has a form in which a diameter changes in an axial direction.

The conveying roller 22 may have a form in which a variable ratio of diameters varies in the axial direction. That is, when looking at the cross section of the conveying roller 22, the upper surface and the lower surface of the conveying roller 22 may be a curved form convex upward or downward. This embodiment makes the conveying roller 22 in such a form to prevent the conveying belt 23 from slipping on the surface of the conveying roller 22 when the conveying belt 23 is driven.

In addition, in this embodiment, as mentioned above, each pair of conveying rollers 22 may be installed on each roller shaft 21. The pair of conveying rollers 22 provided on the first roller shaft 211 has a form whose outer diameter is relatively smaller than the inner diameter, and the pair of conveying rollers provided on the second roller shaft 212 ( 22 may have a shape in which the outer diameter is relatively larger than the inner diameter. This is so that the conveyance belt 23 wound around and driven by the conveying roller 22 may be provided to be inclined with respect to the conveying direction of the medium.

An interval between the pair of conveying rollers 22 provided on the first roller shaft 211 may be relatively larger than an interval between the pair of conveying rollers 22 provided on the second roller shaft 212. . This is for the conveying belt 23 to be arranged in such a manner that the interval is widened along the medium conveying direction, to correct the skew of the medium, and to allow the crumpled medium to be unfolded.

The conveying roller 22 may be provided with a fixing groove 221 on the inner peripheral surface. At this time, in the present embodiment, a fixing pin 222 may be inserted into the fixing grooves 213 and 221 to couple the conveying roller 22 to the roller shaft 21. Therefore, even if the roller shaft 21 rotates in this embodiment, the conveying roller 22 can rotate together with the roller shaft 21 without turning.

Of course, the fixing groove 213 formed in the roller shaft 21 and the fixing groove 221 formed in the conveying roller 22 may have a shape of a hole rather than a groove. That is, in the present embodiment, the fixing grooves 213 and 221 may have a shape in which the fixing pin 222 is fitted to fix the roller shaft 21 and the conveying roller 22.

There are a plurality of conveying belts 23, wound around the plurality of conveying rollers 22, and driven, and are inclined with respect to the conveying direction of the medium to convey the medium. In this case, the conveying belt 23 may be provided as a pair, and may be disposed in a form in which a distance between the conveying belts 23 is widened according to the conveying direction of the medium.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the conveyance belt 23 may pressurize the medium in the vertical direction of the roller shaft 21 to allow the medium to be conveyed, and the conveyance belt 23 may have the roller shaft 21. By pressing the medium in the direction of), the medium can be conveyed in a state aligned in the center. Through this, the skew of the medium can be corrected in this embodiment, and jams and stack failures can be prevented from occurring.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the pair of conveying belts 23 can pull the medium in the transverse direction, so that the wrinkled medium can be unfolded in both cases when it is brought in. At this time, the sufficiently flat medium is slid upon friction with the conveying belt 23, so that the medium is not torn.

5 is a view showing a medium conveying apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of the medium conveying apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

5 and 6, in the conveying apparatus according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the conveying roller 22 is provided with a projection 223 on the outer circumferential surface thereof to prevent the conveyance of the conveying belt 23. Can be. Since the conveying belt 23 wound around the conveying roller 22 is inclined, the conveying belt 23 may slide to one side on the surface of the conveying roller 22 during driving. Therefore, in this embodiment, the projection 223 protrudes on the outer circumferential surface of the conveying roller 22 in the direction in which the conveying belt 23 can slide, and the projection 223 prevents the conveyance of the conveying belt 23 from slipping. You can block it. Since other configurations than the protrusion 223 are the same as in the first embodiment, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Unlike the first embodiment, since the present embodiment can sufficiently prevent the conveyance of the conveying belt 23 by using the protrusion 223, the diameter of the conveying roller 22 may be varied at a constant ratio. . That is, the upper surface and the lower surface of the transfer roller 22 may have a straight line shape.

The protrusion 223 may be disposed close to one end of a relatively small diameter on the outer circumferential surface of the conveying roller 22. This is because the conveyance belt 23 can slide in one direction with a smaller diameter on the conveyance roller 22.

In addition, when the protrusion 223 is disposed close to one end having a relatively large diameter on the outer circumferential surface of the conveying roller 22, the upper end of the protrusion 223 is in contact with the conveying belt 23. Since the driving of 23 may interfere with the present embodiment, the position of the projection 223 may be as described above.

The protrusion 223 may be inclined so that a surface adjacent to the conveying belt 23 moves away from the belt toward the upper side. The conveying belt 23 may be disposed to be inclined with the conveying direction of the medium, and may also be disposed to be inclined with the roller shaft 21. In this case, since the surface adjacent to the protrusion 223 in the conveyance belt 23 is also inclined, in this embodiment, one surface of the protrusion 223 is inclined to correspond to one surface of the conveyance belt 23. can do. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the conveyance belt 23 from being damaged due to friction with the protrusion 223.

The protrusion 223 may have a ring shape that protrudes continuously along the outer circumferential surface of the transfer roller 22. Therefore, this embodiment can prevent the conveyance belt 23 driven by the rotation of the conveyance roller 22 from slipping away from the conveyance roller 22.

In this embodiment, the conveying roller 22 can be inclined to correct skew of the medium, and at the same time, it is driven in an inclined state by using the protrusion 223 protruding from the conveying roller 22. The conveying belt 23 can be prevented from being separated from the conveying roller 22.

In the above description, it is described that all the components constituting the embodiments of the present invention are combined or operated in one, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to these embodiments. That is, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively coupled to one or more of them. In addition, the terms "comprise", "comprise" or "having" described above mean that a corresponding component may be included unless otherwise stated, and thus, other components are excluded. It should be construed that it may further include other components instead. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art unless otherwise defined. Terms used generally, such as terms defined in a dictionary, should be interpreted to coincide with the contextual meaning of the related art, and shall not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal sense unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and changes 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 falling within the scope of the same shall be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

1: financial device 10: main unit
20: medium conveying apparatus 21: roller shaft
213: fixing groove 22: conveying roller
221: fixing groove 222: fixing pin
223: projection 23: conveyance belt

Claims (11)

A plurality of roller shafts;
A plurality of conveying rollers provided on the roller shaft, the plurality of conveying rollers having a shape of varying in diameter in an axial direction; And
And a pair of conveying belts wound around the plurality of conveying rollers respectively formed on the plurality of roller shafts, and arranged in such a manner that the intervals are widened along the conveying direction of the medium. delete The method of claim 1,
The diameter of a pair of conveyance rollers with which the 1st roller shaft was provided among the said plurality of roller shafts becomes a form becoming small from the outer side to the inner side,
The medium conveying apparatus of the said roller shaft which has a form in which the diameter of a pair of conveying roller provided with the 2nd roller shaft becomes large toward the inside from the outer side. The method of claim 3, wherein
The medium conveying apparatus of the said 1st roller shaft with a space | interval between a pair of conveyance rollers is comparatively larger than the space | interval between a pair of conveyance rollers provided with the said 2nd roller shaft. The method of claim 1,
A fixing groove is provided on an outer circumferential surface of the roller shaft and an inner circumferential surface of the conveying roller, and a fixing pin is inserted into the fixing groove so that the conveying roller is coupled to the roller shaft. The method of claim 1, wherein the conveying roller,
A medium conveying apparatus having a form in which a variable ratio of diameters varies in the axial direction. The method of claim 1, wherein the conveying roller,
And a projection for preventing separation of the conveyance belt on an outer circumferential surface thereof. The method of claim 7, wherein the projection is,
A medium conveying apparatus disposed close to one end of a relatively small diameter on an outer circumferential surface of the conveying roller. The method of claim 7, wherein the projection is,
And a surface adjacent to the conveyance belt is inclined away from the conveyance belt in an upward direction. The method of claim 7, wherein the projection is,
The medium conveying apparatus of the ring shape which protrudes continuously along the outer peripheral surface of the said conveying roller. main body; And
It is provided inside the main body and includes a medium conveying device for conveying the medium,
The medium conveying apparatus includes a pair of conveying belts arranged in such a manner that the interval is widened along the conveying direction of the medium.

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