KR101372254B1 - Automatic teller machine - Google Patents

Abstract

An automatic teller machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a recognition housing which includes a running unit which runs a paper medium inside; a check recognizing unit which has a first recognition head installed in the recognition housing and recognizing a magnetic ink character by being positioned in a first recognition position at which the magnetic ink character passes in case of being inserted into the recognition housing so that the magnetic ink character is positioned in one side of a check and a second recognition head recognizing the magnetic ink character by being positioned in a second recognition position at which the magnetic ink character passes in case of being inserted into the recognition housing so that the magnetic ink character is positioned in the other side of the check; a driving unit which drives the first recognition head or the second recognition head; and a lifting unit which moves a part of the second recognition head which is moved by the driving unit in order to be not in contact with a bill in case a different paper medium besides a check is inserted into the check recognizing unit. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the automatic teller machine not only improves the reliability of the deposit process of a check by accurately recognizing the magnetic ink character of the check regardless of insertion direction and size of the check but also prevents the damage of a sensor by moving the sensor position of the first and second recognition heads of the check recognizing unit to a position of preventing friction with a paper medium when inserting the different paper medium which is not a check.

Description

Automatic teller machine

A financial automatic machine is disclosed. More specifically, it is possible to improve the reliability of the check deposit process, and to move the sensor of the check recognizer to a position where friction with the paper medium does not occur when entering a paper other than the check. Disclosed is a financial automation device capable of preventing the damage.

In general, automatic teller machines (ATMs) are not limited to time and place in relation to financial services, and they can provide basic financial services such as cash and check deposits and withdrawals by using cards or bankbooks without bank employees. It is an automation device.

Recently, the use of financial automation equipment has been expanding not only in financial institutions such as banks but also in convenience stores, department stores, and public places.

Financial automation machines can be divided into withdrawing machines, depositing machines and depositing machines depending on whether they are deposited or withdrawn. In recent years, financial automation machines have been used for various purposes such as cash withdrawals and withdrawals, checking and withdrawals, account bookkeeping, .

[0003] On the other hand, as to the depositing machine among the above-described automated teller machines, in recent years, depositing machines have been applied to depositing paper media such as banknotes or checks instead of depositing them separately.

The automated teller machine includes a media deposit unit for depositing a mixed paper medium such as banknotes or checks, a medium conveying unit for conveying the medium deposited by the medium depositing unit, A medium detecting unit for detecting whether the paper medium is two loaded on the path of the medium carrying unit; a medium recognizing unit for determining whether the paper currency is genuine or not; A check recognition unit for recognizing the authenticity of the check in the paper medium; a retract unit for retracting the paper medium not received in the paper medium; A reject unit for storing the paper medium, and a cassette for finally storing the deposited paper medium. Here, the cassette may include a paper currency cassette for storing only banknotes and a check cassette for storing only checks.

With this arrangement, the paper medium can be transferred to the respective cassettes through the medium transfer unit, after being deposited through the medium deposit unit, through the temporary stack unit.

Among the above-described configurations, the check recognizer may include a sensor to recognize a magnetic ink character (see FIG. 2, MIC, Magnetic Ink Character) recorded on the check, and thus determine whether the check is authentic.

However, as described above, when the checks are mixed with the bills and deposited into the media deposit section, the magnetic ink characters recorded on the checks may be arranged on one side or the other side according to the entry direction when entering the check recognition unit. If the sensor is provided only on one side, it may not be possible to properly check the authenticity of the check through the recognition of the magnetic ink character.

On the other hand, bills are also passed through the check recognizer, the bills can be passed at a relatively faster speed since no recognition is required. However, when the size of the banknote is relatively large when the banknote passes, the face of the banknote may contact the sensor, and thus damage to the sensor may occur due to friction.

Therefore, it is possible to accurately recognize the magnetic ink characters of the check regardless of the direction of the check and the size of the check, but also to develop a new financial automation device that can prevent damage to the sensor by avoiding friction with the check or banknote when evacuating. Is required.

The object according to an embodiment of the present invention, regardless of the direction and size of the check can accurately recognize the magnetic ink character (MIC, Magnetic Ink Character) of the check can not only improve the reliability of the check deposit process, Financial automation equipment that can prevent damage to the sensor by moving the position of the sensor of the first recognition head and the second recognition head of the check recognition unit to a position where friction does not occur with the paper medium when entering a paper medium other than the check. To provide.

In addition, another object according to an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a financial automation device capable of simultaneously driving two recognition heads by one driving unit, which can simplify the structure and improve the driving efficiency. .

Financial automation device according to an embodiment of the present invention relates to a financial automation device including a check recognition unit for recognizing a magnetic ink character (MIC, Magnetic Ink Character) recorded on the check of a paper medium including bills or checks The check recognition unit may include: a recognition housing in which a driving unit for driving the paper medium is built; A first recognition head mounted in the recognition housing and recognizing the magnetic ink character by being located at a first recognition position through which the magnetic ink character passes when the magnetic ink character is inserted into the recognition housing so as to be located at one side of the check; And a check recognizer having a second recognition head positioned at a second recognition position through which the magnetic ink letters pass so as to recognize the magnetic ink letters when the magnetic ink letters are inserted into the recognition housing so as to be located at the other side of the check. A driving unit driving the first recognition head or the second recognition head; And a coarse portion for moving a portion of the second recognition head retracted by the driving unit to be in contact with the banknote when the paper medium of the type other than the check is introduced into the check recognition unit. By the configuration, it is possible to accurately recognize the magnetic ink character (MIC, Magnetic Ink Character) of the check regardless of the direction and size of the check as well as improve the reliability of the check deposit process, as well as other paper media other than the check. When entering the position of the sensor of the first recognition head and the second recognition head of the check recognizer can be moved to a position where friction does not occur with the paper medium can prevent damage to the sensor.

According to one side, the check recognizer, a portion of the first recognition head is fixedly coupled, the second recognition head includes a mounting shaft mounted to the recognition housing to be movable in the vertical direction of the movement direction of the paper medium; The driving unit may move the second recognition head in the longitudinal direction of the mounting shaft.

According to one side, the second recognition head, the moving body is movably coupled to the mounting shaft using the driving force of the drive unit; A sensor member coupled to the movable body and having a sensor at a lower end thereof for recognizing the magnetic ink character; And an elastic member connected to both ends of the moving body and the sensor member to support the sensor member with respect to the moving body by an elastic force, wherein the elevation part is mounted in the recognition housing to approach the second recognition head. The sensor member may be partially rotated with respect to the movable body by using the elastic force of the elastic member.

According to one side, the upper portion has an inclined shape to rise upwards away from the second recognition position, one side closest to the second recognition head is provided with a guide rib having the same position as the lower end of the second recognition head Can be.

According to one side, the drive unit, a drive motor for transmitting a driving force to the drive pulley; A driven pulley disposed in the movable direction of the second recognition head with respect to the driving pulley and connected to the driving pulley by a belt fixedly coupled to the moving body; And a lifting bracket which is pressurized by the second recognition head to lift the first recognition head upward when the second recognition head moves laterally from the second recognition position due to the circulation of the belt by the driving motor. It may include.

According to one side, the first recognition head, the fixed body fixedly coupled to the mounting shaft; A sensor member rotatably coupled to the mounting shaft in the fixed body and having a sensor for recognizing the magnetic ink character; An elastic member having both ends connected to the fixed body and the sensor member to support the sensor member with an elastic force with respect to the fixed body; And a rotating protrusion protruding from the side of the sensor member and being rotated by the lifting bracket when the driving unit is driven to rotate the sensor member with respect to the fixed body.

According to one side, the driving unit is provided in a roller (roller) type, coupled to the drive shaft rotatably mounted to the recognition housing is driven to rotate in one direction when the drive shaft is driven by a drive source; And a driven roller provided in the recognition housing to be in contact with the driving roller to rotate in the other direction when the driving roller is rotated, and to transfer the paper medium between the driving roller, wherein the driving roller and the driven roller It may be disposed between the first recognition position and the second recognition position.

According to one side, the check recognition unit, the detection sensor mounted in the recognition housing for detecting whether the paper medium flowing into the recognition housing is a bill or a check; And a controller for driving the driving unit to move the first recognition head and the second recognition head to respective recognition positions based on the information of the sensor, when the paper medium is a check.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the magnetic ink character (MIC) of the check can be accurately recognized regardless of the direction and size of the check, thereby improving the reliability of the check deposit process. When entering a paper medium other than the position of the sensor of the first recognition head and the second recognition head of the check recognizer can be moved to a position where friction does not occur with the paper medium can prevent damage to the sensor.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, two recognition heads can be driven simultaneously by one driving unit, thereby simplifying the structure and improving driving efficiency.

1 is a view schematically showing a configuration of a financial automatic machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view schematically showing a check sample that can be deposited into the financial automation device of FIG. 1.
3 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of a check recognition unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exploded perspective view of a part of the configuration separated from FIG. 3.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a position change of a sensor according to the movement of the second recognition head illustrated in FIG. 4.
FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a position change of a sensor of the first recognition head illustrated in FIG. 4.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a shape in which the first recognition head and the second recognition head operate by driving the driving unit illustrated in FIG. 4.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a recognition position of a first recognition head and a second recognition head when a check is inserted into the check recognition unit of FIG. 4.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a non-recognition position of the first recognition head and the second recognition head when a bill is inserted into the check recognition unit of FIG. 4.

Hereinafter, configurations and applications according to embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The following description is one of many aspects of the claimed invention and the following description forms part of a detailed description of the present invention.

In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail for the sake of clarity and conciseness.

In the following description, a banking automation type apparatus for depositing a paper medium such as a banknote or a check will be described. However, it is a matter of course that other types of banking automation apparatuses such as depositing and withdrawing machines can be applied to the financial automation apparatuses.

In addition, a check recognition unit for recognizing magnetic ink characters of a check will be described below, but it is obvious that the magnetic ink character recognition unit of the present invention can be used to recognize magnetic ink characters of not only checks but also other media.

1 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a financial automation device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing a check sample that can be deposited in the financial automation device of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, the financial automation device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a media depositing unit 102 capable of depositing a mixed paper medium P such as banknotes and checks, and a paper medium P deposited therein. The medium conveying unit 105 forming a conveying path for conveying the sheet, the medium detecting unit 107 detecting two sheets of the paper medium P conveyed to the medium conveying unit 105, and the paper medium P conveyed are The medium conveying unit is interposed between the medium recognizing unit 108 and the medium conveying unit 105 for recognizing whether or not the bill (P2, see FIG. 9) or the check (P1, see FIG. 8) and authenticity of the bill (P2). Media alignment unit 110 for aligning the paper medium (P) to be conveyed along the conveying path of the 105 and the magnetic check character of the check out of the paper medium (P) whether the check (P1) authenticity Check recognizing unit 120 of the present embodiment, and the temporary stack unit 111 temporarily storing the paper medium P, and finally Is deposited a paper medium (P) is stored may include a cassette (117).

In addition, the reject unit 113 for storing the rejected paper medium (P) is detected and rejected, the retract unit 115 for retrieving the paper medium (P) recognized as a medium to be recovered ) May be included.

With this configuration, the paper medium P deposited in the medium depositing unit 102 can be aligned through the medium aligning unit 110 while the medium conveying unit 105 is transported along the conveying path, and also the medium recognition. If the authenticity is determined by the unit 108 and the check recognition unit 120, and it is determined that the authenticity is normal, the cassette 117 (for example, the bill cassette 118 or the check cassette) is passed through the temporary stack unit 111. 119) may be transferred to the reject unit 113 or the retract unit 115 when it is stored and transferred or an abnormality is detected.

On the other hand, the authenticity of the check (P1) is made in the check recognition unit 120, where the check recognition unit 120 recognizes a magnetic ink character (MIC, Magnetic Ink Character) recorded on the check (P1) The authenticity of P1) can be accurately determined.

By the way, in recent years, since a deposit method of mixing the check P1 and the bill P2 and depositing it in the media deposit section is applied, the magnetic ink character of the check P1 does not constantly enter a predetermined position as in the conventional art. It may be arranged at either of the positions depending on the entry direction of P1. For example, when the front face of the check P1 is deposited to one side and when the front face of the check P1 is deposited to the other side, the magnetic ink position is opposed to the center of the check P1. .

Thus, the financial automation device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention can accurately recognize the magnetic ink characters of the check P1 as well as the size of the check P1 regardless of the entrance direction of the check P1. Regardless of whether the magnetic ink character can be recognized, and will be described later, it includes a check recognition unit 120 having a structure capable of simultaneously driving the two magnetic ink character recognition means by the driving of one driving unit 170.

In addition, the check recognition unit 120 of the present embodiment is a sensor for checking a check when a paper medium P other than the check P1, for example, a bill P2, is entered (a first recognition head (to be described later) 150 and the position of the sensors 153 and 163 of the second recognition head 160 may be changed to a position where friction with the bill P2 is not achieved, thereby preventing damage to the sensor due to friction.

Hereinafter, the check recognition unit 120 will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of a check recognition unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a partial configuration of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a view of the second recognition head illustrated in FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a change in position of a sensor according to movement, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a change in position of a sensor of the first recognition head shown in FIG. 4, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a view illustrating a shape in which a first recognition head and a second recognition head operate, and FIG. 8 is a view illustrating a recognition position of the first recognition head and the second recognition head when a check is inserted into the check recognition unit of FIG. 4. 9 is a diagram illustrating a non-recognition position of the first recognition head and the second recognition head when a banknote is inserted into the check recognition unit of FIG. 4.

Referring to these drawings, the check recognition unit 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the recognition housing 121 is rotatably mounted to the driving unit 130 for driving the paper medium (P), The first recognition head 150 and the check for recognizing the magnetic ink characters when the magnetic ink characters (MIC, see FIG. 2) of the check P1 are inserted in the housing 121 so as to be located at one side. Check recognition unit 140 having a second recognition head 160 for recognizing the magnetic ink characters, and the first recognition head 150 and the second recognition head when the magnetic ink character of (P1) is drawn in the other side A driving unit 170 which simultaneously moves the 160 to a position for magnetic ink character recognition and simultaneously evacuates the position, and a position where the sensor 162 of the second recognition head 160 is in contact with the bill P2 (non-recognized position). It may include a large portion 190 to move to (# 4).

Here, for convenience of description, a position where the first recognition head 150 moves when the magnetic ink character of the check P1 is inserted at one side is referred to as a first recognition position (see # 1, FIG. 8). When the magnetic ink character of the check P1 is drawn to be located at the other side, the position where the second recognition head 160 moves is referred to as a second recognition position # 2 (see FIG. 8).

Here, the second recognition position (# 2) will be described further, the second recognition position (# 2) is a paper medium including the bill (P2), check (P1) by the media recognition unit 108 described above ( The width in the width direction of P) may be extracted, and in the case of the check P1 inserted into the check recognizer 140, the second recognition position # 2 may be determined by the aforementioned width.

As will be described later, the first recognition head 150 and the second recognition head 160 of the check recognizer 140 are driven by the driving unit 170 when the check P1 is drawn in, respectively. It is possible to move to # 2 at the same time, and also when the paper medium P other than the check P1, for example, the bill P2, is inserted, the recognition position (# 1, # 2 to the non-recognized position (# 3, # 4, see FIG. 8).

Referring to each configuration, first, the recognition housing 121 of the present embodiment, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, as a part that provides the mounting space of the appearance and internal configuration of the check recognition unit 120, The driving unit 130 for driving the paper medium P, the check recognition unit 140 for magnetic ink character recognition, the driving unit 170 for driving the check recognition unit 140, and the second recognition head 160 partially Lifting to the upper portion 190 may be mounted.

4 and 8, the driving unit 130 of the present embodiment is provided in a roller type to receive the paper medium P to be drawn from the media conveying unit 105 on one side to the media conveying unit 105 on the other side. Can be transferred.

The driving unit 130 includes a driving shaft 133 rotatably mounted to the recognition housing 121, a driving roller 131 coupled to the driving shaft 133, and rotating in one direction when the driving shaft is rotated by the driving source, and driving. The driven roller 132 is provided in the recognition housing 121 to contact the roller 131 and rotates in the other direction when the driving roller 131 rotates, and transfers the paper medium P between the driving roller 131. can do.

Although not shown, a recognition sensor (not shown) that detects whether the inserted paper medium P is the bill P2 or the check P1 may be mounted in the recognition housing 121. For example, when the detection sensor detects that the bill P2 is inserted, the authenticity does not need to be recognized separately. Therefore, the controller (not shown) controls the recognition heads 150 and 160 of the check recognizer 140 to the non-recognized position (#). 3, # 4), and if the detection sensor detects that the check P1 has been inserted, the control unit drives the driving unit 170 to determine the authenticity of each of the recognition heads 150 and 160, respectively. You can move it to (# 1, # 2).

On the other hand, the check recognizer 140 of the present embodiment is a configuration for directly checking the magnetic ink characters recorded in the check P1 to check the authenticity. A pair of recognition heads 150 and 160 are provided to recognize magnetic ink characters.

More specifically, the check recognition unit 140 of the present embodiment, as described above, the first recognition head 150 for recognizing the magnetic ink character of the check (P1) entering the first recognition position (# 1) and The second recognition head 160 may recognize a magnetic ink character of the check P1 entering the second recognition position # 2.

In addition, the check recognition unit 140, the mounting shaft on which the first recognition head 150 is fixed and the second recognition head 160 is movably mounted sideways (vertical direction of the conveying direction of the paper medium P). 141 and a paper P to be passed therebetween so as to face the first recognition head 150 and the second recognition head 160 so as to check the authenticity of the check P1. The support shaft 145 may be provided.

As shown in FIG. 4, the mounting shaft 141 is elongated in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the paper medium P (but, in the plane direction) and fixedly coupled to both sidewalls of the recognition housing 121. The first recognition head 150 may be fixedly coupled to the mounting shaft 141, and the second recognition head 160 may be coupled to move laterally.

The support shaft 145 supports the check P1 on the opposite side of the recognition head 150 or 160 when the magnetic head character of the check P1 is recognized by the recognition heads 150 and 160. . Therefore, magnetic ink character reading can be accurately performed by the recognition heads 150 and 160. The support shaft 145 is rotatably mounted to minimize the occurrence of interference when the check P1 passes.

8, it can be seen that the length of the support shaft 145 corresponding to the second recognition head 160 is longer than that of the support shaft 145 corresponding to the first recognition head 150. . The second recognition head 160 may move left and right according to the size of the check P1, at which time the check P1 may be supported in all ranges in which magnetic ink letters of the check P1 may be located. For sake.

On the other hand, as described above, the first recognition head 150, as shown in Figure 6 as a part that serves to recognize the magnetic ink character of the check (P1) drawn into the first recognition position (# 1). , A sensor member having a fixed body 151 fixedly coupled to the mounting shaft 141 and a sensor 153 for rotatably coupled to the mounting shaft 141 within the fixed body 151 and for recognizing magnetic ink characters. 152, the elastic member 154 for supporting the sensor member 152 by the elastic force with respect to the fixed body 151, and protruding to the side of the sensor member 152 to drive the drive unit 170 to be described later It may include an upward moving member 155 for interlocking with the driving unit 170 to rotate the sensor member 152 upward with respect to the fixed body 151.

First, the fixed body 151 is fixedly coupled to one end of the mounting shaft 141. The sensor member 152 rotatably coupled to the mounting shaft 141 inside the fixed body 151 is connected by the fixed body 151 and the elastic member 154. Thus, the elastic member 154 provides an elastic force that pulls the upper end of the sensor member 152 toward the fixed body 151, so that the sensor 153 of the sensor member 152 is downward unless an external force is applied. 8). The state of this first recognition head 150 is at the first recognition position # 1, so that in this state the magnetic ink character of the check P1 is the sensor 153 of the first recognition head 150. In the case of passing the self-ink character can be recognized.

However, the first recognition head 150 is a non-recognized position (#) at the first recognition position # 1 when a paper medium P other than the check P1, for example, the bill P2, passes. 2), which may be made by driving the driving unit 170 to be described later. In brief, the upward movement member 155 of the first recognition head 150 may be pressed upward by the driving of the driving unit 170. In this case, the sensor 153 of the sensor member 152 may be moved in a different direction. By pointing to the state (Fig. 9), the information recorded on the other paper medium P is not recognized.

On the other hand, the second recognition head 160 of the present embodiment is a portion for recognizing the magnetic ink characters that can be located at the second recognition position (# 2) by moving to the second recognition position (# 2) when the check P1 is drawn in. When the driving unit 170 is driven, the moving body 161 is mounted to be movable along the longitudinal direction of the mounting shaft 141 and the sensor 163 is coupled to the moving body 161 to recognize the magnetic ink character. Both ends are connected to the sensor member 162 and the movable body 161 and the sensor member 162 to support the sensor member 162 with respect to the movable body 161 by elastic force, and will be described later. In accordance with one configuration of the driving unit 170, a caught member 167 may be provided to lift the first recognition head 150 upward when the driving unit 170 is driven.

The moving body 161 has a shape similar to the above-described fixed body 151, unlike the fixed body 151 is fixedly coupled to the mounting shaft 141, the moving body 161 is driven by the driving unit 170. It moves along the longitudinal direction of the mounting shaft 141. The sensor member 162 may move together with the moving body 161, and may recognize a magnetic ink character of the check P1 located at the second recognition position # 2 by the sensor 163 provided.

When the second recognition head 160 having such a configuration recognizes that the check P1 is drawn by the above-described sensing sensor, the second recognition head 160 moves to the second recognition position # 2 by driving the driving unit 170. When it is recognized that P2 is retracted, the driving unit 170 moves to the non-recognition position # 4 deviating from the second recognition position # 2 by driving of the driving unit 170.

On the other hand, even if the second recognition head 160 moves to the position where the check P1 cannot be recognized, that is, the non-recognition position # 4, for example, the paper medium P which is driven to the driving unit 130, for example, Since the banknote P2 is large in size, friction may occur between the banknote P2 and the sensor 163 of the second recognition head 160.

As a result, the sensor 163 may be damaged, and thus a case in which the magnetic ink character of the check P1 passing through the second recognition position # 2 may not be recognized properly may occur.

4 and 5, the sensor 163 is partially lifted (rotated) in the second recognition head 160 that moves when the second recognition head 160 retracts. It may further include the upper portion 190).

The upper portion 190 may be mounted on the bottom wall of the recognition housing 121 corresponding to the non-recognized position (# 4). The upper portion 190 has an inclined shape that is obliquely upwards as it moves away from the second recognition position # 2, but one side facing the direction in which the second recognition head 160 approaches the lower end of the second recognition head 160. It may be provided with a guide rib having the same position as (guide rib).

Therefore, when the second recognition head 160 comes up along the upper portion 190 by the driving force of the driving unit 170 after contact with one side of the upper portion 190, the sensor member by the elastic force of the elastic member 164 162 may rotate relative to the moving body 161, so that the sensor 163 may face side rather than downward (see FIG. 5).

Thus, for example, even if a bill P2 having a size reaching the lower portion of the second recognition head 160 retracted to the unrecognized position # 4 travels through the driving unit 130, the sensor of the second recognition head 160 ( It is possible to prevent the 163 and the banknote P2 from touching each other, thus preventing the sensor 163 from being damaged.

However, in the present exemplary embodiment, although the upper part 190 is provided as a guide rib type, the sensor 163 of the second recognition head 160 is converted into a position where it is not in contact with the bill P2, but is not limited thereto. Of course, if the position of the sensor 163 of the second recognition head 160 can be changed position, it is natural that the height of the other structure can be applied.

Hereinafter, by describing the configuration of the driving unit 170, it will be described that simultaneous movement of the first recognition head 150 and the second recognition head 160 may be implemented by one driving unit 170.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the driving unit 170 of the present embodiment is connected to the driving motor 171 generating the driving force and the driving motor 171 connected to the driving motor 171 to rotate by the driving motor 171. 172 and the driving pulley 172 with the driving pulley 172 in the movable direction of the second recognition head 160 by a belt 174 fixedly coupled to the second recognition head 160. When the second recognition head 160 moves laterally due to the circulation of the driven pulley 173 and the belt 174 driven by the driving motor 171, the first recognition head 160 is pressed by the second recognition head 160 to move the side. It may include a lifting bracket 180 for rotating the recognition head 150 upward.

Referring to FIG. 7, when the moving body 161 of the second recognition head 160 is fixedly coupled to the belt 174 and the belt 174 moves by the driving force of the driving motor 171, the second recognition head ( 160 may also be moved. For example, when the banknote P2 is drawn into the recognition housing 121, the second recognition head 160 has to deviate from the second recognition position # 2 to the non-recognition position # 4 along the top portion, which is avoided. The operation may be performed by the movement of the second recognition head 160 by the driving of the driving unit 170.

In addition, as described above, when the driving unit 170 is driven, the first recognition head 150 may be simultaneously moved together with the movement of the second recognition head 160, which is performed by the operation of the lifting bracket 180. Can be.

As shown in FIG. 7, the lifting bracket 180 of the present embodiment is long in the longitudinal direction of the mounting shaft 141 described above, and thus the second recognition head 160 is not recognized by the driving unit 170. The first bracket 181 is pressed by the second recognition head 160 when moving to (# 4), and the first bracket 181 at the end of the first bracket 181 adjacent to the first recognition head 150. The upper moving member 155 of the above-described first recognition head 150 when the first bracket 181 is pressed by the second recognition head 160 by being coupled to the first bracket 181 in the vertical direction of the longitudinal direction of the first recognition head 150. ) May include a second bracket 185 to lift upwards.

In more detail, when the aforementioned second recognition head 160 moves from the second recognition position # 2 to the non-recognition position # 4, the caught member 167 of the second recognition head 160 is moved. The locking member 182 bent at the end of the first bracket 181 is caught and thus the first bracket 181 is pressed in a direction away from the first recognition head 150. Then, at the same time, the second bracket 185 coupled with the first bracket 181 is also pressed in the same direction. At this time, the second bracket 185 moves the upward movement member 155 of the first recognition head 150. While pushing the upwardly moving member 155 may be lifted upward, the first recognition head 150 may also move from the first recognition position # 1 to the non-recognition position # 3.

However, the second recognition head 160 and the first bracket 181 maintain a non-constrained state. That is, the second recognition head 160 presses the first bracket 181 after moving to some extent in the direction away from the first recognition head 150, and in the entire area, the second recognition head 160 and the first recognition head 160 are pressed. 1 bracket 181 does not have a separate contact relationship. In this state, the first bracket 181 must maintain the original state so as not to pressurize the first recognition head 150. For this purpose, the first bracket 181 and the recognition housing 121 are not shown in detail. The first bracket 181 may be connected to a plurality of elastic members 184 for pressing the second recognition head 160 in a direction opposite to the pressing direction of the second recognition head 160.

As such, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the magnetic ink character (MIC, Magnetic Ink Character) of the check P1 can be accurately recognized regardless of the direction and size of the check P1. In addition to improving the reliability of the deposit process, the position of the sensors 153 and 163 of the first recognition head 150 and the second recognition head 160 when the paper medium P other than the check P1 is entered. Is able to move to a position where friction does not occur with the paper medium (P) has the advantage of preventing damage to the sensors (153, 163).

In addition, it is possible to simultaneously drive the two recognition heads 150 and 160 by one driving unit 170, which not only simplifies the structure but also improves driving efficiency.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, such modifications or variations are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

100: financial automation device 120: check recognition unit
121: recognition housing 130: driving part
140: check recognition unit 141: mounting shaft
150: first recognition head 160: second recognition head
170: drive unit 180: lifting bracket
190: Colossus

Claims (8)

In the financial automation device comprising a check recognition unit for recognizing a magnetic ink character (MIC, Magnetic Ink Character) recorded on the check of a paper medium including a bill or a check,
The check recognition unit,
A recognition housing having a driving unit for driving the paper medium;
A first recognition head mounted in the recognition housing and recognizing the magnetic ink character by being located at a first recognition position through which the magnetic ink character passes when the magnetic ink character is inserted into the recognition housing so as to be located at one side of the check; And a check recognizer having a second recognition head positioned at a second recognition position through which the magnetic ink letters pass so as to recognize the magnetic ink letters when the magnetic ink letters are inserted into the recognition housing so as to be located at the other side of the check.
A driving unit driving the first recognition head or the second recognition head; And
A coarse portion for moving a portion of the second recognition head retracted by the driving unit to be in contact with the banknote when the paper recognition medium other than the check is introduced into the check recognition unit;
And the like.
The method of claim 1,
The check recognizer,
Part of the first recognition head is fixedly coupled, and includes a mounting shaft mounted to the recognition housing such that the second recognition head is movable in a vertical direction of the moving direction of the paper medium,
And the driving unit generates a driving force for moving the second recognition head in the longitudinal direction of the mounting shaft.
3. The method of claim 2,
The second recognition head,
A moving body movably coupled to the mounting shaft by using the driving force of the driving unit;
A sensor member coupled to the movable body and having a sensor at a lower end thereof for recognizing the magnetic ink character; And
Both ends are connected to the movable body and the sensor member, and includes an elastic member for supporting the sensor member with an elastic force with respect to the movable body,
And the elevation part is mounted in the recognition housing to partially rotate the sensor member with respect to the moving body by using the elastic force of the elastic member when the second recognition head approaches.
The method of claim 3,
The coarse portion has an inclined shape that rises upward as it moves away from the second recognition position, and one side closest to the second recognition head is provided with a guide rib having the same position as the lower end of the second recognition head. .
The method of claim 3,
The driving unit includes:
A drive motor for transmitting a driving force to the drive pulley;
A driven pulley disposed in the movable direction of the second recognition head with respect to the driving pulley and connected to the driving pulley by a belt fixedly coupled to the moving body; And
Lifting brackets which are pressed by the second recognition head to lift the first recognition head upward when the second recognition head is moved laterally from the second recognition position due to the circulation of the belt by the driving motor. Financial automation equipment, including.
6. The method of claim 5,
The first recognition head,
A fixed body fixedly coupled to the mounting shaft;
A sensor member rotatably coupled to the mounting shaft in the fixed body and having a sensor for recognizing the magnetic ink character;
An elastic member having both ends connected to the fixed body and the sensor member to support the sensor member with an elastic force with respect to the fixed body; And
And a rotating protrusion protruding from the side of the sensor member to rotate the sensor member with respect to the fixed body by being lifted by the lifting bracket when the driving unit is driven.
The method of claim 1,
The driving part is provided in a roller type,
A drive roller coupled to a drive shaft rotatably mounted to the recognition housing to rotate in one direction when the drive shaft is driven by a drive source; And
A driven roller which is provided in the recognition housing to contact the driving roller, rotates in another direction when the driving roller rotates, and transfers the paper medium between the driving rollers,
And the drive roller and the driven roller are disposed between the first recognition position and the second recognition position.
The method of claim 1,
The check recognition unit,
A detection sensor mounted in the recognition housing and detecting whether the paper medium flowing into the recognition housing is a bill or a check; And
And a controller for driving the driving unit to move the first recognition head and the second recognition head to respective recognition positions based on the information of the sensor, when the paper medium is a check.

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