KR101471786B1 - Medium storage box, medium pick-up apparatus and financial device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a medium pickup apparatus. The medium pickup apparatus includes a support for supporting transported medium for deposit; a first pickup roller for picking up the medium supported by the support in a vertical direction; a printing apparatus for printing medium which is picked up in a vertical direction by the first pickup roller and transferred in a vertical direction; and a second pickup roller for picking up the printed medium in a horizontal direction.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a medium storage box, medium pick-up apparatus and financial device,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medium storage box, a medium pickup device, and a financial instrument.

Generally, a financial instrument is a device that processes a financial business desired by a customer. The financial instrument can deposit and withdraw the medium or automatically transfer the medium.

The financial instrument includes a media storage for storing media. In the media storage box, for example, a check may be stored.

Korean Patent No. 1226348 discloses that a printing apparatus for printing a check for depositing and a check for withdrawing is provided in a media storage box. In the case of the above prior art, in order to print a check, the check must be stopped at a position facing the head of the printing apparatus during conveyance. Then, printing is performed while the head moves while the check is stopped.

In such a conventional technique, in the process of ejecting the check from the media storage box, the process of pausing the movement of the check is repeated for printing, so that the processing time of the check is increased.

In addition, since the printing is performed while the head is moving while the check is stopped, there is a problem that the printing time per one check is also increased.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a medium storage box, a medium pickup device and a financial instrument in which the processing speed of the medium is improved.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a media pickup apparatus comprising: a support for supporting a medium transferred for depositing; A first pick-up roller for picking up the medium supported by the support in the longitudinal direction; A printing device for printing a medium picked up in the longitudinal direction by the first pick-up roller and conveyed in the longitudinal direction; An additional support on which the media printed by the printing device is supported; And a second pickup roller for laterally picking up the printed medium supported by the additional support.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a media pickup apparatus comprising: a first support portion on which a medium for drawing is supported; A third support part spaced apart from the first support part and supporting a medium for the introduction; A first pickup roller for selectively picking up a medium supported by the first support portion and the second support portion in a longitudinal direction; A printing device for printing a medium picked up in the longitudinal direction by the first pick-up roller and conveyed in the longitudinal direction; A second support for supporting the printed medium by the printing apparatus; And a second pickup roller for picking up a medium supported by the second support portion.

A media storage box according to another aspect includes: a first support for supporting a medium transferred for depositing; A first pickup roller for picking up the medium supported in the first support in the longitudinal direction; A printing device for printing media picked up in the longitudinal direction by the first pick-up roller; A second support for supporting a medium printed by the printing apparatus; A second pickup roller for longitudinally picking up the printed medium supported by the second support portion; And a medium outlet from which the medium picked up by the second pick-up roller is drawn out.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a financial device comprising: a customer information acquisition unit for acquiring customer information; A user interface unit for displaying a menu and information for depositing or withdrawing money and inputting or selecting a command or information for deposit or withdrawal; And a medium pick-up device for picking up a temporarily integrated medium, which is inserted by a customer, wherein the medium pick-up device performs printing with a printing device while picking up and vertically transporting the temporarily integrated medium in a longitudinal direction, The printing is completed and the medium supported on the support is transported in the lateral direction.

According to the present invention, since the medium is picked up in the longitudinal direction and printing of the medium is performed in the course of feeding the medium, the printing time per one medium is reduced, thereby reducing the entire financial transaction time.

1 is a perspective view of a financial instrument according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a front view of a media storage in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a side view of a media storage in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a control block diagram of a financial instrument according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram showing a process in which a medium for depositing is temporarily integrated;
6 is a view showing a process in which a medium for depositing is printed;
7 is a view showing a process of withdrawing a medium for printing deposited deposits.
8 to 10 are diagrams for explaining a process in which a medium in a media storage box is taken out.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to exemplary drawings. It should be noted that, in adding reference numerals to the constituent elements of the drawings, the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible even if 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 describing the components of the embodiment of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are intended to distinguish the constituent elements from other constituent elements, and the terms do not limit the nature, order or order of the constituent elements. When a component is described as being "connected", "coupled", or "connected" to another component, the component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, Quot; may be "connected," "coupled," or "connected. &Quot;

A financial device according to an embodiment of the present invention may be a financial device that obtains various media such as banknotes, securities (including checks), giro, coins, gift certificates, etc. and processes and / or withdraws such as deposits, Such as processing such as issuance of paper money, release of paper money, release of gift certificate, and the like. Examples of such financial instruments include an automated teller machine (ATM) such as a cash dispenser (CD), a cash recycling machine, and the like. However, the financial instrument is not limited to the above-described example, and may be various devices for automating the 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 only for convenience of explanation, and the technical idea of the present invention is not limited to the financial automation equipment.

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

Referring to FIG. 1, the financial instrument 1 according to the present embodiment includes a main body 10 in which a plurality of parts are embedded. The main body 10 may include a media input / output unit 13 for input / output of media, and one or more media storage boxes 20 for storing media. The one or more media storage compartments (20) can be removably mounted to the body (10).

The media input / output unit 13 includes a media storage space accessible by a customer, and the storage space can be opened and closed by a closure member such as a shutter or a cover, As shown in Fig.

The media input / output unit 13 may serve as a common input / output unit through which a plurality of types of media can be input and output. The media can be input to the media input / output unit 13 in a bundle unit including a single sheet. Further, the medium may be discharged to the media input / output section 13 in units of bundles.

At this time, the medium can be inserted into or withdrawn from the medium input / output section 13 in the lateral direction or the longitudinal direction. The transverse direction means a direction parallel to a shorter side of the medium, and the longitudinal direction means a direction parallel to a longer side of the medium.

In addition, depending on the type of the financial instrument 1, it may further include a passbook entry / exit section 14 for entering and leaving the passbook and a card entry / exit section 15 for entering / leaving the card. In the present invention, the passbook entry / exit unit 14 or the card entry / exit unit 15 may be referred to as a customer information obtaining unit for obtaining customer information. In the present invention, there is no limitation on the type of the customer information acquiring unit, and it is also possible to acquire the information recorded in the RFID tag or the USB, or acquire customer information using a fingerprint or the like.

The financial device 1 may further include a user interface unit 12 for displaying a menu and information for depositing or withdrawing money and inputting or selecting a command or information for depositing or withdrawing money.

Hereinafter, the media storage box 20 will be described in detail.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a media storage according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a side view of a media storage according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. .

In this specification, the media storage box 20 can be formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. For example, the media storage box 20 is formed such that the length of the parallel first side is different from the length of the second side perpendicular to the first side.

In the present specification, for example, the length of the media storage box extending in the direction A in FIG. 2 is longer than the length of the media storage box extending in the B direction in FIG. 3.

In the media storage box 20, a medium requiring printing in the process can be inserted or withdrawn. For example, in the present embodiment, a check is described as an example of a medium requiring printing, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Referring to Figures 2 to 4, the media storage 20 may include a media outlet from which the media is drawn. Generally, the media storage box 20 may have the media outlet formed at the upper end of a box forming an outer appearance. However, depending on the transport direction of the medium, the medium outlet may be formed on the side surface of the box. Also, depending on the function of the media storage box, the box may further include a media inlet. Or it is also possible that the media outlet performs the function of the media inlet.

The media storage box 20 includes a first support portion 211 for supporting a medium for drawing out, a second support portion 212 for supporting the printed medium, a third support portion 212 for temporarily accumulating the medium for depositing, (213).

The first to third support portions 211 to 213 may be spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction or spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction. In the present invention, for example, the first to third support portions 211 to 213 are arranged so as to be spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction. The third support portion 213 may be disposed between the first support portion 211 and the second support portion 212. For example, the first support portion 211 is disposed below the third support portion 213, and the second support portion 212 is disposed above the third support portion 213.

The first supporting part 211 and the second supporting part 212 can be moved up and down by independent driving parts and the third supporting part 213 can be fixed to the box.

The media storage box 20 includes a first pickup roller 224 for picking up a medium supported in the first and second support portions 211 and 213 in the longitudinal direction, A first feed roller 221 and a first gate roller 222 and a second gate roller 223 for transporting the medium.

In the present invention, conveyance of the medium in the direction A in Fig. 2 is referred to as longitudinal conveyance, and conveyance of the medium in the direction B in Fig. 3 is referred to as lateral conveyance. 2, pickup of a medium to be transported in the direction A is referred to as a vertical pickup, and pickup of a medium to transport the medium in the direction B in FIG. 3 can be defined as a lateral pickup.

The first pick-up roller 224 is disposed between the first and second support portions 211 and 213 and supports the medium supported by the first support portion 211 and the medium supported by the third support portion 213 The medium can be selectively picked up. At this time, in order to pick up the medium supported by the third support part 213, the first pickup roller 224 is provided with a hole for the first pickup roller 224 to penetrate through the third support part 213 . Accordingly, the first pick-up roller 224 can pick up the medium supported by the third support portion 213 through the hole. The first pick-up roller 224 picks up the medium positioned on the uppermost one of the mediums supported by the first support portion 211, and picks up the medium on the lowermost side among the media supported by the third support portion 213 Pick up the media to be located one by one.

The first feed roller 211 and the first gate roller 222 transfer the picked-up medium when the medium supported by the first support portion 211 is picked up. The first feed roller 211 and the second gate roller 223 transport the picked-up medium when the medium supported by the third support portion 211 is picked up.

The media storage 20 may further comprise a printing device 240 for printing media picked up longitudinally by the first pick-up roller 224. The printing apparatus 240 may include a printing head 241 and a guider 242 disposed at a position spaced apart from the printing head 241. The picked-up medium passes through the path between the printing head 241 and the guider 242.

The printing apparatus 240 is positioned on the side of the supports 211 to 213 so that the printing apparatus 240 prints the longitudinally picked-up media.

In the case of the present invention, since the medium is picked up in the longitudinal direction by the first pick-up roller 224 and transported in the longitudinal direction, even if the picked-up medium is transported while the printing head 241 is stopped, Printing is done.

Therefore, according to the present invention, since it is not necessary to stop the medium for printing, the time for stopping the medium for printing can be eliminated. In addition, since the printing can be performed in the longitudinal direction while the printing head 241 is stopped, the moving time of the printing head 241 for printing can be eliminated. Therefore, according to the present invention, the printing time per medium is reduced, and the overall financial transaction time can be reduced.

The media storage 20 may further comprise one or more transport units 250 for longitudinally transporting the longitudinally picked up media. The printing completion medium conveyed by the one or more conveyance units 250 may be integrated on the second support portion 212.

The media storage box 20 includes a second pick-up roller 233 for picking up the medium integrated on the second support portion 212 in the transverse direction, a second pickup roller 233 for picking up the medium picked up on the second support portion 212 in the second direction A feed roller 231 and a third gate roller 232. [ Therefore, the rotation axis of the first pick-up roller 224 and the rotation axis of the second pick-up roller 233 may be arranged to intersect with each other.

In the present invention, when the medium is introduced in the transverse direction through the medium entrance portion 13 and the medium is transported in a lateral direction in a transport path other than the medium storage box 20, the second pickup roller 233, There is no need for a device for switching the separate media transport direction outside the media storage box 20 because the media is picked up in the transverse direction.

However, when the medium is transported in a transport path other than the medium storage box 20, the second pickup roller 233 of the medium storage box 20 may be arranged to transport the medium in the longitudinal direction.

As another example, when the medium is transported in a transport path other than the media storage box 20, the second support portion 212 and the second pickup roller 233, the second feed roller 231, 3 gate roller 232 may be omitted. In this case, it is also possible that the printing completed medium is transported in the longitudinal direction by the one or more transport units 250 and 260 and taken out from the media storage box 20 immediately.

The media storage box 20 includes a first drive unit 261 that generates power to move the first support unit 211 and a second drive unit that generates power to move the second support unit 212 A third driving part 263 for generating power for rotating the first feed roller 221 and a fourth driving part 264 for generating power for rotating the second feed roller 231, And a control unit 30 for controlling the respective driving units.

The first pickup roller 224 is rotated by receiving the power of the third driving unit 263 or the rotating force of the first feed roller 221 or rotated by a driving unit separate from the third driving unit 263 . The second pick-up roller 233 is rotated by receiving the power of the fourth driving unit 264 or the rotational force of the second feed roller 231, or rotated by a driving unit separate from the fourth driving unit 264 .

Hereinafter, a printing process of a medium for depositing will be described.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a process of temporarily depositing a medium for depositing, FIG. 6 is a view showing a process of printing a medium for depositing, FIG. 7 is a drawing showing a process of withdrawing a medium for depositing, to be.

Referring to FIG. 5, the second support portion 212 moves toward the second pickup roller 233 in order to feed the media M2 for depositing. The second support portion 212 may include a groove or a hole for preventing interference with the second pick-up roller 233. That is, the second support portion 212 avoids interference with the media for depositing.

Then, a medium M2 for depositing is introduced into the media storage box 20 and supported on the second support 213. [

Then, a transaction completion command of the medium M2 for depositing can be inputted from the user interface unit 24. [ When the transaction completion command is input, the second support part 212 moves toward the third support part 213 side. That is, the second support portion 212 descends toward the third support portion 213. The second support portion 212 contacts the medium M2 supported by the second support portion 212 to press the medium M2. The second support portion 212 presses the medium M2 downward so that the medium M2 placed on the third support portion 213 can be picked up.

6, the first pick-up roller 224 is rotated in a first direction (counterclockwise in FIG. 6) for picking up the medium M2 placed on the third support portion 213. As shown in FIG. Then, the lowermost medium of the medium M2 supported by the third support portion 213 is picked up in the longitudinal direction by the first pick-up roller 224. The picked up media M2 is conveyed in the longitudinal direction by the first feed roller 221 and the second gate roller 224. [ The printing head 241 performs printing on one side of the medium M2 in the process of transporting the medium in the longitudinal direction. The completed printing medium is conveyed in the longitudinal direction by the at least one conveying unit 250 and placed on the upper side of the second supporting unit 212.

7, when the pickup and printing of the medium M2 is completed, the second support part 212 rises toward the second pickup roller 233, and the second pickup roller 233 moves in the first direction The printing completed medium is picked up in the lateral direction by rotation. The media picked up in the transverse direction is transported in the lateral direction by the second feed roller 231 and the third gate roller 232, and is finally taken out of the media storage box 20.

Hereinafter, the process of ejecting the medium will be described.

FIGS. 8 to 10 are views for explaining the process of ejecting the media in the media storage box.

Referring to FIG. 8, in order to withdraw a medium stored in the media storage box 20, the second support part 212 descends and the first support part 211 ascends. At this time, the second support portion 212 can descend at a position (hereinafter referred to as "withdrawal waiting position") where the medium transferred from one or more transfer units 250 can be placed on the upper side. Of course, the second support portion 212 may be placed in the withdrawal standby position before a command for withdrawing the medium is input.

9, the first pick-up roller 224 is rotated in a second direction (clockwise in FIG. 9, for example) in order to pick up a medium M1 supported on the first support portion 211. As shown in FIG. Then, the medium M1 is picked up in the longitudinal direction by the first pick-up roller 224. Then, the picked-up medium is transported in the longitudinal direction by the first feed roller 221 and the first gate roller 222. The printing head 241 performs printing on one side of the medium in the course of transporting the medium in the longitudinal direction. The completed printing medium is conveyed in the longitudinal direction by the at least one conveying unit 250 and placed on the upper side of the second supporting unit 212. When the pickup of the medium by the first pickup roller 224 is completed, the first support portion 211 is lowered.

10, when the pick-up and printing of the medium M1 is completed, the second support portion 212 ascends toward the second pick-up roller 233, and the second pick- By the directional rotation, the printed medium M1 is picked up in the lateral direction. The media picked up in the transverse direction is transported in the lateral direction by the second feed roller 231 and the third gate roller 232, and is finally taken out of the media storage box 20.

In the present invention, a pickup roller for picking up a medium, a support for supporting the medium, a feed roller and a gate roller for conveying the medium, and a printing apparatus are collectively referred to as a medium pickup apparatus.

Meanwhile, in the above embodiment, the first support portion and the first gate roller may be omitted when the media storage box serves as a temporary accumulation portion. In this case, the third support portion may be referred to as a first support portion.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. That is, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively coupled to one or more of them. Furthermore, the terms "comprises", "comprising", or "having" described above mean that a component can be implanted unless otherwise specifically stated, But should be construed as including other elements. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Commonly used terms, such as predefined terms, should be interpreted to be consistent with the contextual meanings of the related art, and are not to be construed as ideal or overly formal, unless expressly defined to the contrary.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art 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 within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

20: Media storage box 211: First support
212: second support portion 213: second support portion
224: first pick-up roller 233: second pick-up roller

Claims (9)

A support for supporting the medium transferred for depositing;
A first pick-up roller for picking up the medium supported by the support in the longitudinal direction;
A printing device for printing a medium picked up in the longitudinal direction by the first pick-up roller and conveyed in the longitudinal direction;
An additional support on which the media printed by the printing device is supported; And
And a second pickup roller for laterally picking up the printed medium supported by the additional support. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a feed roller and a gate roller for longitudinal feed of the medium picked up by the first pick-up roller. delete A first support for supporting a medium transferred for depositing;
A first pickup roller for picking up the medium supported in the first support in the longitudinal direction;
A printing device for printing media picked up in the longitudinal direction by the first pick-up roller;
A second support for supporting a medium printed by the printing apparatus;
A second pickup roller for longitudinally picking up the printed medium supported by the second support portion; And
And a media outlet through which the medium picked up by the second pick-up roller is drawn out. 5. The method of claim 4,
And a hole for allowing the first pickup roller to pass therethrough is formed in the first support portion. 5. The method of claim 4,
And the second support portion is disposed between the first pick-up roller and the second pick-up roller. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the longitudinal direction is a direction parallel to a long side of the medium when the medium includes a long side and a short side. A customer information acquisition unit for acquiring customer information;
A user interface unit for displaying a menu and information for depositing or withdrawing money and inputting or selecting a command or information for deposit or withdrawal; And
And a medium pickup device for picking up a temporarily integrated medium inserted by a customer,
Wherein the medium pick-up apparatus performs printing with the printing apparatus while picking up and longitudinally transferring the temporarily integrated medium in the longitudinal direction, and transferring the medium supported by the support in the lateral direction after printing is completed. delete

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