KR101527574B1 - Appratus for picking-up a bundle note in an automatic teller for bundle note - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention can prevent the bundle banknotes from being picked up from the pick-up unit in a state in which the bundle banknotes are detached from the pick-up unit during the depositing / dispensing process, Since the pick-up operation can be performed by the pick-up unit without the configuration of the conveying unit, the size of the bundled bank note depositing and dispensing machine can be reduced and the space efficiency of the surroundings can be increased, and a pair of external shutters are slid leftward and rightward from the upper front face of the bundled bank note depositing and dispensing machine A bundled bank note depositing and dispensing machine capable of conveniently carrying out the deposit and withdrawal of the bundled bank notes as it is opened and closed.

Banknote automation equipment, bundle bundle banknotes, depositor, pickup,

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a pick-up apparatus for a bundled bank note depositing and dispensing machine,

The present invention relates to a pick-up apparatus for a bundled banknote depositing and dispensing machine, more specifically, it is possible to deposit and withdraw bundled banknotes, reduce the space required for the deposit and withdrawal operation of the bundled banknotes, To a pick-up apparatus for a bundled bank note depositing and dispensing machine capable of stably picking up bundled bills even if curvature is formed on the surface of the bundled bank note depositing and dispensing machine.

As is well known, a financial automation device or an unmanned automation device is an automation device capable of providing basic financial services such as deposits or withdrawals without regard to time and place in relation to financial services and without bank staff.

In recent years, not only financial automation devices for customers using financial institutions but also financial institutions have been developed for the purpose of enhancing the efficiency of business internally, Financial automation equipment is also being introduced.

For example, Korean Patent Application No. 10-2005-030838 (Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0659380, registered on Dec. 12, 2006) filed by the present applicant discloses a cash deposit / withdrawal machine capable of withdrawal for bank accounts, This patent only allows withdrawal of cash, and it is not possible to deposit a bundle of cash and there is no separate bundle of bank notes deposits.

In addition, since the bundle bank note transfer portion of the cash dispenser disclosed in this patent always uses a belt that circulates along a predetermined path, there is a problem that the efficiency of the operation is lowered.

As another example, referring to the automatic teller machine disclosed in the applicant's patent application No. 10-2008-0019384 (Korean Patent Laid-open No. 10-2009-63698, published on September 2, 2009), a certain number of cash However, since the number of bundled bills to be withdrawn or deposited depends on the thickness and weight of the bundled bills, it is difficult to deposit or withdraw a large amount of bundled bills.

In addition, in the bundled banknote depositing and dispensing machine, when the bundled banknotes are usually bundled with a plastic strap or band, when the bundled banknotes are picked up, the bundle banknotes are bent on the surface of the bundled banknotes, There is a problem that the bundled bank notes are separated or the pick-up state is changed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for collecting banknotes, The present invention provides a pick-up apparatus for a bundled banknote depositing and dispensing machine capable of reliably picking up bundled bank notes even if curvature is formed on the surface of the bundled bank notes in the bundled bank note depositing and dispensing machine capable of improving space efficiency.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bundled bank note depositing and dispensing machine comprising: a case for receiving and dispensing bundled bank notes; A bundled banknote cassette provided in the case and having a bundled bill insertion slot for storing the bundled bill received and ejected; An inner shutter slidably driven to open and close the bundled bill insertion slot; An external shutter provided to the case so as to be openable and closable; And a pick-up unit for picking up the bundled bank notes, wherein the pick-up unit includes a pick-up unit configured by a first pressing unit and a second pressing unit for pressing both sides of the bundled bank notes to pick up the bundled bank notes, And a pickup motor for driving the pickup unit. The pickup motor includes a drive pulley, a drive belt wound around the drive pulley, and a gear train coupled to the drive pulley to drive the pickup unit. And picks up the bundle banknotes to be loaded on the inner shutter positioned between the first pressurizing portion and the second pressurizing portion as the distance between the first pressurizing portion and the second pressurizing portion is narrowed.

Each of the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion includes a cover member formed with a plurality of insertion holes integrally formed with the bar coupling portion to be conveyed along the guide bar and in contact with the bundle banknotes and a plurality of insertion holes And a plurality of pick-up fins each having a pickup spring around the pickup member and having a pick-up rubber at an end thereof and inserted into insertion holes respectively formed in the inner member and the cover member.

The first pressing portion and the second pressing portion are narrowed so that when both sides of the bundle banknote and the cover member are in contact with each other, each of the cover members moves toward each of the inner members, The pick-up spring around the pick-up pin is guided by the insertion holes, and all the pick-up pins include the bent portion of the bundle banknote, thereby pressing the bundle banknote.

The first pressurizing portion is coupled to the upper section of the drive belt, the second pressurizing portion is coupled to the lower section of the drive belt, and the pickup section of the pick-up unit is provided with a pair of encoder sensors.

Each of the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion has a shape having a lower horizontal portion and an inner vertical portion and presses the lower portion of the banknote face of the bundle banknote to which the three pick-up pins inserted in the lower horizontal portion are loaded, The inserted two pick-up pins can press the vertical portion inside the banknote face of the bundled banknote.

As described above, according to the present invention, even if the surface of the bundled bank notes is bent, the bundled bank notes can be picked up by pressing the bundled bank notes according to the bending, so that the bundle bank is prevented from being separated from the pick- .

Since the pick-up operation can be performed by the pick-up unit without the configuration of the pick-up unit transfer unit, the size of the bundled bank note depositing and dispensing machine can be reduced and the spatial efficiency of the surroundings can be increased.

According to the present invention, since a pair of external shutters are opened and closed while being slid leftward and rightward from the upper front surface of the bundled bank note depositing and dispensing machine, the bundled bank notes can be easily withdrawn and withdrawn.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a configuration and operation according to an embodiment 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.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a bundled bank note depositing and dispensing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an internal structure of the bundled bank note depositing and dispensing machine according to FIG.

1, a case 102 forming an outer appearance of a bundled bank note depositing and dispensing machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a pair of outer sides for depositing or withdrawing bundled bank notes at corners of an upper front face, Since the bundle banknotes are deposited or withdrawn by opening and closing the outer shutter 110, the bundle banknotes can be deposited at an oblique angle, preferably at an angle of 45 degrees, instead of horizontally or vertically, Deposit and withdrawal becomes convenient.

Referring to FIG. 2, a bundle banknote cassette 150 is provided in the longitudinal direction of the inside of the case 102 to store bundled banknotes. In the bundled banknote cassette 150, a push plate (not shown) is provided for raising or lowering bundled banknotes for depositing or withdrawing money, and a bundle banknote input opening 152 is formed at the upper part.

An inner shutter drive unit 170 for selectively opening and closing the bundled bill insertion slot 152 is attached to an upper portion of the bundled banknote cassette 150 as the inner shutter 162 slides, An external shutter opening and closing unit 300 for opening and closing the external shutter 110 and a pick-up unit 200 provided inside the external shutter 110 for picking up the bundled bills are attached to each other.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a lock device of an external shutter opening / closing unit, a pickup unit and an external shutter according to FIG. 2 are combined, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the back surface of FIG. 3, Fig.

3 to 5, the pickup unit 200 and the outer shutter 110 are mounted on a base plate 204 attached to the inner rear of the outer shutter 110, that is, the rear upper portions of the left and right side brackets 202. [ Each of the pair of external shutter opening and closing units 300 is installed in the front of the pick-up unit 200, that is, in front of the base plate 204 in the interior of the external shutter 110 A guide rail 112 is attached to a front surface of the side bracket 202 and a guide rail 114 is attached to an upper bracket 208 attached to an upper portion of a vertical bracket 206 attached to the middle of the side bracket 202. [ Respectively. Accordingly, the upper surface and the front surface of each of the outer shutter 110, which is in the shape of a letter "A" with the upper and the front surfaces folded, slide along guide rails 112, 114 attached to the front and top surfaces of the pick- . Alternatively, it may be formed to have a hinge type, that is, to be opened and closed while being pushed along the conveying direction of the bundled bill, or may be formed in various other forms.

The pick-up unit 200 includes a pick-up unit 240 for picking up the bundle banknotes by pressing both side surfaces of the bundled banknotes to be deposited and withdrawn, a pickup transfer unit 220 for transferring the pickup unit 240, And a pickup motor 210 for driving.

The pickup unit 240 of the pick-up unit 200 includes a pair of right and left pressing units, for example, a first pressing unit 250 and a second pressing unit 250, which are moved along the guide rod 242 by driving the pickup motor 210. [ The pickup 220 includes a drive belt 224 wound around the left and right drive pulleys 222 and a gear train 226 coupled to one of the drive pulleys 222, . The bundled bill insertion slot 152 of the bundled bill cassette 150 is selectively inserted between the first pressing portion 250 and the second pressing portion 260 of the pick-up portion 240 by driving the inner shutter driving unit 170 Since the internal shutter 162 for opening and closing is located, the internal space required for the deposit and withdrawal can be reduced, and the structure for transferring the pick-up unit 200 is not required, so that the size of the whole bundled bank note depositing and dispensing machine can be reduced.

The first pressing portion 250 is coupled to the upper portion of the driving belt 224 and the second pressing portion 260 is coupled to the lower portion of the driving belt 224, Is transmitted to the gear train 226 and the drive pulley 222 and the drive belt 224 is rotated in either direction to narrow the gap between the first pressurizing portion 250 and the second pressurizing portion 260 And when they rotate in the opposite direction, the distance between them becomes far apart. When a torque limiter (not shown) is provided in the gear train 226 and the torque of the pickup motor 210 over a predetermined torque is sensed by the torque limiter as the pickup motor 210 is coupled to the gear train 226, As the gear train 226 idles, the first pressing portion 250 and the second pressing portion 260 prevent the user from being injured when picking up the bundle banknotes.

As shown in FIG. 4, the pick-up unit 240 of the pick-up unit 200 may include two encoder sensors 290 at an angle of 90 degrees with respect to each other. The encoder sensor 290 rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the gear train 226 with the rotation plate 292 having a plurality of slits formed therein so that light of the light emitting diode is transmitted through the slit and is detected by the opposite photodiode, Since the position of the slit is converted into an electric signal, the slit is prevented from being engaged by the pair of encoder sensors 290, thereby accurately controlling the rotational position of the pickup motor 210.

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an operating state of the pressing portion of Fig. 5; 6, the first pressing portion 250 is integrally formed with the rod coupling portion 252 inserted into the guide rod 242 so as to be horizontally conveyed along the guide rod 242, An inner member 256 in which a plurality of insertion holes 255 are formed so as to be inserted into the cover member 254 and a cover member 254 in which a hole 251 is formed and in contact with the bundled bank notes, And a plurality of pick-up pins 270 inserted into the insertion holes 251 and 255 formed in the inner member 256 and fastened to the cover member 254, respectively. The pick-up pin 270 is inserted into the cover member 254 so that the pick-up pin 270 can be seen in a cosmetically good condition and a pickup spring 272 is disposed around the pickup pin 270 to elastically support the pickup pin 270, At the end of the pin 270, a pick-up rubber 274 may be formed to increase the frictional force between the pick-up pin 270 and the bundled bill. The second pressing portion 260 is configured similarly to the first pressing portion 250, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the shape of each of the first pressing portion 250 and the second pressing portion 260 ensures that the loaded bundle banknotes are picked up while minimally pressing the loaded bundle banknotes, The cover member 254 and the inner member 256 are formed in a substantially inverted L-shaped configuration with a lower horizontal portion 258 and an inner vertical portion 259 and a lower horizontal portion 258 Three pick-up pins 270 are inserted at regular intervals to press the lower portion of the paper currency face of the bundled paper currency to be loaded and the two pick-up pins 270 are inserted into the inner vertical portion 259, And a 5-pin support system for pressing a vertical portion from the inside of the surface is adopted. It goes without saying that there may be various support schemes.

The first pressing portion 250 and the second pressing portion 260 of the pick-up unit 200 of the present invention are driven by the pick-up motor 210 so that the first pressing portion 250 and the second pressing portion 260, The cover member 254 gradually moves toward the inner member 256 and presses the pick-up pin 270 when both sides of the bundle banknote and the cover member 254 come into contact with each other as the interval between the adjacent bank notes is narrowed, The pickup springs 272 around the pickup pins 270 are pressed while being guided by the insertion holes 251 and 255. Accordingly, the bundled banknotes are picked up by pressing the bundled banknotes by the elastic force of the pickup springs 272.

The bundle banknotes used in the bundled bank note depositing and dispensing machine according to the present invention are referred to as a bundle banknote bundled with bundles of at least 100 bundles of banknotes, Bundled banknotes bundled together into one bundle are referred to as abundance, and the surface of such bundled bundle banknotes is bent. 7A, when the inner member 256 is in contact with the side surface of the bundled bill BN, the first pressing portion 250 of the present invention is configured such that the cover member 254 The pick-up springs 272 around the pick-up pins 270 are compressed and the pickup pins 270 are pulled up by the elastic force of the respective pick-up springs 272, The pick-up pins 270 protrude from the bent portions of the bundled banknotes, so that all the pick-up pins 270 press the sides of the bundled banknotes, The paper money is prevented from being separated from the pickup 240.

As described above, the degree of compression of the pick-up spring 272 by the pick-up pin 270 can be determined according to the surface curvature of the bundle banknote to which the pick-up pin 270 contacts. Here, It is preferable that the difference in the position of the end portion of the guide groove 270 is about 15 mm at the maximum.

The operation of the pick-up device of the bundled bank note depositing and dispensing machine having the above-described structure will now be described.

First, the operation of depositing the bundled banknotes will be described. When the outer shutter 110 of the bundled bank note depositing and dispensing machine 100 is opened, the bundled bank notes are positioned inward in the direction of the arrow on the inner shutter 162.

When the bundled bill detection sensor (not shown) of the pickup unit 240 of the pick-up unit 200 recognizes that the bundled bill exists, the opened external shutter 110 is closed, and the pick- The first pressing portion 250 and the second pressing portion 260 are brought into contact with both sides of the bundled banknote by the motor 210 and then all the pickup pins 270 are brought into contact with the bent portions of the bundled banknotes The bundled bill is picked up by pushing the bundled bill.

When it is sensed that the bundled bill is picked up with a predetermined pickup pressure, the bundled bill is dropped through the bundled bill insertion slot 152 opened by opening the inner shutter 162 by driving the inner shutter drive unit 170 (Not shown) of the bundled banknote cassette 150. When the push plate is lowered and the push plate is sensed, the inner shutter 162 is closed again to complete the depositing operation.

The withdrawal operation of the bundled banknotes is performed in the reverse order of the above-described depositing operation, and therefore, a detailed description thereof will be omitted for the sake of explanation.

In the above description, it is preferable that the bundled bank notes used in the bundled bank note depositing and dispensing machine according to the present invention is an at-large bundle bank note, but the present invention is not limited thereto and can be used for depositing and withdrawing bundled bank notes. In addition, it is also possible to arrange a bundle bank note depositing and dispensing machine and a bundled bank note depositing and dispensing machine side by side to form a single bundle bank note depositing and withdrawing system.

In addition, although the bundled bank note depositing and dispensing machine has been described from the viewpoint of a banking automation machine for handling bundled bank notes, it can be applied not only to a paper medium such as a check, but also to a technical idea of the present invention Should be understood as a minimum description of the invention and should not be understood as limiting the invention.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the invention.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a bundled bank note depositing and dispensing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the internal configuration of the bundled bank note depositing and dispensing machine according to FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a bundled bank note depositing and dispensing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the external shutter opening / closing unit, the pickup unit and the locking device according to FIG.

Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the back side of Fig. 3,

5 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the pick-up unit,

Fig. 6 is a sectional view showing an operating state of a pick-up pin for picking up a bent portion of a bundled banknote as an operating state of the pressing portion in Fig. 5;

Description of the Related Art

100: bundled bank note input / output device 102: case

110: external shutter 112, 114: guide rail

150: Bundled banknote cassette 152: Bundled banknote input port

162: inner shutter 170: inner shutter drive unit

200: pick-up unit 202: side bracket

204: base plate 206: vertical bracket

208: upper bracket 210: pick-up motor

220: Pickup transmission 222: Driving pulley

224: drive belt 226: gear train

240: pickup part 242: guide rod

250: first pressing portion 260: second pressing portion

252: rod connecting portion 254: cover member

256: inner member 270: pick-up pin

272: Pickup spring 274: Pickup rubber

282: Coupling hole 300: External shutter opening / closing unit

400: Locking device

Claims (7)

A case in which the bundled banknotes can be deposited and withdrawn; A bundled banknote cassette provided in the case and having a bundled bill insertion slot for storing the bundled bill received and ejected; An inner shutter slidably driven to open and close the bundled bill insertion slot; An external shutter provided to the case so as to be openable and closable; And And a pick-up unit for picking up the bundled banknotes deposited and withdrawn, the bundled banknote depositing and dispensing machine comprising: The pick-up unit includes a pick-up unit constituted by a first pressurizing unit and a second pressurizing unit for pressing both side surfaces of the bundled bank notes to be picked up and out of order to pick up the bundle banknotes, a drive pulley, a drive belt wound around the drive pulley, And a pick-up motor for driving the pick-up unit, The first pressing portion and the second pressing portion being driven by the pick-up motor, the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion, To pick up Pick up device of bundled banknote depositor. The method according to claim 1, Each of the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion A cover member having a plurality of insertion holes integrally formed with the bar coupling portion to be conveyed along the guide bar and to be in contact with the bundled bank notes, An inner member having a plurality of insertion holes to be inserted into the cover member; And a plurality of pick-up pins interposed in each of the insertion holes formed in the inner member and the cover member, respectively, Pick up device of bundled banknote depositor. 3. The method of claim 2, When the both sides of the bundle banknote and the cover member are in contact with each other, each of the cover members moves toward each of the inner members, And the pick-up spring around the pick-up pin is guided by the insertion holes to press all the pick-up pins including the bent portion of the bundle banknote to press the bundle banknote Pick up device of bundled banknote depositor. The method according to claim 1, The first pressing portion is coupled to the upper section of the driving belt, and the second pressing section is coupled to the lower section of the driving belt Pick up device of bundled banknote depositor. The method according to claim 1, The pick-up unit of the pick-up unit is provided with a pair of encoder sensors Pick up device of bundled banknote depositor. The method according to claim 1, Wherein each of the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion has a shape having a lower horizontal portion and an inner vertical portion, the lower horizontal portion presses the lower portion of the paper currency face of the bundled paper currency to be loaded and the inner vertical portion is located inside the paper currency face of the bundled paper currency Pressing the vertical part Pick up device of bundled banknote depositor. The method according to claim 6, Three pick-up pins are inserted into the lower horizontal portion, and two pickup pins are inserted into the inner vertical portion to press the bundle banknotes The pickup device of the silent bank note depositing and dispensing machine.

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