KR101559250B1 - Skew correction apparatus of medium and financial device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a skew correction device of a medium. The skew correction device of a medium according to an aspect of the present invention comprises: a plurality of stoppers contacting a transferred medium while the stoppers are located on a route in which the medium is transferred; a first rotation member rotatably connected while the stoppers are separated; a second rotation member rotatably connected to the first rotation member; and a support unit to which the first rotation member is rotatably connected.

Description

[0001] Skew correction apparatus of medium and financial device [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a skew correction apparatus and a financial instrument of a medium.

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. For example, the financial instrument may deposit or withdraw bills or checks.

Korean Patent No. 10-1072724, which is a prior art document, discloses a medium skew correcting apparatus.

The medium skew correcting apparatus includes a feed path for feeding a loaded medium, a feed roller for feeding the medium, a motor for driving the feed roller, skew detecting means for detecting a skew of the loaded medium, And a shutter capable of blocking the conveyance path for conveying.

Then, the number of steps for rotating the motor is determined based on the skew of the sensed medium. When the motor is rotated by the number of steps in a state in which the shutter has blocked the conveying path, .

According to the conventional medium skew correcting apparatus, when the sensor detects the skew of the medium, the blocking member senses the conveying path, so that a sensor for skew detection is required and a power source for driving the blocking member is required. And there is a problem that a large manufacturing cost is required.

Further, since the medium is kept stopped by the blocking member in the state where the blocking member is blocked in the conveying path, and skew is corrected in this state, there is a problem that the conveyance speed of the medium is slow, There is a drawback that it is difficult to apply to a device.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a skew correcting apparatus and a financial apparatus which can perform skew correction of a medium by a simple structure.

A skew correcting device for a medium according to one aspect, comprising: a plurality of stoppers positioned on a conveying path of a medium and capable of contacting a medium to be conveyed; A first rotary member rotatably connected with the plurality of stoppers spaced apart from each other; A second rotating member rotatably connected to the first rotating member; And a support to which the first rotating member is rotatably connected.

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 media processing apparatus for depositing or withdrawing the medium, wherein the medium processing apparatus comprises: a conveyance path through which the medium is conveyed; And a skew correcting device having a plurality of stoppers rotated by a feeding force of the medium in the course of being transported along the transporting path, wherein the skew correcting device continuously feeds the skew- And a skew correcting device for skew correcting the medium in a state where one end of the medium to be transported is stopped, and then feeding the skew corrected medium.

According to the present invention, since the skew of the medium is automatically corrected by the feeding force of the medium in the course of feeding the medium, the sensor and the driving source are unnecessary, and the structure is simplified and the manufacturing cost is reduced.

1 is a perspective view of a financial instrument according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a configuration diagram of a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a view showing a skew correcting device according to an embodiment of the present invention disposed on a conveyance path;
4 is an exploded perspective view of a skew correcting device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a view showing a state in which a skewed medium is in contact with a skew correcting device;
FIGS. 6 and 7 are views showing a state in which a skewed medium is in contact with a skew correcting device. FIG.
8 is a view showing a state in which the skew of the medium is corrected by the skew correcting device.
Figs. 9 and 10 are diagrams showing a state in which a skew-corrected medium is fed. Fig.

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 numerals even though they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the difference that the embodiments of the present invention are not conclusive.

In 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 a medium.

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 into 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.

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.

2 is a configuration diagram of a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Fig. 2, the financial instrument 1 may include a media processing apparatus 11. Fig.

The media processing apparatus 11 may include the media input / output unit 13.

The media processing apparatus 11 may further include a discerning unit 20. The distinguishing unit 20 can identify the type of medium or identify a defective medium when storing or withdrawing the medium.

The media processing apparatus 11 may further include a temporary accumulation unit 30 in which the medium is temporarily integrated. The temporary accumulation unit 30 temporarily stores the medium received through the medium input / output unit 13 when the customer intends to deposit the medium in the financial instrument 1. [ The medium integrated in the temporary accumulation unit 30 is transferred to the medium storage box 40 to be described later when the customer finally decides to store the medium. Alternatively, the temporary accumulation unit 30 may temporarily accumulate the medium to be drawn out to the medium entry / exit unit.

The media processing apparatus 11, and a media storage box 40 for storing media. The media storage 40 may include one or more banknote storage boxes 41, 42, 43 and one or more check storage boxes 44. In this specification, it is noted that the number of the banknote storage boxes 41, 42, 43 and the check storage box 44 is not limited. As another example, the media storage box 40 may include only a banknote storage box or a check storage box.

The media storage box 40 may be provided with a media inlet for receiving the transported media and a media outlet for allowing the media stored therein to be taken out. Generally, the media inlet and the media outlet may be formed at the upper end of a box constituting the outer appearance of the media storage box 40. [

In addition, the media storage box 40 is provided with media separating means 40 for collecting the media conveyed from the outside of the media storage box 40 side by side and transferring the accumulated banknotes one by one to the outside of the media storage box 40, Can be provided. That is, the medium stored in the medium storage box 40 can be extracted to the outside, and the deposited medium can be stored in the medium storage box 40.

The media processing apparatus 11 includes a first collection box 50 in which a medium determined to be defective in the depositing process is stored, a second collection box 52 in which a medium determined to be defective in the dispensing process is stored, , And a recovery supplement (60).

The collecting replenishment box 60 can replenish the medium to the media storage box 40 or recover the media from the media storage box 40. [ In addition, the financial instrument 1 may further include a third collection box 54 in which, when the customer has taken off the medium discharged to the media input / output unit 13 for withdrawal, the non-receiving medium is collected.

In the present invention, the modules (media entry / exit unit, discriminating unit, media storage unit, temporary accumulation unit, collection box, etc.) constituting the financial apparatus can be connected by the conveyance path 19.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a skew correcting device according to an embodiment of the present invention disposed on a conveyance path, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a skew correcting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 and 4, the media processing apparatus may further include a skew correction device 100 for correcting a skew of the medium transported along the transport path 19. [

The skew correcting apparatus 100 can correct the skew of the medium by contact with the medium without a separate power source. In addition, the skew correcting apparatus 100 can correct the skew of the medium without detecting the skew of the medium using the sensor.

The media processing apparatus may include a plurality of conveying guides (guides) 101 and 102 for forming a conveying path 19. That is, the plurality of conveying guides 101 and 102 are spaced apart from each other, and the conveying path 19 is formed between the plurality of conveying guides 101 and 102.

The media processing apparatus may include a plurality of conveying rollers (rollers 103, 104) for enabling the conveyance of the medium on the conveying path 19. [

The skew correcting apparatus 100 may be disposed outside the plurality of conveying guides 101 and 102 and may be fixed to any one of the plurality of conveying guides 101 and 102 or a frame not shown.

The skew correcting apparatus 100 includes a plurality of stoppers 121 and 122 spaced apart from each other in a direction intersecting the conveying direction of the medium and a plurality of stoppers 121 and 122, A second rotating member 140 connected to the first rotating member 130 and a supporting unit 150 supporting the first rotating member 130.

The plurality of stoppers 121 and 122 may include a first stopper 121 and a second stopper 122.

The first rotary member 130 has a plurality of receiving grooves 132 in which the plurality of stoppers 121 and 122 can be positioned. The plurality of receiving grooves 132 are spaced apart. Therefore, the plurality of stoppers 121 and 122 may be rotatably connected to the first rotating member 130 while being spaced from each other.

In this case, when the stoppers 121 and 122 are connected to the first rotating member 130, the distance between the stoppers 121 and 122 is set to be longer than the left and right lengths of the medium ). Therefore, a medium in which skew has not occurred (referred to as a steady-state medium) and a skewed medium can be brought into contact with the plurality of stoppers 121 and 122.

The plurality of receiving grooves 132 may be provided with shafts 134 and 135 for rotatably connecting the plurality of stoppers 121 and 122, respectively.

Each of the plurality of stoppers 121 and 122 includes a hole 125 through which the shaft 134 and 135 passes and a first contact portion 123 and 126 extending in one direction with respect to the hole 125 And a second contact portion 124, 127 extending in a direction opposite to the first contact portion 123, 126 with respect to the hole 125.

The first contact portions 123 and 126 may be positioned on the conveyance path 19 through any one of the plurality of conveyance guides 101 and 102. Thus, in the course of transporting the medium, the medium comes into contact with the first contact portions 123, 126.

A rotating shaft 131 may be connected to the first rotating member 130. Alternatively, the rotating shaft 131 may be formed integrally with the first rotating member 130.

As another example, the plurality of stoppers 121 and 122 may be rotatably connected to the rotating shaft 131. In this case, the rotation shaft 131 can simultaneously penetrate the plurality of stoppers 121 and 122 and the first rotation member 130, and the plurality of stoppers 121 and 122 and the rotation shaft 131 Can be relatively rotated.

An elastic member 160 may be connected to the rotating shaft 131. The elastic member 160 may be, for example, a torsion spring, but is not limited thereto. The elastic member 160 may provide an elastic force to the first rotating member 130 so that the first rotating member 130 is rotated in the other direction opposite to the first direction in a state where the first rotating member 130 is rotated in one direction . For example, one end of the elastic member 160 may be connected to the first rotary member 130 or the rotation shaft 131, and the other end may be connected to the support unit 150.

The first rotating member 130 is provided with a shaft 133 for providing a rotation center of the second rotating member 140. The shaft 133 and the rotation shaft 131 may be disposed to intersect with each other. For example, the shaft 133 may be disposed in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction of the medium with reference to FIG.

The second rotating member 140 includes a rotating body 141 having a hole 142 into which the shaft 133 is inserted, a first extending portion 143 extending to both sides of the rotating body 141, And may include a second extension 144.

The first extending portion 143 may be in contact with the second contacting portion 124 of the first stopper 121 and the second extending portion 144 may be in contact with the second contacting portion of the second stopper 122 127, respectively.

The supporting part 150 is formed with a supporting body 152 to which the rotating shaft 131 is connected and a receiving part 154 for receiving a part of the rotating body 141 of the second rotating member 140.

The support body 152 may include a first stop surface 155 that may contact the first extension 143 and a second stop surface 156 that may contact the second extension 144. [ . ≪ / RTI >

As shown in FIG. 3, in a state where the stoppers 121 and 122 and the second rotary member 150 are connected to the first rotary member 130, Wherein the second contact members are positioned on the transfer path and the second contact members are spaced apart from the respective extensions of the second rotary member 140, The portions 143 and 144 are spaced apart from the stop surfaces 155 and 156 of the support portion 150.

The second contact portions 124 and 127 are connected to the second rotary member 150 in a state where the stoppers 121 and 122 and the second rotary member 150 are connected to the first rotary member 130, 140 of each of the first and second plates 140, 140.

Hereinafter, a process of correcting the skew of the medium will be described.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a state in which a skewed medium is in contact with the skew correcting device, FIGS. 6 and 7 are views showing a state in which a skewed medium is in contact with the skew correcting device, and FIG. FIGS. 9 and 10 are views showing a state in which a skew-corrected medium is fed. FIG.

5 to 7, skewed medium M (hereinafter referred to as "skew medium") is transported in the direction of arrow D on transport path 19.

When the skew medium M in the state as shown in FIG. 5 is fed, the skew medium M contacts the first contact portion 123 of the first stopper 121 among the plurality of stoppers 121 and 122 for the first time .

6, when the skew medium M is in contact with the first contact portion 123 of the first stopper 121, the first stopper 121 may be rotated in a clockwise direction have. Since the first rotating member 130 is resiliently supported by the elastic member 160, the first rotating member 130 can be kept stationary even if the first stopper 121 rotates have.

When the first stopper 121 is rotated, the second contact portion 124 of the first stopper 121 moves the first extended portion 143 of the second rotating member 140 to the skew medium M And the second rotary member 140 is rotated counterclockwise with reference to Fig. The first extension portion 143 contacts the first stop surface 155 of the support portion 150 to rotate the second rotation member 140 in the counterclockwise direction, Is stopped.

7, when the skew medium M is transported, the first portion M1 of the skew medium M that has contacted the first stopper 121 can not proceed (stop) And the second portion M2 not in contact with the first portion 122 proceeds.

The second portion M2 of the skew medium M is brought into contact with the second contact portion 126 of the second stopper 122 in the process of the second portion M2 of the skew medium M, 2 stopper 122 is rotated clockwise (see R1 in Fig. 6) as an example.

The second contact portion 127 of the second stopper 122 pushes the second extended portion 144 of the second rotary member 140 in the direction opposite to the conveying direction of the skew medium M, The second rotating member 140 is rotated counterclockwise with reference to Fig.

The second contact portions 124 and 127 of the respective stoppers 121 and 122 are in contact with the extended portions 143 and 144 of the second rotating member 140 as shown in FIG. The slits 143 and 144 are spaced apart from the stop surfaces 155 and 156 of the support portion 150 and the skew of the skew medium is corrected.

Next, the skew corrected medium M3 continues to be conveyed by the conveying rollers 103 and 104, and the skew corrected medium M3 is conveyed by the conveying rollers 103 and 104, The contact portions 124 and 127 press the extension portions 143 and 144 of the second rotary member 140 and the second contact portions 124 and 127 press the extension portions 143 and 144 The first rotary member 130 rotates in a clockwise direction (see R2). When the first rotating member 130 rotates, the second rotating member 150 rotates together.

Since the rotation body 141 is located in the receiving portion 154 of the support portion 150 during the rotation of the second rotating member 140, the rotation of the second rotating member 140 and the support portion 150 Is prevented.

The skew corrected medium M3 proceeds in contact with the first contact portions 123 and 126 of the respective stoppers 121 and 122 and the medium M3 whose skew is corrected passes through the first contact portions 123 and 126 The first rotating member 130 and the second rotating member 140 are returned to their original states as shown in FIG. 3 by the elastic force of the elastic member 160. As shown in FIG.

That is, in the present invention, skew is corrected so that the skew-corrected medium is transported after one end of the skewed medium is stopped without a separate driving source.

According to the present invention, since the skew of the medium is automatically corrected by the feeding force of the medium in the course of feeding the medium, the sensor and the driving source are unnecessary, and the structure is simplified and the manufacturing cost is reduced. That is, it is unnecessary to detect the skew angle by the sensor and drive the driving source accordingly.

In addition, since the medium does not stop during the skew correction process of the medium, the medium can be prevented from being reduced in conveyance speed, and the medium can be transported at a high speed.

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.

19: feed path 100: skew correction device
121, 122: stopper 130: first rotating member
140: second rotating member 150:

Claims (9)

A plurality of stoppers positioned on the transport path of the medium and capable of contacting with the transported medium;
A first rotary member rotatably connected with the plurality of stoppers spaced apart from each other;
A second rotating member rotatably connected to the first rotating member; And
And a support portion to which the first rotary member is rotatably connected. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the plurality of stoppers are spaced apart from each other in a direction intersecting the conveying direction of the medium,
A skew correction device for a medium that can be rotated by a transfer force of a medium in contact with the medium. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the plurality of stoppers include a first stopper and a second stopper,
Wherein each of the first stopper and the second stopper includes a first contact portion in contact with the medium and a second contact portion in contact with the second rotating member. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the second rotation member includes a first extension portion for contacting the second contact portion of the first stopper and a second extension portion for contacting the second contact portion of the second stopper. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the support portion includes a stop surface in contact with the first extending portion or the second extending portion and stopping the rotation of the second rotating member. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the first rotating member is rotatably connected to the supporting portion by a rotating shaft,
The second rotating member is rotatably connected to the first rotating member by a shaft,
Wherein the rotation axis and the shaft are disposed to intersect with each other. 3. The method of claim 2,
In the process of conveying the skewed medium,
Wherein one of the plurality of stoppers is rotated in contact with the skewed medium, and the second rotating member is rotated in one direction by the rotated stopper,
When the skewed medium is continuously conveyed in this state, the other stopper of the plurality of stoppers is rotated in contact with the skewed medium, and the second rotating member is rotated in the other direction opposite to the one direction by the rotated stopper The skew of the medium is corrected,
Wherein the first rotating member and the second rotating member are rotated together when the skew-corrected medium is continuously transported. 8. The method of claim 7,
And an elastic member for returning the rotated first rotating member to a circular state. 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 processing device for depositing or withdrawing the medium,
The medium processing apparatus includes:
A transport path through which the medium is transported; And
And a skew correcting device having a plurality of stoppers rotated by a feeding force of the medium in the process of being transported along the transport path,
The skew correcting device continuously feeds the skew-free medium,
And a skew correcting device for skew correcting the medium in a state where one end of the medium to be transported is stopped and skew corrected medium after the skew is corrected.

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