KR101609455B1 - Medium storage box and financial device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a media storage box and a financial instrument. A media storage box according to one aspect includes a conveying guide for guiding conveyance of the introduced medium; A signal input unit for receiving a sensing signal associated with the transported state of the introduced medium; A support on which the introduced medium is integrated; And a medium aligning mechanism for aligning the medium by striking the medium before the introduced medium is integrated on the support, when receiving the feed failure detection signal of the introduced medium from the signal input unit.

Description

{Medium storage box and financial device}

The present invention relates to a media storage box 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 may include a media storage for storing media.

In the prior art, Korean Patent Registration No. 1291837 (filed on Jul. 25, 2013) discloses a media sorting device, a media storage box and a financial instrument.

The conventional media aligning apparatus includes a side guide for pressing and aligning the side surface of the medium integrated in the plate portion for supporting the medium.

In the conventional media aligning apparatus, since the side guides are impacted by the medium integrated in the plate portion, the medium is difficult to move due to the weight of the medium, and the medium is damaged or the end portion of the medium is folded.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a media storage and a financial device that allow media to be stacked in an aligned state by striking the media before the media is stacked.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a medium processing apparatus which solves the conveyance failure of the medium by striking the medium to be conveyed.

A media storage box according to one aspect includes a conveying guide for guiding conveyance of the introduced medium; A signal input unit for receiving a sensing signal associated with the transported state of the introduced medium; A support on which the introduced medium is integrated; And a medium aligning mechanism for aligning the medium by striking the medium before the introduced medium is integrated on the support, when receiving the feed failure detection signal of the introduced medium from the signal input unit.

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 storage for depositing or withdrawing money by the customer, said media storage comprising a medium for aligning the medium by striking one side of the medium before the media drawn into the accumulation space is stacked on the support, And an alignment mechanism.

According to yet another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a medium processing apparatus comprising: a transfer section for transferring a medium; A signal input unit for receiving a sensing signal associated with a conveyance state of the medium; And a medium aligning mechanism for aligning the medium by striking the medium to be conveyed when the signal input unit receives the conveyance failure detection signal of the medium conveyed along the conveyance unit.

According to the proposed embodiment, since the medium aligning mechanism aligns the medium before the defective conveyed medium is stacked on the support, damage to the medium is prevented and the side surface of the medium can be prevented from being folded.

1 is a perspective view of a financial instrument according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a side view showing a media storage in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a front view showing a media storage in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a view showing a conveyance guide provided in a media storage box;
5 is a perspective view of a media aligning mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figures 6 and 7 illustrate operation of a media alignment mechanism in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view showing the striking member striking one side of the medium;
7 is a view showing a state in which the striking member returns to its original position;
8 is a flowchart for explaining a control method of a medium sorting mechanism.
9 is a view showing a media aligning mechanism according to another embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a view showing a media processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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.

In addition, the financial instrument 1 may include a media storage box 20 for storing media.

The media storage box includes a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing the medium, a recycle box for storing the media to be deposited, a recovery box (not shown) for storing the abnormal media, a media cassette for storing the withdrawn media, Is a comprehensive concept including all the modules that are provided in the financial instrument 1 and in which the medium can be stored.

The media bin 20 may include a media alignment mechanism (see 20 in FIG. 2) that aligns the media before it is integrated.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a media storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a front view showing a media storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a view showing a transport guide provided in the media storage box .

Referring to Figures 2 and 3, the media storage 20 according to one embodiment of the present invention may include a media inlet through which the media is drawn. Generally, the media storage box 20 may have the media inlet formed at the upper end of a box forming an outer appearance. However, depending on the transport direction of the medium, the medium inlet may be formed on the side surface of the box. In addition, depending on the function of the media storage box, the box may further include a media outlet. Or it is also possible that the media outlet performs the function of the media inlet.

The media storage box 20 may include a transfer guide 203, 204 for guiding the transport of the fed media.

The conveying guides 203 and 204 may include a first conveying guide 203 and a second conveying guide 204 spaced apart from the first conveying guide 203. The medium can pass between the first conveyance guide 203 and the second conveyance guide 203.

The conveying guides 203 and 204 are provided with sensing units 205 and 206 for detecting defective conveyance of the medium. In this specification, the medium is poorly conveyed, meaning that the medium is conveyed in a state shifted to one end side in the conveyance guide, or conveyed in a skew generated state. If the medium is poorly transported, the medium is integrated in one side of the integrated space 212 in the media storage bin 20. That is, the medium is poorly integrated in the integrated space.

The sensing units 205 and 206 may be disposed on the end sides of the conveyance guides 203 and 204 to sense defective media. Therefore, the sensing units 205 and 206 can not detect the medium to be normally transported, but can detect only the medium to be transported in a defective state.

The sensing units 205 and 206 may include a light emitting sensor 205 provided on one of the first and second conveying guides 203 and 204 and a light receiving sensor 206 provided on the other of the first and second conveying guides 203 and 204, . ≪ / RTI > In this case, the control unit, not shown, judges that the medium is defective when the light-receiving sensor 206 fails to receive the light emitted from the light-emitting sensor 205.

As another example, the light emitting sensor 205 and the light receiving sensor 206 may be provided in any one of the first conveying guide 203 and the second conveying guide 204. In this case, when the light-receiving sensor 206 receives light emitted from the light-emitting sensor 205, the control unit determines that the medium is defective.

As another example, the control unit may receive a sensing signal (e.g., a signal regarding a defective conveying state of the medium) associated with the conveying state from the sensing unit. Therefore, the control unit may be referred to as a signal input unit.

In the present embodiment, there is no limitation on the types of the sensing units 205 and 206, and various sensors such as a magnetoresistive sensor, an infrared sensor, and a contact image sensor for sensing the magnetism can be applied.

The media storage box 20 includes a feed roller 220 and a gate roller 222 for transporting the medium and a pickup roller 220 for picking up the medium integrated in the accumulation space 212. [ 224). In this embodiment, the feed roller, the gate roller, and the pick-up roller can be implemented by a known structure, so that a detailed description will be omitted.

The medium storage box 20 includes a support 240 positioned in the accumulation space 212 for accumulating the medium and a control unit 220 for controlling the medium in the accumulation space 212 when the medium is sensed by the sensing units 205 and 206, One or more media alignment mechanisms 300 that strike the media to align the media before it is integrated onto the media that is already integrated in the support 240 or support 240.

In this embodiment, the medium has two first long sides (long side) and two second sides (short sides) shorter than the first side and perpendicular to the first side, and the media aligning mechanism 300 ) May strike one or more of the two second sides of the medium. Of course, depending on the type of media storage, the media aligning mechanism 300 may strike at least one of the two first sides of the media. Since the first side or the second side of the medium is the side of the medium, hereinafter, the medium aligning mechanism 300 will be described as striking one side of the medium.

Further, in this embodiment, the medium falls down to the support portion 240 in the vertical direction, and the medium aligning mechanism 300 strikes and aligns the medium in the conveying direction and the normal direction of the medium.

2 and 3 illustrate that one medium alignment mechanism 300 is provided in the media storage 20 but two media alignment mechanisms 300 are disposed on both sides of the integration space 212 It is also possible for one of the two media aligning mechanisms to push the medium depending on the conveyance state of the medium (shifted to the left or to the right).

The media storage box 20 may include a side guide 230 and the media aligning mechanism 300 may be installed at one side of the side guide 230.

5 is a perspective view of a media aligning mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 and 5, a media aligning mechanism 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a driving unit 310, a movable member 320 connected to the driving unit 310 by a connection unit 330, And a striking member 350 moved by the movable member 320 to strike one side of the medium.

The driving unit 310 may include a solenoid. The driving unit 310 may include the connection unit 330 and the movable unit 320 may be connected to the connection unit 330 to be rotated.

The movable member 320 may be rotatably supported by a plurality of support frames 342 and 344. The plurality of support frames 342 and 344 may be installed on the side guides 210, for example.

The movable member 320 may be formed with a push portion 322 for pushing the striking member 350 in a rotating process. The push portion 322 may extend in a direction intersecting the extending direction of the movable member 320. [

The striking member 350 may be movably supported by the plurality of support frames 342 and 344. [ The striking member 350 may include a striking plate 352 striking one side of the medium and a plurality of extending portions 353 extending vertically from the striking plate 352. The plurality of extension portions 353 may extend in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the movable member 320, for example. The plurality of extension portions 353 may be arranged in a direction parallel to the extending direction of the movable member 320 or may be arranged in the vertical direction.

Each of the extended portions 353 includes a shaft 354, and a bearing 355 can be connected to the shaft 354. [ Each of the plurality of support frames 342 and 344 is formed with a guide hole 345 in which the bearing 355 is installed. The guide hole 345 may extend in the horizontal direction. Therefore, the striking member 352 can be moved in the lateral direction with reference to FIG. 5 by the guide hole 345 and the bearing 355.

The striking plate 352 may be located within the accumulation space 212 and the extension 353 may extend through the side guide 230. As another example, the striking plate 352 may be located outside the accumulating space 212, and the striking plate 352 may penetrate the side guide 230 to strike one side of the medium.

The striking member 350 may be connected to the elastic member 360. One end of the elastic member 360 may be connected to the striking member 350 and the other end may be connected to the support frames 342 and 344.

An elastic member connection portion 346 to which the elastic member 360 is connected is formed on the support frames 342 and 344. For example, the elastic member 360 may be connected to the shaft 354 of the striking member 350 and the elastic member connecting portion 346.

The elastic member 360 provides an elastic force to the striking member 350 so that the striking member 350 returns to its original position after the striking member 350 strikes one side of the medium.

In this embodiment, the pushing member 322 may be stopped in a state where the pushing member 322 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction at an angle, in which case the striking member 350 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction And moves to the left. The striking member 350 is moved to the right by the elastic force of the elastic member 360, so that the push portion 322 can be rotated clockwise.

As another example, when the push member 322 is rotated counterclockwise, the striking member 350 is moved to the left side by the push member 322, and the push member 322 is continuously moved to the half The striking member 350 can be moved to the right side by the elastic force of the elastic member 360 when rotated clockwise.

As another example, when the push portion 322 is rotated counterclockwise, the striking member 350 is moved to the left by the push portion 322, and the push portion 322 is moved clockwise The striking member 350 can be moved to the right side by the elastic force of the elastic member 360.

Hereinafter, the operation of the media sorting mechanism in the media storage box will be described.

6 and 7 are views showing the operation of the media aligning mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 6 is a view showing the striking member hitting one side of the medium, FIG. 8 is a flow chart for explaining a control method of the medium sorting mechanism. FIG.

First, referring to FIGS. 3 to 6 and 8, for the accumulation of the medium M, the transported medium is introduced into the media storage box 20 through the inlet (S1).

The media loaded into the media storage box 20 are transported along the transport guides 203 and 204.

In the process of transferring the medium, the controller determines whether the sensing units 205 and 206 have sensed the medium (S2).

As a result of the determination in step S2, if it is determined that the sensing units 205 and 206 have not sensed the medium, the medium is transferred to the support unit 240 in a state where it can be accumulated in a steady state, So that the medium is accumulated on the support portion 240 (S5).

Therefore, after the medium M passes between the feed roller 220 and the gate roller 222, the medium M moves to the accumulation space 212, drops downward, and is accumulated in the support portion 240.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2 that the sensing units 205 and 206 have sensed the medium, the controller determines whether the elapsed time after sensing the medium has reached the reference time (S3).

Since the sensing units 205 and 206 are spaced apart from the striking member 350 in this embodiment, when the medium is sensed by the sensing units 205 and 206, the medium is transferred to the accumulating space 212, It takes time until it is transported to the striking position by the stapler 350.

In this embodiment, the time taken for the medium to be delivered to the accumulation space 212 and drop to the position corresponding to the striking member 350 at the point of time when the sensing unit 205 or 206 senses the medium, .

Accordingly, if it is determined in step S3 that the sensing unit 205 or 206 detects the medium and the elapsed time reaches the reference time, the controller operates the medium aligning mechanism 300 (S4). That is, the control unit operates the driving unit 310. The driving unit 310 is turned on and is turned off after being rotated at a predetermined angle.

When the driving unit 310 is turned on, the movable member 320 is rotated counterclockwise on the basis of FIG. When the movable member 320 is rotated counterclockwise, the striking member 350 moves to the left by the push portion 322, and the striking plate 352 strikes one side of the medium. That is, the striking plate 352 strikes the right side of the medium, and the medium is moved to the left.

In a state in which the left and right positions are aligned, the medium is dropped and accumulated on the support portion 240 (S5).

When the driving unit 310 is turned off, the striking member 350 is moved to the right in the figure by the restoring force of the elastic member 360. When the striking member 350 moves to the right side, the striking plate 352 pushes the push portion 322 to the right, and the movable member 320 is rotated clockwise.

According to the proposed embodiment, since the medium aligning mechanism aligns the medium before the defective conveyed medium is stacked on the support, damage to the medium is prevented and the side surface of the medium can be prevented from being folded.

9 is a view showing a media aligning mechanism according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The present embodiment is the same as the previous embodiment in other parts, but there is a difference in the shape of the movable member and the type of the driving part. Therefore, only the characteristic parts of the present embodiment will be described below.

Referring to FIG. 9, the driving unit 312 of the present embodiment may be a motor that can be rotated in both directions, for example. For example, the motor may be a stepping motor.

In addition, the movable member 320 may include a plurality of push portions 322 and 324 having different protrusion lengths.

Therefore, the moving distance of the striking member can be adjusted in accordance with the poor feeding state of the medium. The rotation speed of the motor is controlled so that the pushing portion 322 having a short length pushes the striking plate when the poor feeding state of the medium is severe and the pushing portion 324 having a long length is controlled when the feeding state is bad, The number of revolutions of the motor can be adjusted so as to push the striking plate.

In addition, one or more mediums of various sizes can be integrated in the medium storage box, and the moving distance of the striking member can be adjusted, so that it is possible to strike media of various sizes.

For example, when the size of the medium is small, the push plate can be pushed with a long push portion, and when the size of the medium is large, the push plate with a short length can be pushed.

In the case of this embodiment, a plurality of sensing units may be provided in the transport guide so that the number of revolutions of the motor may be controlled according to the number of sensing units for sensing the medium.

In this embodiment, since the motor is rotatable in both directions, the elastic member for returning the striking member to its original position can be omitted.

As another example, the striking member may include a striking plate and a movable member having gears extending perpendicularly to the striking plate, and a pinion gear may be connected to the driving unit. Therefore, it is also possible that the striking plate is moved by the gear of the movable member and the pinion gear.

As another example, the striking member may be connected to a driving unit capable of reciprocating linear motion in a direction perpendicular to the striking plate. Therefore, it is also possible that the striking plate is moved by the linear motion of the driving unit. A piezoelectric actuator (PZT actuator) or the like can be used as a driving unit capable of linear motion.

10 is a view showing a media processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

10, a media processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention may include a transport section 40 and a media storage box 20 in which media transported along the transport section 40 are stored. have.

The media aligning mechanism for aligning the media in this embodiment is the same as that described in the previous embodiments, except that the sensing unit is provided in the carry section 40 outside the media storage.

The transport unit 40 may be provided with sensing units 41 and 42 for sensing defective transport of the medium. The media storage box 20 may include a controller 250 for controlling the media sorting mechanism 300. Accordingly, the controller 250 may be referred to as a signal input unit for receiving the sensing signal associated with the conveyance state from the sensing unit.

The control unit 250 may receive the notification that the medium feeding failure has been detected by the sensing units 41 and 42 and may control the medium sorting mechanism 300.

As another example, in the above embodiments, the medium sorting mechanism is described as being provided in the medium storage box on the assumption that the medium is integrated in the medium storage box. Alternatively, the medium sorting mechanism may be provided in the carry section, It is also possible to solve the defective conveyance of the medium by striking the medium for conveying the part in the conveyance direction and the normal direction of the medium. In the present embodiment, the carry section and the medium aligning mechanism are collectively referred to as a medium processing stage.

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 240: Support
300: Media alignment mechanism 310:
320: movable member 350: striking member

Claims (14)

A conveyance guide for guiding conveyance of the introduced medium;
A signal input unit for receiving a sensing signal associated with the transported state of the introduced medium;
A support on which the introduced medium is integrated; And
And a medium alignment mechanism for aligning the medium by striking the medium before the introduced medium is integrated on the support, when receiving the conveyance failure detection signal of the introduced medium from the signal input unit,
Wherein the medium alignment mechanism strikes one side of the medium in a direction normal to the direction of drop of the medium to the support. delete The method according to claim 1,
The medium aligning mechanism includes a driving unit,
And a striking member which is moved by the power of the driving unit to strike the medium. The method of claim 3,
Further comprising a movable member operable by the power of the driving unit,
Wherein the movable member is rotatably connected to the driving unit,
And a pushing portion for pushing the striking member is formed on the movable member. 5. The method of claim 4,
And a support frame rotatably supported by the movable member,
Wherein the striking member is movably installed in the support frame. 6. The method of claim 5,
The striking member includes a striking plate for striking one side of the medium,
And an extension extending from the striking plate and mounted to the support frame. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the medium aligning mechanism further comprises an elastic member for returning the striking member to its original position while the striking member is moved to strike the medium. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the movable member includes a plurality of push portions of different lengths to push the striking member. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the driving unit further includes a pinion gear,
And a gear is formed in the movable member to transmit power by the pinion gear. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the signal input unit receives the detection signal from a sensing unit that senses a conveying state of the medium. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a sensing unit for sensing a defective conveyance of the medium conveyed along the conveyance guide,
And the signal input unit receives the sensing signal from the sensing unit. The method according to claim 10 or 11,
Wherein the medium sorting mechanism is operated after a predetermined time has elapsed since the medium is sensed by the sensing unit. 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 storage for depositing or withdrawing media by the customer,
The media storage includes a media alignment mechanism for aligning the medium by striking one side of the medium before the media introduced into the integration space is integrated into the support,
Wherein the medium aligning mechanism strikes one side of the medium in a direction normal to the direction of drop of the medium to the support. A conveying unit for conveying the medium;
A signal input unit for receiving a sensing signal associated with a conveyance state of the medium; And
And a medium aligning mechanism for aligning the medium by striking the medium to be conveyed when receiving the conveyance failure detection signal of the medium conveyed along the conveying section from the signal input section,
Wherein the medium alignment mechanism strikes one side of the medium in a direction normal to the direction of drop of the medium to the support for the medium to be integrated before the medium is integrated.

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