KR101666189B1 - An apparatus for treating bank notes and a method for treating bank notes - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a media processing apparatus, including a cassette unit for accumulating media, wherein the cassette unit is provided with at least one cassette and accommodates the medium therein; A cassette shutter provided on the cassette and opening / closing a conveyance path of the medium; A cassette shutter driving unit which is detachable from the cassette and drives the cassette shutter; A media sensing unit provided in the cassette shutter driving unit and sensing whether the medium is left or not by emitting and sensing electromagnetic waves; And a prism portion provided in the cassette and spaced apart from the medium sensing portion and allowing the electromagnetic wave emitted from the medium sensing portion to return to the medium sensing portion.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a medium processing apparatus and a medium processing method using the medium processing apparatus,

The present invention relates to a medium processing apparatus and a medium processing method using the medium processing apparatus.

In general, media with a certain amount of value, such as banknotes, checks, securities, etc., need to be processed safely and accurately. In particular, when processing a medium in a bank or a shop, it is necessary to accurately check whether the amount of the medium or the number of media is correct.

If the number of media is not large, a person can count the money by handing the media one by one by hand. However, since the medium has a thin paper form, when the medium is manually counted, the two or more media are overlapped with each other, so that the amounts may be discordant and a dispute may occur.

Therefore, when counting a relatively small number of media, people count two or more times to increase accuracy. However, manual counting of a large number of media is time consuming and inconvenient, so a counter that can automatically count media is used.

The counter is provided with a hopper which allows the media to be fed, and when the medium is fed into the hopper at once, the rollers accurately count the number of media while rubbing the media one by one by friction.

However, there is a risk that the media counted by the counter will be lost when the person removes the media from the counter, and there is a danger that the media will be intentionally taken out.

In other words, conventionally used manual or automatic media counting methods are not only insufficient in accuracy but also can not guarantee safety, so there is a concern that complaints or disputes may occur between transactions, which is urgent to be improved.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for automatically counting a counted medium by a cassette unit, And a medium processing method using the same.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a media processing apparatus that simplifies the configuration and facilitates the control by allowing the operation of the tray and the platen in the stacker unit to be implemented by a single motor using a tray cam, Method.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an image forming apparatus capable of reducing the cost and saving power consumption by simplifying the structure by fixing the stacker shutter and opening and closing the stacker shutter by the single motor in the stacker unit, Apparatus and a medium processing method using the same.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a medium processing apparatus and a medium processing method using the medium processing apparatus, which can improve the structure of locking and opening the safeshots provided in the safes, .

It is another object of the present invention to minimize the structure of the cassette by allowing the cassette shutter driving unit for opening and closing the cassette shutter of the cassette unit to be provided outside the cassette and to process the coupling type between the cassette shutter driving unit and the cassette shutter into a special form, And a medium processing method using the medium processing apparatus.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a medium processing apparatus that implements a lock so that when the cassette shutter is once opened and then closed in the cassette section, the cassette shutter drive section alone does not cause the cassette shutter to be restarted, and a medium processing method using the medium processing apparatus will be.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a door locking device and a locking device for locking a door of a safe when the door of the safe is closed and a door of the door is closed when the door is locked, And a medium processing method using the medium processing apparatus.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a media sensing unit for detecting whether a medium remains on a medium path of a cassette unit is provided outside the cassette so that no additional power is required to be supplied to the cassette, And a medium processing apparatus using the medium processing apparatus.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a media processing apparatus that enables a deposit transaction to be implemented by depositing a medium and depositing a medium envelope by allowing the medium envelope containing the medium to be directly put into the stacker unit and being integrated in the cassette unit, And to provide a medium processing method.

A medium processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cassette unit for accumulating media, wherein the cassette unit is provided with at least one cassette and accommodates the medium therein; A cassette shutter provided on the cassette and opening / closing a conveyance path of the medium; A cassette shutter driving unit which is detachable from the cassette and drives the cassette shutter; A media sensing unit provided in the cassette shutter driving unit and sensing whether the medium is left or not by emitting and sensing electromagnetic waves; And a prism portion provided in the cassette and spaced apart from the medium sensing portion and allowing the electromagnetic wave emitted from the medium sensing portion to return to the medium sensing portion.

Specifically, the medium sensing unit may include: a light emitting unit that emits the electromagnetic wave; And a light receiving unit for sensing the electromagnetic wave returned by the prism unit.

Specifically, when the medium remains in the transport path of the medium, the medium sensing unit can detect that the medium remains due to no detection of the electromagnetic wave by the light receiving unit.

Specifically, the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion may be spaced apart from each other in a direction perpendicular to a direction of emission of the electromagnetic wave.

Specifically, the prism portion may bend the electromagnetic wave emitted from the light emitting portion, allow the electromagnetic wave to be transmitted by an interval in which the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion are spaced apart, and then bend the electromagnetic wave to be transmitted to the light receiving portion .

Specifically, the prism portion can bend the electromagnetic wave twice at 90 degrees.

Specifically, the prism portion may bend the electromagnetic wave so that the electromagnetic wave emitted from the light emitting portion and the electromagnetic wave transmitted to the light receiving portion are parallel to each other.

The medium processing apparatus and the medium processing method using the same according to the present invention are characterized in that the medium inserted into the hopper section is counted and then moved to the stacker section. When the OK button or the like is pressed, the medium is automatically stacked from the stacker section to the cassette section, The possession of the dispute can be resolved beforehand.

Further, in the media processing apparatus and the medium processing method using the medium processing apparatus according to the present invention, the tray and the pressure plate are operated by a single motor in the stacker unit during the medium transfer, so that the configuration can be simplified.

Further, a media processing apparatus and a media processing method using the medium processing apparatus according to the present invention are characterized in that a stacker shutter is provided in a stacker unit in which a medium delivered from a hopper unit is temporarily stored to block access to a medium temporarily stored from the outside, The lock and the opening and closing are driven by a single motor, thereby reducing manufacturing cost.

A media processing apparatus and a media processing method using the medium processing apparatus according to the present invention are characterized in that in a safe portion for accommodating a cassette portion therein and forming a medium path between the stacker portion and the cassette portion, The lock can be implemented with a simple structure.

Further, a medium processing apparatus and a medium processing method using the same according to the present invention are characterized in that the cassette unit having at least one cassette for accumulating media is driven by a cassette shutter provided at a position corresponding to the safe shutter, And a cassette shutter driving unit that operates in combination with the cassette, so that the configuration of the cassette can be simplified and the coupling structure between the cassette shutter driving unit and the cassette can be limited to a specific form to enhance security.

The present invention also provides a medium processing apparatus and a medium processing method using the medium processing apparatus, wherein when the cassette shutter provided in the cassette unit is closed after being opened, the cassette shutter can not be opened again unless a separate lock is released, It is possible to prevent unnecessary opening.

Further, the media processing apparatus and the media processing method using the same according to the present invention may be configured such that the lock of the safe door provided for withdrawing the cassette unit from the safesection and the opening of the cassette shutter are interlocked so that the cassette shutter is opened only when the safes door is locked The safety can be improved.

In addition, the medium processing apparatus and the medium processing method using the medium processing apparatus may further include a medium sensing unit for sensing whether a medium remains in the cassette unit, wherein the medium sensing unit is provided outside the cassette, The cassette can be provided with a prism portion so that the detection by the medium sensing portion can be accurately performed.

Further, the medium processing apparatus and the medium processing method using the same according to the present invention are characterized by including: a medium deposit in which a medium is accumulated in a cassette section through a hopper section; and a medium envelope deposit in which a medium envelope containing a plurality of mediums is integrated into a cassette section through a stacker section So that convenience can be greatly improved.

1 is a perspective view of a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a front view of a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a perspective view of a cassette unit in a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 and 6 are perspective views of a cassette unit in a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 and 8 are partial enlarged views of a cassette portion in a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 and 10 are perspective views of a cassette unit in a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a perspective view of a main shaft of a cassette unit in a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a front view of a main gear of a cassette unit in a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a perspective view of a cassette unit in a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
14 to 18 are plan views of a cassette unit in a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
19 is a perspective view of a cassette unit in a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
20 is a perspective view of a stacker unit in a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
21 to 25 are side views of a stacker unit in a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
26 is a perspective view of a stacker unit in a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
27 and 28 are side views of the stacker unit in the media processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.
29 is a perspective view of a safe part in a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
30 to 33 are side views of a safe portion in a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
34 is a flowchart of a medium processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
35 is a flowchart of a medium processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The objects, particular advantages and novel features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. It should be noted that, in the present specification, the reference numerals are added to the constituent elements of the drawings, and the same constituent elements have the same numerical numbers as much as possible even if they are displayed on different drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig.

5 and 6 are perspective views of a cassette unit in a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are perspective views of cassette units in a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 9 and 10 are perspective views of a cassette unit in a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 11 is a perspective view of a cassette unit in a medium processing apparatus according to an embodiment 12 is a front view of the main gear of the cassette unit in the medium processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a cassette unit in a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 14 to 18 are plan views of cassette units in a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 19 is a perspective view of a cassette unit in a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

20 is a perspective view of a stacker unit in a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 21 to 25 are side views of a stacker unit in a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

27 and 28 are side views of a stacker unit in a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 29 is a side view of the stacker unit in the media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. And FIG. 30 to FIG. 33 are side views of a safe in a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 33, a media processing apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a hopper unit 10, a cassette unit 20, a stacker unit 30, a discrimination unit 40, A carry section 50, a safe section 60, an input / output section 70, and a control section 80.

The hopper section 10 is configured such that the medium is fed. The medium to be fed into the hopper unit 10 may refer to all tributaries having fixed value such as bills, checks, securities, and the like.

At least one medium may be fed into the hopper section 10, and a media envelope containing a plurality of media may be fed into the stacker section 30 to be described later. The transaction through the insertion of the media envelope will be described later with reference to FIG. Hereinafter, it will be described as a medium including both the medium envelope and the medium, and it is meant that it may mean the medium envelope even if it is described as the medium.

The hopper unit 10 may have an inlet opened to allow the medium to be inserted. The medium to be fed into the hopper unit 10 may be fed to the stacker unit 30 through various well known rollers such as feed rollers Can be returned.

In the cassette section 20, the medium is integrated. The cassette unit 20 can collect the media loaded into the hopper unit 10 or the stacker unit 30. The medium to be fed into the hopper unit 10 can be discriminated by the discriminating unit 40, the stacker unit 30, Can be transmitted to the cassette unit 20 via the cassette unit 50.

When the safe door 67 of the safe part 60 is opened, the cassette part 20 can be pulled out of the safe part 60 have. This can be done when replacement of the cassette unit 20 is required.

The cassette section 20 includes a cassette 21, a cassette shutter 22, a cassette shutter drive section 23 and a cassette shutter power transmission section 24. This configuration will be described with reference to Figs. 4 to 12 do.

At least one of the cassettes 21 is provided and accommodates the medium therein. The medium accommodated in the cassette 21 may be a medium or a medium envelope. The cassette 21 can accumulate a certain amount of media, and when a sufficient amount of media is accumulated in the cassette 21, the cassette 21 can be exchanged.

At this time, the cassette 21 is provided with identification factors (not shown), and the cassette unit 20 or the safesection 60 is provided with a recognizer (not shown) for recognizing the identification factor of the cassette 21, The security of the cassette 21 can be enhanced. At this time, the identification factor may be various markers such as bar code, QR code, RFID, and the like.

The identification of the cassette 21 is made by recognizing whether the cassette 21 is a legally usable cassette 21 other than the cassette 21 which is illegally used or if the cassette 21 has been assigned for each cassette 20 It is determined whether the cassette 21 corresponds to the cassette 21 or whether the cassette 21 is properly set.

The cassette 21 may be provided with a cassette shutter 22. The cassette shutter 22 can open or close the conveyance path for the media to be drawn into the cassette 21 and the cassette shutter 22 can be provided for each cassette 21 or at the front of the entrance of two or more cassettes 21, The medium can be separated downstream of the shutter 22.

The cassette shutter 22 is provided in the cassette 21 to open and close the conveyance path of the medium. The cassette shutter 22 can remain open when the cassette 21 is installed in the cassette section 20 and can be closed when a certain period of time (for example, one day) is completed.

The cassette shutter 22 may be in the form of a flat plate or a curved plate on which concave and convex are formed, and may translate in a predetermined direction to open or close the conveying path of the medium. A driving source is required for the movement of the cassette shutter 22 in the present invention. In the present invention, the driving source is not provided in the cassette 21 but may be provided separately from the cassette 21.

Therefore, the cassette 21 is provided with the cassette shutter 22, but the cassette 21 is not provided with a driving source for the movement of the cassette shutter 22, so that the cassette 21 may not receive power or the like. Therefore, the present invention can simplify the structure of the cassette 21 and reduce the manufacturing cost of the cassette 21. [

The cassette shutter driving unit 23 is detachably attached to the cassette 21. The cassette shutter driving unit 23 is provided outside the cassette 21 to drive the cassette shutter 22. [ In other words, since the cassette 21 does not need to receive power for driving the cassette shutter 22 from the outside, the configuration of the cassette 21 can be simplified.

In addition, since no electric power is supplied to the cassette 21, the probability of occurrence of a failure of the cassette 21 can be greatly reduced, and the cost and time required for maintenance and repair of the cassette 21 can be saved .

The cassette shutter driving unit 23 can generate power by using its own power source or by receiving power from the outside. The power generated at this time can be transmitted to the cassette shutter 22 via the cassette shutter power transmission portion 24. [

However, as described above, since the cassette shutter driving unit 23 is provided outside the cassette 21, power supply from the outside may be unnecessary to the cassette 21. [ That is, the cassette shutter 22 is not only operated by a driving source provided in the cassette 21 but is only opened and closed by receiving the power of the cassette shutter driving unit 23 through the cassette shutter power transmitting unit 24.

The cassette shutter drive unit 23 includes a main shaft 231. [ The main shaft 231 will be described in detail with reference to Fig. 11 after describing the cassette shutter power transmission portion 24. Fig.

The cassette shutter power transmission portion 24 is provided in the cassette 21. [ The cassette shutter power transmission unit 24 receives power from the cassette shutter driving unit 23 and transmits the power to the cassette shutter 22, but may not receive power from the outside. That is, even if the cassette shutter power transmission portion 24 is provided, power supply to the cassette 21 is unnecessary.

The cassette shutter power transmission portion 24 includes a main gear 241. [ The main gear 241 can be coupled with the main shaft 231 and rotated. At this time, the main gear 241 may include a depression 2411 and a coupling protrusion 2412 as shown in FIG.

The depressions 2411 may be provided in a cylindrical shape and allow the main shaft 231 to be drawn in. That is, the main shaft 231 as shown in FIG. 11 can be inserted into the recess 2411 of the main gear 241 and fixed. Specifically, the outer side of the main shaft 231 may be inserted into the depression 2411 and closely contact the inner surface of the depression 2411.

A coupling protrusion 2412 is provided inside the depression 2411. The coupling protrusion 2412 protrudes from the depression 2411 and has a pentagonal cross section. The outer surface of the coupling protrusion 2412 and the inner surface of the depression 2411 may be spaced apart and the main shaft 231 may be inserted into the space between the inner surface of the depression 2411 and the coupling protrusion 2412 .

The main shaft 231 of the cassette shutter driving unit 23 may be provided with a projection inlet 2311 as shown in FIG. At this time, the projection entrance 2311 has a pentagonal cross-section. Therefore, the engagement protrusion 2412 can be inserted into the protrusion inlet 2311.

When the main shaft 231 rotates as the protrusion inlet 2311 and the engaging protrusion 2412 each have a pentagonal cross section, the engaging protrusion 2412 rotates in a state engaged with the protrusion inlet 2311. That is, the rotation of the main shaft 231 can be transmitted to the main gear 241 through the protrusion inlet 2311 having a pentagonal cross section and the engaging projection 2412.

At this time, the engaging projection 2412 is located inside the depression 2411 and may have a height not protruding outward from the depression 2411. The main shaft 231 having the protrusion inlet 2311 which is engaged with the engaging protrusion 2412 on the inner side while the outer side is drawn into the inner surface of the recess 2411 should be used for rotating the engaging protrusion 2412. [

The shape of the main shaft 231 can be differentiated from that of a generally known nut or the like by limiting the protrusion inlet 2311 to a pentagon. Therefore, the main shaft 231 for realizing the movement of the cassette shutter 22 may have a difficulty of copying.

Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the cassette shutter 22 from being illegally opened by causing a considerable difficulty in separately producing a tool for rotating the main gear 241 by using the shape of a pentagon.

Hereinafter, how the rotation of the main gear 241 of the cassette shutter power transmitting portion 24 is transmitted to the cassette shutter 22 when the main shaft 231 of the cassette shutter driving portion 23 rotates will be described. This is shown in Figs. 9 and 10. Fig.

A main gear 241 can be connected to the main shaft 231 and a main gear 241 is fixed to the main shaft 231 so that the main shaft 241 is rotated together when the main shaft 231 is rotated. At this time, the main gear 241 may be a worm gear, and the helical gear 242 may be engaged with the main gear 241.

The helical gear 242 meshes with the main gear 241 and rotates. Since the main gear 241 is a worm gear, the rotation plane of the helical gear 242 can be perpendicular to the rotation plane of the main gear 241. [

The first drive shaft 244 is connected to the helical gear 242 and the second drive shaft 245 is provided to the cassette shutter 22. The first drive shaft 244 and the second drive shaft 245 are connected to the cassette shutter drive belt 245, (243). When the rotation of the main gear 241 is transmitted to the helical gear 242, the first drive shaft 244 rotates and the rotation of the first drive shaft 244 is transmitted to the second drive shaft 245 along the cassette shutter drive belt 243. [ .

At this time, when the second driving shaft 245 rotates, the cassette shutter 22 can be opened and closed. The principle that the cassette shutter 22 is opened and closed by the rotation of the second drive shaft 245 can be realized by various connection structures such as a rack (not shown) and a rack gear (not shown).

The cassette shutter 22 is opened and closed through the power transmitted along the main gear 241, the helical gear 242, the first drive shaft 244, the cassette shutter drive belt 243, and the second drive shaft 245 At this time, the cassette shutter drive belt 243 is connected to the helical gear 242 to move the cassette shutter 22.

The cassette shutter power transmitting portion 24 only transmits the rotational force transmitted from the main shaft 231 of the cassette shutter driving portion 23 to the cassette shutter 22 as it is and supplies the power to the cassette 21 separately Can be avoided.

The cassette unit 20 may further include a residual medium removing unit 246. [ The residual medium removing unit 246 can be moved to protrude from the conveying path of the medium. If the medium remains on the transport path of the medium, the residual medium removing unit 246 may directly press the residual medium to remove it.

That is, the residual medium removing unit 246 pushes the medium which may remain on the conveying path of the medium, and can move in the same or opposite direction in conjunction with the cassette shutter 22. More specifically, the cassette shutter power transmission unit 24 includes a third driving shaft 247 connected to the residual medium removing unit 246, a second driving shaft 244 connected to the third driving shaft 247 to transmit the rotation of the first driving shaft 244 to the third driving shaft 247, And the residual medium removing belt 248 may be configured such that the rotation of the first drive shaft 244 by the main gear 241 is supplied to the third drive shaft 247 as it is, The dispenser 246 may be moved.

At this time, the residual medium removing belt 248 has one end connected to the first drive shaft 244 and the other end connected to the third drive shaft 247 so that the rotational force of the first drive shaft 244 is transmitted to the third drive shaft 247 . The residual media removal belt 248 may be arranged to be spaced apart from the cassette shutter drive belt 243 without interference and may have a different total length when compared to the cassette shutter drive belt 243. This is because the positions of the second drive shaft 245 and the third drive shaft 247 may be different.

The cassette shutter driving unit 23 is connected to the cassette shutter power transmitting unit 24 to transmit the rotating force and the rotating force is transmitted to the cassette shutter 22 through various configurations, So that the cassette 21 is not required to be supplied with electric power and the durability of the cassette 21 can be improved.

Further, the residual medium removing unit 246 moves in the direction obscuring the conveying path of the medium at the time of closing the cassette shutter 22, so that the medium which can remain on the conveying path can be efficiently removed.

The cassette unit 20 may further include a cassette shutter lock 25 as shown in Figs.

The cassette shutter lock 25 restricts the movement of the cassette shutter 22, and more specifically, when the cassette shutter 22 is opened once and then closed, it can be prevented from opening again. To this end, the cassette shutter lock 25 can be pressed and rotated by the moving cassette shutter 22.

To lock the cassette shutter 22 through the cassette shutter lock 25, the cassette shutter 22 may have a guide surface 221 protruding on one side and an engaging surface 222 on one side. At this time, the guide surface 221 may extend along the moving direction of the cassette shutter 22 and may protrude perpendicularly to one surface of the cassette shutter 22, and the engaging surface 222 may be perpendicular to the moving direction of the cassette shutter 22 And may extend perpendicularly to one side of the cassette shutter 22.

Also, the guide surface 221 and the engaging surface 222 can be connected to each other and can be formed into an "a" shape. That is, the guide surface 221 and the engagement surface 222 may be in the form of "a"

At this time, when the cassette shutter 22 is moved in one direction to open the conveying path of the medium, the cassette shutter lock 25 can rotate one end of the cassette shutter 22 in accordance with the jumping by the cassette shutter 22. Since the cassette shutter lock 25 rotates with respect to the fixed center of rotation, the other end of the cassette shutter lock 25 can be rotated when one end rotates. At this time, the other end of the cassette shutter lock 25 can move along the guide surface 221 while maintaining a state of being in tight contact with the guide surface 221.

Then, when the cassette shutter 22 is moved in the other direction for closing the conveying path, the other end of the cassette shutter lock 25 is seated on the engaging surface 222 through the guide surface 221. Since the guide surface 221 extends along the moving direction of the cassette shutter 22 but the engaging surface 222 extends along the direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the cassette shutter 22, The other end of the cassette shutter lock 25 which is seated on the catching surface 222 is caught by the catching surface 222 and the movement of the cassette shutter 22 for reopening of the conveyance path can be restricted. Hereinafter, the above process will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

When the cassette shutter 22 is closed as shown in Fig. 14, the cassette shutter lock 25 remains unrotated. 15, when the cassette shutter 22 moves upward with reference to the drawing, as one end of the cassette shutter lock 25 is pushed upward, the cassette shutter lock 25 rotates counterclockwise . At this time, the other end of the cassette shutter lock 25 can be brought into close contact with the guide surface 221 of the cassette shutter 22.

16, when the cassette shutter 22 is continuously moved, the other end of the cassette shutter lock 25 can move relative to the cassette shutter 22 while maintaining the state of being in tight contact with the guide surface 221 . At this time, one end of the cassette shutter lock 25 may be spaced from the guide surface 221 to the left with reference to the drawing, and the cassette shutter 22 may be in a state of opening the conveying path.

17, when the cassette shutter 22 is moved in the direction of closing the conveying path, the other end of the cassette shutter lock 25 is in close contact with the guide surface 221 .

18, the other end of the cassette shutter lock 25 is moved away from the guide surface 221 when the conveyance path by the cassette shutter 22 is completed. The other end of the cassette shutter lock 25 may have an elastic force in a direction of approaching the engaging surface 222 so that the other end of the cassette shutter lock 25 moves away from the guide surface 221, Lt; / RTI >

When the other end of the cassette shutter lock 25 is hooked on the engagement surface 222, the cassette shutter 22 can not move in the direction of opening the conveyance path. That is, the cassette shutter 22 may not be allowed to restart.

Therefore, in this case, the other end of the cassette shutter lock 25 can be released from the latching surface 222 only if the user manually rotates one end of the cassette shutter lock 25 in the reference clockwise direction.

That is, the cassette shutter lock 25 rotates in either the clockwise or counterclockwise direction when the cassette shutter 22 moves in one direction, and can rotate in the other direction when the cassette shutter 22 moves in the other direction .

Therefore, the cassette shutter lock 25 permits one-time opening of the cassette shutter 22 in the initial unlocked state, but is switched to the locked state after one-time opening of the cassette shutter 22, It is possible to interrupt the reopening of the cassette shutter 22 by blocking the movement.

As a result, the present invention prevents the cassette shutter 22 from being opened and closed indiscriminately, and when the cassette 21 is used, the cassette shutter 22 is kept in the open state, and the cassette shutter 22 22 is closed, it is very difficult to open the cassette shutter 22 again, so that the security can be greatly enhanced.

The cassette shutter lock 25 is provided with a lock display portion 251 connected to the cassette shutter lock 25 and moving in conjunction with the rotation of the cassette shutter lock 25 to indicate whether the movement of the cassette shutter 22 is restricted .

The lock display portion 251 indicates whether the cassette shutter lock 25 is in the unlocked state or the locked state and may be exposed to an externally visible position or exposed to a relatively easy position.

The cassette unit 20 may further include a medium sensing unit 26 and a prism unit 27 as shown in Fig.

The medium sensing unit 26 is provided in the cassette shutter driving unit 23. [ The medium sensing unit 26 is provided in the cassette shutter driving unit 23 instead of the cassette 21 in order to use electric power for the emission of electromagnetic waves to be described later so that the power supply to the cassette 21 is not required have.

The medium sensing unit 26 may sense the presence or absence of the medium by emitting and sensing electromagnetic waves. If the emitted electromagnetic wave returns, there is no medium remaining, and if the emitted electromagnetic wave does not return, the medium remains. To detect this, the electromagnetic wave may be visible light that can not penetrate the medium.

A plurality of media sensing units 26 may be provided. In this case, one medium sensing unit 26 senses whether the medium remains on the conveyance path of the medium, and the other medium sensing unit 26 senses whether the medium remains on the entrance end of the cassette 21 It is possible to detect that a sufficient amount of the medium is accumulated in the cassette 21. [ That is, the medium sensing unit 26 can detect the residual problem of the medium or detect the availability of the cassette 21.

The medium sensing unit 26 may include a light emitting unit 261 that emits an electromagnetic wave and a light receiving unit 262 that senses a returning electromagnetic wave. The light emitting unit 261 can emit electromagnetic waves in real time or at a predetermined time interval or a desired time, and the light receiving unit 262 can sense electromagnetic waves. If the light receiving unit 262 senses electromagnetic waves, it means that there is no remaining of the medium. If the light receiving unit 262 does not sense electromagnetic waves, it means that the medium remains.

That is, when the medium remains in the conveyance path of the medium, the medium sensing unit 26 can detect that the medium has remained through the fact that the electromagnetic wave is not sensed by the light receiving unit 262.

However, in the present invention, the light emitting portion 261 and the light receiving portion 262 may be arranged side by side instead of facing each other. The light emitting portion 261 and the light receiving portion 262 may be spaced apart from each other in the direction perpendicular to the direction of emission of the electromagnetic wave. Accordingly, the electromagnetic wave emitted from the light emitting portion 261 is not transmitted to the light receiving portion 262 without any other action, as long as it has a linearity.

However, according to the present invention, by using the prism portion 27 to be described later, the electromagnetic wave can be returned so that the detection of the medium using the electromagnetic wave can be implemented efficiently while the light emitting portion 261 and the light receiving portion 262 are disposed adjacent to each other.

The prism portion 27 is provided on the cassette 21 and is spaced apart from the medium sensing portion 26. The prism unit 27 may cause the electromagnetic wave emitted from the medium sensing unit 26 to return to the medium sensing unit 26. [ Particularly, the prism portion 27 allows the electromagnetic wave to return to the medium sensing portion 26 through the medium conveyance path, thereby detecting whether or not the medium remains on the conveyance path of the medium.

The prism portion 27 bends the electromagnetic wave emitted from the light emitting portion 261 and then permits the electromagnetic wave to be transmitted by the distance between the light emitting portion 261 and the light receiving portion 262 and then bends the electromagnetic wave again Receiving portion 262. [0100]

To this end, the prism portion 27 may have a shape of a trapezoidal shape or the like, and an electromagnetic wave can be transmitted to the light receiving portion 262 by causing the electromagnetic wave to strike the two inclined surfaces.

Specifically, the prism portion 27 can bend the electromagnetic wave so that the electromagnetic wave radiated from the light emitting portion 261 and the electromagnetic wave transmitted to the light receiving portion 262 are parallel to each other by bending the electromagnetic wave twice at 90 degrees.

Accordingly, the present invention is not limited to the case where the cassette 21 is provided with only the prism portion 27 by inserting the medium sensing portion 26 to receive the electric power for emitting the electromagnetic wave to the cassette shutter driving portion 23, It is possible to effectively detect the medium inside the cassette 21 even if power is not supplied.

Of course, at this time, the transfer of the electromagnetic wave is permitted between the medium sensing portion 26 and the prism portion 27, specifically between the light emitting portion 261 and the prism portion 27 and between the prism portion 27 and the light receiving portion 262 (For example, an empty space) can be provided.

The stacker unit 30 temporarily stores the medium to be transferred to the cassette 21. [ The stacker unit 30 may temporarily store the medium before the medium charged in the hopper unit 10 is transferred to the cassette unit 20 via the transport unit 50. [

The reason for storing the medium temporarily by placing the stacker unit 30 is because the customer can cancel the transaction and it is impossible or difficult to fetch the media already accumulated in the cassette unit 20. [ That is, the stacker unit 30 is configured to save time for confirming whether or not the medium can be drawn out to the cassette unit 20 via the carry unit 50. [

The stacker unit 30 may not expose the medium temporarily stored to the outside. That is, the space in which the medium is temporarily stored in the stacker unit 30 may be shielded from the outside. However, since the stacker unit 30 includes the stacker shutter 31 and the like, the internal space of the stacker unit 30 can be opened if necessary.

Or the media envelope, the inner space of the stacker unit 30 is opened so that the media envelope can be directly introduced into the stacker unit 30 instead of the hopper unit 10. [ In this case, however, the basic state of the stacker unit 30 may be a state in which the inner space is closed.

The stacker section 30 may include a stacker shutter 31, a stacker shutter lock 32, a stacker rotary gear 33, and a stacker drive motor 34.

The stacker shutter 31 opens and closes the temporary storage space of the medium by rotation. In the case of opening the temporary storage space of the medium which is the internal space of the stacker unit 30, the medium may be rejected, the deposit may be canceled, or the medium bag may be inserted.

The stacker shutter 31 may rotate based on a fixed center of rotation, and the center of rotation may be the center of rotation of the stacker shutter rotating gear 33, which will be described later. However, even if the stacker shutter rotating gear 33 rotates, the stacker shutter 31 does not necessarily rotate together.

The stacker shutter 31 may be provided with stacker shutter protrusions 311 on both sides thereof. The stacker shutter protrusion 311 can be pressed by the stacker shutter rotating gear 33 and rotation of the stacker shutter 31 can be performed only when the stacker shutter protrusion 311 is pressed by the stacker shutter rotating gear 33 .

That is, the stacker shutter 31 is rotated by the stacker shutter rotating gear 33. However, even if the stacker shutter rotating gear 33 rotates while the stacker shutter protrusion 311 is not pressed, the stacker shutter 31 does not rotate .

However, the stacker shutter 31 must not rotate unnecessarily. This is because when the medium loaded in the hopper section 10 is accumulated in the cassette section 20 through the transport section 50 via the stacker section 30, the stacker shutter 31 is easily opened and the inner space of the stacker section 30 The media is likely to be stolen or lost in the course of transporting the medium.

Therefore, the rotation of the stacker shutter 31 can be restricted by the stacker shutter lock 32. In this case, the stacker shutter 31 may not be opened by the stacker shutter rotating gear 33. [

The stacker shutter lock 32 can support one end of the stacker shutter 31 to prevent the rotation of the stacker shutter 31. [ The stacker shutter 31 rotates in the counterclockwise direction with reference to the drawing to open the temporary storage space. The stacker shutter lock 32 supports the lower left end of the stacker shutter 31 as shown in FIG. 21 , The counterclockwise rotation of the stacker shutter 31 can be blocked.

The stacker shutter lock (32) can be unlocked by the stacker shutter rotating gear (33). More specifically, the stacker shutter lock 32 may include a support portion 321 for supporting one end of the stacker shutter 31 and a link portion 322 connected to the support portion 321, One end may be connected to the support portion 321 and the other end may be engaged with the stacker shutter rotating gear 33. [ At this time, when the stacker shutter rotary gear 33 moves, the support portion 321 moves while the link portion 322 rotates, so that the support of the stacker shutter 31 by the support portion 321 is released as shown in Fig. 22 The counterclockwise rotation of the stacker shutter 31 can be permitted.

The stacker rotary gear 33 rotates the stacker shutter lock 32 to release the rotation lock of the stacker shutter 31 and then rotates the stacker shutter 31 to open the temporary storage space.

The stacker rotary gear 33 may include a stacker shutter lock pressing portion 331 and a stacker shutter pressing portion 332. [ The stacker shutter lock pressing portion 331 is in close contact with the stacker shutter lock 32 and presses the stacker shutter lock 32 by rotating the locker 32. Specifically, the stacker shutter lock pressing portion 331 rotates the link portion 322 of the stacker shutter lock 32 The support of the support portion 321 can be released.

The stacker shutter pressing portion 332 is then brought into close contact with the stacker shutter 31 after pressing the stacker shutter lock 32 by the stacker shutter lock pressing portion 331 so that the stacker shutter pressing portion 332 can rotate the stacker shutter 31 by rotation . The stacker shutter pressing portion 332 can be positioned at different angles with respect to the rotation center of the stacker rotary gear 33 together with the stacker shutter lock pressing portion 331. [

Accordingly, when the stacker shutter rotating gear 33 is rotated, the stacker shutter pressing portion 331 presses the stacker shutter rotating gear 33 sequentially, and then the pressing by the stacker shutter pressing portion 332 can be performed.

However, the pressurization by the stacker shutter lock pressing portion 331 must be sufficiently performed while the stacker shutter rotating gear 33 rotates at a certain angle, so that the stacker shutter lock 32 can be unlocked. Therefore, it is necessary to suppress the pressing by the stacker shutter pressing portion 332 while the pressing by the stacker shutter lock pressing portion 331 is being performed.

To this end, the stacker rotary gear 33 may have a depression 333. The depressed portion 333 has a structure in which the stacker shutter protrusion 311 provided in the stacker shutter 31 is received inside and a pair of stacker shutter pressing portions 332 are provided on both sides of the depression 333 .

Specifically, the first stacker shutter pressing portion 3321 and the second stacker shutter pressing portion 3322 are provided on both sides of the depression 333, and the first stacker shutter pressing portion 3321 is provided with the stacker shutter projection 311 To downwardly push the stacker shutter 31 in one direction to open the temporary storage space as shown in Fig.

On the other hand, the second stacker shutter pressing portion 3322 may be configured to press the lower side of the stacker shutter projection 311 upward to rotate the stacker shutter 31 in the other direction to close the temporary storage space. That is, when the stacker shutter projection 311 is pressed by the first stacker shutter pressing portion 3321 or the second stacker shutter pressing portion 3322, the stacker shutter 31 can be rotated. On the contrary, when the stacker shutter projection 311 The stacker shutter 31 is not rotated while the position of the stacker shutter 31 is changed in the depression 333 between the first stacker shutter pressing portion 3321 and the second stacker shutter pressing portion 3322. [ While the stacker shutter 31 is not rotated, the lock of the stacker shutter lock 32 can be released.

That is, the depression 333 is formed so that the position of the stacker shutter protrusion 311 is shifted by the stacker shutter pressing portion 332 in a state in which the stacker shutter protrusion 311 is housed inside when the stacker rotary gear 33 rotates by a certain angle It can be changed from the inside without pressurization.

At this time, the stacker shutter pressing portion 332 does not press the stacker shutter projection 311 while the position of the stacker shutter projection 311 is changed inside the depression portion 333 by the unidirectional rotation of the stacker rotary gear 33 .

While the position of the stacker shutter projection 311 is changed from the inside of the depression 333 by the unidirectional rotation of the stacker rotary gear 33, the stacker shutter lock pressing portion 331 is moved The rotation lock of the stacker shutter 31 can be released.

The opening of the stacker shutter 31 is made by the rotation of the stacker shutter 31 by the stacker shutter pressing portion 332 after the release of the lock of the stacker shutter lock 32 by the stacker shutter lock pressing portion 331 . That is, the present invention can realize the movement of the stacker shutter 31 while releasing the lock of the stacker shutter 31 by only one of the stacker shutter rotating gears 33.

On the other hand, when the stacker shutter rotating gear 33 rotates in the other direction, the stacker shutter 31 moves in a direction to close the temporary storage space, and after the stacker shutter 31 moves to the end, The rotation of the shutter 31 is locked again.

To this end, the stacker shutter 31 may have a rotational elastic force in the direction of closing the temporary storage space. That is, if there is no external force, the stacker shutter 31 can maintain the state of closing the temporary storage space.

24, the stacker shutter 31 is moved in the direction in which the stacker shutter protrusion 311 is displaced by the rotational elastic force in a state in which the pressurization of the stacker shutter lock 32 by the stacker shutter lock presser 331 is maintained, 1 stacker shutter pressing portion 3321 so as to realize the rotation of the stacker rotary gear 33 in the other direction.

The stacker shutter lock 32 may have an elastic force in the direction of setting the rotation lock of the stacker shutter 31. When the stacker shutter lock 32 is released from the pressure by the stacker shutter lock presser 331 , It is possible to set the rotation lock of the stacker shutter 31 as shown in Fig. 25 by moving by the elastic force.

At this time, the rotational elasticity of the stacker shutter 31 and the elastic force of the stacker shutter lock 32 may be provided by an elastic member (not shown) such as a spring.

The stacker drive motor 34 rotates the stacker rotary gear 33. The stacker drive motor 34 may include a stacker drive gear 341 that meshes with the stacker rotary gear 33 for rotation of the stacker rotary gear 33.

When the stacker driving motor 34 rotates the stacker driving gear 341 and the stacker rotating gear 33 rotates, the rotation of the stacker rotating gear 33 from the total rotation angle from 0 to the threshold value causes the stacker shutter lock 32 are released and the stacker shutter 31 may not rotate. Thereafter, when the stacker shutter lock 32 is released from the threshold value to the total rotation angle, the stacker shutter 31 rotates while the stacker shutter lock 32 is released .

That is, the stacker drive motor 34 can drive the stacker shutter 31 together with the stacker shutter lock 32, so that both the lock and the opening / closing can be realized by a single motor. Therefore, the present invention can simplify the configuration.

26 to 28, the stacker unit 30 includes a tray 35, a pressure plate 36, a conveyor belt 37, a tray cam 38, a tray drive motor 351, (373).

The tray 35 supports the medium. The tray 35 can support one side of the medium and the medium supported by the tray 35 can be placed between the tray 35 and the pressure plate 36. [ For this purpose, the tray 35 may have a relatively higher height than the height of the medium. The height of the tray 35 can be set so as to sufficiently support the medium even when the medium is tilted in.

The tray 35 may have a flat plate shape and is rotatably provided with respect to a roller shaft 372 of a conveying roller 371 to be described later. The tray 35 can support the medium but when the tray 35 is rotated the medium can be supported by the transport belt 37 rather than the tray 35 by means of the transport belt 37 And can be transported to the transport section 50 to be described later. Therefore, the tray 35 may be configured to support the medium before it is conveyed.

The tray 35 may have a form in which the conveying belt 37 is exposed in the direction of the media during rotation so that the form of the tray 35 is "U "," W & Type, and so on. When the tray 35 is rotated, the conveying belt 37 can be exposed through the portion of the tray 35. When the conveying belt 37 contacts the medium, the contact area of the tray 35 with the medium is reduced . Therefore, the medium can be supported by the tray 35 and then conveyed by the conveyance belt 37.

The tray 35 can be rotated by a tray cam 38, which will be described later. One end of the tray 35 is connected to the roller shaft 372 of the conveying roller 371 that rotates the conveyance belt 37 and the tray cam 38 is closely attached to the other side or the intermediate side. The tray 35 is rotated about the roller shaft 372 because the extent to which the tray 35 is pushed out is changed.

The pressure plate 36 is provided so as to spread with the tray 35 at a predetermined inclination angle. Accordingly, the tray 35 and the pressure plate 36 can form a "" shape, and the introduction of the medium into the space can be allowed.

The pressure plate 36 can support the lower end of the medium. That is, the medium may be stacked vertically on the upper surface of the pressure plate 36, or may be stacked so as to have a constant inclination angle, and the medium may be placed not parallel to the pressure plate 36.

The pressure plate 36 is rotatably provided. The rotation of the tray 35 is based on the roller axis 372, while the rotation of the pressure plate 36 can be moved to have a moving center of rotation. At this time, when the pressure plate 36 moves, the angle of opening between the pressure plate 36 and the tray 35 is reduced.

That is, the pressure plate 36 can be rotated in a direction in which the inclination angle with respect to the tray 35 is reduced. At this time, the medium supported by the pressure plate 36 is gradually lowered in inclination angle with the pressure plate 36.

When the pressure plate 36 is sufficiently rotated, the pressure plate 36 can be placed parallel to the tray 35, and the medium can be squeezed between the pressure plate 36 and the tray 35. When the tray 35 further rotates further, the pressure plate 36 and the tray 35 are opened in a direction opposite to the angle at which the tray 35 was opened before the rotation, so that the medium 35 between the transport belt 37 and the pressure plate 36 And the medium can be conveyed by the conveyance belt 37. [

The pressure plate 36 can move in conjunction with the rotation of the tray 35 when the tray 35 is rotated by the tray cam 38. [ A bearing 361 is provided at one end of the pressure plate 36 and is rotated as the bearing 361 is kept in close contact with the tray 35 when the tray 35 is rotated.

That is, the pressure plate 36 is positioned in the "/" state as shown in FIG. 27, and the bearing 361 provided at the lower end is in close contact with the tray 35. At this time, the bearing 361 is only in close contact with the tray 35 and may not be fixed to the tray 35.

28, when the tray 35 is rotated by the rotation of the tray cam 38, the bearing 361 provided at the lower end of the pressure plate 36 is pressed against the tray 35 , The pressure plate 36 is rotated in the "" state.

At this time, the pressure plate 36 does not rotate with a fixed center of rotation but is pushed to the left with reference to the drawing by an elastic member (not shown) provided separately, and the pressure plate 36 is rotated counterclockwise While moving to the left.

The inclination angle between the platen 36 and the tray 35 is reduced so that the structure contacting the medium can be converted from the tray 35 to the conveying belt 37 and the platen 36 is conveyed by the conveying belt 37, It is possible to prevent the medium from coming off when the medium is transported.

That is, the pressure plate 36 forms an inclination angle at which the other end moves away from the tray 35 on the basis of one end where the bearing 361 is provided, and then the other end is brought into close contact with the tray 35, And can be rotated so as to become a tilted angle of departure.

At this time, the pressure plate 36 may be provided with a medium supporting protrusion 363 having a certain length along the feeding direction of the medium on one surface thereof in contact with the medium. At least one medium supporting protrusion 363 is provided, and the contact area between the medium and the pressure plate 36 can be reduced to minimize the frictional force.

The pressing plate 36 may be provided with an idler roller 362 for assisting the conveyance of the medium to the other end opposite to the one end where the bearing 361 is provided. The idler roller 362 is configured to rotate naturally without being subjected to a separate rotational force, and can guide the movement of the medium upon conveyance of the medium.

The conveyance belt 37 conveys the medium to the cassette section 20. [ The conveyor belt 37 may be a belt having a wider width than the idler roller 362 and relatively wide. The medium conveyed by the conveyance belt 37 can be one sheet or plural sheets.

The conveyor belts 37 may be provided in pairs, and the pair of conveyor belts 37 may be provided to be spaced apart from each other to prevent interference with each other. The idler rollers 362 may also be provided in pairs and one conveyor belt 37 may be in close contact with one idler roller 362 with the medium therebetween.

The transport belt 37 may be at least partially spaced from the medium when the tray 35 supports the medium. Therefore, in this case, the conveyance belt 37 may not realize conveyance of the medium even if it rotates.

On the other hand, when the tray 35 is rotated by the rotation of the tray cam 38, the transport belt 37 can be brought into close contact with the medium as a whole to transport the medium. That is, in the present invention, the tray 35 is brought into close contact with the medium to wait for the medium to be conveyed, and the conveyance belt 37 is brought into close contact with the medium to carry the medium.

The transport belt 37 is exposed by the rotation of the tray 35 when the tray 35 is in the "W" or " And the tray 35 may have various forms besides this form.

The conveying belt 37 can be rotated by the conveying roller 371 and the conveying roller 371 can be rotated by the conveying belt driving motor 373 to be described later. The conveying roller 371 can be rotated by the conveying belt driving motor 373 to rotate the conveying belt 37 actively or the conveying belt driving motor 373 can directly rotate the conveying belt 37, And the conveying roller 371 may be in the idle state.

The roller shaft 372 of the conveying roller 371 can be the center of rotation of the tray 35 as described above and the driving of the conveying belt 37 and the rotation of the tray 35 can be interlocked. Therefore, when the tray 35 is rotated, the transport belt 37 can contact the medium and simultaneously transport the medium.

The tray cam 38 is provided on the tray 35 on the opposite side of the pressure plate 36 and rotates. The tray cam 38 causes the tray 35 to rotate about one end during rotation. 27, the tray cam 38 pushes the tray 35 to the maximum extent to the right, and in the case of FIG. 28, the tray cam 38 rotates the tray 35 as far as possible to the left.

The tray 35 is pressed by the tray cam 38 to rotate in one direction or pressurized by the tray cam 38 is released and rotated in the other direction, The transport belt 37 can be rotated so as to bring the transport belt 37 into close contact with the medium as needed to realize transport of the medium.

The tray cam 38 can be driven by a tray drive motor 351. [ At this time, the tray drive motor 351 and the tray cam 38 may be connected by a belt, and of course power may be transmitted to the tray cam 38 through various configurations other than the belt.

When the tray cam 38 rotates the tray 35, the transport belt 37 is exposed to the outside of the tray 35 to transport the medium. For this purpose, the rotation of the tray cam 38 and the driving of the conveyor belt 37 may be linked, and this may be realized by interlocking the tray drive motor 351 and the conveyor belt drive motor 373.

The tray drive motor 351 rotates the tray cam 38. The tray drive motor 351 can rotate the tray cam 38 to cause the tray 35 to be rotated by the tray cam 38. [ The tray drive motor 351 has a configuration in which the transport belt 37 is brought into close contact with the medium instead of the tray 35. [

The tray drive motor 351 can rotate the tray cam 38 through a connection of a belt or the like and the tray drive motor 351 and the conveyance belt drive motor 373 to be described later operate simultaneously or operate with a time difference . This will be described later.

The transport belt drive motor 373 rotates the transport belt 37. The conveying belt drive motor 373 rotates the conveying belt 37 either by rotating the conveying belt 37 directly or by using a pulley or the like provided separately or by forcibly rotating the conveying roller 371, (37) can be operated.

The tray drive motor 351 and the transport belt drive motor 373 can simultaneously operate. In this case, the transport belt 37 is exposed to the outside of the tray 35 by the operation of the tray drive motor 351, Can be transported along the transport belt 37

In this case, if the medium is transported out of the tray 35 at the same time, the medium may be wrinkled or a jam may occur. The tray drive motor 351 and the transport belt drive motor 373 are sequentially driven Lt; / RTI > In this case, after the tray 35 is rotated and the conveyance belt 37 contacts the medium, the conveyance belt 37 conveys the medium, thereby enhancing the stability of the medium conveyance.

The distinguishing unit (40) discriminates the medium. The distinguishing unit 40 can discriminate the medium through various known methods such as image shooting, magnetic field recognition, and the like to determine whether the medium is true or false.

The discriminating unit 40 can confirm the medium inserted into the hopper unit 10 and then transmit the medium to the stacker unit 30. [

However, when the media envelope is inserted into the stacker unit 30, the discrimination unit 40 can omit discrimination. In this case, the user trusts the amount of money to be input to the screen section 74, which will be described later, so that the medium envelope can be accumulated in the cassette section 20 without discrimination.

Of course, the discriminating unit 40 can recognize the authenticity of the medium envelope by recognizing the identification factor provided in the medium envelope while the medium envelope is being conveyed from the stacker unit 30 to the cassette unit 20. [ That is, whether the media envelope can be legally used can be confirmed by the discriminating unit 40. [ Also, whether or not the medium envelope has been inserted by a suitable user can be confirmed by the discrimination unit 40. [

However, the distinguishing unit 40 may not be able to count the total amount of media located inside the media envelope. This is because it is practically impossible to view the media envelopes in a single sheet by collecting the stacked media.

The carry section 50 conveys the medium. The transport section 50 can transport the medium from the stacker section 30 to the cassette section 20 and can transport the medium using various well-known roller structures such as feed rollers (not shown) .

However, the present invention can transport the medium envelope, and since the medium envelope can be a thickness accommodated from 1 to 200 sheets of medium, the transport section 50 can expand or contract the transport path of the medium. This means that the interval between the belt or rollers provided in the carry section 50 can be adjusted.

The safesection 60 connects the cassette section 20 with the transport section 50 for transporting the medium. The safe part 60 forms a space in which the cassette part 20 can be accommodated and connects the entrance of the cassette part 20 and the outlet of the carry part 50 so that the medium passes through the carry part 50 And can be integrated into the cassette 20.

29 to 33, the safe 60 includes a safe shutter 61, a safekeeper shutter lock opening / closing part 62, a safe shutter lock adjusting part 63, a safe shutter opening / closing control part 64, A locking portion 65, a safe shutter driving portion 66, and a safe door 67.

The safe shutter 61 opens and closes the conveyance path of the medium. The safe shutter 61 has a structure similar to that of the cassette shutter 22 and can open and close the conveyance path of the medium through the translational movement like the cassette shutter 22. [

The safe shutter 61 and the cassette shutter 22 may be provided at corresponding positions. That is, the conveyance path opened by the safeguard shutter 61, can be communicated with the conveyance path opened by the cassette shutter 22. [ In other words, this means that the conveying path can be doubly blocked by the cassette shutter 22 and the safeguard shutter 61.

The safeguarding shutter 61 can open and close the transport path every time the medium is deposited. The cassette shutter 22 can remain open unless the cassette 21 is detached, while the safe shutter 61 can open and close the conveyance path for each transaction.

The opening of the safe shutter 61 can be controlled depending on whether or not the operation of the carry section 50 is performed. When the medium is transported by the transport section 50, the safeguard shutter 61 is automatically opened and the medium is transported to the cassette 21 through the opened safeguard shutter 61 and the already opened cassette shutter 22 .

The safe shutter opening / closing unit 62 locks the movement of the safes shutter 61 or moves the safes shutter 61. That is, the safe shutter lock opening / closing portion 62 can realize the movement of the safeguard shutter 61 together with the locking of the safeguard shutter 61.

The safeguard shutter lock opening / closing portion 62 may have a "g" shape when viewed from one side. That is, the lower end is spread to both sides and the upper end is gathered. At this time, the angle at which the lower end opens to both sides can be varied, and accordingly, the height of the safe shutter lock opening / closing part 62 can be varied.

The safe shutter lock opening / closing unit 62 can set or release the movement lock of the safeguard shutter 61 in accordance with the angle at which the lower end is opened. 30, one end (upper end) of the safezift shutter locking / unlocking portion 62 is engaged with the locking portion 65 as shown in FIG. 30, when the angle of the lower end is reduced so that the height of the safe shutter locking / Lt; / RTI > This restricts the movement of the locking aperture portion of the safeguard shutter 61, so that the movement of the safeguard shutter 61 is eventually locked.

On the other hand, when the angles at both sides are increased, the height of the safeguard shutter lock opening / closing part 62 becomes less than a predetermined value, and one end (upper end) of the safeguard shutter lock opening / closing part 62 escapes from the engaging part 65 . This allows the movement of the safeguard shutter lock opening / closing portion 62, so that the movement lock of the safeguard shutter 61 can be released.

The height of the safelight shutter lock opening / closing section 62 can be varied by the safeguard shutter lock adjusting section 63. Also, the movement of the safeguard shutter locking / unlocking portion 62 can be performed by the safeguard shutter opening / closing control portion 64 in a state in which the movement of the safeguard shutter locking / unlocking portion 62 is permitted.

The safe shutter lock adjusting portion 63 can move the other side with respect to one side of the opened both ends of the safetizing shutter lock opening and closing portion 62 to vary the height of the safetizing shutter locking opening and closing portion 62. [ One side (left side in the drawing) of both ends of the opening of the safe shutter opening / closing part 62 is fixed to the safeguard shutter opening / closing control part 64. The safeguard shutter locking control part 63 controls the safes shutter opening / When the safeguard shutter lock adjusting portion 63 moves in a direction away from one side in a state in which the other side (the right side in the drawing) of the opened both ends of the safeguard shutter lock opening and closing portion 62 is fixed, The opening angle of both ends of the safe shutter lock opening / closing section 62 gradually increases as shown in the figure.

In this case, since the height of the safe shutter opening / closing part 62 gradually decreases, one end of the safetizing shutter lock opening and closing part 62 can be allowed to move out of the locking part 65 and move.

At this time, the safe shutter lock adjusting part 63 can move along the path part 641 formed in the safeguard shutter opening / closing part 64. The path portion 641 has a configuration in which the path portion 641 is recessed or penetrated and extended by the movement distance of the safeguard shutter lock adjusting portion 63. The path portion 641 has a configuration in which both sides of the safeguard shutter lock adjusting portion 63 are movable, will be.

The safeguard shutter lock adjusting part 63 moves the safeguard shutter opening / closing part 64 by moving the safeguard shutter opening / closing part 64 in one direction (right side in the drawing) along the path part 641, The shutter 61 can be opened. On the other hand, when the safe shutter 61 is to be closed, the safekeeper shutter lock adjusting part 63 does not move in the other direction along the path part 641 (left side in the drawing) (The right side in the drawing) of the path portion 641 of the main body 641. [

In other words, in order to move the safe shutter 61 placed in the open position to the closed position, as shown in FIG. 33, the safe shutter lock adjusting portion 63 does not increase the height of the safe shutter lock opening / closing portion 62 State can be maintained.

The safe shutter lock adjusting portion 63 can be moved by the safe shutter driving portion 66, which will be described later.

The safeguard shutter opening / closing portion 64 can guide the movement of the safeguard shutter lock adjusting portion 63 or move together with the safeguard shutter lock adjusting portion 63. The safeguard shutter opening / closing part 64 can move at least one side of both ends of the opening of the safeguard shutter lock opening / closing part 62 to move the safeguard shutter lock opening / closing part 62 to open / close the safeguard shutter 61.

When the height of the safe shutter lock opening / closing portion 62 is lowered by the safe shutter lock adjusting portion 63, the safe shutter 61 is prepared to move. 32, the safeguard shutter opening / closing control part 64 moves the safeguard shutter locking / unlocking part 62 in a movable state in a fixed direction as shown in Fig. 32, Open the transport path.

The safe shutter opening / closing control portion 64 can be moved by the safe shutter lock adjusting portion 63. [ When the end of the path portion 641 is pressed by the safeguard shutter lock adjusting portion 63 when the safeguard shutter lock adjusting portion 63 moves along the path portion 641, It is possible to move the safekeeper shutter lock opening / closing portion 62 while moving by the lock adjusting portion 63. [

Conversely, in the case of closing the safe shutter 61, the safeguard shutter opening / closing control part 64 is arranged to be opened and closed by the safe shutter lock adjusting part 63, It is preferable to move the shutter lock adjusting portion 63 to move. This is because, when the safe shutter lock adjusting portion 63 is moved, the height of the safe shutter lock opening / closing portion 62 is raised again, and the movement of the safe shutter lock opening / closing portion 62 can be restricted by the locking portion 65.

One end of the locking-shutter locking / unlocking portion 62 is hooked on the locking portion 65 so that the movement of the locking-shutter locking / unlocking portion 62 can be restricted. When the height of the safe shutter lock opening and closing portion 62 is reduced by the safeguard shutter lock adjusting portion 63, the one end of the safeguard shutter lock opening and closing portion 62 is moved out of the locking portion 65, Movement may be allowed.

At this time, the locking portion 65 can limit the movement of the safetactor shutter lock opening / closing portion 62 when the safe shutter 61 is in the open position and / or the closing position. That is, even if the safe shutter 61 is to be closed, the movement of the safeguard shutter lock opening / closing portion 62 can be restricted by the locking portion 65 if the height of the safeguard shutter lock opening / closing portion 62 is a predetermined value or more.

The safe shutter drive unit 66 implements the movement of the safeguard shutter lock adjustment unit 63. The safeguard shutter drive unit 66 includes a safeguard shutter drive motor 661, a safeguard shutter drive gear 662 connected to the safeguard shutter drive motor 661, A safeguard shutter drive pulley 663 provided at a position spaced apart from the gear 662, a safeguard shutter drive gear 662 and a safeguard shutter drive pulley 663, And a shutter drive belt 664.

In addition, the safe shutter drive unit 66 may include various configurations for transmitting the power of the safeguard shutter drive gear 662 to the safeguard shutter lock adjustment unit 63, But are not limited to.

The safe door (67) opens and closes one side of the safesection (60). Here, the term " one side " means one side that allows the cassette unit 20 to be pulled in or pulled out. The locker door 67 can be locked and the cassette shutter 22 of the cassette unit 20 accommodated in the safeguard unit 60 can be automatically opened when the safe door 67 is closed and locked.

That is, whether or not the safe door 67 is locked can be transmitted to the cassette shutter driving section 23, and the cassette shutter driving section 23 implements the opening of the cassette shutter 22 so that the cassette 21 allows the entry of the medium Quot; state ". This series of processes can be performed by the control unit 80 described later.

The input / output unit 70 receives information or outputs information. The input / output unit 70 may include a card reader 71, a barcode reader 72, a keypad 73, a screen unit 74, and a printer 75, and may also include various configurations for inputting or outputting information .

The card reader 71 can recognize the user information as a card. The user can insert a card for identifying himself or herself into the card reader 71 and continue the transaction, and the identity verification by the card reader 71 can be performed at a predetermined time or every transaction.

Like the card reader 71, the barcode reader 72 can recognize the user's information. However, the user's information may be provided in the form of a barcode, and the user may approach the barcode reader 72 to enable recognition of the barcode.

Or the barcode reader 72 can recognize the medium envelope. The media envelope may be provided with a barcode, and the barcode reader 72 may recognize which media envelope is inserted by recognizing and storing the barcode provided in the media envelope.

The keypad 73 receives information through key input. The user can directly input transaction-related information or user information by using the keypad 73. [ Since the keypad 73 may have a protruding shape for security, the information input by the user through the keypad 73 may be difficult to check from the outside.

The screen unit 74 displays various transaction information, user information, and the like. The screen portion 74 may be positioned at the upper end of the hopper portion 10 and may be rotatably provided. Accordingly, the user can adjust the angle of the display unit 74 appropriately and perform transactions in a comfortable state.

The screen portion 74 may be a touch screen, in which case the keypad 73 may be omitted. Since the screen portion 74 protrudes upward and the information input through the screen portion 74 is easily accessible from the outside, even if the screen portion 74 is used as a touch screen for security, (73).

The printer 75 prints a specification sheet and the like. The printer 75 can print the specification sheet holding the transaction information and provide it to the user. At this time, the user can confirm whether or not the accumulation of the media is correct.

Or the printer 75 can print the medium envelope. The medium envelope printed by the printer 75 may be provided with identification factors such as a bar code and a QR code. When the user inputs information (medium type, medium amount, etc.) for creating the medium envelope using the screen unit 74 or the keypad 73, the printer 75 can print the medium envelope and provide it to the user.

Of course, the user can input only the media envelope print signal without inputting the information for creating the media envelope. In this case, the media envelope having the identification factor corresponding to the user information recognized through the card or the like can be automatically printed have. Therefore, the media envelope to be fed into the cassette unit 20 through the stacker unit 30 can be recorded as a record of which user has been put in.

The control unit 80 controls various configurations. The control unit 80 can control the operation of the various motors, drive the carry unit 50, or operate the input / output unit 70 as described above. That is, the control unit 80 can manage all the configurations integrally.

Further, the control unit 80 can implement the respective steps in the medium processing method to be described later. That is, the control unit 80 can control all the configurations so that the medium can be efficiently and smoothly processed by the present invention.

FIG. 34 is a flowchart of a medium processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 35 is a flowchart of a medium processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 34 is for depositing the media, and Fig. 35 is for depositing the media envelope. The details will be described below.

34, a medium processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a step S110 of selecting a medium type of deposit as a transaction type, a step S120 of inputting a medium into the hopper unit 10, A step S140 of judging whether or not the medium is discriminated, a step S130 of discriminating the medium, a step S140 of temporarily storing the medium by the stacker 30, a step S150 of confirming whether or not the transaction is proceeded, the step of accumulating the medium in the cassette unit 20 A step S160 of opening the stacker unit 30 at step S170 and a step S180 of closing the stacker unit 30 after the medium has been removed from the stacker unit 30. [

In other words, the medium is temporarily stored in the stacker unit 30 after being input to the hopper unit 10 and then passed through the discriminating unit 40. At this time, the user can proceed to the transaction through the input unit such as the screen unit 74 or the keypad 73 The medium is integrated into the cassette unit 20, and the deposit transaction of the medium can be terminated.

However, if the user or the customer can not confirm whether the transaction is proceeded, or if the interruption or stop of the transaction is confirmed, the stacker unit 30 is opened and the medium can be withdrawn through the stacker unit 30 to cancel the deposit transaction.

 Referring to FIG. 35, a media processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a step S210 of selecting a medium bag deposit as a transaction type, a step S220 of opening the stacker 30, A step S230 of closing the stacker unit 30 and a step S250 of stacking the medium bags in the cassette unit 20 in the step S230.

Of course, the medium processing method may further include the step of printing the medium envelope by the printer 75, and the step of discriminating the medium envelope may further include the step of discriminating the medium envelope.

The medium may be stored in the cassette 21 while being contained in a non-individual media bag. In this case, the medium may be fed through the stacker unit 30, not the hopper unit 10, and transported. In the case of being put in the medium envelope, the medium can be recognized by the user, such as when the medium is damaged and the discrimination by the discrimination unit 40 is difficult or the medium is foreign currency, And there is a difficulty in conveying by the carry section 50, and the customer requests a deposit.

As described above, the present invention can deposit the medium or the medium envelope efficiently and stably, greatly improve security, and simplify the configuration, thereby maximizing the satisfaction of the user.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be construed as limiting the present invention. It is obvious that the modification and the modification are possible.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

1: Media processing device
10: hopper part
20: cassette part 21: cassette
22: cassette shutter 221: guide surface
222: engaging surface 23: cassette shutter driving section
231: main shaft 2311: projection inlet
24: cassette shutter power transmission part 241: main gear
2411: depression 2412: engaging projection
242: Helical gear 243: Cassette shutter drive belt
244: first drive shaft 245: second drive shaft
246: Residual medium removing unit 247: Third drive shaft
248: belt for removing residual media 25: cassette shutter lock
251: Lock display section 26: Medium sensing section
261: light emitting portion 262: light receiving portion
27:
30: stacker unit 31: stacker shutter
311: Stacker shutter projection 32: Stacker shutter lock
321: Support portion 322: Link portion
33: Stacker rotary gear 331: Stacker shutter lock presser
332: Stacker shutter pressing portion 3321: First stacker shutter pressing portion
3322: second stacker shutter pressing portion 333: depression portion
34: Stacker drive motor 341: Stacker drive gear
35: Tray 351: Tray drive motor
36: pressure plate 361: bearing
362: idler roller 363: medium supporting projection
37: convey belt 371: convey roller
372: roller shaft 373: conveying belt drive motor
38: tray cam
40:
50:
60: Safe box part 61: Safe box shutter
62: Safe box shutter lock opening / closing part 63: Safe box shutter lock adjusting part
64: Safe box shutter opening / closing control unit 641:
65: latching portion 66: safetacture shutter driving portion
661: Safe shutter drive motor 662: Safe shutter drive gear
663: Safes shutter drive pulley 664: Safes shutter drive belt
67: Safes door
70: Input / output unit 71: Card reader
72: Barcode reader 73: Keypad
74: Screen portion 75: Printer
80:

Claims (7)

And a cassette part for accumulating media,
The cassette unit
A cassette having at least one or more therein and accommodating the medium therein;
A cassette shutter provided on the cassette and opening / closing a conveyance path of the medium;
A cassette shutter driving unit which is detachable from the cassette and drives the cassette shutter;
A media sensing unit which is provided in the cassette shutter driving unit and receives power from the cassette shutter driving unit to emit and sense electromagnetic waves to sense whether the medium remains or not; And
And a prism portion provided in the cassette and spaced apart from the medium sensing portion and allowing the electromagnetic wave emitted from the medium sensing portion to return to the medium sensing portion,
Wherein the plurality of media sensing units are provided,
One medium detection unit detects whether the medium is remaining on the transport path of the medium,
And the other media sensing unit detects that a sufficient amount of the medium is accumulated in the cassette as the medium remains at the entrance end of the cassette. The apparatus of claim 1,
A light emitting portion for emitting the electromagnetic wave; And
And a light receiving unit for sensing the electromagnetic wave returned by the prism unit. 3. The apparatus of claim 2,
Wherein when the medium remains in the conveyance path of the medium, the electromagnetic wave is not sensed by the light receiving unit, and the medium is recognized as being remained. The light-emitting device according to claim 2, wherein the light-emitting portion and the light-
And is spaced apart in a direction perpendicular to the direction of emission of the electromagnetic wave. 3. The light-emitting device according to claim 2,
Wherein the light emitting part and the light receiving part are formed by bending the electromagnetic wave emitted from the light emitting part and then transferring the electromagnetic wave to the light receiving part after allowing the electromagnetic wave to be transmitted by a distance spaced apart from the light emitting part and the light receiving part, Device. The light-emitting device according to claim 1,
And bending the electromagnetic wave twice at 90 degrees. 3. The light-emitting device according to claim 2,
And bends the electromagnetic wave so that the electromagnetic wave emitted from the light emitting portion and the electromagnetic wave transmitted to the light receiving portion are parallel to each other.

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