KR101750394B1 - Teller cash recycler control method - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for controlling an automated teller machine is disclosed. A banknote automation apparatus includes a deposit unit, a withdrawal unit, a main transfer unit, a handling unit including a discrimination device, a safe for providing a space for storing banknotes, one end connected to the main transfer unit, And the other end of the banknote is connected to the safe and includes an interface and a control unit for providing a conveying path between the handling unit of the banknote and the safe. In one embodiment, Detecting whether a banknote is staying in the interface when a jam occurs in the banknote automation apparatus; and stacking a banknote on the interface when the banknote is staying in the interface on the conveying path of the main transporting unit Step < / RTI >

Description

{TELLER CASH RECYCLER CONTROL METHOD}

The present invention relates to a method of controlling a banking automation apparatus.

Financial automation equipment is a device that can provide financial services such as deposits or withdrawals without regard to time and place and without the help of bank employees.

In recent years, not only financial automation devices for customers who use financial institutions, but also financial automation devices for tellers to improve the efficiency of business internally and to settle settlement tasks quickly after the end of business .

For example, the automatic teller machine may be disposed under the desk of a taxi driver, may have a storage unit for storing the banknotes therein, and may be deposited or withdrawn by operating the dispatcher, May be possible.

Generally, a banknote automation apparatus includes a safe which is provided with a handling section for depositing and withdrawing banknotes by the operation of an employee, a storage section for storing banknotes, a transport section for transporting banknotes, a door for selectively opening and closing the banknote, .

However, in the case of the conventional automated teller machine, there has been an inconvenience to open the safe every time when the banknote stored in the storage unit is taken out to the outside or the banknote is replenished from the outside to the storage unit. In particular, since it is necessary to approve the opening of the safe, it is required to obtain the approval of the bank official every time when collecting or replenishing the banknotes. As a result, the operational convenience and accessibility are deteriorated.

Published Patent Publication No. 10-2009-0093698

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for controlling a banking automatic teller machine in which a cassette mounting portion on which a removable cassette capable of being connected to an inside of a banking automation apparatus is provided is provided outside the door.

The automated teller machine according to one embodiment includes a deposit unit, a withdrawal unit, a main transfer unit, a handling unit including a discrimination device, a safe for providing a space for storing banknotes, And an interface and a control unit connected to the handling unit and the other end connected to the safe and providing a conveying path between the handling unit of the banknote and the safe, The method comprises the steps of detecting whether a banknote is staying in the interface when a jam occurs in the banknote automation apparatus, and if the banknote is staying in the interface, As shown in FIG.

In addition, the interface connects the main transfer unit with the abnormal volume storage cassette in the safe, and the banknotes staying in the interface may be withdrawn from the safe and discriminated as an abnormal volume and being drawn into the abnormal volume storage cassette.

The main conveying portion may include an upper conveying path provided with the discriminating device, a first vertical conveying path extending downward from one end of the upper conveying path on the downstream side of the discriminating device, a lower portion connected to a lower end of the first vertical conveying path, Wherein the conveying path and the upper end are selectively connected to the upstream end of the discriminating device of the upper conveying path and the lower end is selectively connected to the lower conveying path, A first section extending from a lower end of the vertical conveying path, a second section in which one end is selectively connected to the first section and another end is selectively connected to the second vertical conveying path, and a second section in which one end is connected to the second section and the second section And a third section that is selectively connected to any one of the vertical transportation paths.

The abnormal volume storage cassette may be located adjacent to a connection point between the first section and the second section, and the abnormal volume may be introduced to the interface through the second vertical transportation path and the second section.

The automation automatic teller machine may further include a second automatic transmission for connecting the first section and the second section in a first posture, connecting the second section and the interface in a second posture, And a second switching gate for connecting the second vertical transfer path and the third section in the second posture and connecting the second section and the third section in the first posture and connecting the second vertical transfer path and the third section in the second posture, And a third switching gate for connecting the vertical transportation path and the second section.

The banknotes stored in the interface are being withdrawn from the safe or deposited in the safe and being discriminated as an abnormal volume and being drawn into the abnormal volume storage cassette, and before the abnormal volume is stacked on the conveying path of the main transfer section, And stacking a normal ticket preceding or following the abnormal ticket on the transfer path of the main transfer unit.

Further, the abnormal volume and the normal volume may be stacked at the same point on the conveying path of the main conveying portion.

Stacking the trailing normal track of the abnormal volume on the transport path of the main transport section before stacking the abnormal volume on the transport path of the main transport section; And stacking the trailing normal stationary on the conveying path of the main conveying unit, the lower end of the second vertical conveying path is cut off from the third section and connected to the second section.

Also, the posture of the third switching gate may be changed from the second posture to the third posture.

The method may further include blocking the conveying path provided by the interface after stacking the banknotes on the interface on the conveying path of the main conveying unit.

The method may further include stacking a banknote preceding or following the banknote staying in the interface on the conveying path of the main conveying unit before stacking the banknote on the interface on the conveying path of the main conveying unit have.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a control method of a banking automatic teller machine in which a cassette mounting portion on which a removable cassette capable of being connected to the inside of a banking automation apparatus is provided is provided outside the door.

1 is a schematic side view of an automatic teller machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing an example of a state in which banknotes are deposited in the automatic teller machine of FIG.
3 is a view showing an example of a state in which banknotes are withdrawn from the banking automated teller machine of FIG.
FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of a state in which banknotes are replenished in the automatic teller machine of FIG.
FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of a state in which banknotes are collected in the automatic teller machine of FIG.
6 is a view showing an example of a state in which the banknotes stored in the unauthorized-rights cassette in the banknote automation apparatus of FIG. 1 are taken out.
FIGS. 7A to 7E are diagrams for explaining the process of stacking bills in the interface on the conveying path when a jam occurs. FIG.
8 is a flowchart of a method for controlling a banking automation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments for implementing the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

For reference, the right direction in the drawing may refer to the front direction, and the left direction in the drawing may refer to the rear direction.

1 is a schematic side view of a financial automatic teller machine 1 (hereinafter, referred to as a financial automatic machine) according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the automated teller machine 1 according to the present embodiment may include a handling unit 100, a safe 200, and a removable cassette 300.

The handling unit 100 may include a deposit unit 110, a main transfer unit 120, a discrimination device 130, a withdrawal unit 140 and 141, and a banknote may be stored in the safe 200 A space can be provided. Also, a cassette mounting part 250 may be provided outside the safe door 210, and a removable cassette 300 may be mounted on the cassette mounting part 250 as needed.

Hereinafter, the automated teller machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described in order of the handling unit 100, the safes 200, and the removable cassettes 300 in this order.

The handling unit 100 may refer to a portion where banknotes are deposited, banknotes are withdrawn, and banknotes are counted by a user's operation. For this purpose, the handling unit 100 may include a depositing unit 110 and a dispensing unit 140 or 141. For example, the banknotes can be deposited into the automated teller machine 1 through the deposit unit 110 and can be withdrawn to the outside of the automated teller machine 1 through the withdrawal units 140 and 141. The withdrawal units 140 and 141 may include a first withdrawal port 140 and a second withdrawal port 141, which will be described later. The handling unit 2 may be provided on the upper side of the automatic teller machine 1 for the convenience of the user.

In this embodiment, the handling unit 100 may include a main transfer unit 120. [ The main conveying section 120 may include a plurality of conveying paths 122-129, and each of the conveying paths 122-129 is provided with a structure such as a belt, a roller, a motor, etc., And can be transported along the respective transport paths 122-129. The above configurations of the belt, the roller, the motor, and the like, and the operation of the above-described structures and their operation modes described above are general matters in the case of paper currency transportation, and therefore a detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

The upper conveying path 122 can be located on the upper side of the plurality of conveying paths 122-129, and can generally convey the banknotes in the horizontal direction. Both ends of the upper conveying path 122 may be connected to the depositing unit 110 and the first vertical conveying path 123, which will be described later. One end of the upper conveying path 122 on the depositing unit 110 side can be connected to the second vertical conveying path 127 to be described later. A first switching gate 190 may be provided at a point where the upper conveying path 122 and the second vertical conveying path 127 are connected. The conveying path of the banknote can be set by changing the posture by rotating the first switching gate 190. In the present embodiment, the first switching gate 190 is a three-way diverter that connects the depositing unit 110 and the upper conveying path 122 in the first posture and connects the second vertical conveying path 127 in the second posture, And the upper conveying path 122 are connected to each other.

On the other hand, on the upper conveying path 122, a later-described discriminating apparatus 130 may be provided. The second vertical conveying path 127 can be selectively connected to the upstream end of the discriminating device 130 of the upper conveying path 122 and can be selectively connected to the first vertical conveying path 123 May be downwardly extended from one end of the upper conveying path 122 on the downstream side of the discriminating device 130. Here, the notion of upstream and downstream is based on the banknote transfer direction, and upstream and downstream can be opposite to each other when the banknote withdrawal direction is taken as a reference. Hereinafter, the concept of upstream and downstream will be used with reference to the banknote direction of the banknote shown in FIG. 2, the downstream of the discriminating device 130 may be the upper part of the upper conveying path 122 (see FIG. 2) The left part of the discrimination device 130. [

The upper end of the first vertical conveying path 123 may be connected to the upper conveying path 122 and the lower end of the first vertical conveying path 123 may be connected to the lower conveying path 124,

The lower conveying paths 124, 125 and 126 can be connected to the first vertical conveying path 123 and can convey the banknotes in a substantially horizontal direction. In this embodiment, the lower conveying path 124, 125, 126 may include a first section 124, a second section 125, and a third section 126.

In the first section 124, the lower conveying route 124 is configured to convey the banknote to the safe 200 side via the interface 150-155 providing the banknote conveying path or receive the banknote from the safe 200 side have. The interface 150-155 protrudes downward from the lower surface of the handling part 100 and is inserted into an opening (not shown) on the upper surface of the safe 200 to thereby be directly or indirectly connected to the cassette 210a or the like in the safe 200 . In FIG. 1, the interfaces 151, 152, 154 and 155 may be directly connected to the cassettes 210c, 210b, 210a and 230 in the safe 200, and the interfaces 150 and 153, respectively, 200b may be connected to the cassettes 220c, 220b, 220a through the vertical transport sections 240a, 240b.

One end of the second section 125 may be connected to the front end of the first section 124. In addition, a second switching gate 191 may be provided at a point where the first section 124 and the second section 125 are connected. The conveying path of the banknote can be set by changing the posture by turning the second switching gate 191. [ In the present embodiment, the second switching gate 191 is a 3-way diverter that connects the first section 124 and the second section 125 in the first posture, the second section 125 and the second section 125 in the second posture, An interface 155 connected to the abnormal volume storage cassette 230 is connected to the first section 124 and an interface 155 connected to the abnormal volume storage cassette 230 is connected in the third posture.

The other end of the second section 125, that is, the front end of the second section 125 may be connected to the second vertical transport path 127 or the third section 126. To this end, a third switching gate 192 may be provided at a point where the second section 125, the second vertical transportation path 127, and the third section 126 are assembled. The conveying path of the banknote can be set by changing the posture by rotating the third switching gate 192. In the present embodiment, the third switching gate 192 is a 3-way diverter that connects the second section 125 and the third section 126 in the first posture, and connects the second section 125 and the third section 126 in the second posture, And the third section 126 and the second vertical transport path 127 and the second section 125 are connected to each other in the third posture.

One end of the third section 126 may be connected to the second section 125 or the second vertical transport path 127 as described above. The other end of the third section 126 may be connected to the withdrawal conveying path 128 or the replenishment / recovery conveying path 129. Although not shown, a fourth switching gate may also be provided at a point where the third section 126, the withdrawal conveying path 128, and the replenishment / recovery conveying path 129 converge.

Both ends of the payout conveying route 128 can be connected to the third section 126 of the lower conveying route and the payout units 140 and 141 respectively and both ends of the payout / 3 section 126 and the removable cassette 300, respectively.

Meanwhile, the handling unit 100 may include a discrimination device 130. The discriminating device 130 is exemplified as being provided on the upper conveying path 122. The discrimination device 130 can discriminate an abnormality of a banknote, a denomination, and the like. Since the discriminating device in the financial automatic machine is a known technology, a detailed description of the discriminating device 130 will be omitted.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the withdrawal units 140 and 141 may include a first withdrawal port 140 and a second withdrawal port 141. [ When the first withdrawal port 140 and the second withdrawal port 141 are used at the same time, bills having different characteristics can be taken out through the dispensing ports 140, 141. For example, the bills judged to be normal among the bills to be withdrawn can be taken out to the first dispensing opening 140, and the bills judged to be abnormal can be taken out to the second dispensing opening 141. As another example, of all the abnormal moneys to be withdrawn, the bills judged to be counterfeit money can be taken out to the first money withdrawal port 140, and other abnormal moneys other than the counterfeit money can be transferred to the second money withdrawal port 141 have. Of course, the counterfeit ticket may be taken out to the second dispensing slot 141.

As described above, the handling unit 100 may include various configurations such as the main transfer unit 120 in addition to the deposit / withdrawal units 110, 140, and 141. The handling part 100 may be designed to be movable relative to the safe 200 for maintenance and / or jam removal of the internal structure of the handling part 100. For example, a guide rail (not shown) may be provided at one side of the automated teller machine 1, and a roller (not shown) may be provided at the handling part 100 to roll along the guide rail. When the user pulls the handling part 100 forward, the handling part 100 can slide forward and protrude with respect to the safe 200 by the rolling motion of the rollers on the guide rails. In this state, the user can perform maintenance and / or jam removal operations.

The safe 200 can be provided below the handling part 100, as shown. The safe 200 provides a space for storing bank notes and can protect the stored bank notes from external access. A safe door 210 for selectively opening and closing the safe 200 may be provided on the front side of the safe 200.

In the safe 200, a plurality of cassettes for storing different types of banknotes may be provided. The cassettes may be provided in different sizes in consideration of the denomination and frequency of use of the banknotes. For example, in the case of this embodiment, there are provided three large cassettes 210a, 210b, and 210c for storing relatively popular types of coins, and a relatively large number of cassettes 210a, 210b, Three compact cassettes 220a, 220b and 220c for storing low frequency bills can be provided. The large cassettes 210a, 210b and 210c can be directly connected to the interfaces 151, 152 and 154 in order to shorten the conveying time because the frequency of use of the banknotes stored in the large cassettes 210a, 210b and 210c is high. On the other hand, since the frequency of use of the bills stored in the small cassettes 220a, 220b and 220c is low, the vertical conveying units 240a and 240b are disposed below the large cassettes 210a, 210b and 210c, Lt; / RTI > It is an arrangement structure of the cassette taking into consideration the limitation of expanding the safe 200 in the forward and backward directions.

Inside the safe 200, an abnormal volume storage cassette 230 for storing an abnormal volume can be provided. In this embodiment, the size of the abnormal volume storage cassette 230 is large and the position is illustrated as being adjacent to the safe door 210.

The vertical conveying units 240a and 240b may connect the interfaces 150 and 153 with the lower small cassettes 220a, 220b, and 220c. At least one of the vertical transport sections 240a and 240b may extend in the vertical direction between the cassettes spaced in the back and forth direction. In this sense, the vertical transfer section 240a may be referred to as a center transfer section. 1, the lower end of the center conveying unit 240a may be connected to two cassettes 220a and 220b so that the paper currency is selectively supplied to one of the two cassettes 220a and 220b, (220a, 220b).

Meanwhile, although not shown, the vertical conveying units 240a and 240b may be connected to the large cassettes 210a, 210b, and 210c disposed at the upper portion. For example, the vertical transport section 240b behind the automated teller machine 1 can be connected to the large cassette 210c as well as the small cassette 220c.

The cassettes inside the safe 200 are also moved relative to the safe 200 so that the handles 100 can move relative to the safe 200 and project forward Can be protruded. For example, a cart (not shown) in which a plurality of cassettes are accommodated is provided inside the safe 200, and when the safe door 210 is opened, the cart moves relative to the safe 200, It can be projected. In this state, the user can carry out operations such as cassette replacement, banknote collection, banknote replenishment, and maintenance.

The removable cassette 300 may be mounted on the cassette mounting part 250 provided on the outside of the safe door 210 as needed. The removable cassette 300 can be connected to the inside of the automated teller machine 1 by being connected to the replenishment / recovery conveying route 129 when the removable cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting part 250.

Specifically, the removable cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting portion 250 can be used for replenishing banknotes. For example, when the user needs to supplement a specific banknote to a specific cassette in the safe 200, the user can operate the safe door 210 to open the removable cassette 300 without opening the safe 200, So that the cassette can be mounted on the cassette mounting part 250. The specific banknotes can be stored in the specific cassette inside the safe 200 via the replenishment / recovery conveying route 129. [

Further, the removable cassette 300 can be used for the recovery of paper money. For example, when the user needs to collect the bill stored in a specific cassette in the safe 200, after the removable cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting part 250, the bill of the specific cassette is removed 300) cassette. The bill stored in the specific cassette can be stored in the removable cassette 300 via the replenishment / recovery conveying route 129. [ As a result, the user can operate the safe door 210 to recover the banknotes without opening the safe 200. [

In addition, if some bills are discriminated abnormally when the banknotes are withdrawn, these abnormal volumes may be conveyed to the removable cassette 300 instead of the withdrawal units 140 and 141. As a result, the user can easily check and retrieve the abnormal volume without opening the safe 200 by manipulating the safe door 210 (the same applies to banknote depositing).

The user can operate the safe door 210 to open the safe 200 without opening the cassette holder 250 by providing the removable cassette 300 on the outer side of the safe door 210 as described above Various operations can be performed conveniently and quickly. Particularly, there is no need to acquire the separate approval of the bank official necessary for opening the safe 200, so that the operational convenience of the automated teller machine 1 and the accessibility from the user can be remarkably increased.

Meanwhile, the automated teller machine 1 according to the present embodiment may include a control unit (not shown). The control unit may be configured to manage all matters relating to the transportation and processing of the banknotes in the automated teller machine 1. [ For example, the control section can control the operation of each transfer section 120, 240a, 240b and can control the operation of each transfer gate 190-192. Also, the control unit can receive information on the characteristics of the banknote from the discrimination device 130, and can control the operation of the internal configuration of the automated teller machine 1 on the basis of the information. In addition, the control unit receives the command from the user and can control the operation of the internal configuration of the automated teller machine 1 in accordance with a preset order to execute the command. A removable cassette 300 may also be included in the internal structure of the automated teller machine 1, and the control unit may manage the transfer and processing of the paper currency associated with the removable cassette 300.

Fig. 2 is a view showing an example of a state in which bills are deposited in the automatic teller machine 1 of Fig. The deposit path of bills is denoted by a thick solid line, and the reject path is indicated by a dotted line.

When the banknotes are deposited through the depositing unit 110, the deposited banknotes can be conveyed along the upper conveying path 122 to the inside of the automatic teller machine 1. At this time, the first switching gate 190 has the first posture and can connect the depositing portion 110 and the upper conveying path 122. The banknotes can pass through the discriminating device 130 on the upper conveying path 122. The discriminating device 130 can distinguish whether the banknote is normal or not. When the bill is discriminated as a normal ticket, the bill can be stored in the cassette corresponding to the denomination. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, banknotes can be stored in the small cassette 220c under the safe 200 via the first vertical transportation path 123 and the vertical transportation part 240b, Can be stored in the small cassette 220b under the safe 200 via the first vertical conveying path 123, the lower conveying path 124 and the vertical conveying path 240a, or the banknotes can be stored in the first vertical conveying path 123 and the lower conveying path 124, and can be stored in the large cassette 210a on the upper portion of the safe 200. On the other hand, when the banknote is discriminated as an abnormal banknote, the banknote is conveyed through the first vertical conveying path 123, the lower conveying paths 124, 125, and 126, and the withdrawal conveying path 128, And may be returned to the user through the sphere 140. At this time, the second switching gate 191 has the first posture and can connect the first section 124 and the second section 125, and the third switching gate 192 has the first posture, (125) and the third section (126).

FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of a state in which banknotes are withdrawn from the automatic teller machine 1 of FIG. The withdrawal route of bills is indicated by a thick solid line, and the reject route is indicated by a dotted line. Hereinafter, the banknotes are withdrawn from the small cassettes 220b and 220c at the bottom.

The bank notes stored in the lower small cassette 220b can be transported along the vertical transport portion 240a, the lower transport path 124, the first vertical transport path 123, and the upper transport path 122. After the banknotes pass through the discriminating apparatus 130 on the upper conveying path 122, if the banknote is the normal banknote, the banknotes are fed through the second vertical conveying route 127, the lower conveying route 126 and the withdrawal conveying route 128 1 withdrawal port 140 as shown in FIG. The bank notes stored in the other small cassette 220c in the lower portion can be conveyed along another vertical conveying portion 240b, the first vertical conveying passage 123 and the upper conveying passage 122, It can be taken out to the first dispensing port 140 through the second vertical conveying path 127, the lower conveying path 126, and the dispensing conveying path 128. In addition, At this time, the first switching gate 190 has the second posture and can connect the upper conveying path 122 and the second vertical conveying path 127, and the third switching gate 192 has the second posture, 2 vertical transportation path 127 and the third section 126 can be connected. The bank notes are conveyed along the second vertical conveying path 127 and then conveyed to the second section 125 instead of the third section 126 and then stored in the abnormal volume storage cassette 230 . At this time, the third switching gate 192 has the third posture and can connect the second vertical transport path 127 and the second section 125, and the second switching gate 191 has the second posture, 2 section 125 and the interface 155 connected to the unauthorized volume storage cassette 230 can be connected.

4 is a view showing an example of a state in which banknotes are replenished in the automatic teller machine 1 of FIG. The replenishment path of the banknote is indicated by a thick solid line, and the reject path is indicated by a dotted line.

The user can load the removable cassette 300 with one or more denomination banknotes and mount the removable cassette 300 on the cassette mounting portion 250. [ When the replenishment operation is started, the banknotes can be conveyed along the third conveyance path 126, the second vertical conveyance path 127, and the upper conveyance path 122 from the removable cassette 300 to the replenishment / recovery conveyance path. At this time, the third switching gate 192 has the second posture and can connect the second vertical transportation path 127 and the third section 126, and the first switching gate 190 has the second posture, The conveying path 122 and the second vertical conveying path 127 can be connected. The bill is passed through the discriminating device 130 and the bill is stored in the cassette inside the safe 200 (for example, the small cassettes 220b and 220c as shown in FIG. 4) . The bill can be taken out to the first dispensing port 140 through the first vertical conveying path 123, the lower conveying paths 124, 125, 126 and the dispensing conveying path 128 . At this time, the second switching gate 191 has the first posture and connects the first section 124 and the second section 125, and the third switching gate 192 has the first posture, 125 and the third section 126 can be connected. In addition, if the banknote is discriminated as a counterfeit ticket among the unauthorized money, the counterfeit ticket can be taken out to the second dispensing slot 141. At this time, other unauthorized rights other than counterfeit money may be issued to the first withdrawal port 140.

In addition, when the banknote is discriminated as an abnormal banknote, the operation of removing the banknote in the removable cassette 300 is stopped once, and after the processing (for example, withdrawal) of the banknote discriminated as abnormal is completed, The operation in which the banknotes in the cassette 300 are taken out can be resumed. If not, the bills discriminated as abnormal and the banknotes newly removed from the removable cassette 300 may collide with each other in the third section 126 of the lower conveyance path.

FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of a state in which paper money is collected in the automatic teller machine 1 of FIG. The withdrawal route of bills is indicated by a thick solid line, and the reject route is indicated by a dotted line. Hereinafter, a description will be given of an example in which banknotes are collected from the lower small cassettes 220b and 220c.

The user can mount the removable cassette 300 on the cassette mounting portion 250. [ The bills stored in the lower small cassette 220b are conveyed along the vertical conveying section 240a, the lower conveying passage 124, the first vertical conveying passage 123, and the upper conveying passage 122, And the banknotes stored in another lower compact cassette 220c can be transported along the vertical transport section 240b, the first vertical transport path 123, and the upper transport path 122. [ The banknotes pass through the discriminating apparatus 130 on the upper conveying path 122 and the banknotes are discriminated as the normal banknotes and the banknotes are conveyed through the second vertical conveying path 127, the third section 126 and the replenishment / 129) to the removable cassette (300). At this time, the first switching gate 190 has the second posture to connect the upper conveying path 122 and the second vertical conveying path 127, and the third switching gate 192 has the second posture, The vertical conveying path 127 and the third section 126 can be connected. The bill conveyed along the second vertical transportation path 127 is guided to the second section 125 instead of the third section 126 and then stored in the abnormal volume storage cassette 230 . At this time, the third switching gate 192 has the third posture and connects the second vertical transport path 127 and the second section 125, and the second switching gate 191 has the second posture, Section 125 and the interface 155 connected to the unauthorized volume storage cassette 230 can be connected.

6 is a view showing an example of a state in which the banknotes stored in the unauthorized-rights cassette 230 in the banknote automation machine 1 of FIG. 1 are taken out.

The second switching gate 191 has the third posture and is stored in the abnormal volume storage cassette 230 in a state in which the first section 124 is connected to the interface 155 connected to the abnormal volume storage cassette 230 The bank notes may be conveyed along the first section 124 of the lower conveyance path, the first vertical conveyance path 123, and the upper conveyance path 122. The banknotes pass through the discriminating device 130 on the upper conveying path 122 and further pass through the withdrawal parts 140 and 141 through the second vertical conveying path 127, the third section 126 and the withdrawal conveying path 128 ). At this time, the first switching gate 190 has the second posture to connect the upper conveying path 122 and the second vertical conveying path 127, and the third switching gate 192 has the second posture, The vertical conveying path 127 and the third section 126 can be connected. In addition, if the banknote is in a normal state, the banknote can be taken out to the first dispensing slot 140, and if it is abnormal, it can be taken out to the second dispensing slot 141 as indicated by a dotted line.

On the other hand, a jam may be generated inside the automated teller machine 1. And, when the jam occurs, the banknotes may be on the interfaces 150-155. If the handling unit 100 and the cart inside the safe 200 are protruded forward to remove the jam in this state, the bill staying in the interface 150-155 may be wrinkled or torn. Furthermore, the rigidity of the crumpled bill makes the interface 150-155 likely to be damaged.

According to the method for controlling the automatic teller machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, if the banknote is staying in the interface 150-155 when the jam occurs in the automated teller machine 1, Banknotes can be stacked on the conveying path of the main conveying section 150. [ Therefore, even if the user protrudes forward the cart in the handling unit 100 or the safe 200, the bills and the interfaces 150-155 can be prevented from being damaged.

The above contents will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 7A to 8. FIGS. 7A to 7E are diagrams for explaining the process of stacking bills in the interface 150-155 on the conveying path in the event of jamming, FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling the automatic teller machine according to an embodiment of the present invention FIG. Here, it is assumed that the banknote stored in the safe 200 is discriminated as an abnormal volume during withdrawal and is staying in the interface 155 adjacent to the abnormal volume storage cassette 230 in order to enter the abnormal volume storage cassette 230 do. For reference, Figs. 7A to 7E are enlarged views of a portion A in Fig.

In Fig. 7A, the paper money m1 to be withdrawn can be discriminated as an abnormal paper money by the discrimination device, and the paper money m2 can be discriminated as the normal paper money. The abnormal volume m1 needs to be brought into the interface 155 to be stored in the abnormal volume storage cassette 230. [ Accordingly, the third switching gate 192 has the third posture to connect the second vertical transport path 127 and the second section 125, and the second switching gate 191 has the second posture, (125) and the interface (155).

As shown in FIG. 7B, the abnormal volume m1 may be entered into the interface 155 to be stored in the abnormal volume storage cassette 230. On the other hand, the normal region m2 following the abnormal region m1 can be transported from the second vertical transportation path 127 to the third region 126 because it has to be withdrawn. To this end, the third switching gate 192 has a second posture, and can connect the second vertical transport path 127 and the third section 126.

7B, if a jam occurs while the paper currency m1 is staying in the interface 155, it can be determined whether or not the paper currency is staying in the interface 155 (S10). To this end, the interface 155 may be provided with a sensor device for detecting the presence or absence of a bill, and the sensor device may send sensing data to the control unit.

When it is determined by the control unit that the banknote m1 is staying in the interface 155, the normal zone m2 may be stacked on the second vertical transport path 127 as shown in FIG. 7C (S20). For example, the trailing normal m2 may be stacked at one point on the second vertical transport path 127 by the reverse drive of the third section 126 and the second vertical transport path 127.

7D, the connection between the second vertical transport path 127 and the third section 126 is cut off, and the second vertical transport path 127 and the second section 126 can be connected (S30) . To this end, the posture of the second switching gate 192 may be changed from the second posture to the third posture. In other words, the second switching gate 192 may be changed from the state shown in FIG. 7C to the state shown in FIG. 7D by changing the attitude of the second switching gate 192 as described above.

7D, the abnormal volume m1 may be stacked at one point of the second vertical transport path 127 by the reverse drive of the second section 125 and the second vertical transport path 127 (S40). The abnormal volume m1 and the trailing normal column m2 can be stacked at the same point on the second vertical transportation path 127. [

When the abnormal volume m1 starts to be transported from the position shown in Fig. 7C to the second vertical transport path 127 side along the second section 125 in order to be stacked on the second vertical transport path 127, The second switching gate 191 may have a first posture so that the first section 124 and the second section 125 may be connected to each other to block the transport path provided by the interface 155 in operation S50.

As described above, the paper currency m1, which is staying in the interface 155, is stacked on the transport path 127, so that the interface 155 is free of paper currency. In this state, the user can remove the jam by protruding the cart in the handling unit 100 or the safes 200.

Thereafter, the stacked banknotes m1 and m2 may be taken out to the outside through the withdrawal parts 140 and 141. [

On the other hand, the paper currency m1 staying in the interface 155 may be jammed on the interface 155 and the trailing normal currency note m2 may be jammed on the conveying path 127 or 126. [ In this case, both banknotes m1 and m2 can be stacked at one point on the conveying path 127 as described above. When the banknotes m1 and m2 are conveyed to the dispensing units 140 and 141, the banknotes can be conveyed at a relatively lower speed than the normal time in consideration of the fact that the state of the banknotes is not normal.

The unauthorized right ticket storage cassette 230 and the ordinary cassettes 210a and 210b are used as the unauthorized right cassette 230 and the unauthorized right cassette 230. However, 220a, and the like), when the banknotes are drawn into the ordinary cassettes 210a, 220a, etc., the banknotes are replenished by the ordinary cassettes 210a, 220a, etc. in the removable cassette 300, It can be applied even when it is recovered. If the jam occurs in the state where the banknotes are staying in the interfaces 150-155, the control unit may cause the banknotes staying in the interfaces 150-155 to be stacked on the conveying path of the main conveying unit 120, Damage to the banknote or interface 150-155 can be prevented even if the user attempts to remove the jam.

Although it has been described above that banknotes are stacked on the second vertical transport path 127 of the main transport section 120, this is merely an example, and depending on the setting, Banknotes can be stacked on the banknote. For example, when a jam occurs in the automated teller machine 1 while the banknote is withdrawn from the cassette 210b or the banknote is deposited by the cassette 210b, the banknote that has been staying on the interface 152 is the same as the above- Can be stacked on the conveying path of the main conveying section 120 in the same manner. Similarly to the above description, before the banknote on the interface 152 is stacked on the conveying path of the main conveying unit 120, the banknote that follows the banknote that is on the interface 152 is conveyed to the conveying path Can be stacked. It is also as described above that the two notes can be stacked on the same point of the conveying path. At this time, bills and / or trailing bills that have been staying on the interface 152 may be stacked on a conveyance route adjacent to the cassette 210b, that is, on the lower conveyance route 124.

However, the present invention is not limited to this. The banknotes staying in the interface are stacked together with the preceding banknotes, so that the financial automation equipment It may be designed.

It is to be understood that the embodiments described above are merely illustrative of some examples of the technical idea and the scope of the technical idea is not limited to the described embodiments, It will be understood that various changes, substitutions, and alterations may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

1: Financial automation equipment
100: Handling part
110: Deposit portion
120: Main transport section
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140, 141: withdrawal portion
150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155: interface
200: Safes
250: Cassette mounting part
300: Removable cassette

Claims (11)

A handling section including a deposit section, a dispensing section, a main transfer section, and a discrimination device;
A safe for providing space for storing banknotes;
An interface connected at one end to the main transfer section, protruding from the handling section and connected at the other end to the safe, for providing a conveying path between the handling section of the banknote and the safe; And
A method for controlling an automated teller machine including a control unit,
Detecting whether a banknote is staying in the interface when a jam occurs in the automated teller machine; And
Stacking a banknote on the interface on a conveying path of the main conveying unit when the banknote is staying in the interface,
Wherein the interface connects the main transfer section and the abnormal volume storage cassette in the safe,
Wherein the banknote in the interface is withdrawn from the safe and is discriminated as an abnormal book and is inserted into the abnormal book storage cassette.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
An upper conveying path on which the discriminating device is provided;
A first vertical conveying path extending downward from one end of the upper conveying path on the downstream side of the discriminating device;
A lower conveying path connected to a lower end of the first vertical conveying path; And
The upper end of the upper conveying path is selectively connected to the upstream end of the discriminating device of the upper conveying path and the lower end of the second vertical conveying path is selectively connected to the lower conveying path,
The lower conveying path includes:
A first section extending from a lower end of the first vertical transportation path;
A second section where one end is selectively connected to the first section and the other end is selectively connected to the second vertical transportation path; And
And a third section, one end of which is selectively connected to either the second section or the second vertical transportation path. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the abnormal volume storage cassette is located adjacent to a connection point between the first section and the second section,
And the abnormal right is entered into the interface via the second vertical transportation path and the second section. 5. The method of claim 4,
The banking automation equipment comprises:
A second switching gate connecting the first section and the second section in a first posture, connecting the second section and the interface in a second posture and connecting the first section and the interface in a third posture, ; And
The second vertical conveying path connects the second section to the third section in the first posture, connects the second vertical conveying path and the third section in the second posture, and connects the second vertical conveying path and the second section in the third posture, And a third switching gate for connecting the first and second switching gates. A handling section including a deposit section, a dispensing section, a main transfer section, and a discrimination device;
A safe for providing space for storing banknotes;
An interface connected at one end to the main conveying portion, an interface protruding from the handling portion, the other end being connected to the safe, and providing a conveyance path between the handling portion of the banknote and the safe; And
A method for controlling an automated teller machine including a control unit,
Detecting whether a banknote is staying in the interface when a jam occurs in the automated teller machine; And
Stacking a banknote on the interface on a conveying path of the main conveying unit when the banknote is staying in the interface,
Wherein the interface connects the main transport path and an abnormal volume storage cassette in the safe,
The banknotes stored in the interface are being withdrawn from the safe or deposited in the safe, being discriminated as an abnormal volume and being drawn into the abnormal volume storage cassette,
Further comprising the step of stacking a normal ticket preceding or following the abnormal ticket on the transfer path of the main transfer section before stacking the abnormal volume on the transfer path of the main transfer section. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the abnormal right and the normal right are stacked at the same point on the conveying path of the main conveying unit. 6. The method of claim 5,
Stacking a trailing normal track of the abnormal volume onto a transport path of the main transport section before stacking the abnormal volume on the transport path of the main transport section; And
Further comprising the step of stacking the trailing normal power on the conveying path of the main conveying unit and then connecting the lower end of the second vertical conveying path to the third section and being connected to the second section Way. 9. The method of claim 8,
And the posture of the third switching gate is changed from the second posture to the third posture. A handling section including a deposit section, a dispensing section, a main transfer section, and a discrimination device;
A safe for providing space for storing banknotes;
An interface connected at one end to the main transfer section, protruding from the handling section and connected at the other end to the safe, for providing a conveying path between the handling section of the banknote and the safe; And
A method for controlling an automated teller machine including a control unit,
Detecting whether a banknote is staying in the interface when a jam occurs in the automated teller machine;
Stacking a banknote on the interface on the conveying path of the main conveying unit when the banknote is staying in the interface; And
And interrupting the conveyance path provided by the interface after stacking bills in the interface on the conveying path of the main conveying section. A handling section including a deposit section, a dispensing section, a main transfer section, and a discrimination device;
A safe for providing space for storing banknotes;
An interface connected at one end to the main transfer section, protruding from the handling section and connected at the other end to the safe, for providing a conveying path between the handling section of the banknote and the safe; And
A method for controlling an automated teller machine including a control unit,
Detecting whether a banknote is staying in the interface when a jam occurs in the automated teller machine;
Stacking a banknote on the interface on the conveying path of the main conveying unit when the banknote is staying in the interface; And
And stacking banknotes preceding or following the banknote held in the interface on the conveying path of the main conveying unit before stacking the banknotes in the interface on the conveying path of the main conveying unit. Device control method.

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