KR101892484B1 - Medium Sensing Module for Automated Teller Machine - Google Patents

Abstract

This embodiment includes a first frame; A second frame disposed opposite the first frame and forming a medium passage through which the medium passes between the first frame and the image sensor receiving portion; An image sensor installed inside the image sensor housing and recognizing an image of the medium; A user interface provided in the second frame; And a main body having a second flow path for guiding the air passing through the first flow path to the outer surface of the image sensor, The fan can dissipate both the image sensor and the image sensor with one fan and the air that has dissipated from the image sensor can flow into the medium passage to separate the powder separated from the medium from the surface of the image sensor, .

Description

[0002] Medium Sensing Module for Automated Teller Machine [

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a medium recognition module, and more particularly, to a medium recognition module for recognizing a paper money or the like.

The media dispenser is a device capable of paying or storing various kinds of media such as banknotes, checks, gift certificates, receipts, etc., and may be, for example, an automated teller machine.

Bank customers can easily deposit and withdraw bills or checks through these media dispensers.

The media dispenser may be provided with a media recognition module capable of recognizing the authenticity, the denomination, etc. of the medium.

The medium recognition module may include an image sensor (CIS sensor) that senses an image of the medium, and may recognize the authenticity or denomination of the medium through the image of the medium sensed by the image sensor.

KR 10-2010-0058993 A (Released on June 04, 2010) KR 10-2012-0086955 A (Released on February 25, 2013)

An object of the present invention is to provide a medium recognition module capable of radiating both the image pickup device and the image sensor with a simple structure.

An embodiment of the present invention includes a first frame; A second frame disposed opposite the first frame and forming a medium passage through which the medium passes between the first frame and the image sensor receiving portion; An image sensor installed inside the image sensor housing and recognizing an image of the medium; A user body installed in the second frame; And a fan for blowing air to the outside of the image sensor, wherein the first fan has a first flow path through which the air passes, and the main body guides air passing through the first flow path to the image sensor outer surface A second flow path is formed.

And a roller rotatably disposed on the second frame, wherein the image sensor receiving portion includes a bottom surface and a bottom surface. Each of the one side facing the roller can be opened.

The image sensor may have an upper surface spaced from the upper surface of the image sensor receiving portion, and the second path may include an upper flow path formed between an upper surface of the image sensor receiving portion and an upper surface of the image sensor.

The fan may be arranged such that the air discharge surface faces one side of the face of the user.

The fan may be disposed horizontally in the second frame.

A plurality of the first flow paths may be formed in the PCB, and at least one of the plurality of first flow paths may face the fan.

At least two of the image sensors may be provided, and at least a part of the first flow path may face between the two image sensors.

The image sensor includes a module housing having a space formed therein; An image sensor package installed on the module housing; A light receiving sensor provided on a bottom surface of the image sensor; And a window provided below the module housing, and the second flow path may include an upper flow path formed between an upper surface of the image sensor receiving portion and an upper surface of the image sensor package.

The image sensor may further include a light source disposed inside the module housing and irradiating light toward the window, and the second flow path is formed between one side wall of the module housing and one side of the image sensor accommodating portion And may further include a first side flow path.

The second flow path may further include a second side flow path formed between the other side wall of the module housing and the other side of the image sensor accommodating portion.

The image sensor receiving portion may include a pair of fixing walls to which the image sensor is fixed, and a first partition wall that connects the pair of fixing walls and is spaced apart from one side wall of the module housing.

The image sensor accommodating portion may further include a second partition wall that connects the pair of fixing walls and is spaced apart from the other side wall of the module housing, and air is formed between the upper surface of the image sensor accommodating portion and one end of the second partition wall. An inflow hole may be formed to flow into the sensor accommodating portion.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, one fan can dissipate both the image sensor and the image sensor, and the performance degradation caused when the image sensor is at a high temperature can be minimized.

In addition, since the air that has dissipated from the image sensor flows between the image sensor and the medium, the dust separated from the medium can be minimized from adhering to the surface of the image sensor, and the air flowing along the medium can be prevented from adhering to the surface of the image sensor Can be detached from the surface of the image sensor, which has the advantage of improving the detection performance of the image sensor.

Further, the air blown from the fan can flow directly to the second flow path through the first flow path, which is an advantage that the image sensor can be rapidly dissipated.

1 is a perspective view of a financial automatic machine to which a medium recognition module according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied,
FIG. 2 is a view showing a configuration of the financial automatic machine shown in FIG. 1,
3 is a cross-sectional view of a medium recognition module according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the air flow inside the second frame shown in Fig. 3,
5 is a perspective view of the image sensor accommodating unit of the media dispenser according to the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from below.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a financial automatic machine to which a medium recognition module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a financial automatic machine shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, the automated teller machine 100 includes a main body 110 having a plurality of parts therein. The main body 110 may include a media input / output unit 113 for input / output of media.

The media input / output unit 113 includes a media storage space accessible by a customer, and the storage space may be opened or closed by a closure member such as a shutter or a cover, As shown in Fig.

The media input / output unit 113 may serve as a common input / output unit through which a plurality of types of media can be input and output. The media can be input to the media input / output unit 113 in a bundle unit including a single sheet. In addition, the medium may be emitted to the media input / output unit 113 in units of bundles.

In addition, depending on the type of the automated teller machine 100, a bankbook input / output unit 114 for inputting / outputting a bankbook and a card input / output unit 115 for inputting / outputting a card may be further included. In the present invention, the passbook input / output unit 114 or the card input / output unit 115 may be referred to as a customer information acquiring unit for acquiring customer information. In the present invention, there is no limitation on the type of the customer information acquiring unit, and it is also possible to acquire the information recorded in the RFID tag or the USB, or acquire customer information using a fingerprint or the like.

The automated teller machine 100 may further include a user interface unit 111 for displaying a menu and information for depositing or withdrawing money and inputting or selecting a command or information for depositing or withdrawing money.

The automated teller machine 100 may include a media processing device 116.

The media processing apparatus 116 may include the media input / output unit 113.

The media processing apparatus 116 may further include a medium recognition module 120. [ The medium recognition module 120 can identify the type of medium or identify a defective medium when the medium is received or drawn.

For example, the media recognition module 120 may detect the type of medium and the medium number of the medium, double detection, chain feeding, and the like.

Means that two or more media are fed in a state in which they are overlapped with each other, and chain feeding means that a part of two media is fed in a state of being overlapped or the end of two or more media is in contact with each other .

In the present specification, a state in which the medium is fed in the overlapping state or chain fed is referred to as a feed deficiency.

The medium recognition module 120 may include a thickness sensing sensor for sensing the thickness of the medium, at least one image sensor 4 (see Fig. 3) for recognizing the image of the medium, a UV sensor, an ultraviolet sensor, And may further include a PCB 5 (see FIG. 3) for controlling these various sensors.

Meanwhile, the media processing apparatus 116 may further include a temporary accumulation unit 130 in which media are temporarily integrated. The temporary accumulation unit 130 temporarily stores the media received through the media input / output unit 113 when the customer intends to deposit the media into the automated teller machine 100. [ The medium integrated in the temporary accumulation unit 130 is transferred to the media storage box 140 to be described later when the customer finally decides to store the medium. Alternatively, the temporary accumulation unit 130 may temporarily accumulate the medium to be drawn out to the media entry / exit unit.

The media processing apparatus 116 may further include a media storage box 140 for storing media. The media storage box 140 may include a storage box 141 and a collection box 150. The storage box 141 may include one or more banknote storage boxes 143, 145, 147 and one or more check storage boxes 149. In this specification, it is noted that the number of the banknote storage boxes 143, 145, 147 and the check storage box 149 is not limited. As another example, the storage box 141 may include only a banknote storage box or a check storage box. Alternatively, the storage box 141 may further include a storage box for storing a gift certificate, a security certificate, a ticket, and the like. Alternatively, the check depository can be replaced by a depository that stores gift certificates, securities, tickets, etc.

The storage box 141 may be provided with a medium inlet for receiving the transported medium and a medium outlet for discharging the medium integrated therein to the outside. In general, the media inlet and the media outlet may be formed at the upper end of the box constituting the external appearance of the storage box 141.

In addition, a medium separating means is provided inside the storage box 141 for collecting the media conveyed from the outside of the storage box 141 side by side and transferring the accumulated bank notes one by one to the outside of the storage box 141 It is possible. That is, the medium stored in the storage box 141 can be extracted to the outside, and the deposited medium can be stored in the storage box 141.

The collection box 150 is provided with a first collection box 152 in which a medium determined to be defective in the dispensing process or a medium to be rejected in a dispensing process is stored, A recovery box 154 and a replenishment recovery box 160 for replenishing or recovering the medium. The replenishment recovery box 160 may store the medium to be supplemented in the media storage box 140. [

In addition, the collection box 150 may further include a third collection box 156 in which, when the customer has taken out the medium discharged to the media input / output unit 113 for withdrawal, the non-receiving medium is collected.

In the automated teller machine 100 of the present invention, the second and third collection boxes 154 and 156 may be omitted. There is no limitation on the number of the second and third collection bins 154, 156 and the supplementary collection bins 60.

The media storage box 140 including the storage box 141 and the collection box 150 can be optionally set as a common storage box and a mixed storage box. The general storage box and the mixed storage box can be defined as a general storage box in which the media of the same kind is stored in a logical classification, and a storage box in which media of different types of media are stored as a mixed storage box.

Generally, the storage box 141 of the media storage box 140 is stacked in a different storage box for each storage type, and therefore, it corresponds to a general storage box. That is, the bill storage boxes 143, 145, 147 and the check storage box 149 may be a common storage box.

In addition, since the rejected or unoccupied medium is stacked, the recovery box 150 corresponds to the mixed storage box since the media of other types are stored. That is, the first collecting box 152, the second collecting box 154, the third collecting box 156, and the replenishing collecting box 160 may be a mixed storage box.

The general storage box and the mixed storage box can be changed under the control of the user of the automated teller machine (100).

In the present invention, the modules (the media input / output unit, the discrimination unit, the media storage unit, the temporary accumulation unit, the collection box, etc.) constituting the automated teller machine can be connected by a plurality of conveying paths 118, 119 and 121.

The plurality of transfer paths 118, 119 and 121 include a first transfer path 118 positioned above the medium recognition module 120 with the medium recognition module 120 as a center, A second conveyance path 119 passing through the media recognition module 120 and a third conveyance path 121 positioned below the media recognition module 120. [

The third conveying path 121 is located above the storage box 141, the first collecting box 152 and the replenishing collecting box 160. The third conveying path 121 is disposed above the third conveying path 121, Is transferred to the media storage box (140) or the first collection box (152).

The medium may be directly drawn out from the replenishment recovery box 60 or taken out to the third conveyance path 121 via the first recovery box 152. [ The medium on the third conveyance path 121 may be directly introduced into the replenishment recovery box 160 or may be introduced into the replenishment recovery box 160 via the first recovery box 152.

Each of the media input / output unit 113, the temporary storage unit 130 and the one or more storage units 140 may be connected to the first transfer path 118, the second transfer path 119, A first path for medium entry and a second path for medium entry, which are independent paths from the first path.

The automated teller machine 100 may further include a medium recognition module 120 and a control unit 170 for controlling the transfer of the medium.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the medium recognition module according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the air flow inside the second frame shown in FIG. 3, And the image sensor accommodating portion of the module is viewed from the lower side.

As shown in FIG. 3, the medium recognition module includes a first frame 1; A second frame 3 which is disposed opposite to the first frame 1 and forms a medium passage P through which the medium M passes between the first frame 1 and the image sensor accommodating portion 2 is formed, and; An image sensor (4) installed inside the image sensor accommodating portion (2) and recognizing an image of the medium (M); (5) provided in the second frame (2); And a fan (6) for blowing air to the user's body (5). The PCB 5 may be formed with a first flow path 8 through which the air passes through the PCB 5. The first frame 1 may have a second flow path 9 for guiding the air that has passed through the first flow path 8 to the outer surface of the image sensor 4.

The media recognition module may further comprise a roller (7) rotatably disposed on the second frame (3).

The first frame 1 may form the lower appearance of the media recognition module. The first frame 1 may be formed in a substantially hexahedral shape.

The first frame 1 can support the second frame 2. The upper surface 11 of the first frame 1 can be covered by the second frame 2. [

The image sensor 4 can be inserted into the image sensor housing 2.

The image sensor 4 inserted into the image sensor housing 2 can be fixed to the image sensor housing 2 and can be protected by the image sensor housing 2.

The image sensor accommodating portion 2 has a bottom surface 21, One side 22 facing the roller 6 can be opened. The image sensor accommodating portion 2 may have a shape in which the upper surface 23 is clogged.

The image sensor housing 2 includes a pair of fixing walls 24 and 25 to which the image sensor 4 is fixed and a pair of fixing walls 24 and 25, And a first partition 26 spaced apart from a side wall of the module housing 45.

The image sensor accommodating portion 2 may further include a second partition wall 27 connecting the pair of fixing walls 24 and 25 and spaced apart from the other side wall of the module housing 45.

Between the upper surface 23 of the image sensor accommodating portion 2 and one end of the second partition 27 is formed an inflow hole 28 through which air flows into the image sensor accommodating portion 2. [

The second frame 3 may form the upper appearance of the media recognition module. The second frame 3 may be formed in a substantially hexahedral shape.

The second frame 3 may be rotatably connected to one side of the first frame 1 by a hinge. The top surface 11 of the first frame 1 and the bottom surface 31 of the second frame 3 can be exposed when the second frame 3 is moved upward.

A medium passage P through which the medium passes may be formed between the first frame 1 and the second frame 3 when the second frame 3 is lowered above the first frame 1. [ The medium can be sensed by the image sensor 4 while passing through the medium passage P. [

The second frame 3 may include a lower body 32 and an upper body 33 disposed above the lower body 32.

An upper space 34 can be formed between the lower body 32 and the upper body 33 so that the PCB 5 can be received.

At least one of the lower body 32 and the upper body 33 may be provided with a fastening boss portion 36 for fastening the PCB 5 with a fastening member 35 such as a screw. A plurality of fastening bosses (36) may be formed in the upper space (33).

The image sensor 4 may be disposed such that the upper surface 41 is spaced apart from the upper surface 23 of the image sensor accommodating portion 2. [ The image sensor 4 can face the upper surface 11 of the first frame 1 when the bottom surface 42 of the image sensor 4 is mounted on the image sensor housing 2. [

The image sensor 4 includes a module housing 45 in which a space S is formed, an image sensor package 46 mounted on the module housing 45, a light receiving sensor 47 provided on the bottom of the image sensor package 46 )Wow; And a window 48 mounted below the module housing 45. The image sensor 4 may further comprise a light source 49 disposed inside the module housing 45 and for emitting light toward the window 48.

The PCB 5 can be lifted away from the image sensor accommodating portion 2 to the plurality of fastening bosses 35 and fastened to the second frame 3 with fastening members 35 such as screws.

The PCB 5 may be disposed horizontally inside the second frame 3. [ Components of a large amount of heat such as a CPU, an image processor, and the like may be mounted on the PCB 5.

Between the bottom surface of the PCB 5 and the upper surface of the image sensor accommodating portion 2 is formed a heat dissipating path 37 through which air can pass and the image sensor 5 and the image sensor accommodating portion 2 can be cooled.

On the other hand, the first flow path 8 can be formed so as to be opened upward and downward in the PCB 5, and the air above the upper surface of the PCB 5 passes through the first flow path 8 and moves to the lower side of the PCB 5 .

A plurality of first flow paths 8 are formed in the package 5 and at least one of the plurality of first flow paths can face the fan 6. [ The CPU and the image processor mounted on the PCB 5 can be installed in the PCB 5 so as to face the fan 6.

A part of the air blown downward from the fan 6 can directly pass through the first flow path 8 and can be blown to the lower side of the first flow path 8 through the first flow path 8. [

A part of the air that has flowed from the fan 6 toward the user's body 5 can flow to the lower side of the PCB 5 through the first flow path 8. [ The remainder of the air that has flowed from the fan 6 toward the facsimile machine 5 can flow along the upper surface of the facsimile machine 5 to cool the facsimile machine 5. [

On the other hand, air that has flowed to the lower side of the PCB 5 through the first flow path 8 can flow partially toward the second flow path 9, and the remainder can flow along the lower surface of the PCB 5 .

That is, the air blown from the fan 6 can be dispersed to the upper surface of the PCB 5, the periphery of the image sensor 4, and the lower surface of the PCB 5, It can dissipate all.

The medium recognition module of the present embodiment may include at least two image sensors, and at least two image sensors may be provided spaced apart from each other in the horizontal direction. At least a part of the first flow path 8 is provided between two image sensors As shown in FIG. Air that has passed through the first flow path 8 can be dispersed to two image sensors so as to dissipate the two image sensors together.

The fan (6) can be arranged so that the air discharge surface faces one side of the package (5). The fan 6 may be disposed horizontally in the second frame 3. [

The rollers 7 can be installed on the second frame 3 with the lower end positioned below the bottom of the second frame 3 and the medium M and the first frame 1 and the second frame 3, It may be wound along one side of the medium M.

The roller 7 may include a rotary shaft 72 serving as a center of rotation thereof and may be rotatably installed in the second frame 3, particularly, the lower body 32.

The second flow path 9 may include an upper flow path 92 formed between the upper surface 23 of the image sensor accommodating portion 2 and the upper surface 41 of the image sensor 4. [ The upper flow path 92 can be orthogonal to the air flow direction of the first flow path 8 and the air that has passed through the first flow path 8 passes through the upper flow path 92 to the upper surface of the image sensor accommodating portion 2, And may flow between the upper surface 41 of the sensor 4.

The second flow path 9 may further include a first side flow path 94 formed between one side wall of the module housing 45 and one side of the image sensor receiving portion 2.

The first side flow path 94 may be formed between one side of the module housing 45 and the first partition 26 of the image sensor accommodating portion 2. The air that has passed through the upper flow path 92 and has cooled the upper portion of the image sensor 4 can flow into the first side flow path 94 while being turned in the flow direction, Lt; / RTI >

The upper side of the first side flow path 94 can communicate with the upper flow path 92 and the air that has passed through the upper flow path 92 and radiates heat from the upper side of the image sensor 4 flows through the first side flow path 94 The side surface of the image sensor 4 can radiate heat.

The upper side of the first side flow path 94 can communicate with the upper flow path 92, and the lower end can be opened.

The air that has passed through the first side flow path 94 can escape from the image sensor accommodating portion 2 through the lower end of the first side flow path 94 and the air guided by the first side flow path 94 can flow through the medium Can be guided to the upper surface of the medium (M) passing through the passage (P).

The second flow path 9 may further include a second side flow path 95 formed between the other side wall of the module housing 45 and the other side of the image sensor accommodating portion 2.

The second side flow path 95 may be formed between the other side of the module housing 45 and the second partition 27 of the image sensor accommodating portion 2. [ Air that has passed through the upper flow path 92 and has cooled the upper portion of the image sensor 4 can flow into the second side flow path 95 while being turned in the flow direction, Lt; / RTI >

The upper end of the second side flow path 95 can communicate with the upper flow path 92 and the air that has radiated from the upper part of the image sensor 4 while passing through the upper flow path 92 flows through the second side flow path 95 The side surface of the image sensor 4 can radiate heat.

The upper end of the second side flow path (95) can communicate with the upper flow path (92), and the lower end can be opened.

The air that has passed through the second side flow path 95 can escape from the image sensor accommodating portion 2 through the lower end of the second side flow path 95 and the air guided by the second side flow path 95 can flow through the medium Can be guided to the upper surface of the medium (M) passing through the passage (P).

A part of air guided to the upper surface of the medium M in the first side flow path 94 and the second side flow path 95 is guided by the upper surface of the medium M so that a part of the air is guided to the medium M and the image sensor 4, As shown in FIG.

The air thus moved can prevent foreign matter such as paper dust separated from the medium M from adhering to the bottom surface of the image sensor 4, Can be separated.

The rest of the air guided to the upper surface of the medium M in the first side flow path 94 and the second side flow path 95 is guided by the upper surface of the medium M, / RTI >

The fluidized air can prevent foreign matter such as paper dust separated from the medium M from adhering to the periphery of the image sensor 4 and the second frame 3 can prevent foreign matters such as paper dust separated from the medium M from adhering to the periphery of the image sensor 4, .

That is, the air blown from the fan 6 can dissipate both the image of the image sensor 4 and the image of the image of the image sensor 4, ) Can be used to keep the floor clean.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and the fan 6 can be driven even in the absence of the medium. In this case, the air flowed by the fan 6 continuously flows into the banknote Can be removed, and reliability of data measured by other sensors installed in the medium recognition module can be improved.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments.

The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

1: first frame 2: image sensor accommodating portion
3: second frame 4: image sensor
5: Fee ratio 6: Fan
7: roller 8: first flow path
9: second flow path 24,25: fixed wall
26: first partition 45: module housing
46: image sensor 47: light sensor
48: Windows 92: Upper Euro
94: side channel

Claims (12)

A first frame;
A second frame disposed opposite the first frame and defining a media path through which the medium passes between the first frame and the second frame;
A fan installed in the second frame for blowing air;
A fan disposed between the fan and the first frame;
A roller rotatably disposed on the second frame, the roller disposed between the frame and the first frame;
An image sensor accommodating portion provided in the second frame, the image sensor accommodating portion having a bottom surface facing the first frame side and a side surface facing the roller; And
And an image sensor received in the image sensor housing and recognizing an image of a medium passing through the medium passage,
A first flow path through which air flows is formed through the inside of the PCB,
A second flow path through which the air having passed through the first flow path is formed is formed between the image sensor accommodating section and the image sensor,
And the air introduced into the second flow path is guided to the medium passage side. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the image sensor has an upper surface spaced from an upper surface of the image sensor accommodating portion,
Wherein the second flow path includes an upper flow path formed between an upper surface of the image sensor accommodating portion and an upper surface of the image sensor, The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the fan is arranged such that an air discharge surface faces one surface of the package. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the fan is disposed horizontally in the second frame. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the plurality of first flow paths are formed in the package, and at least one of the plurality of first flow paths faces the fan. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein at least two of said image sensors are provided, and at least a part of said first flow path faces between two image sensors. The method according to claim 1,
The image sensor
A module housing having a space formed therein,
An image sensor package installed on the module housing,
A light receiving sensor provided on a bottom surface of the image sensor;
And a window disposed under the module housing,
And the second flow path includes an upper flow path formed between an upper surface of the image sensor receiving portion and an upper surface of the image sensor package. 9. The method of claim 8,
The image sensor
Further comprising a light source disposed within the module housing and illuminating light toward the window,
Wherein the second flow path further comprises a first side flow path formed between one side wall of the module housing and one side of the image sensor receiving portion. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the second flow path further comprises a second side flow path formed between the other side wall of the module housing and the other side of the image sensor receiving portion. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the image sensor receiving portion includes a pair of fixing walls to which the image sensor is fixed,
And a first partition wall connecting the pair of fixing walls and spaced apart from one side wall of the module housing, 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the image sensor receiving portion further includes a second partition wall connecting the pair of fixing walls and spaced apart from the other side wall of the module housing,
And an air inlet for introducing air into the image sensor accommodating portion is formed between an upper surface of the image sensor housing and one end of the second partition wall.

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