KR101940734B1 - Apparatus for preventing falling of plate and financial device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a plate falling preventing device and a financial instrument using the same, and a plate falling preventing device according to the present invention includes: a plate for supporting a medium while moving up and down so that a medium can be moved in and out of the medium storing device; A driving motor connected to the plate and providing a driving force for moving the plate up and down; And a drop prevention unit for causing the current generated in the drive motor to stop the rotation of the drive motor when the media storage device is separated from the financial instrument.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a device for preventing falling of a plate,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for preventing a plate falling of a medium storage device of a financial instrument and a financial instrument using the same.

A media storage device (for example, a cassette) detachable in a financial instrument often moves separately from a financial instrument while keeping the medium (for example, paper money) according to usage or the like.

A conventional media storage apparatus includes a plate for supporting a medium, and a drive motor (for example, a step motor) connected to the plate to drive the plate up and down.

However, when the medium storage device separated from the financial apparatus keeps the medium and the impact is applied from the outside while moving, the plate (for example, the plate) in the medium storage device may fall down to the bottom due to the impact. In this case, as the plate is dropped downward, the stored medium is unstably scattered, and the alignment of the medium is changed, thereby causing a deposit / withdrawal failure when mounting a financial device, or a medium scattered when the door of the medium storage device is opened There was a pouring problem.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a plate falling preventing apparatus and a financial instrument using the same that can prevent a sudden drop of a plate in a media storage apparatus even if a medium storage apparatus separated from a financial apparatus is subjected to an external impact during movement.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a plate falling prevention device comprising: a plate for supporting a medium while moving up and down so that a medium can be moved in and out of the medium storage device; A driving motor connected to the plate and providing a driving force for moving the plate up and down; And a drop prevention unit for causing the current generated in the drive motor to stop the rotation of the drive motor when the media storage device is separated from the financial instrument.

Here, when the plate is dropped by the external impact in the separated media storage device and the drive motor is rotated, the drop prevention portion prevents the rotation of the drive motor from being stopped by the current induced from the drive motor to temporarily stop the fall of the plate.

In addition, the drop prevention unit may be configured such that at least two phases of the plurality of phases of the drive motor are short-circuited when the media storage device is detached from the financial device, and when the media storage device is mounted on the financial device, Releasing it in a circuit.

For example, the drop prevention unit determines whether the terminal unit receiving the power from the financial instrument and the power source input through the terminal unit have a set voltage when the apparatus is installed in the financial apparatus, and if the inputted voltage has the predetermined voltage, A first switch element for supplying a power source voltage of the terminal portion to the second switch element in accordance with an on signal of the comparator; and a second switch element for opening the respective phase terminals of the drive motor when the power source voltage is supplied by the first switch element. And a second switch element for shorting at least two of the plurality of phases of the plurality of phases of the drive motor when the power supply voltage is not supplied by the first switch element.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a financial device including: a media input / output unit for depositing or withdrawing a medium; A discrimination unit for discriminating each medium upon deposit or withdrawal; A plurality of media storage units for storing media; And a control unit controlling at least a media input / output unit, a discrimination unit, and a plurality of media storage units to perform financial transactions including at least deposits and withdrawals, wherein each of the media storage units stores, in a separated media storage unit The current generated in the drive motor for moving the plate supporting the medium up and down stops the rotation of the drive motor.

For example, each of the media storage units includes: a plate for supporting the medium while moving up and down so that the media can be moved in and out; A driving motor connected to the plate and providing a driving force for moving the plate up and down; And a drop prevention unit for causing the current generated in the drive motor to stop the rotation of the drive motor when the media storage device is separated from the financial instrument.

According to the present invention, even if a plate in a media storage apparatus separated from a financial instrument falls due to an external impact, it is possible to prevent the alignment of the medium from being changed by temporarily stopping the plate falling.

Other effects according to the present invention will be further described with reference to the following embodiments.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a financial instrument according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a configuration of a media storage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the operation principle of the drive motor.
Fig. 4 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a case where two phases out of a plurality of phases of the drive motor of Fig. 3 are short-circuited.
5 is a circuit diagram of a drop prevention unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a circuit diagram for explaining the operation of the drop prevention unit when the media storage device is mounted on a financial instrument.
7 is a circuit diagram for explaining the operation of the fall preventing unit when the media storage apparatus is separated from the financial apparatus;

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to exemplary drawings. It should be noted that, in adding reference numerals to the constituent elements of the drawings, the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible even if they are shown in different drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the understanding of the embodiments of the present invention.

In describing the components of the embodiment of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are intended to distinguish the constituent elements from other constituent elements, and the terms do not limit the nature, order or order of the constituent elements. When a component is described as being "connected", "coupled", or "connected" to another component, the component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, Quot; may be "connected," "coupled," or "connected. &Quot;

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a financial instrument according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a financial instrument 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a medium processing apparatus for processing a medium.

The financial instrument 100 may further include a customer information obtaining unit for obtaining customer information.

The customer information acquiring unit may include a passbook processing module 114 for allowing passbooks to be input and output and recognizing passbooks. Alternatively, the customer information obtaining unit may include a card processing module 115 for allowing the card to be input / output and recognizing the card.

In this embodiment, there is no limitation on the type of the customer information obtaining unit, and it is also possible to acquire the information recorded in the short distance communication, the RFID tag or the USB, or obtain the customer information by using the biometric information such as the fingerprint.

The financial instrument 100 may further include a user interface 111 capable of displaying a menu and information for depositing or withdrawing money and inputting or selecting a command or information for depositing or withdrawing money.

The financial instrument 100 may further include a control unit (not shown) capable of controlling the media processing apparatus and the customer information obtaining unit or the user interface 111 of the financial instrument. In this case, the control unit may include a media processing apparatus control unit for controlling the media processing apparatus, and a financial apparatus control unit for controlling the financial apparatus.

The media processing apparatus may include an upper module and a lower module. The upper module may be removably connected to the lower module or may be movably connected to the lower module. Or the upper module and the lower module may be kept in a contact state without being connected to each other.

The media processing apparatus may include a media input / output module (112, 113) for input / output of a medium.

The media input / output modules 112 and 113 may include a media storage space accessible by a customer, and the media storage space may be opened and closed by a closure member such as a shutter and / And may sometimes remain open without being opened or closed. The media storage space may be partitioned into a plurality of storage spaces by a partition member.

The media input / output modules 112 and 113 can serve as a common input / output unit through which a plurality of types of media, such as banknotes, checks, and gift vouchers, can be input and output. The media can be input into the media input / output modules 112 and 113 in units of a bundle or a bundle. In addition, the media may be ejected to the media entry / exit module 112, 113 in a sheet or bundle basis.

Alternatively, a draw-in space in which the media is drawn in the media input / output modules 112 and 113 and a draw-out space in which the media is drawn out can be distinguished. Alternatively, the media input / output module may include an independent media entry module and a media extraction module.

The media processing apparatus may further include a discrimination module (not shown). The discrimination module can identify the denomination, the thickness, the amount of the denomination of the medium or the defective medium in the deposit transaction process and the withdrawal transaction process of the medium.

The medium processing apparatus may further include a temporary accumulation module for temporarily accumulating the medium.

The temporary integration module may temporarily integrate the media received through the media input / output modules 112 and 113 when the customer intends to deposit the medium into the financial instrument.

The medium integrated in the temporary integration module may be transferred to a media storage section which will be described later when the customer finally decides to store the medium. Alternatively, the temporary integration module may temporarily collect the medium to be transferred to the medium entry / exit module.

The medium processing apparatus may further include a medium storage section for storing the medium. The media storage unit may include a plurality of media storage modules 116.

The plurality of media storage modules (media storage device) 116 may include one or more bill storage modules and one or more check storage modules. In this specification, the number of the bank note storage module and the check storage module is not limited. As another example, it is also possible that the media storage unit includes only a banknote storage module or a check storage module. Alternatively, the plurality of media storage modules may include a storage module for storing gift certificates, securities, tickets, and the like. Alternatively, the check storage module can be replaced by a storage module that stores gift certificates, securities, tickets, and the like.

The media processing apparatus may further include a replenishment recovery module (not shown) for replenishing or recovering the medium. In the replenishment recovery module, one or more of the medium to be supplemented to the medium storage portion and the medium recovered from the medium storage portion may be stored.

The media processing apparatus may further include a collection module (not shown). In the recovery module, a medium determined to be a defective medium may be recovered in at least one of a process of depositing a medium, a process of withdrawing the medium, a process of supplementing the medium, and a process of recovering the medium. In other words, a medium which has been taken out to the medium entry / exit module but has been tried by the customer and / or which is judged as a bad medium in the discrimination module or a medium which is not recognized in the discrimination module may be accommodated. In addition, the media processing apparatus may further include a deposit check collection space in which the deposit check transferred from the media entry / exit module is collected when the financial instrument includes a check insertion / withdrawal function. At this time, the deposit check may be recovered by separating the check issued by the bank operating the financial institution from the check issued by another bank. The deposited check collection space may be configured as a separate module from the collection module, or may be divided into the divided spaces in the collection module. The collection module and / or the check collection space may be located at the rear end of the financial instrument so that the manager or manager can open the door to easily access the collection module and / or the check collection space.

Such a medium processing apparatus may include a transfer module for transferring a medium to be deposited or a medium to be discharged for withdrawal to respective modules.

Examples of the financial device according to the present invention may include an automatic teller machine (ATM) such as a cash dispenser (CD), a cash recycling device, and the like. However, the financial instrument is not limited to the above-described example, and may be a device for automating financial business such as FIS (Financial Information System).

Next, referring to Fig. 2, a medium storage device as a medium storage module will be described. FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a configuration of a media storage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

The media storage apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an input / output unit 11, a plate 12, a drive motor 13, and a drop prevention unit 14. [

The input / output unit 11 is connected to the medium conveying path in the financial apparatus when the media storage apparatus 10 is installed in the financial apparatus, and inserts the medium into the media storage apparatus 10 for depositing, And is taken out of the apparatus 10.

The plate 12 is configured to support and store the deposited medium M in order and to support the medium M while moving up and down so that the medium M can enter and exit from the inside of the medium storage device 10. [ .

The drive motor 13 is connected to the plate 12 to provide a driving force to move the plate 12 up and down. The drive motor 13 may be, for example, a step motor, a BLDC motor, or the like.

The drop preventing unit 14 is configured to prevent the dropping prevention unit 14 from opening or closing at least two phases of the plurality of phases of the drive motor 13 depending on whether the medium storage apparatus 10 is mounted from a financial instrument, The rotation of the drive motor is stopped by the current generated by the drive motor 13 when the medium storage device 10 is separated from the financial instrument.

When the plate falls due to an external impact and rotates the drive motor 13 in the separated media storage device 10, the drop prevention part 14 prevents the current induced from the drive motor 13 from rotating The plate 12 can be temporarily stopped from falling.

Here, the principle of operation of the drive motor will be described with reference to Figs. 3 and 4. Fig. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the operation principle of the drive motor, and FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a case where two phases out of a plurality of phases of the drive motor of FIG. 3 are short-circuited.

First, as shown in FIG. 3, in order for the driving motor M to rotate in a certain direction, only the current is supplied in the set order to the terminals A-A 'and B-B' of the respective phases. This is a function as a general motor. However, if the driving motor M is rotated in the opposite direction to the predetermined direction by the external force in the state where no current is supplied to each phase of the driving motor, the current induced in each phase flows. In this case, the drive motor functions as a generator.

Using this principle, as shown in FIG. 4, if at least two phases of the drive motor M are short-circuited, when the drive motor is rotated in a direction opposite to a certain direction by an external force, there is no flow of generated current. As a result, the generated current acts as a force that prevents the drive motor from rotating further.

Thus, when the plate is dropped by the external impact in the separated media storage device 10 and the drive motor 13 rotates, the current induced from the drive motor 13 prevents the rotation of the drive motor 13 . Thus, the abrupt fall of the plate 12 can be temporarily stopped.

As described above, the drop prevention unit 14 short-circuits at least two phases of the plurality of phases of the drive motor 13 when the media storage apparatus 10 is detached from the financial apparatus, Circuitly releases at least two phases of the short-circuiting of the drive motor 13 when it is mounted on a financial instrument.

As one embodiment, the present invention can be realized as a plate falling prevention device including the plate 12, the drive motor 13, and the fall preventing portion 14. [

According to the present invention as described above, even if the plate 12 in the media storage apparatus 10 separated from the financial apparatus falls due to an external impact, the fall of the plate 12 is temporarily stopped, .

Next, the fall preventing unit according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5-7. FIG. FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram of a drop prevention unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram for explaining the operation of the drop prevention unit when the media storage device is mounted on a financial instrument, Fig. 8 is a circuit diagram for explaining the operation of the drop prevention unit when it is separated from the device. Fig.

5, the drop prevention unit according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a terminal unit 31, a comparator 33, a first switch element 35, and a second switch element 37. As shown in FIG.

The terminal unit 31 is a terminal for receiving the power supply voltage from the financial instrument when the media storage device 10 is mounted on a financial instrument. By way of example, the terminal portion 31 is connected to the input terminal of the comparator 33.

The comparator 33 is configured to determine whether the power supply voltage input through the terminal unit 31 has a set voltage and generate an on signal to the first switch device 35 when the input voltage has a predetermined voltage. Here, the output terminal of the comparator 33 is connected to the base of the first switch element 35. For example, when the media storage device is mounted on a financial instrument, as shown in FIG. 6, the comparator 33 outputs a High value for the ON signal to the first switch element 35 as an output value. 7, the comparator 33 may output a Low value for the off signal to the first switch element 35 as an output value. At this time, the drop prevention unit further includes resistors R1, R2, and R3 for dividing the power supply voltage to determine whether the power supply has a set voltage.

The first switch element 35 is an element that supplies the power supply voltage of the terminal portion 31 to the second switch element 37 in accordance with the ON signal of the comparator 33. [ For example, the first switch element 35 may be an NPN type bipolar junction transistor, the collector of the first switch element 35 is connected to the terminal portion 31, and the base of the first switch element 35 is connected to the comparator 33, and the emitter of the first switch element 35 is connected to the base of the second switch element 37. [ 6, the first switch element 35 inputs a high value to the base of the second switch element 37 according to the High value of the comparator 33, and outputs the high value to the comparator 33 A low value is input to the base of the second switch element 37. [ At this time, in order to set the logic level (Low, High), the fall preventing section is provided with a pull down resistor R4 (R4) connected in parallel between the emitter of the first switch element 35 and the base of the second switch element 37 ).

The second switch element 37 is an element for opening or shorting the respective phase terminals of the drive motor in accordance with the input from the first switch element 35. [ By way of example, the second switch element 35 may be a PNP-type bipolar junction transistor, and the collector and emitter of the second switch element 35 are connected to the respective terminals A and A 'of the drive motor. 6, when a high value is input by the first switch device 35, the second switch device 37 opens the terminals A and A 'of the respective phases of the drive motor, When the Low value is input by the first switch element 35, the second switch element 37 short-circuits the terminals A and A 'of the respective phases of the drive motor.

5 to 7, only the terminals on the line A-A 'of each phase of the drive motor are shown, but the remaining phases can be connected in the same manner.

In the present invention, the drop prevention unit is implemented through the circuit configuration as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 as an embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. Any circuit configuration may be used as long as the terminal on the circuit board can be short-circuited or opened.

Meanwhile, the present invention can be embodied as a financial instrument having a fall prevention device as another embodiment. A financial device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a media input / output unit for depositing or withdrawing a medium; A discrimination unit for discriminating each medium upon deposit or withdrawal; A plurality of media storage units for storing media; And a control unit controlling at least a media input / output unit, a discrimination unit, and a plurality of media storage units to perform financial transactions including at least deposit and withdrawal, each of the media storage units comprising: A current generated in the driving motor for moving the plate supporting the medium up and down causes the rotation of the driving motor to stop.

For example, each of the media storage units includes: a plate for supporting the medium while moving up and down so that the media can be moved in and out; A driving motor connected to the plate and providing a driving force for moving the plate up and down; And a drop prevention unit for causing a current generated in the drive motor to stop the rotation of the drive motor when the media storage apparatus is separated from the financial apparatus.

According to the present invention, even if a plate in a media storage apparatus separated from a financial instrument falls due to an external impact, it is possible to prevent the alignment of the medium from being changed by temporarily stopping the plate falling.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. That is, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively coupled to one or more of them. In addition, although all of the components may be implemented as one independent hardware, some or all of the components may be selectively combined to perform a part or all of the functions in one or a plurality of hardware. As shown in FIG. The codes and code segments constituting the computer program may be easily deduced by those skilled in the art. Such a computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, readable and executed by a computer, thereby realizing an embodiment of the present invention. As the storage medium of the computer program, a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, a carrier wave medium, or the like may be included.

Also, the terms "comprises", "comprising", or "having" described above mean that a component can be implanted unless specifically stated to the contrary, But should be interpreted to include additional components. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Commonly used terms, such as predefined terms, should be interpreted to be consistent with the contextual meanings of the related art, and are not to be construed as ideal or overly formal, unless expressly defined to the contrary.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

10: Media storage device 11: Input /
12: Plate 13: Driving motor
14: drop preventing portion 31: terminal portion
33: comparator 35: first switch element
37: second switch element

Claims (6)

A plate for supporting the medium while moving up and down so that the medium can be moved in and out of the medium storage device;
A driving motor connected to the plate and providing a driving force to move the plate up and down; And
Wherein when the medium storage device is disconnected from the financial device and the power supply from the financial device is shut off, a current generated in the driving motor stops the rotation of the driving motor,
And the plate falling prevention device. The method according to claim 1,
The falling preventing unit prevents the falling of the plate by temporarily stopping the rotation of the driving motor by the current induced from the driving motor when the plate falls and the driving motor is rotated by the external impact in the separated media storage device In plate falling prevention device. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the drop prevention unit short-circuits at least two phases of the plurality of phases of the drive motor when the media storage device is detached from the financial device, and when the media storage device is mounted on the financial device, And at least two phases are released in a circuit. The method according to claim 1,
The drop prevention portion
A terminal unit for receiving power from a financial instrument when mounted on the financial instrument,
A comparator for determining whether the power received through the terminal unit has a predetermined voltage and generating an ON signal for the first switch element when the received voltage has a predetermined voltage;
A first switch element for supplying the power source voltage of the terminal section to the second switch element in accordance with the ON signal of the comparator,
Wherein when the power supply voltage is supplied by the first switch element, the terminal of each phase of the drive motor is opened, and when the power supply voltage is not supplied by the first switch element, at least two phases of the plurality of phases of the drive motor And a second switch element that short-circuits the first switch element. A media input / output unit for depositing or withdrawing a medium;
A discrimination unit for discriminating each medium upon the deposit or withdrawal;
A plurality of media storage units for storing the media; And
And a control unit controlling the media input / output unit, the discrimination unit, and the plurality of media storage units to perform financial transactions including at least deposits and withdrawals,
Wherein each of the media storage units is configured to store a current generated in a driving motor for moving the plate supporting the medium in the separated media storage unit up and down when the supply power from the financial equipment is separated from the financial equipment, And stops the rotation. The method of claim 5,
Wherein each of the media storage units comprises:
A plate for supporting the medium while moving up and down so as to allow the media to enter and exit;
A driving motor connected to the plate and providing a driving force to move the plate up and down; And
And a fall preventing unit for causing the current generated by the drive motor to stop the rotation of the drive motor when the media storage apparatus is separated from the financial apparatus.

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