KR102002950B1 - Media path changing apparatus and financial device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a path switching structure of a medium and a financial device having the same.
The path switching structure of the medium includes: a branch portion in which the main path through which the medium is conveyed is branched into a plurality of branch paths, and the branch part, wherein the main path is in communication with any one of the plurality of branch paths. The transfer unit including a path switching member for switching the path that is transported, and a transfer member to provide a transfer force to the medium entering the branch portion or the medium which is separated from the branch portion, and overlapping with the path switching member Include.

Description

MEDIA PATH CHANGING APPARATUS AND FINANCIAL DEVICE THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a path switching structure of a medium and a financial device having the same.

Generally, a financial device is a device that processes a financial business desired by a customer. Financial instruments may perform functions such as depositing and withdrawing media or automatically transferring media. Such a financial device may include a media processing device for depositing or withdrawing media.

The media processing apparatus includes a media storage module for storing a deposited medium or a medium for withdrawal, and is provided with a transport path for transporting the media between the media storage modules or between the media withdrawal unit and the media storage. The medium passing through the path branches at the branch point of the transport path and moves to the appropriate media storage module or transport path.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to provide a financial device including the path switching structure of the medium, by narrowing the gap between the rollers to minimize the jam phenomenon by foreign matter at the branch portion. do.

In one example, the path switching structure of the medium according to the present invention includes a branch portion in which the main path through which the medium is conveyed is branched into a plurality of branch paths, the branch part being disposed, and the main path of the plurality of branch paths. It is provided with a path switching member for communicating with any one of the path switching member for switching the path to be transported, the medium entering the branch portion, the medium to be separated from the branch portion and overlapping with the path switching member It includes a transfer unit including a transfer member.

In another example, the financial device according to the present invention processes a deposit and withdrawal unit in which a medium is deposited or withdrawn, a medium deposited in the withdrawal unit, a withdrawn medium, or a medium returned after being deposited in the withdrawal unit, And a media processing apparatus including a plurality of transport paths to be transported, a branching part at which the plurality of transport paths are branched, and a path switching structure of the medium to switch paths of the medium transported from the branch parts. The path switching structure includes: a path switching member disposed at the branch part, the main path communicating with any one of the plurality of branch paths, to switch the path through which the medium is conveyed, and the medium or the powder entering the branch part; It provides a conveying force to the medium deviating from the base, and includes a conveying portion including a conveying member provided to overlap with the path switching member.

As described above, when the path switching structure of the medium and the financial device including the same are used, the conveying member overlapping the path switching member is included in the conveying unit, thereby increasing the conveying force for conveying the medium, without the pressure roller. Carriage can be implemented.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the collision problem between the path switching member and the pressure roller does not occur, and the gap between the rollers can be narrowly arranged, thereby minimizing the jam phenomenon by the foreign matter at the branch portion.

1 is a perspective view showing a financial device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating a path switching structure of a conventional medium.
3 is a cross-sectional view showing a path switching structure of a conventional medium.
4 is a view showing the operation of the path switching structure of the medium according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a main path and a second path are connected to each other in FIG. 4.
6 is a view showing a state in which the medium is transferred in the conventional branch.
7 is a view showing a state in which the medium is transferred in the branch in accordance with the present invention.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail through exemplary drawings. In adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as much as possible even though they are shown in different drawings. In addition, in describing the embodiments of the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function interferes with the understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, 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 only for distinguishing the components from other components, and the nature, order or order of the components are not limited by the terms. If a component is described as being "connected", "coupled" or "connected" to another component, that component may be directly connected or connected to that other component, but between components It will be understood that may be "connected", "coupled" or "connected".

The financial device according to an embodiment of the present invention, for example, obtains various media such as banknotes, securities, giro, coins, gift certificates, etc., and processes such as deposit processing, storage of giro, exchange of gift certificates, and / or withdrawal processing, release of giro, gift certificates. It is a device for performing financial affairs to perform media processing such as processing such as release. Examples of such a financial device may be an automatic teller machine (ATM) such as a cash dispenser (CD), a cash recycling device (Cash Recycling Device), and the like. However, the financial device is not limited to the above-described example, and may be a device for automating financial tasks such as a financial information system (FIS).

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described on the assumption that the financial device is a financial automatic device. However, this assumption is only for convenience of description, and the technical concept of the present invention is not limited to the automatic teller machine.

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

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

The financial device 1 may further include a customer information acquisition unit for acquiring customer information.

The customer information acquisition unit may include a bankbook processing module 14 for enabling entry and exit of a bankbook and recognizing the bankbook. Alternatively, the customer information acquisition unit may include a card processing module 15 for retrieving a card and recognizing the card.

In the present embodiment, the type of the customer information acquisition unit is not limited, and it is also possible to obtain information recorded in short-range communication, an RFID tag or a USB, or obtain customer information by using biometric information such as a fingerprint.

The financial device 1 may display a menu and information for depositing or withdrawing money, and may further include a user interface 11 for inputting or selecting a command or information for depositing or withdrawing money.

The financial device 1 may further include a controller (not shown) for controlling the media processing device and the customer information acquisition unit or the user interface 11 of the financial device. In this case, the controller may include a media processing unit control unit controlling the media processing unit and a financial unit control unit controlling the financial unit.

The media processing apparatus may include an upper module and a lower module. The upper module may be detachably connected to the lower module or movably connected to the lower module. Alternatively, the upper module and the lower module may not be connected but may remain in contact with each other.

The media processing apparatus may include media input / output modules 12 and 13 for input and output of media.

The media entry / exit modules 12 and 13 may include a media storage space accessible by a customer, and the media storage space may be opened and closed by a cover member such as a shutter and / or a cover. And sometimes remain open without being opened or closed. The media storage space may be partitioned into a plurality of storage spaces by partition members.

The media entry / exit modules 12, 13 may serve as a common entry point into which a plurality of types of media, such as bills, checks and gift certificates, can be entered and withdrawn. Media may be fed into the media entry / exit modules 12 and 13 in a single or bundle unit. In addition, media may be released to the media entry / exit modules 12 and 13 in sheet or bundle units.

Alternatively, an entry space into which the medium is drawn in and a discharge space into which the medium is drawn out may be divided in the medium entry / exit modules 12 and 13. Alternatively, the media fetch module may include independent media fetch modules and media fetch modules.

The media processing apparatus may further include a discrimination module (not shown). The discrimination module may identify the kind, thickness, amount, or the like of a medium in a deposit transaction process, a withdrawal transaction process, or the like, or determine a bad medium.

The media processing apparatus may further include a temporary integration module for temporarily accumulating the media.

When the customer wants to deposit a medium into the financial device, the temporary integration module may temporarily accumulate the medium received through the medium entry / exit module.

The media accumulated in the temporary integration module may be transferred to a media storage unit which will be described later when a customer finally determines media storage. Alternatively, the temporary integration module may temporarily accumulate a medium to be transferred to the media entry / exit module.

The media processing apparatus may further include a media storage unit for storing the media. The media storage unit may include a plurality of media storage modules 16.

The plurality of media storage modules 16 may include one or more bill storage modules and one or more check storage modules. In the present specification, it is noted that the number of the bill storage module and the check storage module is not limited. As another example, the medium storage unit may include only the bill storage module or only the 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 may be replaced with a storage module for storing gift certificates, securities, tickets, and the like.

The media processing apparatus may further include a supplemental recovery module (not shown) for supplementing or recovering the media. The replenishment recovery module may store one or more media of media to be replenished in the media storage and media recovered from the media storage.

The media processing apparatus may further include a recovery module (not shown). In the recovery module, a medium determined to be a defective medium may be recovered in at least one of a deposit transaction, a withdrawal transaction, a replenishment, and a recovery of the media. In other words, a medium which is drawn out to the media entry / exit module but not received by a customer and / or a medium determined to be a bad medium in the discrimination module or a medium not recognized by the discrimination module may be stored.

The media processing apparatus may further include a deposit check collection space in which a deposit check transferred from the media deposit / exit module is recovered when the financial device includes a check deposit / withdrawal function. In this case, the deposit check may be recovered by separating the checks issued by the bank that operates the financial device and the other checks issued by another bank. The deposit check collection space may be configured as a separate module from the collection module or may be divided into a space partitioned within the collection module. The collection module and / or the check collection space may be located at the rear of the financial device such that a cashier or manager may open the door to easily access the collection module and / or the check collection space.

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

Such a media processing apparatus may include a plurality of transfer paths through which a medium transferred into or out of a deposit and withdrawal unit, or a conveyed medium is transferred after being deposited into a deposit and withdrawal unit, and a branching portion where the plurality of transfer paths branch. And, it may include a path switching structure including a medium branching device for switching the medium transported in this branch.

2, 3 and 6 illustrate a path switching structure 20 of a conventional medium.

In the conventional path switching structure 20, the branching portion branches from the main path 21 to the first path 22 and the second path 23 which are branch paths. The number of the first path 22 and the second path 23 may be plural.

The media branching device 30 is arranged in the branching section and, by rotation, causes the main path 21 to communicate with the first path 22 or the main path 21 with the second path 23. You can switch the path that is transported.

In the conventional path switching structure 20, rollers for assisting the transfer of the medium may be provided at the entry part through which the medium enters the branch side and the exit part at which the medium is separated from the branch part. Since the branching section is a section vulnerable to conveyance of the medium, the pressure roller 43 is provided together with the conveying roller 41 provided in the branching section. The conveying roller 41 provides the conveying force which the medium conveys, and the pressurizing roller 43 presses the medium toward the conveying roller 41 to increase the friction force between the medium and the conveying roller 41 to prevent entry and departure of the medium. To facilitate.

The pressure roller 43 generally pressurizes the conveying roller 41 by a spring structure, and a plurality of parts are provided to install such a spring structure. Multiple parts for the spring structure may cause physical collisions with the media branch device 30.

For this reason, the pressure roller 43 is provided so as to be spaced apart from the media branching apparatus 30 so as not to interfere with the operation of the media branching apparatus 30, and especially in the exit part at the back of the media branching apparatus 30. It is common to be located. Therefore, in the branching section, since the media branching device 30 and the pressure roller 43 should be installed to avoid the physical collision, the arrangement of the pressure roller 43 and the conveying roller 41 is not free, and thus, the distance between the rollers. There is a problem that is placed away.

In addition to the normal banknotes, foreign materials other than normal banknotes or folded banknotes may enter into a financial device such as an automated machine. In order to discharge them, the distance between the conveying roller 41 or the pressure roller 43 may be, for example, foreign matters to be discharged. It must be designed smaller than size. However, in the branching section, in order to avoid a physical collision between the media branching device 30 and the pressure roller 43, the pressure roller 43 is located at the rear of the media branching device 30. There is a problem that jam occurs.

Meanwhile, FIGS. 4, 5, and 7 show an embodiment of a path switching structure 100 of a medium according to the present invention for solving the above conventional problems. The path switching structure 100 of the medium described below may be applied to all the transport paths of the media processing apparatus provided in the financial device 1. That is, the present invention may be applied not only to the transport path applied to the media storage device, but also to all transport paths through which the medium is transported, such as a discriminating unit and a temporary accumulation unit.

The path switching structure 100 of the medium according to the present invention may include a branch 300, a path switching member 400, and a transfer part 500.

In the branch part 300, the main path 210 through which the medium is conveyed is branched into the plurality of branch paths 230.

In detail, the branch path 230 may include a first path 231 and a second path 232 branched to different paths from the main path 210. Here, the first path 231 and the second path 232 are not limited to the number and shape shown. For example, at least one of the first path 231 and the second path 232 may be divided into three or more main paths 210.

The path switching member 400 is disposed in the branch 300, and the main path 210 communicates with any one of the plurality of branch paths 230 to switch the path in which the medium is transferred. Specifically, the path switching member 400 may be a diverter device for switching the path by rotation. The path switching member 400 may connect the main path 210 and the first path 231 by rotation (see FIG. 4), or connect the main path 210 and the second path 232. (See Figure 5).

The transfer unit 500 may include a transfer member that provides a transfer force to a medium entering the branch 300 or a medium that is separated from the branch 300, and overlaps with the path switching member 400. do.

Specifically, the branch portion 300 is located at the front end of the path switching member 400, the entry portion 310, the medium enters, and is located at the rear end of the path switching member 400 through the branch path 230 It may include the exit portion 330 from which the medium is separated.

In addition, the transfer part 500 may include a first transfer member 510 and a second transfer member 520. The first transfer member 510 is provided in the entry part 310 to enter the medium toward the branch part 300, and the second transfer member 520 is provided in the exit part 330 to provide the branch part 300. The media can be released from. Here, at least one of the first transfer member 510 and the second transfer member 520 may be provided to overlap with the path switching member 400 (see FIG. 7).

Specifically, at least one of the first transfer member 510 and the second transfer member 520 may be installed to overlap the path switching member 400 to implement an overlap with the path switching member 400. Accordingly, the transfer unit 500 may increase the transfer force for transferring the medium by the overlap.

As described above, the path switching structure 100 of the medium according to the present invention includes a transfer member overlapping the path switching member 400 in the transfer part 500, thereby increasing the transfer force for transferring the medium. Accordingly, according to the present invention, it is not necessary to transfer the medium by the pressing force by the pressure roller as in the prior art, it is possible to implement the conveyance of the medium without the pressure roller.

Therefore, according to the present invention, since the pressure roller may not be installed on at least a part of the transfer member provided in the branch part 300, the collision problem between the path switching member 400 and the pressure roller does not occur, and the roller The space between can be arranged freely. That is, by narrowing the distance between the rollers, the distance between the rollers is smaller than the size of the foreign matter, it is possible to minimize the jam phenomenon by the foreign matter in the branch portion (300).

Specifically, referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the first conveying member 510 may include a first conveying roller 511 and a pressure roller 513. In addition, the second transfer member 520 may include a second transfer roller 520.

The 1st conveyance roller 511 can provide the conveyance force which conveys a medium by rotation. The pressure roller 513 is configured to face the first conveying roller 511 with the medium therebetween and press the conveyed medium toward the first conveying roller 511.

The first conveying roller 511 and the pressure roller 513 is disposed at the front end of the branch part 300, that is, the main path 210 or the main path 210 and the branch path 230, and the entry part 310. ), It is possible to accurately and smoothly enter the medium.

On the other hand, the second conveying roller 520 is included in the second conveying member 520 provided in the exit portion 330, it can provide a conveying force to leave the medium by rotation. In addition, the media may be disposed to face the path switching member 400 with the media interposed therebetween, and may be provided to overlap the path switching member 400 by pressing the medium toward the path switching member 400 so that the friction force with the medium increases. have.

Specifically, unlike the first transfer member 510 provided in the entry portion 310, the second transfer member 520 provided in the entry portion 330 may omit a pressure roller. And, the conveying force of the medium by the pressure roller, it can be implemented by the overlap structure of the path switching member 400 and the second conveying roller 520.

More specifically, referring to the conventional path switching structure 20 shown in FIG. 6, the pressurizing roller 43 at the exit may be disposed to face the conveying roller 41 with the medium N therebetween. . Then, the pressure roller 43 can press the medium (N) to be conveyed in the direction of the conveying roller 41, thereby increasing the conveying force of the medium (N). At this time, since the pressing roller 43 is disposed to face the conveying roller 41, the deformation of the medium N is small. Reference numeral 31 in FIG. 6 denotes a rotating shaft, and 33 denotes a blade.

On the other hand, referring to the embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 7, the second conveying member 520 according to the present invention, by the overlap structure, forms a bend in the medium (N), and by this bend the medium ( The frictional force between N) and the conveying roller can be increased to increase the conveying force of the medium (N). Accordingly, it is possible to provide a feed force for leaving the medium N without the press roller to the exit portion 330.

In detail, the path switching member 400 may include a rotation shaft 410, a blade 430, and a roller seat groove 450. Blade 430, a plurality of spaced apart on the rotary shaft 410 and is rotated with the rotary shaft 410, it is possible to switch the path in which the medium (N) is transferred. The roller seat groove 450 may be provided between the spaced blades 430.

The second conveying roller 520 may be disposed at a position corresponding to the roller seat groove 450 and may be overlapped with the path switching member 400 by inserting at least a part of the roller seat groove 450 into the roller seat groove 450.

That is, as shown in the illustrated embodiment, that is, the first virtual line (A) which is an imaginary line extending in the direction parallel to the rotation axis 410 of the second conveying roller 520, the outer peripheral surface of the blade 430 It may be located closer to the rotation axis 410 than the second virtual line (B) which is a connecting virtual line. As a result, the second conveying roller 520 and the path switching member 400 overlap each other, whereby a deformation (bent shape) can be formed on the bill to be conveyed.

The second conveying roller 520 may include a first roller 521 disposed in the first path 231, and a second roller 522 disposed in the second path 232.

In addition, referring to FIG. 4, the path switching member 400 may be provided to overlap the first roller 521 when the path is switched so that the main path 210 and the first path 231 communicate with each other. . In addition, referring to FIG. 5, the path switching member 400 may be provided to overlap the second roller 522 when the path is switched so that the main path 210 and the second path 232 communicate with each other. .

That is, the path switching member 400 according to the present invention may be provided to overlap with the second conveying roller 520 disposed on the branch path 230 communicated with the main path 210 by the rotation.

4 and 5, at least a portion of the second conveying roller 520 is from the end of the direction toward the exit portion 330 of the path switching member 400, the entry portion 310. It can be positioned to enter in the direction toward (). Accordingly, the distance between the plurality of transfer members provided in the transfer unit 500 may be narrowed.

Specifically, conventionally, in order to avoid a physical collision between the path switching member 400 and the pressure roller, the pressure roller and the conveying roller installed in the exit portion 330 was installed at the rear of the path switching member 400. However, according to the present invention, since the pressing roller of the outgoing portion 330 is omitted, the second conveying roller 520 can be forwardly disposed toward the first conveying roller 511.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the gap between the first conveying roller 511 and the second conveying roller 520 in the branch 300 is minimized, it is possible to prevent the jam phenomenon caused by foreign matter.

As such, when the path switching structure of the medium and the financial device including the same are used, the transfer member including the transfer member overlapping the path switching member may be increased in the transfer unit, so that the transfer force for transferring the medium may be increased. The return of the medium can be implemented.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the collision problem between the path switching member and the pressure roller does not occur, so that the gap between the rollers can be arranged narrowly, so that the distance between the rollers is designed to be smaller than the size of the foreign matter, so that the foreign matters are separated from the branch. This can minimize the jam phenomenon.

In the above description, it is described that all the components constituting the embodiments of the present invention are combined or operated in one, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to these embodiments. In other words, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively operated in combination with one or more. In addition, the terms "comprise", "comprise" or "having" described above mean that the corresponding component may be inherent unless specifically stated otherwise, and thus excludes other components. It should be construed that it may further include other components instead. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art unless otherwise defined. Terms used generally, such as terms defined in a dictionary, should be interpreted to coincide with the contextual meaning of the related art, and shall not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal sense unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

100: path switching structure of the medium 210: main path
230 Bifurcation 231 First Route
232 second path 300: branch
310 Entry 330 Entry
400: diverter 410 rotation axis
430 blade 450 roller seat groove
500: transfer unit 510 first transfer member
511 First conveying roller 513 Pressing roller
520 Second conveying member, second conveying roller
521 First Roller 522 Second Roller

Claims (8)

A branching portion in which the main path through which the medium is conveyed is branched into a plurality of branching paths;
A path switching member disposed at the branch part to communicate the main path with any one of the plurality of branch paths to switch a path through which the medium is transferred; And,
And a conveying part including a first conveying member for providing a conveying force to the medium entering the diverging part, and a second conveying member for providing a conveying force to the medium which is separated from the diverging part.
At least one of the first conveying member and the second conveying member is disposed to face the path changing member with the medium therebetween, and presses the medium toward the path changing member to increase the frictional force with the medium. And overlapping with the path changing member. The method of claim 1,
The branching part includes an entrance part located at the front end of the path switching member and the media enters, and an exit part located at the rear end of the path switching member and the media is separated through the branch path,
The first conveying member is provided in the entry portion, and enters the medium toward the branch side, and the second conveying member is provided in the exit portion, the path switching of the medium to separate the medium from the branch portion rescue. The method of claim 2,
The first conveying member may include a first conveying roller that provides a conveying force for conveying the medium by rotation, and the medium that is disposed to face the first conveying roller with the medium therebetween and conveyed the medium. It includes a pressure roller for pressing to the conveying roller side,
The second conveying member provides a conveying force that separates the medium by rotation, and is disposed to face the path changing member with the medium interposed therebetween, and directs the medium to increase the frictional force with the medium. And a second conveying roller, which is provided to overlap with the path changing member by pressing toward the switching member. The method of claim 3,
The path switching member may include a rotary shaft, a plurality of blades spaced apart from the rotary shaft, rotated together with the rotary shaft, and a path for switching a path through which the medium is transferred, and a roller seat groove provided between the plurality of blades. Including,
And the second conveying roller is disposed at a position corresponding to the roller seat groove, and at least a part thereof is inserted into the roller seat groove so as to overlap with the path switching member. The method of claim 4, wherein
The first virtual line, which is an imaginary line extending in the direction parallel to the rotation axis of the second conveying roller, is located closer to the rotation axis than the second virtual line, which is an imaginary line connecting the outer circumferential surfaces of the plurality of blades. rescue. The method of claim 3,
The branch path may include a first path and a second path branching from the main path to different paths,
The second conveying roller includes a first roller disposed in the first path, and a second roller disposed in the second path,
The path switching member is provided to overlap the first roller when the path is switched so that the main path and the first path communicate with each other, and when the path is switched so that the main path and the second path communicate with each other. Path overlapping structure of the medium, provided to overlap with the second roller. The method of claim 3,
The second conveying roller is positioned such that at least a portion of the second conveying roller enters in the direction toward the entry portion from the end of the direction toward the exit portion of the rerouting member so as to narrow the gap between the plurality of conveying members provided in the conveying portion. , The path switching structure of the medium. Deposit and withdrawal unit in which the medium is deposited or withdrawn; And,
A plurality of transfer paths for conveying the medium, a plurality of transfer paths through which the medium is transferred, a branching part for branching the plurality of transfer paths, and a processing unit for processing the medium transferred to the deposit and withdrawal unit, the withdrawn medium, or the conveyed medium after being deposited into the withdrawal unit; A media processing apparatus including a path switching structure of a medium for switching a path of a medium to be conveyed at
The path switching structure of the medium,
A path switching member disposed in the branch part to communicate a main path with any one of a plurality of branch paths to switch a path through which the medium is transferred; And,
And a conveying part including a first conveying member for providing a conveying force to the medium entering the diverging part, and a second conveying member for providing a conveying force to the medium which is separated from the diverging part.
At least one of the first conveying member and the second conveying member is disposed to face the path changing member with the medium therebetween, and presses the medium toward the path changing member to increase the frictional force with the medium. , The financial device provided to overlap with the path switching member.

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