KR102030518B1 - Apparatus for receiving and dispensing bill - Google Patents

Abstract

Banknotes deposit and withdrawal apparatus is disclosed.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the deposit and withdrawal unit provided for the input and receipt of bills; A separation and integration unit including a separation unit for separating the banknotes introduced through the entrance and exit port unit, and an integration unit for accumulating the banknotes conveyed for withdrawal; A tray unit reciprocating between the entrance / exit opening and closing portions, the tray unit being provided to accommodate the bills therein; And a push provided to reciprocate between the separating part and the accumulating part, pressurizing the bills contained in the tray unit during the separating operation of the separating part, and providing the bills to be stacked on an upper surface of the accumulating part. Banknotes and withdrawals device, including a plate may be provided.

Description

Banknotes deposit and withdrawal device {APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING AND DISPENSING BILL}

The present invention relates to a banknote and withdrawal device, and more particularly to an automatic banknote and withdrawal device having a tray.

Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) generally provide unattended financial services such as cash and check deposits and deposits by credit card or bankbook without the need for bank employees, regardless of time and place. It is an automated device.

In recent years, the use of automatic teller machines is expanding not only in financial institutions such as banks, but also in convenience stores, department stores, and public places. Automatic teller machines can be divided into withdrawal machines, deposit machines and withdrawal machines according to whether or not withdrawals. Recently, automatic teller machines are used for various purposes such as cash withdrawal and withdrawal of checks, bank accounts, payment of giro fees, ticket releases.

Some automatic teller machines accept bills, such as cash and checks, and automatically store and process them. The automatic teller machine checks the authenticity of the inserted banknotes and stores them only in the normal case. The information is transferred through a method such as scanning the corresponding banknotes while transferring the banknotes inserted through the deposit and withdrawal unit in a bundle form. Acquire. In addition, after confirming the authenticity of the bills using the obtained information, the final storing process only if there is no abnormality, and if there is an abnormality, the bills are carried out.

As described above, a conventional automatic teller machine requires a separate clamping process for bundling the bills when the bills are inserted into the deposit and withdrawal slots, and thus the deposit and withdrawal process is complicated, and the bills are transferred through a conveyor belt. Because of this, the banknote alignment has to be made precisely and there is a problem that the conveying distance is long by the conveyor belt.

Korean Laid-Open Patent No. 10-2014-0077439 (Published June 24, 2014)

An embodiment of the present invention is to provide a banknote withdrawal device that can improve the convenience of withdrawal and withdrawal of unbundled banknotes by moving to the separation unit while receiving the banknotes put through the deposit and withdrawal unit in the tray.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the deposit and withdrawal unit provided for the input and receipt of bills; A separation and integration unit including a separation unit for separating the banknotes introduced through the entrance and exit port unit, and an integration unit for accumulating the banknotes conveyed for withdrawal; A tray unit reciprocating between the entrance / exit opening and closing portions, the tray unit being provided to accommodate the bills therein; And a push provided to reciprocate between the separating part and the accumulating part, pressurizing the bills contained in the tray unit during the separating operation of the separating part, and providing the bills to be stacked on an upper surface of the accumulating part. Banknotes deposit and withdrawal device including a plate may be provided.

Here, the tray unit, the wall surface and the upper surface facing the separating portion is formed in an open structure, the main body accommodates the bills therein; And a shutter unit provided on the wall surface opposite to the separating unit so as to be movable upward and downward, wherein the shutter unit is lifted from the main body so that the banknotes accommodated in the main body are discharged through the separating unit so that the banknotes can pass. Can form gaps.

The shutter unit may include a column unit formed in an up and down direction and spaced apart along the width direction of the shutter unit and covering a part of the wall surface facing the separation unit; And an opening disposed between the column parts and formed in an open structure.

In addition, the push plate is located outside the column portion, the frame portion formed along the longitudinal direction of the separation unit; And a support extending from the frame portion to cover the upper portion of the main body, spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the frame portion, pressing the banknotes through a lower surface, and loading the banknotes on the upper surface. It may include.

In addition, when the banknotes are loaded on the upper surface of the support, the push plate is configured to be lowered so that the support is inserted into the opening, the banknotes loaded on the upper surface of the support is the tray unit is the entrance and exit section It may be configured to be pushed by the column portion when moved toward the inside of the tray unit.

In addition, the tray unit may be configured to protrude further forward than the tip of the entry and exit port portion when the bank notes, incoming and withdrawn.

In addition, the upper portion of the column portion may be provided with a screen portion extending inward of the main body to prevent the separation of the bills received when the tray unit is moved.

It may further include a moving means for moving the tray unit.

In addition, it is possible to convey to the accumulator the reject ticket which can not be deposited among the bills separated by the separator.

In addition, the stacking unit may be provided with a stack guide for guiding the bills so that the bills are loaded on the upper surface of the push plate.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the banknotes introduced through the deposit and withdrawal unit is accommodated in the tray and safely transported to the separation unit, so there is no need for a clamping process for bundling the banknotes and the convenience of deposit and withdrawal is increased.

In addition, when the bills are transferred through the tray, the bills being transferred through the screen unit provided at one side of the tray may be prevented from being separated from the tray.

In addition, since the tray protrudes further forward than the tip of the entrance / exit opening at the time of entry and withdrawal, it relieves the customer's reluctance to enter his / her hand into the entry / exit shutter and at the same time allows the inside of the tray to be better seen. It has the advantage of easier input and receiving.

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a banknote and withdrawal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing a deposit state of the banknotes deposit and withdrawal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing a state in which the separation operation is performed in the banknotes deposit and withdrawal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a view showing a state in which the integration operation is performed in the banknotes deposit and withdrawal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the tray unit and the push plate in the banknote and withdrawal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the push plate is separated from FIG. 5.
7 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the shutter unit is separated from the main body of FIG. 6.
8 and 9 are operational state diagrams for explaining the process that the bills loaded on the upper surface of the push plate is accommodated in the tray unit by the column portion.
10 is a view showing a withdrawal state of the automatic teller machine provided with another tray in an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the configuration and operation according to the embodiment of the present invention. The following description is one of several aspects of the patentable invention and the following description may form part of the detailed description of the invention.

However, in describing the present invention, a detailed description of known configurations or functions may be omitted to clarify the present invention.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Terms including ordinal numbers such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another.

When a component is said to be 'connected' or 'connected' to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that another component may exist in between Should be.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1, banknotes deposit and withdrawal device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is largely divided into a separate unit 250, including the deposit and withdrawal unit 100, the separation unit 200 and the accumulation unit 300, It may be configured to include a tray unit 400 and a push plate 500.

The fact that an embodiment of the present invention includes the above-listed components does not mean that they consist only of these components, but basically includes these components. In addition, other components (eg, the components and the bills connected through the conveyance path) It is meant to include a well-known technology known in automatic teller machines, such as a discriminating unit for discriminating the kinds of goods and a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing the bills and a storage cassette for storing the bills), but for the known technology the gist of the present invention Detailed description is omitted since it may be blurred.

As shown in FIG. 2, the deposit and withdrawal outlet unit 100 is a configuration provided to insert or receive a paper medium (hereinafter referred to as “paper money 1”) such as a bill or a check in the automatic teller machine 10, and deposit or When withdrawal may be provided on the front side of the automatic teller machine 10 that can be easily reached by the customer's hand.

The deposit and withdrawal outlet part 100 may be provided with a deposit and withdrawal shutter 110 so that the bill (1) is introduced into or discharged into the automatic teller machine (10). The deposit and withdrawal shutter 110 may be opened and closed by an external control signal.

In addition, the upper and upper portions of the deposit and withdrawal unit 100 may be provided with a display unit 11 that allows the customer to visually check the deposit and withdrawal status. Reference numerals 12 and 13 denote the safe 12 and the wall 13, respectively, and the entrance / exit part 100 may be provided on the wall 13.

As shown in FIG. 1, the separation accumulator 250 may include a separation unit 200 and an integration unit 300.

Looking in detail with reference to Figure 3, the separation unit 200 may separate the banknotes introduced for the conveyance of the banknotes 1 introduced through the entry and exit port 100. The separating unit 200 may selectively separate the bills 1 accommodated in the tray unit 400 and transfer them to other places.

The separation unit 200 may include a plurality of rollers such as a pickup roller 210, a feed roller 220, a gate roller 230, and the like, in order to separate the banknotes 1. Since it corresponds to a well-known technique, further description is omitted.

Referring to FIG. 4, the accumulation unit 300 may be located above the separation unit 200, and the bills 1 conveyed for withdrawal or withdrawal of a portion of the banknotes 1 separated from the separation unit 200. ) Can be integrated. That is, the accumulator 300 passes through a discriminating unit (not shown) among the banknotes 1 separated by the separating unit 200, is discriminated as abnormal banknotes, etc., and rejected banknotes that cannot be deposited. It is configured to accumulate the bills withdrawn (receipt ticket) to be withdrawn to be temporarily stored or withdrawn to the customer in the storage cassette (not shown).

The accumulation unit 300 is coupled to the feed roller 310, the guide roller 320 for contacting and transporting the bills 1 therebetween, the same axis as the guide roller 320 and a plurality of elastic on the outer peripheral surface It may include a stack roller 330 to which the sheet is attached.

In addition, the stacking unit 340 may be installed at the accumulator 300 to guide the bills 1 so that the bills are loaded on the upper surface of the push plate 500. The stack guide 340 is fixed to the upper side of the accumulator 300 side, and the banknotes 1 which are inclined downward or bent toward the push plate 500 and passed through the accumulator 300 are pushed by the stack guide 340. The upper surface of the plate 500 is to be loaded.

In addition, the tray unit 400 is a configuration capable of temporarily storing the bills (1) to be deposited or withdrawn therein, and as shown in Figures 1 to 3, the tray unit 400 and the deposit and withdrawal opening 100 The path between the separating and collecting units 250 may be reciprocated.

For reference, FIG. 1 illustrates a payment waiting state in which the bills 1 are not accommodated in the tray unit 400 and the tray unit 400 is located at the separation unit 200 side, and FIG. The tray unit 400 moves to the entrance / exit unit 100 upon request to show a state in which the bills 1 needing to be deposited are accommodated in the tray unit 400, and FIG. 3 shows that the tray unit 400 is separated from the separation unit ( Moving to 200) shows a state in which the separation operation of the bill (1).

As such, the tray unit 400 accommodates the banknotes 1 to be deposited or withdrawn therein, and transfers the banknotes 1 by reciprocating the path between the deposit and withdrawal outlet part 100 and the separating part 200. have.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 2, when the customer enters or withdraws the bills 1, the tray for preventing the customer's hand from entering the inside of the deposit and withdrawal outlet 100 for the input or receipt of the bills 1. The unit 400 may be configured to protrude further forward by a predetermined length d than the wall surface 13 formed at the front end of the entrance / exit part 100.

Since the tray unit 400 protrudes further forward than the tip of the entrance / exit opening part 100, the customer's hand can deposit or withdraw the bills 1 more easily without entering the deposit / exit shutter 110.

This is in consideration of the emotional side of the customer who is reluctant to enter his or her hand into the deposit and withdrawal shutter 110, the opening and closing operation is performed, so that the tray unit 400 protrudes further forward when the withdrawal and withdrawal shutter 110, While eliminating the customer's concern that it may be caught in the at the same time, the inside of the tray unit 400 can be better seen, there is an advantage that the input and receipt of the bills (1) more easily.

In addition, the push plate 500 is configured to reciprocate the path between the separation unit 200 and the integration unit 300, as shown in Figures 2 to 4 push plate 500 is the separation unit 200 In the path between the and the integration unit 300 may be moved in the vertical direction as needed.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, when the separation unit 200 is separated, the push plate 500 presses the bills 1 accommodated in the tray unit 400 through the bottom surface to separate the bills 1. It can help you work more smoothly.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the push plate 500 stacks the banknotes 1 accumulated on the upper surface of the accumulator 300 to stack the upper surface of the push plate 500. It can also be used as a space.

In addition, the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a moving means (not shown) for moving the tray unit 400. The moving means is configured to provide power to the tray unit 400 so that the tray unit 400 can move back and forth along the path between the entry and exit unit 100 and the separation unit 200, and includes a lead screw having a thread on the outer circumferential surface thereof ( Not shown) and the like.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 5 to 9, the structures, the organic relationships, and the actions of the tray unit 400 and the push plate 500 will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 5, when the push plate 500 is lowered, a part of the push plate 500 may enter the accommodation space of the tray unit 400.

In this state, the lower surface of the push plate 500 may press the banknotes 1 accommodated in the tray unit 400 to help the separating operation, and the upper surface of the push plate 500 may pass through the accumulation unit 300. One banknote 1 may be stacked.

In order to implement such a structure, as illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7, the tray unit 400 may include a main body 410 and a shutter unit 420.

The main body 410 may be configured based on a substantially box shape to accommodate the bills 1, in which the wall surface and the upper surface opposing the separating part 200 may be formed in an open structure. have.

That is, the main body 410 is made of a box shape, but the wall surface of the side facing the separator 200 is open and the top surface is also open, so the bottom surface and the bottom of the main body 410 are open. It may be a structure in which the wall surfaces on both sides in the direction perpendicular to the plane and in the direction intersecting with the separation unit 200 exist. In addition, although not shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the front side wall surface of the main body 410 that protrudes further forward than the front end of the entrance and exit port part 100 may be present as needed.

In addition, the shutter 420 is configured to be separate from the main body 410 and may be installed on the main body 410 so as to be lifted up and down on a wall surface facing the separating part 200.

Therefore, when the separation operation by the separating unit 200 is being performed as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the shutter unit 420 is raised from the main body 410 by a predetermined height so that the lower end of the shutter unit 420 By slightly opening, the bills 1 accommodated in the main body 410 through the gap in the lower end of the shutter unit 420 may be discharged out of the main body 410 to perform a separation operation by the separating unit 200.

Here, the shutter 420 may include a column 421 and an opening 422 as shown in detail in FIG. 7.

The column part 421 refers to a column formed in an up and down direction, and the column part 421 formed in the up and down direction is spaced apart along the longitudinal direction of the separating part 200, and is coupled to the main body 410 to be elevated. A portion of the opposing wall surface of the separating part 200 which is placed in the open state in the main body 410 may be covered. Therefore, the column part 421 may block a part of the wall surface of the body 410 facing the separation part 200.

Here, the upper portion of the column portion 421 may be provided with a screen portion 421a for preventing the separation of the bills 1 accommodated in the tray unit 400 when the tray unit 400 moves. The screen portion 421a is configured to extend a predetermined length from the upper portion of the column portion 421 to the inner side of the main body 410, and when the tray unit 400 moves, the bills 1 accommodated in the tray unit 400 are blown. In order to prevent the screen portion 421a may provide a locking force to one end of the bill (1).

In addition, the opening 422 refers to an open portion located between the column portions 421 and may be formed as an open structure without any structure. Although the opening 422 is an open area without any structure, the opening 422 has a technical meaning associated with the push plate 500 in one embodiment of the present invention, so a separate name and reference numeral are used. Refers to.

On the other hand, the push plate 500 may be configured to include a frame portion 510 and the support 520.

The frame part 510 is positioned outside the column part 421 among the upper parts of the separating part 200, and may be provided in the form of a beam extending along the length of the separating part 200.

In addition, the support 520 may extend from the frame portion 510 to cover the upper portion of the main body 410 through the opening 422. Since the support 520 has a structure inserted into the plurality of openings 422, the support 520 may be provided in plural, and the support 520 may be spaced along the length direction of the frame part 510.

In addition, the lower surface of the support 520 presses the bills (1) accommodated in the main body 410 to help the separation operation of the separation unit 200, the upper surface of the support 520 passed through the integration unit 300 Banknotes 1 may be stacked (see FIG. 4).

That is, as shown in FIG. 8, when the bills 1 passing through the accumulator 300 are stacked on the upper surface of the support 520, the push plate 500 is lowered so that the support 520 is a column part. Inserted into the opening 422 between the 421 so that the support 520 may be located in the receiving space of the main body 410.

And, as shown in FIG. 9, the bills 1 loaded on the upper surface of the support 520 in the state in which the support 520 is located in the receiving space of the main body 410, the tray unit 400 is a cash inlet and outlet portion When moving toward the 100, the column unit 421 may be pushed toward the receiving space and introduced into the tray unit 400 (main body 410) to be accommodated.

As described above, the bills 1 accommodated in the tray unit 400 may be transferred to the cash inlet / outlet part 100 by the tray unit 400 as shown in FIG. 10 and withdrawn to the customer.

As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using the preferable embodiment, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiment described, The person of ordinary skill in the art is not limited within the scope of this invention. Substitution and modification of the components are possible, which also belongs to the rights of the present invention.

1: Bills 10: Automatic Teller Machine
100: deposit and withdrawal section 110: deposit and withdrawal shutter
200: separation unit 250: separation integration unit
300: integrated unit
400: tray unit 410: main body
420: shutter portion 421: column portion
421a: screen portion 422: opening portion
500: push plate 510: frame portion
520: support

Claims (10)

A deposit and withdrawal unit provided for inputting and receiving bills;
A separation and integration unit including a separation unit for separating the banknotes introduced through the entrance and exit port unit, and an integration unit for accumulating the banknotes conveyed for withdrawal;
A tray unit reciprocating between the entrance / exit opening and closing portions, the tray unit being provided to accommodate the bills therein; And
A push plate provided to reciprocate between the separating part and the accumulating part, pressurizes bills received in the tray unit during the separating operation of the separating part, and is provided to stack the bills on the upper surface of the accumulating part. Including;
The tray unit,
A main body having a wall surface and an upper surface facing the separation part and having an open structure, and the banknotes are accommodated therein; And
And a shutter unit provided on the wall surface opposite to the separating unit so as to be movable upward and downward.
Banknotes deposit and withdrawal device. According to claim 1,
And the shutter unit forms a gap through which the banknotes can pass by rising from the main body such that the banknotes accommodated in the main body are discharged through the separating unit. The method of claim 2,
The shutter unit,
A column part formed in an up and down direction and spaced apart in the width direction of the shutter part and covering a part of the wall surface facing the separation part; And
Located between the column portion, including the opening formed in an open structure, banknotes deposit and withdrawal device. The method of claim 3, wherein
The push plate,
A frame part positioned outside the column part and formed along a length direction of the separation part; And
The frame portion extends to cover the upper portion of the main body through the opening, spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the frame portion, and presses the bills through the lower surface and the support is loaded with the bills on the upper surface Banknotes, withdrawal device containing. The method of claim 4, wherein
When the banknotes are loaded on the upper surface of the support is pushed down the plate is configured to insert the support into the opening,
And the banknotes loaded on the upper surface of the support are configured to be pushed by the column part and inserted into the tray unit when the tray unit is moved toward the entrance and exit part. According to claim 1,
The tray unit is configured to protrude further forward than the tip of the entry and exit portion of the bills, withdrawal, withdrawal of the bills. The method of claim 3, wherein
The upper part of the column portion is provided with a screen unit extending inward of the main body to prevent the separation of the bills received when the tray unit is moved, banknotes deposit and withdrawal device. According to claim 1,
And a moving means for moving the tray unit. According to claim 1,
The banknotes deposit and withdrawal apparatus of the banknotes separated by the separating part are conveyed to the accumulator for reject tickets which cannot be deposited. According to claim 1,
The stacking unit is provided with a stack guide for guiding the bills so that the bills are loaded on the upper surface of the push plate.

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