KR20040051053A - A media feeding apparatus and media dispenser using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A media separation device and a media cash dispenser by using the same are provided to minimize the number of components to transfer the media by further rapidly discharging the media. CONSTITUTION: A media separation device includes a spacing plate(36), a push plate(32), a pickup roller(40) and a rising guide member(38). The spacing plate(36) forms the one side wall of the media container(30). The push plate(32) pushes the media inserted into the media container(30) to the spacing plate(36), wherein the surface of the push plate(32) contacted to the media is the inclination surface facing to the spacing plate(36). The pickup roller(40) is contacted to the media through the spacing plate(36) and picks up the media to outside of the media container(30). And, the rising guide member(38) which is placed adjacent to the spacing plate(36) rises the media to a direction of transferring the media by the pickup roller(40).

Description

A media feeding apparatus and media dispenser using the same}

The present invention relates to a media dispenser, and more particularly, to a media separation device for picking up and supplying the media stored in the media one by one, and a media dispenser using the same.

As used herein, the term Media refers to banknotes, checks, tickets, certificates, and the like, and may have various thicknesses that are very thin in thickness or length.

1 shows a configuration of an automatic dispenser equipped with a media separation device according to the prior art. According to this, the automatic teller machine 1 pays bills, checks, tickets, etc. at the request of the customer, and is provided with a medium box 3 in which the medium m is stored.

The medium box 3 is filled with a plurality of media m, which are pressed in one direction by the sealing plate 5. The contact plate 5 is supported by the spring 6 to bring the medium m into close contact with the pickup roller 7.

The pickup roller 7 picks up the medium m one by one and transfers it to the feed roller 9 side. The feed roller 9 transfers the medium m, which is paired with the contra roller 10 so that the medium m is separated and delivered one by one.

The conveyance guide 11 is installed to correspond to the feed roller 9 so as to deliver the medium m separated one by one through the feed roller 9 and the contra roller 10. In addition, a plurality of rollers and a belt are provided in an area after the conveying guide 11 to convey the medium m. As described above, the feed module 12 and the delivery module 14 are composed of a plurality of rollers and a belt to convey the medium m.

A customer access module 16 is provided at a position corresponding to the front top of the media dispenser 1 adjacent to the delivery module 14. The customer access module 16 is a part that the customer can directly access and receive the medium (m).

In the prior art having such a configuration, when the customer requests a predetermined number of media m, the media m of the media box 3 is picked up by the pickup roller 7 and the media m is fed to the feed. Passing through the roller 9 and the contra-roller 10 is separated one by one is conveyed between the feed roller 9 and the feed guide (11).

Then, the feed module 12 and the delivery module 14 is delivered to the customer access module 16. This operation proceeds until the number of media m requested by the customer is collected in the customer access module 16.

However, the prior art as described above has the following problems.

That is, in the prior art, the media box 3 is generally installed below the automatic media dispenser 1, in which the pickup roller 7 and the feed roller 9 and the contra roller 10 are installed. The medium (m) discharged by the conveyance in the opposite direction of the customer access module 16, is delivered to the customer access module 16 through the feed module 12 and the delivery module (14).

Therefore, there is a problem that the path through which the medium m is conveyed becomes long. In this way, when the path for transporting the medium m becomes longer, the probability of a poor transport of the medium m such as skew or jam increases, and as the path for transporting the medium m increases, The problem also arises that it takes a long time to take out the medium m.

In addition, as the path for transporting the medium m becomes longer, the number of parts for transporting the medium m increases, resulting in a problem that the manufacturing cost of the media dispenser 1 is increased.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, it is to reduce the length of the path that the medium is conveyed in the media dispenser to a minimum.

Another object of the present invention is to smoothly discharge the medium from the medium box while reducing the path to the medium is transported.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a media dispenser equipped with a media separation apparatus according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a preferred embodiment of a media dispenser according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of another embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

20: Automatic media dispenser 30: Media box

32: plate 33: slope

34: spring 36: diaphragm

38: ascending guide 40: pickup roller

42: feed roller 43: contra roller

50: delivery module 52: customer access module

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the object as described above, the present invention forms an inclined diaphragm and one side wall inside the media box, and the media loaded in the media box with the elastic force of the elastic member toward the diaphragm. And a pick-up roller which pushes the contact surface of the medium to an inclined surface corresponding to the diaphragm, a pick-up roller passing through the diaphragm and picking up the medium out of the media box, It is configured to include a lift guide portion to be raised in the direction to be transported by the pickup roller.

It is further provided with a feed roller and a contra roller in which the rotational direction is reversed or only one side rotates so that the medium picked up by the pickup roller is separated and conveyed one by one.

According to another feature of the present invention, the present invention provides a medium container in which the medium is stored, a medium separating part for separating the medium of the medium box one by one, and the medium separating part conveying the medium from the medium box. It comprises a delivery module, and a customer access module for receiving the media delivered through the delivery module to the customer, the medium is loaded into the media inclined toward the customer access module.

A diaphragm inclined toward one side of the delivery module is formed on the delivery module, and a contact plate for pushing the media with the elastic force of the elastic member toward the diaphragm is formed with an inclined surface corresponding to the diaphragm.

And a lift guide part adjacent to the diaphragm to cause the medium to be lifted in a direction in which the medium is discharged.

The upward guide portion is formed by forming a predetermined curved surface of the bottom surface on which the medium is supported.

The upward guide portion includes a lift guide plate having a tip portion raised in a direction in which the medium is discharged by a separate driving source and having a flat top surface.

The rising guide plate is mounted to the media dispenser so that the leading end thereof is raised in the direction in which the media is discharged.

The media separating unit is a pickup roller for picking up the medium in close contact with the media loaded obliquely, and a feed roller and contra which one side is stopped or rotated in opposite directions so as to separate and transport the media picked up by the pickup roller one by one. It comprises a roller.

According to the present invention having such a configuration there is an advantage that the path that the medium is transported is relatively short and the discharge of the medium in the medium box more smoothly.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a preferred embodiment of the media separating apparatus and the media dispenser using the same will be described in detail.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a preferred embodiment of a media dispenser according to the present invention. According to this, the media box 30 is provided on the inner lower portion of the media dispenser 20. The media box 30 is detachable from the media dispenser 20.

A plurality of media m is loaded into the media box 30. The medium m is pushed to one side of the medium box 30 by the plate 32. One surface of the contact plate 32, that is, the surface for pushing the medium m is a predetermined inclined surface 33. Therefore, the medium m pushed by the contact plate 32 is pushed obliquely by the inclined surface 33.

The plate 32 is supported by a spring 34, which pushes the medium m to the restoring force of the spring 34. The spring 34 may be supported in various forms to provide elastic force to the mill plate 32.

The medium m pushed by the mill plate 32 is supported by a diaphragm 36 opposite the mill plate 32. The diaphragm 36 forms one side of the space in which the medium m is charged, and has a slope corresponding to the inclined surface 32 of the contact plate 32. Here, the inclination of the inclined surface 32 and the inclination of the diaphragm 36 are formed to face the direction of the customer access module 52 to be described below. In this way, the distance from which the medium m discharged from the medium box 30 to the customer access module 52 is relatively shortened.

The portion of the bottom surface on which the medium m is supported, adjacent to the diaphragm 36, forms an upward guide 38. The upward guide 38 is formed to gradually rise toward a curved surface having a predetermined curvature toward the diaphragm 36, and serves to guide the medium m toward the feed roller 42 to be described below. . In this embodiment, the lift guide 38 is formed in a curved surface having a predetermined curvature the bottom surface on which the medium (m) is supported.

The pickup roller 40 is installed to contact the medium m through a through hole (not shown) formed at one side of the diaphragm 36. The pickup roller 40 is in contact with the medium m and serves to pick up the medium m.

The medium m picked up by the pickup roller 40 is transferred between the feed roller 42 and the contra roller 43. The feed roller 42 provides power for conveying the medium m, and the contra roller 43 cooperates with the feed roller 42 so that the medium m can be conveyed only one by one. To this end, it is preferable that the contra roller 43 does not rotate or rotates in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the feed roller 42.

The medium m passing through the feed roller 42 and the contra roller 43 is conveyed by the delivery module 50. The delivery module 50 is composed of a plurality of rollers and belts, and serves to deliver the medium (m) to the customer access module 52 to be described below.

The customer access module 52 is provided at the front upper end of the media dispenser 20, and is configured to allow the customer to directly receive the medium (m). The media m transferred through the delivery module 50 is integrated in the customer access module 52, and when the desired number of media m is accumulated, the door is opened to be received by the customer.

Meanwhile, FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the lift guide part provided at a position adjacent to the diaphragm 36 is constituted by a lift guide plate 38 'driven by a separate drive source. The rising guide plate 38 ′ is configured such that one end of the rising guide plate 38 may be raised to a position inclined toward the upper end of the diaphragm 36.

For reference, the lift guide plate 38 ′ may be configured to be automatically lifted in an operation of mounting the media box 30 to the media dispenser 20.

Hereinafter will be described the operation of the media separator and the automatic media dispenser using the same according to the present invention having the configuration as described above.

When the customer requests a predetermined number of media m through the customer access module 52, the pickup roller 40 is driven to separate the media m from the media box 30. That is, the pickup roller 40 rotates to separate the medium m loaded into the inside of the medium box 30. At this time, the medium (m) is kept inclined by the plate 32 and the diaphragm 36, in particular by the lifting guide 38 to push up in the direction of the feed roller 42 and the contra roller 43 The pickup is picked up by the pickup roller 40 in a closed state.

The medium m picked up by the pickup roller 40 is transferred between the feed roller 42 and the contra roller 43. In the process of passing the medium m between the feed roller 42 and the contra roller 43, the feed roller 42 tries to move the medium m to the outside of the medium box 30. Since the roller 43 is stationary or rotates in the opposite direction in which the medium m is conveyed, only one piece of medium m is discharged when two pieces of medium m are picked up and delivered.

Here, the medium (m) is maintained in the inclined direction in the direction of the customer access module 52 in the inside of the medium box 30, the customer by the pickup roller 40 and the feed roller 42 It is conveyed in the direction of the access module (52).

In addition, the medium m passes through the delivery module 50 and is delivered to the customer access module 52. In this manner, when the medium m is conveyed one by one and the desired number of sheets is supplied to the customer access module 52, the customer receives the medium m.

On the other hand, the medium (m) in the inside of the medium box 30 is guided in the direction of the feed roller 42 by the ascending guide portion 38, whereby the pickup roller 40 is the medium (m) When picking up, the medium m following the medium m to be picked up can be prevented from being picked up at the same time.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, when necessary, by a separate driving source or when the media box 30 is mounted on the media dispenser 30, the tip of the lift guide plate 38 'is raised to raise the media. Since (m) is guided in the direction of the feed roller 42, the pickup of the medium m can be made more accurately and smoothly.

The rights of the present invention are not limited to the embodiments described above, but are defined by the claims, and those skilled in the art can make various modifications and adaptations within the scope of the claims. It is self-evident.

In the media separation device and the automatic media dispenser using the same as described in detail above, the media is charged in the media box in a direction toward the customer access module and discharged directly from the media box to the customer access module direction.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the distance in which the medium is transported is minimized, so that the medium can be discharged more quickly, and the components for transporting the medium can be minimized.

In addition, since the medium is directly transferred from the media box to the customer access module, the configuration of the automatic media dispenser is miniaturized while minimizing unnecessary configuration for media transportation.

In addition, in the present invention, since the pick-up force of the pick-up roller is transferred to only one medium by guiding the inside of the medium by the lifting guide in the direction of picking up the medium, the pick-up of the medium is more accurate and smooth. .

Claims (9)

An inclined diaphragm that forms one wall inside the media box, A medium plate which pushes the medium loaded in the inside of the medium box with the elastic force of the elastic member toward the diaphragm, and the surface on which the medium contacts is inclined surface corresponding to the diaphragm; A pick-up roller passing through the diaphragm to be in contact with the medium and picking up the medium out of the medium box; And a lift guide portion adjacent to the diaphragm to raise the medium in a direction in which the medium is transported by the pickup roller. The media separation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a feed roller and a contra roller which rotate in opposite directions or rotate only one side so as to separate and transport the media picked up by the pickup roller one by one. A media box that stores the media therein, A media separator for separating the media of the media box one by one, A delivery module for transporting the media from the media box by the media separation unit; It is configured to include a customer access module that allows the customer to receive the medium delivered through the delivery module, The media dispenser, characterized in that the medium is charged inclined toward the customer access module inside the media box. The diaphragm of claim 3, wherein a diaphragm inclined toward one side of the delivery module is formed, and a plate for pushing the medium with the elastic force of the elastic member toward the diaphragm corresponds to a surface in contact with the diaphragm. Media dispenser, characterized in that formed in the inclined surface. 5. The automatic media dispenser according to claim 4, comprising a lift guide portion adjacent to the diaphragm to raise the medium in a discharge direction. The automatic media dispenser according to claim 1 or 5, wherein the upward guide portion is formed by forming a bottom surface on which the medium is supported to a predetermined curved surface. 6. The automatic media dispenser according to claim 1 or 5, wherein the rising guide portion has a rising guide plate having a leading end thereof raised in a direction in which the medium is discharged by a separate driving source and having a flat top surface. 8. The automatic media dispenser according to claim 7, wherein the ascending guide plate is lifted in a direction in which the media is discharged by mounting the media bin to the media dispenser. According to claim 3, wherein the media separation unit is in close contact with the pick-up roller to pick up the media in close contact with the obliquely loaded media, and the media picked up by the pick-up roller one by one stop or in the opposite direction to each other Media feeder characterized in that it comprises a rotating feed roller and a contra roller.