KR20050101459A - Apparatus for escrowing sheet material of sheet material processing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses an escrow device of a media processor for temporarily accommodating a plurality of media such as banknotes, checks, ballots, etc. to be temporarily accommodated and transported one by one. The present invention is an escrow track having a base plate, a receiving space installed to guide the transfer of the medium on the upper surface of the base plate and accommodates the media in multiple sheets upstream, and installed on the upper surface of the base plate and escrow track The main feeding means for transporting the media one by one along with the stop, the medium is stopped on the escrowed track so that the medium installed on the upper surface of the base plate and conveyed by the main feeding means overlaps the accommodation space of the escrowed track. Escrow feeding means for transporting one of the plurality of media contained in the receiving space in cooperation with the main feeding means, and a medium installed upstream of the escrow track and entering the receiving space of the escrow track in the receiving space of the escrow track. Having elasticity to guide over the preceding medium received It consists of the guider. According to the present invention, it is possible to sequentially stack one sheet of media to be conveyed vertically and to stack it in multiple sheets, and to sequentially discharge one sheet of the plurality of sheets stored therein. In addition, it is possible to improve the reliability by preventing the jam of the medium, it is possible to greatly shorten the transport path of the medium to simplify and miniaturize the configuration of the media processor.

Description

ESCROW DEVICE OF MEDIA PROCESSOR {APPARATUS FOR ESCROWING SHEET MATERIAL OF SHEET MATERIAL PROCESSING MACHINE}

The present invention relates to a media processor for processing media such as banknotes, checks, ballots, and the like, and more particularly, to an escrow apparatus of a media processor for temporarily storing a plurality of media to overlap and temporarily transporting them one by one. It is about.

As is well known, recognition, marks recorded on various media such as banknotes, checks, ballots, giro papers, optical mark reader (OMR) cards, bar code sheets, etc. Various types and structures of media processors for reading and processing data such as barcodes and bar codes have been developed and used. As an example of the medium, the amount of money, payment place, issue place, issue number, and date of year are recorded on the front of a check issued by a bank in Korea.These information are shown in dotted lines according to the international standard. Magnetic ink character recognition is recorded on the bottom of the front of the.

On the other hand, the magnetic ink character recognition of the check is read by the magnetic ink character reader (MICR) of the ATM, and the data read by the magnetic ink character reader is transferred to the bank's host computer through the online system. send. The host computer of the bank determines the authenticity of the check by the data transmitted from the ATM, and transfers the result to the ATM to execute the bank transaction of the check requested by the trader. Optical mark reader cards and voting papers are recognized by optical mark readers, image sensors, scanners, etc., and barcode sheets are read by barcode scanners.

As an example of an automatic teller machine for processing a deposit of a conventional check, the check deposit and withdrawal processing device of Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2001-56395, when a plurality of checks are input through an entrance formed in the main body of the automatic teller machine, Endorse the check on the back of the check while transferring one of the checks, and check the authenticity of the check by reading the magnetic ink character recognition of the check by the magnetic ink character reader. If the check is a normal check, it is transferred to the temporary collection unit, and if it is an error check, it is transferred to the hospitality unit to be returned to the user. Once all checks have been processed, the deposit check and the return of the error check are executed according to the execution of the deposit mode.

This technology has the advantage of being able to process multiple batches of checks. However, the transfer distance of checks from check insertion to deposit is designed to be considerably long, and the temporary storage part for temporary acceptance of normal checks is composed of box type storage or stacker, thus freeing up the space of automatic teller machine. It occupies a lot, complicates the configuration of the automatic teller machine and causes the downsizing, and also has the disadvantage of greatly limiting the design freedom.

Other examples of automatic teller machines include Korean Patent Publication Nos. 10-323491, 10-369419, and 2002-50083 and 2002-51837, which are flexible on the outer surface of a drum or wheel. A technique of processing a deposit mode by winding a plurality of banknotes by winding a tape having a tape and returning the banknotes by rewinding the tape is disclosed. However, there is a very high problem that the jam (jam) of the bills are generated by the sagging and damage of the tape. In addition, the regulation means and the discharge means disposed around the drum for the transfer of bills must be changed in position as the outer diameter is changed by the bills wound on the outer surface of the drum, so the mechanical configuration involves a very complicated problem have.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the various problems of the prior art as described above, the object of the present invention is to receive a plurality of sheets in succession of a single piece of media that is vertically erected vertically stacked and accommodated, It is to provide an escrow apparatus of a media processor for sequentially discharging one of the intestinal media.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an escrow device of a media processor capable of improving the reliability by preventing the jam of the media.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an escrow device for a media processor that can shorten the transport path of the media and simplify and downsize the configuration of the media processor.

Features of the present invention for achieving the above object, the base plate; An escrow track provided on the upper surface of the base plate to guide the transfer of the medium, the escrow track having an accommodation space accommodating the medium in multiple sheets upstream; It is installed on the upper surface of the base plate, the main feeding means for conveying the media one by one along the escrow track; It is installed on the upper surface of the base plate, and stops the transport of the media so that the media transported by the main feeding means is accommodated in the receiving space of the escrow track, and a plurality of media accommodated in the receiving space of the escrow track along the escrow track Escrow feeding means for conveying one of the sheets in cooperation with the main feeding means; An escrow device of a media processor which is installed upstream of an escrow track and consists of an elastic guider for guiding a medium entering an accommodation space of the escrow track over a preceding medium contained in the accommodation space of the escrow track.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of an escrow device of a media processor according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, FIG. 1 shows a typical automated teller machine 10 for processing a deposit of a check as an example of a medium. The automated teller machine (10) is installed in various places such as banks, post offices, convenience stores, etc., which are easily accessible to the user to perform a series of banking transactions such as deposit and withdrawal of cash and checks, bank transfers, balance checks, and bankbooks. have. The automated teller machine (10) has a main body (11) constituting its exterior. On the front of the main body 11, a user can select a mode accompanying a bank transaction by operating, and has a touch screen 12 having a function of a display, and a door 13 to insert or withdraw a check. An opening / closing opening 14 which is opened by) is configured.

1 and 2, the central processing unit (CPU) 15 embedded in the main body 11 of the automatic teller machine 10 is connected to the host computer 17 of the bank via the network 16. Networked with an on-line system, the host computer 17 processes the data transmitted from the automated teller machine 10 and sends a command to the central processing unit 15 to allow or reject the bank transaction requested by the user. The central processing unit 15 of the automated teller machine 10 processes the bank transaction requested by the user in accordance with a command transmitted from the host computer 17. Since the configuration and operation of the ATM and the host computer 17 are well known, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, the media processor 20 of the present invention is embedded in the main body 11 of the automatic teller machine 10, the front of the media processor 20 is provided so as to be exposed to the inlet / outlet 14. The media processor 20 of the automated teller machine 10 transfers the media, that is, checks or bills, which are fed through the input / outlet 14 along a predetermined track by the operation of the feeding device, and records them on the media. The data is acquired by the operation of the data acquisition device and input to the controller, and the controller processes the data of the medium input from the data acquisition device to process the central processing unit 15 of the automatic teller machine 10. Type in The feeding device of the media processor 20 includes a roll feed having a pair of feed rollers and an idle roller, a belt conveyor or a belt conveyor for transferring media by conveying a tape. The data acquisition device may include a magnetic ink character reader, an optical mark reader, an image sensor, a scanner, a barcode scanner, and the like. Since the configuration and operation of the media processor 20 are well known, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

3 and 6, the escrow apparatus of the media processor according to the present invention includes a base plate 30, and a main track for vertically guiding the transport of the medium 1 on the upper surface of the base plate 30. (Main track: 40) is installed. The main track 40 is composed of an inner wall 41 and an outer wall 42 spaced apart from each other to guide the transport of the medium 1. The inside wall 41 and the outside wall 42 are designed to fully accommodate the standing medium 1. 3 shows that the main track 40 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape when viewed in a plan view, but this is merely an example. The main track 40 may be variously changed as necessary, such as a circle, an ellipse, a straight line, and a curved line. have.

3 to 6, the media processor 20 of the present invention bypasses the media 1 upstream from the downstream of the main track 40 and bypasses the downstream of the main track 40. An escrow track 50 is provided which can be temporarily accommodated in turn by overlapping the media 1. The escrow track 50 includes first and second inlet guide walls 52a and 52b for guiding the entry of the medium 1 from an upstream inlet 51 branching from the downstream of the main track 40. And an accommodation space extending from the end of the second inlet guide wall 52b to form an obtuse angle with respect to the second inlet guide wall 52b, in which a plurality of media (1; 1-1, 1-2) can be overlapped. Extension wall 54, which forms 53, extends from the end of extension wall 54, and conveys the medium 1 so that the tip of medium 1 through receiving space 53 is focused. Slant guide wall (55) for guiding the outlet, the outlet 56 is extended from the end of the first inlet guide wall (52a) and the slant guide wall (55) to join the upstream of the main track (40) The first and second outlet guide walls (57a, 57b) are connected to form a).

Meanwhile, a round wall 58 connected to the main track 40 is formed upstream of the first inlet guide wall 52a, and the round wall 58 is formed through the inlet 51. Guide your entry smoothly. The downstream of the first and second outlet guide walls 57a and 57b is arranged along the conveying direction of the medium 1 such that the medium 1 via the upstream of the main track 40 does not enter the escrow track 50. First and second slant walls 59a and 59b which are inclined are formed. The first and second slant walls 59a, 59b, which join the upstream of the main track 40 and the downstream of the escrow track 50, have a main track from the ends of the first and second outlet guide walls 57a, 57b. It may be formed as a round wall extending to join the (40). 3 shows that the escrow track 50 is configured in a substantially straight line when viewed in plan, but this is an example, and the escrow track 50 may be variously changed as necessary, such as circular, elliptical, straight, curved, and the like. have.

4 to 6, a selector for guiding the medium 1 conveying along the main track 40 to the inlet 51 of the escrow track 50 upstream of the escrow track 50. : 43) is installed. The selector 43 determines the conveying direction of the medium 1 so that one piece of the medium 1 is conveyed to either the downstream of the main track 40 or the inlet 51 of the escrow track 50. The selector 43 is mounted to one of the base plate 30 and a gate 45 mounted to the base plate 30 shown in FIG. 3 so as to rotate about the pivot 44. It consists of an actuator (46) in which the rod 46a is connected to one side of the gate 45 so that the gate 45 can be rotated about the pivot 44. As shown in FIG.

4 to 7, the media processor 20 of the present invention includes a main feeding device 60 for transporting the medium 1 along the escrow track 50. The main feeding device 60 includes a first roll feed 61 mounted upstream of the escrow track 50, a second roll feed 62 mounted downstream of the escrow track 50, and an escrow track ( It consists of a push wheel (63) mounted downstream of the receiving space (53) of 50).

Each of the first and second roll feeds 61 and 62 has feed rollers 61a and 62a and idle rollers 61b and 62b, and the axes 61c and 62c of the feed rollers 61a and 62a respectively have a base plate. It is attached to 30 so that rotation is possible. The boss 63a of the push wheel 63 is mounted on the outer surface of the shaft 63b, and the shaft 63b is mounted on the base plate 30 so as to rotate. The bosses 63a of the push wheel 63 are formed with a plurality of elastic flaps 63c in contact with the surface of the medium 1 to push the medium 1 by elastic deformation, and the elastic flaps 63c. Are extended in the direction opposite to the conveying direction of the medium 1. The medium 1 pushed by the elastic flaps 63c of the pushwheel 63 is supported by the second outlet guide wall 57b and is transported along the first and second outlet guide walls 57a and 57b.

The feed rollers 61a and 62a and the push wheel 63 of each of the first and second roll feeds 61 and 62 transmit belt driving power of the main feeding motor 64 mounted on the lower surface of the base plate 30. It is transmitted by the device 65 and rotates. The belt transmission 65 comprises a prime pulley 65a mounted to the shaft 64a of the motor 64, shafts 61c and 62c of the feed rollers 61a and 62a and shafts of the push wheel 63, respectively. 1st to 3rd driven pulleys 65b to 65d attached to 63b, and a belt 65e wound around the primary pulley 65a and the first to third driven pulleys 65b to 65d. have.

In addition, the idle rollers 61b and 62b of each of the first and second roll feeds 61 and 62 are rotated about the shafts 61d and 62d and are mounted to move relative to the feed rollers 61a and 62a. have. Mechanisms for the movement of the idle rollers 61b and 62b are largely two types. Referring to the first mechanism of the second roll feed 62 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 as an example, the axis 62d of the idle roller 62b of the second roll feed 62 may rotate on the lever 62e. And the lever 62e is rotatably mounted about the pivot 62f of the base plate 30. The lever 62e biases the idle roller 62b to always contact the feed roller 62a by the elastic force of the spring means such as the coil spring 62g or the torsion spring. Like the idle roller 62b of the second roll feed 62, the idle roller 61b of the first roll feed 61 is biased to always contact the feed roller 61a by the configuration of a lever, a pivot, and a coil spring. Can be. The second mechanism is to insert the axis (61d, 62d) of each of the idle rollers (61b, 62b) to rotate and linear movement in the guide slot formed in the base plate 30 and the bracket (Bracket), An elastic force of the spring means is applied to the shafts 61d and 62d to bias the idle rollers 61b and 62b in a direction in which the feed rollers 61a and 62a are always in contact with each other. Since the construction and operation of the second mechanism for the movement of the idle rollers 61b and 62b are well known, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

 On the other hand, a plurality of third roll feeds 66 for transporting the medium 1 along the main track 40 are installed on the upper surface of the base plate 30, and the third roll feeds 66 are formed of the first and the first rolls. Like the two roll feeds 61 and 62, it consists of a pair of feed roller 66a and the idle roller 66b. Each of the feed rollers 66a and the idle rollers 66b is mounted to rotate about the shafts 66c and 66d. The feed rollers 66a of the third roll feeds 66 are feed rollers 61a and 62a of the first and second roll feeds 61 and 62 by the main feeding motor 64 and the belt transmission 65. It may be rotated at the same time as the push wheel 63 or by a separate motor and belt transmission device. 4 and 5, the fourth driven pulley 65f is mounted on the shaft 66c of the feed roller 66a of the third roll feeds 66, and the fourth driven pulley 65f is the main feeding motor 64. It is shown that it is wound around the belt (65d) so that it can be rotated by the belt transmission device (65) of. The third roll feeds 66 of the main feeding device 60 may be replaced by a belt conveyor or a tape conveyor for transporting the medium 1 along the main track 40, in which case the main track 40 may be used as needed. You can delete it accordingly.

Referring again to FIGS. 4 to 7, the escrow apparatus of the present invention is arranged downstream of the escrow track 50 to accommodate the media 1 accommodated in the escrow track 50 one by one upstream of the main track 40. Escrow feeding apparatus 70 for conveying is provided. The escrow feeding device 70 is mounted downstream of the push wheel 63 and feed roller 71a for cooperatively conveying a plurality of media 1 housed in the receiving space 53 of the escrow track 50. One of the first roll feed 71 having the idle roller 71b and a plurality of media 1 mounted behind the first roll feed 71 and conveyed by the first roll feed 71. It consists of the 2nd roll feed 72 which has a feed roller 72a which can convey the medium 1, and a separation roller 72b.

The feed roller 71a of the first roll feed 71 is mounted on the shaft 71c which rotates through the base plate 30, and the idle roller 71b can rotate about the shaft 71d. It is installed. The idle roller 71b of the first roll feed 71 moves to be in contact with the feed roller 71a by a moving unit 80. As shown in Figure 6 and 7, the moving unit 80 has a guide slot (81a) is fitted so that the shaft (71d) of the idle roller (71b) can rotate and move of the base plate 30 The lever 81 is mounted so that it can rotate about the pivot 82, and the actuator 83 which rotates the lever 81 about the pivot 82 is comprised. The actuator 83 is attached to the upper surface of the base plate 30, and the rod 83a of the actuator 83 is connected to one side of the lever 81. The idle roller 71b of the first roll feed 71 is spaced apart from the feed roller 71a so that the medium 1 passing through the accommodation space 76b of the escrow track 76 may be interposed.

The feed roller 72b of the second roll feed 72 is mounted on the shaft 72c which rotates through the base plate 30, and the separation roller 72b can rotate about the shaft 72d. It is mounted so that. The shaft 72d of the separation roller 72b is attached to the lever 72e, and the lever 72e is mounted to rotate about the pivot 72f of the base plate 30. As shown in FIG. The lever 72e is biased so that the separation roller 72b is always in contact with the feed roller 72b by receiving the elastic force of the coil spring 72g. The lowermost medium 1-1 of the media 1 conveyed by the feed roller 71a and the idle roller 71b of the first roll feed 71 is the feed roller 72a of the second roll feed 72. And between the separation roller 72b, the front end of the remaining medium (1) is caught by the separation roller (72b) to prevent the transfer.

Referring to FIG. 5, the feed roller 71a of the first roll feed 71 and the feed roller 72a of the second roll feed 72 rotate by the driving of the escrow feeding motor 73, and the escrow feeding motor 73 is attached to the lower surface of the base plate 30. The driving force of the escrow feeding motor 73 is transmitted to the shafts 71c and 72c of the feed rollers 71a and 72a by the belt transmission device 74. The belt transmission device 74 includes a prime pulley 74a mounted on the shaft 73a of the escrow feeding motor 73, and first and second driven pulleys 74b mounted on each of the shafts 71c and 72c. 74c and belt 74d wound around the main pulley 74a and the first and second driven pulleys 74b and 74c.

4 to 7, the escrow apparatus of the present invention includes an elastic guider 90 installed upstream of the escrow track 50, and the guider 90 accommodates the escrow track 50. A piece of medium 1 entering the space 53 is guided onto the preceding medium 1 accommodated in the accommodation space 53 of the escrow track 50. The guider 90 has one end fixed to one side of the escrow track 50, and the guider 90 intersects the tip of the medium 1 entering the upstream of the escrow track 50, and guides the guide plane downward. (91), and extending from the other end of the first planar portion (91) toward the downstream of the escrow track (50) and from the other inner surface of the escrow track (50), that is, from the inner surface of the slant guide wall (55). Has a second planar portion (93) spaced apart to maintain an interval (92) that can permit the transfer of.

In addition, the first planar portion 91 of the guider 90 accommodates the space 53 so as to block the front end of the medium 1 passing through the inlet 51 of the escrow track 50 and entering the accommodation space 53. Is located upstream. The second planar portion 93 is formed parallel to the slant guide wall 55, and the third planar portion 94 extends at an end of the second planar portion 93. The end of the third planar portion 94 is fixed to one side of the escrow track 50. The first planar portion 91 and the third planar portion 94 of the guider 90 are mounted on one side of the escrow track 50 so as to rotate about the pivot, and the guider 90 is moved to the initial position on the pivot. A torsion spring may be mounted to impart an elastic force to return. The guider 90 may be made of a synthetic resin such as polyester or vinyl as a material, or a wire having elasticity.

Referring to FIG. 2, the escrow apparatus of the present invention includes a controller 100 for controlling the operation of the media processor 20. In the automated teller machine (10), the controller (100) performs on-line processing of data of bills or checks input from the image acquisition apparatus in association with the host computer (17) of the bank. In addition, the controller 100 may program the actuator 46 of the selector 43, the main feeding motor 64 of the main feeding device 60, the escrow feeding motor 73 of the escrow feeding device 70, and the moving unit. The operation of the actuator 83 of 80 is controlled.

In addition, the escrow apparatus of the present invention includes first and second photocouplers 101 and 102 as sensing means for sensing the position of the medium 1 and inputting it to the controller 100. Each of the first and second photocouplers 101 and 102 receives light signals 101a and 102a for transmitting an optical signal and optical signals from the light emitting elements 101a and 102a and inputs them to the controller 100. It consists of light receiving elements 101b and 102b. The first photocoupler 101 is installed close to the upstream of the first roll feed 61 of the main feeding device 60 to detect the medium 1, and the second photocoupler 102 is connected to the main feeding device 60. Is installed to be downstream of the second roll feed 62 of the sensing medium 1. The controller 100 includes an actuator 46 of the selector 43, a main feeding motor 64 of the main feeding device 60, and an escrow feeding device according to signals input from the first and second photocouplers 101 and 102. The operation of the actuator of the escrow feeding motor 73 and the moving unit 80 of 70 is controlled.

8 shows another example of an escrow track in the media processor according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 8, another example escrow track 150 includes first and second inlet guide walls 152a for guiding entry of the medium 1 from an inlet 151 upstream branching from the downstream of the main track 40. 152b and an obtuse angle with respect to the second inlet guide wall 152b from the end of the second inlet guide wall 152b, and the plurality of media (1; 1-1, 1-2) may be overlapped. Extension wall 154 to form a receiving space 153, which extends from the end of the extension wall 154, and supports the medium (1) via the receiving space 153, the transfer of the medium (1) A support wall 155 which is mounted to be inclined along the conveying direction of the medium 1 to guide, and an outlet which extends from the end of the first inlet guide wall 152a and joins upstream of the main track 40 ( Outlets connected to form 156 and disposed parallel to the support wall 155. It consists of a guide wall 157. The extension wall 154 may be deleted as needed. Since the medium 1 is supported and conveyed by the flat support wall 155 having no inflection point, it is possible to smoothly maintain the conveyance of the medium 1 and effectively prevent the occurrence of jams. In addition, a round wall 158 connected to the main track 40 is formed upstream of the first inlet guide wall 152a, and the round wall 158 smoothly enters the medium 1 through the inlet 151. To guide.

The following describes the operation of the media processor according to the present invention having such a configuration on the escrow apparatus.

1, 2 and 6, when the user operates the touch screen 12 of the ATM, 10 selects and inputs a deposit mode of the medium 1, that is, a bill or a check. The door 13 of 10 opens the inlet / outlet 14. The user inputs a plurality of media (1; 1-1, 1-2) to the media processor 20 through the open input / output port 14, and when the input of the media 1 is completed, the automatic teller machine ( The door 13 of 10 closes the inlet / outlet 14. The media processor 20 vertically conveys one of the media 1 of the plurality of media 1 introduced through the inlet / outlet 14 to the main track 40.

Next, after a single medium 1 is transferred to the main track 40, when the main feeding motor 64 of the main feeding device 60 is driven by the control of the controller 100, the main feeding motor 64. Drive force is transmitted to the feed rollers (61a, 62a, 66a) and the push wheel (63) of each of the first to third roll feeds (61, 62, 66) by the belt transmission device (65), The feed rollers 61a, 62a, 66a of each of the third to third roll feeds 61, 62, 66 cooperate with the idle rollers 61b, 62b, 66b to convey the medium 1. The medium 1 transfers along the main track 40, enters the escrow track 50 through the inlet 51 by the guide of the gate 45 of the selector 43, and passes the medium 51 past the inlet 51. 1) is guided along the round wall 58 and the first and second inlet guide walls 52a and 52b and enters the accommodation space 53. On the other hand, while the medium 1 is transported along the main track 40, the data of the medium 1 is acquired by the operation of the data acquisition device, so that the authenticity of the medium 1, for example, in the case of a check, It is classified as an error check, the soothing check is transferred to the escrow track 50, and the error check is transported along the main track 40 and returned to the inlet / outlet 14.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 6 and 7, the first photocoupler 101 passes through the inlet 51 of the escrow track 50 toward the first roll feed 61. 1) outputs a signal detected by the transfer of the feed to the controller 100, the feed roller 61a and idle roller 61b of the first roll feed 61 is first downstream from the upstream of the escrow track 50 Transfer the medium 1-1. The tip of the first medium 1-1 entering the accommodation space 53 of the escrow track 50 is in contact with the first flat portion 91 of the guider 90, and the guider 90 is connected to the first medium 1-1. The tip of the first medium 1-1 is guided to the lower part while elastically deformed by the feed force of 1).

The tip of the first medium 1-1 guided downward by the first flat portion 91 of the guider 90 contacts the slant guide wall 55, and then the slant guide wall 55 and the guider ( A gap 92 formed between the second planar portions 93 of 91 passes. Subsequently, the first medium 1-1 conveyed by the feed roller 61a and the idle roller 61b of the first roll feed 61 is guided along the slit guide wall 55, and the main feeding device ( The elastic flaps 63c of the push wheel 63 rotated by the main feeding motor 64 and the belt transmission device 65 of the 60 are elastically deformed and transported along the slant guide wall 55. Push out -1). The idle roller 71b of the first roll feed 71 of the escrow feeding apparatus 70 is spaced apart from the feed roller 71a, and the separation roller 72b of the second roll feed 72 is the feed roller 72a. ) Is in contact with Therefore, the tip of the first medium 1-1 pushed by the elastic flaps 63c of the push wheel 63 is formed between the feed roller 71a and the idle roller 71b of the first roll feed 71. After passing through the feed roller 72a and the separation roller 71b of the 2nd roll feed 72, it stops. The rear end of the first medium 1-1, which is caught and stopped by the feed roller 72a and the separation roller 71b of the second roll feed 72, is pressed by the second plane portion 93 of the guider 90. The last end of the first medium 1-1 protrudes outward from the second planar portion 93.

Next, the second medium 1-2 enters the accommodation space 53 of the escrow track 50 similarly to the first medium 1-1 described above by the operation of the main feeding device 60. The tip of the second medium (1-2) is in contact with the first plane portion 91 of the guider 90, the guider 90 is elastically deformed by the conveying force of the second medium (1-2) while the second medium (1) Guide the leading edge of -2) down. The tip of the second medium 1-2 guided downward by the first planar portion 91 of the guider 90 contacts the upper surface of the first medium 1-1, and then the first medium 1-1. It passes between the second planar portion 93 of the guider 91. At this time, the guider 90 smoothly permits the transfer of the second medium 1-2 between the first medium 1-1 and the second planar portion 93 of the guider 91 by elastic deformation.

In this way, the media 1 are sequentially superimposed by the guide of the guider 90, thereby effectively jamming the jam which is stopped after the second media 1-2 following the first stage 1-1 of the preceding media is caught. It can prevent and improve reliability. The tip of the second medium (1-2) is stopped by the feed roller (72a) and the separation roller (71b) of the second roll feed (72) similarly to the first medium (1-1), and the second roll feed (72) is stopped. The rear end of the second medium 1-2, which is caught and stopped by the feed roller 72a and the separation roller 71b, is pressed by the second plane portion 93 of the guider 90. On the second medium 1-2, a plurality of media can be sequentially stacked in the same operation as the second medium 1-2 on the first medium 1-1.

1 and 2, when the user operates the touch screen 12 of the automatic teller machine 10 and selects the deposit confirmation mode, the deposit confirmation mode is transferred to the controller 100 through the central processing unit 15. Is entered. The first medium 1-1 of the lowermost layer among the media 1-1 and 1-2 accommodated in the escrow track 50 is escrowed by cooperation of the main feeding device 60 and the escrow feeding device 70. Discharged from 50 is transferred to the main track 40.

2, 6 and 7 again, the controller 100 operates the actuator 83 of the moving unit 80 to retract the rod 83a, and the lever 81 by the retracted rod 83a. ) Rotates about pivot 82. By the rotation of the lever 81, the idle roller 71b of the first feed roll 71 closely adheres the media 1-1, 1-2 to the feed roller 71a. Therefore, the transfer of the media 1-1, 1-2 is started by the cooperation of the feed roller 71a and the idle roller 71b. The first medium 1-1 of the lowermost layer is interposed between the feed roller 72a and the separation roller 72b of the second roll feed 72, and the tip of the second medium 1-2 is the separation roller. It stops by catching 72b. The first medium 1-1 is formed by the feed roller 72a and the separation roller 72b of the second roll feed 72, the feed roller 62a and the idle roller 62b of the second roll feed 62. The main track 40 is guided along the first and second outlet guide walls 57a and 57b and the first and second slant walls 59a and 59b of the escrow track 50 and passes through the outlet 56. Is transported upstream. The second photocoupler 102 detects the transfer of the first medium 1-1 through the second roll feed 62 and toward the first and second slantwalls 59a, 59b. Type in Finally, when the first medium 1-1 is transferred to the main track 40 and processing is completed, the second check 1-2 is moved from the escrow track 50 in the same operation as the first medium 1-1. Discharge and transfer to the main track (40).

Referring to FIG. 8, the first medium 1-1 passing through the accommodation space 153 by the operation of the main feeding device 60 and the escrow feeding device 70 is the support wall 155. Are supported and transported. At this time, since the conveyance of the first medium 1-1 is guided along the flat support wall 155 without the inflection point, the conveyance of the first medium 1-1 is smoothly maintained to effectively prevent the occurrence of jams. In addition, the transfer of the second medium 1-2, which is supported on the support wall 155 and is superimposed on the first medium 1-1, is smoothly maintained, thereby effectively preventing jams from occurring.

The embodiments described above are merely to describe preferred embodiments of the present invention, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, those skilled in the art within the spirit and claims of the present invention It will be understood that various changes, modifications, or substitutions may be made thereto, and such embodiments are to be understood as being within the scope of the present invention.

As described above, according to the escrow apparatus of the media processor according to the present invention, one sheet of vertically conveyed vertically transported can be sequentially stacked and accommodated in multiple sheets, and one sheet of the stored media can be sequentially discharged. have. In addition, it is possible to improve the reliability by preventing the jam of the medium, it is possible to greatly shorten the transport path of the medium to simplify and miniaturize the configuration of the media processor.

1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of an automatic teller machine for depositing and withdrawing a check as an example of a medium processed by the media processor of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a media processor according to the present invention;

3 is a plan view showing the configuration of the main track and the escrow track in the media processor of the present invention,

4 is a plan view schematically showing the arrangement of a main track, an escrow track, a main feeding device and an escrow feeding device in the media processor of the present invention;

5 is a plan view showing the configuration of the main feeding motor of the main feeding apparatus, the escrow feeding motor of the belt transmission apparatus and the escrow feeding apparatus, the belt transmission apparatus in the media processor of the present invention;

6 and 7 are a plan view showing the configuration of the selector, the escrow track, the main feeding device, the escrow feeding device and the guider in the media processor according to the present invention;

8 is a plan view showing another example of an escrow track in the media processor according to the present invention.

♣ Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing ♣

1, 1-1, 1-2: Medium 10: automated teller machines

20: media processor 30: base plate

40: main track 50, 150: escrow track

51, 151: entrance 52a, 52b: first and second guide walls

53, 153: Storage space 54, 154: Extension wall

55: slant guide wall 56, 156: exit

57a, 57b: first and second outlet guide wall 60: main feeding device

61: first roller 62: second roller

63: push wheel 64: main feeding motor

65: belt transmission device 70: escrow feeding device

71: first roll feed 72: second roll feed

72a: feed roller 72b: separation roller

73: escrow feeding motor 74: belt transmission

80: moving unit 81: lever

83: actuator 90: guider

91: first plane portion 92: spacing

93: second flat portion 100: controller

101: first photocoupler 102: second photocoupler

155: Support Wall 157: Outlet Guide Wall

Claims (7)

A base plate; An escrow track provided on an upper surface of the base plate to guide the transport of the media, and having an accommodation space for receiving the media in a plurality of sheets overlapping the media thereon; A main feeding means installed on an upper surface of the base plate and transferring the media one by one along the escrow track; It is installed on the upper surface of the base plate, and stops the conveyance of the medium so that the medium conveyed by the main feeding means is accommodated in the receiving space of the escrow track, the accommodation space of the escrow track along the escrow track Escrow feeding means for conveying one piece of the plurality of media housed in the cooperatively with the main feeding means; An escrow device of a media processor provided upstream of the escrow track and comprising a guider having elasticity for guiding the medium entering the accommodation space of the escrow track over the previous medium accommodated in the accommodation space of the escrow track. The method of claim 1, wherein the escrow track, First and second inlet guide walls for guiding entry of the medium from an upstream inlet; An extension wall extending from the end of the second inlet guide wall to form the accommodation space; A slant guide wall extending from an end of the extension wall and guiding the front end of the medium via the accommodation space to be focused; An escrow device of a media processor comprising a first and a second outlet guide wall extending from the end of the first inlet guide wall and the slant guide wall to a downstream outlet. The method of claim 1, wherein the escrow track, A flat support wall mounted along the conveying direction of the medium to support the medium passing through the receiving space to guide the conveying of the medium; And an outlet guide wall disposed in parallel with the support wall to guide the transfer of the medium via the accommodation space. The method of claim 1, wherein the main feeding means, A first roll feed mounted upstream of said escrow track and having a pair of feed rollers and idle rollers for cooperating conveying said medium; A second roll feed mounted downstream of the escrow track and having a pair of feed rollers and idle rollers for cooperatively conveying the medium; A push wheel mounted downstream of the accommodation space of the escrow track and having a plurality of elastic flaps for pushing the medium downstream of the escrow track; A main feeding motor installed on the base plate and providing a driving force to rotate the feed rollers and push wheels of the first and second roll feeds; Escrow apparatus of a media processor comprising a belt transmission device for transmitting the driving force of the main feeding motor to the feed roller and the push wheel of the first and second roll feed. The method of claim 1, wherein the escrow feeding means, A first roll feed mounted close to the accommodation space of the escrow track and having a feed roller and an idle roller for cooperatively transferring the plurality of media contained in the accommodation space of the escrow track; A feed roller and a separator mounted downstream of the first roll feed and cooperatively transporting only the lowest layer of the plurality of media conveyed by the feed roller and idle roller of the first roll feed and preventing the transfer of the remaining media. A second roll feed having a ration roller; An escrow feeding motor installed on the base plate to provide a driving force for rotating the feed rollers of the first and second roll feeds; Escrow apparatus of the media processor comprising a belt transmission device for transmitting the driving force of the escrow feeding motor to the feed roller of each of the first and second roll feed. The method of claim 1, wherein the guider is, A first flat portion fixed at one side of the escrow track and blocking a front end of the medium entering the upstream of the escrow track and guiding the lower portion thereof; A media processor extending from the other end of the first planar portion toward the downstream of the escrow track, the second planar portion being spaced apart from the other inner surface of the escrow track to maintain a distance to allow the transfer of the medium; Of the escrow device. 7. The guide of claim 6, wherein the second planar portion of the guider presses the rear end of the medium stopped by the escrow feeding means and the last end of the medium pressed by the second planar portion is outside the second planar portion. Escrow apparatus of the media processor is configured to protrude into.