KR20070045450A - Bill counting device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention aims to provide a banknote counting device capable of counting banknotes with threads, and the present invention provides an input unit into which a banknote with threads is inserted and the input unit for achieving the object. A first transfer unit for transferring the inserted banknote, first data storage means in which reference data of the thread is stored in advance, a detection sensor for reading a thread of the banknote transferred from the first transfer unit, and data by the signal of the detection sensor and the A counting unit including a discrimination counting means for discriminating and counting the bills by comparing the reference data stored in the first data storage means, a second transporting unit for transporting the bills passing through the counting unit, and the transported from the second transporting unit Banknotes including at least one discharge unit in which the bill is located, and a control unit for controlling the first transfer unit, the counting unit and the second transfer unit Provide a counting device.

Description

Bill counting device

1 is a perspective view showing a banknote counting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the banknote counting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram of a drive system of a banknote counting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100: bill counter 110: input unit

111: first paper waste support 111a: first load confirmation sensor

120: first transfer unit 121: the first motor

122: first bank transfer mechanism 130: counter

131: first data storage means 132: detection sensor

133: discrimination coefficient means 140: second transfer unit

141: second motor 142: second bank transfer mechanism

150: control unit 151: second data storage means

160: discharge portion 161: second paper waste support

161a: second loading confirmation sensor 170: display unit

180: key input section 190: housing

195: power supply

The present invention relates to a banknote counting apparatus, and more particularly to a banknote counting apparatus capable of counting banknotes with threads.

The banknote counting device is an apparatus for automatically counting a large number of banknotes, and is an apparatus used in banks and shops where a lot of banknotes are traded.

Conventional banknote counting apparatus counted banknotes that do not have a thread therein. In this case, in order to perform the counting operation while discriminating the type and counterfeit of the banknote, it is necessary to measure the geology, color, etc. of the banknote. The method is complex, such as detection, and the discrimination results in a large number of errors.

However, in recent years, banknotes such as euro, pound, yuan, etc. have a thread containing magnetic information therein. In the future, banknotes made in the future tend to have threads. In counting banknotes and counting bills, there is a need for developing a banknote counting device using information of threads.

The present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems as described above, the main object of the present invention is to provide a bill counting device capable of counting bills with a thread.

In order to achieve the above object and other purposes, the present invention, the input unit is inserted into the banknote provided with a thread, the first transfer unit for transferring the banknotes put into the input unit, and the reference data of the thread The first data storage means stored in advance and the detection sensor for reading the thread of the banknote transferred from the first transfer unit and the data by the signal of the detection sensor and the reference data stored in the first data storage means by comparing the banknote A counting unit having discrimination counting means for discriminating and counting, a second conveying unit for conveying the banknotes passing through the counting unit, at least one discharge unit in which the banknotes conveyed from the second conveying unit are located, and the first conveying unit And a control unit controlling the counter and the second transfer unit.

Here, the thread may include magnetic information.

Here, the magnetic information may be different depending on the kind of the bill.

In this case, it is preferable that the first banknote holder for loading the banknote is installed in the input part, and the second banknote holder for loading the banknote is installed in the discharge part.

Here, a first loading confirmation sensor may be installed in the first paper money support to generate a loading signal when the banknote is loaded.

Here, the second paper money support may be provided with a second loading confirmation sensor for generating a loading signal when the bill is loaded.

Here, the detection sensor may be a magnetic sensor.

Here, the first transfer unit may include a first motor and a first bank transfer mechanism driven by the first motor.

Here, the second transfer unit may include a second motor and a second bank transfer mechanism driven by the second motor.

Here, the controller may include a second data storage means for storing an operating program for operating the system.

Here, the banknote counting device may further include a display unit for displaying the counting result of the counting unit and the control state of the control unit.

The bill counter may further include a key input unit for inputting a control command to the controller.

Here, the banknote counting device may further include a housing in which the input unit, the first transfer unit, the counting unit, the second transfer unit, the control unit, and the discharge unit are mounted.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing a banknote counting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the banknote counting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is an embodiment of the present invention The block diagram of the drive system of a banknote counting apparatus by FIG.

1 and 2, the banknote counting device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is the input unit 110, the first transfer unit 120, the counting unit 130, the second transfer unit 140 , A controller 150, a discharge unit 160, a display unit 170, a key input unit 180, and a housing 190.

Banknotes that can be counted by the banknote counting apparatus according to the present embodiment are banknotes provided with threads therein. Currently, banknotes containing threads include euros, pounds, and yuan, and banknotes containing threads are expanding worldwide because of their excellent counterfeit identification. Therefore, the range of banknotes that can be applied to the present invention is a range that includes not only banknotes with threads now, but also banknotes with threads in the future. That is, for example, the current dollar does not have a thread, but if the thread has a thread in the future, the dollar with the thread also corresponds to a bill that can be counted by the bill counter of the present invention. It corresponds to the range of banknotes applied to the invention.

The thread of a banknote which can be counted by the banknote counting apparatus according to the present embodiment has a feature of having unique magnetic information distinguished according to the roll type of the banknote.

The thread is usually formed in a strip shape, and is formed by including a material of a metal material in a strip-shaped film made of synthetic resin, and the shape or material may be formed differently according to the type of banknote.

The thread usually includes a material of a metal material, the material of the metal material has magnetic information, but the thread that can be determined by the counting unit of the banknote counting device of the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, for example, even if the thread of the banknote to be applied to the present invention is made of a material of another material so as not to include a metal material containing magnetic information and to have predetermined optical information, the banknote of the present invention Since the detection sensor of the counting device only needs to be changed to a sensor capable of reading optical information, there is no particular limitation on the material of the thread applicable to the present invention and the format of the information included in the thread.

On the other hand, the input unit 110 is formed integrally with the housing 190 in the upper portion of the housing 190, the first paper waste support 111 is provided in the input unit 110.

The first billing support 111 is provided with a first loading confirmation sensor 111a for generating a loading signal when banknotes are stacked. A photocoupler or the like may be used as the first loading confirmation sensor 111a. have.

The first transfer unit 120 performs a function of transferring the bill placed on the first banknote support 111 of the input unit 110 to the counter 130, the first motor 121 and the first bank transfer mechanism ( 122).

The first bank transfer mechanism 122 includes a roller 122a for directly moving a bill and moving the bill, a pulley 122b attached to an axis of the roller 122a, and a belt 122c between the pulleys 122b. It is driven by the first motor 121.

The counting unit 130 includes a first data storing means 131, a detection sensor 132, and a discrimination counting means 133.

The first data storage means 131 stores in advance the reference data of each thread according to the roll type of the bill, and is used to determine whether the roll type and the counterfeit bill of the bill are determined by the discrimination coefficient means 133.

The first data storage means 131 is implemented using a ROM or RAM capable of storing data.

As the detection sensor 132, a magnetic sensor is used. The magnetic sensor reads the magnetic information of the thread and then converts the magnetic information into an electrical signal. That is, since the thread of the banknote according to the present embodiment includes magnetic information, it is preferable to use a magnetic sensor as a sensor capable of reading such magnetic information, but it is not necessary to use a magnetic sensor as a detection sensor. Any sensor that can read information can be used.

In this embodiment, since the thread includes magnetic information, a sensor capable of reading such magnetic information is used, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, as described above, if the thread of the banknote applied to the present invention includes optical information, a sensor capable of reading the optical information may be used.

The discrimination coefficient means 133 properly processes the electrical signal transmitted by the detection sensor 132 to make data, and compares it with the reference data of the thread previously stored in the first data storage means 131, and the thread in the bill. After determining whether there is an error, the type of the banknote, the counterfeit of the banknote, and the like, if there is no abnormality, the banknote is counted, and the counting data is stored and arithmetic processed.

The discrimination coefficient means 133 may be implemented as an electric circuit including an integrated circuit chip having a logic operation function, or may be implemented alone or as an electric circuit including the control unit 150.

The second transfer unit 140 performs a function of transferring the bill from the counter 130 to the discharge unit 160, and is composed of a second motor 141 and a second bank transfer mechanism 142.

The second bank transfer mechanism 142 includes a roller 142a for moving the banknote in direct contact with the banknote, a pulley 142b attached to an axis of the roller 142a, and a belt 142c between the pulleys 142b. And is driven by the second motor 141. In addition, the second bank transfer mechanism 142 is provided with a vane wheel (142d) near the discharge unit 160, the vane wheel (142d) helps the release of bills by the wings formed along the circumference, Function to properly load into the discharge unit (160).

The first bank transfer mechanism 122 and the second bank transfer mechanism 142 in this embodiment used a belt transmission means consisting of a pulley and a belt, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the kind of power transmission means applied to the first bill transfer mechanism and the second bill transfer mechanism of the present invention is not particularly limited. For example, the first bank transfer mechanism and the second bank transfer mechanism of the present invention may use a gear transmission mechanism, a friction vehicle transmission mechanism, a rope transmission mechanism, or the like.

The controller 150 controls the first transfer unit 120, the counter 130, and the second transfer unit 140. That is, the controller 150 controls the counting action of the counter 130 and the transfer action of the banknotes of the first transfer unit 120 and the second transfer unit 140 according to an operation program and a control command input by the user. And, for this purpose, it comprises a second data storage means 151 for storing an operating program for the operation of the entire system of the banknote counting device (100).

The second data storage means 151 is implemented using a ROM or RAM capable of storing data. The second data storage means 151 is a ROM or RAM used in the above-described first data storage means 131. ) Can be used jointly to reduce manufacturing costs.

The controller 150 is preferably configured to include an integrated circuit chip that functions as a CPU. In the implementation of the controller 150 as described above, the control unit 150 includes a single electric circuit including the configuration of the discrimination coefficient means 133. Or, it may be implemented as an electric circuit independent of the discrimination coefficient means 133.

The discharge unit 160 is disposed to be positioned below the front of the housing 190, and is integrally formed with the housing 190, and the discharge unit 160 is provided with a second paper holder 161.

In this embodiment, since the single discharge unit 160 is installed in the housing 190, all the banknotes put into the input unit 110 are discharged to the single discharge unit 160 through the counter 130. The invention is not limited to this. That is, the banknote counting apparatus of the present invention may be provided with a plurality of discharge parts for bill sorting action. In this case, the second transfer unit is configured to transfer the banknotes from the counter to each discharge unit, and the control unit receives the banknote discrimination signal of the counter and calculates and controls the second transfer unit to transfer the desired banknotes to each discharge unit. can do. For example, if the discharge portion comprises a first release portion where counterfeit money is to be released and a second release portion where pneumococcal is to be discharged rather than counterfeit money, the banknotes put into the input unit may be counterfeited. When the bill is discharged to the first discharge unit and the bill put into the input unit is puffed, the amount is counted in the counter and then discharged to the second discharge unit. In addition, if the number of the discharge portion is formed by the number of types of banknotes, the banknotes according to the respective paper types are discharged separately to each discharge portion, so that not only the counting and forgery identification of the banknotes, but also the sorting of the banknotes can be simultaneously performed. It becomes possible.

 The second paper holding support 161 is provided with a second loading confirmation sensor 161a for generating a loading signal when bills are loaded. A photocoupler or the like may be used.

The display unit 170 is formed on the front surface of the housing 190 and may be formed of a light emitting diode (LED), a liquid crystal display (LCD), or the like.

The display unit 170 basically displays the number and amount of bills counted. In addition, the display unit 170 displays a state when the bill is damaged or counterfeit money and thus the count is not counted, a state in which the bill is caught by the transfer mechanism, the system is stopped, and other important control units 150.

Although the banknote counting apparatus 100 which concerns on a present Example is provided with the display part 170, this invention is not limited to this. That is, the banknote counting apparatus according to the present invention may not include a display unit, and in this case, an external display device or the like may be connected to the banknote counting device to perform a function of the display unit. For example, a cathode ray tube (CRT) connected to a personal computer or the like and a liquid crystal display device (LCD) are transferred to a personal computer (PC) or a notebook computer using a cable or the like to transfer various information such as the counting information of the banknote to a personal computer (PC). Banknote count information and the like can be displayed by means of image display means such as a plasma display panel (PDP), and the like, directly through a cathode ray tube (CRT) and a liquid crystal display device without passing through the personal computer (PC) or a notebook computer. A bill counting device may be connected to an LCD and a plasma display panel (PDP) to display counting results and the like.

The key input unit 180 is also formed on the front surface of the housing 190, and performs a function of inputting a control command to the controller 150. That is, a command to accumulate and sum the amounts of bills using the key input unit 180, a command to release the bills when an error occurs in the bill counting operation, and various other types of commands may be input. The command program may be directly created and input to the key input unit 180.

The banknote counting apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment includes a key input unit 180, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the banknote counting apparatus according to the present invention may not include a key input unit separately, and in this case, after forming a transmission line with a personal computer (PC) or a notebook computer using a cable or the like, a keyboard such as a personal computer ( By transmitting the aforementioned various control commands to the banknote counting device using a keyboard, a mouse, or the like, the function of the key input unit 180 may be performed.

The power supply unit 195 receives an AC voltage from an external AC power source, transforms and rectifies the output voltage, and outputs a DC voltage. In this embodiment, the AC voltage received from the external AC power source is about 220V and passes through the power supply device 195. DC voltage is about 5V and 24V. Here, the DC voltage of 5V is used to drive some circuits of the counter 130 and the controller 150, the DC voltage of 24V is the remaining circuit of the controller 150, the first transfer unit 120 and the second transfer unit 140 It is used to drive).

According to the present embodiment, the power supply 195 uses an external outlet, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the power supply device of the present invention may be configured to use a portable battery.

Next, referring to Figures 2 and 3, looks at the operation of the banknote counting apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment.

First, the user connects an external AC power source to the power supply 195 and turns on the banknote counting device 100.

Next, banknotes to be counted are placed neatly on the first paper money support 111 of the input unit 110. In this case, a loading signal indicating that the banknote is loaded on the first paper money support 111 is transmitted from the first loading confirmation sensor 111a to the controller 150.

Next, the control unit 150 drives the first transfer unit 120, by the roller 122a of the first transfer unit 120 by pulling the innermost banknotes of the banknotes loaded on the first bank support 111 , The banknotes are transferred from the input unit 110 to the counter 130.

Next, the banknotes transferred to the counter 130 are discriminated by the discrimination counting means 133, and the number of bills counted is stored in the storage element of the discriminating counting means 133. That is, as described above, the thread of the bill transferred to the counter 130 is read by the detection sensor 132, the electrical signal sent by the detection sensor 132 is properly processed by the determination coefficient means 133 After the data is compared with the reference data of the thread previously stored in the first data storage means 131, the discrimination coefficient means 133 performs the bill counting function and the counterfeit bill discriminating function.

Next, the control unit 150 drives the second conveying unit 140, by the roller 142a and the vane wheel 142d of the second conveying unit 140, bills are discharged 160 in the counter 130 Is transferred to).

Although the controller 150 of the present exemplary embodiment drives the first transfer unit 120 and the second transfer unit 140 separately, the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the control unit of the present invention may continuously drive the first transfer unit and the second transfer unit at the same time, in which case the control action may be more simply implemented.

Banknotes transferred to the discharge unit 160 is located on the second paper money support 161, the loading signal is transmitted to the controller 150 from the second loading confirmation sensor (161a).

Subsequently, the controller 150 checks the loading signal from the first loading confirmation sensor 111a and determines whether there are any bills to be further counted. As a result of this determination, if there are bills to be counted, the above-described process is repeated, and if it is determined that there are no bills to be counted, the bill counting operation is terminated.

During the process as described above, the display unit 170 displays the counting action, the result of the counterfeit bill discrimination action and the operating state of the control unit 150 through the discrimination coefficient of the discrimination coefficient means 133.

As described above, the counting operation as described above may proceed continuously even when the bills to be counted are mixed with several kinds of bills. For example, if the composition of the banknotes placed on the first banknote support 111 of the input unit 110 is 10 euro (EURO) banknotes, 10 euro 50 euro bills, 5 euro 100 bills, each Since the unique information for each kind is input to the thread of the banknote of the kind, the display unit 170 can display the total number of banknotes and the sum of the sum of 650 euros (EURO) by the counting action of the discrimination counting means 133. The bill counter 100 is not interrupted during such a process.

If any one of the bills placed on the first paper support 111 of the input unit 110 is a counterfeit bill, the operation of the bill counter 100 is as follows.

That is, when such counterfeit money moves to the counter 130, the counter 130 determines whether there is a thread and whether the reference data coincides, and confirms that the counterfeit money is a counterfeit money. send. The control unit 150 receiving the counterfeit bill discrimination signal stops the entire operation of the bill counter 100, displays the counterfeit bill on the display unit 170, and causes the speaker (not shown) to emit a warning sound.

In addition, in an abnormal operation situation, such as when two banknotes overlap during the operation, or when a severely damaged banknote is introduced into the input unit 110, the banknotes previously input to the second data storage means 151 of the control unit 150 are input. In accordance with the operation program, measures such as stopping the operation of the banknote counter 100 and displaying an error state on the display unit 170 are performed.

The operation process of the banknote counting apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment as described above is not fixed, but may be variously changed according to an operating program stored in the second data storage means 151 of the controller 150. Since a part of the operating program may be used by directly using the key input unit 180, the operation of the banknote counting device may be appropriately changed as necessary.

As described above, since the banknote counting apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can count banknotes having threads, it is possible to more accurately and easily perform the banknote counting operation through the determination of the winding type and the counterfeit bill.

As described above, the banknote counting apparatus according to the present invention is capable of counting banknotes provided with a thread, so that the banknote counting effect can be more accurately and easily performed.

In other words, the banknote counting apparatus according to the present invention can simultaneously determine the counterfeit bill and the paper type by reading the information of the thread of the banknote, so that the configuration of the apparatus can be simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

In addition, the banknote counting apparatus according to the present invention reads the thread information of the banknote, so that the paper type can be determined, and thus, the banknote counting can be counted by counting the paper type more accurately than the conventional paper type discrimination method.

In addition, the banknote counting apparatus according to the present invention, by reading the information of the thread of the banknote can determine whether or not the counterfeit money, there is an effect that can implement a significantly high counterfeit money discrimination rate.

In addition, the banknote counting apparatus according to the present invention can perform the counting operation by reading the information of the thread of the banknote, even if the damage rate of the banknotes can be counted if only the thread is not damaged, the damage rate is high Banknotes also have the effect of counting.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

Claims (13)

An input unit into which a bill having a thread is inserted; A first transfer unit for transferring the banknotes put into the input unit; First data storage means for storing the reference data of the thread in advance, a detection sensor for reading the thread of the banknote conveyed from the first transfer unit, data by the signal of the detection sensor, and a reference stored in the first data storage means. A counting unit including discrimination counting means for discriminating and counting the bills by comparing data; A second transfer unit which transfers the banknotes passing through the counter unit; At least one discharge unit in which the banknotes transferred from the second transfer unit are located; And Banknote counting apparatus including a control unit for controlling the first transfer unit, the counting unit and the second transfer unit. The method of claim 1, And said thread includes magnetic information. The method of claim 2, The magnetic information counting device differs depending on the kind of the bill. The method of claim 1, The first banknote holder for loading the banknote is installed in the input unit, the banknote counter is provided with a second banknote support for loading the banknote. The method of claim 4, wherein The first paper money support is provided with a first load confirmation sensor for generating a loading signal when the bill is loaded. The method of claim 4, wherein The second paper money support is provided with a second billing confirmation sensor for generating a loading signal when the bill is loaded. The method of claim 1, The detection sensor is a bill counting device is a magnetic sensor. The method of claim 1, The first conveying unit is a banknote counting device including a first motor and a first bank transfer mechanism driven by the first motor. The method of claim 1, The second conveying unit is a banknote counting device including a second motor and a second bank transfer mechanism driven by the second motor. The method of claim 1, The control unit is a banknote counting device having a second data storage means for storing an operating program for the operation of the system. The method of claim 1, And a display unit for displaying the counting result of the counter and the control state of the controller. The method of claim 1, Banknote counting apparatus further comprising a key input unit for inputting a control command to the control unit. The method of claim 1, Banknote counting apparatus further comprises a housing in which the input unit, the first transfer unit, the counting unit, the second transfer unit, the control unit and the discharge unit is mounted.

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