KR20080050910A - Device for coordinating cassette box controllers in automated teller machine - Google Patents

Abstract

An integrated control apparatus of a cassette box in an automated teller machine is provided to reduce a manufacturing cost by using a communication interface and an integrated control module. An integrated control apparatus includes a plurality of paper money deposit/withdraw boxes. The paper money deposit/withdraw boxes includes a recycle box(50) having a circulating function, a rejection box(60) for receiving abnormal paper money, and a complementary box(70) for complementing the paper money. A control unit controls operations of the paper money deposit/withdraw boxes by including an interface(85) for performing data communication with external devices. An integrated control unit is installed in a main body in order to perform integrated control operations for the recycle box, the rejection box, and the complementary box.

Description

Integrated control device of cassette box for financial automation equipment {DEVICE FOR COORDINATING CASSETTE BOX CONTROLLERS IN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE}

1 is a schematic view showing a schematic configuration of a general automated teller machine,

2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a conventional banknote deposit and / or withdrawal boxes,

Figure 3 shows a schematic block diagram of the banknote deposit and / or withdrawal boxes in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10: deposit and withdrawal part 20: return path

30: discriminating unit 40: temporary storage unit

50: recycle box 60: reject box

70: supplementary box 80: control unit

85: interface 90: integrated control unit

95: communication line

The present invention relates to an integrated control apparatus for a cassette box for a banking machine, which enables a banking box to control a control function of a plurality of cassette boxes provided for depositing and withdrawing banknotes in a banking box. The present invention relates to an integrated control device for a cassette box of a financial automation device capable of integrated control of a recycling box, a reject box, and a supplemental box of an automated device from a single control unit.

In general, ATMs and Cash Dispensing Units (CDUs) and cash are used for financial automated devices, which are devices designed to provide most services without consulting, regardless of time. There are Billing Recycling Machine (BRM), which is developed and used from the early stage for computerization of financial business. It is a device that can withdraw cash only automatically. In addition to the device is also equipped with a deposit function.

1 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of a general automated teller machine.

In the automatic teller machine in which banknotes are deposited and withdrawn, a control unit (not shown in the drawing) that controls the entire machine including the deposit and withdrawal of banknotes, a deposit and withdrawal unit 10 for the customer to input or receive a banknote for withdrawal and withdrawal, and the withdrawal unit 10 The banknotes deposited and withdrawn through the transfer path 20 is provided on the conveying path 20, the discriminating unit 30 to discriminate whether there is an abnormality of the banknotes, the banknotes deposited after passing through the discriminating unit 30 The temporary storage unit 40 and the like are temporarily installed.

In particular, the financial automated device is loaded with the banknotes deposited from the customer and a plurality of recycling boxes 50 to perform the reflux function by the withdrawal of the banknotes, the receiving banknotes discriminated by abnormal banks in the discriminating unit 30 is stored A box for various purposes is provided, such as a jet box 60 and a supplementary box 70 loaded with a supplementary banknote for replenishing a banknote when the recycling box 50 is insufficient, and deposits and / or withdraws banknotes having the same function. Even a box may be provided with one or more as necessary.

At the upper end of the banknote deposit and / or withdrawal box, a payment means (not shown in the drawing) for flowing bills into the inside by driving a roller or the like and / or a withdrawal means for carrying out the bills stored inside (not shown in the drawing). ), A push plate (not shown in the drawing) that allows banknotes to be introduced or taken out from outside by being moved up and down in accordance with a deposit and / or withdrawal operation while the banknotes are loaded from the inside, and the banknote deposit and / or withdrawal box When the user wants to separate from the automated teller machine, a locking means for preventing an unauthorized person from separating artificially, a sensing means for detecting the amount of the banknotes loaded inside or checking the state of the banknotes and withdrawals. In addition, a control means for controlling the operation of the various means installed therein is installed, and an interface means for allowing the control means to communicate data with the central control unit of the automatic teller machine is installed, and the overall operation of the automated teller machine is provided. To control it.

Figure 2 shows a schematic configuration of a conventional banknote deposit and / or withdrawal boxes, three recycling boxes 50 to perform the reflux function, as shown, one reject housed bills discriminated by abnormal banknotes Box 60, the recycling box 50 is an example that is provided with a supplementary box 70 is loaded with a supplementary banknote for replenishing the insufficient banknotes, the arrow at the top of each box 50, 60 ( 70) can be separated and moved within the main body of the ATM.

The recycling box 50, the reject box 60, and the replenishment box 70 are individually provided with a control unit 80 including a central processing unit (CPU) and an interface (I / F).

As described above, in order to configure the control unit 80 for each individual box, each of the relatively expensive CPUs and interfaces (I / F) must be separately provided, causing a price increase factor and moving individual boxes. When the central processing unit (CPU) there was a problem that there is a risk of damage.

The present invention has been invented to solve the above-described problems, only the signal line for outputting the sensor signal in the self to the outside can be connected to the outside of the bill transfer and / or withdrawal box, such as the recycling box and reject box and replenishment box Instead of deleting the control means such as the CPU, including a single CPU to configure a separate integrated control module for the integrated control of the boxes to reduce the manufacturing cost and to install the bills and / or withdrawal box An object of the present invention is to provide an integrated control apparatus for a cassette box of a financial automatic machine which excludes the possibility of damaging a CPU.

Integrated control device of the automatic teller machine cassette box of the present invention for realizing the above object, a recycling box for performing the reflux function, a reject box that is accommodated banknotes discriminated by abnormal banknotes, to supplement the banknotes lacking in the recycle box In the control device of the automated teller machine cassette box is provided with a plurality of banknotes deposit / withdrawal boxes, such as a supplementary box on which supplementary banks are loaded, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the respective banknotes deposit / withdrawal boxes. An interface for data communication with the outside is installed in the control unit of each bank deposit / withdrawal box such as a recycling box, a reject box, and a supplement box, and the recycling box, reject box, and supplement box are operated on the main body of the automatic teller machine. Install an integrated control unit that can be controlled from a location, the control unit and the financial automatic of each bill transfer / withdrawal box The integrated control unit of the main body side of the fire apparatus is characterized by consisting of a connecting portion that can be separated.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 3 shows a schematic block diagram of the banknote deposit and / or withdrawal boxes in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In the accompanying drawings, only those components that perform the same function in adding reference numerals to the respective components are denoted by the same symbols.

According to the present invention, a banknote deposit and / or withdrawal box provided in the automated teller machine includes a recycling box 50, a reject box 60, and a supplement box 70.

The recycling box 50 is a cassette box that performs a reflux function by loading a banknote deposited from a customer and withdrawing the loaded banknote, and the reject box 60 is the discriminating unit 30 as described in FIG. 1. Is a cassette box for storing banknotes discriminated by abnormal banknotes, such as counterfeit bills or non-refundable bills, and the replenishment box 70 replenishes all the banknotes loaded in the recycling box 50 when the banknotes to be withdrawn are insufficient. It is a cassette box in which banknotes for loading are stacked. In particular, the recycling box 50 is loaded with the bills received from the customer, but in general, a plurality of withdrawals in consideration of the reality is provided with a plurality.

Each of the recycle box 50, the reject box 60, and the supplemental box 70 is provided with an interface 85 for data communication with an external device. The interface 85 is not provided with a control means such as a central processing unit (CPU) and simply means for transmitting the detection signal of the sensors for detecting the receipt and withdrawal state of the bill inside the external device, that is, the integrated control unit 90 to be described later It is equipped only.

In addition, the integrated control unit 90 is provided in a separate module form at a position separated from each of the recycling box 50, the reject box 60, and the replenishment box 70 in the automatic teller machine. The integrated control unit 90 is separately provided to each of the recycle box 50, the reject box 60, and the replenishment box 70, respectively, to individually operate the boxes 50, 60 and 70. The functions of the controllers (CPUs) that were controlled were integrated into one separate module so that they could be controlled by one controller.

To this end, the integrated control unit 90 artificially operates the locks installed in the respective boxes 50, 60 and 70 when the boxes 50, 60 and 70 are separated from the automatic teller machine. Means are provided to control the banknotes from being withdrawn through the deposit and withdrawal means. This is to prevent the bills stored inside from being drawn out when artificially rotating the various rollers constituting the bill in and out means in each of the boxes 50, 60 and 70 separated from the main body of the automatic teller machine. will be.

On the other hand, since the boxes 50, 60, 70 are configured to be separated and moved from the main body of the automatic teller machine as needed, the interfaces (85) and installed in each of the boxes (50) 60 (70) and The communication line 95 between the integrated control unit 90 installed in the main body of the automatic teller machine should be easily configured to be separated and connected.

To this end, the communication line 95 between the interfaces 85 and the integrated control unit 90 can be connected by using a connection means that the electrical connection is precisely made and the function of the connection is not degraded even if repeatedly repeatedly connected several times. For example, it can be configured by applying various connection means such as a socket connector, a pin connector, a conductive contact point.

As described in detail above, according to the integrated control apparatus of the automatic teller machine cassette box according to the present invention, the recycling box 50 and the reject box 60 and the supplementary box (50) which are installed in the main body of the automatic teller machine for deposit and withdrawal of the banknote 70) In the control means of each box, the control unit such as the central processing unit (CPU) is not provided separately for each box, and only the communication interface is provided, and then an integrated control unit is provided on the main body of the automatic teller machine outside the box. By controlling the locking device or the like when separating each box, each box is not equipped with a central processing unit (CPU), thereby eliminating the possibility of damage to the central processing unit (CPU) when moving each box away from the automated teller machine. It has the advantage of being.

Claims (2)

A plurality of banknote deposit / withdrawal boxes are provided, such as a recycling box for performing a reflux function, a reject box for storing banknotes discriminated by abnormal banknotes, and a supplementary box for replenishing banknotes for replenishing the banknotes lacking in the recycling box. In the control device of the automatic teller machine cassette box having a control unit for controlling the operation of the respective banknote deposit / withdrawal box, the control unit of each banknote deposit / withdrawal box, such as the recycling box, reject box, replenishment box, etc. An interface for data communication with the outside is installed, and an integrated control unit for controlling the operation of the recycling box, reject box, and replenishment box is installed on the main body of the automatic teller machine. The control unit and the integrated control unit on the main body of the automatic teller machine are made of a detachable connection. Integrated control system of an automatic teller machine cassette box. The integrated control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the connection part is connected to any one of a socket connector, a pin connector, and a conductive contact point.

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