KR20090084282A - Media deposit apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A media deposit apparatus is provided to transfer a normal medium efficiently by distinguishing a transfer path of a forgery media and genuine media. In a media deposit apparatus, a media deposit apparatus(100) comprises a housing(110) inside it while forming an external appearance. A plurality of belts and roller are equipped inside the housing, and a transfer path includes a media receiving money part(111), a temporary stack, temporary circulating path, and a cassette box. The media is passed through an inputting path formed at an outlet of the media receiving money part.

Description

Media deposit device {MEDIA DEPOSIT APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a medium depositing device having a counterfeit medium recovery function, and more particularly, to a plurality of medium transport paths circulating in one direction, and a plurality of gates provided between the transport paths and an independent drive drum to distribute the medium. The present invention relates to a medium depositing device capable of immediately recovering a forged medium by use.

Financial automated devices or unmanned automated devices are automated devices that can provide basic financial services such as deposit or withdrawal without a bank employee regardless of time and place with respect to financial services.

The automated teller machine can be divided into cash dispenser and cash dispenser according to whether or not it is withdrawn.In recent years, the automated teller machine has been used for various purposes such as cash withdrawal, check deposit and withdrawal, bankbook arrangement, payment of giro fees, ticket release. have.

In the following detailed description of the present invention, a banknote depositing device will be described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be described as a media depositing device capable of depositing various media such as checks and cash receipts.

In the conventional media deposit apparatus, there is a temporary stack unit for temporarily storing the deposited media in order to process the deposited media in a bundle or stack state. The bundle of media was temporarily stored in this temporary stack, and when the deposit transaction continued, the bundle of media was finally transferred to the deposit cassette.

If there is a forged medium among the media deposited by the customer, the identified counterfeit medium is also temporarily stored in the temporary stack and then rejected or taken out.

However, in the case of a medium forged so delicately that the authenticity cannot be determined, it is important to collect it separately and not use it anymore than to reject it or take it back to the customer. There was no means to recover the forged media.

Even when a means for recovering a sophisticated counterfeit medium had a structure of conveying a medium, since the medium was once stored in a temporary stack and then recovered.

In addition, in Europe and the like, in the case of elaborately forged media, it is not stored temporarily in the temporary stack but is required to be immediately recovered from the depositing unit.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the present invention simplifies the transport path for transporting the medium, and the depositing, temporary stack, storage, Provided is a media deposit apparatus capable of performing both rejects and the like.

The present invention provides a medium depositing apparatus capable of recovering a forged medium directly from a depositing unit without passing another storage device in the case where a counterfeit medium of which authenticity cannot be determined is deposited.

In addition, the present invention provides a media deposit apparatus that can simplify the connection relationship of the transfer path for sending the deposited media to various media storage boxes.

In addition, the present invention provides a plurality of transfer paths circulating in one direction and a medium depositing device capable of increasing a transfer efficiency of a medium by using a plurality of gates provided between the transfer paths.

The present invention is provided with a medium depositing unit, a temporary stack unit for temporarily storing a medium put into the medium depositing unit, and a medium storage unit for receiving and storing the medium temporarily stored in the temporary stack unit. Claims [1] A medium deposit apparatus, comprising: a deposit transfer unit for providing a net deposit environment path of a medium input through the medium deposit unit; A drum which is spaced apart from the depositing net environment path and rotates independently; A temporary transport unit spaced apart from the drum, and providing a temporary environment path for transporting a medium between the drum and the temporary stack unit; And a medium transfer unit spaced apart from the drum and providing a medium transfer path for transferring the medium from the drum to the medium storage unit, wherein the deposit transfer unit is provided between the drum and the transfer net environment path. And a temporary stack gate for selectively switching a path to the temporary environment path, wherein the medium transfer unit is provided between the drum and the medium transfer path to selectively switch a path of a medium to the medium transfer path. It provides a media deposit apparatus comprising a.

By configuring as described above, the deposited medium can be efficiently transported, and the path for transporting the medium can be prevented from becoming complicated.

In addition, the outer peripheral surface of the drum is preferably formed with a groove for receiving the end of the temporary stack gate and the medium storage gate. In this way, the end of the gate is partially accommodated in the groove formed on the drum outer circumferential surface, thereby reliably guiding the path of the conveyed medium, and can prevent the medium from being conveyed incorrectly.

On the other hand, it is preferable that the deposit transfer unit, the temporary transfer unit and the medium transfer unit operate to circulate only in one direction. Therefore, even if only the gate moves while the circulation direction of the transfer parts is maintained, the path of the medium can be easily selected and determined.

Here, the temporary transfer unit circulates in one direction, and the medium is transferred or received from the temporary stack unit in a sheet unit. That is, the media stored in the media storage unit may be temporarily stored in the temporary stack unit and then transferred to the media storage unit. This is to improve the deposit processing efficiency of the medium by temporarily storing the normal medium enough for the deposit transaction to be temporarily stored in the temporary stack unit and finally depositing or not receiving the process in a bundle or stack state.

In addition, the temporary stack unit may receive or transmit the medium at one entrance and exit, and the temporary transfer unit may include a media guide mounted adjacent to the entrance and exit of the temporary stack unit. At this time, the media guide serves to allow the medium to enter the temporary stack unit along the temporary environment path or to discharge the medium from the temporary stack unit toward the temporary environment path.

On the other hand, the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, the medium depositing unit, a temporary stack unit for temporarily storing the medium put into the medium deposit unit, a medium storage unit for receiving and storing the medium temporarily stored in the temporary stack unit; A medium depositing apparatus having a special storage unit for storing a counterfeit medium in the medium, comprising: a deposit transferring unit for providing a net depositing path of a medium fed through the medium depositing unit; A medium recognition unit which is formed on the transfer net environment path and determines whether the deposited medium is normal or authentic; A drum spaced apart from the deposit net environment path and rotating by a self driving force; A temporary environment path which is driven away from the drum and which transfers the medium between the drum and the temporary stack portion, and selectively switches a path of a medium mounted adjacent to the drum and rotating with the drum; A temporary transfer part including a stack gate; A media conveyance path driven apart from the drum, the media conveying path for transporting the media from the drum to the media storage portion, mounted adjacent to the drum and being transferred from the temporary conveying portion to the drum to rotate with the drum; A medium transfer unit including a medium storage gate for selectively switching a path; And a special transport path driven apart from the drum and transferring the medium from the drum to the special storage unit, and mounted adjacent to the drum to selectively select a path of a forged medium determined by the medium recognition unit. A special transfer part including a special storage gate for switching; wherein the counterfeit medium is transferred to the special storage part directly through the drum and the special transfer part without being temporarily stored in the temporary stack part. Provide the device.

By separately recovering a predetermined abnormal medium that has been elaborated forged, the counterfeit medium can be prevented from being used in a trading society and the same counterfeiting can be prevented from occurring in the future. In addition, by recovering the counterfeit medium immediately without passing through the temporary stack part, the efficiency of the forged medium recovery can be improved, and the configuration of the transfer path for the forged medium recovery can be simplified. In addition, by driving the drum independently of the paths of the medium in this way, it is possible to prevent the driving force of the drum from being influenced by the path of the medium, and even if jams occur due to the jamming of the medium between the path of the drum and the medium. Not only can this be prevented from being lowered, but also the complexity of the medium transport structure can be prevented.

The apparatus for depositing a medium may further include a reject unit provided on the deposit net environment path to store an abnormal medium determined by the medium recognition unit. This is to collect or take it out separately in abnormal cases such as when the deposited medium is torn or folded.

On the other hand, the special storage portion is formed on the special transport path, it is preferable to be formed inside the retract portion for recovering the unreceived media. That is, the special storage part is formed on the special transport path, and may be formed inside or integrally with the retract part for recovering a medium which is not received by the customer. As a result, it is possible to prevent an increase in the storage unit for accommodating the medium, and to prevent the overall size of the medium depositing device from increasing.

At this time, it is preferable that the deposit net environment path, the temporary environment path, the medium transfer path and the special transfer path circulate in one direction. In this way, the paths are always circulated in the same direction, and the path of the medium is connected or separated by the gate to increase the efficiency of the medium transfer. In other words, it is possible to reduce the inconvenience of having to change the circulation direction of the paths in order to transport the medium.

In addition, the deposit net environment path, the temporary environment path, the medium circulation path and the special transport path may include a belt circulating in one direction and a guide surface for contacting a portion of the belt to form a path of the medium. This can prevent the paths from becoming complicated and reduce the manufacturing cost.

Here, the outer circumferential surface of the drum may be formed a groove for receiving the end of the gate, to prevent the medium from being transferred in the wrong path.

The apparatus may further include an idle roller which is formed to contact the outer circumferential surface of the drum and allows the medium to be brought into contact with the drum. This allows the medium to be transported along the outer circumferential surface of the drum even if the outer circumferential surface of the drum and the paths are not in direct contact.

As described above, the present invention makes it possible to prevent the drum's rotational force from being affected by the paths for conveying the media by causing the drums for distributing the media in each transport path to be driven independently of the paths for conveying the media. It is possible to maintain the driving force of the drum even if jammed media occurs between the paths and the drum.

In addition, the present invention can quickly separate a finely forged medium, and can efficiently transfer the normal medium by distinguishing between the transfer path of the counterfeit medium and the transfer path of the normal medium.

In addition, the present invention can reduce the transfer error of the medium by overlapping the drum and the gate for determining the transfer path of the medium with each other.

In addition, the present invention may increase the convenience of maintenance of the media deposit apparatus by simplifying a plurality of transfer paths and a structure connecting them.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail with respect to the configuration and operation according to an embodiment of the present invention. The following description is one of several aspects of the invention that can be claimed, and the following description forms part of the detailed description of the invention.

However, in describing the present invention, a detailed description of known functions or configurations will be omitted for clarity of the gist of the present invention.

As mentioned above, hereinafter, a media deposit apparatus for depositing paper media such as banknotes or checks will be described. However, the media deposit apparatus is only one example of a financial teller machine and is also applicable to other financial teller machines such as a media teller machine. Let's find out.

1 is a view schematically showing a media deposit apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a view showing the rotation direction and the circulation direction of the drum used in the media deposit apparatus according to Figure 1, 3 is a view showing the main part of the media deposit apparatus according to FIG.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the media deposit apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention has a housing 110 which forms the exterior and is mounted with various components therein, the housing 110 of the On one side, the media deposit 111 is formed so that the customer can deposit the medium.

A plurality of belts and rollers are provided in the housing 110 to form a plurality of conveying paths, and the conveying path recovers a predetermined abnormal medium among the media depositing unit 111 through which the user inserts the media and the deposited media. Deposit Circulating Path (DCP) connecting Reject Box (RJ), Temporary Stacking Unit (ES) and Temporary Deposit Environment (ES) Temporary Circulating Path (TCP) to connect DCP), Media transfer connecting Cassette Box (CA) and Temporary Environment Path (TCP) to receive media temporarily stored in temporary stack (ES) Path (MTP; Media Transferring Path).

Here, a retracting unit (RT) for collecting unreceived media among the media or a special storage unit (FN; forged note box) for storing counterfeit media among predetermined abnormal media is connected to a temporary environment path (TCP). It may further include a specific transfer path (STP).

In more detail, the medium introduced into the medium depositing unit 111 (assuming a bill for convenience of description) passes through the depositing path 113 formed at the outlet side of the medium depositing unit 111. In this case, a plurality of rollers (not shown) for sending the media deposited in the media depositing unit 111 to the depositing path 113 may be formed at the outlet side of the media depositing unit 111.

The deposit path 113 may be configured to include two belts installed facing each other and a roller for driving the belts. The deposit path 113 may include one belt and a guide surface (GS; guide surface, see FIG. 3) facing the belt. It may be.

The medium conveyed by the deposit path 113 is sent to the medium recognition unit 112. The media recognition unit 112 includes various sensors, image scanners, magnetic ink character recognition (MICR), etc. to determine whether the deposited medium is a normal medium or an abnormal medium. That is, it is possible not only to determine a predetermined abnormal medium such as a torn medium, a double-sheet or a folded medium deposited in an overlapping state, but also to determine whether a forged medium, i.

In recent years, with the development of counterfeit technology, sensors with high accuracy have been used to distinguish intricately forged media.

As a result of the determination by the media recognition unit 112, in the case of abnormal media, for example, when a part of the media is torn or folded in a folded state, the media is transferred to the reject unit RJ and rejected without depositing. It is preferable. To this end, a deposit transfer environment path (DCP) is provided at the exit side of the medium recognition unit 112, and a reject unit (RJ) may be installed at one side of the deposit transfer environment path (DCP). That is, it is effective that the reject portion RJ is provided on the deposit net environment path DCP. At this time, it is also possible to process the abnormal medium without providing the reject unit RJ separately.

Meanwhile, the deposit transfer part 120 forming the deposit net environment path (DCP) provides a clamping force to the medium and circulates in a predetermined direction, and a plurality of first rollers 122 for supporting and driving the first belt 121. It is configured to include. Here, the guide surface (GS) is provided on one side of the first belt 121, the medium can be conveyed by the clamping force formed between the first belt and the guide surface. In addition, by installing another belt facing the first belt 121 in place of the guide surface, it is also possible to transfer the medium using a clamping force formed between the two belts.

The medium determined as normal by the medium recognition unit 112 is transferred to the temporary stack unit ES without passing through the reject unit RJ. The temporary stack unit ES is a kind of box for temporarily storing normal media. The reason for temporarily storing the media in the temporary stack unit ES is to collect the sheets of media and process them in a bundle (or stack) unit to increase the efficiency of the deposit processing. The temporary stack unit ES may include a drum (not shown) and a band (not shown), so that the medium may be temporarily wound on the drum or the band instead of storing the medium in a stacked form. .

On the other hand, in order to send the medium passing through the transfer net environment path (DCP) to the temporary stack unit (ES), a temporary environment path (TCP) may be formed between the transfer net environment path (DCP) and the temporary stack unit (ES). The temporary transfer unit 130 forming the transient environment path TCP also includes a second belt 131 circulating in a predetermined direction and a plurality of second rollers 132 for driving the same. At this time, it is preferable to provide the guide surface GS on one side of the second belt 131. The temporary transfer unit 130 circulates in one direction and transfers or receives a medium from the temporary stack unit ES in a sheet unit. The medium is switched to the second belt 131 by the gate and circulates with the lower portion of the second belt 131 and is transferred to the temporary stack portion ES. In addition, although not shown, the medium transferred from the temporary stack unit ES circulates together with the upper portion of the second belt 131 of the temporary transfer unit 130, and at the end thereof, a medium circulating path of the second belt 131 is provided. Guides for connecting drums may be provided.

The temporarily stored medium in the temporary stack unit ES is transferred to the medium storage unit CA formed at the bottom of the housing 110 to complete a deposit transaction. In order to transfer the medium to the medium storage unit CA, a medium transfer path MTP may be formed between the temporary stack unit ES and the medium storage unit CA.

That is, one side of the medium transfer path (MTP) is connected to the transient environment path (TCP) and the other side is connected to the medium storage unit (CA). The media transport unit 140 forming the media transport path MTP includes a third belt 141 circulating in a predetermined direction while applying a clamping force to the media and a plurality of third rollers 142 driving the media belt.

In addition, a special transfer path STP for transferring the forged medium from the predetermined abnormal medium determined by the medium recognition unit 112 to the special storage unit FN may be formed. A special transport path (STP) is provided between the transient environment path (TCP) and the special storage unit (FN). The special feeder 150 forming the special feed path STP includes a fourth belt 151 circulating in a predetermined direction while applying a clamping force to the medium and a plurality of fourth rollers 152 for driving the same. .

Meanwhile, the media temporarily stored in the temporary stack unit ES is generally transferred to the media storage unit CA when the customer wants to continue a deposit transaction. There may be times when no action is taken. For example, when a certain time has elapsed or the customer is away without canceling the deposit transaction, the media stored in the temporary stack unit ES cannot be returned to the customer. In this case, it is necessary to separately collect and manage the media stored in the temporary stack unit ES as an unreceived media. For this purpose, a retract unit (RT) may be provided. In addition, although the medium is returned to the media depositing unit 111 by the customer canceling the deposit transaction with respect to the medium stored in the temporary stack unit ES, the medium is recovered to the retracting unit RT even when the customer does not receive the medium.

In order to transfer the unreceived media stored in the temporary stack unit ES to the retract unit RT, a special transfer path STP may be provided between the temporary environment path TCP and the retract unit RT. That is, by forming the special storage part FN in the retracting part RT or by integrally forming the retracting part RT and the special storage part FN, both the storage parts are formed on the special transport path STP. Can be provided. Detailed description of the retractor RT and the special storage unit FN will be described later.

On the other hand, it is preferable to provide a plurality of media storage unit (CA) because generally there are more media that are normally deposited than unreceived or counterfeit media. In FIG. 1, two media storage units CA are illustrated, and in this case, the first media storage unit CA1 and the first media storage unit CA1 connected to the media transfer path MTP are installed. The second medium storage unit CA2 may be configured.

Here, the second medium storage unit CA2 may be connected to the special transport path STP, and the retract unit RT or the special storage unit FN may be formed at one side of the second medium storage unit CA2. have. At this time, an additional transfer path (ATP) may be further formed to transfer the medium to the retract unit RT or the special storage unit FN, and the additional transfer path ATP may be a retract unit ( RT) or special storage unit (FN) and it is preferable to connect the special transport path (STP). The additional feeder 160 forming the additional feed path ATP may also include a fifth belt 161 circulating in a predetermined direction by applying a clamping force to the medium, and a plurality of fifth rollers 162 for driving the same. . At this time, the path for transporting the counterfeit medium substantially will be an additional transport path (ATP) rather than a special transport path (STP). This is because normal media can be transported along the special transport path when one more media storage unit is added.

The number of media storage units is optional, and it is preferable to further form a transport path according to the additional media storage unit.

On the other hand, since the paths (DCP, TCP, MTP, STP) are not directly connected to each other, they must be connected so that the medium can be smoothly transferred to the target storage unit. To this end, it is preferable to install the drum 170 between the paths (DCP, TCP, MTP, STP).

The drum 170 is formed between the paths DCP, TCP, MTP, and STP so that any one of the reject unit RJ, the temporary stack unit ES, the media storage unit CA, or the retract unit RT may be selected. It functions to switch or distribute the path of media to one side.

Here, the drum 170 is not rotated by the frictional force with the first to fourth belts 121, 131, 141, 151 forming the paths (DCP, TCP, MTP, STP), independent of the drive unit (not shown) provided separately Rotate That is, the drum 170 is mounted in a non-idle state, and the outer circumferential surfaces of the first to fourth belts 121, 131, 141, and 151 and the drum 170 are spaced apart from each other.

Since the force for rotating the drum 170 is not a force transmitted from the belt, such as a friction force with the first to fourth belts 121, 131, 141 and 151, the driving force or rotational force of the drum 170 is the first to fourth belts 121, 131, 141 and 151. Or the likelihood of being affected by the paths 120, 130, 140, and 150.

When the drum 170 rotates in dependence on the first to fourth belts 121, 131, 141, and 151, when a jam occurs while the medium is caught between the drum 170 and the belts 121, 131, 141, 151, the rotational force of the drum 170. If the deterioration or multiple media enters between the drum 170 and the belts 121, 131, 141 and 151 at the same time, the clamping force between the drum 170 and the belts 121, 131, 141 and 151 may be deteriorated and the media may not be smoothly transferred. However, the above problems may be prevented by rotating the drum 170 independently of the first to fourth belts 121, 131, 141, and 151.

Since the drum 170 and the first to fourth belts 121, 131, 141 and 151 are separated from each other, the medium may not be smoothly transported along the surface of the drum 170. It is preferable to mount the idle roller 190.

On the other hand, the medium is introduced at a spaced interval between the drum 170 and the paths (DCP, TCP, MTP, STP) or the first to fourth belts (121, 131, 141, 151), the drum 170 and a plurality of idle rollers ( By the clamping force between 190, the medium may be conveyed along the outer circumferential surface of the drum 170.

However, since the mounting positions of the drum 170, the first to fourth belts 121, 131, 141, 151, and the idle roller 190 are fixed, the medium may be transferred to the wrong place. For example, the normal medium, which enters the gap between the drum 170 and the first belt 121 along the deposit net environment path DCP, may not flow into the temporary environment path TCP but may flow into the reject unit RJ. There is a number. In addition, the abnormal medium may flow into the temporary stack unit ES through the temporary circulation path TCP without being transferred to the reject unit RJ.

As such, an additional device for determining or guiding the conveying direction of the medium is required at the end of the gap formed between the drum 170 and the first to fourth belts 121, 131, 141, and 151. A plurality of gates 181 to 185 may be formed to connect or disconnect the paths DCP, TCP, MTP, and STP.

The deposit transfer part 120 is a point at which an interval between the first belt 121 and the drum 170 of the DCP (DCP) end of the gates 181 to 185 provided around the drum 170 ends (that is, A deposit transfer gate for guiding the medium to the reject section RJ or the temporary circulating path TCP to be installed at the point where the medium deviates from the gap between the drum and the first belt based on the advancing direction of the medium ( 181).

Here, the deposit transfer gate 181 may be provided between the drum 170 and the deposit transfer environment path (DCP) to selectively switch the path of the medium to the transient environment path (TCP). That is, the deposit transfer gate 181 determines the conveying direction of the medium while pivoting so as to be in contact with the first belt 121 or the drum 170 of the DCP. At this time, a solenoid (not shown) or a stepping motor (not shown) may be connected to the pivot axis of the deposit transfer gate 181 for the pivoting movement of the deposit transfer gate 181.

In order to guide the medium smoothly, i.e., to prevent the medium from being caught by the transfer gate 181, the end of the transfer gate 181 in contact with the drum 170 or the first belt 121 is It is preferably formed like a triangular wedge.

Meanwhile, a temporary stack gate 182 is provided between the drum 170 and the temporary environment path TCP. That is, the temporary transfer unit 130 may further include a temporary stack gate 182. The temporary stack gate 182 sends the media that has passed between the deposit transfer environment path (DCP) and the drum 170 to the temporary stack unit ES, or transfers the medium temporarily stored in the temporary stack unit ES. It is responsible for sending to (MTP). The temporary stack gate 182 is mounted adjacent to the drum 170 to selectively switch the path of the media rotating with the drum 170.

Here, the shape of the temporary stack gate 182 is similar to the shape of the deposit transfer gate 181, the temporary stack gate 182 is a pivot between the drum 170 and the second belt 131. .

A medium storage gate 183 is provided between the drum 170 and the third belt 141 of the medium transfer path MTP. That is, the medium transporter 140 may further include a medium storage gate 183. The medium storage gate 183 sends a medium transferred from the temporary stack unit ES along the temporary environment path TCP to the first medium storage unit CA1 or to the reject unit RJ. The medium storage gate 183 is mounted adjacent to the drum 170 and is transferred from the temporary transfer unit 130 to the drum 170 to selectively switch a path of a medium rotating together with the drum 170.

Here, the shape of the medium storage gate 183 is similar to the deposit transfer gate 181 or the temporary stack gate 182, and pivots between the drum 170 and the third belt 141. The medium storage gate 183 is preferably installed at the point where the gap formed between the drum 170 and the third belt 141 ends.

In addition, the second medium storage gate 184 is provided at the end of the gap formed between the drum 170 and the fourth belt 151 of the medium transfer path 150. The second medium storage gate 184 sends a medium that has passed through the temporary stack unit ES and has passed through the temporary environment path TCP to the medium transport path MTP or the special transport path STP. That is, when the medium is stored in the first medium storage unit CA1 by a limit value and the second medium storage unit CA2 is used, the medium is stored in the second medium storage unit using the second medium storage gate 184. Can be sent to (CA2).

The shape of the second medium storage gate 184 is similar to the other gates 181 to 183 described above, and pivots between the drum 170 and the fourth belt 151.

On the other hand, when the second medium storage unit CA2 is used in addition to the first medium storage unit CA1, the first medium storage unit CA1 is disposed on one side of the second medium storage unit CA2, and the retract on the other side. It is preferable to arrange the part RT or the special storage part FN. In this case, between the fifth belt 161 of the additional feed path ATP and the fourth belt 151 of the special feed path STP for transferring the medium to the retracting part RT or the special storage part FN. An additional transfer gate 185 may be provided. That is, the additional transfer unit 160 may further include an additional transfer gate 185.

The additional transfer gate 185 serves to send the medium passing through the special transfer path (STP) to the second medium storage unit CA2 or to the additional transfer path ATP. Pivot movement between the fifth belt (161).

As mentioned above, when the deposited medium is judged to be a forged medium (that is, counterfeit) so delicate that the authenticity cannot be distinguished from the medium recognition unit 112, a special storage unit FN; Forged Note Box) may be further provided.

The media depositing unit 111 and the medium recognizing unit 112 are connected to the forged medium such as counterfeit among the abnormal media transferred to the special storage unit FN without going through the reject unit RJ or the temporary stack unit ES. Immediately after rough transfer to the special storage unit (FN). That is, unlike a normal medium or a torn or folded abnormal medium passes through the reject unit RJ or the temporary stack unit ES, the forged medium of the abnormal medium is the reject unit RJ or the temporary stack unit ES. It is preferable to configure the transfer path to go directly to the special storage unit (FN) without going through.

In general, since the forged medium is smaller than the normal medium, forming the special storage unit FN with the same size as the medium storage unit or the retractor RT increases the overall size of the medium depositing device 100. It is not preferable because it may be subject to space constraints for installing the depositing device 100.

In addition, since there are not many media which are not received and are transferred to the retracting part RT, it may be advantageous in terms of space utilization to integrally form the retracting part RT and the special storage part FN. That is, it is preferable to form the special storage part FN inside the retract part RT.

As such, when the special storage unit FN is installed inside the retract unit RT, the special storage gate 186 may be installed at the portion where the additional transfer path ATP and the retract unit RT are connected. have. That is, the special transfer unit 150 may further include a special storage gate 186.

The special storage gate 186 serves to send the medium transported along the additional transfer path (ATP) to the retract unit RT or to the special storage unit FN, the shape of which is different from the gates 181 to 185. Similar to).

Meanwhile, the media guide 187 may be installed at a portion where the second belt 131 and the temporary stack unit ES of the temporary environment path TCP are connected. The media guide 187 connects the upper portion of the second belt 131 with the temporary stack portion ES or the lower portion of the second belt 131 with the temporary stack portion ES. That is, the temporary stack unit ES receives or transmits a medium at one entrance, and the media guide 187 is mounted at a portion adjacent to the entrance to smoothly guide the medium flowing into or out of the temporary stack ES. can do.

The medium flowing into the temporary stack unit ES along the temporary environment path TCP proceeds toward the temporary stack unit ES along the lower portion of the second belt 131 and flows out of the temporary stack unit ES. Since the advancing toward the drum 170 along the upper portion of the second belt 131, it is necessary to selectively connect the upper or lower portion of the temporary stack portion (ES) and the second belt (131).

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 3, the contact principle between the gates 181 to 184, the drum 170, and the first to fourth belts 121, 131, 141, and 151 will be described. Let's look at it.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 3, it can be seen that the drum 170 and the first to fourth belts 121, 131, 141, and 151 are spaced apart from each other with a gap G. That is, if the dotted line in FIG. 3 is in a state in which the first to fourth belts 121, 131, 141, 151 and the drum are in contact with each other, the drum 170 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include the first to fourth belts 121, 131, 141, 51. Are spaced apart from each other at intervals G.

1 to 3, the path of the medium when the abnormal medium is sent to the reject unit RJ will be described first.

In order to send the medium passing through the gap between the first belt 121 and the drum 170 of the deposit transfer part 120 forming the deposit net environment path (DCP) to the reject part RJ, the deposit transfer gate 181 ) Should be in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the drum 170 to prevent the medium from advancing along the drum 170 toward the transient environment (TCP). That is, the deposit transfer gate 181 contacts the drum 170 to form a passage or gap between the first belt 121 and the deposit transfer gate 181 for the medium to travel. Through this passage the medium can be conveyed to the reject portion (RJ).

Here, it is preferable to install an idle roller 190 at a position adjacent to the first belt 121 to prevent the medium from entering the path at intervals between the drum 170 and the first belt 121. The idle roller 190 is rotated by the drum 170 in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the drum 170.

Second, in order to send the normal medium to the temporary stack portion ES, the deposit transfer gate 181 is separated from the drum 170 to be in contact with the first belt 121 (deposited in a dotted line shown in FIG. 3). Transfer gate). Next, the medium should flow into the lower part of the second belt 131 of the temporary transfer part 130 forming the temporary environment path TCP. For this purpose, the temporary stack gate 182 contacts the drum 170. A passage or a gap is formed between the lower portion of the second belt 131 and the temporary stack gate 182. Through this passage, the medium can be transferred to the temporary stack portion ES.

Third, in order to send the media stored in the temporary stack unit ES to the first medium storage unit CA1, the media guide is carried so that the media stored in the temporary stack unit ES is transported along the upper portion of the second belt 131. (187, see FIG. 1) will be pivoted. The temporary stack gate 182 is provided so that the medium conveyed along the upper portion of the second belt 131 passes through the gap between the drum 170 and the second belt 131 and then proceeds toward the medium transfer path (MTP). The drum 170 is separated from the drum 170 to be in contact with the second belt 131 (see the dotted stack gate shown in FIG. 3). At this time, the idle roller 190 may be provided at the rear end of the temporary stack gate 182 so that the medium can be accurately directed toward the medium transfer path (MTP).

The medium passing between the temporary stack gate 182 and the drum 170 should pass through the gap between the fourth belt 151 and the drum 170 and then flow into the medium transfer path (MTP). The two medium storage gates 184 contact the fourth belt 151 to form passages at predetermined intervals between the drum 170 and the second medium storage gate 184 (the dotted lines shown in FIG. 3). See second media storage gate). Here, it is preferable to mount the idle roller 190 at the rear end of the second medium storage gate 184 so that the medium can be precisely introduced at the interval between the drum 170 and the third belt 141.

Then, the medium storage gate 183 contacts the drum 170 to send the medium passed between the drum 170 and the third belt 141 to the first medium storage part CA1. A passage is formed at a predetermined interval between the 183 and the third belt 141. Through this passage, the medium is transferred to the first medium storage part CA1.

Fourth, in the case of transferring a forged one of the predetermined abnormal media, the media first passes through the deposit transfer gate 181 and the temporary stack gate 182, the drum 170 and the fourth belt 151 Proceed between At this time, since the forged medium does not pass through the reject portion RJ or the temporary stack portion ES, a transfer path different from that of the normal medium is formed. That is, the forged medium passing between the first belt 121 and the drum 170 should be introduced directly to the temporary environment path (TCP) instead of being transferred to the reject portion RJ. For this purpose, the transfer transfer gate ( 181 is in contact with the first belt 121.

Through the space between the transfer gate 181 and the drum 170, the medium flows into the transient environment path (TCP), and the forged media introduced into the temporary environment path (TCP) is transferred to the temporary stack unit (ES). It should not be. To this end, the temporary stack gate 182 is in contact with the lower portion of the second belt 131 to block the forged medium from entering the temporary stack portion ES, and the medium is connected to the temporary stack gate 182. Proceeds between the drum 170 and the fourth belt 151 through the interval between the drum 170. In order to prevent the forged media passing between the drum 170 and the fourth belt 151 from proceeding with the medium transfer path (MTP), the medium storage gate 183 is in contact with the drum 170 while the media is removed. It is to be transported along the four belts (151).

The media conveyed along the fourth belt 151 is conveyed toward the special storage unit FN along the additional transport path ATP. At this time, the fourth belt 151 and the fifth belt by the additional transport gate 185. 161 can be connected. The medium that has advanced along the fifth belt 161 to the entrance of the retracting part RT is transferred to the special storage part FN by the special storage gate 186 provided at the entrance side of the retracting part RT. . Here, if there is no second medium storage unit CA2, a retracting unit RT is installed instead of the second medium storage unit CA2, and an additional transfer path ATP may not be required.

Fifth, when transferring the media stored in the temporary stack unit ES to the retract unit RT, first, the medium stored in the temporary stack unit ES by the media guide 187 is the second belt 131. It will move along the top of the. The temporary stack gate 182 then contacts the second belt 131 and directs the medium toward the special transport path (STP). The media storage gate 183 is in contact with the drum 170 to send the media passed between the drum 170 and the fourth belt 151 to the retract portion RT. The medium passing through the special transport path (STP) between the medium storage gate 183 and the fourth belt 151 is sent to the additional transport path (ATP) by the second medium storage gate 184 and further transported. The medium passing through the path ATP is introduced into the retract portion RT by the special storage gate 186.

Meanwhile, when the gates 181 to 184 contact the outer circumferential surface or the surface of the drum 170, if a gap exists between the ends of the gates 181 to 184 and the outer circumferential surface of the drum 170, the medium may be transferred to the wrong place. have. In order to prevent such a phenomenon, a groove may be formed on the outer circumferential surface of the drum 170, which will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

4 is a perspective view illustrating a part of a drum and a gate of the media deposit apparatus according to FIG. 1. For convenience of description, although the relationship between the drum 170 and the temporary stack gate 182 is illustrated in FIG. 4, the remaining gates 181, 183, and 184 may also contact the drum 170 in the same structure.

As shown in FIG. 4, grooves 172 are formed on the outer circumferential surface 171 of the drum 170 at predetermined intervals, and a portion of the end 182a of the temporary stack gate 182 is formed in the grooves 172. It is possible to prevent the gap from being present between the outer peripheral surface 171 of the drum 170 and the end 182a of the temporary stack gate 182. In this case, grooves may also be formed on the surfaces of the first to fourth belts 121, 131, 141, and 15 that contact the ends of the gate.

On the other hand, the pivot shaft 182c is mounted through the body portion 182b of the temporary stack gate 182. A plurality of temporary stack gates 182 may be mounted along the pivot axis 182c, and the number of gates to be mounted may be determined depending on whether the medium is transferred in the longitudinal direction or the transverse direction. It is preferable to mount two gates if the medium is transported in the longitudinal direction, ie in the longitudinal direction, and more than three gates would be more effective if the medium is transported in the transverse direction, ie in the width direction. Here, the second belt 131 (see FIG. 3) is preferably located between the temporary stack gates 182.

In addition, a plurality of idle rollers 190 may be mounted around the drum 170 to contact the outer circumferential surface 171 of the drum 170 and rotate in the opposite direction to the drum 170 by the rotational force of the drum 170. have. The idle roller 190 may serve to guide the medium to be accurately introduced at an interval formed between the outer circumferential surface 171 of the drum 170 and the first to fourth belts 121, 131, 141 and 151. The two idle rollers 190 shown in FIG. 4 are merely shown as examples for convenience of description.

As described above, since the medium to be conveyed through the gap between the drum 170 which rotates itself and the first to fourth belts 121, 131, 141 and 151 is always conveyed in the same direction, the rotation direction of the drum 170 and the first to fourth The circulation direction of the belts 121, 131, 141 and 151 should always be constant. That is, the first to fourth belts 121, 131, 141 and 151 should all circulate in the same direction, and the drum 170 should rotate in the opposite direction to the circulation direction of the first to fourth belts 121, 131, 141 and 151.

Referring to FIG. 2, the first to fifth belts 121, 131, 141, 151, and 161 all rotate in a counterclockwise direction, but the drum 170 rotates in a clockwise direction.

In the media deposit apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the paths DCP, TCP, MTP, STP, and ATP all circulate in the same direction, and the drum 170 located therebetween is opposite to the paths. Direction, and the media can be transferred to each cassette while maintaining the circulation or rotation direction of the paths (DCP, TCP, MTP, STP, ATP) and the drum 170 as it is.

That is, the plurality of gates 181 to 186 may be used to connect or disconnect the paths without changing the rotation direction of the drum 170 and the circulation direction of the paths DCP, TCP, MTP, STP, and ATP. This can reduce the inconvenience of changing the circulation direction of the paths, and can simplify the media transport structure.

The media deposit apparatus having five paths has been described so far, but the number of paths may be increased or decreased depending on the number of media storage units installed or the size of the media deposit apparatus. In addition, whether to install the reject unit or the media storage unit may be selected in consideration of the location or space where the media depositing device is mounted.

Hereinafter, a control method of the media deposit apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of the media deposit apparatus according to FIG. 1.

As shown in Figure 5, the control method of the media deposit apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention step of depositing the medium (S100), the paths (DCP, TCP, MTP, STP, ATP) and the step of driving or circulating the drum 170, respectively (S101), determining whether or not the authenticity or authenticity of the medium deposited by the user (S102), if the deposited medium is determined to be abnormal or abnormal media Transferring it to the reject unit RJ (S107), if it is determined that the deposited medium is a normal medium step of transferring it to the temporary stack unit (ES) and temporarily storing (S103), temporary stack unit (ES) Transferring the medium stored in the storage medium to the medium storage unit CA (S105), the deposit of the medium stored in the temporary stack unit ES is canceled, or there is no signal for a predetermined time, or the deposit transaction is canceled. And do not receive the media returned to the media deposit section 111. If it is a retract portion (RT) step (S106) and the transfer medium transferred to a step (S109) for transferring them to a special storage unit (FN) in the case of a forged medium as a medium abnormality.

Here, the step (S109) of conveying the counterfeit or forged medium to the special storage unit (FN) is transferred to the special storage unit (FN) immediately without passing through the temporary stack unit (ES) or the reject unit (RJ). It is done.

Referring to FIG. 5 in more detail, first, the customer deposits the medium through the medium depositing unit 111 (S101). Paths DCP, TCP, MTP, STP, and ATP are driven to transfer the deposited medium (S101). At this time, the drum 170 is driven independently of the paths (DCP, TCP, MTP, STP).

First, among the paths DCP, TCP, MTP, STP, and ATP, a DCP is provided and driven. The media deposited through the media depositing unit 111 is transferred in sheet units along the deposit net environment path (DCP). At this time, the path of the medium can be switched to the temporary environment path (TCP) by using the transfer transfer gate 181 provided between the drum 170 and the transfer path environment path (DCP).

The medium deposited in the sheet unit determines whether the medium is normal or not forged while passing through the medium recognizing unit 112 (S102). The medium of the sheet unit passing through the medium recognition unit 112 is delivered to the surface of the drum 170. To this end, a drum 170 that rotates independently from the deposit net environment path DCP is provided.

If the medium is recognized as a predetermined abnormal medium such as torn or folded in the normal or authenticity determination step (S102), it is determined whether to switch the path of the abnormal medium to the reject unit (RJ), and according to the determination result. The abnormal medium is transferred to the reject unit RJ (S107). The abnormal medium transferred to the reject unit RJ may be returned to the customer (S108).

Meanwhile, the medium determined to be normal in the normal or authenticity determination step (S102) is once transferred to the temporary stack unit ES and temporarily stored (S103). To this end, a temporary environment path (TCP) for circulating spaced apart from the drum 170 and transferring the medium between the drum 170 and the temporary stack portion ES is provided. At this time, the temporary stack gate 183 is used to determine whether to switch the path of the medium rotating together with the drum 170 to the temporary stack portion ES. That is, the path of the normal medium is switched to the temporary stack unit ES, and the path of the counterfeit medium among the abnormal mediums is directed to the special storage unit FN without being switched to the temporary stack unit ES.

When the normal medium is stored in the temporary stack unit ES, it is determined whether or not to proceed with the deposit transaction for the medium stored in the temporary stack unit ES (S104). If it is determined that the deposit transaction is not continued or the deposit transaction is canceled in step S104 and the deposit transaction is canceled and the medium is not received, the unreceived medium is retracted (RT). ) May be transferred (S106), or may be returned to the media depositing unit 111.

On the other hand, the step of determining whether to switch the path of the medium to the medium storage unit (CA) in the case of canceling the deposit of the medium stored in the temporary stack unit (ES) depositing the path of the normal medium spaced apart from the drum 170 and rotated The method may further include switching to the unit 111.

To this end, it is determined whether to switch the path of the medium to the medium storage unit CA by using the medium storage gate 183 provided between the drum 170 and the medium transfer path MTP. That is, it is determined whether to selectively switch the path of the medium to the medium transport path (MTP). In this process, the normal medium is transferred to the medium storage unit CA along the medium transfer path MTP spaced apart from the drum 170 to complete a deposit transaction (S105). A medium transfer path (MTP) is provided that is spaced apart from the drum 170 for this normal medium and transfers the medium from the drum 170 to the medium storage CA.

In the case of normal or authenticity determination step (S102), when the deposited medium is judged to be a forged medium such as counterfeit, the forged medium is directly stored in the special storage unit immediately without passing through the reject unit RJ or the temporary stack unit ES. FN) is transferred and stored (S109). To this end, it is determined whether to switch the path of the medium to the special storage unit FN using the special storage gate 150.

Here, the paths (DCP, TCP, MTP, STP, ATP) of the medium to be transferred to each of the storage units RJ, ES, CA, RT, and FN are rotated and gates 181 to 186 of the drum 170. Can be determined by the pivot motion of

On the other hand, the step of determining whether to switch the path of the medium to the special storage unit (FN) is the path of the normal medium that is rotated apart from the drum 170, if the medium stored in the temporary stack (ES) is not received Switching to the storage unit FN or the retract unit RT may be included.

Since the control method of the gates 181 to 186 for controlling the transport of the medium according to the method is the same as described above, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Although the above-described media deposit apparatus has been described in terms of a financial automatic teller machine for depositing, it can be applied not only to the automatic teller machine for deposit and withdrawal, but also to the technical idea or the present invention which can be grasped from various viewpoints. It should be understood as a minimum description of the technology, and not as a boundary limiting the present invention.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above by way of example, the scope of the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments, and may be appropriately changed within the scope of the claims.

1 is a view schematically showing a media deposit apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a view showing a rotational direction of the drum used in the media deposit apparatus according to Figure 1 and the circulation direction of the paths,

3 is a view illustrating main parts of the media deposit apparatus according to FIG. 1;

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a part of the drum and the gate of the media deposit apparatus according to Figure 1,

5 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of the media deposit apparatus according to FIG. 1.

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100: medium depositing device 110: housing

120: Payment transfer part 130: Temporary transfer part

140: medium transfer unit 150: special transfer unit

160: additional transfer unit 170: drum

181 to 186: Gate 187: Media Guide

190: idle roller RJ: reject portion

ES: temporary stack CA: media storage

RT: Retract part FN: Special storage part

Claims (12)

Claims [1] A media deposit apparatus having a media deposit section, a temporary stack section for temporarily storing a media loaded in the media deposit section, and a media storage section for receiving and storing media temporarily stored in the temporary stack section. A deposit transfer unit for providing a net transfer path of a medium input through the medium deposit unit; A drum which is spaced apart from the depositing net environment path and rotates independently; A temporary transport unit spaced apart from the drum, and providing a temporary environment path for transporting a medium between the drum and the temporary stack unit; And And a media conveying part spaced apart from the drum, and providing a media conveying path for conveying the media from the drum to the media storage part. The deposit transfer part includes a temporary stack gate provided between the drum and the deposit net environment path to selectively switch a path of a medium to the temporary environment path, And the medium transfer unit includes a medium storage gate provided between the drum and the medium transfer path to selectively switch a path of a medium to the medium transfer path. The method of claim 1, And a groove accommodating an end of the temporary stack gate and the medium storage gate on an outer circumferential surface of the drum. The method of claim 1, And the deposit transfer unit, the temporary transfer unit, and the medium transfer unit operate to circulate only in one direction. The method of claim 3, The temporary transfer unit circulates in one direction, and the media deposit apparatus, characterized in that the media is delivered or received in a single unit from the temporary stack unit. The method of claim 4, wherein And the temporary stack part receives or transmits a medium at one entrance and exit, and the temporary transfer part includes a media guide mounted adjacent to the entrance and exit of the temporary stack part. A medium having a medium depositing unit, a temporary stack unit for temporarily storing the medium put into the medium deposit unit, a medium storage unit for receiving and storing the medium temporarily stored in the temporary stack unit, and a special storage unit for storing a counterfeit medium among the media. In the depositing device, A deposit transfer unit for providing a net transfer path of a medium input through the medium deposit unit; A medium recognition unit which is formed on the transfer net environment path and determines whether the deposited medium is normal or authentic; A drum spaced apart from the deposit net environment path and rotating by a self driving force; A temporary environment path which is driven away from the drum and which transfers the medium between the drum and the temporary stack portion, and selectively switches a path of a medium mounted adjacent to the drum and rotating with the drum; A temporary transfer part including a stack gate; A media conveyance path driven apart from the drum, the media conveying path for transporting the media from the drum to the media storage portion, mounted adjacent to the drum and being transferred from the temporary conveying portion to the drum to rotate with the drum; A medium transfer unit including a medium storage gate for selectively switching a path; And A special transport path driven apart from the drum, for transporting the medium from the drum to the special storage unit, and mounted adjacent to the drum to selectively switch the path of the counterfeit medium determined by the medium recognition unit; It includes; special transfer unit including a storage gate; And the counterfeit medium is transferred directly to the special storage unit through the drum and the special transfer unit without being temporarily stored in the temporary stack unit. The method of claim 6, And a reject unit provided on the deposit net environment path and storing the abnormal medium determined by the medium recognition unit. The method of claim 6, And the special storage portion is formed on the special conveyance path and is formed inside the retract portion for recovering unreceived media. The method of claim 6, And the medium transfer path, the temporary environment path, the medium transfer path, and the special transfer path circulate in one direction. The method of claim 9, The depositing environment path, the temporary environment path, the medium circulation path and the special transport path comprises a belt circulating in one direction and a guide surface for forming a path of the medium in contact with a portion of the belt Device. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 10, And a groove for accommodating an end of the gate is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the drum. The method of claim 11, And an idle roller formed in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the drum and allowing the medium to be brought into contact with the drum.

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