KR20110008087U - Cassette to store paper - Google Patents

Abstract

The cassette for storing media of the present invention includes a storage case in which a plurality of paper media are stored therein; And a first alignment part protrudingly formed or recessed in an upper surface of the storage case. And a second alignment portion having a storage case corresponding to a shape of the first alignment portion at a bottom surface thereof. According to the present invention, when the cassette for storing the media is stacked in the height direction, it is possible to maintain a stable stacking state by stacking in a aligned state by the first alignment unit and the second alignment unit.

Description

Cassette for storage of media {Cassette to store paper}

The present invention relates to a medium storage cassette, and more particularly, to a medium storage cassette capable of maintaining a stable stacking state.

In general, Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) are free of time and place for financial services. They also provide basic financial services, such as cash and check deposits, with or without a bank employee. It is an automated device that can. In recent years, the use of financial automation equipment has been expanding not only in financial institutions such as banks, but also in convenience stores, department stores, and public places.

Financial automation devices can be divided into withdrawal machines, deposit machines, and withdrawal machines according to whether or not they are withdrawn.In recent years, financial automation devices have been used for various purposes such as cash withdrawal, withdrawal, withdrawal of accounts, payment of giro fees, or ticket release. .

Referring to the schematic configuration of the financial automation device used as a withdrawal machine, the financial automation device includes a media storage cassette for storing paper media such as cash, and a paper media supplied from the media storage cassette. The media conveying unit, the media conveying unit for conveying the paper medium received from the media conveying unit to the withdrawal unit, and the paper medium being rejected due to abnormality detected during the media conveying process are temporarily stored or withdrawn to the outside, but are not received and returned. And a recovery medium storage cassette for temporarily storing the retracted paper medium.

Here, the media storage cassette and the recovery media storage cassette may be detachably coupled to each accommodation space of the financial automation device. The operator can separate the media storage cassette or the recovery media storage cassette from the financial automation device to fill or empty the paper medium in the cassette, and then recombine it after the operation.

In addition, the media storage cassette or the recovery media storage cassette is stored in a separate space when not stored in the financial automation device. For example, the media storage cassette may be transported in a stacked state on a vehicle and then supplied after transport to a necessary place.

However, in a medium storage cassette such as a conventional medium storage cassette or a recovery medium storage cassette, when cassettes are stored or transported in a stacked state, each cassette may not be stably supported and may collapse when an external shock is applied. There is a problem that the cassettes can be damaged accordingly.

Accordingly, there is a need for development of a cassette for storing media having a new structure that can be stably stacked to prevent damage to cassettes.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a cassette for storing media which can be maintained in a stable stacking state by being stacked in an aligned state by the first alignment portion and the second alignment portion when stacked in the height direction.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a cassette for storing a medium which can firmly maintain a stacking state with another cassette for storing a medium even when an impact is applied from the outside, thereby preventing damage or the like from occurring.

Media storage cassette according to an embodiment of the present invention, a storage case in which a plurality of paper medium is stored therein; And a first alignment part protruding or recessed in an upper surface of the storage case. And a second alignment portion having the storage case corresponding to the shape of the first alignment portion on the bottom surface thereof. By such a configuration, when the plurality of media storage cassettes are stacked in the height direction, Of course, it is possible to maintain a stable stacking state.

Here, the first alignment portion protrudes from an upper surface of the storage case and is provided in a band shape corresponding to the shape of the storage case, and the second alignment portion is stored so as to correspond to the strip shape of the first alignment portion. It may be recessed inwardly from the bottom of the case, thereby inserting and stacking the first alignment portion of the media storage cassette placed on the lower portion of the cassette.

The first alignment portion and the second alignment portion may be provided in a band shape of a 'c'-shape, a circular shape, or a square shape in which both end regions are bent inwardly.

The first alignment portion may include a plurality of protrusions protruding from a plurality of regions of the upper surface of the storage case, and the second alignment portion may be inward from a bottom surface of the storage case so as to correspond to the plurality of protrusions. It may be provided with a plurality of recessed grooves formed in the direction.

Alternatively, the first alignment portion may protrude from an upper surface of the storage case, and may be provided in a band shape corresponding to the shape of the storage case, and the second alignment portion may be formed when the media storage cassette is stacked. It may be formed to protrude from the bottom surface of the storage case so that the inner surface or the outer surface and at least a portion of the side surface of the.

The first alignment portion and the second alignment portion are integrally formed with at least a portion of the storage case, and thus, there is no need to separately manufacture the first alignment portion and the second alignment portion.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first alignment portion of the media storage cassette provided in the lower portion and the second alignment portion of the media storage cassette provided in the upper portion are aligned and stacked, thereby maintaining a stable stacking state. have.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, even if an impact is applied from the outside, it is possible to firmly maintain the stacking state with other media storage cassettes, thereby preventing damage or the like from occurring.

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a financial automation device to which a media storage cassette is coupled according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view from above of the media storage cassette shown in FIG. 1.
3 is a perspective view from below of the media storage cassette shown in FIG. 2;
4 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the media storage cassettes illustrated in FIG. 2 are stacked on each other.
5 is a perspective view from above of the recovery medium storage cassette shown in FIG. 1;
6 is a perspective view from below of the recovery medium storage cassette shown in FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a view showing a state where the recovery medium storage cassettes shown in FIG. 5 are stacked on each other.
8 is a view for explaining the operation of stacking the media storage cassette according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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

However, in describing the present invention, a detailed description of a known function or configuration will be omitted to clarify the gist of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the case where the media storage cassette of the present invention is applied to a media storage cassette for supplying a paper medium to a financial automation device or a recovery medium storage cassette for temporarily storing a recovered paper medium will be described. The application target is not limited to this.

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a financial automation device to which a media storage cassette is coupled according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown therein, the financial automation device 100 to which the media storage cassette 110 is detachably coupled according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a media storage cassette 110 in which a paper medium P is stored; A medium carrier for conveying the paper medium P supplied from the medium storage cassette 110 and a medium carrier for conveying the paper medium P transferred through the medium conveying unit 120 to a withdrawal unit (not shown). 130, a carrier conveyance unit 140 forming a movement path when the medium carrier 130 moves to the withdrawal unit, a carrier position adjusting unit 150 for adjusting the position of the medium carrier 130, and the medium carrier 130. An abnormality is detected and rejected when the paper medium P is recovered and retracted from the withdrawal part and retracted from the withdrawal part, or when the paper medium P is transferred along the medium transfer part 120. ) A recovery medium storage cassette 170 for recovering the determined paper medium P. .

The apparatus may further include a reject medium transfer unit 160 for transferring the rejected paper medium P from the medium transfer unit 120 to the recovery medium storage cassette 170.

Referring to each configuration schematically, first, as shown in FIG. 1, the media transporter 120 transfers the paper media P stored in the media storage cassette 110 sheet by sheet. As illustrated, the media storage cassette 110 and the carrier position adjusting unit 150 may be disposed, and the paper media P may be supplied into the medium carrier 130 disposed in the carrier position adjusting unit 150. The media conveying unit 120 includes a plurality of rollers and belts for conveying the paper medium (P).

In addition, the media transfer unit 120 may be provided with a media detection sensor 122 for detecting whether the paper medium P transferred from the media storage cassette 110 is a single sheet. That is, the media detection sensor 122 detects the change in the thickness of the paper medium P conveyed by the medium conveying unit 120, thereby determining whether the paper medium P is cut.

On the other hand, the media carrier 130 is a portion for carrying at least one paper medium (P) transported by the medium transporting unit 120 in a state loaded therein. The paper medium P loaded in the media carrier 130 may be formed of a single sheet of paper medium P or a plurality of sheets of paper medium P.

The media carrier 130 may be transferred to the withdrawal unit along the carrier transporter 140. The carrier transfer unit 140 may be formed between the carrier position adjusting unit 150 and the withdrawal unit to be described later. The carrier transporter 140 may be formed in a rail structure so that the media carrier 130 may be transported as a whole.

Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, a plurality of withdrawal units are provided in the financial automation device 100, and accordingly, a plurality of carrier transfer units 140 are also provided. For example, the withdrawal unit may be disposed on the front, rear and top of the financial automation device 100, so that the carrier transfer unit 140 is the front carrier transfer unit 142 connected to the withdrawal unit formed on the front, and the rear The rear carrier transfer unit 144 connected to the formed withdrawal unit and the upper carrier transfer unit 146 connected to the upper withdrawal unit may be provided.

On the other hand, the carrier position adjusting unit 150, as shown in Figure 1, serves to change the position of the media carrier 130. In other words, the carrier position adjusting unit 150 rotates the medium carrier 130 so that the opening portion of the medium carrier 130 is the outlet direction of the above-described medium conveying unit 120, the inlet direction of the front carrier conveying unit 142, and the rear carrier. The position of the media carrier 130 may be changed to face either the inlet direction of the transfer unit 144, the inlet direction of the upper carrier transfer unit 146, or the inlet direction of the recovery medium storage cassette 170 to be described later.

In addition, the carrier position adjusting unit 150 rotates the medium carrier 130 to change the position, and also serves to transfer the medium carrier 130 along the carrier transfer unit 140. Therefore, the media carrier 130 can be transferred to each withdrawal unit, thereby supplying the paper medium P held in the media carrier 130 to the withdrawal unit.

Meanwhile, the reject medium transfer unit 160 transfers the paper medium P whose abnormality is detected when the paper medium P is transferred through the medium transfer unit 120 to the recovery medium storage unit 170 to be described later. Do it. As shown in FIG. 1, the reject medium transfer unit 160 may include a plurality of rollers and a belt to transfer the rejected paper medium P to the recovery medium storage unit 170.

2 is a perspective view of the media storage cassette shown in FIG. 1 from above, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the media storage cassette shown in FIG. 2 from below, and FIG. 4 is a view of the media storage cassettes shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the state laminated | stacked on each other.

As shown in these figures, the media storage cassette 110 of the present embodiment serves to supply the paper carrier P (see FIG. 1) stored therein to the media transporter 120. The media storage cassette 110 includes a storage case 111 in which a plurality of paper media P are stored, and is mounted to be movable in the storage case 111 so as to move a plurality of paper media P into a paper. And a pressurizing part 117 (see FIG. 1) for pressurizing the medium P in the discharge direction. In addition, when the paper medium P in the media storage cassette 110 needs to be recharged, a signal generator (not shown) for generating a signal therefor may be further provided.

By such a configuration, the paper medium P of the media storage cassette 110 can be smoothly transferred from the media storage cassette 110 to the media transfer unit 110 one by one, and can be recharged if necessary. .

On the other hand, the media storage cassette 110 is maintained in the state inserted into the accommodation space (110S) of the financial automation device 100, as described above, when the outside is stored in a stack, or in a stacked state Is carried. Therefore, stability should be provided so that the laminated state can be maintained even when an impact or the like is applied from the outside.

To this end, the media storage cassette 110 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first alignment portion 112 protruding from the upper surface of the storage case 111 and the storage case 111. And a second alignment portion 113 formed in the bottom of the recess. Here, the first alignment portion 111 and the second alignment portion 112 may be integrally formed with portions of the storage case 111, and thus a separate manufacturing process is not required.

As can be seen from FIG. 4, the first alignment unit 111 and the second alignment unit 112 have shapes corresponding to each other. That is, when the media storage cassette 110 is stacked, the first alignment portion 112 of the media storage cassette 110a placed at the bottom and the second alignment portion 113 of the media storage cassette 110b placed at the top are fit-fitted (male and female). If one is protruding, the other is recessed.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first alignment unit 112 is provided with a 'c'-shaped band in which both end regions are bent inward, and protrudes from an upper surface of the bottom case 111.

As shown in FIG. 3, the second alignment unit 113 has a shape substantially the same as the first alignment unit 112, but is recessed inward. Therefore, when the media storage cassettes 110 are stacked with each other, the first alignment portion 112 of the media storage cassette 110a disposed below may be inserted into the second alignment portion 113 of the media storage cassette 110b disposed thereon. As a result, the fixed state of the media storage cassettes 110 may be firmly maintained.

In this case, although not shown in detail, the corner portion of the upper end of the first alignment unit 112 is rounded so that the process of retracting the first alignment unit 112 to the second alignment unit 113 may be performed smoothly. Can be processed. Therefore, the width of the upper end of the first alignment unit 112 is relatively smaller than the width of the lead portion of the second alignment unit 113 (the width of the lower end), so that the first alignment unit When 112 is introduced, the process can proceed smoothly.

However, the shapes of the first alignment unit 112 and the second alignment unit 113 are not limited thereto. As shown in FIG. 2, the first alignment unit 112 may have a flat top surface, but may have a different shape, for example, a vertical cross section having a semicircular shape, an equilateral tetragonal shape, or a triangular shape. In addition, since the second alignment portion is recessed in a shape corresponding thereto, not only the coupling of the first alignment portion to the second alignment portion may be more easily performed, but also an alignment effect may be realized.

In addition, in the present exemplary embodiment, the first alignment unit 112 and the second alignment unit 113 are described as having a 'c' shape in which both end regions are bent inwardly. Of course, it can also be provided as a circular band or the like.

As described above, the media storage cassette 110 of the present embodiment includes the first alignment unit 112 and the second alignment unit 113 to be aligned and stably stacked when the same media storage cassettes 110 are stacked. Therefore, even if an impact or the like is applied from the outside, by maintaining the state firmly, it is possible to prevent the damage to the media storage cassette 110.

5 is a perspective view of the recovery medium storage cassette shown in FIG. 1 from above, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the recovery medium storage cassette shown in FIG. 5 from below, and FIG. 7 is a recovery medium shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the state in which a storage cassette is laminated | stacked mutually.

As shown in these figures, the recovery medium storage cassette 170 of the present embodiment is transported along the paper carriers P or the media transfer unit 120 that have been withdrawn from the withdrawal unit but have not been received and retracted. Reject heavy (reject) is determined and serves to recover the rejected paper media (P).

As shown in FIG. 1, the recovery medium storage cassette 170 is provided at the inlet portion of the recovery medium storage case 171 and the recovery medium storage case 171 to store the recovered paper medium P, and rotates. It is provided with a rotary roller unit 172 for introducing the paper medium (P) by the operation into the inner space of the recovery medium storage case 171.

Inside the recovery medium storage case 171, as shown schematically in FIG. 1, a reject container 174 in which the rejected paper medium P is accommodated, and the retracted paper medium P are provided. A retract bin 173 is formed that is received. Therefore, the rejected paper medium P and the retracted paper medium P can be stored separately in one collection medium storage case 171, thereby simplifying the overall structure of the financial automation device 100. It has an effect.

Meanwhile, the recovery media storage cassette 170 also has a first alignment unit 175 provided on the upper surface of the recovery media storage case 171, similarly to the above-described media storage cassette 110 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). And a second alignment portion 176 provided on the bottom surface of the recovery medium storage case 171.

Here, the first alignment portion 175 is provided with a rectangular band but protrudes from an upper surface of the recovery medium storage case 171. On the other hand, the second alignment portion 176 is formed to protrude from the bottom surface of the recovery medium storage case 171 to be located inside the first alignment portion 175 provided with a rectangular band. That is, since the outer surface of the second alignment unit 176 and the inner surface of the first alignment unit 175 face each other, the alignment of the second alignment unit 176 with respect to the first alignment unit 175 may be accurately performed. have.

Accordingly, when the plurality of recovery medium storage cassettes 170 are stacked in the height direction, the recovery medium storage cassette (with the first alignment portion 175 of the recovery medium storage cassette 170a (see FIG. 7)) placed below is placed on the upper portion thereof. By being fitted into the second alignment portion 176 of 170b, the plurality of recovery medium storage cassettes 170 can be stably stacked and can be maintained in an aligned state.

However, in the present exemplary embodiment, the first alignment unit 175 provided in the recovery medium storage cassette 170 is provided as a rectangular band, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the 'c' in which both end regions are bent inwardly. Needless to say, it may be provided as a strip or a strip in the shape of a circle.

In addition to the first alignment unit 175 and the second alignment unit 176, the recovery medium storage cassette 170 may include a protrusion member provided on an upper surface of the recovery medium storage case 171 as illustrated in FIG. 7. 177 and the depression member 178 provided on the bottom surface of the recovery medium storage case 171 may be further provided.

Therefore, when the recovery medium storage cassette 170 is stacked, the protruding member 177 may be inserted into the recessed member 178 to enhance the fixing force between the recovery medium storage cassettes 170.

Hereinafter, an operation of stacking the media storage cassette 110 having such a configuration will be described. However, since the stacking operation of the recovery medium storage cassette 170 is also substantially similar to the stacking operation of the medium storage cassette 110, a description thereof will be omitted.

First, one medium storage cassette 110a (see Fig. 4) is placed on the ground. At this time, since the second alignment portion 113 of the media storage cassette 110a is recessed inward from the bottom surface of the storage case 111, interference between the media storage cassette 110a and the ground can be eliminated, and thus the ground can be stably grounded. It can be placed on.

Thereafter, the other media storage cassette 110b is stacked on the media storage cassette 110a. At this time, the first alignment portion 112 of the lower media storage cassette 110a is inserted into the second alignment portion 113 of the upper media storage cassette 110b, and thus the media storage cassettes 110a and 110b. In addition, the stacking is stable and the media storage cassettes 110a and 110b may be stacked in an aligned state. Therefore, even when the media storage cassettes 110 in a stacked state are carried in a vehicle or the like, the media storage cassette 110 may be firmly positioned or may be prevented from being damaged during the transportation process.

On the other hand, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in the media storage cassette according to another embodiment of the present invention. However, the same description as that described in the media storage cassette according to an embodiment of the present invention will be omitted.

8 is a view for explaining the operation of stacking the media storage cassette according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown therein, the media storage cassettes 210a and 210b according to another embodiment of the present invention may include a storage case 211 and a first alignment portion 212 provided on an upper surface of the storage case 211. Including the second alignment unit 213 provided on the lower surface of the storage case 211, the structure and shape of the first alignment unit 212 and the second alignment unit 213 is the first alignment of the above-described embodiment There is a difference between the phosphorus 112 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) and the second alignment portion 113.

The first alignment unit 212 of the present exemplary embodiment includes a plurality of protrusions 212a protruding from four corner regions of the upper surface of the storage case 211.

The second alignment portion 213 of the present exemplary embodiment may include a plurality of recessed grooves 213a recessed inward from the bottom of the storage case 211 corresponding to the protrusions 212a of the first alignment portion 21. Include.

Here, the upper edge portion of the protrusion 212a is rounded, so that when the media storage cassettes 210a and 210b are stacked, the protrusions 212a of the media storage cassette 210a that are placed underneath are upper. It can be smoothly retracted into the recessed groove 213a of the media storage cassette 210b placed therein, so that the stacking operation of the media storage cassettes 210a and 210b is made stable and maintained in an aligned state. Can be.

However, in the present exemplary embodiment, the first alignment unit 212 includes the plurality of protrusions 212a, and the second alignment unit 213 includes the plurality of recessed grooves 213a, but the present invention is not limited thereto. On the contrary, the first alignment unit 212 may include a plurality of recessed grooves, and the second alignment unit 213 may include a plurality of protrusions corresponding thereto.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, such modifications or variations will have to belong to the utility model registration claims of the present invention.

100: financial automation device 110: media storage cassette
112: first alignment portion 113: second alignment portion
120: medium conveying unit 130: medium carrier
140: carrier transfer unit 150: carrier position adjustment unit
160: reject medium transfer unit 170: recovery medium storage cassette

Claims (6)

A storage case in which a plurality of paper media are stored therein; And
A first alignment part protruding or recessed in an upper surface of the storage case; And
A second alignment portion having the storage case corresponding to a shape of the first alignment portion at a bottom surface thereof;
Media storage cassette comprising a.
The method of claim 1,
The first alignment portion protrudes from an upper surface of the storage case and is provided in a band shape corresponding to the shape of the storage case, and the second alignment portion of the storage case corresponds to the strip shape of the first alignment portion. A cassette for storing media, which is formed recessed from the bottom inward.
The method of claim 2,
And the first alignment portion and the second alignment portion are provided in a 'c'-shaped, circular or quadrangular band shape in which both end regions are bent inward.
The method of claim 1,
The first alignment portion includes a plurality of protrusions protruding from a plurality of areas of the upper surface of the storage case,
And the second alignment portion includes a plurality of recessed grooves recessed inward from a bottom surface of the storage case so as to correspond to the plurality of protrusions.
The method of claim 1,
The first alignment portion protrudes from an upper surface of the storage case and is provided in a band shape corresponding to the shape of the storage case.
And the second alignment portion protrudes from a bottom surface of the storage case such that the inner side or the outer side of the first alignment portion and the side surface of at least a portion thereof may be folded when the media storage cassettes are stacked.
The method of claim 1,
And the first alignment portion and the second alignment portion are integrally formed with at least a portion of the storage case.

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