KR20110078203A - Appratus for sensing a loading of a bundle note in an automatic teller machine for bundle note - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A bundle of paper money loading sensing device of bundle of paper money teller machine is provided to handle not only drawing of the paper money but also receive process, and to increase space efficiency since the whole size is small by reducing necessary space for drawing and receiving operation. CONSTITUTION: The case can receive and pay the bundle of paper money. The bundle of paper money cassette(150) is offered in the case, and bundle of paper money inlet(152) is formed to load and keep the bundle of paper money which is received and paid. The inner shutter(162) is sliding driven to open and close the bundle of paper money inlet. The outside shutter(110) is installed in the case to be opened and closed. The pick up unit(200) picks up the bundle of paper money to be received and paid. The sensing part includes the first ~ third sensing sensor composed of a pair of light-emitting part and light-receiving part, based on the direction of the bundle of paper money which is loaded on the inner shutter, and senses the loading of the bundle of the paper money.

Description

APPLICATION FOR SENSING A LOADING OF A BUNDLE NOTE IN AN AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE FOR BUNDLE NOTE}

The present invention relates to a device for detecting the loading of a bundled banknote of a bundled bank teller, and more particularly, it is possible to process the deposit and withdrawal of the bundled banknote, and to reduce the space required for the operation of deposit and withdrawal of the bundled banknote, so that the overall size is small and space efficiency can be increased. The present invention relates to a bundle bank loading detection device of a bundle bank teller machine capable of detecting and operating whether a bundle bank bank is correctly loaded in a set manner.

As is well known, financial or unmanned automated devices are automated devices that can provide basic financial services, such as deposits or withdrawals, regardless of time and place with respect to financial services, without the need for bank employees.

Recently, not only financial automation devices for customers who use financial institutions, but also for employees or clerks of financial institutions to improve the efficiency of their work internally and to quickly and accurately handle settlement tasks after their work is completed. Financial automation equipment is also being introduced.

For example, Korean Patent Application No. 10-2005-030838 (Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0659380, Registered on Dec. 12, 2006) filed by the present applicant discloses a cash withdrawal machine that allows for withdrawal for the cashier. This patent can only withdraw a bundle of cash, it is not possible to deposit a bundle of cash, and there is no separate bundle bank deposit.

In addition, there is also a problem that the work efficiency is lowered because the bundle bank moving unit of the cashier for teller machine disclosed in this patent uses a belt that always circulates along a predetermined path.

Accordingly, as another example, referring to the bank teller machine disclosed in the applicant's patent application No. 10-2008-0019384 (Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2009-63698, published on September 2, 2009), a certain number of cash Although the bundle bank deposit unit which can deposit the bundled bundle bank is disclosed, the number of bundle banks withdrawal or withdrawal is limited depending on the thickness or weight of the bundle bank bank, so that it is difficult to deposit or withdraw a large amount of banknotes.

In addition, in the bundled bank teller machine, in order to deposit and withdraw the bundle banknote, a configuration for transferring the bundled banknote to be deposited and withdrawn is required, and there is a problem in that the size of the device itself increases due to the space for this.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the object is that not only the withdrawal processing of the bundle banknotes but also the deposit processing, the overall size is small by reducing the space required for the operation of deposit and withdrawal of the bundle banknotes It is possible to increase the space efficiency, and to provide a bundle bank loading detection device of a bundle bank teller that can detect and operate a bundle bank to be loaded correctly in a set manner.

In order to achieve the above object, the external shutter opening and closing device of the bundle bank teller according to the present invention includes a case that can deposit and withdraw the bundle banknote; A bundle bank cassette formed with a bundle bank inlet to store and stack bundle banks which are provided to the case; An inner shutter driven to open and close the bundle bank opening; An external shutter installed to open and close the case; A pickup unit for picking up the deposit and withdrawal bundles; And a detection unit for detecting a loading of the loaded bundle bank, the first to third detection sensors comprising a pair of a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit based on a direction of the bundle bank loaded on the inner shutter. Including, to detect the loading of the bundle bill.

The loading direction of the bundled banknote is a direction in which the banknote surface of the bundled banknote is inserted into the side, and the first to third sensing sensors are sequentially positioned toward the banknote surface of the bundled banknote based on the inner side of the loaded banknote. The first and second detection sensors are located in the banknote face, and the third detection sensor is installed to be positioned outside the banknote face.

A fourth sensor is further installed on a predetermined height of the banknote surface of the loaded bundle banknote.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the pickup unit has a passage hole through which the signal of the second detection sensor passes.

As described above, according to the present invention, the bundle bank can be picked up by pressing the bundle bank, and thus the bundle bank can be prevented from being picked up from the pickup unit or twisted during the deposit and withdrawal process.

The present invention can perform the pickup operation by the pickup unit without the configuration of the pickup unit transfer portion, it is possible to reduce the size of the bundle bank teller and increase the space efficiency of the surroundings.

The present invention has the effect that the width sensing means and the length sensing means of the bundle bank can sense the loading of the bundle bank at the same time to detect whether the bundle bank is correctly loaded in a set manner.

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 patentable invention and the following description forms part of the detailed description of the invention.

In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail for the sake of clarity and conciseness.

1 is a perspective view showing a bundle bank teller machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the internal configuration of the bundle bank teller machine according to FIG.

As shown in Figure 1, the bundle bank teller 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a case 102 forming the appearance of a pair of external to deposit or withdraw the bundle bank in the corner of the upper front A shutter 110 is provided, and as the bundle bank is opened or closed by opening and closing the external shutter 110, the bundle bank can be banked at an angle, preferably 45 degrees, not horizontally or vertically. Withdrawal and payment are convenient.

Referring to FIG. 2, a bundle bank cassette 150 is provided at a lower portion in the longitudinal direction of the case 102 to store and deposit bundle banks. The bundle bank cassette 150 is provided with a push plate (not shown) that rises or descends while the bundle bank is loaded for deposit or withdrawal, and a bundle bank inlet 152 is formed thereon.

An inner shutter driving unit 170 for selectively opening and closing the bundled banknote inlet 152 is attached to the upper portion of the bundled bank cassette 150, and the upper part of the internal shutter driving unit 170 is attached. The external shutter opening and closing unit 300 for opening and closing the external shutter 110 and the pickup unit 200 is provided inside the external shutter 110 to pick up the bundle bank, and the locking device 400 of the external shutter 110 ) Are combined and attached to each other.

3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the external shutter opening and closing unit, the pickup unit and the locking device of the external shutter according to FIG. 2 are coupled, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a configuration of the pickup unit. It is an exploded perspective view which shows.

3 to 5, the pickup unit 200 and the external shutter 110 of the pickup unit 200 are mounted on the base plate 204 attached to the inner rear of the outer shutter 110, that is, the rear upper part of the left and right side brackets 202. The locking device 400 is installed, and each of the pair of external shutter opening and closing units 300 is installed at the front of the pickup unit 200, that is, at the front left and right of the base plate 204 inside the external shutter 110. The guide rail 112 is attached to the front surface of the side bracket 202 and the guide rail 114 is attached to the upper bracket 208 attached to the upper portion of the vertical bracket 206 attached to the middle of the side bracket 202. Is attached. Accordingly, each of the upper and front surfaces of the outer shutter 110 having a "b" shape having an upper surface and a front surface sliding along the guide rails 112 and 114 attached to the front and upper surfaces of the pickup unit 200, respectively. It is opened and closed in a manner. Unlike the hinge type, that is, it may be formed to be opened and closed while being pushed according to the conveying direction of the bundled banknote, or of course, it may be configured in various other forms.

The pick-up unit 200 presses both sides of the bundled banknote to be withdrawn and withdrawn, the pickup unit 240 for picking up the bundled banknote, the pickup transfer unit 220 for transferring the pickup unit 240, and the pickup transfer unit 220. It includes a pickup motor 210 for driving.

The pickup unit 240 of the pickup unit 200 is provided with a plurality of pickup pins (not shown), respectively, and a pair of left and right pressure units moving along the guide rod 242 by driving the pickup motor 210 ( 250 and 260, the pickup transfer unit 220 is a drive belt 224 is wound around the left and right drive pulley 222 and the gear train 226 coupled to any one of the drive pulley 222. ). An internal shutter for selectively opening / closing the bundle bank inlet 152 of the bundle bank cassette 150 by a drive of the internal shutter driving unit 170 between the pair of pressing units 250 and 260 of the pickup unit 240 ( As the 162 is located, it is possible to reduce the internal space required for deposit and withdrawal, it is not necessary to transfer the pick-up unit 200, it is possible to reduce the size of the overall bundle bank teller. The pressurizing parts 250 and 260 are provided with pass holes 252 through which signals of a sensing sensor for detecting the loading of the bundled banks pass (pass holes are not shown in the pressurizing part 260).

On the other hand, the pickup motor 210 is coupled to the gear train 226, the pressing unit 250, 260 is attached to the upper and lower portions of the drive belt 224 at a predetermined distance, respectively, the pickup motor 210 When the driving force is transmitted to the gear train 226 and the driving pulley 222, when the driving belt 224 is rotated in any one direction, the pressing portion 250, 260 is spaced apart from each other each pickup pin (Not shown) presses both sides of the bundled banknote to pick up the bundled banknotes, and when rotated in the opposite direction, the distance between each other becomes farther and the pickup of the bundled banknote is released. As described above, since the bundle bank teller machine of the present invention pressurizes the surface of the bundle bank and picks up the bundle bank, it is possible to prevent the bundle bank from being picked up from the pick-up unit 200 or twisted.

6 shows the inside of one external shutter, FIG. 7 shows the external shutter opening and closing unit, and FIG. 8 shows the configuration of the locking device.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, each of the external shutters 110 has a “b” shape in which the upper surface 106 and the front surface 108 are bent, and a plurality of reinforcing ribs 116 are formed on the inner surface. In one embodiment, the side plate 120 is integrally formed on one side thereof, and the inner surface of the upper surface 106 includes a rack gear attaching portion 122 to which the rack gear 140 is attached. In addition, the side plate 120 is attached to the fastening member 124, and includes a detection hole 126 for detecting the presence of the bundle banknote. When each of the outer shutter 110 is closed in contact with each other, as each fastening member 124 is engaged with each other is accurately closed without a gap.

Each of the external shutter 110 of the present invention in this configuration is opened and closed by the external shutter opening and closing unit 300 as shown in Figure 7, by the locking device 400 as shown in Figures 3 and 4 Locked / unlocked and slides along guide rails 112 and 114 attached to the front and top surfaces of the pickup unit 200, respectively.

3 and 7, each of the external shutter opening and closing unit 300 includes a door train opening and closing motor 310, a gear train 320 transmitting a driving force of the door opening and closing motor 310, and the gear train 320. Including a gear row bracket 330 for mounting, the gear row bracket 320 is a front guide rail 112 to be partitioned with the mounting bracket 340 and the pickup unit 200 is attached to the side bracket (202) It is fixed to the partition bracket 350 attached to.

As the gear train 320 is engaged with the rack gear 140 attached to the upper and lower surfaces of the external shutter 110, each of the external shutters 110 is an external shutter opening / closing motor of the external shutter opening / closing unit 300. 310 is opened and closed by operation.

In FIG. 6, a fastening protrusion 130 is provided at one side of an upper surface of each external shutter 110, and the fastening protrusion 130 protrudes from the guide rail 114 attached to the upper bracket 208. A semicircular seating groove 134 seated at 132 (FIG. 3) and an inclined surface 136 facing the fastening protrusion 130 of the other outer shutter 100 are included. Accordingly, when the pair of outer shutters 110 are in contact with each other to close, the pair of seating grooves 134 form a circle and the outer shutter 110 is in close contact with the outer surface of the seating rod 132 therein. It is closed. In addition, the inclined surfaces 136 are inclined toward the outside of the protruding surface, thereby smoothing the locking / unlocking operation with the locking device 400 to be described later.

Referring to the deposit operation of the bundle bank teller machine according to the present invention by such a configuration as follows.

When the outer shutter 110 of the bundle bank teller 100 is opened, the bundle bank is positioned inward in the direction of the arrow on the inner shutter 162.

Subsequently, when recognizing that the bundle banknote is loaded on the inner shutter 162, the open outer shutter 110 is closed and a pair of pressurizing parts are driven by driving the pickup motor 210 of the pickup unit 240. 250 and 260 are narrowed with each other to come into contact with both sides of the bundle banknote, and all the pickup pins 270 continue to pick up the bundle banknote by pressing the bundle bank including the bent portion of the bundle banknote.

When it is detected that the bundle bank is picked up by a predetermined pick-up pressure, the bundle bank is dropped through the bundle bank opening 152 that is opened by opening the inner shutter 162 by driving the inner shutter driving unit 170. Thus, when the bundle bank is loaded on the push plate (not shown) of the bundle bank cassette 150, and the push plate is lowered and sensed, the inner shutter 162 is closed again to complete the deposit operation.

Bundled money to be deposited and withdrawn from the bundled bank teller machine configured and operated as described above is a bundle banknote of the ransom, it is also important to accurately detect the loading of the bundled banknote, and thus, the bundle bank loading detection device of the present invention is located on the inner shutter. A first to fourth detection sensors 510, 520, 530, and 540 configured to have a pair of light emitting parts and a light receiving part based on a loading direction of the bundled banknotes to be loaded to sense the length or height of the bundled banknotes; It includes, and compares the detection signal of the first to fourth detection sensors 510, 520, 530, 540 at the same time to detect the loading of the bundle banknote. That is, the loading direction of the bundled banknote is input with the banknote surface of the bundled banknote as a side, and the first to third detection sensors 510, 520 and 530 are sequentially bundled on the inner side of the loaded banknote. Is located toward the banknote face of.

The first and second detection sensors 510 and 520 are located in the banknote surface of the loaded bundle banknote, and the third sensor 530 is installed to be positioned outside the banknote surface of the bundle banknote. On the other hand, the fourth sensor 540 is installed on a predetermined height of the banknote surface of the loaded bundle banknote. A signal from the second detection sensor 520 passes through the passage hole 252 formed in the pressing unit 250 and 260 of the pickup unit 200. The first to third detection sensors 510, 520 and 530 are installed on the side bracket 202 as shown in Figs. 3 to 5, and the fourth detection sensor 540 is shown in Figs. As shown in Figure 7 is installed on each of the partition bracket 350 of the external shutter opening and closing unit 300.

In general, a bundle of banknotes of 100 bills bundled into one is called a belonging, and a bundle of banknotes bundled into ten of these bundled banknotes is referred to as a speedy bundle banknote, as shown in FIG. 8. It has the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped of up and down bundle face, and has a width (a) and a height (b) of a predetermined banknote face, and a length (c) of up and down bundle face, and the size is usually width (a)> length (b). > Order of height (c). Of course, it depends on the kind of paper money.

In the bundle bank teller machine according to the present invention, when the outer shutter 110 is opened, the bundle bank is loaded in the direction of the arrow of the inner shutter 162 in the loading direction of the bundle bank, that is, the banknote surface of the bundle bank. When the bundle bank is loaded as described above, the signal received between the light emitting unit and the light receiver of the first and second sensor 510 520 is blocked by the banknote surface of the bundle bank, and the third and fourth sensor Since the signal received between the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit of 530 and 540 is not blocked by the banknote surface of the bundled banknote, it detects that the loaded bundled banknote is normally loaded.

The bundle bank loading detection apparatus of the bundle bank teller machine of the present invention detects such a normal loading and another misloading, which will be described with reference to FIG. 9.

If the height or length of the bundle bank is differently loaded on the inner shutter 162, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9D, the signals of the first and fourth detection sensors 510 and 540 are blocked by the bundle bank. Even though the signals of the second and third detection sensors 520 and 530 are not blocked by the bundle banknote, as shown in FIG. 9B, the signal of the first sensor 510 is blocked by the bundle banknote. Even though the second to fourth detection sensors 520, 530, and 540 are not blocked by the bundle banknote, as shown in FIG. 9C, the first, second and fourth detection sensors 510 may be used. Although the signals of the 520 and 540 are blocked by the bundle banknote, since the signal of the third detection signal 530 is not blocked by the bundle banknote, the loading of the bundle banknote is detected as misloading and the external shutter 110 is detected. Do not block).

As described above, in the bundle bank loading sensing device of the present invention, both signals of the first and second sensing sensors 510 and 520 are blocked by the bundle bank, and the third and fourth sensing sensors 530 and 540 All of the signals should not be blocked by the bundle banknote, but can be configured differently by appropriately combining the configurations of the sensors.

In the above description, the bundled banknote used in the bundled bank teller machine according to the present invention is preferably a bundled bundle banknote, but is not necessarily limited thereto, and may also be used for the deposit and withdrawal of the affiliated banknote. In addition, one bundle bank teller system can be arranged side by side with a bundle bank teller and a group bundle bank teller.

In addition, the bundled bank teller machine has been described in terms of the cashier's automatic teller machine that handles the bundled banknotes, but may also be applied to paper media such as checks, and the technical idea of the present invention may be understood from various viewpoints. It should be understood as a minimal description of the invention and not as a boundary limiting the invention.

In the above description of the preferred embodiment of the present invention by way of example, the scope of the present invention is not limited only to this specific embodiment, it can be appropriately changed within the scope described in the claims.

1 is a perspective view showing a bundled bank teller machine according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the internal configuration of the bundle bank teller according to Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a bundle bank teller according to an embodiment of the present invention,

3 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the external shutter opening and closing unit, the pickup unit, and the locking device according to FIG. 2 are coupled;

4 is an exploded perspective view of the back of Figure 3,

5 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the pickup unit,

6 is a perspective view showing the inside of the external shutter;

7 is a perspective view showing the external shutter opening and closing unit,

Figure 8 is a perspective view showing the detection of the normal loading of the bundle bank is loaded in the bundle bank loading detection device of the present invention bundle bank machine,

FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating various examples of misloading loaded in the loading detection device of the bundle bank of FIG. 8.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

110: external shutter 112,114: guide rail

150: bundle bank cassette 152: bundle bank insert

122: rack gear attachment portion 124: fastening member

126: detection hole 130: fastening protrusion

132: mounting rod 134: mounting groove

136: slope 140: rack gear

162: internal shutter 170: internal shutter drive unit

200: pickup unit 202: side bracket

204: base plate 208: upper bracket

210: pickup motor 226: gear train

240: pickup portion 242: guide rod

250,260: Pressing unit 252: Passing hole

300: external shutter opening and closing unit 310: external shutter opening and closing motor

320: gear train 400: locking device

510,520,530,540: first to fourth detection sensors

Claims (5)

A case capable of depositing and withdrawing a bundled banknote; A bundle bank cassette formed with a bundle bank inlet to store and stack bundle banks which are provided to the case; An inner shutter driven to open and close the bundle bank opening; An external shutter installed to open and close the case; A pickup unit for picking up the deposit and withdrawal bundles; And As a bundled bank teller machine including a sensing unit for detecting the loading of the loaded bundle bank, The sensing unit includes first to third sensing sensors formed by a pair of light emitting units and a light receiving unit based on a direction of the bundled banknotes loaded on the inner shutter to detect the loading of the bundled banknotes. Bundle bank loading detection device of the bundle bank machine. The method of claim 1, The loading direction of the bundle banknote The banknote side of the bundle banknote is put into the side Bundle bank loading detection device of the bundle bank machine. The method of claim 1, The first to third sensing sensors are positioned toward the banknote surface of the bundled banknotes sequentially based on the inner side of the loaded bundled banknotes, The first and second detection sensors are located in the bill surface, the third detection sensor is installed to be located outside the bill surface. Bundle bank loading detection device of the bundle bank machine. The method according to claim 1, wherein The detection unit further includes a fourth detection sensor is installed on a predetermined height of the banknote surface of the loaded bundle banknote Bundle bank loading detection device of the bundle bank machine. The method of claim 1, The pickup unit has a passage hole through which the signal of the second detection sensor passes. Bundle bank loading device of the bundle bank machine.

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