KR20140084742A - Medium aligning apparatus for automatic teller machine - Google Patents

Medium aligning apparatus for automatic teller machine Download PDF

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KR20140084742A
KR20140084742A KR1020120154533A KR20120154533A KR20140084742A KR 20140084742 A KR20140084742 A KR 20140084742A KR 1020120154533 A KR1020120154533 A KR 1020120154533A KR 20120154533 A KR20120154533 A KR 20120154533A KR 20140084742 A KR20140084742 A KR 20140084742A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
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    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D11/00—Devices accepting coins; Devices accepting, dispensing, sorting or counting valuable papers
    • G07D11/10—Mechanical details
    • G07D11/16—Handling of valuable papers
    • G07D11/17—Aligning
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    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F19/00—Complete banking systems; Coded card-freed arrangements adapted for dispensing or receiving monies or the like and posting such transactions to existing accounts, e.g. automatic teller machines
    • G07F19/20—Automatic teller machines [ATMs]
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
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    • B65H2701/19—Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/1912—Banknotes, bills and cheques or the like
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S902/00—Electronic funds transfer
    • Y10S902/08—Terminal* with means permitting deposit or withdrawal, e.g. ATM

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention relates an apparatus for an automatic teller machine, capable of smoothly aligning various sizes and shapes of paper media in one apparatus. In the medium aligning apparatus for the automatic teller machine, a screw roller of a first roller device can change a driving direction to align bills and checks. A ball roller of a second roller device can add transfer power to the bills and checks which are being aligned.

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[0001] MEDIUM ALIGNING APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a media aligning mechanism of a financial automatic machine, and more particularly, to a media aligning mechanism of a financial automatic machine capable of smoothly aligning paper media of various sizes.

In general, automatic teller machines (ATMs) can provide basic financial services such as banknotes and check deposits and withdrawals by using cards or bankbooks without being bound to time and place in relation to financial services and without bank employees. It is an automation device. In recent years, the use of financial automation equipment has expanded not only in financial institutions such as banks but also in convenience stores, department stores, and public places.

Financial automation equipment can be divided into withdrawing machines, depositing machines, and depositing machines depending on whether deposits are made or not. In recent years, financial automation devices have been used for various purposes such as banknote withdrawals, withdrawals and withdrawals of checks, checks and balances, payment of fees, and ticket sales.

Meanwhile, recently, a banking automation device capable of processing bills and checks together has been introduced. By the way, it is common that checks are formed in much more various shapes and sizes than banknotes, and thus the banknotes and checks can be formed in different ways.

In particular, in order to simultaneously process bills and checks having various shapes and sizes in a single automated teller machine, alignment of bills and checks is very important. Unless the bills having various shapes and sizes are properly aligned with the check, the control method during banknote and check deposit and withdrawal processing becomes very complicated, and the possibility of recognition errors or jams of the medium also increases.

Therefore, in the past, the bill processing module and the check processing module were installed in the inside of the financial automation equipment, and the bill and the check were separately processed in the respective modules.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a media sorting mechanism of a financial automatic machine in which paper media of various sizes and shapes can be aligned smoothly in one apparatus.

In addition, the embodiment of the present invention can arrange the check and banknote in one apparatus, and can easily arrange the checks and the bills in order to prevent the check sheet and the bill from being deteriorated when the check and the banknote are aligned. to provide.

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a media sorting mechanism of a financial automatic machine for sorting paper media of various sizes.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an aligning path provided on the medium conveying path of the paper medium and communicably connected to the medium conveying path is formed therein, and an aligning surface on which the paper medium is aligned is provided on one side of the aligning path A first roller disposed on one side of the alignment body for conveying the paper medium in a first conveyance direction along the alignment path or conveying the paper medium in a second conveyance direction inclined toward the alignment surface, And a second roller mechanism provided on the other side of the alignment body and providing a conveying force to the paper medium in the same direction as the conveying direction of the first aligning roller mechanism .

That is, the first roller mechanism not only aligns the paper medium to the alignment surface, but also can transport the paper medium along the alignment path. And, the second roller mechanism can provide a feeding force to the paper medium without disturbing the operation of the first roller mechanism.

According to one embodiment, a plurality of the first roller mechanisms may be arranged along the alignment path so as to be spaced apart from each other at regular intervals. The second roller mechanism may be provided beside at least one of the first roller mechanisms, and at least one may be disposed in a direction perpendicular to the first conveying direction.

The second roller mechanism may be disposed at least in an intermediate portion of the alignment path in the first transport direction. That is, since the entrance and exit portions of the alignment path are connected to communicate with the medium conveyance path, the conveying force of the medium conveyance path can be provided to the paper medium at the entrance portion and the exit portion of the alignment path, The feeding force of the medium feeding path is not provided to the paper medium, so that the feeding force of the paper medium may be relatively lowered. Therefore, in this embodiment, by placing the second roller mechanism in the central portion of the alignment path, it is possible to additionally provide a transfer force to the paper medium passing through the inside of the alignment path.

According to one embodiment, a first running roller provided on a first conveying surface, which faces one surface of the paper medium, among the conveying surfaces of the aligning path so as to run the paper medium in the first conveying direction, And a second conveying surface corresponding to the roller and facing the other surface of the paper medium from the conveying surface of the aligning path so as to cause the paper medium to run in either the first conveying direction or the second conveying direction, A skew roller, and a direction switching unit provided on the skew roller and the alignment body for selectively switching a conveying direction of the skew roller.

Wherein the direction changing portion is configured such that the skew roller is rotatably connected to one end portion and the other end of the skew roller is pivotally connected to the alignment body in order to rotate the skew roller in either the first transport direction or the second transport direction A first elastic member provided on the pivot member and the alignment body to provide an elastic force in any one of a pivot member, a pivot member, and a pivot direction of the pivot member; And an actuator provided on the swivel member and the alignment body to provide an action force greater than an elastic force.

The direction switching unit may further include a second elastic member disposed between one end of the swing member and the skew roller so as to elastically contact the skew roller with the first running roller.

According to an embodiment, the second roller mechanism may include a second roller mechanism provided on a first transport surface, which faces one surface of the paper medium, from among the transport surfaces of the alignment path so as to cause the paper medium to travel in the first transport direction, And a second conveying surface corresponding to the second running roller and facing the other surface of the paper medium from the conveying surface of the aligning path so as to run the paper medium in the same direction as the conveying direction of the first roller mechanism And a rotation support provided on the ball roller and the alignment body to rotatably support the ball roller in the conveying direction of the paper medium.

The rotation support portion includes a roller housing rotatably supporting the ball roller and an elastic support member provided on the roller housing and the alignment body so that the roller housing is resiliently supported toward the second driving roller .

The receiving groove may be formed of a lubricating material or may be surface-coated with a lubricating material. The receiving groove may be formed in a central portion of the roller housing to allow a part of the ball roller to be rotatably received.

The elastic support member may include a support frame having one end connected to the alignment body and the roller housing movably disposed at the other end, and a support frame for supporting the roller housing in the direction of the ball roller, And a third elastic member disposed between the roller housings.

The media sorting mechanism of the automated teller machine according to an embodiment of the present invention can easily sort paper media formed in various sizes in one apparatus. Accordingly, the media sorting mechanism of the present embodiment can prevent malfunction of the automated teller machine, jamming, media recognition failure, financial accidents, and the like due to misalignment between a bill and a check.

In addition, the medium aligning mechanism of the automatic teller machine according to the embodiment of the present invention can easily align the banknote, the check or the like on the alignment surface by changing the running direction of the skew roller of the first roller mechanism, The conveying force can be further provided in the conveying direction of the bill and the check through the ball roller of the two-roller mechanism. Therefore, the medium aligning mechanism of this embodiment can solve the problem that the feeding force of the paper medium is lowered when the paper medium is aligned, and thereby the paper medium can be aligned very quickly and stably.

In addition, since the media aligning mechanism of the financial automatic machine according to the embodiment of the present invention has the structure in which the ball rollers of the second roller mechanism are rotatably supported, the first roller mechanism changes the transport direction of the paper medium It is possible to prevent the paper medium from interfering with the second roller mechanism which may be generated in the second roller mechanism. Therefore, in this embodiment, damage to the paper medium due to interference of the second roller mechanism and the paper medium during the process of aligning the paper medium by the medium aligning mechanism can be prevented.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing a financial automatic machine having a media sorting mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a side view showing the media aligning mechanism shown in Fig. 1. Fig.
Fig. 3 is a view schematically showing the configuration of the medium aligning mechanism shown in Fig. 2. Fig.
Figs. 4 and 5 are perspective views viewed from different directions after partially disassembling a part of the medium aligning mechanism shown in Fig. 2. Fig.
Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the first roller mechanism shown in Fig. 4. Fig.
7 is a perspective view showing the second roller mechanism shown in Fig.
8 is a side view showing the first roller mechanism and the second roller mechanism shown in Figs. 6 and 7. Fig.
9 and 10 are views for explaining the operation of the medium aligning mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to or limited by the embodiments. Like reference symbols in the drawings denote like elements.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing a financial automatic machine 100 having a media aligning mechanism 114 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the automated teller machine 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a media processing module 110, a temporary storage module 120, a reject module 130, a paper money storage module 140, A storage module 150, and a media transport module 160.

Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, for convenience of explanation, it is described that the automatic teller machine 100 performs only the deposit function of the paper medium. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is also applicable to the automatic teller machine 100 that performs a withdrawal function of a paper medium or a deposit / withdrawal function.

In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the paper medium to be input to the automated teller machine 100 is a mixed medium of paper money and check. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various types of media such as gift certificates, bill, coupon, securities, etc. may be used together with banknotes or checks.

Referring to FIG. 1, the media processing module 110 is a device that senses paper media, aligns paper media, or recognizes information of paper media. Paper media loaded into the deposit unit 102 may be supplied one by one to the media processing module 110.

The depositing unit 102 may be provided so as to communicate with a charging port formed on the front surface of the automated teller machine 100. The customer can deposit the paper medium inside the deposit unit 102 through the inlet. The paper medium may be at least one of a banknote or a check, and may be deposited in the deposit unit 102 in the form of a bundle by a customer. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that a paper medium in which a bill and a check are mixed is put into the deposit unit 102 by the customer.

The depositing unit 102 may separate paper media from bundle-shaped paper media one by one and supply the paper media to the media processing module 110. [ To this end, the depositing unit 102 may be provided with a separating unit (not shown) for separating a sheet of paper medium from a bundle-shaped paper medium.

The media processing module 110 can perform inspection, sorting, and information recognition of paper media supplied from the depositing unit 102. [ For example, the medium processing module 110 may include a medium inspection mechanism 112, a medium alignment mechanism 114, and a medium recognition mechanism 116. [

The medium inspecting mechanism 112 is a device for inspecting a paper medium supplied from the depositing unit 102. For example, the media inspection mechanism 112 may detect the image of the paper medium and may check whether the paper medium has been removed and skewed.

That is, the medium inspection mechanism 112 may be provided with a scanner for scanning an image of a paper medium. Particularly, in the case of checks among paper media, since the kinds of checks are very diverse, it is not easy to determine the authenticity in real time, such as bank notes, so that images of the checks can be secured and used for future settlement and safety accidents.

The medium inspection mechanism 112 may be equipped with an ultrasonic sensor for checking whether or not the paper medium is removed. In addition, a plurality of Hall sensors or optical sensors may be provided at a predetermined interval to inspect whether the paper medium is skewed.

The medium aligning mechanism 114 is a device that aligns the paper medium passed through the medium inspecting mechanism 112 to the alignment surface. Hereinafter, in this embodiment, it is assumed that the medium aligning mechanism 114 is formed as a circular drum type. Therefore, since the distance for aligning the paper medium can be sufficiently secured while reducing the size of the medium aligning mechanism 114, the medium aligning mechanism 114 can be formed compactly. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the media aligning mechanism 114 may be formed in various shapes according to the design conditions and conditions of the automatic teller machine 100.

The medium recognition mechanism 116 is a device that recognizes the information of the paper medium that has passed through the medium sorting mechanism 114. [ Particularly, on the surface of the check, various information of the check is printed by the MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) method. Therefore, the medium recognition mechanism 116 can recognize the information of the deposited check by reading the printed character by the magnetic ink character recognition method.

Referring to FIG. 1, the temporary storage module 120 is a device for temporarily storing a paper medium determined to be normal by the medium processing module 110. The automated teller machine 100 does not recognize the paper media stored in the temporary storage module 120 as being deposited and remains in a standby state until a deposit instruction is further input by the customer.

Referring to FIG. 1, the reject module 130 is a device for transferring a paper medium in an abnormal state determined to be abnormal in the medium processing module 110 to the deposit unit 102. Therefore, one side of the reject module 130 can be connected to the depositing part 102 in a communicable manner.

Here, the paper medium in an abnormal state may be a paper medium in which an image has failed to be secured, a paper medium in which ink character recognition has failed, a paper medium determined to be in a skew state, a paper medium determined in a skew state, . A paper medium in an abnormal state is likely to cause a jam or deposit error in the process of being deposited in the automated teller machine 100. [ Accordingly, the paper medium in an abnormal state is returned to the customer through the reject module 130.

1, the bill storage module 140 receives bills temporarily stored in the temporary storage module 120 and stores the bills in the bill storage module 150. The check storage module 150 stores the checks temporarily stored in the temporary storage module 120 And stores it therein.

The banknote storage module 140 and the check storage module 150 are disposed inside the automated teller machine 100 and may be removed outside the automatic teller machine 100 if necessary. The banknote storage module 140 and the check storage module 150 may be provided singly or in plural depending on the design conditions and circumstances of the automated teller machine 100. [ Hereinafter, in this embodiment, it is assumed that the paper currency storage module 140 and the check storage module 150 are provided in the inside of the automatic teller machine 100, respectively.

Referring to Figure 1, the media transport module 160 is a device for transporting paper media. The medium transferring module 160 transfers the medium transferring path of the paper medium between the medium processing module 110, the temporary storage module 120, the paper currency storage module 140, the check storage module 150 and the reject module 130. [ Can be formed. Thus, the media transport module 160 can continuously transport paper media one by one along the media transport path.

The medium transfer module 160 may include a transfer belt, a transfer pulley, a transfer guide, and the like. The conveyance belt or conveyance guide may form a media conveyance path and the conveyance pulley may provide a conveyance force for conveying the paper medium to the conveyance belt.

In addition, the media transport module 160 may be provided with a gate module 170 to switch the transport direction of the paper medium transported along the media transport path. The gate module 170 may be provided at the branching portion of the media transport path and may be selectively disposed at various placement positions so that the direction in which the paper medium is transported can be determined.

Referring to FIG. 1, the automated teller machine 100 of the present embodiment may further include a print module 180 and a return module 182. The print module 180 can print information necessary for a check among the paper media. The retract module 182 stores the unreceived paper medium when the paper medium returned to the customer is not received through the reject module 130, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > media.

Fig. 2 is a side view showing the medium aligning mechanism 114 shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a view schematically showing the configuration of the medium aligning mechanism 114 shown in Fig. 2, Is a perspective view viewed from different directions after partially disassembling a part of the medium alignment mechanism 114 shown in Fig. Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the first roller mechanism 240 shown in Fig. 4, Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing the second roller mechanism 260 shown in Fig. 5, The first roller mechanism 240 and the second roller mechanism 260, respectively. 9 and 10 are views for explaining the operation of the medium alignment mechanism 114 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 to 5, a media aligning mechanism 114 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an alignment body 210, a first roller mechanism 240, and a second roller mechanism 260 have.

The alignment body 210 may be provided on the media transport path of the paper medium P. The alignment body 210 may be provided with an alignment path through which the paper medium P is transferred or aligned. The alignment path as described above may be formed to communicate with the medium transport path.

Therefore, the inlet portion 212 and the outlet portion 214 of the alignment body 210 can be formed so as to communicate with the medium conveyance path of the paper medium P, respectively. The gate member 216 may be provided at the entrance 212 or the exit 214 of the alignment body 210 to switch the conveyance path of the paper medium P. [ Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the gate member 216 is provided so as to be rotatable only on the outlet portion 214. [ For example, if it is detected that the paper medium P is aligned by the alignment sensor (not shown) provided in the media aligning mechanism 114, the position of the gate member 216 is adjusted to one side, And can be discharged through the medium conveyance path. On the other hand, if it is detected that the paper medium P is not aligned by the alignment sensor (not shown) provided in the medium aligning mechanism 114, the position of the gate member 216 is adjusted to the other side, Can be aligned once again by the medium alignment mechanism 114. [

Here, the alignment body 210 may be formed in a circular drum type. Thus, the alignment path may also be formed in the interior of the alignment body 210 in a circular shape. When the circular alignment path is formed in the alignment body 210 as described above, the size of the alignment body 210 can be reduced compared with the alignment body 210 having the straight alignment path of the same length.

In addition, an alignment surface may be formed at one side of the alignment path of the alignment body 210, and the paper medium P in the alignment mechanism 114 may be aligned with respect to the alignment surface. That is, the first roller mechanism 240 of the medium aligning mechanism 114 can move the paper medium P to the aligning surface, thereby aligning the paper medium P of various sizes to the aligning surface.

For example, the alignment body 210 may include a first body 220 and a second body 230.

The first body 220 may have a circular drum shape. A first transport surface 222 may be formed on the outer circumferential surface of the first body 220 so that one side of the paper medium P is transportably contacted. A first lower hole 224 on which a first driving roller 242 of a first roller mechanism 240 described later is disposed may be formed on one side of the first transfer surface 222. [ The second lower hole 226 on which the second driving roller 262 of the second roller mechanism 260 described later is disposed may be formed on the other side of the first conveying surface 222. [

The first body 220 may be provided with an alignment surface portion 228 forming an alignment surface. The alignment surface portion 228 may be formed perpendicular to one side of the first transfer surface 222 with a structure perpendicular to the first transfer surface 222. For example, the alignment surface portion 228 may be formed in a disc shape having a larger radius than the first transfer surface 222, and may be disposed on the side surface of the first transfer surface 222.

The second body 230 may have a structure surrounding the outer circumference of the first body 220. That is, the second body 230 has a circular hollow portion into which the first body 220 is inserted. The second conveying surface 232 may be formed on the hollow portion of the second body 230 to allow the other surface of the paper medium P to be conveyably contacted. A first upper hole 234 on which a skew roller 244 of a first roller mechanism 240 described later is disposed may be formed on one side of the second transfer surface 232. A second upper hole portion 236 on which a ball roller 264 of a second roller mechanism 260 described later is disposed may be formed on the other side of the second transfer surface 232.

The first transfer surface 222 and the second transfer surface 232 may form an alignment path of the alignment body 210. The first conveying surface 222 and the second conveying surface 232 may be disposed opposite to each other and spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance to allow the paper medium P to pass therethrough. The first conveying surface 222 and the second conveying surface 232 may be bent in a widthwise direction of the paper medium P, that is, a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the paper medium P, for example. Therefore, the structural strength of the first conveying surface 222 and the second conveying surface 232 can be improved, and the occurrence of the gap between the first conveying surface 222 and the second conveying surface 232 and the paper medium P The frictional resistance can also be reduced.

Referring to FIGS. 2 to 10, the first roller mechanism 240 is an apparatus for transporting and aligning the paper medium P, and may be provided to be able to change direction to the alignment body 210. 9 and 10, the first roller mechanism 240 can transport the paper medium P in either the first conveying direction A or the second conveying direction B, as shown in Fig. The first conveyance direction A is a direction for conveying the paper medium P along the alignment path and the second conveyance direction B is a direction inclined toward the alignment face portion 228 from the first conveyance direction. Accordingly, when the first roller mechanism 240 is turned in the first conveying direction A, the paper medium P can be conveyed along the alignment path, and the first roller mechanism 240 can be conveyed in the second conveying direction B The paper medium P may be aligned with the alignment surface of the alignment surface portion 228. [

 The plurality of first roller mechanisms 240 may be spaced apart from each other along the alignment path. In the following description, five first roller mechanisms 240 are disposed along the alignment path. However, the present invention is not limited thereto and may be variously modified according to the design conditions and conditions of the medium alignment mechanism 114 .

On the other hand, as shown in Figs. 9 and 10, the first roller mechanism 240 disposed at the end of the first roller mechanism 240 with respect to the first transport direction may be disposed close to the alignment surface. Thereby, the paper medium aligned on the alignment surface by the first roller mechanisms 240 arranged in advance can stably contact the first roller mechanism 240 disposed last.

For example, the first roller mechanism 240 may include a first running roller 242, a skew roller 244, and a direction switching portion 246.

The first running roller 242 can be driven in the first conveyance direction A to convey the paper medium P in the first conveyance direction A. [ The first driving roller 242 may be disposed below the first conveying surface 222 and may be disposed to penetrate through the first lower hole 224 such that a part thereof is exposed through the first lower hole 224 .

The skew roller 244 is moved in the first conveyance direction A or the second conveyance direction B so as to convey the paper medium P in either the first conveyance direction A or the second conveyance direction B Can be driven. The skew roller 244 may be provided on the upper side of the second conveying surface 232 to correspond to the first running roller 242. The skew roller 244 may be provided on the upper side of the first upper- (Not shown).

The portion of the first running roller 242 that passes through the first lower hole 224 and the portion of the skew roller 244 that passes through the first upper hole 234 may be in contact with each other in the alignment path. The paper medium P can be conveyed between the contact portion of the first running roller 242 and the skew roller 244. [

The direction switching unit 246 is a device for selectively switching the conveying direction of the skew roller 244. [ The direction switching unit 246 may be provided on the skew roller 244 and the alignment body 210. For example, the direction switching unit 246 may include a revolving member 250, a first elastic member 252, an actuator 254, and a second elastic member 256.

The skew roller 244 may be rotatably connected to one end of the swivel member 250 and the other end of the swivel member 250 may be pivotally connected to the alignment body 210. The skew roller 244 can be turned in either the first conveying direction A or the second conveying direction B when the revolving member 250 is rotated around the other end as described above.

The revolving member 250 may include a lower revolving frame 250a, an upper revolving frame 250b, and a rotation shaft 250c. A skew roller 244 may be rotatably provided at one end of the lower revolving frame 250a. The upper revolving frame 250b may be disposed above the lower revolving frame 250a. One end of the rotation shaft 250c may be connected to the lower revolving frame 250a and the upper revolving frame 250b and the other end of the rotation shaft 250c may be rotatably connected to the alignment body 210. [

The first elastic member 252 is a member that provides an elastic force in any one of the revolving directions of the revolving member 250. The first elastic member 252 may be connected to the swing member 250 and the alignment body 210. The first elastic member 252 will be described as a coil spring having both ends connected to the swing member 250 and the alignment body 210 for convenience of description and the skew roller 244 will be referred to as a second conveying direction And the elastic force of the first elastic member 252 is provided in the direction in which the first elastic member 252 is pivoted to the second position B.

The actuator 254 is an apparatus that provides an acting force in a different direction from the turning direction of the revolving member 250. That is, the acting force of the actuator 254 can be provided in the direction in which the skew roller 244 is pivoted in the first conveyance direction A. [ The actuator 254 may be formed to provide an action force greater than the elastic force of the first elastic member 252. [ The actuator 254 may be provided in the swiveling member 250 and the alignment body 210.

The second elastic member 256 is a member that elastically adheres the skew roller 244 to the first running roller 242. [ The second elastic member 256 may be disposed between the swing member 250 and the skew roller 244. [ For example, the second elastic member 256 may be formed of a coil spring disposed between the upper revolving frame 250b and the lower revolving frame 250a.

2 to 10, the second roller mechanism 260 may be provided beside at least one of the first roller mechanisms 240 as an apparatus for providing a transfer force to the paper medium P. In the following description, it is assumed that the second roller mechanism 260 is disposed at a position spaced apart from the first roller mechanism 240 by a predetermined distance in a direction orthogonal to the first conveying direction A. [ However, the present invention is not limited thereto and can be variously arranged according to the design conditions and conditions of the media aligning mechanism 114.

The second roller mechanism 260 as described above may be formed to provide a conveying force in all the directions in which the paper medium P is conveyed. That is, the second roller mechanism 260 can provide the conveying force in all the directions in which the paper medium P is conveyed, without interfering with the directional change of the paper medium P by the first roller mechanism 240 .

Also, at least one second roller mechanism 230 may be disposed in the intermediate portion of the alignment path along the first conveyance direction A. [ That is, since the entrance portion 212 and the exit portion 214 of the alignment path are connected to communicate with the medium conveyance path, the entrance portion 212 and the exit portion 214 of the alignment path are conveyed by the conveyance of the first roller mechanism 240 Not only the force is provided to the paper medium P, but also the conveying force of the medium conveying path can be provided to the paper medium P. However, when the paper medium P is present inside the alignment path, the conveying force of the medium conveying path is not provided to the paper medium P, whereby only the conveying force of the first roller mechanism 240 is transmitted to the paper medium P (P), so that the feeding force of the paper medium P can be relatively lowered. Accordingly, in this embodiment, by disposing the second roller mechanism 260 at the central portion of the alignment path, it is possible to additionally provide a transfer force to the paper medium P passing through the inside of the alignment path, It is possible to prevent the feed force of the medium P from being lowered.

For example, the second roller mechanism 260 may include a second running roller 262, a ball roller 264, and a rotating support 266.

The second running roller 262 can be driven in the first conveying direction to convey the paper medium P in the first conveying direction A. [ The second driving roller 262 may be disposed below the first transfer surface 222 and may be disposed to penetrate through the second lower hole 226 such that a part thereof is exposed through the second lower hole 226 .

The ball roller 264 can be freely changed in the rotational direction along the conveying direction of the first roller mechanism 240 so as to convey the paper medium P in the same direction as the conveying direction of the first roller mechanism 240. [ The ball roller 264 may be provided on the upper side of the second conveying surface 232 to correspond to the second running roller 262 and the second upper hole 236 may be partially exposed through the second upper hole 236, (Not shown).

Here, the portion penetrating the second lower hole 226 of the second driving roller 262 and the portion passing through the second upper hole 236 of the ball roller 264 can be in contact with each other in the alignment path. The paper medium P can be conveyed between the contact portion of the second running roller 262 and the ball roller 264. [

The rotation support portion 266 is a member that rotatably supports the ball rollers 264 in various directions corresponding to the transport direction of the paper medium P. The rotation support 266 may be mounted on the alignment body 210 to elastically support the ball rollers 264. For example, the rotation support 266 may include a roller housing 270 and an elastic support member 272.

The roller housing 270 is a member for rotatably supporting the ball rollers 264 in various directions. The roller housing 270 may be formed in a plate structure having a receiving groove portion 270a and a flange portion 270b.

Here, the receiving groove 270a may be formed in a spherical dome shape at the center of the roller housing 270, and a part of the ball roller 264 may be rotatably received. The receiving groove 270a may be formed of a lubricating material or may be coated with a lubricating material. Accordingly, the frictional resistance generated between the ball roller 264 and the receiving groove 270a can be reduced, thereby allowing the ball roller 264 to rotate smoothly.

The flange portion 270b may be formed on the side of the roller housing 270 so that at least two protrusions are formed. The fastening member may be fastened to the flange portion 270b and the alignment body 210 so that the roller housing 270 can be fixed to the alignment body 210. [

The elastic supporting member 272 is a member for elastically supporting the roller housing 270 toward the second driving roller 262. The elastic support member 272 may be provided between the roller housing 270 and the alignment body 210. For example, the elastic support member 272 may include a support frame 272a and a third elastic member 272b.

Here, the support frame 272a may be fixed to the alignment body 210. [ The roller housing 270 may be movably disposed on the support frame 272a. At this time, the roller housing 270 can be arranged in a structure that can approach or depart from the second running roller 262.

The third elastic member 272b is a member that provides an elastic force to the roller housing 270. The third elastic member 272b may be formed of a coil spring disposed between the support frame 272a and the roller housing 270. [ More specifically, one end of the third elastic member 272b may be disposed on the support frame 272a, and the other end of the third elastic member 272b may be disposed on the flange portion 270b of the roller housing 270 . The third elastic member 272b may be provided to provide an elastic force to the roller housing 270 in a direction in which the second driving roller 262 pushes the roller.

Operation of the media sorting mechanism 114 of the automated teller machine 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will now be described.

When the customer deposits the paper medium P in a bundle form in the depositing unit 102 of the automated teller machine 100, the depositing unit 102 separates the paper mediums P one by one, and the medium conveying module 160 And transfers the paper medium P to the medium processing module 110 one by one.

In the medium processing module 110, the medium inspection mechanism 112 detects whether the paper medium P has been removed, skewed or not, the medium aligning mechanism 114 aligns the paper medium P, The mechanism 116 recognizes the information of the paper medium P.

Here, when the medium processing module 110 determines that the paper medium is in the normal state, the medium transfer mechanism 160 transfers the paper medium P to the temporary storage module 120, (P) is temporarily stored.

When the paper medium P deposited in the deposit unit 102 is stored in the temporary storage module 120 as described above, the paper medium P stored in the temporary storage module 120 is stored in the paper currency storage module 140 or the check And stores it in the storage module 150.

That is, if the paper medium P discharged from the temporary storage module 120 is a check, the medium transfer module 160 transfers the check to the check storage module 150. If the paper medium P discharged from the temporary storage module 120 is a banknote, the medium transfer module 160 transfers the paper medium P to the banknote storage module 140.

On the other hand, when the medium processing module 110 determines that the paper medium P is in an abnormal state, the medium transferring module 160 transfers the paper medium P to the rejecting module 130, ) Returns the abnormal paper medium P to the customer.

When the customer cancels the payment in a state where all the paper medium deposited in the deposit unit 102 is stored in the temporary storage module 120, the paper medium stored in the temporary storage module 120 is transferred to the reject module 130 The reject module 130 may then return the paper medium to the customer. In addition, when the customer takes the paper medium returned to the depositing unit 102, the paper medium not received in the depositing unit 102 can be stored in the return module 182. [

The alignment operation of the medium alignment mechanism 114 will be described in more detail below.

The paper medium P is introduced into the alignment path formed in the interior of the alignment body 210 from the medium transfer path of the medium transfer module 160 through the entrance portion 212 of the medium alignment mechanism 114. The paper medium P is conveyed along the alignment path and then discharged through the exit portion 214 of the medium aligning mechanism 114 to the medium conveying path of the medium conveying module 160. [

When the paper medium P enters the alignment path as described above, the first roller mechanism 240 and the second roller mechanism 260 transfer the paper medium P along the alignment path, and the first roller mechanism 240 Feeds the paper medium P to the one side of the alignment path at an angle so as to align the paper medium P on the alignment face formed on one side of the alignment path.

The first running roller 242 of the first roller mechanism 240 always runs on one side of the paper medium P to provide a feeding force in the first feeding direction A. [ On the other hand, the skew roller 244 of the first roller mechanism 240 is elastically brought into close contact with the other surface of the paper medium P, and the skew roller 244 is in one of the first conveying direction A or the second conveying direction B The traveling direction is switched.

In FIGS. 3, 9 and 10, the main configuration of the medium aligning mechanism 114 according to the present embodiment is schematically shown, and in particular, in FIGS. 9 and 10, when the circular aligning path is linearly expanded, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > 114 < / RTI >

9, when the skew roller 244 is disposed in the second conveyance direction B, the paper medium P disposed between the first running roller 242 and the skew roller 244 is a 2 transport direction B, that is, in a direction in which it is tilted toward the alignment surface. That is, when the paper medium P flows into the medium aligning mechanism 114, the skew rollers 244 are arranged in the second conveying direction B as shown in Fig. 9 to align the paper medium P with the aligning surface .

10, when the skew roller 244 is disposed in the first conveyance direction A, the paper medium P disposed between the first running roller 242 and the skew roller 244, 1 conveying direction A, that is, the conveying direction along the alignment path. That is, when the paper medium P is aligned by the medium aligning mechanism 114, the skew rollers 244 are arranged in the first conveying direction A as shown in FIG. 10, It can be quickly traversed along the alignment path.

The second running roller 262 of the second roller mechanism 260 always runs on one side of the paper medium P to provide a feeding force in the first feeding direction A. On the other hand, the ball rollers 264 of the second roller mechanism 260 are elastically brought into close contact with the other surface of the paper medium P, and the running direction is switched in all directions corresponding to the conveying direction of the paper medium P .

Therefore, the second roller mechanism 260 can additionally provide a feed force to the paper medium P without interfering with the switching of the feeding direction of the paper medium P by the first roller mechanism 240 have. Particularly, since the second running roller 262 and the ball roller 264 are in point contact with the paper medium P, the distance between the paper medium P and the second roller mechanism 260 The frictional resistance generated can be minimized.

As described above, the medium aligning mechanism 114 reduces the conveying force of the paper medium P provided in the first conveying direction A by the first roller mechanism 240 when the paper medium P is aligned, The two-roller mechanism 260 may additionally provide a feed force to the paper medium P to prevent the feed force of the paper medium P from deteriorating.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 9 and 10, in the present embodiment, five first roller mechanisms 240 are arranged at predetermined intervals along the alignment path, and two second roller mechanisms 260 are disposed next to the two first roller mechanisms 240 disposed farthest from the inlet portion 212 and the outlet portion 214 of the medium aligning mechanism 114 among the five first roller mechanisms 240 .

That is, the paper medium P is fed into the inlet portion 212 of the media aligning mechanism 114 and then conveyed along a circular alignment path inside the alignment body 210, and in this process, (240).

On the other hand, the gate member 216 is arranged to discharge the paper medium P to the medium transport path through the outlet portion 214 when the paper medium P is aligned, The paper medium P is conveyed along the conveying direction. Therefore, by regulating the operation of the gate member 216, the sorting process of the paper medium P can be continuously repeated.

At this time, since the second roller mechanism 260 is disposed at the intermediate position between the inlet portion 212 and the outlet portion 214 of the medium aligning mechanism 114 on the basis of the alignment path, It is possible to prevent the medium P from arbitrarily stopping in the middle of the alignment path and to prevent the alignment time of the paper medium P from remarkably increasing.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, And various modifications and changes may be made thereto without departing from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, belong to the scope of the present invention .

100: Financial automation equipment
102:
110: Media processing module
114: medium alignment mechanism
210: Alignment body
240: first roller mechanism
242: first running roller
244: Skew roller
246:
260: second roller mechanism
262: second running roller
264: Ball Rollers
266:
P: Paper medium

Claims (10)

1. A media sorting mechanism for a financial automatic machine for sorting paper media of various sizes,
An alignment body provided on a medium transport path of the paper medium and having an alignment path communicating with the medium transport path, the alignment surface on which the paper medium is aligned is formed on one side of the alignment path;
A first roller mechanism provided at one side of the alignment body for conveying the paper medium in a first conveyance direction along the alignment path or conveying the paper medium in a second conveyance direction formed inclined toward the alignment face; And
A second roller mechanism provided on the other side of the alignment body and providing a conveying force to the paper medium in the same direction as the conveying direction of the first aligning roller mechanism;
Wherein the medium aligning mechanism comprises:
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first roller mechanism is disposed at a plurality of intervals along the alignment path,
Wherein the second roller mechanism is provided beside at least one of the first roller mechanisms and at least one is disposed in a direction orthogonal to the first conveying direction.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein at least one of the second roller mechanisms is disposed at an intermediate portion of the alignment path in the first conveyance direction.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first roller mechanism comprises:
A first conveying roller provided on a first conveying surface of the conveying surface of the sorting path facing the one side of the paper medium to allow the paper medium to travel in the first conveying direction;
A second conveying path corresponding to the first running roller and facing the other surface of the paper medium from the conveying surface of the aligning path so as to cause the paper medium to run in either the first conveying direction or the second conveying direction, A skew roller provided on the surface; And
A direction switching unit provided on the skew roller and the alignment body for selectively switching a conveying direction of the skew roller;
Wherein the medium aligning mechanism of the automated teller machine.
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein,
A swivel member rotatably connected to the one end of the skew roller and connected to the other end of the swiveling member so as to pivot the skew roller in one of the first and second transport directions;
A first elastic member provided on the swivel member and the alignment body to provide an elastic force in any one of a swiveling direction of the swivel member; And
An actuator provided on the swivel member and the alignment body to provide an action force greater than an elastic force of the first elastic member in a direction other than the swivel direction of the swivel member;
Wherein the medium aligning mechanism of the automated teller machine.
6. The method of claim 5,
And a second elastic member disposed between one end of the pivot member and the skew roller so as to elastically contact the skew roller with the first running roller, Alignment mechanism.
7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
Wherein the second roller mechanism comprises:
A second conveying roller provided on a first conveying surface of the conveying surface of the sorting path, which faces the first surface of the paper medium, so as to run the paper medium in the first conveying direction;
And a second conveying roller which is provided on a second conveying surface of the paper path, which faces the other surface of the paper medium, so as to run the paper medium in the same direction as the conveying direction of the first roller mechanism, Ball rollers; And
A rotation support provided on the ball roller and the alignment body to rotatably support the ball roller in a conveying direction of the paper medium;
Wherein the medium aligning mechanism of the automated teller machine.
8. The method of claim 7,
The rotation support portion
A roller housing rotatably supporting the ball roller; And
An elastic supporting member provided on the roller housing and the alignment body to elastically support the roller housing toward the second driving roller;
Wherein the medium aligning mechanism of the automated teller machine.
9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein a receiving groove is formed at a central portion of the roller housing for rotatably receiving a portion of the ball roller,
Wherein the receiving groove portion is formed of a lubricating material or is surface-coated with a lubricating material.
9. The method of claim 8,
The elastic support member
A support frame having one end connected to the alignment body and the roller housing movably disposed at the other end; And
A third elastic member disposed between the support frame and the roller housing to provide an elastic force to the roller housing in the ball roller direction;
Wherein the medium aligning mechanism of the automated teller machine.
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