KR20150145528A - Cash counter for bill commitment preventing - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cash counter for preventing the input of a bill by the shape of a coin slot and a guidance voice. The cash counter includes: a coil slot formed in a main body; a foreign material detection sensor which senses foreign materials inputted into the coil slot; a controller which transmits a warning voice when the foreign material detection sensor senses the foreign materials; and a warning part which outputs the warning voice for the foreign material input according to the control of the controller. Therefore, the input of the bill or foreign materials into the coil slot can be prevented.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a cash counter,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a cash counter for preventing paper money input, and more particularly, to a cash counter for preventing paper money from being input through a shape of a coin input port and a guidance voice.

In general, a bus, which is one of the public transportation means, is provided with a fee storage box for storing charges (fees) paid by passengers. Such a fee storage box is provided with only simple functions such as a function of storing cash and a function of discharging change money according to the operation of the driver.

It is impossible to calculate the transportation receipts for each section, analyze the status of the passengers by route, or understand the bus usage pattern by using the fare storage box having only the simple functions as described above.

Attempts have been made to use cash counters on modern buses in order to improve the disadvantages of the toll booths on these common buses. A cash counter is a device that can count and collect bills and coins.

A conventional technique for a cash counter is disclosed in the following Patent Document 1: Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0636644 (registered on October 13, 2006).

In the conventional technology disclosed in Patent Document 1, when a customer pays a bill with bills and coins, the bill is sorted and counted through a coin sorting counter and a bill recognition device, the billing information is calculated through a processing unit, And displays the processing result through the charge display section. When the change occurs, the change money is automatically or manually returned through the change-over return device. At this time, the money is collected by collecting the money, and the content of the fee processing information is stored. In accordance with the necessity, the billing information is transmitted in connection with the traffic card reader so that the processing contents of all the payment types of the traffic charges can be automatically settled and counted.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-0636644 (registered on October 13, 2006)

However, the above-described conventional technique has an advantage of counting banknotes and coins, transmitting billing information, and automatically calculating and counting billing contents. However, when collecting the transportation income by route or analyzing the status of passengers by route And it is impossible to grasp the bus use pattern or the like.

In addition, since the conventional technique does not have a separate function for preventing the passengers from inputting the banknotes into the coin input port, the passengers can not fundamentally prevent the banknotes from being inserted into the coin input port.

If a bill is inserted into the coin input port, a coin transfer failure occurs and the counting operation processing speed is lowered. As a result, customer complaints increase, and the number of service requests increases, resulting in a problem that the operation and maintenance costs are increased.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a cash counter for preventing paper money from being inserted through a shape of a coin slot and a guidance voice.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a coin input port body of a position viewed by a driver as a transparent material so that a driver can easily see a coin input port status of a cash counter, thereby enabling a driver to quickly recognize that a foreign object is caught in a coin input port And to provide a cash counter for preventing paper money from being inserted.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cash counter for preventing the insertion of a foreign object other than a coin into a coin input port by detecting foreign matter in addition to a coin in the coin input port and alerting it.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cash counter for preventing the insertion of a bill into a bill insertion slot, A foreign substance detecting sensor for detecting a foreign substance to be input to the coin input port; A controller for controlling an alarm sound to be sent when a foreign substance is detected by the foreign matter detection sensor; And an alarm unit for outputting an alarm sound for input of a foreign substance under the control of the controller.

In this case, the coin slot is provided in a blade shape to prevent the insertion of the bill.

In this case, the coin input port is formed in a spiral shape in order to prevent the input of bills.

In addition, the cash counter for preventing the insertion of the bill according to the present invention may further include: a cash counter for counting the bill inserted through the bill insertion slot and the coins inserted through the coin slot; Further comprising a GPS receiving module for obtaining current position information,

The controller maps the location information acquired through the GPS reception module and the charge information to the storage unit as payment information when the charge is paid through the cash counter or the card reader.

In addition, the cash counter for preventing paper money input according to the present invention may further include a counting unit for counting the settlement cost of each section based on the settlement information stored in the storage unit.

In addition, the cash counter for preventing paper money input according to the present invention includes a passenger status analysis unit for analyzing the status of a passenger based on the aggregated settlement cost for each interval; And a communication unit for transmitting the aggregation status of each section and the analysis information of the passenger status and the payment settlement information to the remote management server under the control of the controller.

According to the present invention, the bill can be prevented from being input through the shape of the coin input port and the guidance voice, thereby preventing problems such as poor coin transfer and lowered processing speed, thereby reducing operating and maintenance costs There is an effect.

Further, according to the present invention, since the driver can easily recognize the state of the coin input port, there is an advantage in that if foreign objects such as banknotes are caught in the coin input port, quick follow-up measures can be taken.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the use of counterfeit banknotes or a negative charge payment by preventing the input of banknotes through the coin input port.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to count the transportation income by section in the cash counter and to grasp the status of the passengers on the route, which is an advantage of allowing the bus operator to efficiently operate the bus.

1 is a perspective view of a cash counter according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention,
2 is a perspective view of a cash counter according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention,
3 is a block diagram of a cash counter for preventing paper money input according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a cash counter for preventing paper money input according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cash counter according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a cash counter according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, the cash counter for preventing paper money input according to the present invention comprises a main body 1, a paper currency / paper currency counter for providing a defective bank note, a bad coin, And a coin outlet 40.

A card reader 30 is provided on the upper surface of the main body 1 for payment using a transportation card. A bill insertion slot 10 for receiving bills is provided on the other side of the main body 1, And a coin slot 20 for receiving a coin is provided on the other surface of the upper part of the main body 1.

Therefore, the passenger can freely make a payment by using a transportation card, a bill, or a coin when paying the bill.

In the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, the shape of the coin insertion slot 20 is implemented in a blade shape so that a passenger paying the bill is reluctant to insert the bill into the coin slot 20 It is. Here, each blade of the blade-shaped coin inlet 20 is made flexible by using a flexible material, so that it is deformed by a load. When the blade is deformed by this load, the space (coin insertion space) between the blades is changed so that the input coin easily escapes the coin input port.

In addition, the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 2 embodies the shape of the coin input port 50 in a spiral manner, so that a passenger who pays the fee tries to input the bill into the coin input port 50 only .

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a cash counter for preventing paper money input according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and includes a foreign matter detecting sensor 51, a cash counting unit 52, a storage unit 53, a controller 54, A communication section 58, and an alarm section 59. The communication section 58 includes a communication section 58,

The foreign matter detection sensor 51 senses a foreign object to be input into the coin input port 20. [ The foreign substance detection sensor 51 may use various known sensors capable of detecting foreign substances such as an optical sensor, an infrared sensor, and a weight detection sensor. It is preferable that the foreign substance detecting sensor 51 is installed at an inclined surface of the coin slot 20.

The controller 54 controls the transmission of an alarm sound when foreign object is detected by the foreign matter detection sensor 51. Such a controller is preferably implemented as a control device such as a microcomputer, a controller, and a central processing unit.

The storage unit 53 stores coefficient information, settlement information, aggregation information, and passenger status information, and is preferably implemented as a digital storage device.

The GPS receiving module 55 receives the position information in real time via the GPS satellite and provides the received position information to the controller 54. [

The alarm unit 59 outputs an alarm sound for foreign matter input under the control of the controller 54. Here, the alarm sound may be a buzzer sound or a guidance sound for an alarm.

The cash counting unit 52 counts the banknotes inserted through the bill insertion slot 10 and the coins inserted through the coin slots 20 and 50. The interval aggregating unit 56 counts 53) based on the settlement information stored in the account.

The communication unit 58 analyzes the status of the passenger according to the interval and the analysis of the status of the passenger according to the control of the controller 54. [ And payment billing information to a management server located remotely.

The settlement cost, the passenger status analysis information, and the cost settlement information are used for the bus operator to efficiently operate the bus.

The operation of the cash counter for preventing paper money input according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail.

First, in the state where the cash counter for preventing the insertion of the bill is installed on the bus, the passenger who boarded the bus pays the fare by using a transportation card or cash (paper money, coin).

At this time, as is well known, as shown in FIG. 1, the coin input port is formed of a blade-like coin input port 20 or a spiral coin input port 50 as shown in FIG. 2, Thereby preventing injection.

On the other hand, when the riding fee is paid through the card reader 30, coin is input through the bill insertion slot 10 or coin is inserted through the coin insertion slot 20, the cash counting unit 52 counts the coefficient, Information to the controller 54.

Here, the operations of the card reader 30 and the bill insertion slot 10 are the same as those of the existing cash counter, and therefore a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Next, when a coin to be input into the coin input port 20 (50 in FIG. 2) passes through the coin input port 20 normally, it is counted by the cash register 52 and the coefficient information is supplied to the controller 54 . The foreign substance detecting sensor 51 is provided on the inclined surface of the coin input port 20 so that when the passenger inserts the bill into the bill mistakenly (or intentionally) or inserts a foreign substance other than a coin, do. In addition, since the body of the cash counter viewed by the driver is made of transparent material, the operator can easily monitor the situation of the coin input port. The foreign substance detection sensor 51 senses a coin to be input as a foreign object but the coin is temporarily released from the coin input port so that the coin detection time is short and the foreign object can not escape from the coin input port and the coin detection time is continuously maintained .

Therefore, the controller 54 determines whether or not the foreign substance is present, with the persistence of the foreign substance detection signal detected by the foreign substance detection sensor 51. For example, if the persistence of the foreign matter detection signal is less than 1 second, it is judged as a normal coin. If the foreign matter detection signal is more than 1 second, it is judged to be a foreign object (in particular, paper money).

If it is determined that the foreign object is a foreign object, the alarm unit 59 is operated to generate an alarm for foreign matter input. The passenger and the driver who have input the foreign substance by this alarm recognize the foreign substance input, and then take the post-action quickly, thereby preventing the foreign matter from passing through the coin inlet 20.

On the other hand, when the cash or traffic card is normally counted, the controller 54 stores the charge information in the storage unit 53. At this time, the position information and the charge Information is mapped and stored as payment information. Here, the position information corresponds to the actual stop information.

When the payment information is stored, the section-by-section aggregation unit 56 counts the settlement expenses for each section based on the payment information stored in the storage unit 53. [ For example, the settlement costs are classified and collected for each stop.

In addition, the passenger status analysis unit 57 analyzes the status of the passengers based on the aggregated settlement costs. For example, passengers boarding at each stop are counted to generate passenger status analysis information. Here, the method of counting the passengers can be a method of stopping and dividing the billing information into one-person billing information and calculating the number of passengers.

The aggregate status of each section calculated in this manner, the passenger status analysis information, and the cost settlement information are stored in the storage unit 53. [ The controller 54 transmits to the management server located at the remote location the aggregate status, the passenger status analysis information and the cost settlement information stored in the storage unit 53 as necessary.

Here, the management server means a server used by a bus operating entity that operates a bus. The bus operator can analyze the sales status and the passenger status for each stop based on the information obtained as described above. In addition, it is possible to analyze the status of passengers by route and the patterns of bus usage of passengers, and by using the current analysis information, it is possible to appropriately adjust the bus route change and the bus operation time, and as a result, will be.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

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Claims (6)

A coin input port formed in the main body;
A foreign substance detecting sensor for detecting a foreign substance to be input to the coin input port;
A controller for controlling an alarm sound to be sent when a foreign substance is detected by the foreign matter detection sensor; And
And an alarm unit for outputting an alarm sound for input of a foreign substance under the control of the controller.
The cash counter according to claim 1, wherein the coin slot is formed in a blade shape to prevent the insertion of a bill.
The cash counter according to claim 1, wherein the coin input port is formed in a spiral shape to prevent the input of bills.
The bill handling system according to claim 1, further comprising: a cash counter for counting a bill inserted through a bill insertion slot and a coin inserted through the coin slot; Further comprising a GPS receiving module for obtaining current position information,
Wherein the controller maps the location information acquired through the GPS reception module and the charge information to the storage unit as payment information when the charge is paid through the cash counter or the card reader.
The bill counter according to claim 4, further comprising: a counting unit for counting the settlement cost of each section based on the settlement information stored in the storage unit.
The system of claim 5, further comprising: a passenger status analyzer for analyzing the status of passengers based on the aggregated interval cost; Further comprising: a communication unit for transmitting aggregate status of each section, analysis of passenger status, and cost payment information to a remote management server under the control of the controller.

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