KR20180066670A

KR20180066670A - Cassette to store paper of automatic teller machine and control method thereof

Info

Publication number: KR20180066670A
Application number: KR1020160167772A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 문성진
Original assignee: 효성티앤에스 주식회사
Priority date: 2016-12-09
Filing date: 2016-12-09
Publication date: 2018-06-19

Abstract

Disclosed are a medium storage cassette of an automatic teller machine and a controlling method thereof. The medium storage cassette of an automatic teller machine may include: a main body which provides a first storage unit including a first transfer path providing a moving path of an ascending bill flow and a second storage unit arranged in a lower part of the first storage unit and including a second transfer path branched from the first transfer path; a gate which is arranged in a position where the second transfer path is branched from the first transfer path to selectively guide a bill moving in the first transfer path to the second transfer path; a sensor which senses a bill moving on the moving path of the first transfer path and the second transfer path; and a controller which controls the transfer flow of a bill moving in the first transfer path or the second transfer path in a reverse direction when bills abnormally flow. The present invention is provided to prevent the jam of a bill flow.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a medium cassette for a financial automation apparatus,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a medium storage cassette of a financial automatic machine and a control method thereof.

Generally, a financial automation device is an automation device capable of providing unmanned financial services such as cash and check deposits and withdrawals by using a card or a bankbook without being bound by time and place in relation to financial services.

Financial automation equipment can be divided into withdrawing machines, depositing machines, and depositing and withdrawing machines depending on whether or not they are depositing and withdrawing money. These automated machines are used for various purposes such as cash withdrawals and withdrawals, checking and withdrawing checks, organizing bankbooks, and paying bills.

Such a financial automation apparatus includes a medium transferring unit for transferring a paper medium such as cash, a medium transferring unit for transferring the paper medium transferred from the transferring unit to a transferring unit, a paper medium rejected due to an abnormality in the transferring process, And a medium storage cassette for temporarily storing paper media that have been temporarily stored or withdrawn to the outside but have not yet been retrieved.

However, in order to solve the jam of the conveying path when the jam occurs in the conveying path of the conventional medium storage cassette, it is necessary to take a troublesome measure such as opening the conveying path of the medium storing cassette and solving the jam of the paper medium Do.

Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0088946 (published on July 14, 2014)

Embodiments of the present invention provide a medium storage cassette for a financial automation apparatus and a control method thereof that can prevent jamming of paper money through bidirectional drive of a conveyance path.

A media storage cassette of a financial automatic machine according to an aspect of the present invention includes a first storage unit for storing banknotes supplied through a first conveyance path and a second storage unit provided below the first storage unit, A main body for providing a second receiving portion for receiving the banknotes supplied through the second conveying path branched from the bank; A gate provided at a position where the second conveying path is branched at the first conveying path so as to selectively guide the banknotes moving through the first conveying path to the second conveying path; A sensing sensor for sensing bills moved on the movement path of the first and second conveyance paths; And a controller for controlling the conveying flow of the banknotes moving in the first conveying path or the second conveying path in the reverse direction in the abnormal flow of the banknotes.

At this time, in order to reverse the conveying flow of the banknotes in the reverse direction opposite to the storing direction in which the banknotes are stored in the abnormal flow of the banknotes, the first conveying path and the second conveying path, It is possible to provide a bidirectional roller capable of bidirectional driving in the storage direction and the reverse direction.

The first and second conveying paths may be provided with solenoids which are controlled so that the conveying flow of the banknotes is maintained only in the storing direction in which the banknotes are stored when the banknotes flow steadily .

Also, the first receiving portion is provided in the form of a retract cassette for accommodating a paper currency to be freely dropped so as to store undelivered paper currency, and the second storing portion stores the paper currency whose abnormality is detected during the conveying of the paper currency, And a lifting plate for accommodating the banknote.

The main body may include a case provided with the first storage portion and the second storage portion; A conveyance path plate fixedly and openably mounted on a rear side of the case so as to provide the first conveyance path and the second conveyance path; A door provided on a front side of the case for opening and closing the first storage portion and the second storage portion; And a locking lever hinged to the case so that the door can be closed only when the carrying path plate is fixed to the case.

The locking lever may include a lever piece having a center portion hinged to the case; A latching ring provided at one end of the lever member for selectively fixing the fixing pin of the conveying path plate when the lever member is rotated; An elastic member for providing a tension for maintaining the fixing state of the retaining ring to the fixing pin; And a pushing piece protruded from the other end of the lever so that the door is closed when the conveying path plate is opened in the case and at least part of the door is closed.

In addition, the door may be provided with a restricting groove portion for restricting movement of the pushing piece inserted when the door is closed in a state in which the carrying path plate is fixed by the locking lever.

A method for controlling a medium storage cassette of a financial automatic machine according to an aspect of the present invention includes a first storage section for storing banknotes through a first transport path and a second storage section for storing banknotes through a second transport path branched to the first transport path, The method comprising the steps of: determining whether an abnormal flow of the banknotes moving on the first and second conveying routes exists; Reversing the conveying flow of the banknotes in the reverse direction opposite to the storing direction in which the banknotes are received when the abnormal flow of the banknotes is determined; And checking whether the paper currency present in the first transport path and the second transport path remains or not.

At this time, the step of judging whether or not the banknotes flow abnormally may include the steps of: storing bills to be stored in the first storage part in the second storage part through the second transfer path, It is possible to judge that the flow of the banknotes is an abnormal flow when the banknotes to be deposited are received in the first housing portion through the first conveying route.

In addition, the step of determining whether or not the banknotes flow abnormally may include detecting the banknotes in the detection sensor provided in the second conveying path when the banknotes are stored in the first banknote storage unit, When it is desired to store the bills in the second storage portion, the bills can be judged to be an abnormal flow if the bills are not detected by the detection sensor provided on the second conveyance path .

The embodiments of the present invention are advantageous in that jamming of bills generated in the medium storage cassette can be prevented without the need of input of external force by controlling the conveying flow of bills in the reverse direction when the bills flow abnormally.

Further, in the embodiments of the present invention, the door is closed to the case only when the conveying path plate providing the conveying path is fixed to the case, so that the conveying path plate can be prevented from being opened from the case by the external impact There is an advantage that the device can be protected from external impact and the breakage can be prevented.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a media storage cassette of a financial automatic machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a configuration diagram illustrating a media storage cassette of a financial automatic machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a perspective view of the media storage cassette of the automated teller machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, viewed from one direction.
4 is a perspective view of the media storage cassette of the automated teller machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, viewed from the other direction.
5 is a state diagram showing a state in which a door is closed in a state in which a conveying path plate is closed by a locking lever of a medium storage cassette of a financial automatic machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a state view showing a state in which a door is opened in a state in which a conveying path plate is opened by a locking lever of a medium storage cassette of a financial automatic machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a block diagram illustrating a method of controlling a media storage cassette of a financial automatic machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, configurations and operations according to embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The following description is one of many aspects of the claimed invention and the following description may form part of the detailed description of the invention. However, the detailed description of known configurations or functions in describing the present invention may be omitted for clarity.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and its various embodiments, it is intended to illustrate the specific embodiments and the detailed description. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

And terms including ordinals such as first, second, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the constituent elements are not limited by such terms. These terms are used only to distinguish one component from another. It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a media storage cassette of a financial automatic machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a media storage cassette of a financial automatic machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, 3 is a perspective view of the media storage cassette of the automated teller machine according to an embodiment of the present invention viewed from one direction, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the media storage cassette of the automated teller machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 4, a media storage cassette 10 of a financial automatic machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 100, a gate 200, a detection sensor 300, and a controller (not shown) ).

Here, the medium storage cassette 10 is composed of a cassette in which retorts and reject functions are mixed, but is not limited thereto, and can be changed into various configurations and forms. For example, the media storage cassette may be a retract cassette having a plurality of receivers for temporarily storing paper media that have not been received and retracted, or may be a paper cassette that is rejected and detected during the transfer process Or a reject cassette having a plurality of receptacles that can be withdrawn to the outside.

Specifically, the main body 100 includes a case 110 in which a first storage portion 101 and a second storage portion 102 are provided, a first transfer path 103 and a second transfer path 104, A conveying path plate 120 provided on a rear side of the case 110 to fix or open the first receiving portion 101 and the second receiving portion 102, And a locking lever 140 for fixing or opening the conveying path plate 120 to the case 110. In this case,

The first storage portion 101 is located above the case 110 and can receive paper money through the first transportation path 103 that provides a movement path of the paper money. The second storage portion 102 Can be provided through the second conveying path 104 branched from the first conveying path 103 and located below the case 110. [ Bills classified according to various conditions such as the state and form of paper currency can be selectively stored in the first storage portion 101 and the second storage portion 102.

For example, the first storage portion 101 may be provided in the form of a retract cassette for storing the banknotes to be freely dropped so as to store undelivered banknotes, and the second storage portion 102 may be provided in the form of a banknote transport And can be provided in the form of a reject cassette provided with a lifting plate for storing bills to store bills detected as abnormal during the process. Of course, the function and the form of the first accommodating portion 101 and the second accommodating portion 102 are not limited to this, and may be variously changed depending on the surrounding environment in which the banknotes are stored.

The first conveying path 103 and the second conveying path 104 may be provided with bidirectional rollers capable of bidirectional driving in the storing direction and the reversing direction of banknotes. The bidirectional roller can switch the conveying flow of the banknotes to the reverse direction in the accommodating direction in which the banknotes are received by the controller under the abnormal flow of the banknotes. During the reversing direction of the bi-directional roller, the stack sheet provided on the rotational axis of the bi-directional roller is kept rotated in the storing direction.

In this embodiment, the bidirectional roller includes a first roller 105 provided on the first conveying path 103, a third roller 107 provided on the second conveying path 104, a first roller 105 provided on the first conveying path 103, And a second roller 106 provided between the third roller 107 and the third roller 107.

The first conveying path 103 and the second conveying path 104 may be provided with a solenoid 109 for selectively interlocking bi-directional driving of the bi-directional rollers. The solenoid 109 is capable of interrupting the bidirectional roller so that the conveying flow of the banknotes is maintained only in the accommodating direction in which the banknotes are received, and when the banknotes flow abnormally, The intermittent speed of the two-way roller can be released so as to be switched to the reverse direction.

The conveying path plate 120 can be detachably or rotatably mounted on the rear side of the case 110 so that the first conveying path 103 and the second conveying path 104 can be selectively opened. When the conveying path plate 120 is fixed to the rear side of the case 110, one surface of the conveying path plate 120 is provided as a guide surface for guiding movement of the paper money, Along with the second path 103 and the second conveying path 104, a banknote flow path can be provided. When the conveying path plate 120 is separated from the rear side of the case 110 or rotated on the rear side of the case 110 so as to expose the conveying path, the jammed banknotes are conveyed to the first conveying path 103 and the second conveying path 103, A space that can be removed from the conveying path 104 can be provided.

The door 130 may be rotatably mounted on the rear side of the case 110 to open and close the first storage compartment 101 and the second storage compartment 102. At this time, the door 130 can be closed to the case 110 only when the conveying path plate 120 is fixed to the case 110 by the locking lever 140.

5 and 6) into which the pushing piece 144 of the locking lever 140, which will be described later, is inserted is inserted into the door 130 only when the conveying path plate 120 is fixed by the locking lever 140, 6) may be provided. The locking recessed portion 131 allows the insertion of the pushing piece 144 only when the carrying path plate 120 is fixed by the locking lever 140 so that the door 130 can be closed with respect to the case 110 On the other hand, in a state where the conveying path plate 120 is not fixed by the locking lever 140, that is, when the conveying path plate 120 is opened in the case 110, it interferes with the pushing piece 144 Closing of the door 130 with respect to the case 110 becomes impossible.

5 is a state view showing a state in which a door is closed when a conveying path plate is closed by a locking lever of a medium storage cassette of a financial automatic machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, In which the door is opened in a state in which the conveying path plate is opened by the locking lever of the medium storage cassette of the automatic teller machine according to the present invention.

5 to 6, the locking lever 140 includes a lever piece 141 whose center portion is hingedly connected to the case 110 and a locking piece 141 which is fixed to the carrying path plate 120 when the lever piece 141 rotates. A retaining ring 142 provided at one end of the lever piece 141 to selectively fix the pin 111 and an elastic member 142 for providing a tension for retaining the retaining ring 142 in a fixed state with respect to the retaining pin 111 A member 143 and a pushing piece 144 protruding from the other end of the lever piece 141. [ At this time, a rotation shaft 146 hinged to the case 110 is provided at the center of the lever piece 141, and a first guide pin 147a and a second guide pin 147b are provided at one end and the other end of the lever piece 141, A first guide groove 145a and a second guide groove 145b for limiting the rotation angle of the lever piece 141 by the first guide groove 147b may be respectively formed.

Accordingly, when the user presses the pushing piece 144, the pushing of the pushing piece 144 pushes down the other end of the lever piece 141 and raises one end of the lever piece 141. In this state, the pushing piece 144 The retaining ring 142 is caught and fixed to the fixing pin 111 of the conveying path plate 120 by the tension of the elastic member 143 and the conveying path plate 120 is locked by the locking lever 140 can be maintained in a fixed state.

At this time, when the door 130 is closed, the pressing piece 144 of the locking lever 140 can be inserted into the locking groove 131 of the door 130, so that the case 110 is closed by the door 130 . 6, if the latching ring 142 is not caught and fixed to the fixing pin 111 of the transfer path plate 120 at the time of the closing of the door 130, The pressing piece 144 of the locking lever 140 is interfered with the locking groove 131 of the door 130 so that the case 110 is not closed by the door 130.

The gate 200 is provided at a position where the second conveying path 104 is branched at the first conveying path 103 so that the banknotes flowing through the first conveying path 103 are conveyed to the second conveying path 104, As shown in FIG. For example, the gate 200 guides the banknotes transported from the first transport path 103 to the first storage portion 101 for storing banknotes in the first storage portion 101, The banknotes conveyed from the first conveying path 103 can be guided to the second conveying path 104 so as to be accommodated in the second accommodating portion 102. [

The detection sensor 300 is a sensor for sensing the paper currency moving on the movement path of the first conveyance path 103 and the second conveyance path 104. The detection sensor 300 detects the paper moneys moving on the movement path of the first conveyance path 103 and the second conveyance path 104, A sensor 301, a second detection sensor 302 provided on the second conveying path 104 branched from the first conveying path 103, and banknotes before entering the second accommodating portion 102 And a third sensing sensor 303 for sensing the first and second sensing signals.

The controller can control the conveying flow of the banknotes moving in the first conveying path 103 or the second conveying path 104 in the reverse direction when the banknotes flow abnormally. For example, when an abnormal flow of the paper money is detected through the sensing sensor 300, the controller analyzes the sensing signal applied from the sensing sensor 300 to determine whether the paper money to be stored in the first storage portion 101 is the second Whether or not bills stored in the second storage portion 102 or stored in the second storage portion 102 are stored in the first storage portion 101 through the first transfer path 103 via the transfer path 104 And judges that these flows are abnormal flows of the banknotes. If it is determined that an abnormal flow of banknotes is generated in the first conveying path 103 or the second conveying path 104, the controller controls the conveying flow of the banknotes in the reverse direction opposite to the storing direction in which the banknotes are stored Reverses.

Then, the controller can confirm whether or not the paper money flows through the first conveyance path 103 and the second conveyance path 104 through the sensing signal applied from the detection sensor 300. For example, when the paper money is detected (dark jam) from the detection sensor 300 provided on the first storage part 101 and the second transportation path 104, the controller controls the first conveying path 103 and the second conveying path 104, It can be determined that the banknotes are left in the bank 104. [

7 is a block diagram illustrating a method of controlling a media storage cassette of a financial automatic machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, a method of controlling a media cassette of a financial automatic machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes steps S100 and S100 of determining whether an abnormal flow of banknotes flows on the first conveying path and the second conveying path, A step S200 of reversing the conveying flow of banknotes, and a step S300 of checking whether the banknotes are left or not. Here, the first conveyance path may be defined as a conveyance path for guiding banknotes to the first storage section of the medium storage cassette, and the second conveyance path may be defined as a conveyance path for conveying banknotes to the second storage section, As shown in Fig.

The step S100 of determining whether or not the banknotes flow abnormally determines whether or not an abnormal flow of the banknotes moving through the first conveying path and the second conveying path of the medium storing cassette is detected. If the paper money to be stored in the first storage portion is stored in the second storage portion through the second conveyance path or the paper currency to be stored in the second storage portion is received in the first storage portion through the first conveyance path , The controller can judge that the flow of banknotes is abnormal.

For example, in the case where the banknotes are stored in the first storage part, when the banknotes are detected in the detection sensor provided on the second conveying path, the controller can judge that the banknotes flow is abnormal . In addition, when the banknotes are to be stored in the second storage part, if the banknote is not detected in the detection sensor provided in the second conveying path, the controller can judge that the banknotes flow is abnormal.

The step S200 of reversing the conveying flow of the banknotes reverses the conveying flow of the banknotes in the reverse direction opposite to the storing direction in which the banknotes are stored when the abnormal flow of the banknotes is determined. At this time, the solenoid releases intermittence to the bidirectional rollers provided in the first conveying path and the second conveying path so that the conveying flow of the banknotes is switched in the reverse direction, so that the bidirectional rollers rotate the flow of banknotes in the reverse direction . &Lt; / RTI >

In this way, when the banknotes flow abnormally, by controlling the conveying flow of the banknotes in the reverse direction, it is possible to prevent jamming of the banknotes generated in the cassette without inputting any external attraction force.

The step S300 of checking whether or not the paper currency remains is to check whether the paper currency present in the first conveyance path and the second conveyance path of the medium storage cassette remains. If the detection sensors provided on the first and second conveying paths detect the presence or absence of banknotes, it can be judged that the banknotes are remaining in the first conveying path and the second conveying path.

While 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, You will understand. For example, a person skilled in the art can change the material, size and the like of each constituent element depending on the application field or can combine or substitute the embodiments in a form not clearly disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention, Of the range. Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and that such modified embodiments are included in the technical idea described in the claims of the present invention.

100: main body 110: case
120: conveying path plate 130: door
140: Locking lever 141: Lever piece
142: Retaining ring 143: Elastic member
144: pushing piece 200: gate
300: Detection sensor

Claims

A first storage portion for storing the banknotes supplied through the first conveyance path and a storage portion for storing the banknotes supplied through the second conveyance path provided at the lower portion of the first storage portion and branching from the first conveyance path, A second housing part for housing the first housing part;
A gate provided at a position where the second conveying path is branched at the first conveying path so as to selectively guide the banknotes moving through the first conveying path to the second conveying path;
A sensing sensor for sensing bills moved on the movement path of the first and second conveyance paths; And
And a controller for controlling the conveying flow of the banknotes moving in the first conveying path or the second conveying path in the reverse direction in the abnormal flow of the banknotes.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first conveying path and the second conveying path comprise:
Way roller capable of bi-directional driving in the storing direction and the reverse direction to reverse the conveying flow of the banknotes in the reverse direction opposite to the storing direction in which the banknotes are stored in the abnormal flow of the banknotes Media storage cassette of financial automation equipment.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first conveying path and the second conveying path are provided,
And a solenoid for interrupting the banknote flow so that the banknote flow is maintained only in a storing direction in which the banknotes are stored when the banknotes flow steadily.

The method according to claim 1,
The first receiving portion
Provided in the form of a retracted cassette for accommodating bills freely dropped so as to store the received bills,
The second housing
A media cassette of a financial automation apparatus provided with a reject cassette in which a banknote is stored to store bills that are detected as abnormal during the transportation of banknotes.

The method according to claim 1,
The body
A case provided with the first storage portion and the second storage portion;
A conveyance path plate fixedly and openably mounted on a rear side of the case so as to provide the first conveyance path and the second conveyance path;
A door provided on a front side of the case for opening and closing the first storage portion and the second storage portion; And
And a locking lever hinged to the case so that the door can be closed only when the conveying path plate is fixed to the case.

6. The method of claim 5,
The locking lever
A lever piece having a center portion hinged to the case;
A latching ring provided at one end of the lever member to selectively fix the fixing pin of the conveying path plate when the lever member is rotated;
An elastic member for providing a tension for maintaining the fixing state of the retaining ring to the fixing pin; And
And a pushing piece protruded from the other end of the lever so that the door is closed when the conveying path plate is opened in the case and at least part of the door is closed.

The method according to claim 6,
The door
Wherein a restricting groove portion for restricting movement of the pushing piece inserted when the door is closed when the conveying path plate is fixed by the locking lever is provided.

A medium storage cassette control method of a financial automatic machine in which a banknote storage is carried out through a first conveyance path and a two storage section for storing banknotes through a second conveyance path branched to the first conveyance path As a method,
Determining whether an abnormal flow of the banknotes moving through the first and second conveyance paths exists;
Reversing the conveying flow of the banknotes in the reverse direction opposite to the storing direction in which the banknotes are received when the abnormal flow of the banknotes is determined; And
And confirming whether or not the banknotes existing in the first transport path and the second transport path remain.

9. The method of claim 8,
The step of determining whether or not the banknotes flow abnormally includes:
Wherein the paper currency to be stored in the first storage portion is stored in the second storage portion through the second conveyance path or the paper currency to be stored in the second storage portion is stored in the first storage portion And judges that the flow of the banknotes is an abnormal flow when the banknote is housed in the banknote.

10. The method of claim 9,
The step of determining whether or not the banknotes flow abnormally includes:
When it is desired to store the paper money in the first storage part, when the paper money is detected (dark jam) by the detection sensor provided in the second conveyance path, and when the paper money is to be stored in the second storage part Wherein the control unit determines that the flow of the paper money flows is an abnormal flow if the paper money is not detected by the sensing sensor provided on the second conveyance path.