KR20200038642A - An apparatus of storing banknotes temporarily and a banknote processing apparatus including the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a temporary bill storage device and a bill processing device including the same. The temporary bill storage device is provided inside the bill processing device and temporarily loads bills. The temporary bill storage device comprises: multiple blades; and a spool wheel, when viewed from the front side of the bill processing device, configured to rotate inward and downward from the front side to guide input bills to be sequentially loaded.

Description

Temporary storage device for bills and a bill processing device provided with the same {AN APPARATUS OF STORING BANKNOTES TEMPORARILY AND A BANKNOTE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a device for temporarily storing bills and a bill processing device having the same, and more specifically, bills may be temporarily loaded for subsequent processing after processing a predetermined bill, and fly-out during temporary loading The present invention relates to a paper money storage device having a structure for transporting temporarily loaded paper money more easily and efficiently while preventing -out), and a paper money processing device having the same.

In recent years, banks, as well as post offices, airports, terminals, currency exchanges, shopping centers, convenience stores, retail stores, casinos, theme parks, duty-free shops, etc., have many cash transactions, such as bank notes, ATMs, and recyclers The bill processing apparatus as described above is used. In addition, there is an increasing demand for a bill processing apparatus for unmanned bill deposit and withdrawal processing, such as the introduction of a self-checkout system centered on large discount stores.

These bill processing apparatuses have various functions, and basically have a function of depositing and / or withdrawing bills. Conventionally, such a bill processing apparatus includes an input section through which a user or a customer can insert or collect bills, a transfer section for transferring bills to another location by a predetermined transfer means such as a roller or a belt, and a predetermined position on the transfer path. A discrimination unit having a variety of sensors arranged in the sensor to perform predetermined discrimination processing on the input bills based on the sensing information of these sensors, a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing the discriminated bills, and a predetermined processing It includes a storage unit for storing the completed bills from the temporary storage unit.

In the above-described bill processing apparatus, after the bill to be deposited by the customer or the user is inputted, after the predetermined bill processing such as counting is performed, the user checks whether the sum of the bills (ie, money deposited) coincides with the displayed amount after counting. When asked and the user confirms (approves) the deposit (that is, presses the confirm button or icon), the deposit processing of the amount to be deposited is performed. At this time, the temporary storage unit is a place where the banknote (that is, the inserted banknote) deposited before the user confirms (approves) the deposit temporarily remains after a predetermined processing such as counting. In other words, the bills inserted into the input section are temporarily loaded into the temporary storage section after the volume, amount, etc. of the bills are determined through the discrimination section, and the user or customer who has deposited checks the deposit amount and presses the deposit confirmation button (or icon). Bills that were temporarily loaded in the temporary storage unit are transferred to the storage unit to complete the deposit operation. In addition, if there is a rejected bill among the inserted bills and the rejection result is inappropriate, or if the user cancels the deposit and inputs a request to return in the step of checking the deposit amount, the user loaded the bill or the rejected bill in the temporary storage unit Can be recovered.

On the other hand, as a background technology of the present invention, it is disclosed in more detail in Japanese Registered Patent Publication No. 5535791 (announced on July 2, 2014), entitled “Payment Depositing Device”. A feature of the technology disclosed in the above publication is that the banknote temporarily accumulated in the accumulation portion is conveyed to the storage portion by the transfer device after approval of the user's deposit. However, if a misplaced banknote due to flyout remains in the accumulation portion, there is a problem such as miscalculation. Since a camera is installed in the accumulation unit to check whether the accumulation status of the banknote is abnormal first, and then to accept and accept the deposit, the banknote is fly-out and loaded abnormally rather than to prevent the phenomenon of fly-out. Disclosed is a technique for discovering banknotes.

Conventional bill processing devices having a deposit function as in the device of the publication are provided with a temporary storage unit, and the temporary storage units of the conventional devices are from the inside to the bottom of the front of the banknote processing device as shown in the drawing of the publication. The bill inserted into the rotating spool wheel is inserted, and after rotating a predetermined angle, the inserted bill is removed from the spool wheel by a stopper and is loaded in front of the user (ie, the front side of the bill processing apparatus). For example, as in the case of FIG. 1, when the spool wheel is rotated clockwise as viewed in the drawing, and the banknotes that have been conveyed are inserted and rotated a predetermined angle while being inserted into the spool wheel, the inserted banknotes are stopped by the stopper from the spool wheel. Taken out, the bills are stacked and tilted to the front side (right in FIG. 1) of the device to facilitate the user's recovery or transfer to the storage. At this time, in the process of putting the bills in the temporary storage section and loading them, the bills often fly out without being correctly inserted into the spool wheel, so they cannot be loaded properly and are loaded in different locations, stick to the top wall of the temporary storage section, or sit on top of the loaded bills. As it is put on (see Fig. 1), when the temporarily stacked bills are transferred to the storage unit, they are not transported together and remain in the temporary storage unit, causing miscalculation in the amount of deposit and withdrawal.

In addition, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-123538 (June 29, 2011), entitled “Payment Depositing Device”, the bills temporarily loaded in the temporary storage section have a storage section by mutual rotation of the transfer section. Disclosed is a configuration that is transported in a downward direction and accommodated in a storage unit. When viewed from the front side of the device, the first contact transfer unit formed of a roller and a belt for pushing the pile of bills stacked temporarily along the sliding portion that comes out from inside the spool wheel and moves back and forth to the front side, A transport device structure has been proposed in which a pile of bills temporarily accumulated in the temporary storage unit is fixedly arranged on the front side of the device and transferred to the storage unit by a second contact transfer unit provided with a transfer roller rotating with each other. However, since the sliding part has a structure to move back and forth between the spool wheels, there is a disadvantage in that the constructional relationship of the transfer device is complicated and the manufacturing cost is high due to the need for a large number of parts. In the design convention of the device, it was used to adopt an additional method of installing additional components in order to solve the above problems while accommodating the existing method.

In order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the present invention can temporarily load the bills for subsequent processing after processing the predetermined bills, and prevents the flyout during loading, while temporarily storing the bills in the storage section. An object of the present invention is to provide a temporary storage device for banknotes employing a structure for simpler and more efficient transportation and a banknote processing device having the same.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is provided in a paper money processing apparatus, the paper money temporary storage device for temporarily loading paper money includes a plurality of blades and is viewed from above from the front side when viewed from the front side of the paper money processing apparatus. It is characterized in that it comprises a spool wheel configured to rotate inward and downward to guide the incoming bills to be sequentially stacked.

In addition, the present invention is characterized in that the bill processing apparatus provided with the above-described bill temporary storage device.

According to the present invention, the temporary stacking of bills is possible for the subsequent processing after the predetermined bill processing, and the fly-out can be prevented when stacking, and the transport of the temporarily stacked bills to the storage unit can be performed more simply and efficiently. It has the effect.

1 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating the configuration and operation of a temporary storage unit according to the prior art and a bill processing apparatus having the same.
2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a bill processing apparatus including a temporary storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view illustrating a main structure of a temporary storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention in a schematic sectional view.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the main structure of the temporary storage device viewed from the opposite side when viewed in the sectional view illustrated in FIG. 3.
5 to 9 are diagrams illustrating the operation and processing of the temporary storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, each being divided into stages using cross-sectional views.
10 and 11 are views illustrating main parts of both sides of the temporary storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention, respectively, in perspective view, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, respectively.
12 is a view showing a driving-related main part for starting the pressurizing transfer part in FIGS. 10 and 11 in a perspective view.
13 to 17 are diagrams illustrating the operation and processing of the main parts of the temporary storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, respectively, by dividing the states of the main parts step by step using cross-sectional views.
18 is a view illustrating the opening and closing operation of the door, respectively, in a perspective view when transferring paper money temporarily loaded in a temporary storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention to a storage unit.
19 is a view showing the temporary storage device shown in FIG. 18 in a sectional view.
20 is a view illustrating, in cross-section, both sides of the device in a state in which the shutter of the temporary storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention is opened.
21 is a view illustrating, in cross-sectional views, the center and both sides of the device in a state in which the shutter of the temporary storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention is closed.
22 is a diagram illustrating a state and operation in transferring a banknote loaded in a temporary storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention to a storage unit in a sectional view.
23 is a diagram illustrating a state and operation in a cross-sectional view when a user collects a banknote loaded in a temporary storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily practice. However, since the description of the present invention is only an example for structural or functional description, the scope of the present invention should not be interpreted as being limited by the examples described in the text.

That is, since the embodiment is capable of various changes or modifications and may have various forms or aspects, it should be understood that the scope of the present invention includes equivalents capable of realizing technical ideas. In addition, the object or effect presented in the present invention does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all or only such an object or effect, and the scope of the present invention should not be understood as being limited thereby. In addition, in the description process, the thickness of the lines shown in the drawings, the size of the component, the shape, the connection relationship between the components, etc. may be exaggerated or briefly illustrated for convenience of understanding and explanation of the present invention and conceptually described. have. In addition, for the sake of brevity, the description or description of elements that overlap each drawing may be omitted for clarity.

Meanwhile, the meanings of terms described in the present invention should be understood as follows.

Terms such as “1 ~”, “2 ~”, “~ A”, and “~ B” are for distinguishing one component from other components, and the scope of rights is limited by these terms. No. For example, the first component (or component A) may be referred to as the second component (or component B), and similarly the second component (or component B) also includes the first component (or It may be designated as component A).

When a component is said to be "connected (linked or coupled or fastened or connected)" to another component, it may be understood that other components may exist in the middle, although they may be directly connected to the other component. . On the other hand, when a component is said to be “directly connected (linked or coupled or fastened or connected)” to another component, it should be understood that no other component exists in the middle. On the other hand, other expressions describing the relationship between the components, namely “between (between)” and “just between (between)” or “adjacent (adjacent to)” and “direct neighbor to ( Adjacent) ”should be interpreted similarly.

Singular expressions are to be understood as including plural meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and terms such as “comprises” or “haves” or “have” describe features, numbers, steps, actions, and constructions. It is intended to designate the existence of an element, part, or combination thereof, and should be understood as not pre-excluding the existence or addition possibility of one or more other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof. do.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains, unless otherwise defined. The terms defined in the commonly used dictionary should be interpreted to be consistent with the meanings of the related technologies in context, and cannot be interpreted as having ideal or excessively formal meanings unless explicitly defined in the present invention. The definitions of these may vary depending on the intention or practice environment of a person skilled in the art or practitioner, and should be made based on contents throughout the present specification.

Now, a temporary storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention and a bill processing device having the same will be described in detail with reference to examples shown in the drawings.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a bill processing apparatus 1 including a temporary storage device 50 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The overall appearance structure or shape of the bill processing apparatus 1 is less related to the subject matter of the present invention, so an illustration thereof is omitted. In FIG. 2, the bill processing apparatus 1 includes an input section 10, a transfer section 20, a driving section 30, a discrimination section 40, a temporary storage device 50, a control section 60, and a memory section 70 ), An example of a configuration including an input / output unit 80 and a storage unit 90 is illustrated.

The input section 10 is disposed at a predetermined position on the front side (that is, the side facing the user) of the bill processing apparatus 1, and a user (for example, a customer, manager, or employee) inputs one or more bills When it is put into (10), the bill is put into the bill processing apparatus 1. When a plurality of bills are input, the bills may be input in the same volume or in a mixture of several volumes. In addition, the input unit 10 may be formed so as to discharge the bill if necessary, such as when the user wants to recover the input and processed bills without deposit processing. Of course, it is natural that the bill processing apparatus 1 may further include a separate transport path and a return unit (not shown) for discharge or recovery. In addition, the input unit 10 may be configured with a structure that is always open as in this example, or may be formed by further providing a shutter (not shown) that is opened and closed when a user inputs or collects banknotes by enhancing security. have.

The conveying unit 20 is equipped with a conveying means including a belt, a roller, or a mixture thereof, and receives a driving force from the driving unit 30 by the control unit 60, and moves the banknote from one place to another along the conveying path Order.

The driving unit 30 includes a motor (for example, 301 in FIG. 4), and the transfer unit generates a rotational force generated from the motor under the control of the control unit 60 through a gear or a belt (eg, a timing belt) or the like. Transfer to (20) so that the banknote is transferred, and also generates and transmits a driving force so that the temporary storage device 50 can be operated. The driving unit 30 may be formed of one or more motors according to the implementation environment or design intention or according to the performance or specifications of the bill processing apparatus 1. Particularly, when it is composed of a plurality of motors, they may be separately controlled and driven, for example, a first motor for driving the input unit 10, a second motor for driving the transfer unit 20, and a temporary storage device The driving unit 30 may be formed as a third motor for driving 50. Of course, each of the first to third motors at this time may be formed of one motor, but it is natural that each of them may be formed of one or more motors.

The discrimination unit 40 is disposed in a predetermined area on the transport path passing through the input unit 10 and is formed by providing a plurality of types of sensors (not shown) such as a multi-wavelength image sensor, a magnetic sensor, and a thickness sensor, and the bills Various sensing and discrimination processes are performed on the paper to discriminate the authenticity, volume, and serial number of bills. The multi-wavelength image sensor (not shown) is a device for acquiring various image information of a bill, an image by visible light reflected from the front and / or back of the bill, an image by visible light passing through the bill, and the front and / or Alternatively, at least one bill image information is acquired from an infrared image reflected from a rear surface or an infrared image transmitted through a banknote. In some cases, it may be configured to further acquire reflected or transmitted image information by ultraviolet light. The magnetic sensor (not shown) makes it possible to determine the authenticity of the bill by sensing the magnetic component contained in the bill, and the thickness sensor (not shown) can determine whether the bill overlaps or adheres to a foreign object such as a tape. Have it. In addition, the determination unit 40 may be configured by further including various sensors or various modifications according to a design intention and an implementation environment.

The temporary storage device 50 temporarily transfers the bill to the bill before it is transferred to or discharged from a predetermined place (for example, the storage section 90) after a predetermined discrimination process by the discrimination unit 40 (or before collection). keep it. The reason for temporarily storing the bill is, for example, the user may cancel the deposit or withdrawal transaction, and in this case, after the predetermined discrimination processing, the temporary storage device 50 does not temporarily store the storage in the storage unit 90. This is because the structure is complicated, such as when it is immediately possible to withdraw the already stored bills, or it is cumbersome or otherwise, an additional component to be withdrawn from the storage unit 90 must be provided in the storage unit 90. In addition, the temporary storage device 50 allows the user to open and close the shutter 501 through receipts, tax bills, checks, vouchers, rejected bills, or other types of media that the device 1 cannot discriminate, rather than bills. It can also be placed in an envelope to enable separate deposit processing. The envelope deposit processing may be performed by further providing a separate envelope deposit unit (not shown) in the bill processing apparatus 1.

In addition, the temporary storage device 50 according to the present invention is shown in FIG. 3, unlike the conventional structure, and rotates inward from the front side of the device 1 (ie, clockwise when viewing FIG. 3) It is configured to include a spool wheel 510 is formed so as to guide the incoming bills are loaded into the temporary storage device 50 without being fly out. By the configuration of the spool wheel 510 formed as described above, as shown in FIG. 3, the banknotes transferred from the inside of the device 1 and inserted into the temporary storage device 50 are inserted into the downward portion of the spool wheel 510. Therefore, even if a flyout phenomenon occurs because a bill is not inserted into the spool wheel 510, the bill is not flyout to another place and falls into the temporary storage device 50. This has the effect that even if the bills are not stacked in the temporary storage device 50, they are first dropped over the accumulated bills and are not left somewhere in the temporary storage device 50 when transferred to the storage unit 90. The configuration and operation of the temporary storage device 50 will be further described below.

The control unit 60 controls the operation of the temporary storage device 50 and controls predetermined discrimination processing, result processing, transfer, and the like for the input bill according to a user's input command and predetermined setting information. The control unit 60 enables the discrimination unit 40 to perform various discrimination processing and manage processing information by using a sensing signal for the input bill. For example, the control unit 60 calculates and outputs the number and amount of bills, subtotals and totals for each book type, or recognizes the type of bill (or national right), determines forgery, serial number, stores, classifies, searches And / or functions such as transfer, etc., distinguishing the new and old banknotes of banknotes, identifying damaged banknotes, such as worn, torn, contaminated, foreign objects, and normal banknotes, and sorting and storing banknotes based on the results of discrimination of banknotes according to various criteria To perform. In addition, the control unit 60 decodes communication and commands between various components of the bill processing apparatus 1, performs arithmetic logic calculation or various data processing or control, and overall each component of the bill processing apparatus 1 Control, and grasp the state of the banknote being transported or the current operating state of the device 1 to perform an appropriate countermeasure and display it through the input / output unit 80. Perform control and processing.

The memory unit 70 should control information related to the operation of the bill processing apparatus 1 and the operation of the temporary storage device 50 together with various information generated from the determination unit 40 under the control of the control unit 60 Information to be saved, setting values of each sensor, counting result, discrimination result, operation rate and usage rate of the device, error information, log information, and the like are stored. In addition, the memory unit 70 is set data that the user has changed the setting, various data and programs necessary for the operation of the bill processing apparatus 1 and bill processing, discrimination of the type of book (or country), discrimination of forgery, discrimination of serial numbers, etc. Various reference information and discrimination algorithms used for various bill discrimination processing are stored and read and provided by the control of the control unit 60 when necessary.

The input / output unit 80 is provided on the front of the bill processing apparatus 1, and usually includes a display unit such as an LCD, LED, or OLED, and receives control or settings of a user for the bill processing apparatus 1 or a control unit ( Under the control of 60), the operation status of the device and various bill processing results (for example, error information, authenticity, number of copies, volume and amount of money) are output. The input / output unit 80 may further include one or more buttons (not shown) for inputting a predetermined command or setting and operating a user according to an operation state displayed on the display unit. The button may be provided as an icon or menu on the display unit when the display unit is a touch screen type, or may be provided as one or more push-buttons near the display unit. In addition, the input / output unit 80 may be formed integrally with the bill processing apparatus 1, and is provided with a communication function to be connected to the bill processing apparatus 1 by wire or wirelessly to be formed as a detachable or separate independent peripheral device. It may be composed of a plurality of pieces, if necessary. In addition, the input / output unit 80 may be configured to include a speaker or a microphone so as to be input and output by voice or sound.

The storage unit 90 accommodates bills that have been processed. The storage unit 90 accommodates banknotes that have been temporarily loaded in the temporary storage device 50 and are transferred from the temporary storage device 50 after approval of the user's deposit. The storage unit 90 may be configured in various ways according to a design intention or an implementation environment as long as it is a structure for accommodating the transferred bills. For example, the storage unit 90 may be selected from various methods such as a cassette, a canvas bag, a plastic bag, a pouch, a drum, and a container according to an intended load amount or a user's required specification. In addition, the storage unit 90 may be composed of one or a plurality. When the storage unit 90 is composed of a plurality, the storage unit 90 can classify and store banknotes according to a predetermined classification criterion by the number. In addition, it is preferable that the storage unit 90 is usually formed in a safe device (not shown) in the form of a safe in order to be protected from external forces such as banknotes from outside or fire.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 3 to 23, the structure and operation of the temporary storage device 50 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail.

3 is a diagram illustrating a main structure of a temporary storage device 50 according to an embodiment of the present invention in a schematic sectional view. The temporary storage device 50 is configured to rotate inward and downward from the front side when viewed from the front side of the bill processing apparatus 1 (that is, clockwise in FIG. 3). It includes a spool wheel 510 to guide the loading position in the temporary storage device (50). The spool wheel 510 includes a plurality of blades 513 having a predetermined elasticity, and may be formed of one or more. In this example, for convenience of description, the spool wheel 510 is shown as being composed of two.

In addition, when the temporary storage device 50 is necessary, such as a case in which the space where the banknote is temporarily stored is shielded from the outside so that the banknote stored temporarily is not exposed to the outside, and the user collects (or returns or withdraws) the banknote. In order to open and close the shutter 501 to be open to the outside, the bills that are disposed at a predetermined angle with respect to the floor surface toward the front side in the bill processing apparatus 1 and are pulled out of the spool wheel 510 by the stopper 515 in order The support transfer unit 520 to be loaded as it is, and the paper money loaded in the support transfer unit 520 is pushed from the opposite side to the front side by moving from the back side to the front side of the bill processing apparatus 1, and then return to the original position after transferring the banknote The pressurized transfer unit 530 and the lever portion 54 disposed on the side of the temporary storage device 50 to connect the pressurized transfer unit 530 to move back and forth. 0) may be further included.

In addition, the support transfer unit 520 may transfer the banknote by interacting with the pressurization transfer unit 530 under the control of the control unit 60, that is, the support transfer unit 520 is the pressurization transfer unit ( 530) when the user collects the bill without deposit approval processing, transfers the bill by a predetermined distance toward the shutter 501 so that the user can easily collect the bill, or the user approves the deposit. When done, it is formed to be transferred into the storage unit 90. At this time, the pressurized transfer unit 530 interacts with the support transfer unit 520 under the control of the control unit 60 to discharge the bill or transfer it to the storage unit 90 to return to the original position.

The support transfer section 520 and the pressurization transfer section 530 each have a transfer means. For example, the transfer means of the support transfer section 520 may be composed of one or more rollers, and the transfer means of the pressurized transfer section 530 may be composed of one or more belts. However, the transfer means of the support transfer unit 520 and the pressurized transfer unit 530 may be formed by variously deforming various combinations of one or more rollers, belts, or a combination thereof, or may be formed differently. . These transfer means receive a driving force from the driving unit 30 (for example, a motor) under the control of the control unit 60 to transfer the loaded bills to the storage unit 90 (eg, forward direction) and / or shutter ( It can rotate in the direction of discharging toward (501).

In addition, the temporary storage device 50 is disposed adjacent to the lower side of the support transfer unit 520 and stores the loaded bills by the interaction between the support transfer unit 520 and the pressurized transfer unit 530. It may further include a door 550 for opening or closing the passage to the storage unit 90 under the control of the control unit 60 when transferring to. In addition, a plurality of bill detection sensors 503 may be further disposed at a plurality of predetermined positions to detect whether a bill exists or to detect whether a bill has passed.

At this time, the transfer of the loaded bills is caused by the interaction between the support transfer section 520 and the pressurization transfer section 530, that is, each transfer means (roller and / or belt) in the pressurized state. It is preferred to be made by the friction and / or rotation of the action. Of course, depending on the implementation environment or intention, either the friction or rotation of the support transfer unit 520 only, or the friction or rotation of the pressure transfer unit 530 only, or the support transfer unit 520 and the pressure transfer unit 530 simultaneously It is also possible to transfer the loaded bills by rotating or sequentially rotating. At this time, the rotational force or frictional force of each of the transfer means of the support transfer unit 520 and the pressurized transfer unit may also be configured identically or differently when transferring the loaded banknote. That is, the rotational force or the frictional force of the support transfer unit 520 may be increased or vice versa. Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, the meaning of the interaction between the support transfer unit 520 and the pressurization transfer unit 530 should not be understood as only interacting with each other in the same force and direction, and may be variously implemented as described above. Note that you can. For example, the pressurizing transfer unit 530 may serve to press the loaded banknote to the front side, and the support transfer unit 520 may be configured to transfer the stacked banknote one by one. However, for convenience, in the embodiment of the present invention, description has been mainly made of an example of a configuration for transferring the loaded banknotes at once.

4 is a view illustrating a main structure of the temporary storage device 50 seen from the opposite side in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 3 in a perspective view centering on the lever portion 540. Referring to Figures 3 and 4, the temporary storage device 50 is arranged on the side of the lever 540 to connect the pressurized transfer unit 530 to move back and forth, and the connection relationship is shown. The operating mechanism of the storage device 50 can be understood.

Sides of the temporary storage device 50 for safely transferring (or pushing) the banknotes loaded in the temporary storage device 50 to the storage unit 90 and / or for a predetermined distance in the direction toward the shutter 501 A lever portion 540 is formed on the side. When the motor 301 rotates under the control of the control unit 60, the lever unit 540 changes the connecting lever 543 to a reciprocating motion while the rotating plate 541 rotates, and a lever connected to the connecting lever 543 (for example, a lever) B) by pressing the swing movement to press the connected pressurizing transfer unit 530 to the loaded bill to the front side, and when the lever moves further, the door 550 is opened and the door 550 is opened (or opened and At the same time) by the interaction between the support transfer unit 520 and the pressure transfer unit 530, it is configured to transfer (or push) the bill to the storage unit 90. At this time, when the user collects the loaded bill, that is, when transferring to the shutter 501, it is preferable to configure the door 550 to be kept closed by the control of the control unit 60.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the temporary storage device 50 swings the pressurized transfer unit 530 back and forth on the side, that is, on the left and right sides of the pressurized transfer unit 530, the loaded bills Motor 301, rotating plate 541, connecting lever 543, lever A, lever B, lever C, connecting unit 544, elastic member 545 (for example, torsion spring, etc.) to pressurize And the like. In this configuration, when the rotating plate 541 rotates by the rotation of the motor 301, the connecting lever 543 changes the rotational motion into a swinging motion, and when the lever B swings and moves, the lever B connected to the pressurizing feeder 530 The lever A is swinged by the operation of the elastic member 545 over the lever A and the roller A, which is a conveying means 522 of the support conveying part 520 and the press conveying part 530 connected to the pressure conveying part connecting part 544 ( 522) When the swing is moved in the direction and the lever B is further moved, the lever C is operated and the pressurization transfer unit 530 is further pressurized, so that the support transfer unit 520 is rotated by the rotation of the transfer means 522 and / or 532. The deposited bills are transferred into the storage unit 90 upon receipt of deposit or are transferred to the shutter 501 by a predetermined distance upon discharge.

Then, the door 550 is opened by a predetermined angle by the operation of the lever C, which has started to move by the lever B. At this time, the angle is sufficient to the degree that the bill is easy to be transferred to the storage unit 90, and may be opened to about 90 degrees as in this example. As described above, when a predetermined detection sensor (not shown) detects that the door 550 is opened at the above angle, the motor 301 (or another configurable second motor) is rotated under the control of the controller 60 to The loaded bills are transferred into the storage unit 90 by the operation of the support transfer unit 520 and / or the pressurized transfer unit 530. At this time, if the user presses a button (for example, a return button) (not shown) for collecting rather than confirming the deposit, the bill processing apparatus 1 returns the deposited money (ie, the bill loaded in the temporary storage device) It should be (or discharged), by discharging (or pushing out) the loaded banknotes sandwiched between the pressurized transfer unit 530 and the support transfer unit 520 to a user in front of the user, so that the user can easily take the banknote. have.

By the configuration of the temporary storage device 50, by the operation of the pressure transfer unit 530 and the operation of the door 550 by the operation of the lever portion 540 disposed on the side. In addition to being configured to perform a paper money transfer operation of a simpler structure than the conventional method, it is possible to prevent a case where the flyout does not occur and the money is not deposited by the flying of the paper money.

Next, the operation process of the above-described temporary storage device 50 will be described step by step so that the present invention can be more easily implemented. 5 to 9 illustrate successive operations and processing processes of the temporary storage device 50 according to an embodiment of the present invention, each of which is divided into steps for convenience, by using a sectional view.

5 shows the standby state of the pressurized transfer unit 530. That is, the bill is placed in the central portion of the temporary storage device 50 along the predetermined transport path through the discrimination unit 40, and the bill is drawn into the spool wheel 510 rotating in the direction of the arrow and rotated at a predetermined angle. Thereafter, when the bill hits the stopper 515, the bill pulled out of the spool wheel 510 is loaded on the support transport section 520. At this time, before the pressurized transport section 530 is operated, that is, the motor 301 rotates. Before pressing the transfer unit 530 is in a standby state as shown in FIG. In addition, the stopper 515 may be formed by extending one end so as to pass through the support transfer unit 520, as shown in Figures 5 and 3 (a), or may be formed short as shown in Figure 3 (b). In addition, when the shutter 501 is closed, it may be positioned to extend for a long time as shown in FIG. 3 (a), and may be driven to move inside the spool wheel 510 when the shutter 501 is opened.

FIG. 6 shows a state in which the pressurization transfer unit 530 in the standby state in FIG. 5 rotates a predetermined angle (about 90 degrees in this example). Control of the control unit 60 at the time when loading of the input bill is completed, for example, on the support transfer unit 520 in the temporary storage device 50 or when a user's recovery or deposit operation command is input after loading is completed or other set time. By the operation of the lever portion 540 as described above, the pressurized transfer unit 530 is rotated at a predetermined angle in the standby state, and as in this example, the pressurized transfer unit 530 is rotated about 90 degrees in the standby state. When this is done, the pressurization transfer unit 530 comes to a position as shown in FIG. 6.

In operation following FIG. 6, FIG. 7 shows an operation in which the pressurizing transfer unit 530 presses the loaded banknote. When the motor 301 is rotated, the lever B and the lever C start to contact, and the pressurization transfer unit 530 presses the bill toward the front side to press it. At this time, the door 550 is controlled in a closed state, which is illustrated in this example.

Next, as shown in FIG. 8, when a user's deposit approval operation is performed, the door 550 is opened by the control of the control unit 60 and the pressurized transfer unit 530 presses the loaded bill. In the state, by the operation of the support transfer unit 520 and / or the pressurized transfer unit 530, that is, the rotation and friction of each transfer means 522 and 532, the loaded banknotes are transferred to the storage unit 90 all at once. do.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 9, when the user inputs a recovery operation command for the input bill, the shutter 501 is opened by the control of the control unit 60 and the pressurization transfer unit 530 It is easy for the user to recover the loaded bill by the operation of the support transport section 520 and / or the pressurized transport section 530 while pressing the loaded bill, that is, rotation and friction in opposite directions of each transport means. In this way, it is stopped after being transported by a predetermined distance so as to protrude outward from the front side, that is, the shutter 501, and the user can easily retrieve the bill.

Next, an operation and processing process of the temporary storage device 50 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 10 to 23.

10 and 11 are views illustrating main parts of both sides of the temporary storage device 50 according to an embodiment of the present invention, respectively, in perspective view, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, respectively. Viewed from the front side, the pressurized transfer unit is disposed inside the temporary storage device 50 to swing the pressurized transfer unit 530 in a standby state to press the bills loaded on the support transfer unit 520 toward the front side. On the left and right sides of the 530, that is, referring to Figure 10, one side of the temporary storage device 50 is lever A, lever B, lever C, door lever 553, connecting lever 543, elastic member ( 545) (for example, a torsion spring, etc.), a rotating plate 541, a motor 301, and the like, and referring to FIG. 11, the other side of the temporary storage device 50 is lever A, lever B, connecting lever 543 ), An elastic member 545, a rotating plate 541, and the like are provided.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view separately showing only the drive-related configuration for starting the pressurizing transfer unit in FIGS. 10 and 11. Referring to FIG. 12, in order to more easily understand the operation of the pressurized transfer unit 530, driving is performed to operate the pressurized transfer unit 530 in the structure of the temporary storage device 50 illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11. Only the configuration is shown separately. 12, the motor 301, the rotating plate 541, the connecting lever 543, the door lever 553, the lever A, the lever B, the lever C, the elastic member 545, the door 550, etc. Since the configuration, arrangement, and connection relationship of are illustrated in detail, the present invention may be easily implemented.

13 to 17 are diagrams illustrating the operation and processing of the main parts of the temporary storage device 50 according to an embodiment of the present invention, respectively, by dividing the states of the main parts step by step using cross-sectional views.

Referring to FIG. 13, the motor 301 in a standby state in which the pressurized transfer unit 530 is stopped while the paper money is loaded on the support transfer unit 520, and each lever, that is, the lever A, the lever B, the connection lever ( 543) is illustrated. In particular, the pin position in the standby state of the pin 546 disposed on the end side of the connection lever 543 is a pin in a state where the connection lever 543 is approximately parallel to the belt connected to the pulley 303 of the motor 301 (546) is in a position adjacent to the pulley (303). In addition, the temporary storage device 50 may further include a standby state detection sensor 505 for sensing the standby state of the pressurized transfer unit 530 at a predetermined position on the side.

FIG. 14 shows a state in which the pressurizing transfer unit 530 is rotated at a predetermined angle toward the front side. Referring to the structure of FIG. 3 again, the spool wheel 510 rotates by pulling the bill into the temporary storage device 50. When it comes in, it is inserted between the blades 513, rotates together, and is blocked by the stopper 515, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), so that it is stacked on the transfer means 522 of the support transfer unit 520, which is installed below the support transfer unit 520. do. When all the bills to be processed are loaded on the support transport unit 520, under the control of the control unit 60, the motor 301 is rotated to rotate the pressurization transport unit 530 to press the loaded bills toward the front side. When the rotation plate 541 connected to the pulley 303 of the motor 301 rotates to move the connection lever 543, the lever B connected to one side of the connection lever 543 rotates and tilts, and the lever B is bent. The lever A rotates by the pushing force of the elastic member 545 spanning between the lever A and the lever B as the part is supported by the lever A and then rotated to rotate, thereby rotating the pressure transport unit 530 by swinging the pressure transport unit ( 530) is in a positional state as shown in FIG. In addition, the position of the pin 546 of FIG. 14 may be referred to as the position of the pin 546 for pressing when many bills are loaded.

In addition, the pressure transfer unit 530 forms a joint in the portion connected to the lever A so that the pressure transfer unit 530 can be inclined according to the stacked angle of the loaded banknote. When the pressurized transfer unit 530 is provided with such a joint, even when the pressurized transfer unit 530 presses the loaded banknote, even if the loaded state is not an optimal angle or the size or condition of the loaded bill varies. According to the angle or state of the loaded bill, it is inclined by itself, thereby increasing the effect of pressing.

Referring to FIG. 15, when the motor 301 rotates more than in FIG. 14, the transfer means of the pressurized transfer unit 530 reaches a position in contact with the transfer means of the support transfer unit 520. At this time, the protruding part of the lever B has not yet reached the bent part of the lever C. In this case, it can be said that if there are many loaded bills, they are pressed, and if a few bills are loaded, they are not pressed. In this case, the position of the pin 546 as shown in FIG. 15 may be regarded as the position of the pin 546 where the pressure transfer unit 530 touches the floor.

Referring to FIG. 16, the motor 301 rotates a little further to further rotate the rotating plate 541, and according to the rotation of the rotating plate 541, the connecting lever 543 further advances to push the axis of the lever B, and the lever B is further rotated. By rotating, the rotation of the lever A progresses, and eventually the pressure transfer unit 530 puts pressure on the transfer means of the support transfer unit 520. The protruding part of the lever B starts to abut the bent part of the lever C, and the loaded banknote is put under pressure. 16 shows that the temporary storage device 50 further includes a rotating plate position sensor 506 for detecting the location of the rotating plate 541. In addition, the position of the pin 546 shown in FIG. 16 indicates the position of the pin 546 when pressure is applied to the pressurization transfer unit 530.

Referring to FIG. 17, an operation for opening the door 550 in the case of transferring the bill pressed by the support transfer unit 520 and the pressurization transfer unit 530 to the storage unit 90 is illustrated. When the motor 301 is further rotated, the lever B pushes and rotates the bent portion of the lever C, whereby the door lever 553 connected to the door 550 rotates and the shaft fitted with the door lever 553 rotates. The door 550 assembled to the shaft rotates to open. Here, when the door 550 is opened, the pressurized bill is stored in the storage unit 90 by the interaction of the transfer means of the pressurized transfer unit 530 and the support transfer unit 520, that is, mutual rotation and friction. It will be transported all at once. In addition, the position of the pin 546 shown in FIG. 17 indicates the position of the pin 546 when the door 550 is opened.

18 is a view illustrating the opening and closing operation of the door 550 in perspective views, respectively, when transferring banknotes temporarily loaded in a temporary storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention to a storage unit. Referring to (a) of FIG. 18, the structure of the door 550 and the door lever 553 and the opening / closing state at the time of rotation are illustrated, and the door 550 that opens and closes while traversing both side surfaces is shown inside. , A door shaft 555 to which the door lever 553 of the door 550 is fitted, and a rotating shaft that receives and rotates a driving force from a motor 301 spaced apart from the door shaft 555 by a predetermined distance. 560 is arranged. Fig. 18 (b) shows the structure of (a) in a perspective view of the other side opposite from a different angle. Referring to (b) of FIG. 18, the other side of the temporary storage device 50 has a rotating plate 541 rotated by receiving rotational force from the motor 301 by a rotating shaft 560, and a connecting lever connected thereto A door stop bracket 557 and a door stop lever 559 are provided, which are disposed on one side and connected to 543 and lever B, and the door shaft 555.

FIG. 19 is a view showing the temporary storage device 50 shown in FIG. 18 cut in cross section, and the arrangement relationship between the door 550 and each shaft may be understood.

20 is a cross-sectional view showing both sides of the device 50 in the state where the shutter 501 of the temporary storage device 50 is opened, respectively, in (a) and (b). 20 (a) shows a position state of a connection lever 543, a door lever 553, a lever C, etc. disposed on one side while the shutter 501 is open, and FIG. 20 (b) Shows the positional state of the main components on the other side while the shutter 501 is open. Referring to (b) of FIG. 20, in a state in which the shutter 501 is opened, the door stop lever 559 assembled with the shutter 501 has the door stop bracket 557 centered on the hinge of the door shaft 555 Rotating to serves to prevent the door 550 from opening. Therefore, in order to open the door 550, the shutter 501 must be closed, and when the lever C rotates the door lever 553 as shown in FIG. 20 (a), the door shaft 533 assembled to the door lever 553 ( 555) rotates and the door 550 rotates to open.

21 (a), (b), and (c) show the state in which the door 550 is opened, respectively. 21 (a) shows one side when the shutter 501 is closed. As the lever C swings, the door lever 553 has a predetermined angle (eg, about 100 degrees in the figure). ) To rotate the door shaft 555. At this time, the door 550 is opened while the door shaft 555 rotates. 21 (b) is a cross-sectional view of the center when the shutter 501 is closed, and FIG. 21 (c) shows another side when the shutter 501 is closed. . When the shutter 501 is closed, the door stop lever 559 is rotated to rise, and there is a space for the door stop bracket 557 to move while the door 550 is opened when the door stop bracket 557 moves. Therefore, by configuring the door 550 to be opened only when the shutter 501 is closed, it is possible to safely transfer the bill to the storage unit 90 without interference from the outside.

22 is a diagram illustrating a state and an operation when transferring the banknotes loaded in the temporary storage device 50 to the storage unit 90 in a sectional view. When the operations of FIGS. 17 and 21 (b) are combined, the door 550 is opened when the loaded bills are transferred while being pressed by the pressurizing transfer unit 530 and the support transfer unit 520 as shown in FIG. 22. The stacked banknotes are allowed to enter the storage unit 90 as illustrated by arrows.

23 illustrates a state and an operation in a cross-sectional view when a user collects bills loaded in the temporary storage device 50. When the user withdraws the bill or recovers the inserted bill again, the transfer means of the support transfer unit 520 and the pressurization transfer unit 530 under the control of the control unit 60 in the operation state described above with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 22, rotation and friction are applied in the opposite direction, so that the pressurized bill is moved to the user in front (ie, in the direction of the arrow) by a predetermined distance (pushing), so that the user can easily grasp the bill and take it out. Enable.

Meanwhile. In the above embodiment, the case of depositing is mainly described as an example, but note that it is not limited thereto. For example, in the case of a bill withdrawal device, bills that are drawn into the temporary storage device 50 of the present invention may be transferred from the input unit 10 and drawn in as in the above embodiment, or withdrawn from a storage unit having a bill withdrawal function It may be applied to various bill processing devices, such as to be drawn into the temporary storage device 50.

So far, preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings. In the course of this description, descriptions of equivalent or identical components or descriptions of matters that are less relevant to the subject matter of the present invention are not duplicated, and elements or operations different from those described above in each embodiment are omitted. It should be noted that the present invention has been described concisely and easily by those skilled in the art by focusing on the description of the method and the like. In addition, these examples are merely examples, and specific configurations, structures, and functional descriptions presented in the above embodiments are exemplified for the purpose of explaining examples according to the concept of the present invention, and common knowledge in the art to which this technology belongs Anyone who has a will understand that various modifications, modifications, and other equivalent embodiments are possible. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should not be interpreted as being limited to the above-described embodiments, but is determined by the following claims, and is included in the spirit and technical scope of the present invention or by those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention. It should be understood to include various modifications and improvements in form of equivalents or substitutes.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Banknote processing apparatus 10 Input part
20: transfer unit 30: drive unit
40: discrimination unit 50: temporary storage device
60: control unit 70: memory unit
80: input and output unit 90: storage unit
301: motor 501: shutter
510: spool wheel 513: blade
515: stopper 520: support transfer unit
530: pressurized transfer unit 540: lever portion
550: door 541: rotating plate
543: connecting lever 544: pin

Claims (7)

In the bill temporary storage device is provided in the bill processing device for temporarily loading the bill,
Temporary storage of bills comprising a plurality of blades and a spool wheel configured to rotate inward and downward from the front side when viewed from the front side of the bill processing apparatus to guide stacked bills sequentially. Device.
According to claim 1,
A shutter that can be opened and closed so that the space where the paper money is temporarily stored is shielded from the outside and, if necessary, open to the outside so that the paper money stored temporarily is not exposed to the outside,
A support transfer unit in which bills coming out of the spool wheel are sequentially loaded,
A pressurization transfer unit that moves from the back side to the front side of the bill processing apparatus to press the bills loaded in the support transfer section from the opposite side to the front side and returns to the original position after transferring the bills;
Temporary bill storage device further comprises a lever portion disposed on the side to connect the pressurized transfer unit to move back and forth.
According to claim 2,
The support transfer unit temporarily interacts with the pressurized transfer unit to transfer the loaded bills to the storage unit or a temporary storage device for bills that transfers the bills a predetermined distance toward the shutter.
According to claim 2,
The lever portion temporary bill storage device that can perform the opening and closing operation of the door in addition to the forward and backward movement of the pressurized transfer unit.
According to claim 2,
The press-transfer unit is a temporary storage device for bills having a joint connected to a predetermined lever connected.
The method of claim 4,
When the shutter is closed, the door stop lever rotates up and there is a space for the door stop bracket to move while the door stop bracket moves so that the door is opened so that the door is opened.
A paper money processing apparatus comprising the paper money temporary storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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