KR20230079838A - Multi-Pocket Automatic Bundling Fitness Sorter - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention has a function of sorting bills, detecting counterfeit bills, and counting and then discharging classified bills, and a discharge module capable of counting classified bills and discharging them to the outside is extended in series and installed in a limited space to quickly dispose of a large amount of bills. It relates to a multi-pocket automatic binding machine that can be sorted, counted, and then discharged. The present invention has a receiving space installed therein, a body portion formed with a plurality of first openings and at least one second opening formed on one surface and communicating with the outside, a hopper module installed at the top of the body portion, and stacked banknotes to the inside. An input unit including a plurality of feeder modules for moving, a bill feeding roller that separates and transfers banknotes inserted into the main body unit, and a plurality of transfer rollers spaced apart from the bill feeding roller are installed to move bills introduced from the input unit. A moving unit installed between a plurality of conveying rollers and a sensing unit that discriminates the type, damage, and forgery of banknotes moving along the moving unit, installed to overlap each of the plurality of first openings of the main body and sensed from the sensing unit A separation module that sorts banknotes and inserts them into each pocket, a stepke pocket unit that is located at the bottom of the separation module and includes a wheel that drops bills received through the separation module downward, and is located on the side of the moving unit and moves After being moved and sorted in the loading unit, a loading unit including a wing-shaped guide module that guides the transferred bills downward to be loaded, a laminated plate connected to one side of the loading unit, and a long side alignment module that aligns the long sides of bills coming down from the loading unit. After aligning the short sides of the banknotes, the basic alignment unit including the short side alignment transfer module for sliding the bills and the basic alignment unit installed on one side of the basic alignment unit and pressing the bills transferred by the short side alignment transfer module with a strip, and then binding It includes a basic binding discharge unit for discharging a bundle of banknotes bound by the pushing force of the short side aligned transfer module, including the binding module, through the second opening.

Description

Multi-Pocket Automatic Bundling Fitness Sorter}

The present invention relates to a device for classifying banknotes and sorting and binding the classified banknotes. More specifically, the present invention relates to a device in which a binding device is additionally applied to a multi-pocket cleaning machine having a bill cleaning function.

In general, counter staff of financial institutions such as banks count bills in a normal bill counter provided at the counter when depositing and withdrawing bills. After this, the banknotes are manually bound to the belt, stored, and given to customers who want to withdraw later.

Currently, banknote counters are formed in various structures and sizes. Accordingly, bill counters are being used according to the necessary places and purposes of use. For example, a device for classifying normal banknotes, counterfeit banknotes, and bad banknotes among numerous banknotes, or a device for classifying a large number of banknotes according to the amount and then sorting and binding only banknotes of a specific amount are used according to the purpose of use.

Devices having such characteristics are being developed as a single device. In other words, a device that combines bill counters, sorters, and counterfeit money detection functions is being developed.

However, currently developed banknote counters, sorting machines, and counterfeit money detection devices only count classified bills, and the discharge module that can count classified bills, bind them with belts, and discharge them to the outside is not serially expanded. I have a problem that I can't

Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-0345789 (published date: 2002.01.09)

The present invention is intended to solve the problem of separately inputting manpower when counting and sorting a large amount of banknotes generated when the discharge module is not extended in series. In addition, it is intended to solve the problem of not being able to install a device for counting and sorting many bills in a limited space.

The technical problem of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, the multi-pocket automatic binding machine of the present invention has a receiving space inside, a main body portion formed with a first opening and a second opening formed on one surface and communicating with the outside, and a hopper installed at the top of the main body portion. An input unit including a plurality of feeder modules that move the module and loaded banknotes into the inside, a plurality of transfer rollers installed inside the body unit, and a moving unit that moves bills introduced from the input unit, between the plurality of transfer rollers A sensing unit for detecting counterfeit or genuine bills and currency type of banknotes installed and moving, a separation unit installed to overlap the first opening of the main unit at the upper end of the support module installed inside the main unit, located on the side of the moving unit and moving in the moving unit After aligning the short sides of the bills with the long side alignment module for aligning the long sides of the bills coming down from the stacking unit, the laminated plate connected to one side of the stacking unit, the wing-shaped guide module and the guide plate for guiding the bills downward, A basic alignment unit including a short-side alignment transfer module that slides bills, and a binding module installed on one side of the basic alignment unit and binding the bills transported by the short-side alignment transfer module with a band, the short-side alignment transfer module pushes and a basic binding discharge unit for discharging the bundle of banknotes bound by force through the second opening.

In addition, the multi-pocket automatic binding machine of the present invention is formed with the same structure as the basic alignment unit and at least one expansion alignment unit that can be positioned parallel to one side of the basic alignment unit and the same structure as the basic binding discharge unit to discharge basic binding It may further include at least one expansion alignment binding unit located parallel to one side of the unit.

Here, the long side alignment module may include a support module installed on the laminated plate, a long side alignment plate installed on top of the support module, and a spring installed between the support module and the long side alignment plate. In addition, the short side alignment transfer module has a screw module installed on one side thereof, moves linearly according to the operation of the screw module, aligns the short sides of the bill, and pushes the bill to be discharged through the second opening.

The automatic multi-pocket binning machine of the present invention can continuously bind the desired bills in addition to the multi-pocket machine function of sorting bills, detecting counterfeit bills, and discharging the classified bills into desired pockets.

As described above, the present invention can continuously obtain a desired number of banknote bundles if the worker continuously supplies the banknotes without separate banknote arrangement and binding work, so that a lot of time and labor for the worker to sort the banknotes can be reduced. there is.

1 is a perspective view of a multi-pocket automatic binding machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the multi-pocket automatic binding machine of FIG. 1 taken along line Ⅰ-Ⅰ′.
Figure 3 is a view showing the internal components of the multi-pocket automatic binding machine of Figure 2;
4 is a diagram defining long and short sides of a banknote.
5 and 6 are diagrams showing an operating state of a multi-pocket automatic binding machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a perspective view of a multi-pocket automatic binding machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a cross-sectional view of the multi-pocket automatic binding machine of FIG. 7 taken along line II-II'.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will become clear with reference to the detailed description of the following embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below and may be implemented in a variety of different forms. However, these embodiments are provided to make the disclosure of the present invention complete and to fully inform those skilled in the art of the scope of the invention to which the present invention belongs.

Accordingly, the invention is only defined by the claims. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification.

Hereinafter, a multi-pocket automatic binding machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

However, the structure of the multi-pocket automatic binding machine according to an embodiment of the present invention is different from the present invention with reference to FIGS. And referring to FIG. 4, the long side and the short side of money are defined. In addition, the operation of the multi-pocket automatic binding machine will be described in detail with reference to the above description and FIGS. 5 and 6.

1 is a perspective view of a multi-pocket automatic binding machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the multi-pocket automatic binding machine of FIG. 1 taken along line I-I'. 3 is a view showing internal components of the automatic multi-pocket binding machine of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a view defining long and short sides of a bill.

The multi-pocket automatic binning machine (1) has a function of sorting and discharging desired bills after loss. In particular, according to the present invention, banknote counting proceeds continuously without interruption, so that a large amount of banknotes can be continuously sorted and bound without additional manpower.

Through this, the present invention allows a worker to continuously obtain a desired number of banknote bundles if the worker continuously supplies the banknotes without a separate work of organizing and binding the banknotes, and can reduce the amount of time and labor required for the worker to sort the banknotes. let it be

In addition, the present invention is formed by expanding on the same surface as the exit through which the damaged banknotes or counterfeit banknotes and other types of banknotes are discharged, and quickly binds a large amount of banknotes. can be ejected. That is, in the present invention, the discharging module capable of counting and discharging the sorted banknotes is extended in series, and a large amount of banknotes can be sorted.

In such a multi-pocket automatic binding machine 1, a module that binds and discharges specific banknotes is expanded and installed in a limited space so that a large amount of money can be sorted and bound. Such a multi-pocket automatic binding machine 1 includes a body part 10, an input part 20, a moving part 30, a sensing part 40, a stake pocket part 50, a loading part 60, A basic alignment unit 70 and a basic binding discharge unit 80 may be included as components.

Hereinafter, the components constituting the multi-pocket automatic binding machine 1 will be described in detail.

The body part 10 becomes a case of the multi-pocket automatic binding machine 1. The body part 10 has an accommodation space formed therein, and the moving part 30, the detection part 40, the stake pocket part 50, the loading part 60, the basic alignment part 70, the basic The binding discharge unit 80 is accommodated. Such a main body portion 10 may increase accordingly as the number of devices accommodated therein increases. Conversely, as the number of devices accommodated therein decreases, it may become smaller accordingly.

A control module C for controlling the operating states of devices accommodated therein, that is, a display capable of controlling and confirming the state of the machine may be installed on the outer side of the body portion 10. At this time, the control module (C) is connected to the plurality of wing-shaped guides, the bill feeding roller 310, the plurality of transfer rollers 320 and the sensing unit 40 to give a control signal to the connected devices, and to Receives an operating signal. The control module (C) outputs the transmitted or received signal as a signal that the user can see through the display. And at least one first opening 101 and at least one second opening 102 may be formed on the lower side of the control module C. At this time, the first opening 101 and the second opening 102 may be holes through which bills are discharged. It may be formed singular or plural.

The input unit 20 transfers a plurality of banknotes from the outside of the body unit 10 to the inside of the body unit 10 . For example, the input unit 20 may be formed on the upper right side of the main body and be formed so that banknotes can be inserted. Such an input unit 20 may include a hopper module 210 installed on the top of the body unit 10 and a plurality of feeder modules 220 for moving the stacked banknotes A into the inside. Here, the hopper module 210 prevents the bills on top of the sucked bills from escaping to the outside when the lowest bill among bills B placed on top of the feeder module 220 is sucked and moved by the feeder module 220. Avoid. The hopper module 210 may be formed in an inclined shape from the upper side to the lower side so that the above-described features can be smoothly performed. Here, the feeder module 220 is connected to the control module C and operates in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction, and can move bills from the outside to the inside or from the inside to the outside of the body part 10 .

The moving unit 30 causes the banknote A inputted through the input unit 20 to be detected by the sensing unit 40 and transferred to the stacker pocket unit 50 and the stacking unit 60 . That is, the moving unit 30 transfers the bills inserted through the input unit 20 to an appropriate position. As such, the moving unit 30 includes a bill feeding roller 310 and a transfer roller 320 . Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the bill feeding roller 310 is installed up/down on one side of the input unit 20 inside the body unit 10 to feed bills introduced into the body unit 10. It can be transferred separately one by one.

The sensing unit 40 is installed between the plurality of conveying rollers 320 and can detect the type, damage, and counterfeit or genuine bills of the moving bills A. Such a sensing unit 40 is located on a conveyance path that passes through the input unit 20 and leads to the downstream side. The detection unit 40 includes a plurality of types of sensing means such as an image sensor, a magnetic sensor, and a thickness sensor to detect the type, direction, serial number, etc. Banknote identification processing is performed.

Such a detection unit 40 is connected to the control module (C), and the control module (C) can provide information on the determined banknote. For example, the sensing unit 40 may transmit information about whether the detected banknote is denominated or damaged, or whether the foreign banknote is foreign to the control module C. More specifically, 50,000 won, 5,000 won, 10,000 won, 1,000 won, torn bills, and dollars can be detected and transmitted to the control module (C). At this time, the control module (C) controls a plurality of sorting rollers (501 to 504) and sorting wheels (511 to 514) included in the steak pocket part (50) and individual display units based on the data received from the sensing part (40). 111 is operated so that bills can be discharged through different first openings.

The steak pocket unit 50 may discharge the money classified by the sensing unit 40 or the money detected as counterfeit money into the pocket D. Here, a plurality of steak pockets 50 are formed at the lower end of the main body 10, and according to the type and condition of the bills detected by the sensing unit 40, the bills are separated and delivered to an appropriate position through the separation unit. Bills may be loaded through the sorting wheels 511 to 514 formed of a plurality of guide vanes. For example, the steak pocket portion 50 may be formed in two or four or more as shown. Such a stake pocket portion 50 is located at the upper end of the support module 510 installed inside the body portion 10, and the pockets D1 to D4 are connected to the first opening 101 of the body portion 10. Can be installed overlapping. At this time, the support module 510 may be variable considering the size of the human body.

Although not shown, each of the plurality of steak pocket units 50 may include a sensor and output sensing data of the classified banknotes to the individual display unit 111 . At this time, the individual display unit 111 is installed at the top of each pocket (D), and can output information on the quantity of banknotes loaded into each pocket (D). This individual display unit 111 is composed of a display composed of LED or LCD and can output numbers or characters.

The loading unit 60 is installed on one side of the moving unit 30 and guides the bill A moving in the moving unit 30 so that it can fall smoothly down. Such a loading unit 60 includes a wing-type guide module 610 and a guide plate 620. At this time, the wing-type guide module 610 has a plurality of wings carrying bills. A part of the wing-type guide module 610 protrudes to the outside of the guide plate 620, rotates clockwise, and drops the bill A moved in the moving unit 30 downward. The guide plate 620 may be a plate in which a part is bent so that an upper end is inclined and a lower end is perpendicular to the bottom surface. The guide plate 620 allows bills to fall down through an inclined portion, and allows long sides of fallen bills to be aligned with the long side alignment module 720 of the basic alignment unit through a portion perpendicular to the bottom surface. .

The basic alignment unit 70 becomes a device for aligning banknotes that have fallen through the stacking unit 60 . The basic alignment unit 70 includes a laminated plate 710, a long side alignment module 720, and a short side alignment transfer module 730. Here, the laminated plate 710 becomes a plate connected to one side of the mounting unit 60 . In addition, the long side alignment module 720 becomes a device for aligning the long side of the banknote A coming down from the loading unit 60 . At this time, the long side alignment module 720 includes a support module 721 installed on the laminated plate 710, a long side alignment plate 722 installed on top of the support module, and a spring installed between the support module 721 and the long side alignment plate 722. (723). Also, the short side aligned transfer module 730 is a device capable of sliding and moving the bill A after aligning the short sides of the bill A. Here, the short side alignment transfer module 730 has a screw module 731 installed on one side thereof, moves linearly according to the operation of the screw module, aligns the short side of the bill, and pushes the bill to be discharged through the second opening 102. At this time, as shown, the second opening 102 may be formed of one or several. And it may be formed on the same surface as the surface on which the first opening 101 is formed in the body portion 10 .

Here, the long side alignment module 720 and the short side alignment transfer module 730 align the bills A, as shown in FIG. money) can be

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, the operating state of the multi-pocket automatic binding machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. 5 and 6 are diagrams showing an operating state of a multi-pocket automatic binding machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The automatic multi-pocket binding machine (1) moves a large number of bills (A) to the moving unit (30) one by one through a bill feeding roller (310). The transfer roller 320 of the moving unit 30 rotates and moves the bill A from one side to the other side. At this time, the denomination of the banknote and whether or not the banknote is damaged and whether the banknote is a foreign banknote are determined through the sensing unit 40 of the banknote A being transported. The sensing unit 40 detects these banknotes and transmits the detected signal to the control module C, which controls the first sorting roller 501, the second sorting roller 502, and the third sorting roller 501. The roller 503, the fourth sorting roller 504, the first sorting wheel 511, the second sorting wheel 512, the third sorting wheel 513, and the fourth sorting wheel 514 can be selectively operated. there is. Through this, the multi-pocket automatic binding machine 1 can classify a plurality of banknotes A according to denominations or damaged banknotes and foreign currency. At this time, when the multi-pocket automatic binding machine 1 binds the 50,000 won bills with a strip (B) and discharges them through the second opening 102, the 10,000 won bills A1 into the first pocket D1 as shown in the figure. ) is discharged, 5,000 won bills (A2) are discharged to the second pocket (D2), damaged bills (A3) are discharged to the third pocket (D3), and foreign bills (A4) are discharged to the fourth pocket (D4). ) can be released. Here, the first pocket (D1) to the fourth pocket (D4) may be formed with a width of L as shown, and are spaced apart at intervals of G. At this time, L may be 5 times the size of G. As an example, L may be 145 to 150 mm, and G may be 29 to 30 nm. As described above, the multi-pocket automatic binding machine 1 is formed with a plurality of opening intervals and opening sizes, and accordingly, the stake pocket portion 50 is located and can be formed compactly as a whole.

In the multi-pocket automatic binding machine (1), when a bill (A) set by the user falls between the long side alignment plate 722 and the guide plate 620 in the moving part 30, the long side alignment plate 722 is connected to the spring connected to the other side. 723 allows the bill A to go down along the guide plate 620 while absorbing the shock of the falling bill. Then, banknotes A are neatly stacked on the laminated plate 710 . In addition, the multi-pocket automatic binding machine 1 operates the screw module 731 connected to one side of the short side alignment transfer module 730 to move in a straight line, and the bills A stacked on the laminated plate 710 are bound by the binding module 810. ) to the supporting plate 811. After driving the binding module 810 to bind the banknotes placed on the support plate 811 into one, the short side aligned transfer module 730 is operated again to push the bills placed on the support plate 811 so that they are discharged to the outside. At this time, the bill bundle to be discharged may be discharged through the second opening 102 .

Hereinafter, a multi-pocket automatic binding machine according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8 . 7 is a perspective view of a multi-pocket automatic binding machine according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the multi-pocket automatic binding machine of FIG. 7 taken along line II-II′.

When comparing the multi-pocket automatic binding machine (1-1) according to another embodiment of the present invention and the multi-pocket automatic binding machine (1) according to an embodiment, the multi-pocket automatic binding machine (1) according to another embodiment of the present invention The binding machine (1-1) has a structure in which the basic alignment unit and the basic binding discharge unit are expanded in the multi-pocket automatic binding machine (1) according to an embodiment.

Therefore, in order to make the description of the multi-pocket automatic binding machine (1-1) according to another embodiment of the present invention concise and clear, the multi-pocket automatic binding machine (1) and Description of the overlapping parts will be omitted, and the extended alignment unit and the extended alignment binding unit with the difference will be described in detail.

The extended alignment unit 85 has the same structure as the basic alignment unit 70 . Accordingly, the extended alignment unit 85 becomes a device for aligning bills that have fallen through the stacking unit. Like the basic alignment unit 70, the extended alignment unit 85 may include a laminated plate, a long side alignment module 720, and a short side alignment transfer module 730. Here, the long side alignment module 720 includes a support module installed on the laminated plate, a long side alignment plate installed on top of the support module, and a spring installed between the support module and the long side alignment board. At this time, the short side aligned transfer module 730 may align the short sides of the banknote and then slide the banknote to the extended alignment binding unit 90 . Here, the short side aligned transfer module 730 has a screw module 731 installed on one side thereof, moves in a straight line according to the operation of the screw module 731, and aligns the short side of the banknote. Then, the aligned banknotes are pushed to the extended alignment coupling part 90. At this time, the expansion alignment binding unit 90 is formed in the same structure as the basic binding discharge unit 80, is located parallel to one side of the basic binding discharge unit 80, and is transferred to the base plate by the short side alignment transfer module 730 After pressurizing the bill bundle, it is tied with a belt.

As described above, in the multi-pocket automatic binding machine 1-1 according to another embodiment of the present invention, the 2b opening 102b is further expanded and formed in the multi-pocket automatic binding machine 1 according to the embodiment. It is possible to classify and bind a larger amount of bills than the multi-pocket automatic binding machine 1 according to the embodiment, and then discharge them.

As such, the multi-pocket automatic binding machine (1-1) according to another embodiment of the present invention is a multi-pocket automatic binding machine (1-1) according to an embodiment of the present invention as the 2b opening 102b is extended in series. 1) can be installed and used usefully even in a limited space because the length in the horizontal direction is reduced while showing the effect of connecting a plurality of them.

Furthermore, the multi-pocket automatic binding machine 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention and the multi-pocket automatic binding machine 1-1 according to another embodiment of the present invention have a plurality of first openings 101 and a plurality of 2b The opening 102 is formed on the same side of the main body, so that a large amount of banknotes can be counted and sorted without additional input of manpower. Based on these characteristics, the present invention can increase the work efficiency of banknote counting and sorting.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. you will be able to understand Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive.

1, 1-1: Multi-pocket automatic binding machine
10: body part
101: first opening 102: second opening
111: individual display unit
20: input unit
210: hopper module 220: feeder module
230: inlet
30: moving part
310: bill feeding roller 320: transfer roller
40: sensing unit
50: separation unit
501: first classifying roller 502: second classifying roller
503: third sorting roller 504: fourth sorting roller
510: support module 520: separation module
530: sorting wheel
531: first classification wheel 532: second classification wheel
533: third classification wheel 534: fourth classification wheel
60: loading part
610: wing-type guide module 620: guide plate
70: basic alignment unit
710: laminated plate 720: long side alignment module
721: support module 722: long side alignment plate
723: spring
730: short side alignment transfer module 731: screw module
80: basic binding discharge unit
810: binding module 811: support plate
85: extended sorting unit
90: extended alignment binding unit
A: Bill B: Belt
C: control module D: pocket

Claims (4)

A body portion 10 having an accommodation space therein and having a first opening 101 and at least one second opening 102 formed on one surface and communicating with the outside;
An input unit 20 including a hopper module 210 installed on the top of the body unit 10 and a plurality of feeder modules 220 for moving the stacked banknotes A into the inside;
A bill feeding roller 310 that separates and transfers bills introduced into the main body unit 10 one by one and a plurality of transfer rollers 320 spaced apart from the bill feeding roller 310 are installed, and in the input unit 20 A moving unit 30 for moving the introduced banknote A;
A detecting unit 40 installed between the plurality of conveying rollers 320 and discriminating the type, damage, and forgery of the bill A moving along the moving unit 30;
A separation module 520 installed to overlap the plurality of first openings 101 of the main body 10, respectively, and sorting the bills detected by the sensing unit 40 and inserting them into each pocket D; and a separation module ( 520) located at the lower end, the stake pocket unit 50 including a sorting wheel 530 that drops the bills received through the separation module 520 downward;
Loading unit 60 including a wing-shaped guide module 610 located on the side of the moving unit 30 and guiding the transferred bills A downward after being moved and sorted by the moving unit 30 so that they are loaded );
After aligning the short side of the bill A with the long side alignment module 720 for aligning the long side of the bill A coming down from the stacking plate 710 connected to one side of the stacking unit 60, the bill A basic alignment unit 70 including a short side alignment transfer module 730 for sliding and moving (A), and
A short-side alignment transfer module 730, including a binding module 810 installed on one side of the basic alignment unit 70 and binding the banknotes transferred by the short-side alignment transfer module 730 after pressing them with a strip (B). A multi-pocket automatic binding machine including a basic binding discharge unit 80 for discharging a bundle of banknotes bound by the pushing force of ) to the second opening 102. According to claim 1,
It is formed in the same structure as the basic alignment unit 70 and is formed in the same structure as the at least one expansion alignment unit 85 and the basic binding discharge unit 80 that can be positioned parallel to one side of the basic alignment unit 70. Multi-pocket automatic binding machine further comprising at least one expansion alignment binding part 90 located in parallel to one side of the binding discharge part 80. The method of claim 1, wherein the long side alignment module 720,
A multi-pocket including a support module 721 installed on the laminated plate 710, a long side alignment plate 722 installed on top of the support module, and a spring 723 installed between the support module 721 and the long side alignment plate 722. Automatic binding straightener. The method of claim 1, wherein the short side aligned transfer module 730,
A multi-pocket automatic binding machine in which a screw module 731 is installed on one side, moves linearly according to the operation of the screw module, aligns the short sides of the bill, and pushes the bill to discharge it through the second opening 102.

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