WO2012005451A2

WO2012005451A2 - Device for separating an envelope from congratulation or condolence money enclosed therein, and an automatic congratulation or condolence money reception system including same

Info

Publication number: WO2012005451A2
Application number: PCT/KR2011/004256
Authority: WO
Inventors: 윤상준
Original assignee: Yun Sang Joon
Priority date: 2010-07-05
Filing date: 2011-06-10
Publication date: 2012-01-12
Also published as: KR101000535B1; CN102959595B; JP5498622B2; CN102959595A; WO2012005451A3; JP2013533130A

Abstract

A device for separating an envelope from congratulation or condolence money enclosed therein, and an automatic congratulation or condolence money reception device, according to the present invention, comprising a transferring unit which transfers an envelope enclosing congratulation or condolence money; a pressing unit which is disposed on an end portion of the transferring unit and applies force to the envelope of which both sides are fixed so that the opening of the envelope is broadened; and a separating unit which takes out the congratulation or condolence money from the envelope.

Description

Automatic receipt processing system including a separate device for separating envelopes and bills containing a small amount of money and its separation device

The present invention relates to light money receipts, and more particularly, to a device capable of automatically receiving and automatically accepting envelopes and bills in which light money is stored, and an automatic money receipts processing system including the device.

In general, in Asian countries such as Korea, there is a culture in which guests or condolences pay a small amount of money during the traditional marriage and funeral process. In this case, the reception of the grant is usually done manually. In other words, the guest or the visitor passes the envelope containing the condolences to the receptionist, signs the guestbook, and participates in the event. In general, the name of the guest or visitor is written on the back of the envelope containing the condolences. Recipients are generally asked to check the amount of money in the money envelope and the name of the person who visited it, and record it in a separate ledger.

By the way, the process of accepting light money by manual processing may not only be cumbersome, but may also cause problems such as loss or embezzlement of light money.

Recently, with the development of electronic technology, a system for paying a small amount of money with a credit card or a system for receiving cash into a machine after a user inputs information such as his / her own name has been developed. For example, there is an invention such as published Patent No. 2010-0037388.

However, the known automatic receipt processing system has a inconvenience that a guest or an inquirer should directly enter his or her information, and has to be troublesome because separate payments must be received from the envelope containing the grant.

An object of the present invention is to provide a device that can automatically handle the receipt of the light money by automatically separating the light money from the envelope containing the light money to be devised to solve the above problems. In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic receipt processing system that can automatically recognize the personal information of the guest or visitor described in the grant fund envelope to process the grant payment.

According to the present invention, a separation device for enclosing money and paper money, comprising: a conveying part for transporting an envelope containing money money;

A pressurizing part disposed at an end of the transfer part and applying a force to the bag so that an opening of the bag is opened while both sides of the bag are fixed; And

It is characterized in that it comprises a; separating portion for taking out the hard gold from the bag opening the opening by the pressing portion.

The conveying unit includes a conveyor belt for conveying the bag and a rotating brush to apply a rotating frictional force to the cover of the bag conveyed along the conveyor belt to open the cover.

The pressing unit includes a guide unit for guiding the corners of both sides of the envelope conveyed from the conveying unit and a pressing member installed to be protruding in a direction perpendicular to the lateral edge of the envelope with respect to the guide portion,

The separating part may include a pair of pin members inserted into the inside of the bag to approach the inlet of the bag, and a rotating shaft for rotating the inlet of the bag downward.

The separating unit may include an air nozzle for approaching the inlet of the bag and injecting air toward the inside of the bag, and a rotating shaft rotating the inlet of the bag downward.

The separating unit may include a pair of adsorptive plates having an adsorptive force acting in a direction in which the upper and lower surfaces of the envelope move away from each other by approaching the upper and lower surfaces of the envelope, and a rotating shaft for rotating the inlet of the envelope downward. .

The separating unit may include a tongs-shaped pickup member which approaches the inlet of the envelope and is inserted into the envelope to take out the light and gold contained in the envelope.

Automatic receipt processing system according to the present invention, including any one of the separation device,

A character recognition unit for recognizing name information written on the envelope as a character;

A bill counting unit for counting bills separated by the separator;

A memory unit for storing the name information recognized by the character recognition unit and the amount of money information counted by the banknote counting unit; And

And a data processing unit for processing the information stored in the memory unit.

Since the separating device of the envelope and the bill containing the light money according to the present invention can automatically separate the paper money and the money envelope, the receiver does not need to individually check the envelope and the light money, thereby providing an effect of remarkably improving the reception efficiency of the light money. . In addition, the automatic receipt processing system according to the present invention recognizes and stores the name information on the envelope as a letter and can store and process the data by counting the separated payment in the separation device, so the efficiency and processing of the receipt of the grant Post-processing etc. are remarkably improved.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an automatic gold processing system according to the present invention.

2 to 4 are views for explaining a first embodiment of the separation device shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a view schematically illustrating a longitudinal section of a transfer unit in the separator shown in FIG. 2.

6 to 8 are views for explaining a second embodiment of the separator shown in FIG.

9 to 11 are views for explaining a third embodiment of the separator shown in FIG.

12 to 15 are views for explaining a fourth embodiment of the separator shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an automatic gold processing system according to the present invention. 2 to 4 are views for explaining a first embodiment of the separation device shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a view schematically illustrating a longitudinal section of a transfer unit in the separator shown in FIG. 2. 6 to 8 are views for explaining a second embodiment of the separator shown in FIG. 9 to 11 are views for explaining a third embodiment of the separator shown in FIG. 12 to 15 are views for explaining a fourth embodiment of the separator shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, the automatic payment processing system 10 according to the present invention includes a character recognition unit 20, a separator 31, a banknote counting unit 40, a memory unit 50, and data. The processing unit 60 is included.

The character recognition unit 20 functions to convert the character information described in the envelope 100 into a character after reading it as an image. The character recognition unit 20 is installed in the conveying unit 310 of the separation device 31 to be described later, the guest 100 or guest visitor described in the envelope 100 before the envelope 100 and the banknote 200 in which the light is stored are separated. It is desirable to recognize the lifespan information. The character recognition unit 20 may employ a known character recognition device such as, for example, an optical character recognition (OCR) device. Name information recognized by the character recognition unit 20 is stored in the memory unit 50 to be described later. Name information recognized by the character recognition unit 20 may be stored in the memory unit 50 via the data processing unit 60 to be described later.

The separating device 31 is a device for separating the light gold received in the bag 100 and the light gold received in the bag 100. The separator 31 is a key component of the present invention. The separator 31 includes a transfer part 310, a pressurization part 320, and a separation part 330.

The transfer unit 310 serves to transfer the envelope 100 containing high contrast. The pressing unit 320 is disposed at one end of the transfer unit 310. The pressing unit 320 applies a force to the bag 100 so that the inlet of the bag 100 is opened while fixing both sides of the bag 100. The separating part 330 serves to take out the light gold from the bag 100 of which the opening is opened by the pressing part 320.

The separator 31 may be configured in various forms. Hereinafter, the embodiment of the separator 31 will be described sequentially. For convenience, the first embodiment, the second embodiment, the third embodiment, and the fourth embodiment will be referred to in the order of describing the embodiment of the separator 31. Embodiment of the said separation apparatus 31 is not limited to embodiment described.

2 to 5 are views for explaining a first embodiment of the separation device 31.

2 to 5, the separation device 31 includes a transfer part 310, a pressurization part 320, and a separation part 330.

The transfer part 310 includes a conveyor belt 312 and a rotary brush 314.

The conveyor belt 312 is a device for conveying the bag 100 to the pressurizing unit 320 described later, when the bag or bag containing the light weight is inserted by the guest or the visitor. The conveyor belt 312 may be made of a transparent material so that it is easy to recognize the life information described on the surface of the bag 100 on the upper side or the lower side of the envelope 100. Since the conveyor belt 312 may employ a structure of a known conveyor belt 312, a detailed description of the structure will be omitted.

The rotary brush 314 is disposed above the conveyor belt 312. The rotary brush 314 may be driven by a drive source such as a motor. The surface of the rotary brush 314 is preferably provided with a brush for increasing the friction force with the bag (100). The rotary brush 314 applies a rotational frictional force to the cover of the bag 100 to be transported along the conveyor belt 312 to open the cover.

The pressing unit 320 includes a guide unit 322 and the pressing member 326.

The guide portion 322 is disposed at the end of the conveyor belt 312 in the longitudinal direction of the conveyor belt 312. The guide part 322 serves to guide the corners of both sides of the envelope 100 transferred from the transfer part 310. The guide part 322 includes a side wall 323 for supporting both edges of the bag 100 so as to slide in a contact or proximity state, and a bottom 324 for supporting the bottom surface of the bag 100.

The pressing member 326 is mounted to the guide portion 322 to be sunk. The pressing member 326 is installed to reciprocate in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the guide portion 322 by a power source such as a motor, pneumatic, hydraulic pressure, and the like. More specifically, the pressing member 326 is installed to be protruding in a direction perpendicular to the lateral edge of the bag 100. That is, the side edges of the bag 100 are provided to apply a force in a direction approaching each other. The pressing member 326 is provided with a pair in a direction facing each other. The pressing member 326 includes a material or a structure in which a portion in contact with the bag 100 is elastically deformable. This is to prevent the bag 100 from being damaged by the pressing member 326.

The separating part 330 includes a pin member 332 and a rotation shaft 334.

The pin member 332 is a member inserted into the envelope 100 by approaching the entrance of the envelope 100. As the pin member 332 approaches the inlet of the envelope 100, the bills 200 stored in the envelope 100 are opened by free ends of each other while pressing the center portion of the inlet of the envelope 100 slightly. It acts to make it easy to separate from the envelope (100).

The rotation shaft 334 is provided to rotate the inlet of the envelope 100 opened by the pin member 332 to face downward. That is, the rotation shaft 334 is a means for coupling so that the guide portion 322 can rotate with respect to the transfer portion (310). The rotation shaft 334 may be connected to a drive source such as a motor by a power transmission means such as a gear.

6 to 8 are diagrams for describing a second embodiment of the separator 32.

6 to 8, the separation device 32 includes a transfer part 310, a pressurization part 320, and a separation part 330.

Since the transfer unit 310 and the pressing unit 320 are the same as the first embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5, the detailed description will be referred to the first embodiment.

The separator 330 includes an air nozzle 336 and a rotation shaft 334.

The air nozzle 336 is a component corresponding to the pin member 332 described in the first embodiment. The air nozzle 336 approaches the inlet of the bag 100 and injects air toward the inside of the bag 100. The air nozzle 336 may be connected to a pneumatic generating means such as a compressor, for example, via a connecting means such as a hose.

The rotating shaft 334 rotates so that the inlet of the bag 100 faces downward. The rotating shaft 334 will be referred to the description of the first embodiment.

9 to 11 are diagrams for describing a third embodiment of the separator 33.

9 to 11, the separation device 33 includes a transfer part 310, a pressurization part 320, and a separation part 330.

The separator 330 includes a suction plate 338 and a rotating shaft 334.

The suction plate 338 is a component corresponding to the pin member 332 described in the first embodiment. The suction plate 338 is provided with a pair. The suction plate 338 approaches the upper and lower surfaces of the bag 100 so that the suction force acts in a direction away from the upper and lower surfaces of the bag 100. The suction plate 338 may be connected to a suction force generating means such as, for example, a vacuum pump through a connecting means such as a hose. When negative pressure is generated by the adsorption plate 338, the upper and lower surfaces of the envelope 100 move away from each other, so that the entrance of the envelope 100 opens, and the banknote 200 stored in the envelope 100 It is in a state where it is easy to separate from the bag 100. The pair of suction plates 338 may be connected to each other by connecting means such as a link structure or a hinge structure. The pair of suction plates 338 shown in FIG. 9 are interconnected by a link structure.

12 to 15 are views for explaining a fourth embodiment of the separation device 34.

12 to 15, the separation device 34 includes a transfer part 310, a pressurization part 320, and a separation part 330.

The separator 330 includes a pickup member 340.

The pickup member 340 is a component corresponding to the pin member 332 described in the first embodiment. The pickup member 340 has a tong shape. A tong-shaped lower component formed on the pick-up member 340 is provided with a sharply protruding entry guide 342 to facilitate entry of the pick-up member 340 into the bag 100. The pickup member 340 is installed to be able to move forward and backward to enter the envelope 100 and to take out the bill 200 stored in the envelope 100. In addition, the pickup member 340 may be rotatably installed to drop the bill taken out of the envelope 100 downward. Referring to FIG. 15, it may be conceptually understood that the pickup member 340 is rotated.

Some embodiments of the separator 31 have been described above.

The banknote counting unit 40 counts the banknotes separated by the separator 31. The banknote counter 40 may be implemented by employing a known banknote counting device will be omitted in detail. The envelope 100 that has passed through the separator 31 may be stored in a storage box. In addition, the banknotes passing through the banknote counter 40 may be stored together in a storage box provided separately from the storage of the envelope 100.

The memory unit 50 stores the name information recognized by the character recognition unit 20 and the amount of money information counted by the banknote counter 40.

The data processing unit 60 processes the information stored in the memory unit 50 as a portion corresponding to the central processing unit (CPU) of the computer. The data processed by the data processor 60 may be displayed or printed through a printer to be viewed from the outside through the display device. In addition, the data processed by the data processing unit 60 may be converted into a form that can be utilized in a computer program such as Excel and stored in the memory unit 50.

In the following, the operation of the automatic receipt processing system 10 including the above components will be described in detail.

First, it is assumed that the guest or the visitor put the envelope 100 containing the light money into the light money automatic receipt processing system 10. In addition, it is assumed that the back side of the envelope 100 contains personal information such as the name and affiliation of the guest or the visiting guest.

Envelope 100 containing the amount of light injected into the automatic acceptance processing system 10 is passed through the transfer unit (310). The personal information on the back surface of the envelope 100 passing through the transfer unit 310 is recognized as an image through the character recognition unit 20 and then converted into a character and stored in the memory unit 50.

The cover of the bag 100 transferred through the transfer part 310 is in an open state by the rotary brush 314. The rotary brush 314 applies a rotating frictional force to the cover of the bag 100 so that the cover of the bag 100 is slightly open.

The envelope 100 passing through the rotary brush 314 enters the pressing unit 320. The bag 100 is slid along the guide part 322 provided in the pressing part 320. Once the envelope 100 is completely out of the conveyor belt 312, the envelope 100 stops without going any further. The pressing member 326 protrudes and presses both edges of the bag 100. As a result, the entrance of the bag 100 is further opened. In this state, the pin member 332 enters the envelope 100 to allow the envelope 100 to be further opened. The rotation shaft 334 rotates so that the guide part 322 and the pin member 332 rotate. 4 illustrates a state in which the guide part 322 and the pin member 332 are rotated. In the state as shown in FIG. 4, the bill 200 stored in the bag 100 is separated from the bag 100 by gravity and falls downward. In this way, the bill separated from the envelope 100 is counted in the bill counting unit 40, so that the information about the hard gold is stored in the memory unit 50. In this case, the data processing unit 60 performs post-processing to connect the personal information information recognized by the envelope 100 and the high value information counted by the banknote counter 40 to each other.

The structure for separating the envelope 100 and the bill 200 from the separator 31 may include a pin member 332 and the rotating shaft 334 as in the first embodiment, as in the second embodiment The air nozzle 336 may be used instead of the pin member 332. In addition, instead of the pin member 332, the adsorption plate 338 for generating an attraction force in close proximity to the upper and lower surfaces of the envelope 100 may be employed as in the third embodiment. Meanwhile, in the fourth embodiment, after the banknote 200 is taken out of the envelope 100 using the tong-shaped pickup member 340 from the envelope 100 entering the guide portion 322, the pickup member 340 is removed. After rotating the banknote, the bill separated from the envelope 100 by the pickup member 340 may be dropped downward. In the case of the fourth embodiment, a rotation shaft may not be provided unlike the first to third embodiments.

Data stored in the memory unit 50 may be post-processed by the data processing unit 60 to be converted into a form convenient for a user to output or store. Data stored in the memory unit 50 may be transmitted to another place by wire or wirelessly. In addition, the data stored in the memory unit 50 may be stored in a storage medium such as a universal serial bus (USB) memory device.

As described above, when the automatic payment processing system 10 according to the present invention inputs the envelope 100 in which the guest or the visitor has received the small amount of money, subsequent processing of the small amount may be automatically performed. Not only can it be freed from the burden, but it also provides the effect of blocking the risk of loss or embezzlement. Since the separating device 31 employed in the automatic receipt processing system 10 can separate the envelope 100 and the bill 200 contained in the envelope 100 very effectively and accurately, the conventional automatic receipt processing Compared to the device, the processing performance is remarkably improved.

The present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the examples, and various forms of embodiments may be embodied without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

10: automatic receipt processing system 20: character recognition unit

31, 32, 33, 34: separator 40: bill counter

50: memory 60: data processing

100: envelope 200: banknote

310: transfer unit 312: conveyor belt

314: rotary brush 320: pressure unit

322 guide portion 323 side wall

324: floor 326: pressing member

330: separating part 332: pin member

334: rotation axis 336: air nozzle

338: adsorption plate 340: pickup member

342: entry guide

Claims

Conveying unit for conveying the envelope containing high contrast;

A pressurizing part disposed at an end of the transfer part and applying a force to the bag so that an opening of the bag is opened while both sides of the bag are fixed; And

Separation device for receiving the envelope and bills, characterized in that it comprises a; separating portion for taking out the high value from the bag opening the opening by the pressing portion.
The method of claim 1,

The conveying unit includes a conveyor belt for conveying the bag and a rotating brush to apply a rotating frictional force to the cover of the bag conveyed along the conveyor belt to open the cover.

The pressing unit includes a guide unit for guiding the corners of both sides of the envelope conveyed from the conveying unit and a pressing member installed to be protruding in a direction perpendicular to the lateral edge of the envelope with respect to the guide portion,

The separating unit includes a pair of pin members and a banknote that is received, characterized in that it comprises a pair of pin members which are inserted into the inside of the envelope to approach the inlet of the envelope and a rotating shaft for rotating the inlet of the envelope downward Separator.
The method of claim 1,

The conveying unit includes a conveyor belt for transporting the bag and a rotating brush to apply a rotational frictional force to the cover of the bag transported along the conveyor belt to open the cover.

The pressing unit includes a guide unit for guiding the corners of both sides of the envelope conveyed from the conveying unit and a pressing member installed to be protruding in a direction perpendicular to the lateral edge of the envelope with respect to the guide portion,

The separation unit includes an air nozzle for approaching the inlet of the envelope and an air nozzle for injecting air toward the inside of the envelope and a rotating shaft for rotating so that the inlet of the envelope is directed downwards Separator.
The method of claim 1,

The conveying unit includes a conveyor belt for transporting the bag and a rotating brush to apply a rotational frictional force to the cover of the bag transported along the conveyor belt to open the cover.

The pressing unit includes a guide unit for guiding the corners of both sides of the envelope conveyed from the conveying unit and a pressing member installed to be protruding in a direction perpendicular to the lateral edge of the envelope with respect to the guide portion,

The separating unit includes a pair of adsorptive plates having an adsorptive force acting in a direction in which the upper and lower surfaces of the envelope move away from each other by approaching the upper and lower surfaces of the envelope, and a rotating shaft rotating the inlet of the envelope downward. Separation device for envelopes and bills in which the light is stored.
The method of claim 1,

The conveying unit includes a conveyor belt for conveying the bag and a rotating brush to apply a rotating frictional force to the cover of the bag conveyed along the conveyor belt to open the cover.

The pressing unit includes a guide unit for guiding the corners of both sides of the envelope conveyed from the conveying unit and a pressing member installed to be protruding in a direction perpendicular to the lateral edge of the envelope with respect to the guide portion,

The separation unit, the separation device of the envelope and banknotes containing the hard gold, characterized in that it comprises a pick-up member in the form of a forefinger which is inserted into the inside of the bag to take out the hard gold stored in the envelope.
Claims 1 to 5 comprising the separation device of any one of:

A character recognition unit for recognizing name information written on the envelope as a character;

A bill counting unit for counting bills separated by the separator;

A memory unit for storing the name information recognized by the character recognition unit and the amount of money information counted by the banknote counting unit; And

And a data processing unit for processing the information stored in the memory unit.