KR20170112342A

KR20170112342A - A cassette for various kinds of banknotes having a movable bill stopper and the stacking method thereof

Info

Publication number: KR20170112342A
Application number: KR1020160039271A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 오혜빈; 김종우; 박창호
Original assignee: 노틸러스효성 주식회사
Priority date: 2016-03-31
Filing date: 2016-03-31
Publication date: 2017-10-12

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a multi-currency note cassette having a variable stopper and a method for accumulating the same, and more particularly, to a multilevel currency note cassette capable of simultaneously accommodating different denominations of bills, A banknote stopper provided on a wall surface opposite to the doorway for regulating a front end of the banknote entering through the banknote access opening is formed as a separable type in which the upper and lower portions are separated and the upper stopper thus separated is provided with a variable stopper And stopper driving means connected to the variable stopper to control the operation of the variable stopper. When a banknote of a banknote having a relatively small banknote size enters among the banknotes deposited in the banknote cassette, The variable stopper is moved toward the stack guide to regulate the leading edge of the incoming banknote, When the banknote of a denomination having a large banknote size is entered, the variable stopper is returned to the wall surface of the cassette body, and the leading end of the incoming banknote is regulated through the banknote stopper with the upper and lower portions integrated, The bills of the banknotes deposited on the banknote cassette are sorted and integrated regardless of the denomination and size of the banknotes to be deposited, thereby enhancing the efficiency of taking out banknotes from the banknote cassette. As a result, The present invention relates to a multi-currency bill cassette having a variable stopper that can facilitate the handling of various types of bills, and a method for integrating the same.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a multilevel paper currency cassette equipped with a variable stopper and a method of collecting the paper currency,

In general, an automated teller machine (ATM) is an automated device capable of assisting basic financial services such as depositing or withdrawing without regard to the time and place of the financial service, without bank staff, It is configured so that checks and cash can be automatically withdrawn using a medium such as a passbook or transactions such as deposits can be made.

Such financial automatic machines can be extended and operated even after the closing of the bank window, and can be installed in stores such as department stores, supermarkets, and convenience stores, and can be operated unattended.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] In recent years, refillable financial automation devices configured to refill and withdraw bills deposited by customers' financial transactions have become widespread, thereby increasing the operability of financial automation devices, thereby enhancing the convenience of use of financial automation devices to customers.

[0003] The structure of such a refillable type automatic teller machine includes a deposit / withdrawal portion for receiving a deposited banknote or discharging a banknote to be deposited, a banknote discriminating portion for discriminating whether the banknote is normal or not, and a banknote discriminating portion for temporarily storing the deposited banknote A plurality of banknote cassettes for storing and storing the deposited banknotes for each denomination and separating and discharging the banknotes stored at the time of withdrawal; and a plurality of banknotes stacked from among the banknotes discharged from the plurality of banknote cassettes, A reject box for collecting the severe bills, and a conveyance path for conveying the bank notes to be deposited or withdrawn along a predetermined path.

1, the refill-type bank note cassette according to the related art includes a storage space 11 for accommodating bank notes therein, A cassette body (10) for forming the cassette body (10); A support plate 20 which is provided in the storage space 11 so as to be able to move up and down and supports the banknote 1 to be stacked in the storage space 11; The paper money 1 which is provided on the paper money entrance side of the cassette body 10 so that the paper money 1 to be brought into the cassette body 10 is accumulated in the storage space 11 or the paper money 1 which is taken out from the cassette body 10 is cut A separating / collecting unit 30 for separating and transporting A stack guide 40 for guiding the banknote 1 entering the storage space by the separating and collecting unit 30; Is provided on the opposite wall surface of the cassette body 10 on which the separating and collecting unit 30 is provided so as to regulate the leading end of the banknote guided by the stack guide 40, And a banknote stopper 50 for sorting and accumulating the banknote.

The refill-type banknote cassette having such a structure, when the banknotes are carried, transports the banknotes to the storage space by the separating and collecting unit, and the banknotes entering the storage space are guided through the stack guide, Collides with the banknote stopper provided on the wall and falls into the storage space. In this process, the banknotes are stacked on the support plate of the storage space in an aligned state.

Accordingly, when the banknotes are taken out from the banknote cassettes, the banknotes stacked in the aligned state are separated one by one by the separating / collecting unit and conveyed through the conveying path outside the banknote cassette.

In this case, such a paper currency cassette may be provided in a plurality of banknote denominations in the financial automation equipment or, in some cases, a multi-currency note can be handled in one banknote cassette. In recent years, The utility of a multi-currency bill cassette capable of simultaneously accommodating and operating different denomination bills for miniaturization is increasing.

At this time, when handling multi-currency notes in one currency note cassette, since the sizes of the notes by the handling ticket type are almost constant in the case of the domestic market, it is not a big problem to handle multi-currency notes in one currency note cassette, In many cases, the size of bills varies greatly depending on the type of denomination. In this case, the conventional bill cassette having the above-described structure has a problem that it is difficult to handle multi-currency bills.

That is, in the conventional paper currency cassette as described above, it is difficult to arrange and store all the bills different in size according to the denomination through one fixed bank note stopper. Accordingly, when dealing with multi-national banknotes of different sizes , Various troubles such as jam may occur when the banknote reflux operation is performed.

For this reason, as disclosed in Korean Patent No. 1,250,657, recently developed multi-currency paper currency cassettes, in order to accommodate two types of different sizes in one cassette, two separate storage spaces are provided in the cassette However, in this case, since two separate storage spaces, a support plate and a separate accumulation unit must be provided in each of the cassettes, the use efficiency of the space in the cassette is lowered and the cost of manufacturing the cassette is increased .

"Media cassette and financial instrument" of Korean Patent No. 1,250,657 (Registered on March 31, 2013)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been conceived to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a multilevel paper currency cassette capable of simultaneously accommodating different denominations of bills, the multilevel paper currency cassette being provided on a wall surface of the cassette body opposite to the paper currency entry / The upper stopper is separated from the upper stopper by a variable stopper having a structure capable of varying the position of the upper stopper, and the variable stopper is connected to the variable stopper, When the banknotes of relatively small bills of a banknote having a small size are introduced, the variable stopper is moved toward the stack guide for guiding the incoming banknotes, The bills of a banknote having a relatively large size, The banknote stopper is restored to the wall surface of the cassette body so as to regulate the leading end of the incoming banknote through the banknote stopper in which the upper and lower portions are integrated, It is possible to facilitate the handling of bills of various different denominations in one banknote cassette by increasing the efficiency of taking out the banknotes through the separating and collecting unit when the banknotes are taken out from the banknote cassettes through the arrangement in which they are sorted and integrated regardless of the size The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a multilevel paper currency cassette equipped with a variable stopper.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a multiblade type paper currency cassette which is provided in a financial automatic machine and can store bills of different denominations at the same time. The multiblade type paper currency cassette is provided with a paper currency entry / A cassette body in which a storage space for storing banknotes is formed; A separating and collecting unit provided on a paper money exit side of the cassette body for collecting paper money to be carried into the cassette body into the storage space or separating and transporting a paper money taken out from the cassette body to a sheet; A stack guide provided at an upper portion of the storage space for guiding banknotes entering the storage space by the separation accumulation unit; And a paper currency stopper provided on a wall surface of the cassette body opposite to the side where the separating and collecting unit is provided and regulating a tip end of a paper currency to be guided through the stack guide, A variable stopper having a structure in which an upper portion of the body can be displaced, the upper portion of the cassette body being connected to the variable stopper so as to control the operation position of the variable stopper, The stopper driving means is operated to move the variable stopper toward the stack guide or to return to the wall surface of the cassette body so that the front end of the banknote is regulated in accordance with the size of the banknote entering into the storage space, So that multi-national banknotes of different sizes can be stacked in one storage space The column is characterized in that is configured to integrated.

In the multi-currency note cassette equipped with the variable stopper according to the present invention, when a banknote of a small-sized banknote having a relatively small size is introduced into the banknote cassette, the variable stopper constituting the upper part of the banknote stopper is inserted into the stack guide So that the leading end of the banknote entering the paper currency cassette is regulated and when the banknote of a large denomination having a relatively large banknote enters, the variable stopper is returned to the wall surface of the cassette body and the banknote stopper It is possible to prevent the paper money from being discharged from the paper currency cassette when the paper currency is taken out from the paper currency cassette through the arrangement in which the paper currency deposited in the paper currency cassette is aligned and accumulated regardless of the type and size of the paper currency to be deposited, By increasing the efficiency of taking out paper money through the separating and collecting unit, There is an effect that can facilitate the handling of the kind of bill.

In addition, the multi-currency note cassette having variable stoppers according to the present invention is configured such that the bills are aligned and accumulated on one storage space regardless of the type and size of the storage compartment, thereby increasing the space efficiency in the cassette Thus, there is an effect that the financial automation equipment can be miniaturized.

1 is a view showing the structure of a paper currency cassette according to the prior art;
FIG. 2 is a view schematically showing the structure of a financial automatic machine having a multi-currency paper currency cassette according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
3 is a side view showing an internal structure of a multi-currency bill cassette provided with a variable stopper according to a first embodiment of the present invention
4 is a front view showing the structure of the paper currency stopper in the first embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing an operation process of a multi-currency paper currency cassette equipped with a variable stopper according to a first embodiment of the present invention
6 is a view showing an internal structure and an operating process of a multilevel paper currency cassette having a variable stopper according to a second embodiment of the present invention

Hereinafter, the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail, but the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments unless they depart from the gist of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view illustrating a structure of a financial automatic machine having a multi-currency paper currency cassette according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the automated teller machine provided with the multi-currency paper currency cassette 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a deposit and withdrawal unit 310 for receiving a deposited banknote or discharging the deposited banknote; A banknote discrimination unit 320 for discriminating the denomination of the banknote and whether it is normal or not; A temporary storage unit 330 for temporarily storing deposited bank notes until a transaction is established; At least one multiblade banknote cassette (100) configured to simultaneously arrange and accommodate different sized denominated banknotes in one cassette; A reject box 340 for collecting banknotes stacked on the banknotes discharged from the multi-currency banknote cassette 100 or banknotes with severe damage; And a conveying path 350 for conveying the banknotes to be deposited or withdrawn along a predetermined path.

The multifunctional banknote cassette is configured to accommodate multifold banknotes of different sizes at the same time. Thus, it is not necessary to provide a plurality of banknote cassettes for storing banknotes for each denomination, It is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the automated teller machine and to make it possible to reduce the size of the automated teller machines and to effectively install them in various places because the banknotes of different denominations can be stored and processed through a single banknote cassette.

In addition, the multi-rolled paper currency cassette as described above is configured to effectively align and collect bills of different sizes on the side of the separation accumulation unit of the internal storage space, even when the deposited bank notes are different in size from each other, There is an advantage that it is possible to effectively discharge the multi-currency bill having a different size at the time of withdrawal without obstacles such as jam occurrence.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the internal structure of a multi-currency paper currency cassette having a variable stopper according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a front view showing the structure of a paper currency stopper in the first embodiment of the present invention, 5 is a view showing an operation process of the multi-currency bill cassette provided with the variable stopper according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

3 to 5, the multi-currency paper currency cassette 100 having the variable stopper according to the first embodiment of the present invention is provided with a paper currency entry / exit opening / A cassette body 110 on which a storage space 111 is formed; A support plate 120 provided to be able to move up and down in the storage space 111 and to support the banknotes stacked in the storage space 111; The bill accommodated in the cassette body 110 may be integrated into the accommodating space 111 or may be separated from the cassette body 110 by a single sheet A separating and collecting unit 130 for carrying it; A stack guide 140 provided at an upper portion of the storage space 111 and guiding banknotes entering into the storage space 111 by the separation integration unit 130; The cassette body 110 is provided on the wall surface opposite to the side where the separating and collecting unit 130 is provided to regulate the leading end of the banknote guided through the stack guide 140, A banknote stopper 150 composed of a detachable separable type stopper 151 having a structure in which an upper portion of the body can be changed in position; And stopper driving means 160 provided at an upper portion of the cassette body 110 and connected to the variable stopper 151 to control the operation position of the variable stopper 151. [

That is, the multifunction paper currency cassette having the variable stopper according to the present invention having the variable stopper according to the present invention is provided on a wall surface of the cassette body on the opposite side of the paper currency entry / exit port so that the paper currency stopper regulating the leading end of the paper money entering through the paper currency entry / And a stopper driving means which is connected to the variable stopper and controls the operation of the variable stopper. The stopper driving means includes a stopper driving means for stopping the operation of the variable stopper, When a banknote of a banknote having a relatively small size is introduced into a banknote to be deposited, the variable stopper is moved toward the stack guide for guiding the banknote to regulate the leading end of the incoming banknote, When the banknote of the denomination enters, the variable stopper is returned to the wall surface of the cassette body By arranging that the leading end of the banknote to be entered is regulated through the banknote stopper integrated with the lower part, the banknotes deposited in the banknote cassette are aligned and integrated regardless of the type and size of the deposited banknote, It is possible to facilitate the handling of different kinds of banknotes of different denominations in one banknote cassette by enhancing the efficiency of taking out banknotes through the separating and collecting unit when banknotes are taken out.

In the following embodiments, the structure of a multi-currency bill cassette including a variable stopper capable of simultaneously storing and accommodating multi-national currency bills of different sizes will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Prior to the explanation, it is assumed that a banknote of a multi-national banknote stored in a banknote cassette 100 to be described later is a banknote of a relatively large size as a first banknote 1a, And a banknote of a denomination is defined as a second denomination banknote 1b.

For convenience of explanation, a description will be made assuming that the side where the separating / collecting unit 130 is provided in the paper currency cassette 100 is forward and the opposite side is rearward.

The cassette body 110 is a box-shaped case for storing banknotes. The cassette body 110 has a banknote entrance and exit opening for receiving and receiving banknotes, and a storage space 111 for accommodating banknotes therein.

At this time, the storage space 111 is formed in the storage space 111 so as to accommodate both the first and second types of banknotes 1a and 1b of different sizes, And can be formed to match the size of the banknote 1a of the denomination.

A support plate 120 is provided at a lower portion of the storage space 111 in which the banknotes are stored. The support plate 120 supports the banknotes stacked in the storage space 111 and can be raised and lowered in the storage space 111.

The separating and collecting unit 130 is disposed on the paper money exit side of the cassette body 110 and collects the paper money to be loaded into the cassette body 110 into the storage space 111 or separates the paper money taken out from the cassette body 110 into sheets And conveyed to a conveying path outside the paper currency cassette 100. [

3, the separating and collecting unit 130 is provided at the paper money entry / exit port side of the cassette body 110 so as to convey the paper money to / from the storage space 111, A feed roller 131 for feeding the paper money to the paper feed roller 131 and a paper feed roller 131 for feeding the paper currency to be opposite to the feed roller 131 and closely contacting the bottom surface of the paper currency fed by the feed roller 131 when the paper currency is removed from the storage space 111 A separating roller 132 for separating the other banknotes to be simultaneously transported and a separating roller 132 provided on the upper side of the accommodating space 111 for picking up the medium loaded in the accommodating space 111 when the banknotes are removed from the accommodating space 111, And a pick-up roller 133 for feeding the pick-up roller 133 to the feed roller 131 side.

That is, when the banknote is carried into the storage space 111 by the configuration of the separating / collecting unit 130, the carried banknotes are fed into the storing space 111 through the feed roller 131 and the separating roller 132 When the banknotes stacked in the storage space 111 are taken out, the banknotes stacked on the uppermost portion of the support plate 120 are conveyed to the support plate 120 The recording medium is picked up sequentially through the pick-up roller 133 and transported out through the feed roller 131. At the same time, through the separation roller 132 disposed opposite to the feed roller 131, The paper currency transported by the feed roller 131 is transported one by one by separating the other paper currency that is brought into close contact with the bottom surface of the paper currency to be transported and transported at the same time.

The stack guide 140 is a guide plate provided on the upper part of the storage space 111 so that the banknotes entering into the storage space 111 can be easily stacked in the storage space 111 by the separation / And serves to guide the bill.

3, the end of the plate body is inclined downward from the upper part of the storage space 111. The stack guide 140 passes through the feed roller and the separating roller of the separating and collecting unit 130 The banknote entering the storage space 111 is guided toward the banknote stopper 150 provided on the wall surface of the cassette body 110. [

At this time, a through slit 141 is formed at the end of the stack guide 140 so that a variable stopper 151 provided in a banknote stopper 150 to be described later can be inserted correspondingly.

The banknote stopper 150 is provided on the opposite wall surface of the cassette body 110 on the side where the separating and collecting unit 130 is provided and is guided by the stack guide 140 at the time of accumulating the banknotes, So that the banknotes can be accumulated in the storage space 111 in an aligned state.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the banknote stopper 150 includes a variable stopper 151 constituting the upper portion of the body, and a lower stopper 151 constituting the lower portion of the body The fixed stopper 152 is fixed to the wall surface of the cassette body 110 and is separated from the fixed stopper 152 by the stopper driving means 160 in the case of the variable stopper 151, As shown in FIG.

The banknote stopper 150 having such a constitution is configured such that the variable stopper 151 constituting the banknote stopper 150 corresponds to the first and second banknotes 1a and 1b of different sizes, Or the variable stopper 151 is separated from the fixed stopper 152 and moved toward the stack guide 140 so that when the paper money enters the cassette body 110, The front ends of the banknotes 1a and 1b of the first and second types of banknotes are respectively regulated so that the banknotes 1a and 1b of the first and second denominations can be accumulated in a state aligned with the storage space 111. [

That is, the banknote stopper 150 operates according to the banknote information discriminated by the banknote discriminating unit by the stopper driving means 160. When banknote depositing is carried out, the first and second denominations, which enter the cassette body 110, When the banknote 1a of the first denomination enters the banknote cassette 100 among the banknotes 1a and 1b of the first denomination, the leading end of the banknote 1a of the first denomination is fed through the banknote stopper 150 arranged on the cassette wall face When the banknote 1b of the second type having a relatively smaller size than the banknote 1a of the first country enters the banknote cassette 100, The first guide 151 separates from the fixed stopper 152 and moves to the inside of the through slit 141 of the stack guide 140 to regulate the leading end of the banknote 1b of the second-kind card, The rear ends of the banknotes 1a and 1b are aligned with the accommodating space wall surface 111a on the side where the separating and collecting unit 130 is provided, And so.

4, the boundary between the variable stopper 151 and the fixing stopper 152 constituting the paper currency stopper 150 is formed by a concave-convex structure 153 which is interlocked with each other, The leading ends of the banknotes to be introduced are regulated by the variable stoppers 151 and the fixing stoppers 152 in the process of regulating the leading ends of the banknotes which enter the banknote cassette 100 through the variable stoppers 151 and the fixing stoppers 152 in the connected arrangement state 152 from being caught between them.

The stopper driving means 160 is provided on the cassette body 110 and connected to the variable stopper 151 constituting the upper portion of the paper currency stopper 150 to control the operation position of the variable stopper 151 It plays a role.

3, the stopper driving means 160 includes a driving motor 161 provided on the cassette body 110 and having a driving shaft; A driving arm 162 connected to the driving shaft of the driving motor 161 and rotating along the driving shaft; A guide arm 163 having one end connected to the end of the driving arm 162 and the other end connected to the variable stopper 151; And a horizontal guide 164 installed horizontally in the longitudinal direction on the side wall of the cassette body 110 at a lower portion of the driving motor 161 and guiding the guide arm 163.

The stopper driving means 160 configured as described above moves the variable stopper 151 constituting the upper portion of the banknote stopper 150 to the stack guide 140 according to the banknote information discriminated by the banknote discriminating portion provided in the financial automatic machine. As shown in FIG. 5 (a), when the banknotes of the second group of banknotes having a size smaller than the banknote 1a of the first banknote are stacked, The drive shaft of the drive motor 161 rotates in the counterclockwise direction by a predetermined amount so that the drive arm 162 connected to the drive shaft is rotated and the drive arm 162 interlocked with the drive arm 162 The variable stopper 151 guided along the horizontal guide 164 through the guide arm 163 is moved to the inside of the through slit 141 of the stack guide 140 so that the variable stopper 151 contacts the stack guide 140 Are arranged to intersect, The front end of the banknote is regulated by the variable stopper 151 disposed on the stack guide 140 while the banknote 1b of the second type entering the banknote cassette 100 is guided along the stack guide 140 And are aligned and accumulated on the wall space 111a of the storage space on the side of the accumulation unit 130. [

At this time, in the process of moving the variable stopper 151 to the stack guide 140 through the stopper driving means 160, according to the bill information discriminated by the bill discriminating portion, the variable stopper 151 By controlling the movement of the banknotes of different denominations in the storage space 111. [

5 (b), when the banknote 1a of the first class is introduced into the banknote cassette 100, as opposed to the above-described process of FIG. 5 (a) A variable stopper 151 that moves along the horizontal guide 164 through a guide arm 163 interlocked with the drive arm 162 is rotated by a predetermined amount in the clockwise direction to rotate the drive arm 162 connected to the drive shaft The variable stopper 151 is vertically connected to the fixed stopper 152 and disposed on the wall surface of the cassette body 110 by returning to the wall surface of the cassette body 110. Accordingly, A banknote stopper 150 having upper and lower banks integrated in the inner wall of the cassette body 110 restricts banknote tip ends of the banknote bundle 1a guided along the stack guide 140, And is accumulated on the wall surface 111a of the storage space 111a.

The bank notes 1a and 1b of the first and second types guided along the stack guide 140 collide with the bank note stopper 150 at the tip of the bank note stopper 150. At this time, It is possible to securely stack the banknotes 1a and 1b of the first and second denominations falling on the support plate 120 of the accommodating space 111 by correcting the skew state of the banknote while relaxing the speed of the banknote, .

With such a construction, the multi-currency note cassette having the variable stopper according to the present embodiment is provided with a paper currency stopper having a structure capable of respectively corresponding to the first and second denominations of different sizes in the cassette body, When the banknotes are taken out from the banknote cassette, the banknotes of the first and second denominations, which are different in size from each other through the separating and integrating unit, So that it is possible to handle different types of denominated banknotes through a single banknote cassette.

FIG. 6 is a view showing the internal structure and operation of a multi-currency note cassette provided with a variable stopper according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

6, a multi-currency note cassette 200 having a variable stopper according to a second embodiment of the present invention includes a multi-currency note cassette 100 having a variable stopper according to the first embodiment The separating and collecting unit 130 and the stack guide 140 are constructed in the same manner as the cassette body 110, the support plate 120, the separating and integrating unit 130 and the stack guide 140. In the structure of the paper currency stopper 250 and the stopper driving means 260 .

The banknote stopper 250 according to the second embodiment includes a variable stopper 251 forming the upper portion of the body and a fixing stopper 252 forming the lower portion of the body. And the upper end of the variable stopper 251 is fixed to the side wall of the cassette body 110 so as to be rotatable.

The stopper driving means 260 is connected to the variable stopper 251 through a belt / gear structure to rotate the variable stopper 251 at a predetermined angle.

That is, in this embodiment, the stopper driving means 260 includes a driving motor 261 provided on the cassette body 110 and having a driving shaft; A drive pulley 262 provided on a drive shaft of the drive motor 261; A fixed gear 263 connected to an upper end of the variable stopper 251; A pulley 264a and a gear 264b are integrally formed and fixed to the side wall of the cassette body 110 so that the gear 264a is arranged to engage with a fixed gear 263 connected to the variable stopper 251 A pulley gear 264; And a power transmission belt 265 for connecting the drive pulley 262 and the pulley 264a of the pulley gear 264. [

6 (a), when the banknote 1b of the second type, which is relatively small in size as compared to the banknote 1a of the first denomination, enters the banknote cassette 200 The drive shaft of the drive motor 261 rotates in the clockwise direction by a predetermined amount to rotate the drive pulley 262 connected to the drive shaft and the drive pulley 262 rotates the pulley 264 of the pulley gear 264 through the power transmission belt 265 The gear 264b of the pulley gear 264 meshes with the fixed gear 263 and rotates the fixed gear 263 in the counterclockwise direction to rotate the variable stopper 251 connected to the fixed gear 263 The banknote 1b of the second type entering the banknote cassette 200 is guided along the stack guide 140 while being guided along the stack guide 140 of the stack guide 140. Accordingly, The front end of the banknote is regulated by the variable stopper 251 disposed in the storage compartment 130, Is arranged on a surface (111a) are integrated.

At this time, in the process of moving the variable stopper 251 to the stack guide 140 through the stopper driving means 260, the variable stopper 251 (corresponding to the denomination and size of the banknote) By controlling the movement of the banknotes of different denominations in the storage space 111. [

6 (b), when the banknote 1a of the first class is introduced into the banknote cassette 200, as opposed to the above-described process of FIG. 6 (a), the drive shaft of the drive motor 261 And the variable stopper 251 linked with the drive pulley 262 and the pulley gear 264 is returned to the wall surface of the cassette body 110 so that the variable stopper 251 is fixed to the fixed stopper 252 are disposed on the wall surface of the cassette body 110 so that the banknote 1a of the first type entering the banknote cassette 200 is guided along the stack guide 140, The front end of the banknote is regulated by the banknote stopper 250 in which the upper and lower parts are integrally formed in the inner wall of the cassette body 110 and are aligned and accumulated on the accommodating space wall surface 111a of the separating and collecting unit 130 side.

Meanwhile, in the above-described embodiment, the operation position of the variable stopper constituting the upper part of the banknote stopper is controlled through the horizontal guide / guide arm structure or the belt / gear structure interlocking with the drive motor. However, Various structures capable of controlling the operation position of the variable stopper such as a rack / pinion gear structure or a cylinder structure interlocking with the drive motor can be applied.

In the embodiment of the present invention described above, a paper currency cassette capable of aligning and stacking different sizes of denominations through the separable paper currency stopper structure provided in the cassette body has been described, but the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto, It is needless to say that the cassette structure as described above may be applied to a deposit and withdrawal unit 310 (see FIG. 2) for receiving banknotes deposited by a customer in a financial automatic machine or for discharging banknotes to be withdrawn.

As described above, in the multi-currency note cassette provided with the variable stopper according to the present invention, when the banknote of a small-sized denomination having relatively small bills enters among the banknotes deposited by the banknote cassette, the upper portion of the banknote stopper is constituted The variable stopper is returned to the wall surface of the cassette body when the banknote of a denomination having a relatively large banknote size enters the banknote cassette, The paper currency cassette is structured such that the front end of the paper money entering into the paper currency cassette is regulated through the paper money stopper integrated with the bottom so that the paper money deposited in the paper currency cassette is aligned and integrated regardless of the type and size of the paper currency to be deposited, When the paper money is taken out from the paper money collecting unit, It is possible to facilitate the handling of bills of various denominations different from each other in the set.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. .

1a: 1st class 1b: 2nd class
100,200: Paper currency cassette 110: Cassette body
111: storage space 111a: storage space wall surface
120: supporting plate 130: separating and collecting unit
131: feed roller 132: separation roller
133: pick-up roller 140: stack guide
141: Through-slit 150, 250: Banknote stopper
151, 251: Variable stoppers 152, 252:
153: concave and convex structure 160, 260: stopper driving means
161, 261: drive motor 162: drive arm
163: guide arm 164: horizontal guide
164: auxiliary arm 165: tension spring
262: drive pulley 263: fixed gear
264: pulley gear 264a: pulley
254b: gear 265: power transmission belt
310: deposit and withdrawal unit 320: banknote discrimination unit
330: Temporary storage unit 340: Reject box
350:

Claims

A multi-currency bill cassette provided in a financial automatic machine and capable of accommodating different denominated bank notes at the same time,
A cassette body in which a banknote entrance and exit opening and closing opening and closing opening and closing opening and closing opening and closing opening are formed;
A separating and collecting unit provided on a paper money exit side of the cassette body for collecting paper money to be carried into the cassette body into the storage space or separating and transporting a paper money taken out from the cassette body to a sheet;
A stack guide provided at an upper portion of the storage space for guiding banknotes entering the storage space by the separation accumulation unit; And
A banknote stopper provided on a wall surface of the cassette body opposite to the side where the separating and collecting unit is provided, the banknote stopper regulating a leading end of the banknote guided through the stack guide;
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The bill stopper includes:
And a variable stopper having a structure in which the upper part of the body can be changed in position,
On the cassette body,
And stopper driving means connected to the variable stopper for controlling the operation position of the variable stopper,
The tip end of the banknote is regulated in accordance with the size of the banknote entering into the storage space through a process of moving the variable stopper toward the stack guide or returning to the wall surface of the cassette body according to the driving of the stopper driving means, Wherein the plurality of banknotes of different denominations are aligned and integrated in one storage space.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the stopper driving means comprises:
When the banknote entering the storage space is a banknote of a relatively small size, the variable stopper is moved by the stack guide so that the leading end of the banknote entering the storage space is driven by the variable stopper,
When the banknote entering the storage space is a banknote of a relatively large size, the variable stopper is returned to the wall surface of the cassette body, and the front end of the banknote entering the storage space by the banknote stopper, By being driven to be regulated,
Wherein the plurality of banknotes of different sizes having different sizes are aligned and integrated in one storage space.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the stopper driving means comprises:
Wherein the movement of the variable stopper is controlled in accordance with the size of the banknote entering into the storage space based on the banknote discrimination information of the banknote discriminating part provided in the automated teller machine.

The method according to claim 1,
The bill stopper includes:
A variable stopper which constitutes an upper portion of the body and is configured to be movable in a variable position,
And a fixing stopper constituting a lower portion of the body and fixed to the cassette wall surface,
Wherein the boundary portion between the variable stopper and the fixing stopper has a concave-convex structure formed to be interlocked with each other.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the stopper driving means comprises:
A driving motor provided on the cassette body and having a driving shaft;
A drive arm connected to the drive shaft of the drive motor and rotating along the drive shaft;
A guide arm having one end connected to an end of the driving arm and the other end connected to the variable stopper; And
A horizontal guide installed horizontally in the longitudinal direction on the side wall of the cassette body at a lower portion of the driving motor and guiding the guide arm;
The multi-species paper currency cassette is provided with a variable stopper.

The method according to claim 1,
The variable stopper
An upper end portion of the cassette body is axially fixed to the side wall of the cassette body so as to be rotatable,
Wherein the stopper driving means comprises:
Wherein the variable stopper is configured to rotate the variable stopper through a belt / gear structure connected to a driving motor to move the lower portion of the variable stopper toward the stack guide.

The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the stopper driving means comprises:
A driving motor provided on the cassette body and having a driving shaft;
A drive pulley provided on a drive shaft of the drive motor;
A fixed gear connected to an upper end of the variable stopper;
A pulley gear integrally formed with a pulley and a gear and fixed to a side wall of the cassette body so that the gear is engaged with the fixed gear; And
A power transmission belt connecting the drive pulley and the pulley of the pulley gear;
The multi-species paper currency cassette is provided with a variable stopper.

The method according to claim 1,
In the stack guide,
Wherein a through slit is formed at a position corresponding to the variable stopper so that the variable stopper can be inserted and moved inside the stack guide.

A bill accumulation method applied to a multi-currency bill cassette provided in a financial automatic machine and accommodating different types of bills at the same time,
A banknote stopper provided on a wall surface of the banknote cassette opposite to the banknote access port and configured to regulate a front end of a banknote entering the storage space in the banknote cassette through the banknote exit, A variable stopper having a structure in which the position can be changed,
When the banknote entering the storage space is a banknote of a relatively small size, the variable stopper is moved to the stack guide side that guides the incoming banknote in the banknote cassette to regulate the leading end of the incoming banknote,
When the banknote entering the storage space is a banknote of a relatively large size, the variable stopper is returned to regulate the leading end of the banknote to be introduced through the banknote stopper,
Wherein a plurality of bills of different sizes are stacked in one storage space and stacked.

10. The method of claim 9,
In regulating the leading end of the incoming bill,
Wherein the movement of the variable stopper is controlled in accordance with the size of the banknote entering into the storage space based on the banknote discrimination information of the banknote discriminating part provided in the automatic teller machine.