KR20180022359A

KR20180022359A - Cassete module

Info

Publication number: KR20180022359A
Application number: KR1020160107701A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 문성진
Original assignee: 노틸러스효성 주식회사
Priority date: 2016-08-24
Filing date: 2016-08-24
Publication date: 2018-03-06

Abstract

The present invention provides a cassette module capable of easily judging whether bank notes provided therein are accumulated. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cassette module comprises: a frame in which an upper storage part and a lower storage part are provided; a push plate provided to be lifted in the lower storage part; a stack guide located in an upper side of the push plate, and rotatably provided in association with the push plate when the push plate is lifted; a link member connected to the stack guide, and rotating a lower plate of the upper storage part when the stack guide rotates; and a sensor part located in a front side of the upper storage part, and judging whether the bank notes of the upper storage part are accumulated.

Description

Cassette module {CASSETE MODULE}

The present invention relates to a cassette module. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cassette module capable of easily determining whether or not paper money is accumulated in a cassette.

Generally, financial automation equipment can provide most services without consultation in unattended manner regardless of time, quickly and conveniently in relation to financial service.

Financial automation equipment is widely used in the financial industry because it can deposit and withdraw cash or check media without time limitation by using a cash card or a bankbook issued by a financial institution.

Such a financial automation includes a deposit and withdrawal portion for the user to input and receive the medium for depositing and withdrawing the medium, a discrimination portion for discriminating the abnormality of the deposited or withdrawn medium and the denomination through the deposit and withdrawal portion, Cassette module.

At this time, the cassette module is provided with a plurality of coin sensor units including a light emitting sensor and a light receiving sensor. Such a coaxial sensor unit plays a role of determining whether or not the cassette module is integrated with the medium. However, since the coaxial unit is an expensive equipment, studies for reducing the number of coaxial sensor units have been continued.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a cassette module capable of easily judging the presence or absence of accumulation of bank notes provided therein.

The cassette module according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a frame having an upper storage portion and a lower storage portion, a push plate that is vertically movable on the lower storage portion, and a cassette module disposed on the upper portion of the push plate, A link member connected to the stack guide and rotating the lower plate of the upper storage unit when the stack guide is rotated, and a link member disposed on the front side of the upper storage unit, And a sensor unit for determining whether or not the upper storage unit collects banknotes.

In the cassette module according to an embodiment of the present invention, the frame may include an outer frame and an inner frame provided on the inner side of the outer frame and formed with the upper storage part and the lower storage part.

In the cassette module according to an embodiment of the present invention, the lower plate may be hinged to the frame and rotated by the link member.

In the cassette module according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the lower plate is rotated by the link member, the lower plate may be rotated upwardly inclined from the front to the rear.

In the cassette module according to an embodiment of the present invention, the link member may protrude from an end of the stack guide in a direction in which the lower plate is provided.

In the cassette module according to an embodiment of the present invention, the link member is provided integrally with the stack guide, and when the stack guide rotates, the link member can contact the bottom surface of the lower plate.

In the cassette module according to an embodiment of the present invention, the link member may protrude from one side of the lower plate in a direction in which the stack guide is provided.

In the cassette module according to an embodiment of the present invention, the link member is integrally provided with the lower plate, and when the stack guide rotates, the link member can contact the upper surface of the stack guide.

In the cassette module according to an embodiment of the present invention, the link member may be hinged to both ends of the stack guide and the lower plate.

In the cassette module according to an embodiment of the present invention, the sensor unit includes a first sensor unit provided below the upper storage unit and a second sensor unit disposed above the upper storage unit facing the first sensor unit .

In the cassette module according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the first sensor is provided as a light emitting sensor, the second sensor is provided as a light receiving sensor, and when the first sensor is provided as a light receiving sensor, Sensor.

In the cassette module according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first sensor part and the second sensor part may be disposed to be shifted toward the front side of the upper storage part.

In the cassette module according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first sensor unit may be disposed in front of the lower plate, and the second sensor unit may be disposed above the first sensor unit.

In the cassette module according to an embodiment of the present invention, the upper storage portion and the lower storage portion are provided with an inlet through which the medium flows, and the inlet has a stack for guiding the medium to the upper storage portion and the lower storage portion, The roller portion can be disposed.

In the cassette module according to an embodiment of the present invention, the stack roller unit includes a stack roller having at least one blade piece along an outer circumferential surface thereof, and a feed roller provided at a position opposite to the stack roller, . &Lt; / RTI >

The cassette module according to the embodiment of the present invention can easily determine whether or not the bill contained therein is accumulated.

1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a cassette module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a plan view schematically showing positions of sensors provided in a cassette module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a cassette module according to another embodiment of the present invention.
4A and 4B are schematic operation diagrams of a cassette module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5A is a schematic cross-sectional view of a conventional cassette module, and FIG. 5B is a plan view schematically showing positions of sensors provided in a conventional cassette module.

Prior to the detailed description of the present invention, the terms or words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or preliminary meaning, and the inventor may designate his own invention in the best way It should be construed in accordance with the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that it can be appropriately defined as a concept of a term to describe it. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention. Therefore, various equivalents It should be understood that water and variations may be present.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that, in the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible. Further, the detailed description of known functions and configurations that may obscure the gist of the present invention will be omitted. For the same reason, some of the elements in the accompanying drawings are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically shown, and the size of each element does not entirely reflect the actual size.

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a cassette module according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view schematically showing positions of sensors provided in a cassette module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, a cassette module 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a frame 100, a push plate 200, a stack guide 300, a link member 400, and a sensor unit 600 ).

The cassette module 10 may be a device for integrating various kinds of media such as banknotes, tickets, passbooks, etc. (hereinafter, referred to as "media") provided in a financial automatic machine (not shown) have.

The cassette module 10 may include a frame 100. The frame 100 includes an outer frame 101 defining an outer side of the cassette module 10 and an inner frame 102 having an upper storage portion 110 and a lower storage portion 120 inside the outer frame 101. [ . &Lt; / RTI > In other words, the frame 100 may refer to the inner and outer housing of the cassette module 10. [

The frame 100 may have at least one receiving space. For example, the frame 100 may include an upper storage part 110 and a lower storage part 120 provided on the upper side and the lower side of the inner frame 102.

The media separated by the predetermined standard in the discrimination unit (not shown) of the financial automation equipment may be integrated in the upper storage unit 110 and the lower storage unit 120. [

At this time, the frame 130 may be provided with the gate 130 to selectively integrate the medium into the upper storage unit 110 and the lower storage unit 120.

The gate 130 may be provided on the conveying path 13 on which the medium moves. At this time, the conveying path 13 is a line through which the medium is conveyed, and the conveying path 13 may be provided with a plurality of conveying rollers 12. [ Therefore, the medium can be moved along the conveying path 13 by the conveying roller 12.

The gate 130 rotates to selectively supply the medium to the upper storage portion 110 or the lower storage portion 120. [ For example, when the gate 130 rotates in one direction, the medium may flow into the upper storage portion 110, and when the gate 130 rotates in the other direction, the medium may flow into the lower storage portion 120 .

The upper storage portion 110 and the lower storage portion 120 may be provided with inlet ports 110a and 120a through which the medium flows. The medium may be supplied through the inlet 110a of the upper storage part 110 and the inlet 120a of the lower storage part 120 and may be integrated into the upper storage part 110 and the lower storage part 120. [

The stacking roller unit 500 may be disposed at the inlet 110a, 120a. The stack roller unit 500 can supply the medium moved along the transport path 13 to the upper storage unit 110 and the lower storage unit 120. [

The stack roller unit 500 is disposed at a position opposite to the stack roller 510 having the at least one blade segment 510a along the outer circumferential surface thereof and rotates together with the stack roller 510 as the stack roller 510 rotates (Not shown).

The stack roller 510 may be rotated to strike the rear end of the medium to be stacked so that the medium is aligned with the upper storage portion 110 or the lower storage portion 120. In other words, when the stack roller 510 rotates, the blade piece 510a provided on the stack roller 510 strikes the rear end of the incoming medium, so that it can not overlap with the leading edge of the subsequently introduced medium . Thus, the media can be integrated in an aligned state.

Meanwhile, the upper storage portion 110 may include a lower plate 111. The lower plate 111 can partition the upper storage part 110 and the lower storage part 120 and can be hinged to the inner frame 102 constituting the frame 100 in a rotatable manner.

The lower plate 111 can be rotated by a link member 400 to be described later. For example, when the lower plate 111 is rotated by the link member 400, the front side can be hinged to the frame 100, and the lower plate 111 can be rotated upwardly inclined from the front to the rear. Here, the forward direction refers to the direction in which the inlet 110a of the upper storage part 110 is installed, referring to FIG. 1, and may refer to the rear direction and the opposite direction.

The lower plate 111 may contain the medium introduced into the upper storage portion 110. At this time, the upper storage unit 110 may be provided with the sensor unit 600 to determine whether or not the medium is integrated in the lower plate 111.

The sensor unit 600 may be biased toward the front side of the upper storage unit 110 and may include a first sensor 610 and a second sensor 620 paired with the first sensor 610 . Here, the sensor unit 600 may be provided as a pair of a light emitting sensor and a light receiving sensor. For example, when the first sensor 610 is a light emitting sensor, the second sensor 620 may be a light receiving sensor. When the first sensor 610 is a light receiving sensor, 2 sensor 620 may be provided as a light emission sensor. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the case where the first sensor 610 is provided as a light receiving sensor and the second sensor 620 is provided as a light emitting sensor will be described as an example.

The first sensor 610 may be provided on the lower side of the upper storage unit 110. More specifically, the first sensor 610 may be provided on the front side of the lower plate 111 of the upper storage unit 110. In addition, the second sensor 620 may be provided on the upper side of the upper storage part 110 so as to face the first sensor 610.

The sensor unit 600 can confirm whether the medium inside the upper storage unit 110 is accumulated through the optical sensor pair. For example, when the first sensor 610 recognizes the optical signal generated by the second sensor 620, it can be confirmed that the medium is not integrated between the first sensor 610 and the second sensor 620 If the first sensor 610 does not recognize the optical signal generated by the second sensor 620, it can be confirmed that the medium is integrated between the first sensor 610 and the second sensor 620.

Meanwhile, the lower housing part 120 may be provided with a push plate 200. The push plate 200 is a member that can be raised and lowered by the lower housing part 120, and it can secure a space through which the medium can flow by moving up and down.

For example, when the medium flows into the lower storage part 120, the push plate 200 can be lowered to secure a space through which the medium flows. At this time, the medium is integrated on the upper surface of the push plate 200.

Further, the push plate 200 can rotate the stack guide 300 disposed on the upper side of the push plate 200. 1, when the push plate 200 is lifted, the stack guide 300 can be rotated counterclockwise. When the push plate 200 is lowered, the stack guide 300 is rotated clockwise Direction.

The stack guide 300 may be disposed above the push plate 200, and one end may be hinged to the inner frame 102 to be rotatable. In other words, one end of the stack guide 300 is hinged to the inner frame 102, and the other end is provided as a free end, and can rotate when the push plate 200 is lifted and lowered as described above. The stack guide 300 guides the movement path of the medium flowing into the lower storage part 120. The medium flows into the space between the stack guide 300 and the push plate 200 and moves to the upper surface of the push plate 200 Can be integrated.

A link member 400 may be connected to the stack guide 300, and the link member 400 may be raised or lowered when the stack guide 300 is rotated. 1, when the stack guide 300 rotates clockwise, the link member 400 connected to the stack guide 300 is moved upward, and the stack guide 300 is rotated counterclockwise The link member 400 connected to the stack guide 300 can be lowered.

The link member 400 may protrude from the unhindered end of the stack guide 300 in a direction in which the lower plate of the upper accommodating portion is provided. At this time, the link member 400 may be integrally provided at the end of the stack guide 300. [ When the link member 400 is integrally formed with the stack guide 300, the upper end of the link member 400 may contact the bottom surface of the lower plate 111 when the link member 400 is lifted.

In addition, the link member 400 may be provided so as to protrude from the lower plate 111 in the direction in which the stack guide is provided. In this case, the link member 400 may be integrally formed with the lower plate 111. When the link member 400 is integrally formed with the lower plate 111, the lower end of the link member 400 may contact the upper surface of the stack guide 300 when the stack guide 300 is rotated.

3, both ends of the link member 400 may be hinged to the stack guide 300 and the lower plate 111. [ The connection structure to the link member 400 and the stack guide 300 and the lower plate 111 is not limited as long as it corresponds to a structure in which the stack guide 300 is rotated to move the link member 400 up or down. It can be changed to various mechanical link configurations. The link member 400 may be connected to the stack guide 300 to rotate the lower plate 111 when the stack guide 300 rotates.

4A and 4B are schematic operation diagrams of a cassette module according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5A is a schematic sectional view of a conventional cassette module, FIG. 5B schematically shows positions of sensors provided in a conventional cassette module Fig.

Hereinafter, a process for determining whether or not media is integrated in the upper storage unit 110 in the cassette module according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG.

First, the push plate 200 of the lower storage part 120 can be raised upward. At this time, the push plate 200 may contact the bottom surface of the stack guide 300 to rotate the stack guide 300. When the stack guide 300 rotates, the link member 400 connected to the stack guide 300 is raised and the lower plate 111 can be rotated in conjunction with the rising of the link member 400.

The lower plate 111 can be rotated upwardly inclined from the front to the rear. In other words, with reference to Fig. 4, the lower plate 111 can be rotated obliquely upward. At this time, when the medium is integrated in the lower plate 111, the medium moves toward the front side of the upper storage portion 110 along the inclined surface of the lower plate 111.

The second sensor 620 may then diverge the optical signal towards the first sensor 610. At this time, when the optical signal emitted from the second sensor 620 is detected by the first sensor 610, it can be confirmed that the medium is not accumulated in the upper storage part 110, It is possible to confirm that the medium is integrated in the upper storage unit 110. When the optical sensor is not detected by the first sensor 610,

In other words, when the medium is integrated in the upper storage portion 110, the medium blocks the optical signal emitted from the second sensor 620 from reaching the first sensor 610, The optical signal may not be detected by the first sensor 610.

As described above, the cassette module 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention rotates the lower plate 111 of the upper storage part 110 in an oblique direction, thereby reducing the number of optical sensors for checking whether or not the medium is integrated .

5A and 5B, in the case of the conventional cassette module 1, the optical sensor 11 is provided at the front and rear of the storage portion to check whether or not the storage portion has accumulated the medium. This is because, when the medium flows into the storage portion, it can be dispersed and accumulated in front of and behind the storage portion, so that the medium integrated in the front and rear is confirmed.

In the case of the cassette module 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the lower plate 111 is rotated obliquely from the front to the rear so that all of the medium introduced into the upper storage part 110 is completely discharged to the upper storage part 110, As shown in Fig. Therefore, even if the sensor unit 500 is provided only on the front side of the upper storage unit 110, it is possible to detect whether or not the medium is accumulated inside the water storage unit 110. As a result, in the case of the cassette module 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the manufacturing cost can be reduced and the malfunction due to the sensor failure or the like can be minimized.

While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that such changes or modifications are within the scope of the appended claims.

10: cassette module 100: frame
200: Push plate 300: Stack guide
400: link member 500: stack roller portion
600:

Claims

A frame having an upper storage portion and a lower storage portion;
A push plate movable up and down in the lower housing part;
A stack guide disposed on the upper side of the push plate and rotatable in association with the push plate when the push plate is moved up and down;
A link member connected to the stack guide and rotating the lower plate of the upper storage unit when the stack guide rotates; And
And a sensor unit disposed on a front side of the upper storage unit to determine whether the upper storage unit collects paper money.

The method according to claim 1,
And the lower plate is hinged to the frame and rotated by the link member.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein when the lower plate is rotated by the link member, the lower plate is rotated upwardly inclined from the front to the back.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the link member protrudes from an end of the stack guide in a direction in which the lower plate is provided.

5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the link member is provided integrally with the stack guide,
And the link member contacts the bottom surface of the lower plate when the stack guide rotates.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the link member protrudes from one side of the lower plate in a direction in which the stack guide is provided.

The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the link member is provided integrally with the lower plate,
Wherein the link member is in contact with an upper surface of the stack guide when the stack guide rotates.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the link member is hinged to both ends of the stack guide and the lower plate.

The method according to claim 1,
The sensor unit
A first sensor unit provided below the upper storage unit; And
And a second sensor portion disposed on the upper side of the upper storage portion facing the first sensor portion,
Wherein the first sensor unit and the second sensor unit are disposed to be shifted toward the front side of the upper storage unit.