A split ATM intelligent card return module with a manual card withdrawal gate

Abstract

The present invention provides a split-type ATM intelligent card return module with a manual card removal gate, including a card return box body, and also a relatively independently arranged control box body, the card return box body and the control box body are connected by a connecting line, a card return mechanism is arranged in the card return box body, a control mainboard is arranged in the control box body, the card return box body is fixed to the tail of the card reader in the ATM machine through a connecting sheet metal, and an openable card removal gate is arranged at the tail of the card box. The present invention separates the intelligent card return module into two parts, the card return box body and the control box body, and the two are connected by a connecting harness, the installation position of the control box can be flexibly changed, can effectively save installation space, and is compatible with more ATM models; at the same time, a card removal gate for manually removing cards is arranged at the tail of the card box of the present invention, which is convenient for operators to remove cards.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a module for financial self-service equipment, in particular to a split-type ATM intelligent card return module with a manual card taking gate. Background Art

[0002] On traditional financial self-service machines (ATMs), if a bank card is swallowed, the user needs to go to the bank counter to retrieve the bank card after several working days. This operation method is extremely inconvenient for both the user and the bank. The emergence of the smart card return module makes up for this shortcoming. On an ATM equipped with a smart card return module, if a user's bank card is swallowed due to an operation error or forgetting to take the card out during a card transaction, the user can immediately use the "Retrieve Swallowed Card" (CCB) function on the ATM to retrieve the swallowed bank card immediately after completing identity verification.

[0003] The smart card return module must be installed at the tail of the card reader inside the ATM machine. However, since most of the ATM machines currently used by major banks are not equipped with smart card return modules, and smart card return modules did not appear at the beginning of ATM design, there is not much installation space reserved for smart card return modules at the tail of the card reader of the ATM machine. However, the existing smart card return modules on the market are relatively large in size, so they can only be compatible with some ATM machines with relatively ample internal space, which greatly limits the popularization of smart card return modules. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention provides a split ATM intelligent card return module with a manual card removal gate, and adopts a more reasonable split mechanism design, which greatly improves the installation compatibility.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve its technical problem is: a split-type ATM intelligent card return module with a manual card removal gate, including a card return box body and a relatively independently arranged control box body, the card return box body and the control box body are connected by a connecting line, the card return box body is provided with a card return mechanism, and the control box body is provided with a control mainboard.

[0006] As a further preferred embodiment, the card ejection box is fixed to the rear of the card reader in the ATM machine through a connecting sheet metal.

[0007] As a further preferred embodiment, the card ejection mechanism includes a fixed plate and a card box and a push clip connected thereto, wherein the card box is provided with a plurality of storage slots with different numbers, the card box can be moved up and down relative to the fixed plate so that the corresponding storage slots are aligned with the tail of the card reader, and the push clip can be moved forward and backward relative to the fixed plate.

[0008] As a further preferred embodiment, a vertical slide rail is provided on the fixed plate, and the card box is fixed on this vertical slide rail. The card box can move up and down along this slide rail under the drive of the first motor on the fixed plate. The first motor is connected to the control main board in the control box body through a connecting line.

[0009] As a further preferred embodiment, a first photoelectric sensor for detecting the upper limit of movement of the card box and a second photoelectric sensor for detecting the position number of the card box storage slot currently facing the tail of the card reader are also provided on one side of the vertical slide rail of the fixed plate. The first photoelectric sensor and the second sensor are respectively connected to the control main board in the control box body through connecting lines.

[0010] As a further preferred embodiment, a horizontal slide rail is provided on the fixed plate, and the pushing clamp is fixed on this horizontal slide rail through a connecting mechanism. The pushing clamp can move back and forth along this horizontal slide rail under the drive of a second motor on the fixed plate, and the second motor is connected to the control main board in the control box body through a connecting line.

[0011] As a further preferred embodiment, a third photoelectric sensor and a fourth photoelectric sensor for detecting the maximum forward and backward movement limit of the push clamp are also provided on one side of the horizontal slide rail of the fixed plate, and a fifth photoelectric sensor for detecting whether the current push clamp has moved to the position ready to receive the card. The third photoelectric sensor, the fourth sensor and the fifth sensor are respectively connected to the control main board in the control box body through connecting wires.

[0012] As a further preferred embodiment, an openable card-taking gate is provided at the rear of the card box.

[0013] As a further preferred embodiment, the card retrieval gate is connected to the card box via a rotating shaft with a torque spring, and the torque spring is used to achieve automatic rebound closing of the card retrieval gate; the card box is also provided with a locking member for locking the card retrieval gate, and the locking member can be a magnet, a buckle or a screw.

[0014] As a further preferred embodiment, a circuit board is provided inside the card retrieval gate, on which a sensor is provided for detecting whether there is a card in each numbered storage slot in the card box, and the circuit board is connected to the control main board in the control box body through a connecting line.

[0015] Positive effects of the present invention:

[0016] (1) The present invention separates the smart card return module into two parts: a card return box body and a control box body, which are then connected by a connecting harness. The installation position of the control box can be flexibly changed, which can effectively save installation space and is compatible with more ATM models.

[0017] (2) The card box of the present invention is provided with a card taking gate at the rear end for manual card taking, which is convenient for operators to take cards, and is provided with a torque spring to realize automatic rebound of the card taking gate, which effectively avoids work failure caused by maintenance personnel forgetting to close the card taking gate.

[0018] (3) A sensor is installed on the circuit board of the card taking gate, which can directly detect whether the card storage positions of each number in the card box are occupied. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the ATM intelligent card return module and the card reader;

[0020] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the split structure of the ATM intelligent card return module;

[0021] Figure 3 is a structural schematic diagram of the card return mechanism;

[0022] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the card box structure when the card taking gate is in an open state. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0024] Reference Figure 1 to Figure 4 The preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a split-type ATM intelligent card return module with a manual card removal gate, including a card return box body 3 and a relatively independently arranged control box body 4, wherein the card return box body 3 and the control box body 4 are connected via a connecting line 5, a card return mechanism is arranged in the card return box body 3, and a control mainboard is arranged in the control box body 4.

[0025] Preferably, the card ejection box 3 is fixed to the rear of the card reader 2 in the ATM machine through a connecting sheet metal 6 .

[0026] like Figure 3 As shown, the card ejection mechanism includes a fixed plate 25 and a card box 7 and a push clamp 8 connected thereto. The card box 7 is provided with a plurality of storage slots with different numbers. The card box 7 can move up and down relative to the fixed plate so that the corresponding storage slots are aligned with the rear end of the card reader, and the push clamp 8 can move forward and backward relative to the fixed plate.

[0027] Specifically, a vertical slide rail 9 is provided on the fixed plate 25, and the card box 7 is fixed on this vertical slide rail 9. The card box 7 can move up and down along this slide rail 9 under the drive of the first motor 22 on the fixed plate. The first motor 22 is connected to the control main board in the control box body through a connecting line.

[0028] A first photoelectric sensor 12 for detecting the upper limit of movement of the card box 7 and a second photoelectric sensor 11 for detecting the position number of the card box storage slot currently facing the rear of the card reader are also provided on one side of the vertical slide rail 9 on the fixed plate 25. The first photoelectric sensor 12 and the second sensor 11 are respectively connected to the control main board in the control box body through connecting lines.

[0029] A horizontal slide rail 10 is provided on the fixed plate 25, and the push clamp 8 is fixed on the horizontal slide rail 10 through a connecting mechanism. The push clamp 8 can move forward and backward along the horizontal slide rail 10 under the drive of the second motor 23 on the fixed plate. The second motor 23 is connected to the control main board in the control box body through a connecting line.

[0030] A third photoelectric sensor 13 and a fourth photoelectric sensor 15 for detecting the maximum forward and backward movement limit of the push clamp 8, and a fifth photoelectric sensor 14 for detecting whether the current push clamp has moved to a position ready to receive a card are also provided on one side of the horizontal slide rail 10 of the fixed plate. The third photoelectric sensor 13, the fourth sensor 15 and the fifth sensor 14 are respectively connected to the control main board in the control box body through connecting wires.

[0031] An openable card-taking gate 16 is provided at the rear of the card box.

[0032] like Figure 4 As shown, the card taking gate 16 is connected to the card box 7 via a rotating shaft 17 with a torque spring 16, and the torque spring 16 is used to realize the automatic rebound closing of the card taking gate; the card box 7 is also provided with a locking member for locking the card taking gate, and the locking member can be a magnet 18, and can also be replaced by other components such as buckles or screws.

[0033] A circuit board 20 is provided inside the card taking gate, and a sensor for detecting whether there is a card in each numbered storage slot in the card box is provided on the circuit board 20. The circuit board is connected to the control main board in the control box body through a connecting line.

[0034] like Figure 1 As shown, there is an original card reader 2 inside the ATM machine, and the bank card insertion port 1 faces the user, and the other parts are all inside the ATM machine. The card return box 3 of the present invention is connected to the tail of the card reader 2 through a connecting sheet metal 6, and the control box 4 is fixed on the card return box 3, and then connected to a very small adapter board 24 inside the card return module through a connecting harness 5 (one end of the connecting harness 5 is pluggable with the card return box 3), and the adapter board 24 is connected to the corresponding motor, sensor and control main board. Among them, since the control box 4 is independent, the installation position of the control box 4 can be flexibly changed. Inside the ATM, if Figure 1If there is not enough space at the installation position of the control box body 4 shown in the figure, the control box body 4 can be moved to other positions for flexible installation.

[0035] The working principle of the present invention is as follows: after a user inserts a bank card from a bank card insertion port 1 into a card reader 2 to perform operations such as depositing and withdrawing money, the bank card will be swallowed by the card reader 2 due to an operation error or forgetting to take out the bank card. If the card return module of the present invention is not installed, the bank card will fall into a recycling box from the tail of the card reader 2, and the user will go to the bank counter window to retrieve the bank card after waiting for the bank staff to take it away. After the card return module of the present invention is installed, the bank card will enter the card return box body 3 from the tail of the card reader 2, and then the bank card number and the corresponding card box 7 storage slot position number can be recorded correspondingly through the control box body 4. When the user wants to retrieve the bank card, the swallowed card can be queried through the card retrieval function on the ATM interface. After the bank card is queried, the card return module will receive an instruction to send the specified bank card back to the card reader 2 from the tail of the card reader 2, and the ATM will prompt the user to perform identity authentication. After the verification is passed, the card will be sent to the user from the bank card insertion port 1 of the card reader 2.

[0036] Specifically, the control box body 4 drives the push motor 23 to drive the push clamp 8 to move to the position of the photoelectric sensor 14. At this time, it is ready to receive the card. The card sent from the card reader 2 enters the card box 7 from the side of the slide rail 9, and then enters the push clamp 8 and is clamped. Then the push clamp 8 moves in the direction of the photoelectric sensor 15. When it moves to a certain position, the card will be blocked by the card taking gate 16 in the closed state and will be separated from the push clamp 8. At this time, the card is completely retracted into the card box 7, and the push clamp 8 continues to move to the position of the photoelectric sensor 15 and stops. Similarly, the push clamp 8 moves in the direction of the photoelectric sensor 13 to push the card back into the card reader 2.

[0037] In order to facilitate bank staff to manually take out the bank cards that have been swallowed but not taken away, a card taking gate 16 for manual card taking is provided at the rear of the card box 7. The card taking gate 16 can be rotated around the rotating shaft 17 to open, and then the card 21 can be manually taken out. The function of the spring 19 is to make the card taking gate 16 automatically rebound and close after opening, and the function of the magnet 18 is to lock the card taking gate 16 by attraction. A sensor is installed on the circuit board 20 on the card taking gate 16, which is used to detect whether there is a card in each card storage position in the card box 7.

[0038] In terms of composition, the smart card ejection module described in the present invention includes two major parts: a control circuit and a mechanical motion mechanism. The mechanical motion mechanism must be installed at the rear of the card reader of the ATM. The present invention designs the smart card ejection module as a split structure, that is, the control circuit is separated in the form of a control box, and the remaining mechanical motion mechanism becomes a separate card ejection box body, thereby reducing the volume of the module installed at the rear of the card reader and greatly improving the installation compatibility.

[0039] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention. It should be understood that the description of the above embodiments is only used to help understand the method and core ideas of the present invention, and is not used to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, etc. made within the ideas and principles of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A split-type ATM intelligent card return module with a manual card removal gate, comprising a card return box, characterized in that: It also includes a relatively independent control box body, the card ejection box body and the control box body are connected via a connecting line, the card ejection box body is provided with a card ejection mechanism, and the control box body is provided with a control mainboard; The card ejection box is fixed to the rear of the card reader in the ATM machine through a connecting sheet metal; The card ejection mechanism includes a fixed plate and a card box and a push clip connected thereto. The card box is provided with a plurality of storage slots with different numbers. The card box can move up and down relative to the fixed plate so that the corresponding storage slot faces the rear of the card reader. The push clip can move forward and backward relative to the fixed plate. The fixed plate is provided with a vertical slide rail, the card box is fixed on the vertical slide rail, and the card box can move up and down along the slide rail under the drive of the first motor on the fixed plate, and the first motor is connected to the control main board in the control box body through a connecting line; A first photoelectric sensor for detecting the upper limit of the card box movement and a second photoelectric sensor for detecting the position number of the card box storage slot currently facing the rear of the card reader are also provided on one side of the vertical slide rail of the fixed plate. The first photoelectric sensor and the second sensor are respectively connected to the control main board in the control box body through connecting wires; The fixed plate is provided with a horizontal slide rail, and the pushing clamp is fixed on the horizontal slide rail through a connecting mechanism. The pushing clamp can move forward and backward along the horizontal slide rail under the drive of a second motor on the fixed plate, and the second motor is connected to the control main board in the control box body through a connecting line.

2. A split-type ATM intelligent card return module with a manual card removal gate according to claim 1, characterized in that: A third photoelectric sensor and a fourth photoelectric sensor for detecting the maximum forward and backward movement limit of the push clip are also provided on one side of the horizontal slide rail of the fixed plate, and a fifth photoelectric sensor for detecting whether the current push clip has moved to a position ready to receive a card. The third photoelectric sensor, the fourth sensor and the fifth sensor are respectively connected to the control main board in the control box body through connecting wires.

3. A split-type ATM intelligent card return module with a manual card removal gate according to any one of claims 1-2, characterized in that: An openable card taking gate is provided at the rear of the card box.

4. The split-type ATM intelligent card return module with a manual card removal gate according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The card taking gate is connected to the card box via a rotating shaft with a torque spring, and the torque spring is used to realize the automatic rebound closing of the card taking gate; the card box is also provided with a locking member for locking the card taking gate, and the locking member is a magnet, a buckle or a screw member.

5. The split-type ATM intelligent card return module with a manual card removal gate according to claim 3 is characterized in that: A circuit board is provided inside the card taking gate, and a sensor for detecting whether there is a card in each numbered storage slot in the card box is provided on the circuit board. The circuit board is connected to the control main board in the control box body through a connecting line.

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