A banknote access device

Abstract

The present invention provides a banknote input and output device, which relates to the technical field of deposit equipment, and comprises: a machine body, a gate and a banknote pressing mechanism; the machine body is provided with a banknote input and output port for banknotes on the side facing the user, and a banknote box for placing stacked banknotes when defining a banknote input and output in the machine body, the banknote port is communicated with the banknote box and is formed above the banknote box; the gate is configured on the machine body in an opening and closing manner, and exposes the inside of the banknote box after switching to an open state, and seals the banknote box and the banknote port after switching to a closed state; the banknote pressing mechanism is linked and coordinated with the gate; wherein the banknote pressing mechanism is provided with a paper pressing roller, and the banknote box is correspondingly provided with a paper feeding roller matched with the paper pressing roller; the paper pressing roller moves to a first position away from the paper feeding roller when the gate is in an open state, and moves to a second position close to the paper feeding roller when the gate is in an open state, and forms a paper feeding channel between the two rollers that is conducive to the transmission of the stacked banknotes.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of deposit equipment, and in particular to a banknote input and output equipment. Background Art

[0002] At present, in the ATM machines used in the market, when making deposits, the banknotes are completely free in the banknote hopper, i.e. the banknotes will remain in the same state as they were when they were put in. Especially after depositing a large number of banknotes, when the banknotes are slightly folded, the banknotes may be arched, resulting in failure of banknote suction. Moreover, during the banknote suction process, the forward and reverse rotation of the banknote suction wheel may cause the banknotes to bounce, causing the banknote detection sensor of the banknote hopper to be unable to detect the banknotes, resulting in banknote residues. If the operator is not careful, it is very easy to cause economic losses.

[0003] It should be mentioned that the information disclosed in this background technology section is only intended to increase the understanding of the overall background of the invention, and should not be regarded as acknowledging or suggesting in any form that the information constitutes the prior art already known to a person skilled in the art. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of this, an object of the present invention is to provide a banknote input and output device to solve the above-mentioned problem.

[0005] The present invention adopts the following scheme:

[0006] The present application provides a banknote input and output device, comprising: a machine body, a gate and a banknote pressing mechanism; the machine body is provided with a banknote input and output port for banknotes on a side facing a user, and a banknote box for placing stacked banknotes when banknotes are deposited and withdrawn, the banknote port is communicated with the banknote box and formed above the banknote box; the gate is configured on the machine body in an opening and closing manner, exposing the inside of the banknote box after the gate is switched to an open state, and sealing the banknote box and the banknote port after the gate is switched to a closed state; the banknote pressing mechanism is linked and coordinated with the gate; wherein the banknote pressing mechanism is provided with a paper pressing roller, and the banknote box is correspondingly provided with a paper feeding roller matched with the paper pressing roller; the paper pressing roller moves to a first position away from the paper feeding roller when the gate is in an open state, and moves to a second position close to the paper feeding roller when the gate is in an open state, and forms a paper feeding channel between the two rollers that is conducive to the transmission of stacked banknotes.

[0007] As a further improvement, the banknote pressing mechanism comprises a mounting plate arranged on the machine body, an elastic plate hinged to the mounting plate, and a movable plate hinged to the elastic plate; wherein the paper pressing roller is arranged on the end side of the movable plate.

[0008] As a further improvement, the elastic plate is configured as an arched bending plate structure, and guide wheels for pressing and abutting against the gate are provided on its end face. During the opening and closing process of the gate, the gate is in sliding contact with the guide wheels, and is used to drive the paper pressing roller on the movable plate to switch between a first position and a second position.

[0009] As a further improvement, the mounting plate is embedded in the machine body and located at the inner side end of the cash box. At least a part of the elastic plate is exposed above the cash box, so as to be abutted and linked with the gate through the guide wheels when the gate is in the closed state, thereby driving the movable plate to swing until its paper pressing roller moves to the second position.

[0010] As a further improvement, both ends of the elastic plate are respectively pivotally connected to the mounting plate and the movable plate, and a reset member adapted to provide elastic recovery force after relative rotation is provided at its pivot end, which is used to supply an outward elastic pressing force to the movable plate, so that the paper pressing roller is always in close contact with the banknote after moving to the second position.

[0011] As a further improvement, it further includes a limit stop block; the limit stop block is arranged between the movable plate and the elastic plate, and the limit stop block is limited on both axial sides of any pivot end, so as to limit the height of the movable plate relative to the cash box, corresponding to abutting against the gate after the paper pressing roller is in the first position, and limiting it at a position tangent to the paper feeding roller after the paper pressing roller is in the second position.

[0012] As a further improvement, the paper feeding channel between the paper feeding roller and the paper pressing roller can accommodate banknotes stacked with a thickness exceeding 30 mm. After the paper pressing roller reaches its limit position of pressing the banknote, the movable plate is flush with the bottom of the cash box, so that the paper pressing roller and the paper feeding roller are arranged opposite to each other on both sides of the stacked banknotes.

[0013] As a further improvement, a plurality of the paper pressing rollers are arranged at intervals along the width direction of the movable plate, and two paper pressing rollers are linked into a pair of roller groups through the same rotating shaft horizontally arranged at the end of the movable plate.

[0014] As a further improvement, a plurality of the paper feeding rollers are arranged at intervals along the width direction of the bottom side of the cash box, and a plurality of the paper feeding rollers are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the bottom side, and a banknote storage area and a banknote taking area which are oppositely arranged left and right are demarcated at the cash outlet.

[0015] As a further improvement, an optical path sensor for detecting banknotes is arranged in the cash box; and, the paper pressing roller is arranged at the free end of the movable plate in a freely rotatable manner, and the paper feeding roller is linked with a stepping motor in the machine body to perform forward and reverse rotations correspondingly.

[0016] By adopting the above technical solutions, the present invention can achieve the following technical effects:

[0017] The banknote inlet and outlet device of the present application is linked and cooperated with the gate for opening and closing through the provided banknote pressing mechanism. When the gate is opened, the paper pressing roller is switched away from the banknote cassette as much as possible to minimize the interference with the stored banknotes. After the gate is closed, the paper pressing roller is switched to cooperate with the paper feeding roller to define a paper feeding channel, so as to press and limit the banknotes placed in the banknote cassette and transmit them smoothly. It can effectively solve the problem of uneven transmission of banknotes caused by uneven stacking of banknotes during the process of depositing and withdrawing banknotes, reduce the failure rate of the device, ensure the normal operation of the device, and improve the user experience. Moreover, it can assist in the inlet and outlet of banknotes, neither causing interference during the storage process nor pressing and flattening the banknotes, significantly improving the efficiency of the inlet and outlet of banknotes. In addition, the configuration of the banknote pressing mechanism makes less modification to the overall device. It is combined into the device in a modular manner, making the replacement simple and time-consuming short, reducing the production and use costs, and being easy to popularize and apply to the public. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the embodiments. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of the present invention, so they should not be regarded as limiting the scope. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other related drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0019] Figure 1 It is a sectional view of the banknote inlet and outlet device of the embodiment of the present invention. Among them, the gate is in the closed state, and at this time, the paper pressing roller is at the second position;

[0020] Figure 2 is Figure 1 a schematic structural diagram in which the gate in is in the open state, and among them, the paper pressing roller is at the first position;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a scene application diagram of the banknote inlet and outlet device of the embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 4 It is a schematic structural diagram of the banknote inlet and outlet device of the embodiment of the present invention, in which the gate is in the open state;

[0023] Figure 5 It is a schematic structural diagram of the banknote pressing mechanism of the banknote inlet and outlet device of the embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 6 It is a schematic structural diagram of the banknote pressing mechanism of the banknote inlet and outlet device of the embodiment of the present invention from another perspective;

[0025] Figure 7 It is a schematic structural diagram of the banknote inlet and outlet device of the embodiment of the present invention from other perspectives;

[0026] Figure 8 It is a partially enlarged schematic view of the banknote input / output device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0027] Icons: 1 - body; 2 - gate; 3 - banknote pressing mechanism; 4 - banknote slot; 5 - banknote cassette; 6 - paper pressing roller; 7 - paper feeding roller; 8 - mounting plate; 9 - elastic plate; 10 - movable plate; 11 - guide wheel; 12 - reset member; 13 - limit stop; 14 - optical path sensor. Specific embodiments

[0028] To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are some but not all of the embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts fall within the scope of protection of the present invention. Therefore, the detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention claimed, but merely represents selected embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0029] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc. indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as a limitation of the present invention.

[0030] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0031] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0032] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or may include that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" and "above" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" and "below" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0033] Example

[0034] Combination Figures 1 to 8 The present embodiment provides a banknote input and output device, comprising: a machine body 1, a gate 2 and a banknote pressing mechanism 3. The machine body 1 is provided with a banknote slot 4 for inputting and outputting banknotes on the side facing the user, and a banknote box 5 for placing stacked banknotes when banknotes are deposited and withdrawn in the machine body 1. The banknote slot 4 is connected to the banknote box 5 and is formed above the banknote box 5. The gate 2 is configured on the machine body 1 in an opening and closing manner, exposing the inside of the banknote box 5 when it is switched to an open state, and sealing the banknote box 5 and the banknote slot 4 when it is switched to a closed state. The banknote pressing mechanism 3 cooperates with the gate 2. Among them, the banknote pressing mechanism 3 is provided with a paper pressing roller 6, and the banknote box 5 is correspondingly provided with a paper feeding roller 7 adapted to the paper pressing roller 6. The paper pressing roller 6 moves to a first position away from the paper feeding roller 7 after the gate 2 is in the open state, and moves to a second position close to the paper feeding roller 7 after the gate 2 is in the open state, correspondingly forming a paper feeding channel between the two rollers for facilitating the transmission of stacked banknotes.

[0035] The banknote access device described above is linked and cooperated with the gate 2 for opening and closing through the provided banknote pressing mechanism 3. When the gate 2 is opened, the paper pressing roller 6 is switched to be away from the banknote cassette 5, minimizing the interference to the stored banknotes as much as possible. After the gate 2 is closed, the paper pressing roller 6 is switched to cooperate with the paper feeding roller 7 to define a paper feeding channel, thereby pressing and limiting the banknotes placed in the banknote cassette 5 and smoothly transporting them. This effectively solves the problem of uneven paper currency transmission caused by uneven stacking of banknotes during the deposit and withdrawal process, reduces the failure rate of the device, ensures the normal operation of the device, and improves the user experience.

[0036] Moreover, it can assist in the access of banknotes, without interfering with the storage process and being able to press and flatten the banknotes, significantly improving the efficiency of banknote access. In addition, the configuration of the banknote pressing mechanism 3 causes less modification to the overall device. It is combined into the device in a modular manner, making the replacement simple and time-consuming short, reducing the production and use costs, and being easy to popularize and apply to the public.

[0037] As Figures 4 to 6 shown, in an embodiment, the banknote pressing mechanism 3 includes a mounting plate 8 disposed on the body 1, an elastic plate 9 hingedly movable with the mounting plate 8, and a movable plate 10 hingedly disposed on the elastic plate 9. Among them, the paper pressing roller 6 is disposed on the end side of the movable plate 10. Thus, the paper pressing roller 6 located at the end of the movable plate 10 can follow the elastic plate 9 and the movable plate 10 to move and switch its position between a first position and a second position during the hinged swing relative to their respective adjacent plates to achieve the purpose of pressing the banknotes. Also, the paper pressing roller 6 and the paper feeding roller 7 define the banknotes along the upper and lower sides of the stacked banknotes, thereby canceling the left and right limiting of the banknotes. As a result, the banknote cassette 5 does not need to be equipped with left and right limiting plates to laterally limit the banknotes, and the purpose of pressing the banknotes can be achieved only through the longitudinal limiting pressing operation, greatly reducing the manufacturing cost.

[0038] Specifically, the elastic plate 9 is configured as an arched bent plate structure, and guide wheels 11 for pressing and abutting against the gate 2 are provided on its end face. During the opening and closing process of the gate 2, it is in sliding contact with the guide wheels 11, which is used to drive the paper pressing roller 6 on the movable plate 10 to switch between the first position and the second position. Among them, the mounting plate 8 is embedded in the machine body 1 and is located at the inner end of the cash box 5. At least part of the elastic plate 9 is exposed above the cash box 5, so as to be abutted and linked with the gate 2 through the guide wheels 11 when the gate 2 is in the closed state, thereby driving the movable plate 10 to swing until its paper pressing roller 6 moves to the second position. In this embodiment, at least the elastic plate 9 is configured as a plate body structure with its own elastic restoring force, and the arched bending makes the elastic plate 9 more ductile, so as to be easily pushed by the opening and closing gate 2, and then drive the movable plate 10 to switch positions. Obviously, the gate 2 is specifically arranged on the machine body 1 to open and close horizontally in the transverse direction, corresponding to the cross bar above the cash box 5, so as to press and swing the elastic plate 9 to its required position, and through the guide wheels 11, the gate 2 and the elastic plate 9 are more smoothly in sliding contact with each other in an abutting manner.

[0039] Furthermore, both ends of the elastic plate 9 are pivotally connected to the mounting plate 8 and the movable plate 10 respectively, and a reset member 12 suitable for providing elastic force recovery after relative rotation is provided at its pivot end, which is used to supply an outward elastic pressing force to the movable plate 10, so that the paper pressing roller 6 is always tightly attached to the banknote after moving to the second position. In this embodiment, the various plate bodies arranged in a hinged manner are forced by the pressing of the gate 2 after it is in the closed state, so as to tend to approach the cash box 5 and then implement the mutual cooperation between the rollers. The reset member 12 arranged at the pivot end is preferably a torsion spring, and the torsion spring can provide a restoring force for the elastic plate 9 to swing towards the mounting plate 8 after the pressure is released, so that to a certain extent, the various plate bodies can be stored in their respective initial positions, so as to vacate a larger area for storing banknotes and further reduce the interference to the user when putting in and taking out banknotes. The torsion spring arranged between the movable plate 10 and the elastic plate 9 always provides an outward elastic force for the movable plate 10 to ensure the tight pressing fit of the paper pressing roller 6 at the second position.

[0040] As Figure 7 shown, the banknote pressing mechanism 3 further includes a limit stop 13. The limit stop 13 is arranged between the movable plate 10 and the elastic plate 9, and the limit stop 13 is limited on both axial sides of any pivot end, so as to limit the height of the movable plate 10 relative to the cash box 5, corresponding to abutting against the gate 2 after the paper pressing roller 6 is in the first position, and limiting it at a position tangent to the paper feeding roller 7 after the paper pressing roller 6 is in the second position. Thus, the limit stop 13 limits the swing of the movable plate 10 and the elastic plate 9 in an abutting manner, further ensuring that the pressing roller arranged on the movable plate 10 can be further limited at two different extreme positions required, and its operability is better.

[0041] It should be noted that the paper feeding channel between the paper feeding roller 7 and the paper pressing roller 6 can accommodate stacked banknotes with a thickness exceeding 30 mm. After the paper pressing roller 6 reaches its limit position of pressing the banknotes, the movable plate 10 is flush with the bottom of the banknote cassette 5, so that the paper pressing roller 6 and the paper feeding roller 7 are oppositely arranged on both sides of the stacked banknotes. In addition, when the paper pressing roller 6 arranged at the end of the movable plate 10 is pressed onto the banknotes, it can freely roll and contact the banknotes regardless of the swing position of the movable plate 10.

[0042] In one embodiment, a plurality of paper pressing rollers 6 are arranged at intervals along the width direction of the movable plate 10, and two paper pressing rollers 6 are linked into a pair of roller groups by the same rotating shaft horizontally arranged at the end of the movable plate 10 (as Figure 6 and Figure 7 shown). Among them, a plurality of paper feeding rollers 7 are arranged at intervals along the width direction of the bottom side of the banknote cassette 5, and a plurality of paper feeding rollers 7 are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the bottom side. And a banknote storage area and a banknote taking area are defined at the banknote outlet 4 and are oppositely arranged left and right. In a preferred manner, the two groups of roller groups on the left cooperate with the corresponding paper feeding rollers 7 to press the banknotes during the banknote storage process in the storage area. Correspondingly, the two groups of roller groups on the right cooperate with the corresponding paper feeding rollers 7 to press the banknotes during the banknote taking process in the taking area. Thus, it better meets the various needs of users' operation and use.

[0043] Obviously, an optical path sensor 14 for detecting banknotes is arranged in the banknote cassette 5 (as Figure 8 shown), so as to accurately determine whether there are banknotes stored in the banknote cassette 5, and at the same time facilitate monitoring the normal transmission of banknotes. In addition, the paper pressing roller 6 is arranged at the free end of the movable plate 10 in a freely rotatable manner, and the paper feeding roller 7 is linked with a stepping motor (not shown in the figure) in the machine body 1 to perform forward and reverse rotations correspondingly. Among them, the paper pressing roller 6 provides a rolling press on the banknotes. Without the need to be equipped with an external power source, only the stepping motor located at the bottom of the stacked banknotes is used to perform forward and reverse driving, and the transmission purposes of paper feeding and paper discharging are correspondingly realized.

[0044] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the protection scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. All technical solutions falling within the idea of the present invention belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A banknote handling device, characterized in that, include: The machine body is provided with a bill slot for inputting and outputting banknotes on the side facing the user, and a banknote box for placing stacked banknotes when the banknotes are deposited and withdrawn is defined in the machine body, and the bill slot is connected to the banknote box and formed above the banknote box; The gate is configured on the machine body in an openable and closable manner, exposing the interior of the banknote box when it is switched to an open state, and sealing the banknote box and the banknote opening when it is switched to a closed state; A banknote pressing mechanism, which is linked and coordinated with the gate; The banknote pressing mechanism is provided with a paper pressing roller, a mounting plate arranged on the machine body, an elastic plate hingedly connected to the mounting plate, and a movable plate hingedly arranged on the elastic plate, the paper pressing roller is arranged on the end side of the movable plate, and the banknote box is correspondingly provided with a paper feeding roller adapted to the paper pressing roller; the paper pressing roller moves to a first position away from the paper feeding roller after the gate is in an open state, and moves to a second position close to the paper feeding roller after the gate is in an open state, correspondingly forming a paper feeding channel between the two rollers that is conducive to the transmission of stacked banknotes; The banknote input and output device also includes a limit stop block, which is arranged between the movable plate and the elastic plate, and is limited on both axial sides of any pivot end to limit the height of the movable plate relative to the banknote box, corresponding to the paper pressing roller being in contact with the gate after being in the first position, and limiting the paper pressing roller to a position tangent to the paper feeding roller after being in the second position.

2. The banknote handling device according to claim 1, characterized in that The elastic plate is configured as an arched bent plate structure, and a guide wheel is provided on its end surface for pressing and abutting against the gate. The gate slides with the guide wheel during opening and closing to drive the paper pressing roller on the movable plate to switch between the first position and the second position.

3. The banknote input / output device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The mounting plate is embedded in the machine body and located at the inner end of the banknote box. The elastic plate is at least partially exposed above the banknote box so that when the gate is in a closed state, it can abut and link with the gate through the guide wheel, thereby driving the movable plate to swing until its paper pressing roller moves to the second position.

4. The banknote input / output device according to claim 3, wherein The two ends of the elastic plate are pivotally connected to the mounting plate and the movable plate respectively, and a reset member suitable for providing elastic recovery after relative rotation is provided at the pivotal end, which is used to provide an elastic pressing force outward to the movable plate so that the paper pressing roller is always in close contact with the banknote after it moves to the second position.

5. The banknote handling device according to claim 1, wherein, The paper feeding channel between the paper feeding roller and the paper pressing roller can accommodate stacked banknotes with a thickness exceeding 30 mm, and after the paper pressing roller is at its extreme position of pressing the banknotes, the movable plate is flush with the bottom of the banknote box, so that the paper pressing roller and the paper feeding roller are opposite to each other on both sides of the stacked banknotes.

6. The banknote handling device according to claim 1, characterized in that, A plurality of paper pressing rollers are arranged at intervals along the width direction of the movable plate, and two paper pressing rollers are linked to form a pair of roller groups through the same rotating shaft horizontally arranged at the end of the movable plate.

7. The banknote input / output device according to claim 6, wherein, A plurality of the paper feeding rollers are arranged at intervals along the width direction of the bottom side of the banknote box, and a plurality of the paper feeding rollers are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the bottom side, and a banknote depositing area and a banknote taking area are divided into left and right opposite areas at the banknote opening.

8. The banknote input / output device according to claim 1, wherein, The banknote box is provided with an optical path sensor for detecting banknotes; and The paper pressing roller is arranged at the free end of the movable plate in a freely rotatable manner, and the paper feeding roller is linked with a stepping motor in the machine body to implement forward and reverse rotation correspondingly.

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