Device for independently sealing articles and temporarily storing and forcibly storing articles
By designing a separate, sealed temporary storage device for items in STM equipment, using transparent plastic film for sealing and inkjet coding for identification, the problem of disputes over the responsibility for storing items in STM equipment is solved, realizing the separate storage and inventory confirmation of items, and ensuring the security and transparency of storage and retrieval.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- CLP FINANCIAL EQUIP SERVICES (YANTAI) CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-01-09
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-01
AI Technical Summary
Existing STM equipment cannot effectively handle items that customers describe themselves as requiring storage, making it difficult to distinguish liability disputes and failing to ensure the safe and visible storage of items.
Design a temporary, sealed storage device for individual items. The device uses a transparent plastic film for sealing and is marked with a coding system. Combined with video surveillance, it ensures that items are stored separately and records their retrieval status.
This system enables the separate storage and inventory confirmation of customer items, avoiding liability disputes and ensuring the security and transparency of item storage and retrieval.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of financial service equipment application, specifically relating to a separate sealed temporary storage device for items. Background Technology
[0002] ATM, or Automated Teller Machine, is a small machine set up by banks in various locations. It uses a magnetic stripe on a plastic card the size of a credit card to record the customer's basic account information (usually a bank card), allowing customers to use the machine to perform bank counter services such as withdrawals, deposits, and transfers. Most customers refer to this self-service machine as an automatic teller machine.
[0003] STMs are a subcategory of ATMs, typically featuring more intelligent and functional modules. Due to business expansion, damaged or excessively small denomination banknotes cannot be directly accepted by STMs during transactions. To minimize customer inconvenience, customers can choose to deposit low-value items manually, with tellers later sorting and recording the transactions. Previously, customers described the items themselves, and bank tellers compared the descriptions. Discrepancies often led to disputes and difficulty in assigning responsibility. To ensure that deposited items from multiple customers can be separated, and to guarantee security, visibility, and dispute-free transactions, this individually sealed temporary storage device for these items has been developed. Utility Model Content
[0004] This invention provides a temporary, sealed storage device for individual items, installed inside an STM (Storage and Metering) device. The device features an input window with a gate on the customer's interface. When a customer selects this function, the gate opens, and the customer inserts the item into a guide tube behind the gate. The item slides down the guide tube into a bag formed by a plastic seal, where it is then coded, horizontally sealed, and cut, falling into a cabinet at the bottom of the storage device. When the teller needs to count the items, they open the storage device, remove the individually packaged items from the cabinet, scan and count them under surveillance. The transparent packaging ensures that no items are missed during removal, and the removal process is recorded by the surveillance video.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a sealed temporary storage device for individual items, installed inside an STM (Self-Storing Turbine), the storage device comprising a lower cabinet, inside which a sensor is installed; an upper cabinet is provided above the lower cabinet and connected to the lower cabinet by a hinge; the upper cabinet opens upward around the hinge; a lock is also provided at the rear of the lower and upper cabinets; an insertion window is provided at the front of the upper cabinet, and a gate is provided behind the insertion window; inside the upper cabinet, a guide is provided behind the gate. The guide cylinder is placed in a downward tilted position at its rear end. A sealing module is provided at the lower part of the rear end of the guide cylinder. An inkjet printer, a black mark sensor, a feeding bottom sealing module, and a cutting module are provided at the lower rear end of the guide cylinder. A material shaft is provided on the upper side inside the upper cabinet. A guide wheel is provided at the front end of the material shaft near the gate. A plastic sealing film is installed on the material shaft. The plastic sealing film covers the guide cylinder through the guide wheel and closes on both sides at the rear end of the guide cylinder. It then passes through the sealing module, the black mark module, the feeding bottom sealing module, and the cutting module.
[0006] Preferably, the sealing film is made of a transparent material.
[0007] Preferably, the sealing film is made of a flame-retardant material.
[0008] Preferably, the safety of the lower cabinet and the upper cabinet meets the UL291 standard.
[0009] Preferably, the contact gap between the upper cabinet and the lower cabinet has an anti-pry design.
[0010] Preferably, the upper cabinet is lifted upwards.
[0011] Preferably, the sealing module and the feeding bottom sealing module adopt electric heating instantaneous temperature control technology.
[0012] Preferably, the cutting module uses a zigzag cutter head.
[0013] Preferably, the gate adopts a screw-driven opening and closing structure.
[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:
[0015] 1. Simple structure, easy maintenance, and easy repair;
[0016] 2. Items forcibly stored shall be stored separately by each customer and marked with inkjet codes to eliminate disputes arising from multiple customers storing the same items together, thus preventing the inability to prove the authenticity of individual customer deposits;
[0017] 3. Transparent packaging is used, and the surveillance video can clearly confirm whether there are any residues after the teller counts the items, thus eliminating losses and disputes caused by residues.
[0018] Other features and advantages of this disclosure will become clear from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description
[0019] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments or related technologies of this disclosure, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments or related technologies will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only embodiments of this disclosure. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on the provided drawings without creative effort.
[0020] Figure 1 This is a cross-sectional view of a separately sealed temporary storage device for articles according to this utility model;
[0021] Figure 2 This is a first perspective view of a separately sealed temporary storage device for articles according to the present invention;
[0022] Figure 3 This is a second perspective view of a separately sealed temporary storage device for articles according to the present invention;
[0023] In the diagram: 1. Upper cabinet, 2. Lower cabinet, 3. Hinge, 4. Lock, 5. Feed window, 6. Gate, 7. Guide cylinder, 8. Guide wheel, 9. Material shaft, 10. Plastic sealing film, 11. Sealing module, 12. Black mark sensor, 13. Inkjet printer, 14. Feeding and sealing module, 15. Cutting module, 16. Sensor. Detailed Implementation
[0024] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative and is in no way intended to limit the present utility model or its application or use. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present utility model without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present utility model.
[0025] Unless otherwise specifically stated, the relative arrangement, numerical expressions, and values of the components and steps described in these embodiments do not limit the scope of this invention. It should also be understood that, for ease of description, the dimensions of the various parts shown in the drawings are not drawn to actual scale. Techniques, methods, and devices known to those skilled in the art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, such techniques, methods, and devices should be considered part of the specification. In all examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values should be interpreted as merely exemplary and not as limitations. Therefore, other examples of exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters in the following drawings denote similar items; therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, it need not be further discussed in subsequent drawings.
[0026] For ease of description, spatial relative terms such as "above," "on top of," "on the upper surface of," "above," etc., are used herein to describe the spatial positional relationship of a device or feature as shown in the figures to other devices or features. It should be understood that spatial relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations in use or operation beyond the orientation of the device as described in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures were inverted, a device described as "above" or "on top of" other devices or structures would subsequently be positioned as "below" or "under" other devices or structures. Thus, the exemplary term "above" can include both "above" and "below." The device may also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatial relative descriptions used herein will be interpreted accordingly.
[0027] Please see Figure 1-3 This utility model provides a technical solution:
[0028] A temporary sealed storage device for individual items includes a lower cabinet 2, inside which a sensor 16 is installed; an upper cabinet 1 is located above the lower cabinet 2 and connected by a hinge 3; the upper cabinet 2 can be opened upwards around the hinge 3; a lock 4 is also provided at the rear between the lower cabinet 2 and the upper cabinet 1; an insertion window 5 is provided at the front of the upper cabinet 2, and a gate 6 is provided behind the insertion window 5; inside the upper cabinet 2, a guide cylinder 7 is provided behind the gate 6, and the guide cylinder 7 is placed in a downward tilted position at its rear end. The lower cabinet 1 is equipped with a sealing module 11. A coding device 13, a black mark sensor 12, a feeding and sealing module 14, and a cutting module 15 are located at the lower rear end of the guide cylinder 7. A material shaft 9 is located on the upper side inside the upper cabinet 2. A guide wheel 8 is located at the front end of the material shaft 9 near the gate 6. A plastic sealing film 10 is installed on the material shaft 9. The plastic sealing film 10 covers the guide cylinder 7 via the guide wheel 8 and closes on both sides at the rear end of the guide cylinder 7, passing through the sealing module 11, the black mark module 12, the feeding and sealing module 14, and the cutting module 15. The plastic sealing film 10 is made of transparent and flame-retardant material. The safety of the lower cabinet 2 and the upper cabinet 1 complies with UL291 standards. The contact gap between the upper cabinet 1 and the lower cabinet 2 has an anti-pry design. The sealing module 11 and the feeding and sealing module 14 use electric heating instant temperature control technology. The cutting module 15 uses a zigzag cutter head. The gate 6 uses a screw-driven opening and closing structure.
[0029] Working principle: The plastic wrap 10 is a consumable. The entire roll of plastic wrap 10 is installed on the material shaft 9 and covers the guide cylinder 7 via the guide wheel 8. At the tail end of the guide cylinder 7, the two sides of the plastic wrap 10 overlap and wrap around the tail end of the guide cylinder 7. After the two sides of the plastic wrap 10 are sealed by the sealing module 11, it becomes cylindrical. The sealed plastic wrap 10 passes through the feeding and bottom sealing module 14. After being detected and controlled by the black mark sensor 12, the feeding and bottom sealing module 14 seals the bottom of the plastic wrap 10 to form a pocket. When the customer needs to store the item, the gate 6 inside the upper cabinet 1 opens, exposing the guide cylinder 7 located behind the input window 5. After the customer inserts the item, the gate 6 closes, and the item flows smoothly... The guide tube 7 falls into the bag formed by the sealing film 10 and continues to feed. The sealing module 11 continues to seal, and the inkjet printer 13 sprays customer transaction information on the bag. When the black mark sensor 12 detects the next black mark position, it controls the feeding bottom sealing module 14 to seal once, sealing the bag containing the customer's items. Then, it controls the sealing to move to the cutting module 15, which cuts the bag from the seal. The bag containing the customer's items is completely sealed and falls into the lower cabinet 2. The sealing film 10 device stops feeding and waits for the next storage command and action. When the sensor 16 in the lower cabinet 2 detects that the storage device is full, it controls the storage device to stop working.
[0030] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A sealed temporary storage device for an article, characterized in that: The storage device includes a lower cabinet (2), inside which a sensor (16) is installed; an upper cabinet (1) is provided on the upper part of the lower cabinet (2), and is connected to the lower cabinet (2) by a hinge (3); the upper cabinet (1) opens upward around the hinge (3); a lock (4) is also provided at the rear between the lower cabinet (2) and the upper cabinet (1); an input window (5) is provided at the front end of the upper cabinet (1), and a gate (6) is provided behind the input window (5); inside the upper cabinet (1), a guide cylinder (7) is provided at the rear end of the gate (6), the guide cylinder (7) is placed in a downward tilted posture at the rear end, and the lower end of the guide cylinder (7) is provided with There is a sealing module (11). The lower rear end of the guide cylinder (7) is equipped with an inkjet printer (13), a black mark sensor (12), a feeding bottom sealing module (14), and a cutting module (15). The upper cabinet (1) is equipped with a material shaft (9) on the upper side. The front end of the material shaft (9) is equipped with a guide wheel (8) near the gate (6). A plastic sealing film (10) is installed on the material shaft (9). The plastic sealing film (10) covers the guide cylinder (7) through the guide wheel (8) and closes on both sides at the rear end of the guide cylinder (7). It passes through the sealing module (11), the black mark sensor (12), the feeding bottom sealing module (14), and the cutting module (15).
2. The temporary sealed storage device for articles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plastic sealant (10) is made of a transparent material.
3. The temporary sealed storage device for articles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plastic sealant (10) is made of flame-retardant material.
4. The temporary sealed storage device for articles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The safety of the lower cabinet (2) and the upper cabinet (1) complies with the UL291 standard.
5. The temporary sealed storage device for articles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The contact gap between the upper cabinet (1) and the lower cabinet (2) has an anti-pry design.
6. The temporary sealed storage device for articles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sealing module (11) and the bottom sealing module (14) adopt electric heating instant temperature control technology.
7. The temporary sealed storage device for articles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cutting module (15) uses a zigzag cutter head.
8. The temporary sealed storage device for articles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The gate (6) adopts a screw-driven opening and closing structure.