Ransit cassette attachment and detachment structure of automated teller machine

Abstract

One embodiment provides a transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of an automated teller machine, the transit cassette attachment and detachment structure including: a transit cassette in which banknotes are stored for replenishment or settlement of banknotes; a temporary storage part storing the transit cassette for the transit cassette to enter and exit in an up-down direction; a power transmission part transmitting power for storing banknotes in the transit cassette attached to the temporary storage part or separating banknotes from the transit cassette; and a clutch part moving the power transmission part connected to the transit cassette to an outer side of an entry / exit path of the transit cassette in the up-down direction to prevent interference between the transit cassette and the power transmission part when the transit cassette is attached to and detached from the temporary storage part.

Description

BACKGROUND1. Field of the Invention

[0001] The present invention relates to a transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of an automated teller machine, and more particularly, to a transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of an automated teller machine that is capable of shortening replenishment / settlement time by attaching or detaching a transit cassette to or from a position of a temporary storage part at the time of replenishment or settlement of banknotes inside a safe and that is capable of preventing interference at the time of withdrawal of a transit cassette in utilizing the existing recycle cassette as the transit cassette.2. Discussion of Related Art

[0002] Transit cassettes are typically used for a task of replenishing banknotes in a safe inside an automated teller machine or a task of settlement for verifying the number of banknotes stored in the safe.

[0003] Conventionally, a transit cassette is attached to and detached from a front side of an automated teller machine to allow the task of replenishment or settlement of banknotes to be performed inside the safe without opening the safe.

[0004] When banknotes are replenished, banknotes withdrawn from a transit cassette pass through an identification part and are temporarily stored in a temporary storage part, and banknotes determined as normal banknotes by the identification part are ejected from the temporary storage part, pass through the identification part again, and are conveyed to and stored in a recycle cassette. In this way, conventionally, since the banknotes pass through the identification part two times at the time of replenishing the banknotes, there is a problem that a large amount of time is required for replenishment / settlement of banknotes due to a long conveyance path.

[0005] When a transit cassette is provided at the position of the temporary storage part to address the above problem, after the banknotes are ejected from the transit cassette and pass through the identification part one time, the banknotes determined as normal banknotes can be immediately conveyed to and stored in the recycle cassette, and thus there is an advantage that the time taken for replenishment of banknotes can be shortened due to a short conveyance path.

[0006] In addition, if the existing recycle cassette can be utilized as a transit cassette, since there is no need to separately provide a transit cassette, the task of replenishing banknotes can be performed by utilizing the recycle cassette provided inside the automated teller machine.

[0007] However, when the existing recycle cassette is utilized as a transit cassette and attached to and detached from the position of the temporary storage part, the transit cassette can only be attached and detached upward from the temporary storage part because a task space at the rear of an upper unit (BMU) of the automated teller machine is limited in a state in which the upper unit is withdrawn to the front, but there is a problem that the transit cassette cannot be withdrawn upward due to interference between a push plate gear pulley and a push plate release pin provided on both sides of the temporary storage part at the time of withdrawal of the transit cassette upward.

[0008] The related art of a cassette attachment structure of an automated teller machine is disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-2144393.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0009] The present invention is directed to providing a transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of an automated teller machine that is capable of shortening the time taken for replenishment / settlement of banknotes by attaching or detaching a transit cassette to or from a position of a temporary storage part at the time of replenishment or settlement of banknotes inside a safe and that is capable of preventing interference with a peripheral device at the time of withdrawal of a transit cassette in utilizing the existing recycle cassette as the transit cassette.

[0010] According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of an automated teller machine, the transit cassette attachment and detachment structure comprising: a transit cassette in which banknotes are stored for replenishment or settlement of banknotes; a temporary storage part storing the transit cassette for the transit cassette to enter and exit in an up-down direction; a power transmission part transmitting power for storing banknotes in the transit cassette attached to the temporary storage part or separating banknotes from the transit cassette; and a clutch part moving the power transmission part connected to the transit cassette to an outer side of an entry / exit path of the transit cassette in the up-down direction to prevent interference between the transit cassette and the power transmission part when the transit cassette is attached to and detached from the temporary storage part.

[0011] When the transit cassette is attached to the temporary storage part, the transit cassette is moved downward from a rear portion of the temporary storage part, stored inside the temporary storage part, moved to a front portion of the temporary storage part, and attached to the temporary storage part; and when the transit cassette is detached from the temporary storage part, the transit cassette is moved from the front portion to the rear portion, withdrawn upward, and detached from the temporary storage part.

[0012] When the transit cassette is located at the rear portion of the temporary storage part, the clutch part operates to move the power transmission part connected to the transit cassette to the outer side of the entry / exit path of the transit cassette in the up-down direction, and when the transit cassette moves to the front portion of the temporary storage part, the clutch part operates to move the power transmission part connected to the transit cassette toward the transit cassette and allow power to be transmitted thereto.

[0013] A separation driving gear transmitting power for separating banknotes and a push plate driving gear transmitting power for back-and-forth driving of a push plate provided inside the transit cassette are provided on one side surface of the transit cassette when the transit cassette 100 moves forward; and the power transmission part includes a separation part power transmission part connected to the separation driving gear when the transit cassette moves forward and a push plate power transmission part connected to the push plate driving gear.

[0014] The clutch part includes: a slider that supports the transit cassette stored in the temporary storage part and moves back and forth together with the transit cassette; a rack gear that moves back and forth integrally with the slider; a pinion gear that is gear-coupled to the rack gear and rotates in conjunction with the back and forth movement of the rack gear; a first bracket that is gear-coupled to the pinion gear and reciprocates in a lateral direction along a direction of rotation of the pinion gear; and a first plate that is coupled to the first bracket, is provided on an outer side of one side surface of the temporary storage part, and has the power transmission part, which is connected to the transit cassette, attached thereto.

[0015] When the transit cassette stored in the temporary storage part moves forward, the clutch part operates so that the slider and the rack gear move forward, the pinion gear rotates in one direction in conjunction with the forward movement of the rack gear, the first bracket and the first plate move toward the one side surface of the transit cassette, and the transit cassette and the power transmission part are connected to each other; and when the transit cassette stored in the temporary storage part moves rearward, the clutch part operates so that the slider and the rack gear move rearward, the pinion gear rotates in the opposite direction in conjunction with the rearward movement of the rack gear, the first bracket and the first plate move away from the one side surface of the transit cassette, and the transit cassette and the power transmission part are separated from each other.

[0016] A first elastic member that applies an elastic force in a direction in which the first plate is spaced apart from the one side surface of the temporary storage part is connected to the first bracket.

[0017] Further comprising a push plate release pin that unlocks the push plate provided on the transit cassette to enable the push plate to move back and forth when the transit cassette is attached to the temporary storage part, wherein a push plate release pin guide part that guides movement of the push plate release pin and a push plate locking part that locks or unlocks the push plate by being lifted or lowered according to a lifting / lowering position of the push plate release pin moving along the push plate release pin guide part are provided on the transit cassette, and when the transit cassette is attached to and detached from the temporary storage part, the clutch part moves the push plate release pin to an outer side of an entry / exit path of the push plate release pin guide part in the up-down direction to prevent interference between the push plate release pin and the push plate release pin guide part.

[0018] The clutch part operates to move the push plate release pin to the outer side of the entry / exit path of the push plate release pin guide part in the up-down direction when the transit cassette is located at the rear portion of the temporary storage part, and the clutch part moves the push plate release pin toward the transit cassette so that the push plate release pin is connected to the push plate release pin guide part when the transit cassette moves to the front portion of the temporary storage part.

[0019] The clutch part includes: a slider that supports the transit cassette stored in the temporary storage part and moves back and forth together with the transit cassette; a rack gear that moves back and forth integrally with the slider; a pinion gear that is gear-coupled to the rack gear and rotates in conjunction with the back and forth movement of the rack gear; a second bracket that is gear-coupled to the pinion gear and reciprocates in a lateral direction along a direction of rotation of the pinion gear; and a second plate that is coupled to the second bracket, is provided on an outer side of the other side surface of the temporary storage part, and has the push plate release pin attached thereto.

[0020] When the transit cassette stored in the temporary storage part moves forward, the clutch part operates so that the slider and the rack gear move forward, the pinion gear rotates in one direction in conjunction with the forward movement of the rack gear, the second bracket and the second plate move toward the other side surface of the transit cassette, and the push plate release pin and the push plate release pin guide part are connected to each other; and when the transit cassette stored in the temporary storage part moves rearward, the clutch part operates so that the slider and the rack gear move rearward, the pinion gear rotates in the opposite direction in conjunction with the rearward movement of the rack gear, the second bracket and the second plate move away from the other side surface of the transit cassette, and the push plate release pin and the push plate release pin guide part are separated from each other.

[0021] A second elastic member that applies an elastic force in a direction in which the second plate is spaced apart from the other side surface of the temporary storage part is connected to the second bracket.

[0022] Further comprising a stopper that is gear-coupled to the pinion gear to stop rotation of the pinion gear when the transit cassette is moved forward inside the temporary storage part and attached and that is released from the pinion gear when the transit cassette is moved rearward inside the temporary storage part and separated.

[0023] Further comprising a locking part that is provided on a bottom surface at the rear portion of the temporary storage part, and protrudes upward to be caught at a lower portion of a rear surface of the transit cassette and maintain and lock a state in which the transit cassette is attached when the transit cassette stored in the temporary storage part moves forward.

[0024] The locking part includes a locking rod that is provided to be able to reciprocate in the lateral direction at the rear portion of the temporary storage part, a locking gear that is gear-coupled to a gear part formed on the locking rod and rotates in conjunction with the lateral movement of the locking rod, a locking body that is gear-coupled to the locking gear and is lifted and lowered in conjunction with the rotation of the locking gear, and an elastic member that applies an upward elastic force to the locking body.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art by describing exemplary embodiments thereof in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an automated teller machine to which the present invention is applied; FIG. 2 is a view showing a process of attaching a transit cassette to a temporary storage part to which the present invention is applied; FIGS. 3 and 4 are perspective views of the transit cassette to which the present invention is applied in different directions; FIG. 5 is a front view of the transit cassette; FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a state in which the transit cassette is inserted into a main body rear part of the temporary storage part; FIG. 7 is a plan view of FIG. 6; FIG. 8 is a one-side view of FIG. 6; FIG. 9 is a see-through view of FIG. 8; FIG. 10 is an other-side view of FIG. 6; FIG. 11 is a see-through view of FIG. 10; FIG. 12 is a plan view of a clutch part provided on a bottom surface of the temporary storage part in the state of FIG. 6; FIG. 13 is a see-through view of FIG. 12; FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a state in which the transit cassette is moved forward to a main body front part of the temporary storage part and attached; FIG. 15 is a plan view of FIG. 14; FIG. 16 is a one-side view of FIG. 14; FIG. 17 is a see-through view of FIG. 16; FIG. 18 is an other-side view of FIG. 14; FIG. 19 is a see-through view of FIG. 18; FIG. 20 is a plan view of a clutch part provided on a bottom surface of the temporary storage part in the state of FIG. 14; FIG. 21 is a see-through view of FIG. 20; and FIG. 22 shows a perspective view and a rear view of a lock part provided on the bottom surface of the temporary storage part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

[0026] Hereinafter, configurations and effects relating to exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0027] Referring to FIG. 1, in one embodiment of an automated teller machine 1 applied to the present invention, an upper unit 1a and a lower unit 1b are vertically stacked, and the upper unit 1a is configured to be able to slide forward. A deposit / withdrawal part 10, an identification part 20, a temporary storage part 30, and a rejected banknote storage part 40 are provided in the upper unit 1a, and a banknote storage part 50 having a plurality of recycle cassettes RC is provided in the lower unit 1b.

[0028] A transit cassette 100 in which banknotes are stored at the time of replenishment or settlement of banknotes is provided to be attachable to and detachable from the temporary storage part 30. The recycle cassette RC provided in the banknote storage part 50 is used as it is as the transit cassette 100 without a structural change.

[0029] In this case, at the time of replenishment of banknotes, whether banknotes stored in the transit cassette 100 located on the temporary storage part 30 are normal is determined while the banknotes pass through the identification part 20, the banknotes determined as normal banknotes are conveyed to and stored in the banknote storage part 50, and the banknotes determined as abnormal banknotes are conveyed to and stored in the rejected banknote storage part 40.

[0030] At the time of settlement of banknotes, banknotes stored in a specific recycle cassette of the banknote storage part 50 are counted and whether the banknotes are normal is determined while the banknotes pass through the identification part 20 after being released, the banknotes determined as normal banknotes are conveyed to and temporarily stored in the temporary storage part 30, and the banknotes determined as abnormal banknotes are conveyed to and stored in the rejected banknote storage part 40. The banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary storage part 30 are recovered to the banknote storage part 50 after being released and passing through the identification part 20.

[0031] In this way, when the transit cassette 100 is provided at the position of the temporary storage part 30, as compared to when a transit cassette is separately provided outside the automated teller machine 1, the time taken for replenishment / settlement of banknotes can be shortened due to a shortened conveyance path of banknotes, and convenience of the task of replenishment / settlement of banknotes can be improved by utilizing the recycle cassette provided in the banknote storage part 50 as the transit cassette 100.

[0032] In the present embodiment, the transit cassette 100 has a structure that is attached and detached by entering and exiting through an opening formed in an upper portion of the temporary storage part 30.

[0033] Referring to (a), (b), and (c) of FIG. 2, when the transit cassette 100 is attached to the temporary storage part 30, the transit cassette 100 is moved downward from a rear portion of the temporary storage part 30, stored inside the temporary storage part 30, moved to a front portion of the temporary storage part 30, and attached to the temporary storage part 30.

[0034] Conversely, when the transit cassette 100 is detached from the temporary storage part 30, the transit cassette 100 is moved from the front portion to the rear portion, withdrawn upward, and detached from the temporary storage part 30.

[0035] However, when the recycle cassette provided in the banknote storage part 50 is utilized as the transit cassette 100 and attached to and detached from the position of the temporary storage part 30, since a rear task space is limited after the upper unit 1a is withdrawn to the front, there is a problem that, when the transit cassette 100 is withdrawn upward, the transit cassette 100 is not able to enter and exit the temporary storage part 30 in the up-down direction due to interference with a driving gear pulley 411, a push plate gear pulley 412, and a push plate release pin 421 for locking / unlocking a push plate provided inside the transit cassette 100, which are some components of a power transmission part 300 which will be described below.

[0036] The present invention provides a transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of an automated teller machine that allows the transit cassette 100 to smoothly enter and exit the temporary storage part 30 in the up-down direction without interference.

[0037] The transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of an automated teller machine of the present invention includes the transit cassette 100 in which banknotes are stored for replenishment or settlement of banknotes, the temporary storage part 30 storing the transit cassette 100 for the transit cassette 100 to enter and exit in the up-down direction, the power transmission part 300 transmitting power for storing banknotes in the transit cassette 100 attached to the temporary storage part 30 or separating banknotes from the transit cassette 100, and a clutch part 400 moving the power transmission part 300 connected to the transit cassette 100 to an outer side of an entry / exit path of the transit cassette 100 in the up-down direction to prevent interference between the transit cassette 100 and the power transmission part 300 when the transit cassette 100 is attached to and detached from the temporary storage part 30.

[0038] Referring to FIGS. 3 to 5, the transit cassette 100 may include a main body 100a in which banknotes are stored and a cover 100b opening and closing an upper portion of the main body 100a.

[0039] A separation driving gear 111 transmitting power for separating banknotes and a push plate driving gear 112 transmitting power for back-and-forth driving of the push plate provided inside the transit cassette 100 are provided on one side surface 110 of the transit cassette 100.

[0040] A push plate release pin guide part 121 and a push plate locking part 122 are provided on the other side surface 120 of the transit cassette 100.

[0041] The push plate release pin guide part 121 is a component for guiding sliding of the push plate release pin 421 (see FIGS. 10 and 11) and includes a first guide rib 121a and a second guide rib 121b that are vertically spaced apart and formed to protrude side-by-side in the horizontal direction and a guide rail 121c formed in a space between the first guide rib 121a and the second guide rib 121b.

[0042] The push plate locking part 122 is a component for limiting movement of the push plate (not illustrated) for supporting stored banknotes that is provided to be movable back and forth inside the transit cassette 100, and serves to unlock the push plate for the push plate to be able to move back and forth in a state in which the transit cassette 100 is moved to the front of the temporary storage part 30 and attached and lock the push plate for the push plate to be fixed without moving back and forth in a state in which the transit cassette 100 is moved to the rear of the temporary storage part 30 and separated.

[0043] The push plate locking part 122 is formed of a structure including a lifting / lowering member 122a provided to be liftable / lowerable and locked to or unlocked from the push plate, a third guide rib 122b and a fourth guide rib 122c that are vertically spaced apart and formed to protrude side-by-side to be bent upward on one side surface of the lifting / lowering member 122a, and a locking position 122d formed on an uppermost portion of a space between the third guide rib 122b and the fourth guide rib 122c.

[0044] When the transit cassette 100 is moved forward inside the temporary storage part 30 and attached, the push plate release pin 421 moves along the guide rail 121c of the push plate release pin guide part 121, and when the push plate release pin 421 reaches the locking position 122d of the push plate locking part 122, due to the push plate release pin 421, the lifting / lowering member 122a is pressed downward, moves downward, and locks the push plate.

[0045] Conversely, when the transit cassette 100 is moved rearward inside the temporary storage part 30 and separated, the push plate release pin 421 moves from the locking position 122d toward the guide rail 121c, and due to the push plate release pin 421, the lifting / lowering member 122a moves upward to its original position and unlocks the push plate.

[0046] A connector 131 for transmitting power and signals to the transit cassette 100 is provided on a front surface 130 of the transit cassette 100, and when the transit cassette 100 is moved forward inside the temporary storage part 30 and attached, the connector 131 may be connected to a connector connecting part that is present on a front surface of the temporary storage part 30.

[0047] Hereinafter, configurations and effects when the transit cassette 100 is in a separated state in which the transit cassette 100 is located at the rear portion inside the temporary storage part 30 as illustrated in FIGS. 6 to 13 and when the transit cassette 100 is in an attached state in which the transit cassette 100 is located at the front portion inside the temporary storage part 30 as illustrated in FIGS. 14 to 21 will be described.

[0048] A main body 200 of the temporary storage part 30 is formed in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped frame and has one side surface 210, another side surface 220, a front surface portion 230, a rear surface 240, and a bottom surface 250 formed to be blocked and an upper portion formed to be open to allow the transit cassette 100 to enter and exit in the up-down direction.

[0049] A through-hole 211 (see FIG. 6) through which the push plate gear pulley 412 passes in the left-right direction is formed in the one side surface 210 of the main body 200 of the temporary storage part, and a through-hole 221 (see FIG. 10) through which the push plate release pin 421 passes in the left-right direction is formed in the other side surface 220. An elastic member 231 that applies a rearward elastic force to the front surface 130 of the transit cassette 100 to allow the transit cassette 100 to be easily separated may be provided on an inner side surface of the front surface portion 230 of the main body 200 of the temporary storage part.

[0050] The power transmission part 300 transmitting power for separating banknotes from the transit cassette 100 attached to the temporary storage part 30 is provided on the front surface portion 230 of the temporary storage part 30. The power transmission part 300 may include a separation part power transmission part 310 connected to the separation driving gear 111 when the transit cassette 100 moves forward and a push plate power transmission part 320 connected to the push plate driving gear 112.

[0051] The separation part power transmission part 310 may include a first motor 311, a first motor gear 312, and first to fourth connection gears 313, 314, 315, and 316 that are sequentially gear-coupled.

[0052] When the transit cassette 100 is moved forward inside the temporary storage part 30 and attached, the separation driving gear 111 and the fourth connection gear 316 are gear-coupled, and power is transmitted to the separation driving gear 111 through the separation part power transmission part 310.

[0053] The push plate power transmission part 320 may include a second motor 321 and a second motor gear 322.

[0054] A first plate 410 is provided on an outer side of the one side surface 210 of the main body 200 of the temporary storage part. The first plate 410 may reciprocate in the left-right direction due to an effect of the clutch part 400 that is interlocked with the back and forth movement of the transit cassette 100.

[0055] A driving gear pulley shaft 411a of the driving gear pulley 411 gear-coupled to the second motor gear 322 and a push plate gear pulley shaft 412a of the push plate gear pulley 412 gear-coupled to the push plate driving gear 112 when the transit cassette 100 moves forward are coupled to the first plate 410, and the driving gear pulley 411 and the push plate gear pulley 412 are connected by a belt 413. The push plate power transmission part 320 includes the driving gear pulley 411, the push plate gear pulley 412, and the belt 413.

[0056] A pair of first plate movement guides 414 and 415 having a length in the left-right direction may be provided on both sides of the first plate 410 and may guide the first plate 410 to stably move in the left-right direction.

[0057] A second plate 420 is provided on an outer side of the other side surface 220 of the main body 200 of the temporary storage part. The second plate 420 may reciprocate in the left-right direction due to an effect of the clutch part 400 that is interlocked with the back and forth movement of the transit cassette 100.

[0058] The push plate release pin 421 is coupled to the second plate 420.

[0059] Referring to FIGS. 12 and 13, when the transit cassette 100 is located at the rear portion of the temporary storage part 30, the clutch part 400 operates to move the power transmission part 300 (411, 412, and 413) connected to the transit cassette 100 to an outer side of the entry / exit path of the transit cassette 100 in the up-down direction, and when the transit cassette 100 moves to the front portion of the temporary storage part 30, the clutch part 400 operates to move the power transmission part 300 (411, 412, and 413) connected to the transit cassette 100 toward the transit cassette 100 and allow power to be transmitted thereto.

[0060] In addition, when the transit cassette 100 is located at the rear portion of the temporary storage part 30, the clutch part 400 operates to move the push plate release pin 421 to an outer side of an entry / exit path of the push plate release pin guide part 121 in the up-down direction, and when the transit cassette 100 moves to the front portion of the temporary storage part 30, the clutch part 400 operates to move the push plate release pin 421 toward the transit cassette 100 so that the push plate release pin 421 is connected to the push plate release pin guide part 121.

[0061] In addition, when the transit cassette 100 is attached to and detached from the temporary storage part 30, the clutch part 400 operates to move the push plate release pin 421 to the outer side of the entry / exit path of the push plate release pin guide part 121 in the up-down direction to prevent interference between the push plate release pin 421 and the push plate release pin guide part 121.

[0062] The clutch part 400 includes a slider 450 that supports the transit cassette 100 stored in the temporary storage part 30 and moves back and forth together with the transit cassette 100, a rack gear 460 that moves back and forth integrally with the slider 450, a pinion gear 470 that is gear-coupled to a gear part 461 of the rack gear 460 and rotates in conjunction with the back and forth movement of the rack gear 460, a first bracket 430 that has a gear part 431 gear-coupled to one side portion of the pinion gear 470 and reciprocates in a lateral direction along a direction of rotation of the pinion gear 470, and the first plate 410 that is coupled to the first bracket 430, is provided on the outer side of the one side surface of the temporary storage part 30, and has the power transmission part 300, which is connected to the transit cassette 100, attached thereto.

[0063] A first elastic member 435 that applies an elastic force in a direction in which the first plate 410 is spaced apart from the one side surface 210 of the temporary storage part 30 is connected to the first bracket 430.

[0064] In addition, the clutch part 400 includes a second bracket 440 that has a gear part 441 gear-coupled to the other side portion of the pinion gear 470 and reciprocates in the lateral direction along the direction of rotation of the pinion gear 470, and the second plate 420 that is coupled to the second bracket 440, provided on the outer side of the other side surface of the temporary storage part 30, and has the push plate release pin 421 attached thereto.

[0065] A second elastic member 445 that applies an elastic force in a direction in which the second plate 420 is spaced apart from the other side surface 220 of the temporary storage part 30 is connected to the second bracket 440.

[0066] Guide holes 452, 453, and 454 each formed in the shape of a slot having a length in the front-rear direction are formed at positions spaced at predetermined intervals in the slider 450, and guide protrusions 491a, 491b, and 491c are each provided on an inner side of one of the guide holes 452, 453, and 454 to guide movement of the slider 450 in the front-rear direction.

[0067] Guide holes 432, 433, and 434 each formed in the shape of a slot having a length in the left-right direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction are formed in the first bracket 430, and guide protrusions 492a, 492b, and 492c are each provided on an inner side of one of the guide holes 432, 433, and 434 to guide movement of the first bracket 430 in the left-right direction.

[0068] Guide holes 442, 443, and 444 each formed in the shape of a slot having a length in the left-right direction are formed in the second bracket 440, and guide protrusions 493a, 493b, and 493c are each provided on an inner side of one of the guide holes 442, 443, and 444 to guide movement of the second bracket 440 in the left-right direction.

[0069] Referring to FIGS. 12 and 13, when the transit cassette 100 stored in the temporary storage part 30 moves rearward, the clutch part 400 operates so that the slider 450 and the rack gear 460 move rearward, the pinion gear 470 rotates in the opposite direction in conjunction with the rearward movement of the rack gear 460, the first bracket 430 and the first plate 410 move away from one side surface of the transit cassette 100, and the transit cassette 100 and the power transmission part 300 (411, 412, and 413) are spaced apart and separated from each other.

[0070] In addition, when the transit cassette 100 stored in the temporary storage part 30 moves rearward, the clutch part 400 operates so that the slider 450 and the rack gear 460 move rearward, the pinion gear 470 rotates in the opposite direction in conjunction with the rearward movement of the rack gear 460, the second bracket 440 and the second plate 420 move away from the other side surface of the transit cassette 100, and the push plate release pin 421 and the push plate release pin guide part 121 are separated from each other.

[0071] Referring to FIGS. 20 and 21, when the transit cassette 100 stored in the temporary storage part 30 moves forward, the clutch part 400 operates so that the slider 450 and the rack gear 460 move forward, the pinion gear 470 rotates in one direction in conjunction with the forward movement of the rack gear 460, the first bracket 430 and the first plate 410 move toward the one side surface of the transit cassette 100, and the transit cassette 100 and the power transmission part 300 (411, 412, and 413) are connected to each other.

[0072] In addition, when the transit cassette 100 stored in the temporary storage part 30 moves forward, the clutch part 400 operates so that the slider 450 and the rack gear 460 move forward, the pinion gear 470 rotates in the one direction in conjunction with the forward movement of the rack gear 460, the second bracket 440 and the second plate 420 move toward the other side surface of the transit cassette 100, and the push plate release pin 421 and the push plate release pin guide part 121 are connected to each other.

[0073] Meanwhile, referring to FIGS. 13 and 21, the transit cassette attachment and detachment structure may further include a stopper 480 that is gear-coupled to the pinion gear 470 to stop rotation of the pinion gear 470 when the transit cassette 100 is moved forward inside the temporary storage part 30 and attached and that is released from the pinion gear 470 when the transit cassette 100 is moved rearward inside the temporary storage part 30 and separated.

[0074] A gear part 481 gear-coupled to the pinion gear 470 and a stopper guide hole 482 into which a guide protrusion 451 coupled to the slider 450 is inserted are formed at the stopper 480. The stopper guide hole 482 includes a first linear section 482a having a length in the front-rear direction, an inclined section 482b formed to be inclined outward from a front end of the first linear section 482a, and a second linear section 482c having a length in the front-rear direction from a front end of the inclined section 482b.

[0075] In addition, the guide holes 432, 433, and 434 each formed in the shape of a slot having a length in the left-right direction are formed in a front portion and a rear portion of the stopper 480, and the guide protrusions 492a, 492b, and 492c are each provided on an inner side of one of the guide holes 432, 433, and 434 to guide movement of the first bracket 430 in the left-right direction.

[0076] As illustrated in FIG. 13, when the transit cassette 100 and the slider 450 move rearward, the guide protrusion 451 is located in the first linear section 482a, and the stopper 480 moves in a direction in which the stopper 480 is released from the pinion gear 470, thereby causing the pinion gear 470 to reach a rotatable state.

[0077] As illustrated in FIG. 21, when the transit cassette 100 and the slider 450 move rearward, the guide protrusion 451 is located in the second linear section 482c, and the stopper 480 moves in a direction in which the stopper 480 is gear-coupled to the pinion gear 470, thereby causing the pinion gear 470 to reach a fixed state without rotating.

[0078] Meanwhile, referring to FIGS. 15 and 22, the transit cassette attachment and detachment structure may further include a locking part 500 that is provided on the bottom surface 250 at the rear portion of the temporary storage part 30, and protrudes upward to be caught at a lower portion of a rear surface 140 of the transit cassette 100 and maintain and lock a state in which the transit cassette 100 is attached when the transit cassette 100 stored in the temporary storage part 30 moves forward.

[0079] The locking part 500 may include a locking rod 510 that is provided to be able to reciprocate in the lateral direction at the rear portion of the temporary storage part 30, a locking gear 530 that is gear-coupled to a gear part 512 formed on the locking rod 510 and rotates in conjunction with the lateral movement of the locking rod 510, a locking body 540 that has a gear part 541 gear-coupled to the locking gear 530 and is lifted and lowered in conjunction with the rotation of the locking gear 530, and an elastic member 550 that applies an upward elastic force to the locking body 540.

[0080] Guide holes 513 and 514 each formed in the shape of a slot having a length in the left-right direction are formed in the locking rod 510, and guide protrusions 521 and 522 are each provided on an inner side of one of the guide holes 513 and 514 to guide movement of the locking rod 510 in the left-right direction.

[0081] As described above, according to the transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of an automated teller machine of the present invention, the transit cassette 100 can be smoothly attached to and detached from the position of the temporary storage part 30 without interference with a peripheral device even when a space at a rear surface of the upper unit 1a is narrow in a state in which the upper unit 1a is moved forward.

[0082] A transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of an automated teller machine according to the present invention allows a transit cassette to be smoothly attached to and detached from the position of a temporary storage part without interference with a peripheral device even when a space at a rear surface of an upper unit is narrow in a state in which the upper unit is moved forward.

[0083] The present invention has been described in detail above using exemplary embodiments thereof, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, various modifications are possible within the scope of the claims and the scope of the detailed description and the accompanying drawings of the invention, and such modifications also belong to the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of an automated teller machine, the transit cassette attachment and detachment structure comprising: a transit cassette in which banknotes are stored for replenishment or settlement of banknotes; a temporary storage part storing the transit cassette for the transit cassette to enter and exit in an up-down direction; a power transmission part transmitting power for storing banknotes in the transit cassette attached to the temporary storage part or separating banknotes from the transit cassette; and a clutch part moving the power transmission part connected to the transit cassette to an outer side of an entry / exit path of the transit cassette in the up-down direction to prevent interference between the transit cassette and the power transmission part when the transit cassette is attached to and detached from the temporary storage part.

2. The transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of claim 1, wherein: when the transit cassette is attached to the temporary storage part, the transit cassette is moved downward from a rear portion of the temporary storage part, stored inside the temporary storage part, moved to a front portion of the temporary storage part, and attached to the temporary storage part; and when the transit cassette is detached from the temporary storage part, the transit cassette is moved from the front portion to the rear portion, withdrawn upward, and detached from the temporary storage part.

3. The transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of claim 2, wherein, when the transit cassette is located at the rear portion of the temporary storage part, the clutch part operates to move the power transmission part connected to the transit cassette to the outer side of the entry / exit path of the transit cassette in the up-down direction, and when the transit cassette moves to the front portion of the temporary storage part, the clutch part operates to move the power transmission part connected to the transit cassette toward the transit cassette and allow power to be transmitted thereto.

4. The transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of claim 3, wherein: a separation driving gear transmitting power for separating banknotes and a push plate driving gear transmitting power for back-and-forth driving of a push plate provided inside the transit cassette are provided on one side surface of the transit cassette when the transit cassette 100 moves forward; and the power transmission part includes a separation part power transmission part connected to the separation driving gear when the transit cassette moves forward and a push plate power transmission part connected to the push plate driving gear.

5. The transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of claim 3, wherein the clutch part includes: a slider that supports the transit cassette stored in the temporary storage part and moves back and forth together with the transit cassette; a rack gear that moves back and forth integrally with the slider; a pinion gear that is gear-coupled to the rack gear and rotates in conjunction with the back and forth movement of the rack gear; a first bracket that is gear-coupled to the pinion gear and reciprocates in a lateral direction along a direction of rotation of the pinion gear; and a first plate that is coupled to the first bracket, is provided on an outer side of one side surface of the temporary storage part, and has the power transmission part, which is connected to the transit cassette, attached thereto.

6. The transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of claim 5, wherein: when the transit cassette stored in the temporary storage part moves forward, the clutch part operates so that the slider and the rack gear move forward, the pinion gear rotates in one direction in conjunction with the forward movement of the rack gear, the first bracket and the first plate move toward the one side surface of the transit cassette, and the transit cassette and the power transmission part are connected to each other; and when the transit cassette stored in the temporary storage part moves rearward, the clutch part operates so that the slider and the rack gear move rearward, the pinion gear rotates in the opposite direction in conjunction with the rearward movement of the rack gear, the first bracket and the first plate move away from the one side surface of the transit cassette, and the transit cassette and the power transmission part are separated from each other.

7. The transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of claim 5, wherein a first elastic member that applies an elastic force in a direction in which the first plate is spaced apart from the one side surface of the temporary storage part is connected to the first bracket.

8. The transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of claim 1, further comprising a push plate release pin that unlocks the push plate provided on the transit cassette to enable the push plate to move back and forth when the transit cassette is attached to the temporary storage part, wherein a push plate release pin guide part that guides movement of the push plate release pin and a push plate locking part that locks or unlocks the push plate by being lifted or lowered according to a lifting / lowering position of the push plate release pin moving along the push plate release pin guide part are provided on the transit cassette, and when the transit cassette is attached to and detached from the temporary storage part, the clutch part moves the push plate release pin to an outer side of an entry / exit path of the push plate release pin guide part in the up-down direction to prevent interference between the push plate release pin and the push plate release pin guide part.

9. The transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of claim 8, wherein the clutch part operates to move the push plate release pin to the outer side of the entry / exit path of the push plate release pin guide part in the up-down direction when the transit cassette is located at the rear portion of the temporary storage part, and the clutch part moves the push plate release pin toward the transit cassette so that the push plate release pin is connected to the push plate release pin guide part when the transit cassette moves to the front portion of the temporary storage part.

10. The transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of claim 9, wherein the clutch part includes: a slider that supports the transit cassette stored in the temporary storage part and moves back and forth together with the transit cassette; a rack gear that moves back and forth integrally with the slider; a pinion gear that is gear-coupled to the rack gear and rotates in conjunction with the back and forth movement of the rack gear; a second bracket that is gear-coupled to the pinion gear and reciprocates in a lateral direction along a direction of rotation of the pinion gear; and a second plate that is coupled to the second bracket, is provided on an outer side of the other side surface of the temporary storage part, and has the push plate release pin attached thereto.

11. The transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of claim 10, wherein: when the transit cassette stored in the temporary storage part moves forward, the clutch part operates so that the slider and the rack gear move forward, the pinion gear rotates in one direction in conjunction with the forward movement of the rack gear, the second bracket and the second plate move toward the other side surface of the transit cassette, and the push plate release pin and the push plate release pin guide part are connected to each other; and when the transit cassette stored in the temporary storage part moves rearward, the clutch part operates so that the slider and the rack gear move rearward, the pinion gear rotates in the opposite direction in conjunction with the rearward movement of the rack gear, the second bracket and the second plate move away from the other side surface of the transit cassette, and the push plate release pin and the push plate release pin guide part are separated from each other.

12. The transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of claim 10, wherein a second elastic member that applies an elastic force in a direction in which the second plate is spaced apart from the other side surface of the temporary storage part is connected to the second bracket.

13. The transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of claim 5 or 10, further comprising a stopper that is gear-coupled to the pinion gear to stop rotation of the pinion gear when the transit cassette is moved forward inside the temporary storage part and attached and that is released from the pinion gear when the transit cassette is moved rearward inside the temporary storage part and separated.

14. The transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of claim 1, further comprising a locking part that is provided on a bottom surface at the rear portion of the temporary storage part, and protrudes upward to be caught at a lower portion of a rear surface of the transit cassette and maintain and lock a state in which the transit cassette is attached when the transit cassette stored in the temporary storage part moves forward.

15. The transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of claim 14, wherein the locking part includes a locking rod that is provided to be able to reciprocate in the lateral direction at the rear portion of the temporary storage part, a locking gear that is gear-coupled to a gear part formed on the locking rod and rotates in conjunction with the lateral movement of the locking rod, a locking body that is gear-coupled to the locking gear and is lifted and lowered in conjunction with the rotation of the locking gear, and an elastic member that applies an upward elastic force to the locking body.

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