Medium deposit / withdrawal apparatus

Abstract

This medium deposit / withdrawal apparatus comprises: a drum connected to a motor so as to be rotatably driven; a roll connected to the motor so as to be rotatably driven in synchronization with the rotation of the drum in order to accommodate and discharge the medium; a film wound around the drum and the roll so as to allow the medium to be transferred such that, when the medium is transferred through a transfer path, the transferred medium can be accommodated and discharged; a plurality of rollers, which have a feed path for feeding, into the transfer path, the medium supplied from the outside and a discharge path for discharging, to the outside, the medium transferred through the transfer path; and a branching device disposed between the feed path and the discharge path so as to selectively guide that the medium fed into the feed path is fed by moving through the transfer path, and to guide that the medium to be discharged to the outside through the transfer path is moved and discharged through the discharge path.

Description

Media access device

[0001] The present invention relates to a media entry device, and more particularly, to a media entry device that can reduce the overall volume of the media entry device by branching the path through which media is input and the path through which media is output using a single branch device, and at the same time, prevents storage of media in an abnormal shape and enables stable entry and exit of media, thereby significantly lowering the failure rate of the media entry device.

[0002] Devices such as financial instruments are equipped with internal media processing devices. The media processing devices provided in these financial instruments may include a transport device for media entry and exit, a device for identifying or inspecting media, and a device for storing or discharging stored media.

[0003] These media processing devices receive media in various states. For example, if the media is newly issued, it is in good condition and is less likely to malfunction or be damaged even when inserted into the device.

[0004] However, as media accumulates usage, it ages, increasing the likelihood of problems within the media processing device. Specifically, in devices storing such media, aging media increases the storage space required, and media stored in abnormal configurations can cause malfunctions.

[0005] In the past, these media storage devices had only a structure that stacked the inserted media, but recently, various structures for storing and releasing the media are being applied.

[0006] Meanwhile, recently, a method of configuring the media processing device inside the device into modules has been used to facilitate installation, repair, and replacement.

[0007] For recent media storage devices composed of such modules, accurate transport of media entering the storage device module and smooth transport of media exiting the storage device module are required.

[0008] However, existing media storage devices do not have a device for this, so there is a problem that a feeding defect such as a jam occurs during the process of transferring media from another device to the media storage device.

[0009] Accordingly, the present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problem, and provides a medium input / output device that can reduce the overall volume of the medium input / output device by enabling the medium input / output path and the medium output path to be branched using a single branch device.

[0010] In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a media entry device that prevents abnormal storage from occurring by preventing a portion that does not come into contact with a film that pressurizes the media when the media is entered from being deformed, such as lifting or folding, by a force generated during the operation of the storage device, and thereby acts as an obstacle when other banknotes are entered, thereby enabling stable handling of the media.

[0011] In order to achieve the above object, the medium input / output device according to the present invention comprises: a drum connected to a motor and rotating; a pair of rolls connected to the motor and rotating in synchronization with the rotation of the drum for receiving and discharging media, and arranged opposite to each other; a film wound on the drum and the rolls for transporting the media so that the transported media can be received and discharged when the media is transported through a transport path; a plurality of rollers forming an input path for feeding the media supplied from the outside into the transport path and an output path for feeding the media fed through the transport path to the outside; and a branch device arranged between the input path and the output path for selectively guiding the media fed into the input path to move to the transport path and to be fed in, and guiding the media fed out through the transport path to move to the output path and to be discharged.

[0012] Here, the branch device may be configured with a hinge joint portion that is hinge-joined between the input path and the discharge path, and a tapered portion that is formed integrally with the hinge joint portion and extends to a certain length, but gradually becomes narrower as it goes toward the end.

[0013] In addition, a torsional spring may be installed inside the hinge joint so that the end side of the tapered portion is pressed toward the input path and elastically supported.

[0014] Additionally, an inner guide may be placed in close proximity to a portion of the lower circumference of the roll to contact one side of the film so as to prevent twisting of the film.

[0015] In addition, a separate infrared sensor may be installed at the lower portion of the roll in proximity to the roll to detect the thickness of the entire film wound on the roll and prevent the thickness from exceeding a set maximum value.

[0016] In addition, a separate idle roller may be installed on one side of the roll main body to press the plate surface of the film while being elastically supported so as to maintain the tension of the film wound on the roll.

[0017] Additionally, a separate infrared sensor may be further installed to detect whether a medium exists between the pair of rolls.

[0018] The media input / output device according to the present invention has the effect of reducing the overall volume of the media input / output device by enabling the path through which the media is input and the path through which the media is output to be branched using a single branch device.

[0019] In addition, the media entry / exit device according to the present invention has the effect of significantly reducing the failure rate of the media entry / exit device by preventing abnormal storage of the media and enabling stable entry / exit of the media.

[0020] FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the structure of a media entry / exit device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a structure with an open upper surface of a media entry / exit device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a structure in which media is input by a media input / output device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a structure in which media is discharged by a media input / output device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily practice them. It should be noted that the same drawing numbers used for components in the accompanying drawings are used to designate the same components in other drawings, as much as possible. Furthermore, in describing the present invention, if a detailed description of a related, known function or component is judged to unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted. In addition, certain features presented in the drawings are enlarged, reduced, or simplified for ease of explanation, and the drawings and their components are not necessarily drawn to an appropriate scale. However, those skilled in the art will readily understand these details.

[0025] FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a structure of a media input / output device according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a structure in which an upper surface of a media input / output device according to one embodiment of the present invention is opened, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a structure in which media is input by a media input / output device according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a structure in which media is discharged by a media input / output device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0026] As shown in these drawings, a medium input / output device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a drum (100) connected to a motor for rotational driving; a pair of rolls (200) connected to a motor for rotational driving in synchronization with the rotation of the drum (100) and arranged opposite to each other for receiving and discharging media; a film (300) wound around the drum (100) and the rolls (200) so that the media can be received and discharged when the media is transported through a transport path (410) by transporting the media; a plurality of roller units (400) forming an input path (420) for feeding the media supplied from the outside into the transport path (410) and an output path (430) for discharging the media transported through the transport path (410) to the outside; And it is configured to include a branch device (500) arranged between the input path (420) and the discharge path (430) so that the medium selectively input into the input path (420) is guided to move to the transport path (410) and be input, and the medium discharged to the outside through the transport path (410) is guided to move to the discharge path (430) and be discharged.

[0027] The drum (100) is connected to a motor and rotates, and winds and stores the medium between the film (300) and the film (300), or unwinds the stored medium. For this purpose, a plurality of drums (100) can be combined on one rotation axis.

[0028] The roll (200) winds or unwinds the film (300) for storing and discharging the medium. To this end, the roll (200) is connected to a motor and rotates in synchronization with the rotation of the drum (100).

[0029] These rolls (200) are arranged in pairs facing each other and are driven to rotate so that they can each wind or unwind a film (300) provided in pairs.

[0030] In addition, it is preferable that an inner guide (210) be placed in contact with one side of the film (300) at a position close to a portion of the lower circumference of the roll (200) to prevent twisting of the film (300).

[0031] The inner guide (210) is formed to have a curved surface so that the surface has a curvature corresponding to the circumference of the roll (200), and thus comes into contact with the surface of the film (300) wound on the roll (200), thereby preventing twisting of the film (300), thereby preventing the occurrence of a problem when the roll (200) is driven.

[0032] In addition, a separate infrared sensor (220) is installed at the bottom of the roll (200) in proximity to the roll (200) to detect the thickness of the entire film (300) wound on the roll (200) and prevent the thickness from exceeding a set maximum value.

[0033] By installing such an infrared sensor (220) in a position close to the roll (200), when the medium is stored in the film (300) and is wound on the outer surface of the roll (200), the overall thickness of the film (300) and the medium wound on the roll (200) becomes thicker and exceeds the maximum value, so that the rotational motion of the roll (200) can be detected to prevent the occurrence of a failure in advance.

[0034] In addition, it is preferable that a separate idle roller (600) be installed on one side of the main part of the roll (200) to press the plate surface of the film (300) while being elastically supported so as to maintain the tension of the film (300) wound on the roll (200).

[0035] By installing these idle rollers (600), the tension of the film (300) can be maintained appropriately and continuously, thereby preventing the film (300) from loosening when being wound or unwound by the rotational drive of the drum (100) or roll (200), thereby preventing the film (300) from being twisted and causing a problem.

[0036] In addition, it is effective to further install a separate infrared sensor (700) that can detect whether a medium exists between a pair of rolls (200) and rolls (200). By installing this infrared sensor (700) to detect between rolls (200) and rolls (200), it is possible to easily detect whether a medium is stored in a film (300) between rolls (200) and rolls (200), thereby quickly confirming whether the device is operating normally.

[0037] The film (300) is moved by the drum (100) and the roll (200) to transport and store the medium in the drum (100), or to transfer the medium stored in the drum (100) to the multiple roller units (400) through the transport path (410).

[0038] For this purpose, the films (300) are configured as a pair and are covered or spaced apart at one end of the conveyance (410), i.e., at a position adjacent to the roll (200), and the medium is placed between these films (300) and wound together with the medium on the roll (200), thereby storing the medium on the roll (200), and unwinding is performed by the reverse operation.

[0039] Meanwhile, a frame (1) is provided for the installation of the drum (100), the roll (200), and the roller section (400). The frame (1) is combined with these to support them. The frame (1) may be composed of a plurality of plates for combination with the devices constituting the media entry device according to the present invention, and the plates may each be composed of different shapes.

[0040] The frame (1) enables the medium to form a transport path (410) through which the medium can be transported within the medium entry device, and the transport path (410) also enables the film (300) to move between the drum (100) and the roll (200) through the transport path (410).

[0041] A plurality of roller parts (400) are arranged at the front end of the conveyance path (410), and a roll (200) is arranged at the rear end. Here, the front end and the rear end are used to distinguish the two ends of the conveyance path (410), and do not mean the order of precedence.

[0042] The roller section (400) transports media input from the outside into the inside of the media input device and delivers media discharged from the inside of the media input device to the outside.

[0043] For this purpose, the roller section (400) is composed of a plurality of rollers (401, 402, 403), and the plurality of rollers (401, 402, 403) are composed of a first roller (401) and a second roller (402) arranged on an input path (420), and a second roller (402) and a third roller (403) arranged on an output path (430).

[0044] When selectively feeding the medium by means of these multiple rollers (401, 402, 403) and the branch device (500), the medium can be fed into the inside of the medium input / output device through the input path (420), and when discharging the medium, the medium can be smoothly discharged to the outside of the medium input / output device through the discharge path (430).

[0045] Each of these plurality of rollers (401, 402, 403) is configured to include a rotation shaft and a plurality of wheels connected to the rotation shaft, and the rotation shaft is connected to a motor by a power transmission member such as a gear.

[0046] To explain more specifically, the roller section (400) of the media input / output device according to the present invention comprises a first roller (401), a second roller (402), and a third roller (403), and the first roller (401) and the third roller (403) are each paired with the second roller (402) and driven so that the media is transported in the input direction or the discharge direction.

[0047] To this end, the first roller (401) and the second roller (402) are installed on the input path (420), and the second roller (402) and the third roller (403) are installed on the discharge path (430). That is, the first roller (401) and the third roller (403) are arranged to face each other with respect to the second roller (402).

[0048] As described above, the branch device (500) is arranged between the input path (420) and the discharge path (430) and serves to selectively guide the medium input into the input path (420) to move to the transport path (410) and be input, and to guide the medium output to the outside through the transport path (410) to move to the discharge path (430) and be discharged.

[0049] This branch device (500) is composed of a hinge joint (510) that is hinge-joined between an input path (420) and an output path (430), and a tapered portion (520) that is formed integrally with the hinge joint (510) and extends to a certain length, but gradually becomes narrower in width as it goes toward the end.

[0050] In addition, it is preferable that a torsional spring be installed inside the hinge joint (510) so that the end side of the tapered portion (520) is pressed toward the input path (420) and elastically supported.

[0051] This branch device (500) is provided with a tapered portion (520) that gradually becomes narrower as it goes toward the end, and one end side of the tapered portion (520) is pressed toward the input path (420) and elastically supported, so that a discharge path (430) can be naturally formed by the other end side of the branch device (500).

[0052] And, since one side of the end of the tapered portion (520) is formed to gradually narrow toward the end, the medium being injected can push one side of the tapered portion (520) to the other side with a small injection force, so that the medium can be injected inside through the injection path (420).

[0053] The process of inserting and discharging media using the media input / output device according to the present invention having the configuration described above is described below with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

[0054] First, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the process of feeding media using a media input device is such that when media is fed into the entrance of the input path (420), the first roller (401) and the second roller (402) arranged on both sides of the input path (420) rotate clockwise and the second roller (402) rotates counterclockwise, thereby pushing the media up and moving along the input path (420).

[0055] As the medium moves by the rotation of the first roller (401) and the second roller (402), one side of the branch device (500) is pushed, and the tapered portion (520) of the branch device (500), which is elastically supported by a torsion spring, is pushed to the other side, thereby entering the transport path (410).

[0056] The medium that has entered the inside of the conveying path (410) is received inside a pair of films (300) by a separate conveying roller (440), and as the film (300) is wound on the outer surface of the roll (200) by the rotational drive of the roll (200), the medium is wound on the outer surface of the roll (200).

[0057] And, as the film (300) is wound to the outer surface of the drum (100) by the rotational drive of the drum (100), the match stored between the films (300) is wound to the outer surface of the drum (100), and by the additional rotation of the drum (100), the medium stored between the films (100) is completely stored toward the storage section.

[0058] As shown in Fig. 4, the process of discharging the medium using the medium entry device is such that the medium stored in the storage section is stored between films (300) by the rotation of the drum (100) and wound on the outer surface of the drum (100).

[0059] In this state, as the film (300) is wound on the outer surface of the roll (200) by the rotation of the roll (200), the medium wound on the outer surface of the drum (100) moves and is wound on the outer surface of the roll (200). After the medium is additionally moved and wound on the outer surface of the roll (200), the medium stored between the films is introduced into the inside of the transport path (410).

[0060] After that, the medium introduced into the transport path (410) is introduced into the discharge path (430) by the rotation of the transport roller (440), and the introduced medium moves along the discharge path (430) by the rotation of the second roller (402) and the third roller (403). At this time, the second roller (402) rotates clockwise and the third roller (403) rotates counterclockwise, and the medium is completely discharged to the outside of the medium input / output device.

[0061] While the technical concepts of the present invention have been illustrated and described with specific examples, the present invention is not limited to the configuration and operation of the specific embodiments described above, and various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, such modifications should be considered within the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention should be determined by the claims set forth below.

[0062] [Explanation of symbols]

[0063] 1: Frame

[0064] 100: drum 200: roll

[0065] 210: Inner guide 220: Infrared sensor

[0066] 300: Film 400: Roller

[0067] 401: First roller 402: Second roller

[0068] 403: Third roller 410: Transfer path

[0069] 420: Input path 430: Output path

[0070] 500: Branch device 510: Hinge joint

[0071] 520: Tapered section 600: Idle roller

[0072] 700: Infrared sensor

Claims

1. A drum (100) connected to a motor and rotating; A pair of rolls (200) that are connected to a motor for receiving and discharging media, rotate in synchronization with the rotation of the drum (100), and are arranged opposite to each other; A film (300) that transports the medium so that the medium can be stored and discharged when the medium is transported through a transport path (410) by being wound on the drum (100) and the roll (200); A plurality of roller parts (400) forming an input path (420) for inputting the medium supplied from the outside into the transport path (410) and an exhaust path (430) for discharging the medium transported through the transport path (410) to the outside; and A branch device (500) arranged between the above-mentioned input path (420) and the above-mentioned discharge path (430) and selectively guiding the medium input into the above-mentioned input path (420) to move to the above-mentioned transport path (410) and be input, and guiding the medium output to the outside through the above-mentioned transport path (410) to move to the above-mentioned discharge path (430) and be discharged; A media entry device characterized by including:

2. In paragraph 1, The above branch device (500) is a media entry device characterized in that it is composed of a hinge joint (510) that is hinge-joined between the input path (420) and the output path (430), and a tapered portion (520) that is formed integrally with the hinge joint (510) and has a predetermined length extension, but gradually becomes narrower as it goes toward the end.

3. In paragraph 2, A media entry device characterized in that a torsional spring is installed inside the hinge joint (510) so that the end side of the tapered portion (520) is elastically supported by being pressed toward the input path (420).

4. In paragraph 1, A media entry device characterized in that an inner guide (210) is positioned in close proximity to a portion of the lower circumference of the roll (200) so as to prevent twisting of the film (300) so as to contact one side of the film (300).

5. In paragraph 1, A media entry device characterized in that a separate infrared sensor (220) is installed at the lower portion of the roll (200) in proximity to the roll (200) to detect the thickness of the entire film (300) wound on the roll (200) and prevent the thickness from exceeding a set maximum value.

6. In paragraph 1, A media input device characterized in that a separate idle roller (600) is installed on one side of the main part of the above roll (200) to press the plate surface of the film (300) while being elastically supported so as to maintain the tension of the film (300) wound on the above roll (200).

7. In any one of paragraphs 1 to 6, A media entry device characterized in that a separate infrared sensor (700) is further installed to detect whether a medium exists between a pair of said rolls (200) and the rolls (200).

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