Automated teller machine having banknote storage unit which can be installed as bin type and cassette type interchangeably

Abstract

An embodiment of an automated teller machine having a banknote storage unit which can be installed as a bin type and a cassette type interchangeably comprises: a banknote storage unit which has a banknote storage space for stacking and storing rejected notes and retracted notes; and a guide module and a cassette which can be selectively and interchangeably mounted in the banknote storage unit to stack the rejected notes and the retracted notes in the banknote storage space, wherein when the guide module is mounted in the banknote storage unit, the banknote storage unit is operated as a bin-type banknote storage unit, and when the cassette is mounted in the banknote storage unit, the banknote storage unit is operated as a cassette-type banknote storage unit.

Description

Financial automation equipment equipped with a banknote storage unit compatible with both bin and cassette types

[0001] The present invention relates to a financial automation device equipped with a banknote storage unit compatible with both a bin type and a cassette type, and more specifically, to a financial automation device equipped with a banknote storage unit compatible with both a bin type and a cassette type.

[0002] A financial automation machine is an automated device that can provide basic financial services, such as deposits or withdrawals, regardless of time or place and without the need for bank employees.

[0003] The financial automation device may include a plurality of recirculation cassettes for storing banknotes being deposited or withdrawn, a rejected banknote storage unit for storing banknotes identified as abnormal among the withdrawn banknotes, and a retracted banknote storage unit for storing unclaimed banknotes that have been processed for withdrawal but have not been claimed by the customer. Additionally, a banknote storage unit (RJ / RT) that shares the rejected banknote storage unit and the retracted banknote storage unit may be provided.

[0004] Conventional banknote storage units (RJ / RT) for recovering rejected and retracted bills were manufactured in either a bin type with an empty interior or a cassette type, which presented a problem in that they could not be compatible with the type desired by the customer.

[0005] In addition, conventional cassette-type banknote storage units have a stack sheet roller for stacking rejected banknotes located outside the cassette, so the banknotes are struck at a location far from the space where the banknotes are stacked, and thus the rejected banknotes are not stably stacked in the correct position, resulting in a problem of reduced stacking performance.

[0006] Prior art related to a financial automation device equipped with a storage unit for a conventional reject right and a retract right is disclosed in Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1077317.

[0007] The present invention was devised to solve the aforementioned problems, and aims to provide a financial automation device equipped with a banknote storage unit that is compatible with both empty and cassette types according to customer requests.

[0008] A financial automation device according to the present invention, equipped with a banknote storage unit capable of compatible mounting of bin type and cassette type for realizing the purpose described above, comprises a banknote storage unit having a banknote storage space formed for stacking and storing reject bills and retract bills, and a guide module and a cassette that are selectively and compatiblely mounted to the banknote storage unit for stacking the reject bills and retract bills in the banknote storage space, wherein when the guide module is mounted to the banknote storage unit, it operates as a bin type banknote storage unit, and when the cassette is mounted to the banknote storage unit, it operates as a cassette type banknote storage unit.

[0009] The above guide module may be equipped with a stack sheet roller for striking the rejection ticket into the banknote storage space to induce stacking.

[0010] Inside the above cassette, a stack sheet roller may be provided to strike the rejection right into the rejection right stack space formed inside the cassette to induce stacking.

[0011] The above cassette is provided with a partition member that divides the internal space of the cassette into two sides, and a reject right stack space is formed on one side of the partition member, and a retract right stack space in which the retract right is stacked can be formed on the other side of the partition member.

[0012] The guide module and the cassette are provided with a stack sheet roller for striking the rejection right to induce a stack, and a power transmission unit for transmitting power to rotate the stack sheet roller. When the guide module and the cassette are selectively mounted in the banknote storage unit, the power transmission unit of the guide module and the power transmission unit of the cassette may be located at the same point to receive power transmitted to the banknote storage unit from the outside.

[0013] The guide module is mounted inside the banknote storage unit by means of a fastening means, and the cassette can be mounted by sliding into the inside of the banknote storage unit.

[0014] According to the financial automation device equipped with a banknote storage unit compatible with both a bin type and a cassette type according to the present invention, a banknote storage unit in which reject bills and retract bills are stacked and stored can be selectively and compatiblely applied as either a bin type or a cassette type upon a customer's request.

[0015] In addition, the stacking performance of rejected bills can be improved by providing a stack sheet roller in a position close to the bill storage space inside the bill storage section.

[0016] In addition, the power transmission structure for rotating the stack sheet roller can be applied universally to both the bin type and the cassette type.

[0017] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the main body frame of a financial automation device according to the present invention.

[0018] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment in which the banknote storage unit of a financial automation machine according to the present invention is operated as a bin type.

[0019] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the guide module shown in FIG. 2,

[0020] FIG. 4 is a plan view of FIG. 2,

[0021] FIG. 5 is a drawing showing a reflux cassette housed in the cross-sectional view of line AA of FIG. 4.

[0022] FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an embodiment in which the banknote storage unit of a financial automation machine according to the present invention is operated as a cassette type.

[0023] FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the cassette illustrated in FIG. 6,

[0024] FIG. 8 is a plan view of FIG. 6,

[0025] FIG. 9 is a drawing showing a reflux cassette housed in the cross-sectional view of the BB line of FIG. 8.

[0026] ** Explanation of Symbols **

[0027] 100 : Financial Automation Equipment 110 : Main Body Frame

[0028] 120 : Bill storage unit 120-1 : Empty type bill storage unit

[0029] 120-2: Cassette-type banknote storage compartment 120a: Banknote storage space

[0030] 121: Support plate 130, 131, 132, 133, 134: Recirculation cassette storage compartment

[0031] 140: Reflux Cassette 200: Guide Module

[0032] 210: Guide module main body 211: Guide module fixing part

[0033] 212 : Fastening means 220 : Stack sheet roller

[0034] 230 : Power transmission unit 300 : Cassette

[0035] 310: Cassette main unit 320: Bill return guide

[0036] 330: Stack sheet roller 340: Power transmission unit

[0037] 350 : Partition member 360 : Rejection right stack space

[0038] 370 : Retract right stack space

[0039] The configuration and operation of a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the attached drawings.

[0040] Referring to FIG. 1, the financial automation device according to the present invention may be configured to include a main body frame (110) forming a storage space in multiple upper and lower sections, a banknote storage unit (120) provided on the upper part of the main body frame (110) and used in common with a rejection banknote storage unit and a retract banknote storage unit, and a recirculation cassette storage unit (130; 131, 132, 133, 134) provided in multiple upper and lower sections below the banknote storage unit (120).

[0041] A support plate (121) is provided on the bottom surface of the banknote storage unit (120), and the upper space of the support plate (121) forms a banknote storage space (120a) in which a rejected banknote identified as an abnormal banknote among the withdrawn banknotes is stored, and a retracted banknote that has been processed for withdrawal but has not been claimed by the customer is stored. An upper module (not shown) equipped with a banknote deposit / withdrawal unit and a return path connected thereto is stacked and provided on the upper side of the banknote storage unit (120).

[0042] The above-mentioned recirculation cassette storage section (130; 131, 132, 133, 134) stores a recirculation cassette (140; FIG. 5, FIG. 9) in which banknotes to be deposited or withdrawn are stored.

[0043] The banknote storage unit (120) is configured to be compatible with either a bin type banknote storage unit (120-1) as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5 or a cassette type banknote storage unit (120-2) as shown in FIGS. 6 to 9.

[0044] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 5, the Bin type banknote storage unit (120-1) is structured such that a guide module (200) is mounted on the banknote storage unit (120) of FIG. 1.

[0045] The guide module (200) comprises a guide module body (210), a plurality of stack sheet rollers (220) rotatably provided at a position spaced laterally apart from the guide module body (210) to strike a withdrawal rejection ticket toward the banknote storage space (120a) to induce a stack, and a power transmission unit (230) having a plurality of gears connected to transmit power to the rotation axis of the stack sheet rollers (220).

[0046] Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, a guide module fixing part (211) is formed on both lower ends of the guide module body (210) to which a fastening means (212), such as a screw, is coupled, and the fastening means (212) is fastened to a support plate (121).

[0047] Since the stack sheet roller (220) provided in the guide module (200) is positioned close to one side of the banknote storage space (120a) formed in the banknote storage unit (120-1), the stack sheet roller (220) can improve the stacking performance of the rejected banknotes by striking the rejected banknotes being returned to the banknote storage unit (120-1) at a position close to the banknote storage space (120a) to induce stacking.

[0048] When the guide module (200) is mounted on the support plate (121), the power transmission unit (230) is connected by gears to the power transmission unit provided in the upper module stacked on the upper side of the banknote storage unit (120-1), and receives power transmitted to the banknote storage unit (120-1) from the outside of the banknote storage unit (120-1).

[0049] Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 6 to 9, the cassette-type banknote storage unit (120-1) has a structure in which a cassette (300) is mounted inside the banknote storage unit (120) of FIG. 1. The cassette (300) can be mounted by sliding into the interior of the banknote storage unit (120).

[0050] Referring to FIG. 7, the cassette (310) comprises a cassette body (310), a banknote return guide (320) provided on the rear side inside the cassette body (310) to form a return path for recovering rejection tickets, a plurality of stack sheet rollers (330) rotatably provided at a position spaced laterally apart from the banknote return guide (320) to strike the withdrawal rejection tickets into a rejection ticket stack space (360) formed inside the cassette (300) to induce stacking, and a power transmission unit (340) having a plurality of gears connected to transmit power to the rotation axis of the stack sheet rollers (330).

[0051] When the above cassette (300) is slid and mounted inside the banknote storage unit (120), the power transmission unit (340) is gear-connected to the power transmission unit provided in the upper module stacked on the upper side of the banknote storage unit (120-2) and receives power transmitted to the banknote storage unit (120-2) from the outside of the banknote storage unit (120-2).

[0052] When the guide module (200) and the cassette (300) are selectively mounted on the banknote storage unit (120), the power transmission unit (230) of the guide module (200) and the power transmission unit (340) of the cassette (300) are located at the same point and are configured to receive power transmitted to the banknote storage unit (120-1, 120-2) from the outside of the banknote storage unit (120-1, 120-2). Therefore, the power transmission unit provided in the upper module stacked on the upper side of the banknote storage unit (120-1, 120-2) can be used in common, and the power transmission structure for the bin type banknote storage unit (120-1) and the cassette type banknote storage unit (120-2) can be used interchangeably without changing the power transmission structure provided in the upper module.

[0053] Meanwhile, the above cassette (300) is provided with a partition member (350) that divides the internal space into two sides, and a reject right stack space (360) is formed on one side of the partition member (350), and a retract right stack space (370) in which retract rights are stacked is formed separately on the other side of the partition member (350). Accordingly, there is an advantage in that reject rights and retract rights can be stacked separately in the reject right stack space (360) and the retract right stack space (370) formed inside the cassette (300).

[0054] As described above, although the present invention has been explained in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the aforementioned embodiments, and it is possible to implement it with various modifications within the scope of the claims, the detailed description of the invention, and the attached drawings, and such modifications are also included in the present invention.

Claims

1. A banknote storage unit having a banknote storage space formed for stacking and storing reject bills and retract bills; A guide module and a cassette for stacking the reject and retract bills in the banknote storage space, optionally and compatiblely mounted in the banknote storage unit; Includes, A financial automation device equipped with a banknote storage unit capable of compatible mounting of bin type and cassette type, characterized in that when the guide module is mounted on the banknote storage unit, it operates as a bin type banknote storage unit, and when the cassette is mounted on the banknote storage unit, it operates as a cassette type banknote storage unit.

2. In Paragraph 1, A financial automation device equipped with a banknote storage unit compatible with both bin and cassette types, characterized in that the guide module is equipped with a stack sheet roller for striking the rejection bill into the banknote storage space to induce stacking.

3. In Paragraph 1, A financial automation device equipped with a banknote storage unit compatible with both bin and cassette types, characterized in that the interior of the cassette is equipped with a stack sheet roller for striking the rejected bill into the rejected bill stack space formed inside the cassette to induce stacking.

4. In Paragraph 3, The above cassette is provided with a partition member that divides the internal space of the cassette into two sides, and A financial automation device equipped with a banknote storage unit compatible with both bin type and cassette type, characterized in that a reject bill stack space is formed on one side of the partition member, and a retract bill stack space in which the retract bill is stacked is formed on the other side of the partition member.

5. In Paragraph 1, The guide module and the cassette are equipped with a stack sheet roller for striking the rejection right to induce a stack, and a power transmission unit for transmitting power to rotate the stack sheet roller. A financial automation device having a banknote storage unit compatible with both bin type and cassette type, characterized in that when the guide module and the cassette are selectively mounted in the banknote storage unit, the power transmission unit of the guide module and the power transmission unit of the cassette are located at the same point and are configured to receive power transmitted to the banknote storage unit from outside the banknote storage unit.

6. In Paragraph 1, The above guide module is mounted inside the banknote storage unit by means of a fastening means, and A financial automation device equipped with a banknote storage unit capable of compatible mounting of bin type and cassette type, characterized in that the above cassette is moved and mounted in a sliding manner into the interior of the banknote storage unit.

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