ATM Medium Storage Side Door Mechanism for Direct Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional automated teller machine (ATM) medium storage systems require the entire medium storage box to be pulled out or pivoted for access, making it inconvenient to remove only the stored medium, as they lack a mechanism for easy extraction without sliding the box.
Innovation Solution
A medium storage apparatus with a side door that pivots outward through an opening in the body cover, allowing direct access to the medium storage box without sliding the entire box, and a handle for easy operation of the side door.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the medium storage box is designed to be attached or detached by sliding on the body cover, then the medium storage box can be securely mounted and accessed, but it requires enough space for the box to move toward or from the body cover, making the overall structure bulky and requiring the entire box to be pulled out for medium access
Solution Approach 1:
The medium storage box is divided into two functional parts: a fixed storage compartment and a movable drawer. The drawer can be extracted independently from the storage box, allowing users to access only the necessary medium without moving the entire storage box. This segmentation enables convenient medium access while maintaining a compact overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The drawer is extracted as a separate movable component from the medium storage box. This extracted drawer contains the medium and can be pulled out through an opening in the body cover without requiring the entire storage box to be detached or moved, thus reducing the space required for operation.
2Ease of operation
If the medium storage box is made detachable from the body cover, then the medium can be accessed by removing the box, but it requires the body cover to be pulled out from the main body or pivoted to secure space for access, which is inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The access mechanism is segmented into a fixed body cover and a movable drawer component. The drawer can be independently extracted through an opening in the body cover without requiring the body cover itself to be moved or pivoted. This simplifies the operation by eliminating the need to manipulate the body cover for medium access.
Solution Approach 2:
The drawer is extracted as a standalone accessible component that can be removed through an opening in the body cover. This extraction mechanism allows medium access without requiring the body cover to be pulled out or pivoted, reducing operational complexity.
3Reliability
If the medium storage box is designed with a sliding mechanism on the body cover, then the box can be securely mounted and detached, but it requires enough space for the box to move toward or from the body cover during attachment/detachment
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is segmented into a fixed body cover with an opening and a movable drawer that slides through this opening. The drawer can be securely mounted and detached independently without requiring the entire medium storage box to move, thus reducing the space required for attachment and detachment operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The drawer is extracted as a separate slidable component that can be independently attached to or detached from the body cover through an opening. This extraction design allows secure mounting with minimal space requirement, as only the drawer needs to move rather than the entire storage box.
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AI summary
A medium storage apparatus for an automated teller machine includes a main body, a body cover installed at the main body, and a medium storage box attached to or detached from one side of the body cover while sliding into and out of the body cover and configured to stores a medium. The medium storage apparatus further includes a side door provided on at least one of both side surfaces of the medium storage body and configured to open and close an inner space of the medium storage box. An opening is formed on at least one side surface of the body cover, and the side door is disposed to face the opening.