Supplementary Collection Box for ATM Banknote Replenishment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional ATMs for tellers face inefficiencies in replenishing and collecting large quantities of banknotes, require manual intervention, and struggle with handling special denominations, leading to reduced operability and convenience during banking transactions.
Innovation Solution
A bill-recycling ATM with a supplementary collection box that allows for automatic and prompt replenishment or collection of banknotes, includes a banknote discriminating unit for counting, and can handle special denominations by storing them in the supplementary collection box, improving operational efficiency and convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If banknotes are replenished or collected through the deposit and withdrawal unit in conventional ATMs, then the existing structure can be used, but the work becomes troublesome and efficiency is lowered when large quantities of banknotes need to be handled
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the banknote handling system into two distinct components: the deposit and withdrawal unit for customer transactions, and a supplementary collection box specifically for bulk banknote replenishment and collection. This segmentation allows large quantities of banknotes to be handled efficiently through the supplementary collection box without interfering with normal customer transactions, thereby resolving the contradiction between productivity and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The supplementary collection box acts as an intermediary device between the banknote cassettes and the deposit/withdrawal unit. It provides a dedicated pathway for bulk banknote transfer, eliminating the need to use the customer-facing deposit/withdrawal unit for internal replenishment operations. This intermediary structure enables efficient bulk handling while maintaining the simplicity of customer transactions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If banknote cassettes are used for storing banknotes by denomination, then organized storage is achieved, but operation stops when banknotes are fully stacked in a specific cassette
Solution Approach 1:
The supplementary collection box serves multiple functions: it stores banknotes of special denominations that cannot be accommodated in the denomination-specific cassettes, and it acts as an overflow repository when cassettes are full. This multi-functionality allows the ATM to continue operating with special denominations and prevents operational stoppages, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The supplementary collection box is pre-configured as an overflow storage facility before the cassettes reach capacity. When a cassette becomes full, the system can immediately redirect incoming banknotes to the supplementary collection box without interrupting service. This preliminary preparation ensures continuous operation and maintains adaptability for special denominations.
3Extent of automation
If a separate banknote replenishing/collecting clerk performs the work, then banknote management is handled, but a lot of time is required and efficiency is lowered
Solution Approach 1:
The supplementary collection box enables the ATM to perform its own banknote replenishment and collection operations automatically. The system can transfer banknotes between the supplementary collection box and cassettes without human intervention, allowing the machine to serve itself. This self-service capability increases automation while the modular design keeps the added complexity manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the replenishment and collection functions into a single supplementary collection box structure that integrates with the existing ATM framework. By merging these functions into one unified component rather than adding separate systems, the automation extent increases while device complexity is minimized through consolidation.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a bill-recycling automated teller machine (ATM) for a teller with a supplementary collection box and a banknote transfer method applied thereto, and more particularly, to a bill-recycling ATM for a teller with a supplementary collection box and a banknote transfer method applied thereto, in which in configuring the ATM for a teller used when the teller performs a banking transaction at a counter, as the supplementary collection box for replenishing or collecting banknotes is provided in the ATM, a large quantity of banknotes can be promptly replenished into or collected from banknote cassettes through the supplementary collection box, and, at the same time, when a settlement work is performed, an automatic settlement can be performed by counting banknotes through a banknote discriminating unit provided on a transporting path in a process of transporting the banknotes stored in the banknote cassettes to the supplementary collection box.