KR102701215B1 - Apparatus for receiving and discharging paper money - Google Patents

Abstract

A media storage release device is disclosed.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a medium receiving and releasing device may be provided, including: a drum for winding or unwinding a tape on which a medium is clamped; a reel spaced from the drum for winding or unwinding the tape; an encoder provided on at least one of the drum and the reel and detecting rotation information of at least one of the drum and the reel to relatively determine a specific position of the tape on which the medium is clamped; and a control unit for receiving information from the encoder to relatively determine a specific position of the tape and changing an initial position of the tape that receives the medium.

Description

{APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING AND DISCHARGING PAPER MONEY}

The present invention relates to a media storage and release device.

In general, banknote deposit and withdrawal machines used in financial institutions, etc. are equipped with media receiving and discharging devices of various structures for receiving and discharging banknotes. One example of this is a media receiving and discharging device configured to wind tape and banknotes onto a drum for storage, wind a reel, rewind the drum, discharge banknotes, and wind the tape onto a reel.

A conventional media receiving and releasing device includes a drum that winds/unwinds a double tape and a banknote sandwiched between them, and a reel that winds/unwinds the tape. Among the tapes wound at one end on the drum, the tape located at the lower end is wound at the other end on the reel via a return roller and a guide roller, and the tape located at the upper end is wound at the other end on the reel via a return roller and a guide roller, which are positioned so that their outer surfaces are in contact with the upper side of the return roller.

Between the above-mentioned return roller and the drum, a pressure roller is provided to apply pressure to the upper surface of the tape to apply appropriate tension and at the same time provide a gripping force between the banknote and the tape.

In addition, a lower guide is provided along the lower and rear sides of the drum to guide the movement of banknotes and tape that are wound and stored on the drum or rewound and ejected from the drum when banknotes are stored or ejected.

An elastic member is installed on the upper portion of the lower guide to apply force so that the lower guide is pressed toward the drum, and the front end of the lower guide is connected to the rotational axis of the return roller and is configured to rotate around the rotational axis according to changes in the diameter of the drum.

A conventional media receiving/discharging device configured in this manner always performs an operation of winding or unwinding the tape to the initial portion each time to establish a reference point so that the position of the banknote, i.e., which portion of the tape the banknote is received, can be recognized before the initialization of the device or the receiving/discharging operation of the banknote.

Accordingly, in a conventional media receiving and releasing device, the initial position of the tape can be recognized through a recognition mark provided at the initial part of the tape and a sensor unit provided on the tape's moving path to detect the recognition mark.

However, the conventional media receiving and releasing device has a problem in that the tape winding/unwinding operation for recognizing the position of a banknote is performed only at the initial position of the tape each time before the initialization or operation of the device, because the recognition mark capable of recognizing the position of a banknote is provided only at the initial portion of the tape.

Therefore, if used for a long time, the initial part of the tape becomes more severely worn than the other parts due to the frequent winding/unwinding operations of the drum, and even though the other parts of the tape are in relatively good condition, only the initial part of the tape becomes damaged, resulting in the problem that the entire tape cannot be used and must be discarded.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0021348 (Published on February 25, 2016)

An embodiment of the present invention is to provide a media receiving and releasing device that allows a tape on which banknotes are held to be used uniformly over the entire section, thereby preventing a specific portion of the tape from being excessively worn locally.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a medium receiving and releasing device may be provided, including: a drum for winding or unwinding a tape on which a medium is clamped; a reel spaced from the drum for winding or unwinding the tape; an encoder provided on at least one of the drum and the reel and detecting rotation information of at least one of the drum and the reel to relatively determine a specific position of the tape on which the medium is clamped; and a control unit for receiving information from the encoder to relatively determine a specific position of the tape and changing an initial position of the tape that receives the medium.

Additionally, the control unit may be configured to change the initial position of the tape when the tape is used for a predetermined period of time.

In addition, the control unit calculates the usage frequency of a specific portion of the entire section of the tape where the medium is clamped based on the information of the encoder, and if the usage frequency of the specific portion of the tape exceeds a preset range based on the usage frequency, the control unit can control the winding or unwinding operation of the drum so that the medium is clamped at a different location on the tape.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, a medium receiving and releasing device may be provided, including: a drum for winding or unwinding a tape on which a medium is inserted; a reel spaced from the drum for winding or unwinding the tape; an encoding unit that contacts the tape at one side on a path of the tape extending from the drum to the reel and transmits rotation information while being rotated by the movement of the tape to determine a specific position of the tape; and a control unit that receives information from the encoding unit to relatively determine a specific position of the tape and changes an initial position of the tape that receives the medium.

In addition, the encoding unit may include an idle roller that is in contact with one side of the tape and freely rotates by linear movement of the tape; and an encoding unit that is installed on the rotational axis of the idle roller and measures rotation information of the idle roller.

Additionally, the encoding unit may further include an elastic member that elastically presses the idle roller toward one side of the tape.

Additionally, the control unit may be configured to change the initial position of the tape when the tape is used for a predetermined period of time.

In addition, the control unit calculates the usage frequency of a specific portion of the entire section of the tape where the medium is clamped based on information from the encoding unit, and if the usage frequency of a specific position of the tape exceeds a preset range based on the usage frequency, the control unit can control the winding or unwinding operation of the drum so that the medium is clamped at a different position of the tape.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a specific portion of a tape on which banknotes are held is used beyond a reference value, another portion of the tape is used, thereby preventing local wear of the tape and ensuring that the tape is used uniformly over the entire section, thereby preventing premature damage to the tape.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of a media storage and release device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a control relationship of a media storage and release device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of a media storage and release device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a control relationship of a media storage and release device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. The following description is one of several aspects of the present invention that may be claimed as a patent, and the following description may form a part of the detailed description of the present invention.

However, when explaining the present invention, specific descriptions of known configurations or functions may be omitted to clarify the present invention.

The present invention may have various modifications and may include various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, but should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, or substitutes included in the spirit and technical scope of the present invention.

Terms that include ordinal numbers, such as first, second, etc., may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by such terms. These terms are used only to distinguish one component from another.

When it is said that a component is 'connected' or 'connected' to another component, it should be understood that it may be directly connected or connected to that other component, but there may also be other components in between.

The terminology used in this application is only used to describe specific embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, a media storage and discharge device (10) according to one embodiment of the present invention may include a drum (100), a reel (200), and an encoder (300).

The fact that one embodiment of the present invention includes the configurations listed above does not mean that it consists only of these configurations, but that it basically includes these configurations, and that it may include other configurations (e.g., a widely known technology in media storage and discharge devices), but a detailed description of the known technology is omitted because it may obscure the gist of the present invention (200).

A drum (100) is provided so that a tape (20) on which a medium (1), such as a banknote, is sandwiched can be wound or unwound as needed. The drum (100) is provided so as to be rotatable so that the double tape (20) and the medium (1) sandwiched between the tapes (20) can be wound/unwound together. As the drum (100) winds/unwound the tapes (20) and the medium (1) sandwiched between the tapes (20) together, storage/discharge of the medium (1) can be performed.

The reel (200) is positioned at a predetermined distance from the drum (100), and a plurality of reels may be provided so that each of the tapes (20) among the double tapes can be wound or unwound.

Accordingly, one reel (200) may be provided above and one reel (200) may be provided below the drum (100), and when the drum (100) winds the tape (20), each reel (200) unwinds the tape (20), so that the tape (20) may move between the drum (100) and the reel (200) while repeatedly winding or unwinding.

Among the tapes (20) wound at one end on the drum (100), the tape (20) located at the lower end can have its other end wound on the lower reel (200) through the lower return roller (21) and the lower guide roller (22), and the tape (20) located at the upper end can have its other end wound on the upper reel (200) through the upper return roller (23) and the upper guide roller (24) positioned so that its outer surface is in contact with the upper side of the lower return roller (21).

A pressure roller may be provided between the lower return roller (21) and the upper return roller (23) and the drum (100) as needed to apply an appropriate tension to the tape (20) by pressing one side of the tape (20) and to provide a gripping force between the medium and the tape (20).

Also, referring to FIG. 1, an encoder (300) may be provided to relatively identify a specific position of a tape (20) on which a medium (1) is inserted. The encoder (300) may be provided on at least one of a drum (100) and a reel (200), and may detect rotation information of at least one of the drum (100) and the reel (200). FIG. 1 exemplarily illustrates that the encoder (300) is installed on both the drum (100) and the reel (200), but the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be installed only on the drum (100) or only on the reel (200).

The encoder (300) is installed on the rotation axis of the drum (100)/reel (200) and detects rotation information (e.g., rotation angle or rotation amount) of the drum (100)/reel (200) to relatively determine position information (e.g., movement distance of a specific position of the tape (20)). Accordingly, the specific position of the tape (20) where the medium (1) is held can be relatively determined through the detection value of the encoder (300), and ultimately, it can be known in which part (position) of the tape (20) the medium (1) is stored.

A media storage and discharge device (10) such as the present embodiment, before operation for storage/discharge of media (1) or when initialization of the device is required, requires operations to determine the position of the tape (20) where the media (1) is stored, and wind or unwind the tape (20) with this reference position as the starting point. An encoder (300) may be used to determine the reference position of these operations.

Also, referring to FIG. 2, one embodiment of the present invention may further include a control unit (400) in addition to the configuration described above.

The control unit (400) can relatively determine a specific position of the tape (20) on which the medium (1) is clamped by receiving information from the encoder (300). That is, when the encoder (300) installed on at least one of the drum (100) and the reel (200) provides rotation information of the drum (100) and the reel (200) to the control unit (400), the control unit (400) can relatively determine a specific position of the tape (20) on which the medium (1) is clamped, and accordingly, can determine whether the medium (1) is stored at a specific position of the tape (20).

In addition, the control unit (400) can also change the initial position of the tape (20) that stores the medium. Accordingly, the control unit (400) can change the initial position of the tape (20) after a predetermined period of time (e.g., two weeks or one month) has elapsed so that other parts of the tape are used evenly, thereby causing the tape (20) to wear out evenly.

In addition, one embodiment of the present invention can perform the following control so that only a specific portion of the tape (20) is prevented from being excessively worn by a specific portion of the tape (20) by a local, repeated operation of winding or unwinding the tape (20) on the drum (100), and ultimately so that the entire section of the tape (20) can be used uniformly.

The control unit (400) can calculate the usage frequency of a specific portion of the entire section of the tape (20) where the medium (1) is clamped based on information from the encoder (300).

In addition, the control unit may determine that the portion of the tape (20) has been used excessively if the frequency of use of the portion exceeds a preset range (e.g., 300 times) based on the frequency of use of the portion of the tape (20), and may control the winding or unwinding operation of the drum (100) so that the medium (1) is held at a different location on the tape (20).

Accordingly, since the main part of the tape (20) that holds the medium (1) is changed from the existing first part to the second part, the usage amount can be adjusted to be uniform over the entire section of the tape (20) without any specific part of the tape (20) being excessively worn locally.

Meanwhile, referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, a media storage and release device (10') according to another embodiment of the present invention may include a drum (100), a reel (200), and an encoding unit (500).

At this time, the drum (100) and the reel (200) have the same configuration as the medium (1) storage and discharge device according to one embodiment of the present invention described above, so the same drawing symbols are applied and a detailed description thereof is omitted.

The encoding unit (500) may be provided so as to come into contact with the tape (20) at one side of the path of the tape (20) extending from the drum (100) to the reel (200), as illustrated in FIG. 3.

The encoding unit (500) is provided to identify a specific position of a tape (20) on which a medium (1) is inserted, and can transmit rotation information while rotating by movement of the tape (20).

That is, the encoding unit (500) can directly measure linear movement information of the tape (20) (e.g., movement distance of the tape (20)) but convert the movement information into rotation information.

Specifically, the encoding unit (500) may include an idle roller (510) and an encoding portion (520), and may further include an elastic member (530).

The idle roller (510) can freely rotate by contacting one side of the moving tape (20) as shown in Fig. 3 and by the linear movement of the tape (20). Therefore, when the tape (20) is conveyed in one direction, the idle roller (510) performs a rotational motion by the tape (20).

In addition, the encoding unit (520) is installed on the rotation axis of the idle roller (510) and can measure rotation information (e.g., rotation angle or rotation amount) of the idle roller (510). The encoding unit (520) can be implemented with a generally widely used encoder.

Meanwhile, an elastic member (530) may be provided to maintain adhesion between the idle roller (510) and the tape (20) and to transmit the linear motion of the tape (20) to the rotational motion of the idle roller (510).

The elastic member (530) may be provided to elastically press the idle roller (510) toward one side of the tape (20). Accordingly, the adhesion between the idle roller (510) and the tape (20) is maintained, the linear motion of the tape (20) can be converted into the rotational motion of the idle roller (510), and the tension of the tape (20) can be maintained constant.

Also referring to FIG. 4, another embodiment of the present invention may further include a control unit (400).

The control unit (400) can relatively determine a specific position of the tape (20) on which the medium (1) is clamped by receiving information from the encoding unit (520). That is, when the encoding unit (520) installed on the idle roller (510) in close contact with one side of the tape (20) provides rotation information of the idle roller (510) to the control unit (400), the control unit (400) can relatively determine a specific position of the tape (20) on which the medium (1) is clamped, and accordingly, can determine whether the medium (1) is stored at a specific position of the tape (20).

The control unit (400) can calculate the usage frequency of a specific portion of the entire section of the tape (20) where the medium (1) is inserted based on information from the encoding unit (520).

In addition, the control unit (400) determines that the corresponding portion of the tape (20) has been used excessively if the frequency of use of the specific portion exceeds a preset range (e.g., 300 times) based on the frequency of use of the specific portion of the tape (20), and thus can control the winding or unwinding operation of the drum (100) so that the medium (1) is held at a different location on the tape (20).

Accordingly, since the main part of the tape (20) that holds the medium (1) is changed from the existing first part to the second part, the usage amount can be adjusted to be uniform over the entire section of the tape (20) without any specific part of the tape (20) being excessively worn locally.

Above, although the present invention has been described using preferred embodiments, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described, and those skilled in the art may substitute or change any component within the scope of the present invention, and this also falls within the rights of the present invention.

1: Medium (1) 10: Medium (1) Storage and release device
20 : Tape (20)
100 : Drum (100) 20 : Reel (200)
300 : Encoder 400 : Control Unit
500: Encoding unit 510: Idle roller
520: Encoding section 530: Elastic member

Claims (8)

A drum that winds or unwinds a tape on which media is attached;
A reel spaced from the drum for winding or unwinding the tape;
An encoder provided on at least one of the drum and the reel, wherein the encoder detects rotation information of at least one of the drum and the reel to relatively determine a specific position of the tape on which the medium is held; and
A control unit that receives information from the encoder, relatively determines a specific position of the tape, and changes the initial position of the tape storing the medium;
Media storage release device. In the first paragraph,
The above control unit is configured to change the initial position of the tape when the tape is used for a predetermined period of time.
Media storage release device. In the first paragraph,
The above control unit,
By the information of the encoder, the frequency of use of a specific portion of the entire section of the tape where the medium is inserted is calculated,
Based on the above usage frequency, if the usage frequency of a specific portion of the tape exceeds a preset range, controlling the winding or unwinding operation of the drum so that the medium is pinched at a different location of the tape.
Media storage release device. A drum that winds or unwinds a tape on which media is attached;
A reel spaced from the drum for winding or unwinding the tape;
An encoding unit that contacts the tape at one side of the tape path extending from the drum to the reel and transmits rotation information while rotating by the movement of the tape to determine a specific position of the tape; and
A control unit which receives information from the encoding unit, relatively determines a specific position of the tape, and changes the initial position of the tape storing the medium;
Media storage release device. In paragraph 4,
The above encoding unit,
An idle roller that is in contact with one side of the tape and rotates freely by the linear movement of the tape; and
An encoding unit installed on the rotational axis of the above idle roller and measuring rotational information of the above idle roller;
Media storage release device. In paragraph 5,
The above encoding unit,
Further comprising an elastic member that elastically presses the above-mentioned children roller toward one side of the above-mentioned tape.
Media storage release device. delete In paragraph 5,
The above control unit,
By the information of the encoding section, the frequency of use of a specific section of the entire section of the tape where the medium is inserted is calculated,
Based on the above usage frequency, if the usage frequency of a specific position of the tape exceeds a preset range, the winding or unwinding operation of the drum is controlled so that the medium is pinched at another position of the tape.
Media storage release device.

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