The structure and operation of an apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to accompanying drawings.
A recyclebox, which is provided with an apparatus for detecting the positions of a stack guide and a stack roller according to an embodiment of the present invention, includes a stack unit 100, a housing 200, and a deposit/withdrawal unit 300. The stack unit 100 is provided with a push plate 110 that ascends and descends. Paper money 1 is stacked on the push plate. The housing 200 for the recyclebox surrounds the stack unit 100 and is opened/closed by a door 210. The deposit/withdrawal unit 300 is provided on the upper portion of the stack unit 100.
The deposit/withdrawal unit 300 includes a withdrawal port 301, a deposit port 302, a pickup roller 310, a feed roller 320, and a guide roller 330. Paper money 1 to be withdrawn is withdrawn from the box through the withdrawal port 301. Paper money 1 to be deposited enters the box through the deposit port 302. The pickup roller 310 separates paper money 1 stacked on the push plate 110 one-by-one. The feed roller 320 conveys paper money 1 that is separated one-by-one by the pickup roller 310, or conveys paper money 1 that enters the box through the deposit port 302 onto the push plate 110. The guide roller 330 is rotatably supported by a guide roller bracket 331 provided below the feed roller 320, and the outer periphery of the guide roller comes in contact with the feed roller 320.
Further, it is preferable that the deposit/withdrawal unit 300 further include a conveying roller 360, a withdrawal unit pinch roller 361, and a deposit unit pinch roller 362. The conveying roller 360 facilitates to smoothly deposit and withdraw paper money 1 during the money deposit and withdrawal operations. The withdrawal unit pinch roller 361 is provided on one side of the conveying roller 360 facing the withdrawal port 301, and comes in contact with the outer periphery of the conveying roller 360 to press the paper money 1 to be withdrawn against the conveying roller 360. The deposit unit pinch roller 362 is provided on the other side of the conveying roller 360 facing the deposit port 302, and comes in contact with the outer periphery of the conveying roller 360 to press the paper money 1 to be deposited against the conveying roller 360.
According to the above-mentioned structure, paper money 1 can be deposited into or withdrawn from the recyclebox by the normal and reverse rotation of the feed roller 320 and the conveying roller 360.
The money deposit operation of the recyclebox will be described with reference to
In this case, the push plate 110 descends so that a money deposit space is secured in the recyclebox. Further, a stack guide 20 is swung downward and positioned on a conveyance path of paper money 1. Accordingly, the stack guide guides paper money 1 to be deposited, and the pickup roller 310 does not interfere with the paper money 1 that is moving along the conveyance path of paper money 1. In addition, a stack roller 10 should be positioned on the conveyance path of paper money 1 so that wings 10a of the stack roller push the end of the paper money 1 to be conveyed, causing the paper money 1 to be aligned and stacked.
Further, the money withdrawal operation of the recyclebox will be described with reference to
In this case, the stack guide 20 is swung upward, and the push plate 110 ascends so that the paper money 1 comes in contact with and presses the pickup roller 310. Further, the wings 10a of the stack roller 10 should recede from the conveyance path of paper money 1.
According to the embodiment of the present invention, the stack guide 20 and the stack roller 10 facilitating the money deposit and withdrawal operations, which are performed in the recyclebox, are positioned on the conveyance path of paper money 1 during the money deposit operation. However, since the stack guide 20 and the stack roller 10 recede from the conveyance path of paper money 1 during the money withdrawal operation, it is possible to stably perform the money deposit and withdrawal operations.
Referring to
The stack guide 20 is fixed to a feed roller rotating shaft 321. A rod 70 horizontally provided on the rear side of the stack guide is swung, so that the stack guide 20 is swung downward during the money deposit operation and is swung upward when money is withdrawn.
For example, a stack guide hook 21 that is bent to have an L shape is provided on the rear surface of the stack guide 20, and the rod 70 is horizontally provided on the stack guide hook 21. As the rod 70 is swung, the stack guide 20 is also swung. The rod 70 is swung due to the rotation of a first link bar pivot 64 to be described below. The first link bar pivot 64 is rotatably supported by a rod supporting bracket 69, which is formed on one side of the deposit/withdrawal unit 300.
Meanwhile, a gear 30 is provided on one surface of the stack unit 100. The gear 30 includes a guide protrusion 31 formed on one surface thereof, and is rotated in a normal or reverse direction by a rotational driving force transmitted from a driving motor 40.
Although not shown, it is preferable that the driving motor 40 be provided at the back of the stack unit 100. It is more preferable that the driving motor 40 be used only to rotate the gear 30 in a normal or reverse direction. Further, the driving motor 40 may be directly connected to the gear 30, or may be connected to the gear 30 via a driving gear 41 as shown in the drawings so as to be able to decelerate due to the change of a gear ratio between the driving gear 41 and the gear 30.
In addition, the stack unit is provided with a slide bar 50. One end of the slide bar 50 is fixed to the stack roller pivot 11, and a slide slot 51 is formed at the other end of the slide bar 50 in a longitudinal direction of the slide bar. The guide protrusion 31 of the gear 30 is inserted into the slide slot 51 of the slide bar 50. Accordingly, as the gear 30 is rotated, the slide bar 50 is swung.
Meanwhile, a coupling protrusion 52 protrudes from one end of the slide bar 50 as shown in
Further, the rod 70 is horizontally provided at the rear side of the stack guide 20 as described above, so as to be used to swing the stack guide 20.
A link connection unit 60 is provided so that the stack roller 10 and the stack guide 20 are positioned on or recede from the conveyance path of paper money 1 depending on the normal or reverse rotation of the gear 30. The link connection unit 60 includes a plurality of link bars 61, 62, and 63 between the slide bar 50 and the rod 70.
The link connection unit 60 includes a first link bar 61, a first link bar pivot 64, a second link bar 62, and a third link bar 63. The rod 70 is fixed to one end of the first link bar 61. The first link bar pivot 64 is fixed to the other end of the first link bar 61, and is rotated in a normal or reverse direction so as to swing the first link bar 61. The first link bar pivot 64 is fixed to one end of the second link bar 62. One end of the third link bar 63 is connected to the other end of the second link bar 62 by a hinge, and the other end of the third link bar 63 is connected to one side of the slide bar 50 by a hinge.
Referring to
In this case, the detection plate 82 is connected to the gear 30 by a shaft 81, and is thus interlocked with the driving motor 40 so as to correspond to when the driving motor is driven. For this purpose, a fixing groove 32 is formed in the gear 30. In addition, one end of the shaft 81 is inserted into the fixing groove 32, and the other end of the shaft 81 is fixed to the detection plate 82. Each of the shaft 81 and the fixing groove 32 has a D-shaped cross section and a hole having a D-shaped cross section is formed in the detection plate 82, so as to be fitted to each other.
The withdrawal detecting sensor 83a and the depositing detecting sensor 83b are fixed to a sensor supporting bracket 84 fixed to the stack unit 100. When the detection plate 82 is positioned between a light emitting part and a light receiving part of each of the withdrawal detecting sensor 83a and the depositing detecting sensor 83b, the withdrawal detecting sensor 83a and the depositing detecting sensor 83b determine the money withdrawal position and the money depositing position of each of the stack roller 10 and the stack guide 20. Then, the sensors send signals to a control unit (not shown), and the control unit sends control signals to the deposit/withdrawal unit 300 such that the deposit/withdrawal unit 300 perform money deposit or withdrawal processes.
Operations, where the stack roller and the stack guide according to the embodiment of the present invention are positioned on and recede from the conveyance path of paper money 1 when money is deposited/withdrawn, will be described with reference to
A money depositing process will be described with reference to
When the driving motor 40 that has received the driving signal is driven, the gear 30 is rotated and the detection plate 82 is positioned between the light emitting part and the light receiving part of the depositing detecting sensor 83b. In this case, the control unit that has received the signal from the depositing detecting sensor 83b determines that the stack roller 10 and the stack guide 20 are positioned at the money depositing position. Then, a money depositing process where paper money 1 is deposited in the recyclebox is performed.
As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to set the money depositing positions of the stack roller 10 and the stack guide 20 by driving one driving motor 40. Accordingly, it is possible to detect two interlocked operations (operations of the stack roller and the stack guide) by one depositing detecting sensor 83b that detects the detection plate 82 interlocked with the driving motor 40.
The control unit receives a paper money 1 withdrawing signal that is input by a client. The control unit that has received the signal sends a driving signal to the driving motor 40 in order to operate the stack guide 20 and the stack roller 10.
The stack guide 20 and the stack roller 10 are positioned at a money withdrawal position by the driving motor 40 that has received the driving signal. That is, when the gear 30 is rotated in a clockwise direction from a position of
In this case, as the gear 30 is rotated, the detection plate 82 is also rotated and positioned between the light emitting part and the light receiving part of the withdrawal detecting sensor 83a. Further, the control unit determines that the stack roller 10 and the stack guide 20 are positioned at the money withdrawal position. Then, a money withdrawing process is performed.
In contrast, when the gear 30 is rotated in a counterclockwise direction from a position of
As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to smoothly control money deposit/withdrawal operations by detecting the positions of a stack guide and a stack roller in a recyclebox when money is deposited/withdrawn. Further, since the stack guide and the stack roller are controlled by one driving motor, it is advantageous in that controlling an ATM can be simplified.
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10-2006-0056560 | Jun 2006 | KR | national |