KR101881024B1 - Apparatus to deposit check and method to deposit check thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The apparatus for inserting a check according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a main body which forms a basic frame, in which a check transport path is formed in an inner space, and a shutter is openably and closably mounted at an inlet; A transfer unit mounted in the apparatus main body for transferring a plurality of checks inserted through a shutter; A trailing edge aligning unit for aligning the leading edges of a plurality of checks fed by the conveying unit; And a check separator for separating a plurality of checks linearly aligned by the leading end aligning unit by sheet. According to the embodiment of the present invention, since a plurality of checks can be deposited at one time, the trouble of depositing a check can be solved, and besides, after the front alignment in the main body of the apparatus is performed, It is possible to prevent the occurrence of errors or the occurrence of a jam in the separation process, thereby improving the reliability of the check deposit.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a check deposit apparatus,

A check deposit apparatus and a check deposit method thereof are disclosed. More specifically, since a plurality of checks can be deposited at one time, the trouble of depositing a check can be solved, as well as the separation of a check is performed after the end alignment in the main body of the apparatus is performed, And a check deposit method thereof are disclosed.

In general, automatic teller machines (ATMs) can provide basic financial services such as cash and check deposits and withdrawals by using cards or bankbooks without regard to time and place, It is an automation device. In recent years, the use of financial automation equipment has expanded not only in financial institutions such as banks but also in convenience stores, department stores, and public places.

Financial automation devices can be divided into withdrawals, depositors, and deposits and withdrawals depending on whether they are withdrawn or withdrawn. In recent years, financial automation devices have been used for various purposes such as cash withdrawals and withdrawals, checking and withdrawals, account bookkeeping, .

On the other hand, the check depositing apparatuses in which the checks are deposited in a financial automation apparatus are generally loaded one by one. Therefore, if you want to deposit several checks, it takes a long time to deposit.

To improve this, a bundle check deposit device has been developed in which bundles of checks are inserted in a longitudinal direction at a time and then separated one by one in the apparatus. However, in such a device, when the checks are not aligned and the sizes are different, two sheets are separated when the check is separated in the apparatus, and there is a problem that jamming occurs in the process of transferring the check.

Therefore, it is required to develop a check deposit apparatus which can precisely detect separation of checks even when a plurality of checks whose leading ends are not aligned are prevented from jamming or the like.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for depositing a plurality of checks at a time to solve the troubles of depositing a check, Therefore, it is possible to prevent errors or jam from occurring in the process of separating a check, thereby improving the reliability of check deposit, and a method of depositing a check thereon.

The check deposit device according to the embodiment of the present invention is a check deposit device capable of depositing a plurality of checks, in which a basic frame is formed, a conveyance path of the check is formed in the inner space, A device body; A conveying unit mounted in the apparatus main body for conveying a plurality of checks inserted through the shutter; A leading edge aligning unit aligning the leading edges of the plurality of checks fed by the carry section; And a check separating unit for separating the plurality of checks arranged at the leading end by the leading end aligning unit by sheet. According to this configuration, a plurality of checks can be deposited at one time, It is possible to eliminate the troubles and to separate the check after the leading edge is aligned in the main body of the apparatus, so that it is possible to prevent occurrence of error or jam in the process of separating the check, Can be improved.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the leading end aligning unit includes: a check loading member, in which the plurality of checks carried from the carry section are loaded and tip ends of the checks are provided at the tip; And an aligning flapper which presses the plurality of checks in the front end direction and aligns the ends by a rotation operation, wherein the check loading member is vertically movable so that the check is separated by interaction with the check separating unit .

According to one aspect of the present invention, the carry section includes an upper conveyance member having a circulation belt and a pair of pulleys rotatably coupled to both sides of the circulation belt; And a lower conveying member provided below the upper conveying member and having a circulating belt and a pair of pulleys rotatably coupled to both sides of the circulating belt, The alignment flapper may be mounted on the pulleys disposed on the rear side.

 According to one aspect, the alignment flapper includes a plurality of flapper members having a radial direction, and the plurality of flapper members may be provided along a circumferential direction of a pulley disposed rearward of the pair of pulleys of the upper conveyance member have.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the check separating unit includes: a separating roller mounted on an upper portion of the check loading member and separating the plurality of checks aligned in a line by a rotating operation; And a pair of conveying rollers mounted vertically symmetrically at a rear end of the separating roller and conveying the check between the conveying rollers.

 According to one aspect of the present invention, the apparatus may further include an alignment unit mounted on the rear of the check separation unit and aligning the check separated by the check separation unit.

According to one aspect, the alignment portion may include a pair of alignment rollers mounted symmetrically, and aligning the check to an alignment reference plane by a rotation operation.

According to one aspect of the present invention, an alignment sensor for detecting the alignment of the check is mounted on a rear end of the alignment portion, and after the alignment of the check is detected by the alignment detection sensor, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > of < / RTI >

According to one aspect of the present invention, the image forming apparatus further includes a sensing unit that senses the position of the check, and the sensing unit includes: a first sensing sensor mounted between the shutter and the conveying unit; A second sensing sensor formed on the carry section; And a third sensing sensor for sensing the conveyance of the check from the carry section to the end aligning section.

According to one aspect of the present invention, when the plurality of checks are sensed by the third sensing sensor, the operation of the conveyance unit is stopped, and when the check is not sensed by the first sensing sensor, have.

Meanwhile, the check deposit method of the check deposit apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is a check deposit method of a check deposit apparatus in which a plurality of checks can be deposited, wherein the check deposit apparatus is provided with an entrance of the apparatus main body forming the basic frame of the check deposit apparatus Opening the shutter and inputting the plurality of checks; A conveying step of conveying the plurality of checks using a conveying unit mounted in the apparatus main body; Aligning the plurality of checks carried by the carry section with the leading edge aligning section mounted at the rear of the carry section; And a separating step of separating the plurality of check-aligned checks at a time by using the check separating unit, and transferring the plurality of checks separated by the separating step. The plurality of checks can be deposited at one time, thereby eliminating the trouble of depositing the check Since the check is separated from the sheet after the leading edge is aligned in the main body of the apparatus, it is possible to prevent an error or a jam from occurring in the process of separating the check, thereby improving the reliability of the check deposit .

According to one aspect, the aligning step may further include aligning the check of the single sheet separated by the separating step by an aligning part.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, since a plurality of checks can be deposited at one time, the trouble of depositing a check can be solved, and besides, after the front alignment in the main body of the apparatus is performed, It is possible to prevent the occurrence of errors or the occurrence of a jam in the separation process, thereby improving the reliability of the check deposit.

FIGS. 1A to 1D are diagrams sequentially showing an operation in which a check is deposited by the check deposit apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a phenomenon that occurs when a check is transferred without aligning in the check deposit apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 3 to 5 sequentially illustrate operations of arranging a plurality of deposited checks and aligning them, as shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, configurations and applications according to embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The following description is one of many aspects of the claimed invention and the following description forms part of a detailed description of the present invention.

In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail for the sake of clarity and conciseness.

Hereinafter, the shutter direction of the apparatus main body will be described as forward, and the aligning direction as the rear direction. In the check, a portion where the check enters first will be referred to as a front end.

FIGS. 1A to 1D are diagrams sequentially showing an operation in which a check is deposited by the check deposit apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross- FIGS. 3 to 5 are views sequentially showing operations of aligning a plurality of deposited checks after aligning a check, as shown in FIG. 2. FIG.

As shown in these drawings, the check deposit apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a conveying path of a check P to be deposited, A transfer unit 120 mounted on the rear of the transfer unit 120 for transferring a plurality of checks P loaded in the apparatus main body 110 through the shutter 111, A check separating unit 130 for separating a plurality of checks P aligned at the front end by the leading end aligning unit 140 one by one, And an alignment portion 170 for automatically aligning the check P that has been made.

Further, although not shown, it further includes a eighth detecting unit for detecting whether or not the check P is aligned, a authenticity recognizing unit for recognizing the authenticity of the check P, and a storing unit for storing the authenticity-checked check P can do.

Describing each configuration, the apparatus main body 110 of the present embodiment forms a basic frame, and the above-described configurations and a plurality of driving motors and the like for driving them are mounted in the main frame. In the apparatus main body 110, a conveying path is formed along the longitudinal direction, so that the check P put through the shutter 111 can be conveyed along the conveying path.

The shutter 111 is mounted in the apparatus main body 110 so that it can be opened and closed at a position corresponding to the entrance of the apparatus main body 110. This shutter 111 is determined to be opened or closed based on the detection information of the detection unit, which will be described later. A plurality of checks P can be input through the shutter 111 and a plurality of loaded shutters 111 can be transferred to the carry section 120 along the transfer path.

On the other hand, the carry section 120 of the present embodiment is driven at a low speed so that a plurality of checks P can be conveyed to the next leading end aligning section 140 without any disturbance. In the configuration, And a lower conveying member 125 disposed below the conveying path and approachable or separable in the direction of the upper conveying member 121.

The upper conveying member 121 and the lower conveying member 125 may have a similar structure. First, the upper conveying member 121 includes a pair of pulleys 122 formed along the longitudinal direction of the conveying path, And a circulation belt 123 that is coupled to the pulley 122 of the main body 100 so as to be circulated.

The lower conveying member 125 may also include a pair of pulleys 126 and a belt 128. The lower conveying member 125 may be moved by the operation of the shutter 111 and the check separating unit 130 It can be raised or lowered.

On the other hand, the leading end aligning portion 140 of this embodiment is a portion for aligning a plurality of checks P on the basis of the leading edge, as shown in Figs. 1A to 1D, A check loading member 141 to which a check P is loaded and provided with a leading edge alignment reference of the check P is provided at the leading end thereof and an aligning flapper 141 for aligning a plurality of checks P in the leading direction, (127).

The check loading member 141 is a portion to which a plurality of checks P to be delivered from the carry section 120 are loaded and which is located relatively below when the check P is loaded from the carry section 120 The upper surface of the check loading member 141 and the upper surface of the lower conveying member 125 substantially coincide with each other) and after the leading edge of the check P is loaded after the loading, the check P can be elevated to cooperate with the check separating unit 130.

The alignment flapper 127 of this embodiment can cause the check P to be peddled on the check loading member 141 by the rotation operation. The alignment flapper 127 includes a plurality of flapper members 127a having a radial direction, and the plurality of flapper members 127a are disposed in the upper conveying member 121, as shown in Figs. 1A to 1D, Along the circumferential direction of the pulley 122 disposed at the rear end of the pair of pulleys 122 of the first pulley.

The check loading member 141 is rotated by rotating the pulley 122 on which the alignment flapper 127 is mounted after loading a plurality of checks P from the carry section 120 to the check loading member 141, The check P loaded on the check loading member 141 can be aligned at the leading end alignment direction from the upper one of the plurality of checks P so that the check P loaded on the check loading member 141 can be aligned.

The tip alignment reference is a sidewall 161 vertically erected at one side of the check loading member 141 when positioned at the bottom of the check loading member 141 and the tip of the check P is aligned It can be.

The sidewall 161 serving as a tip alignment reference is a portion extending to the guide wall 160 for guiding a conveyance path formed by the check separating portion 130 and the aligning portion 170 which will be described later The side wall 161 may be bent at one side of the guide wall 160 located at the lower side.

In this embodiment, the alignment flapper 127 is mounted on the pulley 122 of the upper conveying member 121, but it is not limited thereto and it is of course possible to separately mount the alignment flapper 127 in the apparatus main body 110.

The check separating unit 130 of the present embodiment separates and transports a plurality of checks P loaded in the check loading member 141 one by one and is mounted on the top of the check loading member 141 And a pair of conveying rollers 151 and 155 for vertically and symmetrically mounted at the rear of the separating roller 131 and conveying the check P which is separated into a single sheet.

In other words, the checks P aligned at the front end by the separation roller 131 can be separated one by one and can be moved backward. By the rotation of the pair of conveying rollers 151 and 155, (Not shown).

On the other hand, the alignment portion 170 of the present embodiment includes a pair of aligning rollers 171 and 175 disposed behind the pair of conveying rollers 151 and 155 provided in the check separating portion 130 . Although not shown, the aligning section 170 having such a configuration can cause the check P passing therebetween to be aligned on the alignment reference plane by driving the pair of aligning rollers 171 and 175 . The alignment reference plane may be formed along one side wall of the apparatus main body 110, and alignment check sensor 115 may be used to align check P on the alignment reference plane.

The alignment detecting sensor 115 senses whether the check P is aligned on the alignment reference plane by the aligned rollers 171 and 175 and sends the detection information to a control unit (130). For example, when it is detected that the check P has been aligned by the alignment detecting sensor 115, the control unit drives the check separator 130 so that the check P (Not shown). That is, the sheet P is separated according to whether or not the alignment is confirmed.

The shutter 111, the carry section 120, the tip aligning section 140, the check separating section 130 and the like may be provided in the sensing section for sensing the position of the check P, Can be interlinked based on the information sensed by the user.

The sensing unit of the present embodiment includes a first sensing sensor 112 mounted between the shutter 111 and the carry unit 120, a second sensing sensor 113 formed on the carry unit 120, And a third sensing sensor 114 for sensing the conveyance of the check P from the leading end aligning portion 140 to the leading end aligning portion 140.

First, when detecting that a plurality of checks P are drawn in the second detection sensor 113, the upper conveying member 121 and the lower conveying member 125 are moved toward each other and the conveying unit 120 is driven A plurality of checks P can be transferred.

If a plurality of checks P are sensed by the third sensor 114, the conveyance unit 120 can be stopped from moving after a predetermined distance. If there is no sensing information sensed by the first sensing sensor 112 after the stop of the driving of the carry section 120, the shutter 111 may be closed and the check loading member 141 of the end aligner 140 may be raised.

In the following, a check deposit method of the check deposit apparatus 100 having the above-described structure will be described.

The check depositing method of the check depositing apparatus 100 of the present embodiment includes a loading step of opening a shutter 111 provided at an entrance of the apparatus main body 110 to insert a plurality of checks P, Aligning step of aligning a plurality of checks P conveyed by the conveying section 120 by using the leading end aligning section 140 to align the ends of the checks P with each other; A separating step of separating a plurality of checks P aligned at the front end by using the check separating unit 130 and conveying the separated checks P one by one by an aligning unit 170, And an aligning step to cause the alignment.

With this configuration, not only the plurality of checks P are deposited at one time, but also the checks P (P) aligned at the front ends by driving the leading end aligning section 140 and the check separating section 130 in the apparatus main body 110 ) Can be reliably separated from each other, so that reliability of depositing the check P can be ensured.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 1A to 1D, a process of depositing a check when depositing a check of the same size in the check depositing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be schematically described.

First, referring to FIG. 1A, the shutter 111 is opened and a plurality of checks P are put into the shutter 111 by driving the carry section 120. The check P can be carried by the circulation of the upper conveying member 121 and the lower conveying member 125 of the conveying unit 120. [ Then, a plurality of checks (P) can be loaded on the check loading member 141 of the leading end aligning unit 140.

In this case, since the size of the check P is the same, it is not necessary to perform separate end alignment, so that the check loading member 141, in which a plurality of checks P are loaded, .

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 1C, the check separator 130 may be driven to separate the checks P one by one from the upper one and then transfer them backward.

Referring to FIG. 1D, the check P separated by the check separating unit 130 completely passes through the aligning unit 170, and the check separating unit 130 can be driven to separate the check sheets.

However, if the size of the checks P is the same, as described above, there is no obstacle to separating a plurality of checks P into sheets by one without separating the sheets P. However, When depositing at one time, the check (P) separation process may fail.

2, when a check P of a different size is deposited, a check P2 of a larger size may be positioned below the check loading member 141, The upper check P1 can be separated from the lower check P2 if the upper check 130 is driven. That is, the check P is not properly separated.

3 to 5, the process of depositing a check when a check of a different size is deposited in the check depositing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be schematically described.

Referring to FIG. 3, it can be seen that a plurality of checks P that are not aligned on the check loading member 141 are loaded on the check loading member 141 by driving the carry section 120.

4, the check loading member 141 is raised to a position where the alignment flapper 127 can interfere, and then the aligning flapper 127 is driven to align the plurality of checks P .

Referring to FIG. 5, it can be seen that the check P is cut out through the check separator 130. Here, since the leading edge of the check P is aligned, no error that the lower check P is first separated as shown in Fig. 2 is generated, and thus the sheet P can be surely separated.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to deposit a plurality of checks P at one time, thereby eliminating the troubles of depositing the check P, Since the check P is separated from the sheet after the leading end is aligned by the aligning unit 140, it is possible to prevent an error or a jam from occurring in the process of separating the check P, The reliability of the apparatus can be improved.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, such modifications or variations are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

100: Check deposit device
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111: Shutter
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121: upper conveying member
125: Lower conveying member
127: alignment flapper
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131: separation roller
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141: check loading member
151, 155: conveying rollers
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171, 175: Align roller

Claims (12)

A check deposit apparatus capable of depositing a plurality of checks,
An apparatus main body forming a basic frame, a transfer path of the check being formed in an inner space, and a shutter being openably mounted at an entrance thereof;
A conveying unit mounted in the apparatus main body for conveying a plurality of checks inserted through the shutter;
A leading edge aligning unit aligning the leading edges of the plurality of checks fed by the carry section;
A check separating unit for separating the plurality of checks arranged at the leading end by the leading end aligning unit one by one; And
And a sensing unit for sensing a position of the check,
The sensing unit includes:
A first sensing sensor mounted between the shutter and the carry section;
A second sensing sensor formed on the carry section; And
And a third sensing sensor for sensing the conveyance of the check from the carry section to the end aligning section,
Wherein the operation of the carry section is stopped when the plurality of checks are detected by the third detection sensor and the shutter is blocked when the check is not detected by the first detection sensor.
The method according to claim 1,
The end-
A check loading member loaded with the plurality of checks carried from the carry section and provided with a tip alignment reference of the check at its tip; And
And an aligning flapper for aligning the plurality of checks in the leading direction by the rotating operation,
Wherein the check loading member is vertically movable so that the check is separated by interaction with the check separating unit.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein,
An upper conveying member having a circulating belt and a pair of pulleys rotatably coupled to both sides of the circulating belt; And
And a lower conveying member provided below the upper conveying member and having a circulating belt and a pair of pulleys rotatably coupled to both sides of the circulating belt,
And the alignment flapper is mounted on a pulley disposed rearward of the pair of pulleys of the upper carrying member.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the alignment flapper includes a plurality of flapper members having a radial direction and the plurality of flapper members are provided along a circumferential direction of a pulley disposed rearward of the pair of pulleys of the upper carrying member.
3. The method of claim 2,
The check separator
A separation roller mounted on the top of the check loading member for separating the plurality of checks aligned in a line by a rotating operation; And
And a pair of conveying rollers mounted vertically symmetrically at a rear end of the separating roller and conveying the check between the conveying rollers.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising: an aligner mounted on the rear of the check separator to align the check separated by the check separator.
The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the alignment portion includes a pair of alignment rollers mounted symmetrically and vertically and aligning the check to an alignment reference plane by a rotation operation.
The method according to claim 6,
And an alignment sensor for detecting the alignment of the check is mounted on the rear end of the alignment portion, and after the alignment of the check is detected by the alignment detection sensor, A check deposit device with sheet separation.
delete delete A check deposit method of a check deposit apparatus in which a plurality of checks can be deposited,
Opening a shutter provided at an entrance of an apparatus main body forming a basic frame of the check deposit apparatus, and inputting the plurality of checks;
A conveying step of conveying the plurality of checks using a conveying unit mounted in the apparatus main body;
Aligning the plurality of checks carried by the carry section with the leading edge aligning section mounted at the rear of the carry section;
A separating step of separating and transporting the plurality of check-aligned checks, one by one, using the check separating unit; And
Sensing a position of the check,
When the plurality of checks are sensed by a third sensing sensor that senses the conveyance of the check from the carry section to the end aligning section, stopping the operation of the carry section and stopping the operation of the shutter 1 < / RTI > detection sensor detects that the check is not detected.

12. The method of claim 11,
And aligning the check of the single sheet separated by the separating step by an aligning unit.

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