KR20010074238A - A coin auto classification and dispenser system for POS communication - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for sorting and supplying POS connected type coins automatically is provided to supply the various effect by discharging the change coins of the appropriate amount automatically according to the calculated result of POS. CONSTITUTION: The system for sorting and supplying POS connected type coins automatically includes a POS system, a coin injecting hole(10), a case(50) for keeping coins according to the kind of the coin, a coin supplying hole(30) and a paper money receiving portion(40). The POS system carries out the order of inputting and outputting the change amount. The coins are conveyed from the coin injecting hole(10) and are stored in the case(50) for keeping coins according to the kind of the coin. The amount of money is displayed according to the kind of coins in the condition, in which the coin supplying hole(30) and the paper money receiving portion(40) are installed. A coin sorting and supplying device discharges the particle of the appropriate coin and the change.

Description

A coin auto classification and dispenser system for POS communication

The present invention relates to a coin automatic sorting and payment machine, and more specifically, to automatically sort and store coins by volume type (10, 50, 100, 500 won), in particular, the coin change according to the balance payment order of the POS system It relates to a POS linked coin automatic sorting and payment system.

In general, the coin and bill payment device associated with the POS system is provided with various bills and receipts for storage, and a slide-type storage unit for storing coins, and a simple function of opening the storage unit by an open / close solenoid operation according to an opening command. It is well known that after the calculation of the POS system, the payment order of the POS is received and the change is directly confirmed after payment is made. Therefore, in the process of confirming the change of money by the storage source, it is necessary to take some time, and in some cases, a problem such as miscalculation is exposed. In addition, it is inevitable to manually sort the coins of change in the designated location.

Therefore, recently, various technologies related to coin sorting and paying machines have been developed. For example, a rotary coin type automatic payment device (public patent No. 2000-54585), a coin change paying machine (utility model registration No. 205790), a cash register There is a tongtong (public aid model No. 1998-31982). However, such a device consists of only a function of storing and dispensing coins on its own, which is inadequate as a POS-linked function related to the present invention.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned matters, but equipped with an automatic coin sorting function and a change automatic payment device in one-piece, the existing simple storage function by automatically discharging the corresponding change of the coin according to the calculation result of the POS And to provide a POS-linked coin automatic sorting and payment system that solves the shortcoming of the POS-linked non-type coin dispenser.

In addition, another object of the present invention is a coin-linked coin that can be expected to have various effects through the improvement of the separate management structure of coins and defective coins and storage excess coins, as well as a check function if necessary to automatically calculate the amount of coins automatically check An automatic classification and payment system is provided.

Figure 1 is an illustration of the principal plane of the present invention automatic coin sorting and payment device,

Figure 2 is an internal configuration showing the coin classification of the present invention automatic coin classification and payment device,

Figure 3 is an exemplary operation of coin deposit and withdrawal of the present invention automatic coin sorting and dispensing device,

4 is an exemplary diagram of linkage of the present invention FOS system;

5 is a block diagram showing the internal control configuration of FIG.

6 is a coin input flow chart,

7 is a coin withdrawal flowchart.

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1: Automatic coin sorting and payment device, 10: coin inlet,

20: excess and bad coin storage, 30: coin supply port,

40: bills storage, 50: storage box according to the kind,

70: the first transfer belt, 80: the transfer shutter by volume type,

81: transfer gutter, 101: coin input sensor,

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention manages various points of sale through a host computer analyzing liquid crystal monitors and point of sale data, in which the amount of each item and the total amount coincide with the value of the service or product purchased by the customer. A POS system that oversees the change amount and inputs a withdrawal order; The coins are sorted and transferred from the coin inlet at the top of the body, the coin tray at the bottom, and the amount of bills are displayed in the state where the bill storage is installed. And a payment device.

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

Figure 1 is an illustration of the principal plane of the automatic coin sorting and payment device of the present invention, Figure 2 is an internal configuration showing the coin classification of the automatic coin sorting and payment device of the present invention, Figure 3 is a coin of the automatic coin sorting and payment device of the present invention Figure 4 illustrates the operation of the deposit and withdrawal, Figure 4 is a connection diagram of the present invention POS system, Figure 5 is a block diagram showing the internal control configuration of Figure 1, Figure 6 is a coin input flow chart, Figure 7 is a coin withdrawal flowchart.

The present invention automatic coin sorting and dispensing device (1) is made of a predetermined shape size and the body forming the outer portion of the dispensing device, the coin inlet 10 to receive coins for each kind on the upper side of the body, for receiving bills Forming the bill storage portion 40 is the same as the configuration of a conventional coin sorting and payment device.

In addition to such a configuration, the present invention automatic sorting and dispensing apparatus, as shown in Fig. 1, 2, 3, is provided with a storage box 50 for each kind so that a certain number of coins can be stored on one side of the inside of each kind for example , 10 won 51, 50 won 52, 100 won 53, 500 won 54 are divided into four yarns. This kind of storage box (50) is associated with a first transport belt (70) operated by a stepping motor, wherein the transfer gutter for the coin passes between the storage box for each kind (50) and the first transport belt (70) Each of the 81 is provided, the transfer gutter 81, the first transfer belt 70 is preferably installed at an angle of about 30 degrees suitable for falling coins. Here, the box-type storage box 50 has a second transfer belt is provided at its bottom to be operated in the opposite direction of the first transfer belt 70 and is opened and closed by each solenoid to its side ends of the first and second transfer belts. A deposit shutter 80 and a withdrawal shutter (not shown) are installed.

Meanwhile, the internal control of the coin automatic sorting and dispensing apparatus 1 is illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5. As shown therein, a power supply unit 201 for lowering and rectifying a commercial power supply to supply necessary power therein, and an operation unit 202 for directly inputting various necessary coin sorting, counting, and discharge commands as key signals. And, installed inside the coin inlet 10 formed in the upper part of the body, the coin input sensor unit 204 for detecting the coin inlet according to the coin input, and the size of the coin transferred from the coin inlet 10 10 won, 50 Coin winding species confirmation sensor unit 203 for detecting each kind according to the won, 100 won, 500 won, and counting coefficient counter 205 for counting the coins counts detected by the coin denomination confirmation sensor unit 203 And, to the one side of the first transfer belt 70 is installed in the coin inlet 10, the winding type of the shutter unit 213 is provided so that the coin drop is made by the solenoid operation coin of the box type 50 , The second transfer linked to the coin dispensing port 30 Coin-type withdrawal shutter unit 210 provided so that the coin of the box-type storage box 50 to the one side of the sheet is made to fall into the coin supply port 30 by the solenoid operation, and a coin-dispensing port formed in the lower part of the body ( 30) Coin withdrawal detection sensor unit 206 is installed inside and detects the coin withdrawal according to the coin discharge, and the ROM and the operation unit, a non-volatile memory that contains the program information on the automatic classification and payment of coins therein It is made of microprocessor 214 which controls the whole automatic sorting and payment device such as deposit and withdrawal shutter control, bad and billing control, error processing and display control according to signal, and urethane doping belt with anti-slip effect. First conveying belt driving means (207) consisting of a stepping motor and a coin discharge groove to have a proper inclination angle, but to maintain a coin guide groove and the correct feed speed to one side; A second transfer belt driving means 208 provided with a stepping motor so as to maintain an accurate inclination angle and a display unit 211 for displaying the total amount of coins withdrawn, an error processing display, and a POS; It is provided with a communication unit 211 for two-way communication of the balance discharge command of the system, input the coin deposit coefficient, coin balance deposit situation.

In addition, when the balance discharge command of the POS system is input to the microprocessor, it is preferable that the bill type display unit 41 is provided that calculates and displays the number of bills corresponding to the paper type. Here, it is natural that the bill display indicator LED is provided at the position of each book type (10,000 won, 5,000 won, 1,000 won, 100,000 won check if necessary).

For example, if you purchase a 1,250 won item and pay 10,000 won, you will see a change of 8,750 won. At this time, the bill acceptor will open automatically and the "1" for the 5,000 won bill part of the LED display part installed on the paper will be "1", 3 "is displayed on the banknote sheet display unit 41, and the cashier withdraws the bill as much as the displayed quantity and pays with the coin (750 won) paid from the coin dispensing port, it is possible to fundamentally prevent the miscalculation of the cashier. Of course, if the bill holding part is closed after the calculation is completed, it is natural that the previous display part is cleared for the next calculation.

The above description is only one embodiment of the present invention and can be changed as many as possible within the scope of the present invention.

Referring to the operation and effects of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

The coin automatic sorting and paying machine of the present invention can maximize the sharing effect in connection with the POS system 2 as represented in FIG. 4. Processing procedure data For example, the execution of sales article data reading, calculation processing, balance display, etc. is the same as before, but a series of processes in which a post-calculation change order, amount by volume, balance, and deposit information generated at the POS are transmitted.

Next, the automatic classification function of the automatic coin classification and payment device will be described based on FIG. 6. After the initialization (S1O) according to the power supply of the power supply unit 201 proceeds, when the coin by each coin type coin input operation signal of the operation unit 202 installed on the upper body is introduced into the coin inlet (10) coin inlet ( 10) The coin input recognition signal is input to the microprocessor 214 from the coin input sensor 101 installed inside (S11). At this time, the microprocessor 214 refers to the count type count counter 205 temporarily recorded in the RAM in checking whether or not the coin is charged in the kind storage box 50 (S12). By keeping the shutters blocking the entrances for each human rights type off, the excess is immediately discharged to the excess and defective coin storage unit 20 that are stacked. This operation is the same as the operation control by the determination of the defective coin in the coin winding confirmation process of step S13. Here, the coins of excess and defective coins are designated according to the maximum quantity for each kind specified when designing the equipment for the first time, and if it exceeds the preset quantity, it is natural that even normal coins are stored in the storage unit by shutter blocking. Naturally, it can be reused if not enough.

In checking the volume of the step S13 by the coin scoop confirmation sensor unit 203, at this time, the CCD sensor, that is, the linear image sensor transported from the coin inlet 10 in a structure that can accurately detect the shape of the current position The size and size of the coin to be read can be read at several hundred resolutions per second, that is, the result is compared with the specified setting of the microprocessor 214 that leads to the laser reflected light irradiated to the coin from the red laser LED. You can check it. At this time, it is desirable to select the winding rate of the coin about 10 times per second in operation.

If the confirmation of each kind is normal through the step S13, the microprocessor 204 applies the operation signal to the first transfer belt driving means 207 in the state of reading the value of the presently confirmed kind of the first transfer belt 70. Slowly rotate At this time, the speed of the current transport belt is calculated to take into account the arrival time of each storage box (50) for each kind to operate the deposit shutter unit 211 to be transported to the storage box (50) by way of the transfer gutter 81. do. At the same time, it is natural that the counting counter 205 for each kind counts the current value in RAM to be used to confirm the deposit amount.

As described above, the coins transferred to the winding sort box 50 through the classification process are evenly distributed throughout the coin rather than one side of the stack due to the rotation in the opposite direction of the discharge of the second transfer belt driving means 208 installed at the bottom thereof.

On the other hand, when the above-described counting counter reaches a preset reference value (S18), the microprocessor 214 determines that it is in a full state, and notifies the outside through the display unit 211, and controls the shutter to block the entrance of each kind. By keeping it in the off state continuously (S19), the excess part is immediately discharged | emitted to the accommodating part 20 in which it stacks. This operation is the same as the operation control by the determination of the defective coin in the coin winding confirmation process of step S13.

Next, the payment function of the automatic coin classification and payment device will be described based on FIG. 7. When the balance discharge command is transmitted through the communication unit 212 after the routine processing procedure generated at the time of sale of the POS system 2 (S30), the microprocessor 214 checks whether the coin storage of the storage box 50 is carried out. In the case of checking the counting counter for each kind of temporarily recorded in the RAM (S31), if the recorded counting counting counter 205 is insufficient at this time, the display unit 211 is notified of the remaining balance to indicate the coin input (S32). Description of the coin input is the same as FIG. 6.

When it is determined in step S31 that the counter is greater than the discharge command balance of the POS system (S33), the microprocessor 214 discharges to the coin dispensing port 30 through the balance discharge instruction. To open (S34). The change discharged through the withdrawal shutter is detected through the coin withdrawal detection sensor 206 (S35) and each detected result is continuously discharged (S38) until the same as compared with the balance with which the withdrawal was initially ordered (S36). On the other hand, if it is not the same for a certain time, the process is processed as an error (S37) to wait.

As described above, the present invention is provided with an automatic coin sorting function and a change automatic dispenser as an integrated unit, so that the change coin of the amount is automatically discharged according to the calculation result of the POS, the existing simple storage function and the POS linkage incomplete type coin. Disadvantages of the dispensing machine can be solved. Especially, the amount of coins can be calculated automatically, and if necessary, various effects can be expected by checking or notifying the lack of coins and improving the separate management structure of coins in excess of coins.

Claims (3)

Manage the various point of sale management through the liquid crystal monitor that can check whether the amount of each item and the total amount match the value of the service or product purchased by the customer and the host computer that analyzes the point of sale data. A POS system 2 for carrying out; The amount of money is displayed for each kind in the state in which the storage box for each kind of paper 50 transferred from the upper part of the body is stored, the coin dispensing port 30 at the lower side, and the bill storing part 40 are installed, and the command of the POS system 2 is displayed. POS linked coin automatic sorting and payment system, characterized in that it comprises a coin automatic sorting and payment device (1) that the coin history or change change discharge. 2. The power supply unit 201 according to claim 1, further comprising: a power supply unit 201 for lowering and rectifying the commercial power to supply necessary power therein, and an operation unit 202 for directly inputting various necessary coin sorting, counting, and discharge commands as key signals. ), The coin input sensor 10 is installed in the coin input hole 10 formed in the upper portion of the body and detects the coin input according to the coin input and the coin input sensor 10, the size of the coin transferred from the coin input port 10 won, Coin scoop checking sensor unit 203 for detecting the denomination according to 50 won, 100 yuan, 500 won, and counting counter for each denomination type counting the count of coins detected by the coin scoop confirmation sensor 203 (205) ) And a coin-type deposit shutter unit 213 provided with a coin drop of the coin storage box 50 at one side of the first transfer belt 70 installed at the lower part of the coin inlet 10 by a solenoid operation. And, the second transfer belt of the coin dispensing port 30 Coil-type withdrawal shutter unit 210 is provided so that the coin of the box-type storage box 50 to the one side is made to fall to the coin dispensing port 30 by the solenoid operation, and the coin dispensing port 30 formed in the lower part of the body. Coin withdrawal detection sensor unit 206 is installed inside and detects the coin withdrawal according to the coin discharge, and a non-volatile memory ROM and the operation unit, each of the detection signal embedded in the program information on the coin automatic classification and payment therein According to the microprocessor 214 for overall control of automatic sorting and dispensing device such as shutter and withdrawal shutter control, bad and charging control, error processing, and display control, and urethane doping belt with anti-slip effect, suitable slope for coin drop The first conveying belt driving means 207 made of a stepping motor to have a coin guide groove and accurate conveying speed to one side and the coin discharge, A second transfer belt driving means 208 equipped with a stepping motor so as to maintain a correct inclination angle and a display unit 211 for displaying the total amount of coins withdrawn, an error processing display, and a POS; POS linked coin automatic sorting and dispensing system, characterized in that provided with a communication unit 211 for two-way communication of the balance discharge command, coin deposit coefficient input, coin balance deposit situation of the system. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the balance discharge command of the POS system is input to the microprocessor, a bill-note type indicator 41 is provided which calculates and displays the bill quantity corresponding to the corresponding paper type. system.