KR101428063B1 - Paper stacking apparatus for automated machine and automated machine having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a paper accumulating apparatus for an automation apparatus and an automatic apparatus having the same. In the present invention, the frame 10 is provided with a paper inlet 12 for receiving paper in one side thereof. The frame 10 is provided with a support plate 32 horizontally moved to the inside and outside of the frame 10. The support plate 32 selectively opens and closes the temporary accumulation unit 30 in which paper is temporarily accumulated. An upper guide 60 is installed on the frame 10 so that the upper surface of the paper is pressed while the temporary accumulating unit 30 is opened by the support plate 32. The lower guide 70 is installed on the frame 10 so as to move up and down when information processing of the paper is finished. According to the present invention, the paper can be uniformly accumulated one by one in the lower guide, so that jamming can be prevented from occurring in the process of transferring the paper to the collection unit.

Automation equipment, paper, accumulation

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a paper stacking apparatus for an automatic apparatus,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an automatic apparatus, and more particularly, to a paper accumulating apparatus for temporarily accumulating paper sheets drawn in an automatic apparatus and an automatic apparatus having the paper accumulating apparatus.

An automation device refers to a device whose functions are all automated and can be operated without a separate operator. Examples of such automated devices include automatic teller machines and certificate issuers.

In addition to the above-mentioned automatic apparatuses, there is a paper sheet processing apparatus that stores paper sheets and automatically performs settlement processing. Hereinafter, the above-mentioned paper sheet processing apparatus will be described as an example.

The paper sheet processing apparatus is provided with a paper inlet for receiving a paper sheet (hereinafter referred to as "paper sheet") by a user. The paper having passed through the paper inlet is conveyed to the inside of the paper-sheet processing apparatus by driving of the conveying roller and the conveying belt.

The paper conveyed to the inside of the paper sheet processing apparatus passes through the information recognizing section. The information recognition unit processes the information recorded on the paper sheet as an image and transmits the information to a control unit of the paper sheet processing apparatus. The settlement is processed through the information obtained from the paper.

At this time, the paper is accumulated in the temporary storage unit until the user finishes the payment. More specifically, the temporary accumulation unit is provided with an accumulation roller for accumulating the paper. The accumulating roller is rotatably installed inside the paper sheet processing apparatus, and the paper is brought into close contact with the outer circumferential surface.

If the user pulls only one sheet of paper, the sheet is curled up on the accumulating roller. When the user finishes the processing, the sheet is conveyed to the collecting unit. In addition, when the user processes a plurality of sheets of paper, the sheet that has been drawn in first is curled with the next sheet in a state in which the sheet is drawn on the stacking roller. In this way, when a plurality of sheets of paper are curled on the accumulating roller and the user finishes the payment process, the paper is transported to the collecting unit.

The paper conveyed to the collection unit is discharged to the outside of the paper-sheet processing apparatus by the bank employee.

However, the above-described conventional techniques have the following problems.

As described above, the paper is accumulated on the accumulation roller of the temporary accumulation section before being conveyed to the collection section. At this time, it is not a problem if the number of sheets is small, but when the number of sheets is large, the sheets are overlapped and dried.

Therefore, the jam occurs in the accumulation roller, and the paper can not be normally transported to the collecting portion, and the paper is jammed or folded during transportation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to prevent jams occurring during the accumulation of paper in the temporary accumulation unit.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a printer comprising: a frame having a paper inlet for receiving paper therein; A support plate movably installed on the inner side and the outer side of the frame to selectively open and close the temporary accumulation unit on which the paper is temporarily accumulated; An upper guide installed on the frame corresponding to the upper part of the support plate to press the upper surface of the paper in a state in which the temporary accumulation unit is opened by the support plate; And a lower guide configured to support the bottom surface of the paper to be pressed by the upper guide and to move up and down on the frame to move the paper upward when information processing of the paper is finished.

Wherein the frame is provided with a drive source for providing power necessary for driving the support plate, the drive source transmits power to a drive shaft to which one end of the link is connected, and the other end of the link is connected to a slave shaft rotatably provided on the support plate And connected.

The upper guide and the lower guide are installed in the frame such that both ends of the metal plate are bent at right angles and both bent ends are directed downward.

The frame is further provided with a driving source for providing power necessary for driving the upper guide and an interlocking frame for receiving the power of the driving source and moving in the feeding direction of the paper.

The interlocking frame is formed with an interlocking slot formed to be inclined with respect to the conveyance direction of the paper, and the upper guide includes a guide protrusion inserted into the interlocking slot.

The frame is provided with a driving source for providing power necessary for driving the lower guide, and the driving source transmits power to an interlocking cam which is hooked on one side of the upper plate of the lower guide.

The interlocking cam is rotatably installed in the lower guide, and the distance from the rotation center to the outer circumferential surface is changed.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides a paper stacking apparatus comprising: the paper stacking apparatus of any one of claims 1 to 7; A drive source for supplying power necessary for conveying the sheet; An information recognizing unit for recognizing information on the sheet fed into the sheet inlet; Conveying means for conveying the paper stacked on the paper accumulating device by receiving power from the driving source; And a collecting unit for collecting the paper conveyed by the conveying unit.

The conveying means includes: a conveying roller rotatably installed on the frame; A conveyance belt wound around a conveyance pulley provided at an end of the conveyance roller; And an idle roller rotatably installed on an upper portion of the lower guide and positioned to correspond to the conveyance belt in a state in which the lower guide is raised.

And the idle roller is more protruded than the upper end of the lower guide when the lower guide is lifted.

The conveying roller is rotatably installed on a roller shaft installed in the frame, and a guide hole formed in the upper guide is inserted into the roller shaft and guided.

According to the present invention, the sheet drawn into the inside of the automatic apparatus is dropped onto the upper end of the lower guide by the movement of the support plate in a state where the sheet is supported by the support plate. Then, the upper guide is lowered so that the paper can be uniformly accumulated on the lower guide, and the above process is repeated to accumulate the paper. Since the paper can be uniformly accumulated one by one in the lower guide, jamming can be prevented from occurring in the process of transferring the paper to the collection unit.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a paper accumulating apparatus and an automatic apparatus having the same according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a side view showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of an automatic apparatus equipped with a paper accumulating apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown in these drawings, the frame 10 forms the appearance and the skeleton of the automatic machine. The frame 10 is generally made of a metal plate, and at least both end plates are provided facing each other. Of course, the frame 10 may further include a plate other than the end plates provided on both sides.

A paper inlet 12 is provided at one side of the frame 10. The paper inlet 12 is formed at a side of the frame 10 as a portion into which paper is fed.

The frame 10 is provided with a drive motor 14. The driving motor 14 serves to provide power for conveying paper. A driving pulley 16 is provided on the rotating shaft of the driving motor 14 and a driving belt B is attached to the driving pulley 16. The drive belt B transfers power to the drawing roller 18 and the conveying roller 90, which will be described below.

A draw-in roller 18 is rotatably installed in the frame 10 adjacent to the paper inlet 12. The drawing roller 18 is rotatably mounted on a rotary shaft 19 provided at both ends of the frame 10 so as to be rotatable. A plurality of the drawing rollers 18 are installed on the rotary shaft 19 at regular intervals. An idle roller 20 corresponding to the drawing roller 18 is rotatably installed on the drawing roller 18. The idler roller 20 is provided on a rotary shaft 21 provided at both ends of the frame 10 so as to be rotatable. The drawing roller 18 receives power from the driving motor 14 through the driving belt B and draws the paper.

The sheet drawn by the pulling-in roller 18 is conveyed to the information recognizing section 22. The information recognition unit 22 recognizes the information printed on the paper. That is, the information recognition unit 22 recognizes the information printed on the paper sheet and transmits the information to a control unit (not shown) so that the user can perform a payment process, for example.

The paper that has passed through the information recognition section 22 is transferred to the temporary storage section 30. The temporary storage unit 30 temporarily stores the paper, and stores the paper until the information processing of the paper is completed. More specifically, the temporary accumulation unit 30 accumulates a plurality of sheets of paper one by one and conveys the paper sheet to the collection unit 100 at a time when the information processing of the paper is finished.

The temporary accumulating unit 30 is provided with a support plate 32 for temporarily supporting the conveyed paper. The configuration of the support plate 32 is well shown in Figs.

Referring to FIG. 1, the support plate 32 is movably installed on both sides of the frame 10. The pair of support plates 32 are provided so as to be movable on the inside and outside of the frame 10 forming the end plates, and are moved in a direction in which they approach each other or in a direction away from each other. The support plate 32 is inserted into a sliding hole formed in the frame 10 to move in and out of the frame 10, though not shown in detail in the figure.

The support plate 32 serves to selectively open and close the temporary accumulation unit 30 while being moved as described above. That is, when the paper is positioned on the support plate 32 in a state where the temporary accumulation unit 30 is closed, the support plate 32 opens the temporary accumulation unit 30 so that the paper can be dropped downward.

The frame 10 is provided with a drive motor 34 for providing power necessary for driving the support plate 32. The rotation shaft of the drive motor 34 is provided with a gear train 35 for transmitting power. The gear train 35 includes a motor gear 35a provided on a rotating shaft of the driving motor 34 and a connecting gear 35b engaged with the motor gear 35a and provided on a drive shaft 36, .

A support bracket 35 'is provided on a side surface of the frame 10 and the support bracket 35' rotatably supports both ends of the drive shaft 36. The driving shaft 36 is provided with the coupling gear 35b and one end of the link 37 is connected to the driving shaft 36. [ The other end of the link 37 is connected to a slave shaft 38 provided at one side of the support plate 32. In the present embodiment, two links 37 are provided.

Referring to FIG. 4, the follower shaft 38 is rotatably connected to a connection bracket 39 provided on the support plate 32. Accordingly, when the driven shaft 38 is moved to receive power from the drive shaft 36, the support plate 32 is moved to the inside and outside of the frame 10 in conjunction with the movement of the driven shaft 38.

On both sides of the frame 10, a driving motor 40 is provided to provide power necessary for driving the interlocking frame 44, which will be described below. The driving motor 40 transmits power to the interlocking gear 42. The interlocking gear 42 is rotatably installed on the frame 10.

The interlocking gear 42 transmits the driving force of the driving motor 40 to the interlocking frame 44 movably provided in the frame 10. The interlocking gear 42 meshes with a gear portion of the interlocking frame 44 to transmit power. That is, when the interlocking gear 42 receives power from the driving motor 40 and rotates, the interlocking frame 44 is moved along the paper conveying direction. The interlocking frame 44 is moved in the lateral direction with reference to FIG. 6A.

The interlocking frame 44 is provided with an insertion slot 48 into which the fixing protrusion 46 of the frame 10 is inserted. The insertion slot 48 is elongated along the conveying direction of the paper in the interlocking frame 44. The interlocking frame 44 is formed with an interlocking slot 50 into which the guide protrusion 62 of the upper guide 60 is inserted. The interlocking slot 50 is formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the conveying direction of the sheet.

Referring to FIG. 5, the frame 10 is provided with an upper guide 60 which is moved up and down in conjunction with the interlocking frame 44. The upper guide 60 is installed on the frame 10 so as to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the interlocking frame 44, that is, in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the paper. The upper guide 60 is formed by bending both ends of a substantially metal plate in a " C " shape orthogonally with both bent ends facing downward.

The upper guide 60 presses the upper surface of the paper when the temporary accumulating unit 30 accumulates the paper. That is, the upper guide 60 is lowered while the support plate 32 is moved in the outward direction, thereby pressing the upper surface of the stacked paper. The upper guide 60 is installed so as to be positioned above the support plate 32 in an initial state.

The upper guide (60) is provided with a guide protrusion (62) inserted into the interlocking slot (50). The guide protrusion 62 guides the up and down movement of the upper guide 60 while being moved along the interlocking slot 50. An upper guide slot 64 is formed in the upper guide 60 to be inserted into a roller shaft 92 of a conveying roller 90, which will be described below. The upper guide slot 64 is formed to be long in the vertical direction and has one end opened.

On the other hand, the lower guide 70 is installed on the frame 10 so as to be elevated and lowered. Specifically, the lower guide 70 moves the paper upward to move the paper stacked on the temporary storage unit 30 to the recovery unit 100, which will be described below. Like the upper guide 60, the lower guide 70 is formed by bending both ends of a substantially metal plate in a " C " shape orthogonally, with both bent ends facing downward. Accordingly, the paper is sequentially stacked on the upper plate of the lower guide 70. The lower guide 70 is provided with a lower guide slot 72 into which the interlocking protrusion 84 of the interlocking cam 82 to be inserted is inserted.

A drive motor 74 is provided on the frame 10 to provide power necessary for movement of the lower guide 70. An interlocking gear 76 is rotatably connected to a gear portion (not shown) of the driving motor 74. The interlocking gear 76 is provided with a driving pulley 78 and the driving belt 80 is engaged with the driving pulley 78.

An interlocking cam 82 for raising and lowering the lower guide 70 is rotatably installed on the frame 10. The interlocking cam 82 is formed such that the distance from the rotation center to the outer circumferential surface changes as shown in FIG. 6A. The interlocking cam 82 is hooked on one side of the upper plate of the lower guide 70. Accordingly, when the interlocking cam 82 is rotated, the lower guide 70 is moved up and down in conjunction therewith.

An interlocking protrusion 84 inserted into a guide slot 72 formed in the lower guide 70 is provided on one side of the interlocking cam 82. The interlocking protrusion 84 is inserted into the guide slot 72 to guide the lower guide 70 up and down. An interlocking pulley 86 is provided on the opposite side of the interlocking cam 82 and the driving belt 80 is engaged with the interlocking pulley 86.

On the other hand, an idle roller 88 (see FIG. 6A) is rotatably installed on the upper portion of the lower guide 70. The idler roller 88 is provided on a rotary shaft 89 provided at both ends of the frame 10 so as to be rotatable. The idle roller 88 serves to convey the sheet to the recovery unit 100 together with the conveyance belt 94 to be described below. The idle roller 88 protrudes more than the upper plate of the lower guide 70 and is brought into close contact with the paper when the paper is conveyed to the recovery unit 100.

On both sides of the frame 10, a conveying roller 90 is rotatably installed. The transfer roller 90 is rotated by receiving power from the drive motor 14 and transfers the paper accumulated in the temporary accumulation unit 30 to the recovery unit 100. The conveying roller 90 is rotatably installed on a roller shaft 92 provided on the frame 10. A plurality of conveying rollers 90 are provided on the roller shaft 92 at a predetermined interval. The roller shaft 92 is provided with a drive pulley, and a conveyor belt 94 is attached to the drive pulley. The guide slot 72 is inserted into the roller shaft 92.

On the other hand, when information processing for the paper sheets accumulated in the temporary accumulation unit 30 is completed, the paper sheet is conveyed to the collection unit 100. The collecting unit 100 serves to store the processed paper.

Hereinafter, the operation of the paper accumulating apparatus of the automatic apparatus according to the present invention and the automatic apparatus having the same will be described in detail.

First, the paper drawn through the paper inlet 12 passes through the information recognizing portion 22 by the drawing roller 18 and the idle roller 20 (Fig. 7A). The drawing roller 18 receives power from the driving belt 14 by driving the driving motor 14 and is rotated.

The information recognition unit 22 recognizes the information on the paper. The information of the paper recognized by the information recognizing part 22 is transmitted to a control part provided in the automatic machine so that the user can process payment.

The paper that has passed through the information recognizing section 22 is conveyed to the temporary accumulating section 30 by the drawing roller 18 and the idle roller 20. [ The sheets are stacked one by one in the temporary stacking unit 30, and the process of stacking the sheets will be described in detail below.

First, the support plate 32 is in a state in which a part of the temporary accumulation unit 30 is closed, as shown in FIG. 2, before the paper is conveyed to the temporary accumulation unit 30 side. In this state, when the paper is positioned on the support plate 32 (FIG. 7B), the support plate 32 is moved to the outside of the frame 10. This is accomplished by driving the drive motor 34.

That is, when the drive motor 34 is driven, the power of the drive motor 34 is transmitted to the drive shaft 36 through the gear train 35. The drive shaft 36 is rotated and the link 37 is rotated together with the drive shaft 36. The driven shaft 38 is moved in conjunction with the rotation of the link 37 and the supporting plate 32 is engaged with the moving shaft 38 (Not shown). The support plate 32 opens the temporary accumulation unit 30 as shown in FIG.

When the support plate 32 opens the temporary accumulation unit 30, the paper drops downward (7c). And, the paper is seated on the upper plate of the lower guide 70 shown in the drawing.

Next, the driving motor 40 provided in the frame 10 is driven. The interlocking gear 42 is rotated in conjunction with the driving of the driving motor 40 and the interlocking frame 44 is moved in the right direction as shown in FIG. 6B by the rotation of the interlocking gear 42 . When the interlocking frame 44 is moved as described above, the upper guide 60 is lowered in interlock with the interlocking frame 44. The upper guide (60) is guided and lowered by the guide protrusion (62) inserted in the interlocking slot (50). At the same time, the upper guide 60 is lowered along the upper guide slot 64 inserted in the roller protrusion 92.

The upper guide 60 is lowered to press the upper surface of the paper so as to evenly contact the upper end of the lower guide 70 (FIG. 7D). In this state, the support plate 32 closes a part of the temporary accumulation unit 30 by driving the drive motor 40. [

Then, by repeating the above-described process, the sheets are stacked one by one on the upper end of the lower guide 70 (Fig. 7E). As described above, since the sheets are uniformly stacked one by one by the upper guide 60, jamming is prevented.

On the other hand, when the user stores all the sheets and is integrated in the lower guide 70 and the information processing of the sheets is completed, the sheet should be transferred to the collecting unit 100. At this time, first, the support plate 32 opens the temporary accumulation unit 30 by driving the drive motor 40.

Next, the drive motor 74 is driven and the power of the drive motor 74 is transmitted to the interlocking cam 82 by the interlocking gear 76 and the drive belt 80. The interlocking cam 82 receives the power of the driving motor 74 and is rotated in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 6B. When the rotation of the interlocking cam 82 is rotated as described above, the lower guide 70 is raised (FIG. 7F) since the distance from the rotation center to the outer circumferential surface is changed.

When the lower guide 70 is raised, the idle roller 88 provided at the upper portion is positioned below the conveyor belt 94. At this time, the idle roller 88 protrudes more than the upper end of the lower guide 70.

In this state, when the driving motor 14 is driven, the conveying roller 90 is rotated, and the conveying belt 94 is rotated to convey the paper together with the idler roller 88 to the recovery unit 100 (Fig. 7G). The paper stored in the recovery unit 100 is discharged to the outside by a bank employee.

When the paper is conveyed to the recovery unit 100, the lower guide 70 is lowered to its original state by the rotation of the interlocking cam 82, and the support plate 32 is lowered to a part of the temporary accumulation unit 30 Lt; / RTI >

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, but may be defined by the scope of the claims, and those skilled in the art may make various modifications and alterations within the scope of the claims It is self-evident.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a side view showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of an automatic apparatus equipped with a paper accumulating device according to the present invention; FIG.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a paper stacking apparatus.

3 is a plan view showing a state in which a support plate constituting a paper accumulating device of an automatic apparatus according to the present invention is operated.

4 is a side view showing the configuration of a support plate constituting a paper accumulating device of an automatic apparatus according to the present invention;

5 is a side view showing the structure of an upper guide and a lower guide constituting an embodiment of the present invention.

6A to 6C are side views showing an operation process of an upper guide and a lower guide constituting an embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 7A to 7G are side views schematically illustrating a process of stacking sheets according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Description of the Related Art [0002]

10: Frame 12: Paper inlet

14: driving motor 18: drawing roller

20: idle roller 22: information recognition section

30: temporary accumulation unit 32: support plate

35: gear train 36: drive shaft

37: Link 38:

44: interlocking frame 46: fixing projection

48: insertion slot 50: interlocking slot

60: upper guide 62: guide projection

64: guide slot 70: lower guide

72: guide slot 82: interlocking cam

84: cooperating projection 86: cooperating pulley

88: Idle roller 90: Feed roller

92: roller shaft 94: conveying belt

100:

Claims (11)

A frame in which a paper inlet for receiving paper is formed at one side; A support plate movably installed on the inner side and the outer side of the frame to selectively open and close the temporary accumulation unit on which the paper is temporarily accumulated; An upper guide which is installed on a frame corresponding to an upper portion of the support plate and presses the upper surface of the paper while the temporary accumulation unit is opened by the support plate; And And a lower guide configured to support the bottom surface of the paper to be pressed by the upper guide and to be moved up and down on the frame to move the paper upward when information processing of the paper is finished, Wherein the frame is provided with a first driving source for providing power necessary for driving the upper guide and further comprising an interlocking frame which is moved in the conveying direction of the paper by receiving the power of the first driving source, . The method according to claim 1, Wherein the frame is provided with a second drive source for providing power necessary for driving the support plate, the second drive source transmits power to a drive shaft to which one end of the link is connected, and the other end of the link is rotatably A paper accumulation device of an automatic machine connected to a driven slave shaft. 3. The method of claim 2, Wherein the upper guide and the lower guide are installed in the frame such that both ends of the metal plate are bent at right angles and both bent ends are directed downward. delete The method according to claim 1, Wherein the interlocking frame is provided with an interlocking slot formed to be inclined with respect to the conveying direction of the paper, and the upper guide includes a guide protrusion inserted into the interlocking slot. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the frame is provided with a third driving source for providing power necessary for driving the lower guide, and the third driving source transmits power to an interlocking cam which is hooked on one side of the upper plate of the lower guide. The method according to claim 6, Wherein the interlocking cam is rotatably installed in the lower guide, and the distance from the rotation center to the outer circumferential surface is changed. 7. A paper stacking apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3 and 5 to 7, A fourth driving source for providing power necessary for conveying the sheet; An information recognizing unit for recognizing information on the sheet fed into the sheet inlet; Conveying means for conveying the paper stacked on the paper accumulating device by receiving power from the fourth driving source; And And a recovery unit for recovering the paper conveyed by the conveying unit. 9. The image forming apparatus according to claim 8, A conveying roller rotatably installed in the frame; A conveyance belt wound around a conveyance pulley provided at an end of the conveyance roller; And an idle roller rotatably installed on an upper portion of the lower guide and positioned so as to correspond to the conveyance belt in a state where the lower guide is raised. 10. The method of claim 9, And the idle roller is moved so as to protrude more than the upper plate of the lower guide when the lower guide rises. 10. The method of claim 9, Wherein the conveying roller is rotatably installed on a roller shaft provided on the frame, and a guide hole formed in the upper guide is inserted into the roller shaft.

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