Bill delivery apparatus for wall-type automated-teller machine

• US 7,357,305 B2
• Filed: 05/23/2005
• Issued: 04/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nautilus Hyosung America Incorporated (Hyosung Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nautilus Hyosung America Incorporated (Hyosung Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Dong Sik, Lee, Won Joon, Ahn, Jin Hyuk, Yoon, You Hoon
• Primary Examiner(s): HESS, DANIEL A
• Application Number:
  US11/134,317
• Publication Number:
  US 20050284926A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,058 Days
• Field of Search: 235/379, 902/8, 902/13, 902/14, 902/17
• US Class Current: 235/379
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 11/14 Inlet or outlet ports

Abstract

A bill delivery apparatus for a wall-type automatic-teller machine according to the present invention is disposed between a cash receiving part and a cash handling part of the machine. The apparatus comprises a main body having a pair of plates spaced apart from each other at both sides thereof; a tray unit adapted to be lifted and lowered within the main body, for temporarily stacking bills introduced from the cash handling part therein; a stopper unit disposed in front of the tray unit to prevent the bills introduced from the cash handling part from deviating from the tray unit; a transfer unit disposed adjacent to the tray unit, for transferring the bills stacked in the tray unit to the cash receiving part; a driving unit for driving the tray unit, the stopper unit, and the transfer unit; and a recovering unit for storing untaken bills that has been returned from the cash receiving part. Thus, present invention provides a bill delivery apparatus for a wall-type automated-teller machine, wherein bills can be smoothly transferred between the cash handling part and the cash receiving part, the number of bills requested by a user can be delivered at a time, and bills untaken due to a user'"'"'s mistake or carelessness can be separately recovered and stored to enable the machine to be used continuously.

Claims

1. A bill delivery apparatus for an automatic-teller machine, the bill delivery apparatus being disposed between a cash receiving part and a cash handling part of the machine, the apparatus comprising:

a main body having a pair of plates spaced apart from each other at both sides thereof;

a tray unit adapted to be lifted and lowered within the main body, for temporarily stacking bills introduced from the cash handling part therein;

a stopper unit disposed in front of the tray unit to prevent the bills introduced from the cash handling part from deviating from the tray unit;

a transfer unit disposed adjacent to the tray unit, for transferring the bills stacked in the tray unit to the cash receiving part; and

a driving unit for driving the tray unit, the stopper unit, and the transfer unit;

wherein the tray unit comprises a tray installed to be lifted and lowered in front of the cash handling part and having an upper surface on which the bills are stacked;

a guide means disposed at a side of the tray to guide directions in which the tray is lifted and lowered; and

a first link with both ends hingedly connected to the plate and tray, the fist link being pivoted by the driving unit to lift the tray.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein a discharging means for transferring the stacked bills is further provided in the tray unit.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the discharging means comprises a pair of pulleys and a belt rotated by the pair of pulleys.

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the stopper unit comprises a stopper formed perpendicularly to a direction in which the bills are introduced from the cash handling part;

a bracket for lifting and lowering the stopper; and

a second link with both ends hingedly connected to the tray and the bracket, respectively, such that the bracket can be operated in cooperation with the tray.

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the stopper is lowered when the tray is lifted, and the stopper is lifted when the tray is lowered.

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transfer unit comprises a first transfer means coming into contact with the tray to transfer the bills when the tray is lifted;

and a second transfer means disposed adjacent to the first transfer means to transfer the bills transferred from the tray to the cash receiving part and to return the untaken bills from the cash receiving part to the recovering unit.

7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein each of the first transfer means and the second transfer means comprises a pair of pulleys and a belt rotated by the pair of pulleys.

8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein each of the first transfer means and the second transfer means further comprises an idle pulley for adjusting the tension of the belt.

9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the driving unit comprises a first driving means for driving the tray unit and the stopper unit, and a second driving means for driving the transfer unit.

10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the first driving means comprises a first driving source, and a cam coupled to the first driving source and circumscribed with the first link.

11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the transfer unit comprises a first transfer means disposed between the cash receiving part and the cash handling part to transfer the bills while coming into contact with the tray when the tray is lifted, and a second transfer means disposed in front of the lifted tray and adjacent to the first transfer means to transfer the bills transferred from the tray to the cash receiving part and to return the untaken bills from the cash receiving part to the recovering unit;

each of the first transfer means and the second transfer means comprises a pair of pulleys and a belt rotated by the pair of pulleys; and

the second transfer means comprises a second driving source to which one of the pulleys of the second transfer means is coupled.

12. The apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein a discharging means comprising a pair of pulleys and a belt rotated by the pair of pulleys is provided in the tray unit;

a driving gear and a driven gear are coupled to the second driving source and the pulley of the pair of pulleys on the side of the second driving means, respectively; and

the driving gear and the driven gear are engaged with each other when the tray is lifted.

13. A bill delivery apparatus for an automatic-teller machine, the bill delivery apparatus being disposed between a cash receiving part and a cash handling part of the machine, the apparatus comprising:

a main body having a pair of plates spaced apart from each other at both sides thereof;

a tray unit adapted to be lifted and lowered within the main body, for temporarily stacking bills introduced from the cash handling part therein;

a stopper unit disposed in front of the tray unit to prevent the bills introduced from the cash handling part from deviating from the tray unit;

a transfer unit disposed adjacent to the tray unit, for transferring the bills stacked in the tray unit to the cash receiving part; and

a driving unit for driving the tray unit, the stopper unit, and the transfer unit;

a recovering unit for storing untaken bills that has been returned from the cash receiving part, wherein the transfer unit returns the untaken bills from the cash receiving part to the recovering unit,

wherein the tray unit comprises a tray installed to be lifted and lowered in front of the cash handling part and having an upper surface on which the bills are stacked;

a guide means disposed at a side of the tray to guide directions in which the tray is lifted and lowered; and

a first link with both ends hingedly connected to the plate and tray, the fist link being pivoted by the driving unit to lift the tray.

14. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein a discharging means for transferring the stacked bills is further provided in the tray unit.

15. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the stopper unit comprises a stopper formed perpendicularly to a direction in which the bills are introduced from the cash handling part;

a bracket for lifting and lowering the stopper; and

a second link with both ends hingedly connected to the tray and the bracket, respectively, such that the bracket can be operated in cooperation with the tray.

16. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the transfer unit comprises a first transfer means coming into contact with the tray to transfer the bills when the tray is lifted;

and a second transfer means disposed adjacent to the first transfer means to transfer the bills transferred from the tray to the cash receiving part and to return the untaken bills from the cash receiving part to the recovering unit.

17. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the driving unit comprises a first driving means for driving the tray unit and the stopper unit, and a second driving means for driving the transfer unit.