KR101232682B1 - Automatic teller machine equipped locking apparatus for entering clerk-operating mode - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic teller machine equipped with a locking device capable of entering a cashier operating mode, and more particularly, when the automatic teller machine does not open the front door part in the event of a fault such as a device error, The present invention relates to a financial automation device having a locking device that can be entered into a cashless operation mode that makes it easier to carry out a fault action and shorten the time required for fault recovery.

The locking device capable of entering the cashier operating mode of the automatic teller machine according to the present invention is mounted on the front door part of the automatic teller machine and locks to open and close the front door part. A fixed body, a cylindrical rotating body inserted into the hollow part of the fixed body and having a key groove into which a key is inserted, and a rotation of the rotating body are sensed so as not to open the front door part of the automatic teller machine. It characterized in that it comprises a rotation detection unit for outputting a signal for entering into the field operation mode that can perform a fault action from the outside.

Automatic teller machine, A.T.M., Locking device, Meter operation mode

Description

Automatic teller machine equipped locking apparatus for entering clerk-operating mode}

1 is a perspective view schematically showing the automatic teller machine equipped with a locking device capable of entering the operating mode operation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the automated teller machine shown in FIG.

Figure 3 is a front view showing in detail the locking device capable of entering the field operation mode by expanding the portion A shown in FIG.

Description of the Related Art [0002]

102: front door portion 104: display portion

106: key input unit 122: rotation detection unit

200: locking device 202: keyway

208: clamp 210: locking groove

232: first contact terminal 234: second contact terminal

The present invention relates to an automatic teller machine equipped with a locking device capable of entering a cashier operating mode, and more particularly, when the automatic teller machine does not open the front door part in the event of a fault such as a device error, The present invention relates to a financial automation device having a locking device that can be entered into a cashless operation mode that makes it easier to carry out a fault action and shorten the time required for fault recovery.

An automatic teller machine (A.T.M.) is a machine that automatically handles tasks such as deposit, withdrawal, and account reconciliation.

Such automatic teller machines are conventionally installed mainly in financial institutions, but as business centers are diversified and business hours are lengthened for the convenience of customers, recently, public facilities such as unmanned stores and convenience stores and subways and stations Including the installation place is expanding.

In addition, as the use of the automated teller machine increases, it has various functions such as processing of utility bills, coupons or lotteries, in addition to basic functions such as cash withdrawal and withdrawal and account clearing. have.

Looking at the conventional financial automation equipment installed in a financial institution, a separate financial automation equipment booth, which is an installation space, is provided, and the front and rear portions of the financial automation equipment are installed to be exposed to different spaces. In other words, the front part of the device is exposed to the space inside the booth for customers to use the automated teller machine even when the bank is closed, and the rear part of the device equipped with the door that can open the automated teller machine is used for management and security. It is exposed to the inner space of the bank outside.

On the other hand, the device is small in size, so the space utilization is high, the front open type automatic teller machine installed in a convenience store, etc., the door part of the automated teller machine is opened in front of the customer using the device, the fault management and management is performed.

In such a fully open type of automated teller machine, the problem that occurs in the device can be solved from the outside without opening the teller machine according to its contents. Nevertheless, the trouble shooting method of operating the internal device of the device by opening the front door part takes more time to troubleshoot than the method of resolving the problem from the outside without opening the front door part. There is a problem that causes inconvenience to the customer using the place where the automated equipment is installed.

In addition, even if it is possible to simply deal with the problem, because the attendant must be dispatched to the installation site every time for the recovery of the problem, there is also a problem that the maintenance cost is high.

The present invention is to solve the above problems. In other words, according to the contents of the obstacles that occurred in the automatic teller machine, the purpose of the fault automatic control is to operate the automatic teller machine from the outside without opening the front door part.

Furthermore, in the event of a simple failure, the storekeeper or manager who operates the place where the automated teller machine is installed does not leave the automated teller machine in the stand-by mode, which is temporarily disabled, and solves the problem by simply operating the automated teller machine. By doing so, there is another purpose of not giving the customer inconvenience caused by the use of the automatic teller machine.

In order to achieve the above object, the locking device capable of entering the automatic operation mode of the automated teller machine according to the present invention is mounted to the front door part 102 of the teller machine, and locks the opening and closing of the front door part 102. In the device 200, a hollow fixing body 204 fixed to the front door portion 102, and a key groove 202 inserted into the hollow portion of the fixing body 204, the key is inserted into the front surface Cylindrical rotary body 206 formed in the and the rotation of the rotary body 206 to sense the rotation, the operation of the field that can be disabled from the outside without opening the front door portion 102 of the automated teller machine It characterized in that it comprises a rotation detection unit 122 for outputting a signal for entering the mode.

In addition, the automatic teller machine equipped with a locking device capable of entering the cashier operation mode according to the present invention, the key input unit 106 for receiving a key input from the user for a general transaction work, and to recognize the passbook or card inserted into the device A bankbook / card recognition unit 108 for displaying, a display unit 104 for displaying transaction details, etc. on the screen, a printing unit 116 for printing the transaction details on a bankbook, and printing and printing a transaction statement, and a check / cash Check / cash withdrawal unit 110 for depositing and withdrawing money, a storage unit 112 for storing a program or transaction contents for controlling the system, and a communication unit 114 for exchanging information with a host computer of a bank. In the automated teller machine, the front door part 102 is provided and opened and closed at the front lower end of the automated teller machine, the locking device 200 for opening and closing the front door part 102, and the respective components It comprises a control unit 118, the locking device 200 is a closed mode for closing the front door portion 102, an open mode for opening the front door portion 102 and the front door portion It is characterized in that it is configured so that it can be switched to the field operation mode capable of failover from the outside without opening (102).

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

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a financial automated device having a locking device capable of entering a cashier operating mode according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the financial automated device shown in FIG. to be.

1 and 2, the automatic teller machine 100 according to the present invention is a key input unit 106 for receiving financial information, such as a password, account number, etc. from a customer who is a user through a key input, and is inserted into the device A bankbook / card recognition unit 108 for recognizing a bankbook or a card, a display unit 104 for displaying transaction details, etc., a printing unit 116 for printing and printing transaction details on a bankbook and a transaction statement, and a check. Or exchange information with a check / cash withdrawal unit 110 for depositing and withdrawing cash, a storage unit 112 for storing transaction details of a program or an automated teller machine for controlling the system, and a bank host computer. The communication unit 114 to perform the operation, the front door portion 102 which is provided and opened and closed at the front lower end of the automatic teller machine 100, the lock device for opening and closing the front door portion 102, and outputs a signal during operation 200, and each sphere It comprises a control unit 118 for controlling.

The locking device 200 is mounted on the front door part 102 that is opened forward to open the automated teller machine 100, and serves to open and close the front door part 102, and the automatic teller machine ( In step 100, the front door 102 is not opened and a signal is generated so as to enter a meter operation mode in which the device can be operated so as to perform a fault action, and transmits it to the controller 118.

The control unit 118 maintains the customer use mode normally so that the user can use the automated teller machine 100, and automatically changes to the customer standby mode which is temporarily suspended when a failure occurs.

In addition, the control unit 118 receives the signal sent from the locking device 200 enters the automatic teller machine 100 into the operation mode, and at the same time the display unit for displaying the fault information and the fault action process to the outside ( 104 and an operation command to the key input unit 106 to which a recovery command is issued through key input.

That is, the display unit 104 displays the transaction details and the like externally in the customer use mode in the normal state, and displays the contents of the trouble code, the trouble content and the emergency contact information when the failure occurs and the customer standby mode is temporarily suspended. Mark on. At this time, the communication unit 114 provided in the automated teller machine 100 automatically transmits the failure occurrence information to the host computer of the bank.

When switching from the customer standby mode to the field operation mode through the control of the control unit 118, the content of the disability process is displayed on the screen constituting the display unit 104 so that the disability action can be easily performed.

In addition, the key input unit 106 normally receives transaction business information, that is, a password, an account number, an input / output amount, etc., from a user, and a change program, etc., in a field operation mode in which an obstacle is performed.

FIG. 3 is a front view illustrating in detail a locking device capable of entering a field operation mode by enlarging the portion A shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to Figure 3, the locking device 200 mounted on the front door portion 102 of the automated teller machine 100, and the fixed body 204 of the hollow fixed to the front door portion 102 and Is inserted into the hollow body of the fixed body 204, the key groove 202 is inserted into the cylindrical rotary body 206 is formed on the front, and is connected to one end of the rotary body 206 to rotate the movement Rotating lever (not shown) for converting into linear motion, the locking clasp 208 linearly moved by the rotating lever, and the locking groove 210 formed on one side of the automated teller machine 100 so that the locking clasp 208 is fitted ), And a rotation detecting unit 122 for detecting the rotation of the rotating body 206 and generating a signal according to the rotation direction.

The rotating body 206 is in a closed mode for closing the front door part 102 to the automatic teller machine, an open mode for opening the front door part 102, and from the outside without opening of the front door part 102. It rotates at a certain angle on the fixed body 204 to be in the field operation mode that can be made to the obstacle.

In addition, the rotary body 204 is rotated in the opposite direction to the rotation direction of the key groove 202 for opening the front door 102 in order to enter the field operation mode in the closed mode of the front door 102. do.

In this embodiment, the rotation detecting unit 122 is composed of a pair of contact terminals between the fixed body 204 and the rotating body 206 constituting the body of the locking device 200. That is, the first contact terminal 232 attached to the inner circumference of the fixed body 204 and the outer circumference of the rotating body 206 are attached to the first contact terminal when the rotating body 206 rotates. And a second contact terminal 234 that contacts the 232 and outputs a signal to the control unit 118 that controls the automated teller machine 100.

The configuration of the rotation detecting unit 122 as described above detects only the signal to enter the field operation mode and outputs to the control unit 118, the first contact terminal 232 provided on the inner circumference of the fixed body 204 By arranging a plurality of modes in the mode change position according to the rotation of the rotary body 206, it may be configured to output a corresponding signal according to the rotation state of the rotary body 206 to the controller 118.

Hereinafter, a description will be given of a process for correcting a failure occurring in the automated teller machine 100 using the locking device 200 provided with the rotation detecting unit 122 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the initial state in which the rotating body 206 is not rotated indicates that the key groove 202 points in the vertical direction, and in this case, the front door part 102 is in the closed mode state in which the automatic teller machine 100 is closed. Keep it.

In the closed mode state of the front door 102, when the automatic teller machine 100 has a failure and needs to be internally prevented, for example, there is a shortage of cash held in the device, so that it is stored in the internal storage. When it is necessary to replenish, a key is inserted into the keyway 202 and the rotary body 206 is rotated in a clockwise direction so that the catch 208 of the locking device 200 is one side of the automated teller machine 100. Escape from the locking groove 210 provided in the 214 is in the open mode state that the front door portion 102 is opened.

On the other hand, the financial automatic device 100, which has been changed to the customer standby mode which is temporarily suspended due to the occurrence of a failure in the normal customer use mode, the front door 102 is opened and the failure is handled, so that the failure recovery is completed. When the controller 118 automatically switches to the customer use mode.

Thereafter, the front door part 102 that was opened during the failover process is closed, and the key inserted into the key groove 202 is rotated counterclockwise to return to the closed mode state.

On the other hand, there is a case in which the obstacle can be taken from the outside without opening the front door 102, depending on the failure occurs in the automated teller machine 100.

In this case, in the locking device 200 that opens and closes the front door part 102, the direction opposite to the rotational direction of the key groove 202 that causes the front door part 102 to be opened, that is, counterclockwise. By inserting the key into the key groove 202 and rotates.

When a pair of contact terminals 232 and 234 constituting the rotation sensing unit 122 are contacted by the rotation of the rotating body 206, a signal is generated, and the generated signal controls the financial automatic device 100. It is sent to the control unit 118.

The control unit 118 receiving the signal reads a program stored in the storage unit 112, determines a signal, and commands the automatic teller machine 100 to enter the field operation mode.

At the same time, the control unit 118 outputs the operation mode screen for displaying the failure process through the display unit 104 so that the user can perform an external action, and accepts a command through the key input unit 106. Run the command.

Since the closed state of the front door part 102 is maintained in the field operation mode state, the clamp 208 is maintained in a state of being inserted into the locking groove 210.

In this way, the attendant or maintenance personnel can easily access the information displayed on the display unit 104 from the outside of the device without opening the front door part 102 in front of the automated teller machine 100 by entering the operator operation mode. While confirming, the fault input is performed through the key input unit 106.

When the fault is completed in the cashier operating mode, the control unit 118 automatically switches to the normal state, that is, the customer use mode available to the customer.

Disturbance occurred in the automatic teller machine 100 by rotating the key inserted into the rotating body 206 of the locking device 200 to be in the closed state of the front door part 102, which is the initial position of the key groove 202. Complete the action process.

As such, the locking device 200 provided in the front door part 102 of the automatic teller machine 100 opens and closes the front door part 102, and the financial device does not open the front door part 102. By enabling the entry into the operation mode of the operation of the instrument from the outside of the automation device 100, there is an effect that can be more easily recovered when a failure occurs and to reduce the time required for failure recovery. In addition, even in the case of a simple failure, measures are taken by the store owner or manager who manages the installation site that has been secured by the financial institution for the problem that the repair worker was dispatched to the installation place of the automatic teller machine 100 at the installation place. There is an effect that can minimize the inconvenience to the customer.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, changes, and modifications are possible in the technical field of the present invention without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be clear to those of ordinary knowledge.

As described above, in the automated teller machine equipped with a lock device that can enter the operation mode, when the fault occurs to recover it, it is simpler than the way to open the front door of the automated teller machine to deal with the fault. By reducing the time required to reduce the inconvenience that occurs in the process of repairing the failure of the automated teller machine is effective.

In addition, if it is possible to solve the problem caused by the device by operating it outside of the device, the attendant or manager does not go to the place where the automatic teller machine is installed, and the store owner or manager who manages the installation place simply takes the action. There is also an effect that can minimize the inconvenience to customers by reducing the time to leave the customer standby mode, which is temporarily disabled.

Claims (5)

delete A key input unit 106 that receives a key input from a user for general transaction work, a bankbook / card recognition unit 108 for recognizing a bankbook or a card inserted into a device, and a display unit 104 for displaying transaction details and the like on a screen. ), A printing unit 116 for printing transaction details on a bankbook and printing a transaction statement, a check / cash deposit / withdrawal unit 110 for depositing and withdrawing checks / cash, and a program or transaction for controlling the system. In the automated teller machine comprising a storage unit 112 for storing contents and a communication unit 114 for exchanging information with a host computer of a bank, A front door part 102 which is provided at the front lower end of the automatic teller machine and is opened and closed; A locking device 200 for opening and closing the front door part 102; Is configured to include a control unit 118 for controlling the respective components, The locking device 200 may be closed in a closed mode for closing the front door part 102, an open mode in which the front door part 102 is opened, and an external fault can be handled without opening the front door part 102. A financial automation device with a locking device capable of entering the field operating mode, characterized in that configured to be switched to the field operating mode. 3. The method of claim 2, The locking device 200, A hollow fixing body 204 fixed to the front door part 102; A cylindrical rotating body 206 inserted into the hollow part of the fixed body 204 and having a key groove 202 formed at a front surface thereof; A rotation detecting unit 122 which detects the rotation of the rotating body 206 and outputs a signal corresponding to the operating mode in the rotated state to the control unit 118; Financial automation device equipped with a locking device that can enter the operation mode, characterized in that comprises a. The method of claim 3, The rotary body 206 is rotated in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the key groove 202 in which the front door 102 is in an open mode in order to enter the field operation mode in the closed mode of the front door 102. A financial automation device with a locking device capable of entering a cashier operating mode, characterized in that. The method of claim 3, The control unit 118, Possible to enter the field operation mode by switching the key input unit 106 and the display unit 104 to a standby state by a signal received from the rotation detecting unit 122 detecting rotation of the locking device 200. Automatic teller machine with lock.

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