Linkage device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9947165-B2
Application number	US-201515316198-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2015
Priority date	Jul 23, 2014
Publication date	Apr 17, 2018
Grant date	Apr 17, 2018

Abstract

A linkage device is provided, which includes: a banknote stacking plate, a cover plate, a transmission mechanism, and a driving mechanism. The first transmission component is mounted on the banknote stacking plate, and configured to drive the banknote stacking plate to rotate. The second transmission component and a spring are mounted on the cover plate, and the second transmission component is configured to drive the cover plate to rotate. The torque limiter is mounted on the first transmission component. The one-way bearing is mounted on the second transmission component. The linkage device may prevent a customer from placing banknotes into a fault position when depositing the banknotes, and may also avoid problems of the internal structures such as the banknote separating mechanism, the impeller wheel type banknote stacking mechanism exposed being blocked by foreign matters disposed, or being damaged for other reasons.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A linkage device, comprising:
a banknote stacking plate,
a cover plate,
a transmission mechanism, and
a driving mechanism,
wherein,
a banknote stacking plate transmission is mounted on the banknote stacking plate and configured to drive the banknote stacking plate to rotate;
a cover plate transmission and a spring are mounted on the cover plate, and the cover plate transmission is configured to drive the cover plate to rotate;
a torque limiter is mounted on the banknote stacking plate transmission;
a one-way bearing is mounted on the cover plate transmission;
the transmission mechanism is mounted between the banknote stacking plate transmission and the cover plate transmission, and is configured to provide a medium for a transmission between the banknote stacking plate transmission and the cover plate transmission;
the driving mechanism is configured to provide a rotation power to the banknote stacking plate transmission;
the banknote stacking plate, after rotating by approximately a minimum angle that is required to cover a banknote separating mechanism under the action of a rotation power provided by the driving mechanism, is maintained under the protection of the torque limiter, and the cover plate continues to rotate by approximately a minimum angle that is required to cover an impeller wheel type banknote stacking mechanism under the action of a transmission force provided by the transmission mechanism; and
the banknote stacking plate, after reversely rotating by approximately the minimum angle to uncover the banknote separating mechanism under the action of a reverse rotation power provided by the driving mechanism, is maintained under the protection of the torque limiter, and the one-way bearing releases the action on a shaft due to the reverse rotation of the transmission mechanism, and the cover plate reversely rotates by approximately the minimum angle to uncover the impeller wheel type banknote stacking mechanism under the action of the spring.

2. The linkage device according to claim 1 , wherein the banknote stacking plate transmission is a banknote stacking plate gear, and the cover plate transmission is a cover plate gear.

3. The linkage device according to claim 2 , wherein the driving mechanism comprises: a motor and an output gear; the motor is configured to provide power; and the output gear fits the banknote stacking plate gear by engaging, and is configured to transmit the power outputted by the motor to the banknote stacking plate gear.

4. The linkage device according to claim 3 , wherein the transmission mechanism comprises N gears with N being an even number, and the N gears fit each other by engaging engage with each other.

5. The linkage device according to claim 4 , wherein the output gear, the banknote stacking plate gear, the N gears and the cover plate gear fit each other by engaging in the listed sequence.

6. The linkage device according to claim 1 , further comprising a support frame, wherein,
the support frame is configured to support the linkage device;
the support frame comprises a first side plate and a second side plate, the banknote stacking plate is mounted between the first side plate and the second side plate, and the cover plate is mounted between the first side plate and the second side plate; and
the driving mechanism, the banknote stacking plate transmission, the transmission mechanism and the cover plate transmission are each mounted on the second side plate.

7. The linkage device according to claim 6 , wherein the support frame further comprises a stop block, and
the stop block is configured to limit a rotation angle of the banknote stacking plate when the banknote stacking plate rotates by approximately the minimum angle that is required to cover the banknote separating mechanism under the action of the rotation power provided by the driving mechanism.

8. The linkage device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a foil detector mounted on the cover plate and configured to trigger a sensor; and
the sensor, which is mounted on the support frame, used cooperatively with the foil detector, and configured to send an electrical signal to the linkage device when the foil detector triggers the sensor.

9. The linkage device according to claim 8 , wherein the foil detector triggers the sensor when the cover plate continues to rotate by approximately the minimum angle that is required to cover the impeller wheel type banknote stacking mechanism under the action of the transmission force provided by the transmission mechanism, and the driving mechanism is maintained and does not rotate after the linkage device receives the electrical signal.

10. The linkage device according to claim 9 , wherein the sensor is a U-shaped sensor, and one torsion spring is mounted on a cover plate shaft at one end of the cover plate.

Assignees

• Grg Banking Equipment Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhao Sheng
• Guo Meng
• Jiang zhuang
• Tan Dong

Classifications

• G07F19/205

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