Patents by Inventor Jin Hwan Cha

Jin Hwan Cha has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20130049282
    Abstract: An apparatus for pulling a paper medium, e.g., a bill or a check in a bundle bill and check acceptor includes a transfer roller unit transferring the paper medium that is vertically introduced into a storage cassette, a transfer belt unit provided to be rotated so that the paper medium that has passed through the transfer roller unit is horizontally transferred to a rear of the storage cassette, and a clamping roller unit having first and second elastic clamps. Each of the clamps is configured to clamp and pull the front end of the paper medium, and release the paper medium at the rear of the storage cassette depending on rotation of the transfer belt unit, so that the paper medium is stacked in the storage cassette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: NAUTILUS HYOSUNG INC.
    Inventors: Kyung Joo Shin, Woo Ho Lee, Jin Hwan Cha
  • Publication number: 20130032995
    Abstract: A medium alignment apparatus may include an alignment body to form a transfer path is formed for passage of a medium and include an alignment reference surface for alignment of the medium is formed, an alignment roller portion mounted to the alignment body to align the medium while driving the medium simultaneously, and at least one alignment sensor portion to detect whether the medium is aligned by detecting a position of the medium passing along the transfer path. The alignment body may include a first body forming a transfer path for the medium, to which the alignment roller portion is mounted, and a second body disposed at one side of the first body to be movable relative to the first body at a speed corresponding to a transfer speed of the medium, providing a side directed to the first body as the alignment reference surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: NAUTILUS HYOSUNG INC.
    Inventor: Jin Hwan CHA
  • Publication number: 20130026004
    Abstract: An automatic teller machine (ATM) including a medium receiving portion to receive a paper medium, a medium transfer portion to transfer the paper medium received through the medium receiving portion to a cassette as a storage space, and a medium alignment portion disposed on a transfer path of the medium transfer portion to align the paper medium. The medium alignment portion includes a drum-type alignment body including a transfer path connected to the transfer path of the medium transfer portion so that the paper medium passes through the transfer path in a rotating manner, and including an alignment reference surface to align the paper medium; driving rollers disposed in the alignment body to drive the paper medium forward along the transfer path; and inclined rollers disposed outside of the alignment body corresponding to the driving rollers, and selectively inclined from a transfer direction of the paper medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: NAUTILUS HYOSUNG INC.
    Inventors: Jin Hwan CHA, Woo Ho LEE
  • Patent number: 8360427
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medium transfer apparatus for an automated teller machine, wherein a portion of medium transfer apparatus is opened and shut by a simple operation, thereby conveniently and quickly solving the problem of jams occurring when the medium transfer apparatus transfers a paper medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Nautilus Hyosung Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Hwan Cha, Sung-Chang Hur, Hyun-Soo Jang
  • Publication number: 20130020172
    Abstract: A bundle bill/check acceptor includes a bundle receiving module to receive a bundle of bills/checks. The bundle of bills/checks is separated on a leaf-by-leaf basis by a transfer module. The accepter further includes an alignment module to align the individual bill/check, an escrow module to escrow a plurality of bills/checks, and a reject module to discharge a rejected bill/check or a bill/check escrowed by the escrow module requested to cancel the deposit thereof to the bundle receiving module. A normal bill and check are separately received in a cassette unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: NAUTILUS HYOSUNG INC.
    Inventors: Jin Hwan Cha, Kyung Joo Shin, Woo Ho Lee, Ho Keun Lee, Hyun Soo Jang
  • Publication number: 20120312835
    Abstract: A cassette for an automatic teller machine (ATM) is provided, which is capable of returning a paper medium disposed at an entrance of the cassette into the cassette using a moving force of a shutter that closes the entrance, during separation of the cassette from a cassette receiving portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: NAUTILUS HYOSUNG INC.
    Inventors: Jin Hwan Cha, Won Joon Lee, Dong Sik Lee
  • Publication number: 20120286467
    Abstract: An automatic teller machine (ATM) may include a medium transfer portion to transfer paper mediums from a paper medium storage portion storing the paper mediums, a carrier position adjustment portion rotatably mounted at a rear end of the carrier transfer portion, to which a medium carrier stacking and carrying the paper mediums transferred along the medium transfer portion is rotatably mounted, and a sheet roller portion rotatably mounted between the medium carrier and the carrier position adjustment portion to transfer the paper mediums on the medium transfer portion into the medium carrier by a rotational operation and to align the paper mediums stored in the medium carrier, wherein the sheet roller portion contacts the paper medium such that a greater frictional force is generated at a middle area than an outer area when transferring the paper mediums on the medium transfer portion into the medium carrier or when aligning the paper mediums stored in the medium carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2010
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: NAUTILUS HYOSUNG INC.
    Inventors: Jin Hwan Cha, Dong Sik Lee
  • Publication number: 20120279982
    Abstract: An automatic teller machine (ATM) and a control method for the same are provided. According to the ATM and the control method, stacking of paper mediums being transferred to a stacking space of a carriage may be guided by a medium guide provided to the carriage. Position of the medium guide may be adjusted by a guide adjustment device corresponding to various types of the paper mediums.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: NAUTILUS HYOSUNG INC.
    Inventors: Jin Hwan Cha, Won Joon Lee, Dong-Sik Lee
  • Publication number: 20120280034
    Abstract: An automatic teller machine (ATM) may temporarily stack paper mediums in a carriage, adjust an advancing direction of the carriage by rotating the carriage by a rotor, and dispense the paper mediums to one of a plurality of dispenser portions by the carriage moving along movement paths. In addition, since a discharge path for paper medium being discharged from a rejected medium transfer portion to a collected medium storage portion and a discharge path for paper medium being discharged from the carriage to the collected medium storage portion are formed in a common discharge space, paper mediums detected to be abnormal and rejected and paper mediums not received by the dispenser portions but retracted may be stored in one place. Consequently, the structure may be simplified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: NAUTILUS HYOSUNG INC.
    Inventors: Jin Hwan Cha, Won Joon Lee, Dong Sik Lee
  • Patent number: 8181764
    Abstract: Provided is a media deposit apparatus including: a deposit transfer portion providing a deposit circulation path of media deposited via a media deposit portion; a temporary transfer portion providing a temporary circulation path that contacts with the deposit circulation path to transfer the media to a temporary stack portion, and including a temporary stack gate, provided between the deposit circulation path and the temporary circulation path, to selectively convert a path of media to the temporary circulation path; and a media transfer portion providing a media transfer path that contacts with the temporary circulation path to transfer the media to a media storage portion, and including a media storage gate, provided between the temporary circulation path and the media transfer path, to selectively convert the path of media to the media transfer path. Accordingly, it is possible to simplify a media transfer structure and to enhance a media transfer efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Nautilus Hyosung Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Hwan Cha, Young Il Choi, Dong Sik Lee, Hyun Soo Kim, Sung Jin Moon
  • Patent number: 8152165
    Abstract: Provided are a paper media transfer device and an automatic teller machine having the same. The paper media transfer device may include: a medium guide portion being provided on one side of a transfer direction of the paper media, and including a guide surface having at least one high point and at least one low point along the transfer direction of the paper media; and a medium transfer portion forming a transfer path of the paper media together with the medium guide portion to transfer the paper media, and including a belt member that is curved in correspondence to the guide surface, and a belt roller that drives the belt member and maintains the curved shape of the belt member, or adds a tension to the belt. Through this, it is possible to improve a tightening force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Nautilus Hyosung Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Hwan Cha, Won Joon Lee, Young Il Choi
  • Patent number: 8146804
    Abstract: Provided is a cash transaction machine including: a medium storage portion; a medium transfer module transferring a paper medium in a sheet unit from the medium storage portion; a temporary stack portion including an upwardly and downwardly movable supporter being provided to be adjacent to an outlet of the medium transfer module to stack the paper medium; a carriage receiving the paper medium from the supporter; and a carriage transfer portion transferring the carriage to a medium outlet in a state where stacked paper media is pressed, wherein the carriage includes a holder being provided in parallel with a moving direction of the carriage to support a bottom surface of the stacked paper media. The cash transaction machine may be constructed to enable a stack of paper media to maintain its arranged state while the paper media is being transferred and to simplify a transferring structure of paper media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Nautilus Hyosung Inc.
    Inventors: Je Seok Kong, Kyoung Bin Im, Won Joon Lee, Jin Hwan Cha, Young Il Choi
  • Patent number: 8047428
    Abstract: Provided is a cash transaction machine including a temporary stack portion. The cash transaction machine includes: a carriage receiving a paper medium stacked in the temporary stack portion; a driving belt transferring the carriage to a medium outlet; a pressing belt pressing the paper medium being transferred by the carriage in interoperation with the driving belt; a plurality of guide rollers being provided along a travel path of the carriage to define a travel path of the driving belt and a travel path of the pressing belt; and a one-way clutch adjusting an interoperating state between the driving belt and the pressing belt to prevent a friction from occurring between the pressing belt and the paper medium while the paper medium is being loaded to the carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Nautilus Hyosung Inc.
    Inventors: Je Seok Kong, Kyoung Bin Im, Won Joon Lee, Jin Hwan Cha, Young Il Choi
  • Publication number: 20110260390
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medium transfer apparatus for an automated teller machine, wherein the structure for opening and shutting the medium transfer path of the medium transfer apparatus is simply formed, to thereby conveniently open and shur the medium transfer path of the medium transfer apparatus, and to conveniently and quickly prevent a jam occurring during the transfer of a paper medium performed by the medium transfer apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: NAUTILUS HYOSUNG INC.
    Inventors: Jin Hwan Cha, Hyun-Soo Jang, Sung-Chang Hur, Dong-Sik Lee
  • Publication number: 20110254215
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medium transfer apparatus for an automated teller machine, wherein a portion of medium transfer apparatus is opened and shut by a simple operation, thereby conveniently and quickly solving the problem of jams occurring when the medium transfer apparatus transfers a paper medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: NAUTILUS HYOSUNG INC.
    Inventors: Jin Hwan Cha, Sung-Chang Hur, Hyun-Soo Jang
  • Publication number: 20110226581
    Abstract: A medium recovery device for medium processing device may provide a barrier that is internally provided to be inclined, and may increase a storage amount of uncollected media stacked in the media retraction device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: NAUTILUS HYOSUNG INC.
    Inventors: Jin Hwan Cha, Dong Sik Lee, Hyun Soo Jang, Sung Jin Moon
  • Patent number: 7975909
    Abstract: Disclosed are an automatic transaction machine and method of rejecting a paper medium in the automatic transaction machine. The automatic transaction machine includes a medium storage portion; a first medium transfer module transferring a paper medium in a sheet unit from the medium storage portion; a temporary stack portion provided adjacent to an outlet of the first medium transfer module, stacking the paper medium, and having a vertically movable supporter; a second medium transfer module for transferring, to a medium outlet, the paper medium transmitted from the supporter having been upwardly moved; and a rejection portion positioned below the supporter, and including a rejection inlet vertically movable together with the supporter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Nautilus Hyosung Inc.
    Inventors: Won Joon Lee, Jin Hwan Cha
  • Patent number: 7942404
    Abstract: A medium supply device includes a receiving portion including a support plate to form a bottom surface of the receiving portion, a support portion being formed on the support plate to support a central portion of a bottom surface of paper medium, and a guide being formed on the support plate to limit both sides of paper medium around the support portion; a separating portion being provided in front of the receiving portion to pick up and discharge the paper medium; and a pressurizing portion including a block to move forward and backward with respect to the receiving portion and a plate of which a location is adjustable upwardly and downwardly along the block, wherein the guide is formed in parallel with a transferring direction of the paper medium and includes a plurality of protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Nautilus Hyosung Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Hwan Cha, Je Seok Kong, Won Joon Lee
  • Patent number: 7891551
    Abstract: A two-stage lock structure of an ATM is described that can prevent an operator from being injured during the removal of a currency note jam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Nautilus Hyosung Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Hwan Cha, Sung Chang Hur
  • Patent number: 7891553
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cash transaction machine. The cash transaction machine includes a main body including a medium inlet formed on a side of a lower portion thereof and a medium outlet formed on a side of an upper portion thereof, and providing a paper medium fed from the medium inlet to the medium outlet, a transfer module including a driving device mounted on the main body, and a plurality of circulation transfer belts cooperating with the driving device and transferring the paper medium, the plurality of circulation transfer belts being extended to the lower portion of the main body via the medium inlet, and an auxiliary adapter including an adapter box directly or indirectly mounted on the lower portion of the main body, and a belt guidance shaft mounted on the adapter box and positioning an extra part of the circulation transfer belt in the auxiliary adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Nautilus Hyosung Inc.
    Inventors: Je Seok Kong, Won Joon Lee, Jin Hwan Cha, Young Il Choi