JPH035167A - Ticket machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform the issuance of various types of tickets by a method wherein a plularity of printing units containing ink ribbons of different colors are disposed in series in a ticket running path, and a printing using either one of said units or a printing using two or more of said units is selectively conducted. CONSTITUTION:Printing units 28, 29 are disposed in series in a ticket running path 24. Ribbon cassettes 20, 21 are respectively set to printing heads 12, 13 using ribbons 22a, 22b of different colors. When a single-color printing or a two-color printing is arbitrarily selected for the issuance of tickets, in the case of using roll paper, the roll paper is cut at a ticket cut part 5. In accordance with the judgement whether magnetic information is to be written in the ticket to be issued, the magnetic writing is conducted by a magnetic writing head 9. The written magnetic information is read and checked by a magnetic reading head 8, thereafter being printed by the printing unit 29. In accordance with the judgement whether a two-color printing is performed, a printing with another color is performed by the printing unit 29. After that, the ticket is discharged out of a ticket insertion/discharge port 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a ticket issuing device for issuing passenger transportation tickets, commuter passes, special tickets, etc.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in ticket issuing devices for issuing passenger transportation tickets, commuter passes, special tickets, etc., cut paper or roll paper is selected, magnetic writing and magnetic reading are performed, and then printing is performed. It is now published.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a conventional ticket issuing device.

In the figure, 50 is a ticket issuing device, and 51 is a ticket discharge port from which the issued ticket is discharged. 52 is a cut paper hopper for storing cut paper, and 53 is a roll paper hopper for storing roll paper, which can be arbitrarily selected by operating the ticket issuing device.

When a roll paper is selected, the roll paper is cut at the ticket cutting section 54.

55 is a magnetic reading head for reading and checking information stored on issued tickets, and 56 is a magnetic writing head for storing information.

A ribbon cassette 57, a platen 60, and a print head 61 are arranged adjacent to the magnetic read head 55 and magnetic write head 56. A ribbon take-up reel 58, a ribbon supply reel 59, and a ribbon 63 are housed within the ribbon cassette 57. The ticket conveyed through the conveyance path 62 is printed by the printing unit and then supplied to the ticket discharge port 51.

In the above device, a ticket is arbitrarily selected from one or more hoppers consisting of a cut paper hopper 52 and a roll paper hopper 53, magnetic writing is performed by a magnetic writing head 56, and a read check is performed by a magnetic reading spatula F55. It will be done.

On the other hand, the ribbon 6 stored in the ribbon cassette 57
3, it passes between the platen 60 and the print head 61, is brought into contact with or pressed against the ticket, and after predetermined printing is performed, the printed ticket is conveyed along the conveyance path 62 to the discharge port 51 and issued. .

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the ticket issuing device 50 having the above configuration,
Tickets issued are limited to a single color, and printing in multiple colors is not possible.

Therefore, various information cannot be printed on the surface of the ticket in a single color or in multiple colors.

The present invention solves the problems of the conventional ticket issuing device described above, and
An object of the present invention is to provide a ticket issuing device capable of printing in multiple colors.

(Means for Solving the Problems) For this purpose, in the ticket issuing device of the present invention, a plurality of printing units each having an ink ribbon of a different color are arranged in series on the ticket running path, and It has means for selecting printing by any one of the printing units I. or printing by two or more.

(Function) According to the present invention, as described above, a plurality of printing units each having an ink ribbon of a different color are arranged in series on the running path of a ticket, and any one of the plurality of printing units 1 to 1 is arranged in series. Since it has a means for selecting printing with one color or printing with more than one color, it is possible to issue tRL゛ζ tickets with a single color or a plurality of colors as required.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to a concave surface.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a ticket issuing device showing an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the ticket issuing device of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the ticket issuing device of the present invention. A-A in Figure 2
A cross section is shown in FIG.

In the figure, 1 is a ticket insertion/ejection port into which a new or old ticket is inserted and a printed ticket is ejected, and the ticket issuing device 7
It is provided with an opening above 1.

2 is a stacker for collecting old tickets, 3 is a cut paper hopper for supplying paper sheets, 4 is a roll paper hopper for supplying roll paper, 5 is a ticket canting section, and 6 is a ticket punch section.

Further, 8 is a magnetic reading spatula lζ for reading magnetic information written on the ticket, and 9 is a magnetic writing head for writing magnetic information on the ticket. Reference numerals 10 and 11 denote magnetic pant rollers provided opposite to the magnetic read head 8 and magnetic write head 9.

Printing units) 28.29 are arranged in series on the ticket running path 24, and the print head 12.1.3 is connected to the platen roller 1.
8 and 19. And each print head 12
, 1.3 are provided with ribbon cassettes 20.21, and two-color printing is possible by using ribbons 22a, 22b of different colors, respectively. Ribbon power set 1
-20.2] are respectively ribbon supply reels 14.15
, ribbon supply reel 16. 17 are provided.

In this embodiment, printing unit 1-28.29 is
However, if necessary, several printing units can be arranged in series.

A plate 27 is provided on the running path 24 to switch between the ticket insertion/ejection port 1 and the stacker 2.

For example, the ticket inserted from the ticket insertion slot 1 is inserted into the running path 24.
After being sent in the direction of the arrow and read magnetically by the magnetic reading hand 8, it is transported to the magnetic writing pad 9, where the magnetic information is written and returned.

Furthermore, the tickets subsequently sent from the hopper 3.4 can be magnetically written, read checked and printed before being issued.

When an old ticket becomes invalid due to the issuance of a new ticket, the old ticket is collected by the collection stamp force 2.

In addition, in FIG. 2, 72 is an operation panel.

Next, in FIG. 3, 31 is a main control section, and 32 is an FDD in which commands for various controls of the main control section 31 are stored.

The main control section 31 is connected to an operation panel 72, as well as an interface control section 33, a bill printing section 34, and a magnetic control section 35. This magnetic control section 35 is further connected to a magnetic writing section 36 that controls the magnetic writing head 9 and a magnetic reading section 37 that controls the magnetic reading head 8 .

The main control unit 31 is also connected to a mechanism control unit 38 that controls each mechanism, and the mechanism control unit 38 controls the roll paper hopper 4, the cut paper hopper 3, and the The collection stacker 2, the discharge stacker 40 formed at the ticket insertion/discharge port 1, and the ticket punch section 6 are controlled, respectively. Note that 30 is a power source.

Next, the operation of the ticket issuing device having the above structure will be explained based on FIG. 4. FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart of multi-color printing.

In the figure, the operation when issuing a ticket by arbitrarily selecting monochrome or two-color printing will be described.

Steps ■～■ Determine whether to issue tickets using cant paper or roll paper, and then print each
, 4.

Step ■ In the case of roll paper, cant the roll paper into the ticket cup 1 in section 5.

Step ■ Determine whether or not to write magnetic information on the ticket to be issued.

Step ① Perform magnetic writing using the magnetic writing head 9.

Step (2) Read and check the written magnetic information using the magnetic reading head 8.

Step ■ Print with the printing unit 29.

Step ■: Determine whether or not to perform two-color printing.

Step [Phase] The printing unit 28 prints other colors.

Step ■ Insert the ticket and eject it to the ejection port 1.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments,
Various modifications are possible based on the spirit of the present invention, and these are not excluded from the scope of the present invention.

In the above embodiment, a ticket issuing device that performs two-color printing using two-color printing units is described.
It is possible to print not only in one color but also in multiple colors. In that case, steps ① to [phase] of the operation flowchart 1 in FIG. 4 are executed for each color, and multi-color printing is performed.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a plurality of printing units each having an ink ribbon of a different color are arranged in series on a ticket running path, and the plurality of printing units Since it has a means for selecting printing with one or more of the following, it is possible to issue tickets by selecting one or more printing colors as necessary, and it is possible to issue a variety of tickets. It becomes possible to issue.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the ticket issuing device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the ticket issuing device of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the ticket issuing device of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a multi-colored FIG. 5, which is a printing operation flowchart, is a sectional view of a conventional ticket issuing device. 1...Ticket insertion/ejection port, 2...Stacker, 3,52
... Kant paper display brim, 4.53 ... Roll girth, pa, 554 ... Ticket cutting section, 6 ... 1000 pieces of ticket bread, 8,
55...Magnetic reading head, 9,56...Magnetic writing head, 12.1361...Print head, 14.15.
58... Ribbon take-up reel, 16, 17.59...
Ribbon supply reel, 18.19... platen roller,
20.21.57... Ribbon Kana Soto, 22a, 22
b, 63... Ribbon, 24... Running path, 27...
・Blade, 2829... Printing unit, 31...
Main control section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] (a) a plurality of printing units disposed in series on a ticket running path and each having an ink ribbon of a different color; (b) printing by any one of the plurality of printing units; or A ticket issuing device characterized by having means for selecting two or more types of printing.