JPH0365787A - Automatic ticket examining device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To handle not only a season ticket or a ticket but also a book of ticket card without lowering high-speed ability by providing a book of ticket card stopping means and a ticket examination processing means for book of ticket with a means to punch a hole on the stopped book of ticket card, and a means to record the name of a station, where a user gets on a train, and a date when the user gets on the train. CONSTITUTION:Between a discrimination writing means 9a and a punch unit 9c for ticket, the book of ticket card stopping means 11 is provided to stop the book of ticket card (c) in a desired position by stop pins 16, which number is same as the number of times for using the book of ticket card (c). Then, the ticket examination processing means 9b for book of ticket is provided with the punching means 17 to punch the hole, which shows the number of times for use, to the stopped book of ticket card (c), and the recording means, which is arranged parallelly with the punching means, to record the name of the station, where the user gets on the train, and the date, when the user gets on the train, to the book of ticket card (c). Thus, without lowering the high-speed ability, not only the season ticket A or the ticket B but also the book of ticket card (c) can be handled and smooth ticket examination work can be executed.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to automatic ticket gates installed at transportation stations, etc. This invention relates to an automatic ticket gate that can also handle cards.

(Conventional technology) In recent years, many automatic ticket gate devices have been put into practical use.

This type of automatic ticket gate conveys the commuter pass or ticket inserted into the insertion slot towards the exit, processes the information on the commuter pass or ticket using a discrimination writing means provided on the way to the conveyance, and then In the case of tickets, the ticket punch unit provided on the downstream side in the transport direction punches holes in the used ticket gates.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) Conventionally, commuter passes and tickets can be handled, but a coupon card that can be used multiple times, that is, a predetermined number of boarding station names and boarding dates are printed, and a punch indicating the number of uses is printed each time. It is not possible to handle coupon cards that are placed in different locations.

The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and its purpose is to move the printing mechanism and punching mechanism to different positions each time they are used, without reducing the high speed of the conventional technology, and without having to move the printing mechanism or punching mechanism each time it is used. To provide an automatic ticket gate device that can temporarily suspend a ticket card to process the ticket card, handle not only commuter passes and tickets but also ticket cards, and enable smoother ticket gate operations. This is what I am trying to do.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, the present invention transports the commuter pass or ticket inserted into the insertion slot toward the delivery port, and provides a device on the way to this transport. The information on the commuter pass or ticket is processed by the discrimination writing means provided in the ticket gate, and in the case of a ticket, a punch hole is punched in the used ticket gate using a ticket punch unit provided downstream of the discrimination writing means in the transport direction. In such an automatic ticket gate, a commuter pass card, which is the same size as a commuter pass and can be used a predetermined number of times, is also used as a ticket gate.
Between the discrimination writing means and the ticket punching unit, in order to make holes indicating the number of times the ticket is used at a predetermined position on the ticket card, a number of holes equal to the number of tickets are punched in order to stop the ticket card in a desired device. A ticket card stopping means using a stop pin provided, a punching means for punching a hole in the ticket card stopped by the ticket card stopping means, and a punching device arranged in parallel with the punching means for punching the ticket card. The ticket gate processing means for coupon tickets is provided with a recording means for recording the boarding station name and boarding date.

(Function) That is, according to the present invention, since the automatic ticket gate that can handle commuter passes and tickets is provided with the ticket gate processing means for coupon tickets, it is possible to use not only commuter passes and tickets but also coupon cards that can be used multiple times.
In other words, it is also possible to handle coupon cards that are printed with the name of the boarding station and "Ride 1" for a predetermined number of times, and are punched in a different position each time they are used to indicate the number of times they have been used. Improvements in this function will enable smooth ticket gate operations.

In addition, since the ticket gate processing means for the coupon is provided after the discrimination writing means, the coupon card inserted from the insertion point can be sent to the discrimination writing means while being conveyed at high speed without having to stop once. It is possible to process coupon cards without reducing speed.

Furthermore, since the punching means and the recording means, which are constituent means of the ticket gate processing means for coupons, are arranged in parallel, punching and recording can be performed simultaneously, and high-speed processing of coupon cards is possible.

Further, since the coupon card stopping means is constituted by stop pins provided in the same number as the number of coupons, the structure and control are simple.

(Example) Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3 show an automatic ticket gate apparatus 1 of this embodiment.

This automatic ticket gate device 1 includes a device main body 2 formed in a vertically long surface shape, a commuter pass A, a ticket B,
A processing unit 5 having an insertion port 3 and a delivery port 4 for a medium such as a ticket card C, and an opening/closing door that is attached to the device main body 2 so as to be horizontally openable and closable and blocks or opens the passage of users of this device. 6a, 6b, a user sensor 7 provided on the wall surface of the apparatus main body 2 facing the area through which the user passes, and a user sensor 7 provided on the wall surface facing the area where the user passes,
For example, a belt conveyor type conveyance path 8 provided in the area leading to
Discrimination writing means 9a, which will be described in detail after being arranged facing the medium conveyance surface formed by this conveyance path 8, a ticket gate processing unit 9b for a ticket as a ticket gate processing means for a ticket, and a perforation means for a ticket. ticket punch unit 9c
It has

Here, regarding the ticket gate processing unit 9b, the fourth
This will be explained in detail with reference to the figures and FIG.

This ticket gate processing unit 9b includes a ticket card stopping means]1 for stopping the ticket card C on the transport path 8 at a position corresponding to the number of times it has been used, and a ticket card stopping means +L means Coupon card C suspended by means 11
, a ticket gate information assigning means 12 is provided for assigning identification information indicating that ticket gate processing has been completed to an area corresponding to the number of times the ticket gate has been used.

The coupon card stopping means 11 has 11 punching holes 13-1 whose upper end surface is aligned with the conveying surface of the conveying path 8, and whose intervals in the direction of the arrow X shown in FIG. 4 are all t. A horizontal plate 14 with holes 13-11 perforated therein, and this horizontal plate 1
11 bushing solenoids 15 fixedly arranged below each of the 11 drawing holes 13-1 to 13-11 provided in 4, and each of the bushing solenoids 15 driven by each of the bushing solenoids 15, -11, and 11 bushing pins 16 as stop pins that protrude and retract upwardly. Then, by driving one of the bushing solenoids 15 and causing the corresponding bushing pin 16 to protrude upward from the horizontal plate 14, the protruding bushing pin 1
6 is brought into contact with the end of the coupon card C to stop it at a predetermined position.

Further, the bushing pins 16 are disposed near the conveyor belts 8a and 8b forming the conveyance path 8. Therefore, the coupon card C is attached to the conveyor belts 8a, 8
The non-floating portion held by b abuts against the bushing pin 16, allowing reliable stopping operation.

The ticket gate information providing means 12 includes a punch mechanism section 17 arranged in parallel facing the conveying surface near the water board 14.
and a thermal stamp 18 as a recording means.

The punch mechanism section 17 includes a punch drive section 19 using a solenoid, and this punch drive section 19 to move the arrow 2. shown in Figure 5. ．． Punch holes H,, E (2
A hole punch 20 for making holes, etc., and this hole punch 20
A receiving hole portion 21 is provided.

It is also configured using a thermal stamp 18 as a recording means, and with its head portion 18a facing the conveying surface, a "Tenjo ” and the boarding date are printed.

Note that 22a and 22b shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 are conveyance guides arranged on both sides of the conveyance path 8.

The coupon card C, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7,
On the front side, a perforation area H in which 11 punch holes can be punched and a printing area P in which the word "Tenjo" and ``board'' can be printed 11 times are arranged in parallel. At the same time, a magnetic stripe S is provided on the back side, which stores information on the number of times of use in the form of magnetic information. The information stored in the magnetic stripe S is read by a first read magnetic head 23a built in the discrimination/write means 9a, and rewritten by a first write magnetic head 23c.

Here, the control system of this device will be explained with reference to FIG.

This control system includes a control section 24 that performs overall control, an insertion sensor 25 disposed near the insertion opening 3, and conveyor belts 8a and 8b constituting the conveyance path 8. It is connected to a conveyance drive unit 26 that drives the drive unit in the X direction.

Further, the control unit 24 controls the discrimination writing means 9 a s
Coupon card stopping means 11 and ticket gate information providing means 12
The punch driving section 19 and the recording means 18 are controlled.

The discrimination writing means 9 is provided on the lower surface side of the conveyance path 8, and a first reading magnetic head 23a that encloses the commuter passes A and tickets 8 is installed on the upper surface side of the conveyance path 8, and reads information on the commuter passes A and tickets B. A second reading magnetic head 23b that reads information, a first write magnetic head 23C1 that is provided on the lower surface side of the transport path 8 and writes information on the commuter pass A1 coupon card C, and a first write magnetic head 23C1 that is installed on the upper surface side of the transport path 8 that writes information on the commuter pass A1 coupon card C. It has a second write magnetic head 23d for writing information.

It also includes a number determining section 27 that determines the number of times the coupon card C is used at this time based on information on the number of times the coupon card C is used, which is read by the first reading magnetic head 23a.

The coupon card stopping means 11 includes a solenoid control section 28 that selectively controls the 11 bush solenoids 15 according to the number of times the same coupon card C is used, based on the determination result of the number discrimination section 27. .

Next, the operation of the device with the above configuration will be explained in FIGS. 9(a) and 9(b).
), and will mainly describe the operation of the ticket gate processing unit 9b.

When the coupon card C is inserted into the insertion slot 3 of this device and the same coupon card C is detected by the insertion sensor 25,
Based on the detection result of the insertion sensor 25, the conveyor drive unit 26 drives the conveyor belts 8a, 8b in the X direction, thereby
The coupon card C is conveyed to the position of the discrimination writing means 9a.

In the discrimination writing means 9a, the first reading magnetic head 23a reads the usage number information stored in the magnetic stripe S of the coupon card C that has been conveyed, and then,
Information is written by the first write magnetic head 23c. Further, the reading result by the first reading magnetic head 23a is sent by the control unit 24 to the number of times determination unit 27, where the number of times the coupon card C has been used is determined.

On the other hand, the coupon card C is further conveyed in the X direction from the position of the magnetic head 23, and the tip of the conveyance reaches the above-mentioned horizontal plate 14. If the result of the determination indicates that the number of times of use is zero, the solenoid control unit 28 taken in through the removal hole 13-1 is inserted into the bushing pin as shown in FIG. 9(a) with a mark. 16 protrudes from the conveyance surface, and the coupon card C is stopped at the position shown in FIG. 9(a).

At this stage, under the control of the control section 24, one punch driving section drives the hole punch 20 in the direction 21 to place it at the first position of the hole punch area H of the coupon card C as shown in FIG. Drill a punch hole H1.

The recording means 18 also operates at l'+11113, and its head 18a prints the word "Tenjo" corresponding to the boarding station name, Tenjoji, and the boarding date, for example, the 16th. For example, "16" is printed.

On the other hand, the determination result of the above-mentioned number of times determination unit 27 is the same number of times used.
In the case where the bushing pin 16 is removed from the pullout hole 13-2 by the operation of the bushing solenoid 15 corresponding to the pullout hole 13-2, as shown in FIG. 9(b),
At the same time, the hole punch 20 punches a punch hole H2 at a distance t from the punch hole H, and the recording means 18 punches two holes in the printing area P. "Heaven" in the second position
For example, if it is the 17th, the date "17" is added.

The coupon card C that has undergone such processing is further conveyed in the X direction and delivered to the delivery port 4 to be delivered to the user.

Next, the thermal stamp 18 as the recording means will be explained with reference to FIGS. 10 to 14.

FIG. 10 shows the external appearance of the thermal stamp 18. In the figure, 30 is a main body, and this main body 30 has a substantially rectangular shape. It has an inclined guide surface 30a, and a first printed circuit board 31 is bonded to the upper surface.

On one end side of the first printed circuit board 31, a boarding station name recording section 32 for recording the boarding station name and a boarding date recording section 33 for recording the boarding date are formed.
8a.

The head portion 18a protrudes very slightly toward the upper surface so that good adhesion with the coupon card C can be obtained.

Further, a second printed circuit board 35 having a connector 34 is provided on the lower surface of the main body 30, and the second printed circuit board 35 and the first printed circuit board 31 are connected by a harness (not shown). The situation is as follows.

Further, the main body 30 is provided with mounting screws 36, so that the thermal stamp 18 can be mechanically fixed to the part to be mounted.

FIG. 11 shows the boarding station name recording section 3 in the head section 18a.
2 and the boarding entrance recording section 33, which are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the coupon card C is transferred, and the arrangement direction is perpendicular to the direction in which the lead wires 38, which will be described later, are led out. Boarding station name recording section 32
The configuration is such that the and the riding weight recording section 33 can be placed in close proximity.

FIG. 12 shows the basic structure of the flat ifi electrode part of the boarding station name recording section 32, in which a plus Φ comb-shaped electrode group 35 and a minus ○ comb-shaped electrode group 36 are combined to mesh with each other to form an electrode plane. , the station name to be printed is provided with a low antibody (conductive pattern) 37 in electrical contact with the comb-shaped electrode group 35, 36 and overlapped on the electrode plane, and the station name is printed by applying voltage to the comb-shaped electrode group 35, 36. The structure is such that

Note that in FIG. 12, the blacked out portions are printed.

FIG. 13 shows the boarding date recording section 33, and the first section consists of seven segments. Second recording section 33a, 33b
are arranged, and these first and second recording sections 33a
, 33b in the direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the lead wires 38...
・ has been derived.

Also, 1st. The recording parts 33a and 33b of the screen 2 each have a resistor on an electrode plane in which each segment is composed of a plus Φ comb-shaped electrode group 39 and a minus e comb-shaped electrode group 40 that are interlocked with each other, as shown in FIG. (Conductive patterns) 37 are provided one on top of the other, and the date is printed by applying a voltage to each segment.

Also, when operating an automatic ticket gate, please use the thermal stamp 1.
The electrical continuity between the boarding station name recording section 32 and the boarding weight recording section 33 of No. 8 is checked. Then, if it is determined that there is a failure in energization once, it is checked again, and if it is determined that there is a failure in energization both times, the coupon card C is ejected without being printed as an "abnormal ticket occurred" and a message to that effect is displayed. The station staff will then be notified.

However, in this device configured as described above,
Not only commuter pass A and ticket B, but also punch holes H,, H2,... as identification information that have been quickly and accurately processed at the ticket gate, and the name of the boarding station "Tenjo" for the coupon card C.
, and the date of boarding will be added, and ticket gate processing for the coupon card C can also be handled. This improved functionality will allow for smoother ticket inspection operations.

In addition, since the ticket gate processing unit 9b for coupons is provided after the discrimination writing means 9a, the coupon card C inserted from the insertion slot 3 can be sent to the discrimination writing means 9a while being transported at high speed without being stopped once. This makes it possible to process coupon cards C without degrading conventional high-speed performance. In addition, the same number of spring ticket processing units t are provided before the discrimination writing means 9a.
-qb is provided, the coupon card C inserted from the insertion slot 3 must be temporarily stopped for processing and then fed to the discrimination writing means 9a with the conveyance speed increased again. This requires a long transport distance, which is not only disadvantageous in terms of space, but also requires a reduction in processing time.

Furthermore, since the punching mechanism section 17 and the recording means 18, which are the constituent means of the ticket gate processing unit 9b, are arranged in parallel, punching and recording can be performed at the same time, and high-speed processing of the ticket card C is possible. becomes. In addition, since the ticket card stopping means 11 is constituted by the bushing pins 16 provided in the same number as the number of tickets, the structure and control are simplified.
i is fine.

Furthermore, since the recording means forms the boarding station name recording section 32 and the boarding date recording section 33 on the same substrate 31, the configuration is simple and the printing interval can be narrowed.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention.

[Effects of the Invention] Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to handle not only commuter passes and tickets but also coupon cards without compromising conventional high-speed performance, thereby facilitating smoother ticket gate operations. This has the advantage that it is possible to provide an automatic ticket gate device that can be used to obtain automatic ticket gates.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway side view of the overall configuration of an automatic ticket gate, FIG. 2 is a plan view, and FIG. 3 is a front view, and FIG. Fig. 4 is a schematic plan view showing the main part of the ticket gate processing unit for coupon cards, Fig. 5 is a schematic side view, Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the front side of the coupon card, and Fig. 7 is a schematic plan view of the ticket processing unit for coupon cards. A perspective view showing the back side of the card, FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the control system, FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing the operating state in the ticket gate processing unit for coupon cards, and FIG. 10 is an external perspective view of the thermal stamp. , FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the layout of the boarding station name recording section and boarding date recording section in the head section, FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the basic structure of the plane electrode part of the boarding station name recording section, and FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the boarding date recording section. FIG. 14 is an enlarged view of the electrode NF surface of the boarding date recording section. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Automatic ticket gate device, 3... Insertion port, 4... Outlet port, 8... Conveyance path, 9a... Discrimination writing means, 9b.
... Ticket gate processing means for coupons (ticket processing unit for coupons), 9c... Punch unit for tickets, 11... Coupon ticket card stopping means, 16... Stop hippin (Butushupin) 17... Punching means (punch mechanism part), 18...
・Recording means (thermal stamp) 18a...Head part, 31...Printed circuit board, 32...boarding station name recording unit, 33...boarding date recording unit, A...regular, B.
・Ticket, C... Coupon card.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) The commuter pass or ticket inserted into the insertion slot is transported toward the output port, and the information regarding the commuter pass or ticket is processed by the discrimination writing means provided on the way to the transport. In an automatic ticket gate device in which a used ticket punch hole is punched by a ticket punch unit installed downstream of the discrimination writing means in the transport direction, the ticket gate can be used a predetermined number of times with the same size as a commuter pass. The coupon card is also designed to be used as a ticket gate, and the coupon card is placed at a desired position in order to make a hole at a predetermined position of the coupon card between the discrimination writing means and the ticket punch unit to indicate the number of times the coupon card has been used. A ticket card stopping means using stop pins provided in the same number as the number of tickets to stop the ticket, a punching means for punching a hole in the ticket card stopped by the ticket card stopping means, and a hole parallel to the punching means. 1. An automatic ticket gate apparatus comprising: a ticket gate processing means for a ticket; and a recording means for recording a boarding station name and boarding date on the ticket card. (2) Claim 1 wherein the recording means has a head section in which a boarding station name recording section and a boarding date recording section are formed side by side on the same substrate.
Automatic ticket gate device as described.