JPH0883360A - Ticket feeder of ticket issuing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To suppress the stoppage of a ticket issuing operation to a minimum by withdrawing a ticket paper auxiliary feeding means from a second ticket paper feeding route by a route saving mechanism when the ticket paper stored and held by a first ticket paper holding means is running short and the feeding of the ticket paper stored and held by a second ticket paper holding means is confirmed. CONSTITUTION: When roll paper 1A does not exist due to the sale of a ticket 1a and a no-paper state is detected, the last part of roll paper 1A is ejected to a prescribed portion. Subsequently, a paper feeding motor 31 is driven, a roller 7 for supply rotates and roll paper 1B is fed along a roll paper common feeding route 23. When the tip part of the roll paper 1B reaches a printing side detection sensor 19, a signal detecting roll paper 1 is outputted. The rod part of an arm release solenoid 60 is degenerated and a solenoid lever 61 is rotated couterclockwise. In accordance with this rotation, the pin part of a roller arm 55 is separated from the recessed part of the lever 61 and is located at a stage part, and an auxiliary feeding roller 26 is estranged from an auxiliary roller 27.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ticket feeding device for a ticket issuing machine which feeds a band-shaped ticket toward a printing position for printing a ticket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When issuing a ticket, a conventional ticket-issuing machine for issuing a ticket while printing necessary information on the ticket paper is configured as shown in FIG.

That is, in the conventional ticket issuing machine, one winding body 2 formed by winding a strip-shaped paper sheet 1 is supported by a support rod 3 which is erected in the lateral direction, and below the printing device 4. And holds the paper sheet 1 of the winding body 2 in a plurality of guide members 5a to 5a.
While being guided to the supply path 6 by d, the paper is fed along the supply path 6 by being sandwiched by the supply roller 7 and the supply pressing roller 8 and sent out. Then, the ticket 1 fed to the supply path 6 is inserted into the upper blade 9a.
After cutting into a ticket 1a of a predetermined length by a cutter device 9 including a lower blade 9b and a lower blade 9b, printing is performed on the ticket 1a by a printer head 10 of a printer 4 arranged downstream of the cutter device 9 in the paper sheet feeding direction. The sheet is discharged to the outlet 12 by the rotation operation of the discharge feed roller 11.

Reference numeral 13 is a perforation roller for making perforations in the paper sheet 1, 14 is a pressing roller for pressing the paper sheet 1 toward the perforation roller 13 side, and 15 is a platen roller arranged facing the printer head 10. , 16a, 16b are ejecting guide members for guiding the printed ticket 1a to the outlet 12, and 17 is ejected for pressing the ticket 1a in cooperation with the ejecting feed roller 11 so as to eject the ticket 1a. A pressing roller, 19 is a pair of print side detection sensors for detecting the presence or absence of the paper sheet 1 immediately before the printing position, and 20 is a main frame to which these parts are attached.

However, since such a conventional paper feeding apparatus for a ticket issuing machine has a structure for holding only one winding body 2, when the paper sheet 1 of this winding body 2 runs out of paper. There is a problem that the ticket issuing operation is stopped, and when the ticket issuing machine is used as a ticket vending machine, the selling operation is stopped and the sales amount is reduced. Therefore, conventionally, in order to deal with this problem, the ticket paper 1 of the ticket mount 2 is
The clerk confirmed that the number of remaining tickets was low and replaced it with a new ticket housing 2, but in this case, there is a problem that the ticket housing 2 cannot be used to the end.

FIG. 12 shows a method for dealing with this problem.
A ticket feeding device for a ticket issuing machine having a structure as shown in FIG. That is, the first and second support rods 21 and 22 are erected in the lateral direction, and the first and second support rods 21 and 2 are
The two common winding papers 2 (2A, 2B) are supported by 2 and stored in respective predetermined places, and the paper sheets 1A, 1B of both the winding bodies 2A, 2B are selected and fed. A feeding path 23, a first paper feeding path 24 for feeding the paper sheet 1A of the winding body 2A, and a second paper feeding path for feeding the paper sheet 1B of the winding body 2B. 25 and. Further, the auxiliary feeding roller 26 and the auxiliary roller 27 are attached to the main frame 20 at a position facing the second paper feeding path 25, and the paper sheet of the winding body 2B is provided between the auxiliary feeding roller 26 and the auxiliary roller 27. Hold 1B in a sandwiched state. When the paper sheet 1A of the winding body 2A is used up, the auxiliary feed roller 26
Is rotated to feed the paper sheet 1B of the winding body 2B to the paper sheet common feeding path 23 side.

According to this structure, the paper sheet 1A of the winding body 2A
Even when the paper runs out, the paper sheet 1B of the winding body 2B continues to be used.
Can be sent to perform the ticket issuing process, the period for which the ticket issuing operation is stopped can be minimized, and the ticket can be used almost to the end. In this regard, it is confirmed by a staff member at the time of inspection etc. that the ticket 1A of the winding body 2A is lost and the ticket 1B of the winding body 2B is fed to perform the ticket issuing process in this way. In this case, the clerk manually moves the paper sheet 1B of the winding body 2B from the second paper sheet feeding path 25 to the first paper sheet feeding path 24, and at the same time, the second supporting rod 2
The wound body 2B supported by 2 is transferred to the first support rod 21 side. Then, the spare winding body 2B is set again on the second support rod 22, and the paper sheet 1 of the winding body 2B is set.
B is set in the second paper feeding path 25 to prepare for the next paper out.

[0008]

However, as shown in FIG.
According to the ticket feeder of the ticket issuing machine as shown in FIG.
In order to transfer the B paper sheet 1B of B from the second paper sheet feeding path 25 to the first paper sheet feeding path 24, the feeding roller 7 and the auxiliary feeding roller 26 are once rotated in reverse, After retracting the paper sheet 1B of the winding body 2B from the second paper sheet feeding path 25, the paper sheet 1B is again moved to the first support rod 21 side and the first paper sheet feeding path is obtained. 24, and by further rotating the supply roller 7 in the forward direction, the paper sheet 1A transferred to the first support rod 21 side is fed through the first paper sheet feeding path 24 to the common paper sheet feeding path 24. It is necessary to feed the paper to the route 23 side and further adjust the feeding position of the ticket 1A, which takes a lot of time and effort.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and the work of transferring the paper sheets can be performed while the period for which the ticketing operation is stopped can be minimized and the paper sheets can be used almost to the end. An object of the present invention is to provide a ticket feeding device for a ticket issuing machine, which can perform the above-mentioned operations without trouble.

[0010]

In order to solve the above problems, a ticket feeding device for a ticket issuing machine according to the present invention is provided with a first and second ticket holding means for storing and holding a ticket and a printing position. Common paper feeding path for selecting and feeding the paper sheets held by the first and second paper sheet holding means provided on the upstream side of the paper sheet feeding direction, and the common paper sheet feeding path Is provided between the main ticket feeding means for feeding the above-mentioned ticket to the printing location side, the common ticket feeding path and the first ticket holding means, and the first ticket holding means is provided. It is provided between the first paper sheet feeding path through which the held paper sheet is fed, the common paper sheet feeding path and the second paper sheet holding means side, and the second paper sheet holding means is provided. A second paper sheet feeding path through which the held paper sheet is fed, and a paper sheet that is arranged facing the second paper sheet feeding path and is held by the second paper sheet holding means. Common to ticket paper A ticket paper auxiliary feeding means for feeding to the paper feeding path side, and an inter-path arrangement arranged between the first paper sheet feeding path and the second paper sheet feeding path in the paper ticket auxiliary feeding means. And a path retracting mechanism that allows the sheet of the second paper sheet feeding path to move toward the first paper sheet feeding path side by retracting the section from the position facing the second paper sheet feeding path. Be prepared.

As a path retracting mechanism, it supports a slide shaft fixed to the fixed frame side and extending in the direction along the width direction of the paper sheet, and an inter-path arrangement portion, while being guided by the slide shaft. A support bracket slidable in a direction along the width direction of the paper sheet, a fixed plate fixed to the fixed frame side and the support bracket side, and a fixed side plate and a support for restricting the slide range of the support bracket by abutting each other. In a direction in which the side plate and the fixed side plate and the support side plate are interposed and the inter-route arrangement portion moves toward the position facing the second paper sheet feeding route via the support bracket. A first urging means for urging and a member to be rotatably attached to the supporting side plate and engaged with an engaged member fixed to the fixed side plate to make the inter-path arrangement portion second. A lock lever formed with an engagement portion for holding the paper sheet feeding path, a lever portion provided on the support bracket side and held together with the lock lever; and the lock lever and the support side plate. The second lever is interposed between the lock lever and the second biasing means for biasing the lock lever in the direction in which the engaging portion engages with the engaged member.

[0012]

In the above-mentioned structure, the first person
When it is confirmed that the paper sheet stored and held by the paper sheet holding means is already out of stock and the paper sheet stored and held by the second paper sheet holding means is fed, The path withdrawal mechanism causes the inter-path arrangement portion of the paper sheet auxiliary feeding means to be withdrawn from the position facing the second paper sheet feeding path. This makes it possible to easily move the paper sheets on the second paper sheet feeding path to the first paper sheet feeding path side.

Further, according to the above-mentioned path retracting mechanism, the inter-path arrangement section can be arranged so that the inter-path arrangement section can move the second paper sheet by simply grasping the lock lever and the lever portion and sliding them against the first biasing means. After exiting from the position facing the feeding path, the paper sheet on the second paper feeding path is moved to the first paper feeding path side, and from this gripping state, the lock lever and the lever portion move their hands. When separated, the inter-path arrangement portion is slid and positioned to a position facing the second paper sheet feeding path.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. It should be noted that components having the same functions as those of the conventional ticket issuing machine are designated by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 2, in this ticket issuing machine, two winding bodies 2 (2A, 2B) are provided below a main frame 20 as a fixed frame to which a printing device 4 (see FIG. 1) and the like are attached. ) Is the first and second support rods 2 as the first and second paper sheet holding means which are erected in the lateral direction.
They are supported by 1 and 22 and are stored in predetermined places.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the vicinity of the main frame 20, the winding body 2A is provided upstream of the printing position of the printer head 10 for printing on the ticket 1a in the paper feeding direction. A common paper feeding path 23 for selecting and feeding the paper 1 (1A, 1B) from 2B and the paper 1 of the common paper feeding path 23 are fed to the print location side of the printer head 10. The first support rod 21 is provided between the paper feed roller 7 and the paper feed roller 8 as the paper sheet main paper feeding means, and the paper sheet common paper feed path 23 and the storage portion of the winding body 2A.
1A of the paper sheet 1A of the wound body 2A held at
Paper sheet feeding path 24, the paper sheet common feeding path 23, and the paper sheet 1B of the winding body 2B that is held by the second support rods 22 provided between the storage location of the winding body 2B. Of the second paper sheet feeding path 25 through which the paper is fed, and the winding body 2B which is disposed so as to face the upper end portion of the second paper sheet feeding path 25 and is held by the second support rod 22. Auxiliary feeding roller 26 and auxiliary roller 27 as auxiliary feeding means for feeding the paper sheet 1B to the common paper feeding path 23 side, the first paper sheet feeding path 24 and the second paper sheet.
And a path retreating mechanism 90 for retracting the auxiliary roller 27 as an inter-path arrangement section arranged between the paper feeding path 25 and the second paper feeding path 25 from the position facing the second paper feeding path 25. .

The main frame 20 also includes a winding body 2
The guide members 28a and 28b for guiding the A paper sheet 1A of A to the first paper sheet feeding path 24 and the paper sheet 1B of the winding body 2B are secondly arranged.
Member 29a, 29 for guiding the paper sheet feeding path 25 of
b and one of the ticket papers 1A and 1B, a common paper ticket feeding path 23
The guide members 30a and 30b for guiding to are fixed respectively. A part of the guide member 30a also has a function of guiding the paper sheet 1A of the winding body 2A guided to the first paper sheet feeding path 24 to the paper sheet common feeding path 23.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, a paper feed motor 31 is arranged at a substantially central portion of the main frame 20, and the drive belt 32 is driven by driving the paper feed motor 31.
The feed roller 7 for supply and the platen roller 15 are rotated in synchronism with each other. The supply pressing roller 8 arranged so as to face the supply roller 7 is supported by a pair of pressing roller arms 34 rotatable about the horizontal shaft 33, and one end of which is retained by the roller arm 34. The supply pressing roller 8 is biased toward the supply roller 7 by the roller spring 35 (see FIG. 3). Further, the printer head 10 is attached to a heat radiating plate 37 that can swing around a horizontal shaft 36, and is biased toward the platen roller 15 by a spiral spring 37a. In addition, the heat sink 37
A static elimination brush 38 is attached to the downstream side of the printer head 10 in the paper sheet feeding direction.

A cutter device 9 including an upper blade 9a and a lower blade 9b is provided on the upstream side of the printer head 10 in the paper feeding direction.
And a pair of print side detection sensors 19 for detecting the presence or absence of the ticket 1 at the position immediately before the printing position. Three
A cutter motor 9 drives the cutter device 9. The cutter motor 39 swings one blade (for example, the lower blade 9b) through a cam (not shown) to cut the paper sheet 1.

A discharge drive motor 40 is directly connected to the discharge feed roller 11. In addition, the discharge feed roller 11
The discharge pressing roller 17 arranged so as to oppose is rotatably supported by a shaft provided on the discharge roller bracket 41 (see FIGS. 6 and 7). Then, the discharging roller bracket 41 is rotatably supported by a pressing roller spring shaft 42 which is erected laterally on the main frame 20, and is discharged by a pressing roller spring 43 which is externally mounted on the pressing roller spring shaft 42. The pressing roller 17 is urged toward the discharging feed roller 11 side.

Further, the discharge guide member 16b arranged on the lower side is largely inclined downward at the outlet 12 side portion, and is switched between the discharge guide member 16b and the upper discharge guide member 16a. A guide 45 is provided. The switching guide 45 is rotatably supported about a horizontal shaft 46, and is rotated by a discharge solenoid 48 via a solenoid lever 47 rotatably supported by a horizontal pin 47a. Then, during the normal operation of the ticket issuing machine, the rod of the discharge solenoid 48 is largely projected upward, the switching guide 45 is positioned as shown in FIG. 6, and the ticket 1a is placed on the exit side (the arrow direction in FIG. 6). While being ejected, the ticket body 2 such as the beginning and the end of the ticket 1
If there is a risk of discharging the end of the
5 is switched as shown in FIG. 7, and the end portion of the ticket mounting body 2 is discharged to a predetermined number in the ticket issuing machine main body (lower side of the ticket issuing machine main body in this embodiment) and is output to the outside. Configured to not.

Further, the pressing roller 14 arranged to face the perforation roller 13 is a perforation roller lever 5
0 through main frame 20 and auxiliary frame 51
(See FIG. 3) Perforation lever shaft 52 disposed between
The press roller 14 is rotatably supported by the perforation roller shaft 52 and is urged toward the perforation roller 13 by a perforation spring 53 that is mounted on the perforation lever shaft 52.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the auxiliary feed roller 26 as the paper sheet auxiliary feed means is directly connected to the geared motor 54, and these are supported by the roller arm 55. The roller arm 55 is rotatably supported by a roller stud 56 erected laterally on the main frame 20, and a torsion coil spring 59 mounted on the roller stud 56 assists the auxiliary feed roller 26 together with the roller arm 55. The roller 27 is biased in a direction away from the roller 27. The roller arm 55 has this roller arm 5
An operation lever portion 55b is formed so that 5 can be manually operated. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the roller arm 55 is provided with a pin portion 55a protruding laterally, and the pin portion 55a is engageable with a solenoid lever 61 rotated by an arm releasing solenoid 60. There is. That is, the arm release solenoid 60 is fixed to the solenoid holder (not shown) attached to the auxiliary frame 51, and the fulcrum stud 78 that rotatably supports the solenoid lever 61 is fixed. By driving the solenoid lever 6
1 is rotated from the position shown in FIG. 8 to the position shown in FIG. In addition, 79 is a solenoid lever 61
Is a tension spring that urges to the position side shown in FIG.
A recess 61a and a step 61b that follows the recess 61a are formed at one end of the solenoid lever 61. The recess 61a or the step 61b of the solenoid lever 61 is formed.
The pin portion 55a of the roller arm 55 is engaged with the.

FIG. 10 is a left side view in vertical section showing the path retracting mechanism 90. As shown in FIG. 10 and the like, the auxiliary roller 27, which is arranged so as to face the auxiliary feed roller 26, is rotatably supported by a roller stud 63 provided upright on a support bracket 62 that is movable in the lateral direction. . That is, two slide shafts 64 are provided on the main frame 20 along the horizontal direction which is the width direction of the paper sheet 1, and the support bracket 62 is attached via the hub 65 fixed to the support bracket 62.
Is slidable in the lateral direction. The shaft 69 is fitted in the fixed side plate 66 fixed to the main frame 20 in a horizontal posture parallel to the main frame 20, and the support bracket 62 is fixed to the support side plate 67 fixed to the support bracket 62. The shaft body 70 is fitted in a lateral posture parallel to the shaft body 69, 70, and a pair of tension springs 68 as first biasing means are hung across the shaft bodies 69, 70. The tension springs 68 support the support bracket 62. Is urged toward the main frame 20 side.

A rectangular hole 66a is formed in the upper surface of the fixed side plate 66, and the end of the support side plate 67 is extended upward in a stepwise manner. 67 a penetrates the rectangular hole 66 a of the fixed side plate 66 and projects upward. Then, as the support bracket 62 slides, the extending portion 67 a of the support side plate 67 causes the rectangular hole 66 of the fixed side plate 66.
The sliding range of the support bracket 62 is regulated by abutting on the edge portion of a.

A lock lever 71 is arranged so as to cover the support side plate 67 from above, and the lock lever 71 is provided.
1 is rotatably supported by the above-mentioned shaft body 70 fitted in the support side plate 67. A leaf spring 72 serving as a second urging means is interposed between the lock lever 71 and the support side plate 67, and the leaf spring 72 allows the grip portion 71a formed on the lock lever 71 and the support bracket to be supported. The lever portion 62a formed on 62 is urged in a direction to open each other. Further, hook-shaped engaging portions 71b are formed on both side surfaces of the lock lever 71, and at the position shown in FIG. 10, the engaging portion 71b of the lock lever 71 is urged by the leaf spring 72 to cause the fixed side plate 66 to move. Is engaged with the protruding shaft 77 attached to the support bracket 62.
The sliding action of is blocked. Further, the lock lever 71 is formed with a hanging portion 71c that hangs toward the upper surface of the support-side plate 67, so that the rotation of the lock lever 71 is restricted even when the support bracket 62 is slid. There is.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the detection levers 73a and 74a detect the presence or absence of the ticket 1 in the first and second ticket feeding paths 24 and 25, respectively. Two supply side detection sensors 73, 74 are provided. In addition,
An auxiliary switch 75 for manually driving a perforation solenoid (not shown) for canceling perforations, a paper feed switch 75 for manually driving the paper feed motor 31, and a manual operation are provided near the lower portion of the main frame 20. And a paper feed switch 76 for driving the paper feed motor 31. Further, the paper sheet 1 is not attached to the shaft portion (not shown) of the ticket packaging body 2 but only wound, so that the final end of the paper sheet 1 is easily separated from the shaft portion. It has become.

In the above structure, the paper sheet 1A of the winding body 2A supported by the first supporting rod 21 is the guide member 28.
The paper is fed to the first paper feeding path 24 along a and 28b, and is guided to the paper common feeding path 23 along the guide members 30a and 30b. Then, the paper is fed to the printer head 10 side by the feed roller 7 and cut into a ticket 1a having a predetermined length by a cutter device 9, and
Printing is performed by the printer head 10. Thereafter, the printed ticket 1a is ejected to the ejection port 12 by the ejection feed roller 11. At this time, the switching guide 45 is in the posture shown in FIG.

Here, with the wound body 2A still remaining, the wound body 2B is set in advance on the second support rod 22. That is, before setting the paper sheet 1B of the winding body 2B, as shown in FIG. 9, the auxiliary feed roller 26 and the auxiliary feed roller 26 are in a posture in which they are separated upward. And
From this state, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, the staff member guides the paper sheet 1B of the winding body 2B to the second paper sheet feeding path 25 along the guide members 29a and 29b, and the winding body 2B. Ticket paper 1
With the tip of B slightly inserted between the auxiliary feed roller 26 and the auxiliary roller 27, the operation lever portion 55b of the roller arm 55 is manually pushed toward the solenoid lever 61. As a result, the roller arm 55 is rotated against the torsion coil spring 59, and the pin portion 55a is fitted into the recess 61a of the solenoid lever 61. As a result, the leading end of the ticket 1B of the winding body 2B is fed auxiliary. Roller 26 and auxiliary roller 2
It is held in a stand-by state in which it is sandwiched between 7 and 7 with a slight protrusion.

From this standby state, when the paper sheet 1A of the winding body 2A disappears due to the sale of the ticket 1a and the paper supply state is detected by the first supply side detection sensor 73, the last paper sheet 1A is detected. After the portion is discharged to a predetermined location in the ticket issuing machine body in the state shown in FIG. 7, the geared motor 5 is automatically
4 is driven to rotate the auxiliary feed roller 26, the paper feed motor 31 is driven to rotate the supply roller 7, and the paper sheet 1B of the winding body 2B is fed along the paper sheet common feed path 23. To be When the front end of the paper 1B of the winding body 2B reaches the position of the print side detection sensor 19, a signal for detecting the paper 1 is output by the print side detection sensor 19, and as shown in FIG. The rod portion of the release solenoid 60 is retracted and the solenoid lever 61 is rotated counterclockwise. Along with this, the pin portion 55a of the roller arm 55 separates from the concave portion 61a of the solenoid lever 61 and is positioned at the step portion 61b, and the auxiliary feed roller 26 separates from the auxiliary roller 27 as the solenoid lever 61 rotates. After this, the driving of the auxiliary feed roller 26 is stopped.

As described above, after the paper sheet 1B of the winding body 2B is detected by the printing side detection sensor 19, the auxiliary feed roller 26 is separated and stopped, and is fed only by the feed roller 7 for feeding. It Therefore, since the paper sheet 1 is fed while being driven by only one of the auxiliary feed roller 26 and the feed roller 7, the feed speed between the auxiliary feed roller 26 and the feed roller 7 is different. Even if it occurs, the paper sheet 1B of the winding body 2B does not have a part in an excessive state or an excessive tensile force is applied,
It is delivered without any problem.

Further, as described above, the paper sheet 1 of the winding body 2A.
When A disappears, the paper sheet 1B of the winding body 2B is automatically fed, so that the suspension time of the ticket issuing operation can be minimized, and the paper sheet 1A of the winding body 2A is almost finished. Can be used.

After that, when a staff member confirms that the paper sheet 1A of the winding body 2A has been exhausted and the paper sheet 1B of the winding body 2B has been fed at the time of periodic inspection, the winding body 2B Ticket paper 1
B is manually transferred to the first paper sheet feeding path 24 side.

First, as shown in FIG. 4, the lock lever 7
No. 1 grip portion 71 a and the support bracket 62 lever portion 62
a and the lock lever 71 is rotated to a position indicated by an imaginary line in FIG.
1b is disengaged from the protruding shaft 77 so that the support bracket 62 side is slidable. Then, in the posture in which the grip portion 71a and the lever portion 62a are gripped, to the position indicated by the phantom line in FIG. 4, that is, the support side plate 67.
The position where the auxiliary roller 27 faces the second paper sheet feeding path 25 by sliding the support bracket 62 and the like until the extension portion 67a of the fixed side plate 66 abuts on the front end side edge portion of the rectangular hole 66a of the fixed side plate 66. Exit laterally from. As a result, the paper sheet 1B of the winding body 2B falls below the auxiliary roller 27 and becomes a posture along the first paper sheet feeding path 24 side.

In this way, the grip portion 7 of the lock lever 71 is
The paper sheet 1B can be easily moved to the first paper sheet feeding path 24 side by an operation of gripping and pulling 1a and the lever portion 62a of the support bracket 62. After that, when the hands are released from the grip portion 71a and the lever portion 62a, the support roller 62 and the auxiliary roller 27 return to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 4 by the urging force of the tension spring 68.

At this time, since the slide range of the support bracket 62 is restricted by the extending portion 67a of the support side plate 67 and the rectangular hole 66a of the fixed side plate 66, the attendant should pay attention to the slide distance. It is not necessary to pay, and the sliding operation can be easily performed. Also,
The engaging portion 71b of the lock lever 71 during normal operation
Is engaged with the protruding shaft 77 of the fixed side plate 66, the auxiliary roller 27 is reliably held at a position facing the second paper sheet feeding path 25.

Thereafter, the wound body 2B is manually transferred from the second support rod 22 side to the first support rod 21 side, and
The paper sheet 1B of the winding body 2B is set on the second support rod 22, and the second paper sheet feeding path 25 is set along the first paper sheet feeding path 24 side. In line with the above, it will be in a standby state that can cope with the next piece of paper. Here, the wound body 2B
When the paper is manually transferred from the second supporting rod 22 side to the first supporting rod 21 side, the paper sheet 1 of the winding body 2B is nipped by the feeding feeding roller 7 and the feeding pressing roller 8. As it is, the positional deviation of the ticket 1 in the printing unit does not occur and the conventional position adjustment of the ticket 1 becomes unnecessary.

In this embodiment, the auxiliary roller 27 is disposed between the first paper sheet feeding path 24 and the second paper sheet feeding path 25 as an inter-path arrangement portion. However, it goes without saying that the invention is not limited to the auxiliary roller 27.

[0039]

As described above, according to the present invention, the inter-path disposition portion disposed between the first paper sheet feeding path and the second paper sheet feeding path in the paper ticket auxiliary feeding means. A path withdrawal mechanism for retracting the paper from the position facing the second paper feed path so that the paper on the second paper feed path is movable to the first paper feed path side. As a result, it is possible to easily move the paper sheets of the second paper sheet feeding path to the first paper sheet feeding path side without any trouble or time, and the work efficiency is improved.

Further, by simply holding the lock lever and the lever portion and sliding the lock lever and the lever portion against the first urging means, the inter-route arrangement portion is withdrawn from the position facing the second paper sheet feeding route. By providing the path withdrawal mechanism, the paper sheet can be moved from the second paper sheet feeding path side to the first paper sheet feeding path side without time and effort, and the work efficiency is improved.
In addition, since the fixed side plate and the support side plate that regulate the position of the slide range are provided, the position of the slide range of the support bracket is regulated, so that the clerk does not have to pay attention to the slide distance and the like, and the slide operation Can be done easily. Further, since the lock lever is formed with the engaging portion which is engaged with the engaged member fixed to the fixed side plate and holds the inter-path arrangement portion at the position facing the second paper sheet feeding path, At the time of ticketing, the inter-route arrangement portion is reliably held at a position facing the second paper sheet feeding route, and the reliability of the ticket issuing machine is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a ticket feeding device of a ticket issuing machine and its vicinity according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of the ticket paper feeding device and its vicinity.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the ticket feeding device and its vicinity.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the ticket feeding device and its vicinity.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the ticket paper feeder and the vicinity thereof.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a paper discharge portion of the ticket paper feeder.

FIG. 7 is a front view for explaining an operation of a paper discharge portion of the ticket paper feeder.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a main portion of the ticket paper feeder.

FIG. 9 is a main part front view for explaining the operation of the ticket paper feeding device.

FIG. 10 is a left side view of a longitudinal section of a main part of the ticket paper feeder.

FIG. 11 is a front view of a ticket feeding device of a conventional ticket issuing machine and its vicinity.

FIG. 12 is a front view of another conventional paper feeding device of a ticket issuing machine and its vicinity.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 1A, 1B Ticket paper 1a Ticket 4 Printing device 7 Supply roller 8 Supply roller 10 Printer head 11 Discharge roller 15 Platen roller 17 Discharge roller 19 Printing side detection sensor 20 Main frame (fixed frame) 21 first support bar (first paper sheet holding means) 22 second support bar (second paper sheet holding means) 23 common paper sheet feeding path 24 first paper sheet feeding path 25 second Ticket paper feed path 26 Auxiliary feed roller 27 Auxiliary roller (inter-path arrangement portion) 62 Support bracket 62a Lever portion 64 Slide shaft 66 Fixed side plate 66a Rectangular hole 67 Support side plate 67a Extension portion 68 Tensile spring (first Urging means) 71 lock lever 71a gripping portion 71b engaging portion 72 leaf spring (second urging means) 73 first supply side detection sensor 7 Second supply side detection sensor 90 routes retracting mechanism

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A paper ticket feeder of a ticket issuing machine for feeding a belt-shaped paper ticket to a printing position where a ticket is printed, the first and second ticket papers respectively storing and holding the ticket papers. A holding means, and a common paper feeding path for selecting and feeding the paper sheets provided on the upstream side of the printing position in the paper feeding direction and held by the first and second paper sheet holding means. A paper sheet main feeding means for feeding the paper sheet in the common paper sheet feeding path to the print location side;
A first ticket feeding path provided between the common ticket feeding path and the first ticket holding means for feeding the ticket held by the first ticket holding means; A second ticket feeding path provided between the common ticket feeding path and the second ticket holding means side, through which the ticket held by the second ticket holding means is fed ,
A ticket paper supplementary feeding means arranged to face the second ticket paper feeding path and feeding the paper sheet held by the second paper sheet holding means to the ticket paper common feeding path side; First in auxiliary feeding means
Of the second paper sheet feeding path by retracting the inter-route arrangement portion arranged between the second paper sheet feeding path and the second paper sheet feeding path from the position facing the second paper sheet feeding path. A ticket feeding device for a ticket issuing machine, comprising: a route withdrawing mechanism that allows the ticket on the route to move toward the first ticket feeding route side. 2. The path retracting mechanism is fixed to the fixed frame side, supports a slide shaft extending in a direction along the width direction of the paper sheet, and an inter-path arrangement portion, and is guided by the slide shaft. A support bracket slidable in a direction along the width direction of the paper sheet, a fixed plate fixed to the fixed frame side and a support bracket side, and a fixed side plate and a support for restricting the sliding range of the support bracket by abutting each other. In a direction in which the side plate and the fixed side plate and the support side plate are interposed and the inter-route arrangement portion moves toward the position facing the second paper sheet feeding route via the support bracket. The first urging means for urging and the member to be rotatably attached to the supporting side plate and fixed to the fixed side plate to engage the inter-path arrangement portion with the second paper sheet. Delivery history A lock lever having an engaging portion formed to hold it at a position facing the road, a lever portion provided on the support bracket side and held together with the lock lever, and an interposition between the lock lever and the support side plate. Second urging means for urging the lock lever in the direction in which its engaging portion engages with the engaged member.
A ticket feeder for the described ticket issuing machine.