JPS583266B2 - Portable in-car replenishment ticket issuing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a portable on-board replenishment ticket issuing device that automatically prints and issues an on-board replenishment ticket issued by a conductor when a passenger transfers or changes routes on a train or train. It is related to.

Conventionally, the conductor is usually the first person to pay for passengers who transfer, change routes, or change boarding on a train or electric train.
Hold the original in-vehicle replenishment ticket with a removable cover as shown in the figure,
Each time, a replenishment ticket is issued by manually punching the issuance data in a predetermined position on the original ticket along with a slip, and the fare is collected from the passenger. It was necessary to keep the ticket slips in hand for tabulation work.

For this reason, the conductor must always carry a large number of original tickets for on-board replenishment tickets, and also carry the fare table with him to calculate the fare for the section requested by the passenger and punch it manually.
Moreover, in order to tally up the issued in-vehicle replenishment tickets, each in-vehicle replenishment ticket must be issued with a copy, which is a very complicated task, and the payment process cannot be done quickly.

Furthermore, since the tabulation work must be carried out using the slips of the issued on-board replenishment tickets, rationalization such as mechanization has not been possible with such conventional on-board replenishment ticket slips.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to allow the conductor to quickly calculate the settlement fee with a simple operation, issue refill tickets on board, and store the issuance data in a non-volatile internal storage. To provide a portable in-train replenishment ticket issuing device that is small, lightweight, and convenient to carry so as to be stored in a digital storage device and to facilitate payment work in the train and tabulation work in the conductor's area.

Furthermore, the present invention employs a thermal printer in the printing mechanism for in-vehicle replenishment tickets, and the replenishment ticket paper storage section is configured to increase the printing paper capacity, thereby making the portable in-vehicle replenishment tickets small and lightweight. The purpose is to provide a publishing device.

The present invention has an operation section for inputting setting items, and a non-volatile storage device that controls the operation section, and stores replenishment ticket issuing data in the train temporarily in the storage device and tallies the data. A control unit equipped with a function that allows the issued data to be read outside the vehicle, and a plate-shaped print having a plurality of heating elements embedded in a row in order to print output related to the setting items from the control unit. The following includes a thermal print head equipped with a spring-like member for pressing the head body against the refill ticket paper with a predetermined pressure, a paper feeding mechanism section, and a refill ticket paper storage section that stores the refill ticket paper in the form of a roll or fold. The apparatus is characterized in that it is comprised of a printing unit configured as shown in FIG.

Thermal printers use thermal paper that develops color due to heat as paper for in-vehicle replenishment tickets, and perform thermal printing using a heating element provided in a thermal print head.

Since in-vehicle replenishment tickets are not used for long periods of time, there is little risk that the thermal paper will discolor after printing.

In such a portable in-vehicle replenishment ticket issuing device of the present invention, the thermal print head is constituted by a plate-shaped print head body and a plurality of heating elements embedded in a line within the head body, and in addition, the above-mentioned A spring-like member that presses the head main body against the replenishment ticket printing paper with a desired force can be provided in the printing section.

Mechanical components for thermal printing on thermal paper include a plate-shaped thermal print head body having a plurality of heating elements, and a spring-like member for pressing the main body against the replenishment ticket paper with a desired force. Since this is only necessary, printing can be performed with an extremely simple mechanism compared to other printing means, and the in-vehicle replenishment ticket issuing device can be made extremely compact and lightweight.

Further, in the portable in-vehicle replenishment ticket issuing device of the present invention, the replenishment ticket paper storage section is constituted by a roll core around which printing paper is wound in a roll shape, and a support section provided in the casing and supporting the core. I can do it.

Further, in the portable in-vehicle replenishment ticket issuing device of the present invention, the replenishment ticket paper storage section may be configured as a printing paper storage box body capable of storing the replenishment ticket paper in a folded form.

When feeding printing paper by hooking a sprocket wheel to a series of feed holes provided on both sides of the in-vehicle replenishment ticket, the method of storing the printing paper by winding it into a roll, Since the printing paper has curls, it is extremely inconvenient to handle issued in-vehicle replenishment tickets.Also, in terms of the number of sheets of printing paper that can be stored, the storage method of wrapping the printing paper into rolls results in waste of roll cores, etc. Therefore, it is difficult to increase the storage capacity of printing paper.

In order to solve this problem, the present invention further folds the in-vehicle replenishment ticket at the seam of each sheet and stores it in the storage box, thereby making it possible to issue the in-vehicle replenishment ticket without curling curls, and in addition, the printed paper The number of sheets stored can also be significantly increased.

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to embodiments and drawings.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of the portable in-vehicle replenishment ticket issuing device (hereinafter referred to as in-vehicle replenishment ticket issuing machine) of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 indicates a casing that is conveniently shaped to be carried, and is of a size and weight that allows the conductor to hold and operate the casing inside the train.

An operation section 2 for setting each data of the in-vehicle replenishment ticket to be issued is provided on the front of the casing 1.

The operation section 2 has a plurality of setting buttons 29 for issuing on-board supplementary tickets requested by passengers, such as an issue reason button, an issue ticket type button, operation keys for setting the original ticket fare and issue date, and a station name button. In addition, a setting item instruction board 2' such as the reason for issue, type of ticket issued, original ticket fare, date of issue, station name, etc. is provided.

The operation unit 2 is also provided with a light-emitting button 28 that starts printing each set data on the in-vehicle replenishment ticket.

A display section 3 is provided above the operation section 2, so that the fare of the issued in-vehicle replenishment ticket and the date of issue set on the operation section 2 can be displayed.

A power switch 5 is provided on the left side of the display section 3, and is used to turn on and off the power to the in-vehicle supplementary ticket issuing machine.

In addition, an outlet 4 (see Figure 3) from which a printed in-vehicle replenishment ticket comes out is provided on the upper end surface of the housing 1, and this outlet 4
A cutter 13 is provided to easily cut the in-vehicle replenishment ticket 27 one by one.

On the other hand, inside the housing 1, as shown in FIG. 3, a printing mechanism section 6, a first control section 7, and a first power supply section 8 are provided.

In the printing mechanism section 6, the in-vehicle replenishment ticket 27 is constructed by winding printing paper into a roll around a roll core 12', and storing the core 12' in the housing with the core 12' supported on a support provided on the housing wall. In response to a command from the first control section 7, the printing paper storage section 12 sends the printing paper out of the housing 1 through the outlet 4 by rotating the sprocket wheel 10 by the motor 9.

A print head 11 is provided in contact with the sprocket wheel 10, and this print head 11 replenishes the number or letter of a predetermined item in the car at the timing when the in-car replenishment ticket 27 is sent to the feeding position according to the command from the first control unit 7. Print on ticket 27.

The print head 11 is constituted by a 7 segment dot type thermal print head as shown in FIG.

That is, the thermal print head is constructed by arranging a large number of point-shaped heating elements 31 in a line and embedding them in the head main body.

As is clear from FIG. 3, the heating elements 31 buried in a row are installed so as to be perpendicular to the feeding direction of the in-vehicle replenishment tickets 27, and the timing is adjusted to the feeding position of the in-vehicle replenishment tickets 27. By applying current to the heating element 31 at a desired position, printing can be performed while the print head 11 is fixed.

The Samar print head is also provided with a spring-like member (not shown) that presses it against the replenishment ticket paper with a desired pressure.

The first control section 7 includes a main controller 14, a fee, character, and sequence storage section 15, an issue data storage section 16, and a first connector section 17, as shown in FIG.

In the first control section 7, the operation section 2 is connected to the main controller 14 via the input interface 18 so that the main controller 14 can read the set information.

The display unit 3 is connected to the main controller 14 via an output interface 19 so as to be able to display charges and the like.

The print head 11 and motor 9 of the printing mechanism section 6 shown in FIG. 3 are connected to the main controller 14 via the output interface 20 shown in FIG.
Based on the commands in the character and sequence storage section 15, an in-vehicle replenishment ticket 27 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is printed and issued.

The charge, character, and sequence storage section 15 is constituted by a read-only memory, and is configured to store a control sequence data, charge data, and character data, and issue desired commands to the printing mechanism section 6.

The main controller 14 reads data from the operation unit 2 based on commands of charges, characters, and control sequence data in the sequence storage unit 15, and prints the print head 11 shown in FIG.
and the motor 9.

The issue data storage unit 16 shown in FIG. 4 is a random access memory that stores issue data, and is a low power consumption CM.
Formed by OS type IC memory, power switch 5
Even if it is turned off, power is supplied only to the issued data storage section 16, so that the contents of the memory, that is, the contents of the issued data, are held in a non-volatile manner.

The first connector section 17 shown in FIG.
This is an interface for sending the contents of 6 to the issue data printer 21, which will be described later.

The first power supply section 8 is connected to the main controller 14 via the power switch 5 so as to be able to supply power to each section of the in-vehicle supplementary ticket issuing machine.

On the other hand, FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of the issue data printer 21 shown in FIG. 4, which is installed in a conductor's area or the like.

The issue data printer 21 includes a second control section 22, a printer section 23, a third power supply section 24, and a second connector section 25, as shown in FIG.

When the connector section 25 of the issue data printer 21 is connected to the first connector section 17 of the in-vehicle replenishment ticket issuing machine shown in FIG. The second control unit 22 is connected to the second control unit 22 of the issue data printer 21 via
The content of the issue data storage section 16 is converted into a fixed print format so that it can be printed by the printer section 23.

Further, when printing of all issued data is finished, the second control section 22 of the issued data printer 21 clears the contents of the issued data storage 2 16 of the in-vehicle supplementary ticket issuing machine via the second and first connector sections 25 and 17. .

The operation of the in-vehicle replenishment ticket issuing machine of the present invention in the above configuration will be explained.

First, the conductor turns on the power switch 5 shown in FIG. 2 at the request of a passenger who is paying the bill in the train, sets the in-car replenishment ticket data using the operation unit 2, and inputs it into the main controller 14 shown in FIG. 4. After setting the input data necessary for issuing an on-board supplementary ticket, issue date, reason for issue, ticket type, departure station, destination station, etc. using the operation section 2, press the issue button 28 of the operation section 2, and the input data will be displayed. The main controller 24 shown in FIG. 4 searches for a corresponding charge from among the charge data in the charge, character, and sequence storage section 15.

Furthermore, the main controller 14 displays the fare on the display unit 3, and also displays the issuing data, that is, the reason for issuing, the issued ticket type, the departure station, the destination station, the fare, etc. in the issuing data storage unit 1.
6 is stored.

On the other hand, based on the charge, character, and control sequence data in the sequence storage section 15, the main controller 14 prints the issued data in a predetermined mode by the printing mechanism section 6, and as a result, the output port 4 shown in FIGS. Then, an in-vehicle replenishment ticket 27 as shown in FIG. 7 is issued.

The issued in-vehicle replenishment ticket 27 is inserted into the cutter 13 shown in FIG.
cut into pieces and handed to passengers.

The above-mentioned in-car payment is made every time a passenger requests it, and finally the train returns to the conductor's area to complete the tally.

This tabulation work is carried out by the first connector section 17 of the in-vehicle supplementary ticket issuing machine.
After connecting to the second connector part 25 of the issue data printer 21 (Fig. 5) installed in the conductor's area, press the print button 2.
When 6 is pressed, the second control section 22 of the issuance data printer 21 sequentially reads the contents of the issuance data storage section 16 of the in-vehicle replenishment ticket issuing machine via the second connector section 25 and the first connector section 17 of the in-vehicle replenishment ticket issuing machine. The issued data list 30 (see FIG. 5) is read and printed by the printer section 23 of the issued data printer 21 in a predetermined format.

In another example of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 9, the replenishment ticket paper storage section 12 is configured with a printing paper storage box body 12'' that can store the printing paper of the in-vehicle replenishment ticket 27 of the printing mechanism section 6 in a folded form. do.

The other configurations and the various processes for printing various data on printing paper and issuing the in-vehicle replenishment ticket 27 are completely the same as those described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, so detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.

As is clear from the above explanation, it is no longer necessary to punch the original ticket of the on-board replenishment ticket, and to issue the on-board replenishment ticket using the fare table as in the past. Calculation and publication can be done easily and quickly.

Furthermore, it is possible to prevent the accident of loss of the issued ticket by storing the issued data in a non-volatile storage device inside the in-vehicle supplementary ticket issuing machine without retaining the issued ticket.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, it is only necessary to simply print out the contents of the non-volatile storage device, making it extremely easy to tally up the issued in-vehicle replenishment tickets.

Further, according to the present invention, by employing a thermal printer to print the in-vehicle replenishment ticket, the printing mechanism can be significantly simplified.

Further, according to the present invention, since the printing paper for in-vehicle replenishment tickets is stored in the storage box in a foldable manner, it is possible to issue replenishment tickets that do not curl, and the number of stored printing papers can be significantly increased.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the issuance data printer 21 is used to print the issuance data, but the present invention is not limited to this. Aggregation work can also be performed using the issue data stored in the non-volatile storage device.

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, when issuing an in-vehicle replenishment ticket, it is possible to quickly and automatically calculate the payment fee with a simple operation without having to perform complicated procedures such as looking at the fare list and calculating the payment fee. To provide an in-vehicle replenishment ticket issuing device that is small, lightweight, and convenient to carry, capable of calculating and printing out an in-vehicle replenishment ticket, and storing issuing data without having to carry a copy (receipt) of the issued in-vehicle replenishment ticket. Therefore, there is a great benefit in labor saving in conductor duties and in-train ticket processing operations.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of a conventional in-vehicle replenishment ticket, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the portable in-vehicle refill ticket issuing device of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of the in-vehicle refill ticket issuing device of the present invention. cross-sectional view of the device,
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the mechanism of the portable in-vehicle replenishment ticket issuing device of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an example of an issuance data printer that prints issuance data of the portable in-vehicle replenishment ticket issuing device of one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the mechanism of the issued data printer, FIG. 7 is a plan view showing an example of an in-vehicle refill ticket issued by the portable in-vehicle refill ticket issuing device of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example of a thermal print head, and a sectional view showing another example of a printing paper storage section. 1...Housing, 2...Operation unit, 3...
...Display section, 4...In-car replenishment ticket outlet, 5.
...Power switch, 6...Printing mechanism section,
7...First control unit, 8...First power supply unit, 9...Motor, 10...Sprocket wheel, 12... Print head, 12...
...Printing paper storage unit, 12'...Roll core, 12''...Printing paper storage box, 13...
... Cutter, 14 ... Main controller,
15...Fee, character, sequence storage section, 16
...Issuance data storage unit, 17...1st
Connector part, 18...Input interface,
19, 20... Output interface, 21.
...Issuance data printer, 22...2nd
Control section, 23...Printer section, 24...
・Second power supply section, 25...Second connector section, 26
...Print button, 27...In-vehicle replenishment ticket, 28...Issue button, 29...Settings button,
30...Published data list, 31...
heating element.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. It has an operation section for inputting setting items, and a non-volatile storage device that controls the operation section, and temporarily stores in-vehicle replenishment ticket issuing data in the storage device inside the vehicle,
A control unit equipped with a function to read out the issued data outside the vehicle during aggregation, and a plate-shaped plate with a plurality of heating elements embedded in a row in order to print output related to the setting items from the control unit. A thermal print head equipped with a spring-like member for pressing the print head main body against the refill ticket paper with a predetermined pressure, a paper feeding mechanism section, and a refill ticket paper storage section that stores the refill ticket paper in the form of a roll or fold. 1. A portable in-vehicle replenishment ticket issuing device characterized by comprising a printing section configured as above, and a power supply section that supplies power to the operation section, the control section, and the printing section.