JPS5886676A - Automatic settling machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automatic payment machine used, for example, in railway services.

As is well known, automatic ticket gates use magnetically recorded commuter passes, train tickets, and the like. For this reason, in stations equipped with such automatic ticket gates, automatic fare adjustment machines as shown in FIG. 1 have conventionally been used.

To briefly describe the basic operation of this automatic payment machine, first, a ticket (commuter ticket or train ticket) inserted from the card pocket 1 is taken into the machine and temporarily stored. Next, when the missing money is inserted from the coin slot 2, a ticket printed by a printing unit (not shown) is ejected to the receiving ff113.
If the temporarily stored ticket is a commuter pass, the essence code is magnetically written on it and the ticket is returned to the card pocket 1.

On the other hand, if the temporarily stored ticket paper is a train ticket,
By inserting several tickets, the temporarily stored tickets are placed in the ticket collection box 5.
will be recovered.

As described above, in this type of automatic ticket machine, when a commuter pass is used as the ticket paper, the opening forming the card pocket 1 is used for both inserting and returning the ticket paper.

By the way, at the back of the card pocket 1, there are vertically opposing &! A pair of endless belts are provided, and the length of the ticket paper is different depending on whether it is a commuter pass or a train ticket.

Therefore, the distance between the card pocket 1 and the endless belt installed behind it is set to 0 according to the shorter ticket paper (i.e., the ticket). When a ticket is used and one of the tickets is returned from the card pocket 1, the commuter pass protrudes largely from the card pocket 1.

On the other hand, the card pocket 1 is generally installed at an angle of about 10,311 degrees from the floor, and this angle corresponds to the eyesight of children and women, so when returning a commuter pass, for example, a hard plastic regular ticket is placed. If the card protrudes from the card pocket 1 at high speed, it is extremely dangerous for the user.

This invention was made in order to solve the problem of one-way distribution, and its purpose is to solve the problem of one-way payment even when multiple types of ticket paper of different lengths are used in this type of automatic payment machine.
When these items are returned, the length of the items protruding from the card pocket 1 is made constant, thereby preventing danger to the user.

In order to achieve the first objective, the present invention has an opening provided at a predetermined height on the customer service surface of the housing and used for both inserting and returning the ticket, and holding the ticket inserted through the opening. In an automatic payment machine having a pair of endless belts arranged vertically and facing each other for reciprocating conveyance; Front end O-ra and
A shirt plate supported in a retractable manner to open and close a guide passage continuous inside the opening, and a return ticket detector for detecting when the leading end of the ticket reaches the vicinity of the opening on the return path of conveyance. Provision: When the tip of the return ticket paper reaches the vicinity of the return opening,
The all-end O-ra is expanded to loosen the clamping pressure of the endless belt, and the passage wall and shirt flap plate clamp the ticket to stop the ticket from advancing, causing the ticket to protrude from the customer service surface. It is characterized by being configured so that the length is constant.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the ticket paper conveyance mechanism in the automatic ticket machine according to the present invention from the side. As shown in the figure,
A ticket guide tube 8 is continuous inside the opening 1 which is used for inserting and returning the ticket, and a shirt plate 6 can freely come out and retract from the slit provided in the lower wall of the ticket guide li8. The shirt flap plate 6 is driven to open and close by a plunger 7, and the tip edge of the shirt flap plate 6 comes into contact with the lower wall of the guide li8, thereby immediately clamping the ticket. is being done.

At the rear end position of the guide tube 8, a photoelectric detector 9a consisting of a light emitter and receiver arranged vertically opposite to each other is arranged, and further behind it a front belt conveyance mechanism is provided.

The front belt conveyance mechanism is composed of a pair of endless belts 12a, 12b arranged vertically opposite to each other, and these endless belts 12a, 12b are connected to a pair of rollers 13a, 13b and 13c arranged vertically oppositely, respectively. 13
The front and rear ends are supported by d. and,
Near the rear of the pair of rollers 13a and 13b on the front end side,
Photoelectric detector Qb consisting of light emitters and receivers arranged vertically facing each other
is provided.

The rotation axis of the upper roller 1-3a on the front end side is a lever 14 that rotates around the rotation axis of the upper roller 13C on the rear end side.
is attached to the tip of the roller 13a, and the rotation axis of the roller 13a is 1
It is engaged with the tip of the 1-shaped lever 10, and this 1-shaped lever 1
The other end of the solenoid plunger 11 is connected to the solenoid plunger 11 .

6- For this reason, when the solenoid plunger 11 is energized, the lever 10 rotates around 111 in the figure and rotates the rotation axis of the 9-ra 13a counterclockwise in the figure around the rotation axis of the 0-ra 13c. As a result, the gap between the front end rollers 13a and 13b opens and the clamping pressure decreases.

Furthermore, the endless belts 12a and 12b are each constituted by two parallel endless belts that are provided at an appropriate distance from each other on the left and right sides of the center line.

Further behind the front belt conveyance mechanism, a rear belt conveyance mechanism is provided. This rear belt conveyance mechanism is composed of a pair of endless belts i2r and i2e arranged vertically opposite to each other, and the upper endless belt 12f is 311
The winding is supported by the rollers 1313, 13f and 13j, and the lower endless belt 12e is similarly
The winding is supported by 11 O-ra 13a, 13h and 13:. Moreover, these endless belts 12e, 1
2f consists of two parallel endless belts.

Furthermore, intermediate belts 12C and 12d are stretched between the front belt conveyance mechanism and the rear belt conveyance mechanism, thereby transmitting rotational force between both belt conveyance mechanisms.

A pair of upper and lower rollers 13t forming the rear belt conveyance mechanism
, 131J is provided with a photoelectric detector 9c consisting of a pair of light emitters and receivers arranged vertically facing each other, and magnetic heads 15 and 16 are arranged at appropriate intervals behind the photoelectric detector 9c. ing.

The front magnetic head 15 is used to perform magnetic reading and writing when the ticket is conveyed with the magnetic recording surface facing upward, while the magnetic head 16 is used to read the magnetic recording surface of the ticket. A similar function is achieved when the is conveyed towards the bottom.

Further behind the magnetic head 16, a photoelectric detector 19d consisting of a pair of light emitters and receivers arranged vertically opposite to each other is arranged, and further behind it is a back stopper lever 17. A forward stopper lever 19 is provided. These stopper levers 17 and 19 each have a solenoid plunger 1.
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The aforementioned front and rear belt conveyance mechanisms are rotationally driven by a motor 21. That is, the rotational force of the motor 21 is transmitted to the rollers 13j and 1 through the belt indicated by the dotted line in the figure.
3i, thereby rotating the rear belt conveying mechanism, and the rotational force is simultaneously transmitted to the intermediate belts 120.3i.
12d, each endless belt 12a, 12. This means that it is transmitted to b.

Upper and lower endless belts 12f that constitute the rear belt conveyance mechanism
, 126, the upper endless belt 12f is set longer than the lower endless belt 12e, and as a result, when the rear belt conveying mechanism continues to rotate, the paper ticket held between both belts is held at the rear end. It falls and is guided to the east bill box 23 via the chute 22.

Next, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a control device for driving each electrical negative direction shown in FIG. 2. As shown in the figure, this control device has CPLI25. #
It is composed of a microcomputer mainly consisting of an instruction decoder 24 and a memory 29-6. In the figure, 27 is an amplifier circuit for each of the photoelectric sensors, and 28 is a CPLI 25 for transmitting digitized sensor signals.
29 is a magnetic reading amplifier circuit; 3
0 is a 7-lip 70 tube for 7 circuits configured to store the digitized read signal, input it to the CPU via a gate 31, and then reset it. 32 is a motor, a solenoid, and a write head. A buffer register 33 is a driver circuit for a solenoid or the like.

Next, FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the configuration of a control program executed within the CPLJ 25 shown in FIG. The contents of each step constituting the 70 charts are listed below.

Step (1): Determine whether the sensor 9a provided near each shirt plate is turned on, and the determination result is YES.
In the case of S, the process proceeds to step (2), and in the case of NO, the above-described determination operation is repeatedly executed.

10-Step (2): Set the middle C of the buffer register 32 and the output canister corresponding to the normal rotation of the motor 21, and send the FWD signal to the motor 21.

Step (3): Front end of rear belt conveyor.

That is, it is determined whether the photoelectric sensor 9C provided immediately before the magnetic head 15 is turned on, and the determination result is YES.
In the case of , the process proceeds to step (4), and in the case of NO, the above-described determination operation is repeatedly executed.

Step (4); Reset the output canister corresponding to the shirt plate solenoid 7 in the buffer register 32,
As a result, the solenoid 7 is de-energized, the shirt flap plate 6 is moved upward in FIG. close.

Step (5): Set the output valve for the forward stopper solenoid 20 in the buffer register 32, energize the solenoid 20 via the driver D4, and lower the forward stopper lever 19.

Step (6): Determine whether or not data is output from the magnetic head 15 within a certain time after passing the sensor 9c,
If the determination result is YES, the read information is stored; if the determination result is NO, the read input is switched to the magnetic head 16, data is read, and the read information is similarly stored in the memory.

Step (7); Determine whether the output of the photoelectric sensor 9d located behind the magnetic head 16 is turned on. If the determination result is YES, proceed to step (8); if NO, proceed to step (8). The above determination operation is repeatedly executed.

Step (8): Motor 2 in the buffer 7 register 32
Reset the normal rotation output canister corresponding to 1, and
FW6 signal is turned off.

Step (9): Determine whether or not the shortfall has been deposited and the settlement has been completed. If the determination result is YES, proceed to step (10); if NO, perform the above determination operation. Rehearse and execute.

Step (1'O): Set the output canister corresponding to the backstopper solenoid 18 in the buffer register 32, energize the solenoid 1.8 via the driver D3, and raise the backstopper lever 17. .

Step (11): Set the reverse output canister corresponding to the motor 21 in the baffle register 32, and
Sends a REW signal to.

Step (12): Set the motor start-up timer and perform the relevant steps. It is determined whether or not the set time has elapsed, and if the determination result is YES, the process proceeds to step (13), and if the determination result is NO, the time measurement determination operation is repeatedly executed.

Step (13): Reset the output canister corresponding to the backstopper solenoid 18 in the buffer 7 register 32, cut off the energization to the solenoid 18, and lower the backstopper lever 17.

Step (14): Determine whether the output of the photoelectric sensor 9d is turned on or not. If the determination result is YES, proceed to step (15), and if the determination result is No, 13- repeats the above determination operation. .

Step (15): Set the output canister corresponding to the shutter solenoid 7 in the buffer register 32, energize the solenoid 7 via the driver D1,
If not, lower the shirt cover plate 6.

Step (16): Write the payment code using the magnetic head that read the information.

Step (17): Determine whether the output of the photoelectric sensor 9a is turned on or not. If the determination result is YES, proceed to step (18), and if NO, repeat the above determination operation.

Step (18); Reset the reverse output canister corresponding to the motor 21 in the buffer register 32, and
Cut off the REW signal for 1.

Step (19): Set and turn off the output canister corresponding to the 0-RA lifting solenoid 11 in the buffer 7 register 32, energize the solenoid 11, and push the 0-RA 13a upward.

Step (20): Set a predetermined timer (14-), and also determine whether or not this set time has elapsed, and only if the determination result is YES, buffer register,
The output canister corresponding to the shutter solenoid 7 in the starter 32 is reset, and the current to the solenoid 7 is cut off.

Next, as a termination process, it is determined by turning off the sensor 9a' whether or not the customer has completed pulling out the ticket, and if the determination result is YES, the energization to the roller lifting solenoid 11 is cut off. Then, the shutter solenoid 7 is energized, the shutter is opened, and the next ticket is inserted.

Next, the control operation by the system program described above will be explained with reference to the time charts of FIGS. 5 and 6. In addition, FIG. 5 is a time chart for taking in a commuter pass, and FIG. 6 is a time chart for returning a commuter pass iI]s.

When the commuter pass is inserted into card pocket 1, step <1
) is YES, step (2) is executed, the motor 21 starts normal rotation, and the inserted commuter pass becomes the endless belt 12a.

It is held between the belts 12b and conveyed to the rear of the stomach, and then conveyed while being held between the endless belts 12r and 129.
It reaches the position of the photoelectric sensor 9c.

Then, the execution result of step (3) is YES,
The shirt cover plate 6 moves upward and closes the opening 1.

, then steps (5) and (6) are executed sequentially,
As the forward stopper lever 19 descends, magnetic information on the commuter pass is read by either the magnetic head 15 or 16.

Next, when the commuter pass is conveyed and passes through the magnetic heads 15 and 16 and reaches the sensor 9d, step (7) is performed.
The execution result is YES, and step (8) is then executed to cut off the power to the motor 21.
will continue to rotate due to inertia. For this reason, the commuter pass that has been pushed further continues to be conveyed, comes into contact with the forward stopper lever 19, and is stopped.

Next, when the predetermined refinement process, ie, the injection of the missing money, etc., is performed, the execution result of step (9) becomes YES,
Strategies (10) and (11) are executed sequentially,
The back stopper 17 is raised one step, and the motor 21
starts reversing, which causes the commuter pass to reach backstop 1
7 and stops.

Next, when the reverse rotation speed of the motor reaches a predetermined specified value, the execution result in step (12) becomes YES, and then step (13) is executed, and the back stopper 1 is
7 is released, and the commuter pass is transported forward at a constant speed from k.

Next, when the commuter pass reaches the position of the sensor 9d, the execution result of step (14) becomes YES, and then steps (15) and (16) are executed in sequence, and the shirt shirt plate 16 moves downward to move down the aisle. At the same time as opening the magnetic head 15
．． 16, a settlement code is written on the commuter pass.

Next, when the commuter pass is further conveyed forward on the conveyance path and reaches the position of the sensor 9a, steps (18) and (1
9) are sequentially performed, the 17- current to the motor is cut off, the motor continues to rotate due to inertia, and the 0-ra 13a is lifted upward, and the clamping pressure on the commuter pass becomes approximately zero. After that, when a certain period of time has elapsed, step (20) is executed, and with the commuter pass protruding a certain length from the card pocket 1, the shirt shirt plate 6 is lifted upward, and the commuter pass is thereby moved into the ticket paper guide tube. 8 and the upper edge of the shirt shirt plate 6 pushed up from below, and its movement is stopped.

As described above, according to the automatic payment machine according to this embodiment, when the commuter pass is conveyed close to card pocket 1 after payment has been completed, the clamping pressure of the endless belt that clamps the commuter pass is reduced to approximately zero. At the same time, after a certain period of time, when the commuter pass reaches a state where it protrudes a certain length from the card pocket 1, the shirt shirt plate 6 automatically moves upward, and the commuter pass stops in the protruding state. Therefore, no matter what length the commuter pass is, the protrusion length of the commuter pass 18- returned from the card pocket after payment is always constant, and the length of the protrusion of the commuter pass 18- that is returned from the card pocket 1 after payment is completed is always the same. Since the commuter pass is simply conveyed by the inertia of the endless belt, even if one's face were to collide with it, the force of the collision would be minimal and there would be no danger to the human body.

Furthermore, while keeping the protruding length of the returned commuter pass constant, the distance between the card pocket 1 that forms the return slot and the end of the conveyor belt can be made sufficiently close to each other. When inserting a ticket that is shorter than this, it is not necessary to insert it very far into a card pocket, and it does not interfere with inserting the ticket paper in any way.

As is clear from the above description of the embodiments, according to the present invention, even if the lengths of the commuter pass and the ticket are significantly different, the returned commuter pass will not protrude significantly from the card pocket. At the same time, its protruding force is extremely small, so even if the card pocket is installed at a height of about 130-1 cm from the floor, there will be no problem such as customers being injured by the protruding commuter pass, and this type of automatic payment machine 19- It further improves functionality and safety.

[BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS] Fig. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the hob showing the basic structure of an automatic payment machine; Figure 14 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the automatic machine, Figure 14 is a flowchart showing the configuration of the automatic machine's control system program, and Figure 15 is the number that rings when inserting a commuter pass. A time chart showing each signal state. FIG. 6 is a time chart showing each signal state at the time of returning the commuter pass. 1... Card pocket 6... Shirt plate 8... Guide simple 10... Lever 12a, 12b... Pair of endless belts 13a,
13b...Pair of front end rollers Patent applicant

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) An opening is provided at a predetermined height on the customer service surface of the housing and is used for both inserting and returning tickets, and is arranged vertically to face each other so that the tickets inserted through the opening are pinched and conveyed back and forth. In an automatic payment machine having a pair of endless belts: a pair of front end rollers around which each front end of the endless belt is wound and supported so as to be able to move toward and away from the vertical direction;
A shirt plate supported in a retractable manner to open and close a guide passage continuous inside the opening, and a return ticket detector for detecting when the leading end of the ticket reaches the vicinity of the opening on the return path of conveyance. Provision: When the tip of the return ticket paper reaches the vicinity of the return opening,
The full-end rollers are expanded to loosen the clamping pressure of the endless belt, and the passage wall and shutter plate clamp the ticket to stop the ticket from advancing, thereby increasing the protrusion length of the ticket from the customer service surface. An automatic seismic machine characterized by being configured such that .