JP2002063609A - Ticket examination machine and method for examining ticket - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ticket examination machine capable of preventing ticket examining processing efficiency from being lowered without increasing the burden of a clerk and a ticket examining method to be applied to this ticket examination machine. SOLUTION: This automatic ticket examination machine is provided with a receiving roll 33 for receiving a train ticket medium charged from a charging port 12 and taking it into a machine body, read heads 36a and 36b for reading train ticket information recorded on the received train ticket medium, a discharging roll 96 for discharging the train ticket medium at a prescribed position close to a discharging port 14, and a main motor 74 for discharging the train ticket medium at the prescribed position again by driving the discharging roll 96 when the train ticket medium discharged at the prescribed position is pressed from the prescribed position into the machine body.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ticket gate and a ticket gate method, and more particularly to a method of discharging a ticket medium inserted into the ticket gate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In railways, automatic ticket gates have been introduced for the purpose of labor saving in ticket gate processing. This automatic ticket gate captures prepaid cards, commuter passes, ordinary tickets, and other ticket media when a user enters the station premises, exits from the station premises, or changes trains,
Based on the ticket information recorded on the ticket medium, a process of determining the passage of the user's passage is performed.

[0003] Such an automatic ticket gate is provided with a slot into which a ticket medium is inserted and an outlet through which a ticket medium to be returned is discharged. A transport path for transporting a ticket medium is provided between the inlet and the outlet.

[0004]

By the way, some users who use such automatic ticket gates are not accustomed to handling automatic ticket gates. Such a user may not be able to promptly receive the tickets discharged from the discharge port and may push the tickets into the body.

[0005] In such a case, an abnormality such as a ticket jam occurs in the automatic ticket gate, so that the ticket cannot be processed quickly by the user, and the ticket processing efficiency is reduced.

Whenever such an abnormality occurs,
A return process by the attendant is required, causing a problem that the burden on the attendant increases.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and has as its object to provide a ticket gate and a ticket gate capable of preventing a reduction in ticket gate processing efficiency without increasing the burden on attendants. An object of the present invention is to provide a ticket gate method applied to a machine.

[0008]

In order to solve the above problems and achieve the object, a ticket gate according to claim 1 receives a ticket medium and takes it into the body, and receives the ticket medium by the receiving means. Ticketing means for performing a ticket processing based on the ticket information recorded on the ticket medium obtained, discharging means for discharging the ticket medium subjected to the ticket processing by the ticketing means to a predetermined position, and the predetermined position by the discharging means. Control means for controlling the discharging means to discharge the ticket medium again to the predetermined position when the ticket medium discharged to the inside is pushed into the body from the predetermined position. I do.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ticket gate which receives a ticket medium and takes it into the body of the ticket gate, and performs ticket gate processing based on the ticket information recorded on the ticket medium received by the receiving means. Ticketing means, discharging means for discharging the ticket medium subjected to the ticket processing by the ticketing means to a first position, and the ticket medium discharged to the first position by the discharging means from the first position to the inside of the body. Detecting means for detecting whether or not the ticket medium is present at the second position, and when the detecting means detects that the ticket medium is present at the second position, the discharging means is controlled to re-execute the ticket medium. Control means for discharging to the first position.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ticket gate which receives a ticket medium and takes it into the body, and performs a ticket gate process based on the ticket information recorded on the ticket medium received by the receiving means. Ticketing means, discharging means for discharging the ticket medium subjected to the ticket processing by the ticketing means to a first position, first detecting means for detecting the ticket medium discharged to the first position by the discharging means, A second detecting means for detecting a ticket medium present at a second position inside the fuselage from the first position, and when the second detecting means detects that the ticket medium is present at the second position, By controlling the discharging means, the ticket medium is again stored in the first
Control means for discharging to a position.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ticket gate which transports a ticket medium on a transport path provided between a slot and a discharge port, and receives the ticket medium inserted from the slot. Receiving means, ticket checking means for performing a ticket checking process based on the ticket information recorded on the ticket medium received by the receiving means, and a ticket medium present at a first position near the outlet on the transport path. First detecting means for detecting, and second detecting means for detecting a ticket medium present at a second position on the transport path upstream of the first position in the transport direction.
Detecting means, and discharging means for discharging the ticket medium subjected to the ticket processing by the ticket detecting means to a predetermined position near the discharge port which is detected by the first detecting means and not detected by the second detecting means; Control means for controlling the discharging means to discharge the ticket medium again to the predetermined position when the ticket medium is detected by the first detecting means and the second detecting means. Features.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a discharge device for a ticket ticket medium applied to a ticket gate that performs a ticket check process based on the ticket information recorded on the ticket medium. Discharging means for discharging the ticket medium to a predetermined position; and when the ticket medium discharged to the predetermined position by the discharging means is pushed into the discharge device from the predetermined position, the discharging means is controlled and boarding is again performed. Control means for discharging the ticket medium to the predetermined position.

[0013] According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ticket gate method, wherein a ticket medium is received and taken into an airframe, and ticket processing is performed based on the ticket information recorded on the received ticket medium.
The ticket medium subjected to the ticket gate processing is discharged to a predetermined position, and when the ticket medium discharged to the predetermined position is pushed into the body from the predetermined position, the ticket medium is discharged again to the predetermined position. Control.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ticket gate method, wherein a ticket medium is received and taken into an airframe, and ticket processing is performed based on the ticket information recorded on the received ticket medium.
Discharging the ticket medium subjected to the ticket inspection processing to a first position, detecting whether the ticket medium discharged to the first position is present at a second position inside the body from the first position, If it is detected that the ticket medium is present at the second position, control is performed to discharge the ticket medium again to the first position.
It is characterized by the following.

According to the ticket examination method of the present invention, the ticket ticket medium is received and taken into the airframe, and a ticket examination process is performed based on the ticket information recorded on the received ticket medium.
The ticket medium subjected to the ticket gate processing is discharged to the first position, the ticket medium discharged to the first position is detected, and the ticket medium present at the second position inside the body from the first position is detected. Then, when it is detected that the ticket medium is present at the second position, control is performed such that the ticket medium is discharged to the first position again.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ticket gate method comprising the steps of: receiving a ticket medium inserted from an insertion slot, and transporting the ticket medium on a transport path provided between the insertion slot and the discharge port. Performs a ticket inspection process based on the ticket information recorded on the medium, detects a ticket medium present at a first position near the outlet on the transport path, and upstream in the transport direction from the first position on the transport path. The ticket medium present at the second position on the side is detected, and the ticket medium subjected to the ticket inspection process is detected at the first position and is not detected at the second position at a predetermined position near the outlet. If the ticket medium is detected at the first position and the second position, the control is performed so that the ticket medium is discharged again to the predetermined position.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for discharging a ticket medium applied to a ticket gate machine for performing a ticket processing based on the ticket information recorded on the ticket medium. Discharging the medium to a predetermined position, and when the ticket medium discharged to the predetermined position is pushed into the inside of the device from the predetermined position, controlling to discharge the ticket medium to the predetermined position again, Features.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a ticket gate according to the present invention and a ticket gate method applied to the ticket gate will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the appearance of an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The main body 10 of the automatic ticket gate has an insertion slot 12 into which a ticket medium is inserted at the time of entering the station premises or exiting the station yard, and discharges the ticket medium received at the insertion slot 12. Outlets 14 are provided.

As the ticket media usable in this automatic ticket gate, there are magnetic (contact type) ticket media such as ordinary tickets, commuter passes, limited express tickets, coupons, transit tickets, prepaid cards, and the like. It is intended for wireless (non-contact type) ticket media that can be communicated by wireless communication such as a wireless card. In such a ticket medium, predetermined ticket information, for example, expiration date information and information on a section in which the vehicle can be boarded is recorded in a predetermined format.

In this embodiment, the insertion slot 12 can receive a batch of a plurality of ticket media. The insertion slot 12 can of course also accept the insertion of one ticket medium at a time.

Further, the outlet 14 of this embodiment is
When a plurality of ticket media are loaded at once, a plurality of ticket media that need to be returned can be discharged at once. At this time, the plurality of ticket media is discharged in a state where a large-sized ticket media is stacked below a small-sized ticket media.

In the vicinity of the slot 12, a shutter is provided for preventing a ticket medium from being inserted. The shutter prohibits the insertion of another ticket medium for a predetermined time after the insertion of the ticket medium. The function of this shutter prevents another person's ticket medium from being continuously inserted.

In front of the slot 12, a wireless card reader / writer 16 for performing wireless communication with a wireless ticket medium is provided. Further, a passage guidance display section 13 for displaying guidance of the passage of the automatic ticket gate is provided below the insertion slot 12.

In front of the outlet 14, an outlet vicinity display section 18 for displaying various kinds of guidance to the user is provided. The discharge port vicinity display section 18 displays, for example, the remaining amount of the prepaid card.

A door portion 20 is provided on a side surface of the main body 10 of the automatic ticket gate to close the main body 10 to prevent a passer of a ticket medium from passing therethrough. Further, a frame 22 serving as a partition for distinguishing a passage corresponding to the main body 10 of the automatic ticket gate is provided at an upper portion of the main body 10 of the automatic ticket gate. The frame 22 is provided with a display 26 for notifying of the insertion of a child ticket, the insertion of an invalid ticket or an abnormal ticket, or an abnormality of a device.

Further, the side portion of the main body 10 and the frame 22
Is provided with a plurality of human detection sensors 24 for detecting the passage of a user. The human detection sensor 24 detects the passage of a user, and a transmission type, a reflection type, or the like is used.

It is to be noted that an invalid ticket is a ticket that cannot be used even when combined with another ticket medium. For example, an expired ticket medium corresponds to this. What is an abnormal ticket?
The ticket cannot be read by this automatic ticket gate. For example, a card having a different recording format or a ticket without magnetic recording corresponds to this.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an internal mechanism of the automatic ticket gate shown in FIG.

A main transport path 32 is formed between the input port 12 and the output port 14 for transporting the ticket medium inserted from the input port 12 to the output port 14. This main transport path 32
A plurality of transport rollers functioning as transport means for transporting the ticket media, and a transport belt for nipping and transporting the ticket media are arranged along the line.

For example, on the main transport path 32, a take-in roller 33 functioning as a receiving means for receiving a plurality of or one by one from the slot 12 and taking in the inside of the machine, and transporting the inside of the machine. A discharge roller 96 and the like functioning as discharge means for discharging the printed ticket medium to a predetermined position near the discharge port 14 are arranged.
The transport rollers and the transport belt such as the intake roller 33 and the discharge roller 96 are driven by the main motor 74.

On the main transport path 32, the transport path 32
Sensor for detecting a ticket medium conveyed above, for example,
An inlet sensor 90 for detecting the ticket medium inserted from the inlet 12, a predetermined position of the outlet 14, that is, the outlet 14
A first method for detecting a ticket medium discharged to a nearby first position
A first discharge port sensor 92 functioning as a detecting means, and a second detecting means (detecting means) for detecting a ticket medium located at a second position on the inside of the machine body from a predetermined position, that is, on a main conveying path 32 on the upstream side in the conveying direction. There are provided a plurality of second discharge port sensors 94 and the like functioning as a sensor.

Each of the first outlet sensor 92 and the second outlet sensor 94 is constituted by, for example, a transmission type sensor including a pair of light-emitting unit and light-receiving unit arranged with the main transport path 32 interposed therebetween.

At the entrance from the insertion port 12 to the main transport path 32, a shutter 28 for prohibiting the insertion of a ticket medium for a predetermined period is provided.
Is provided.

On the transfer path of the main transfer path 32, the input port 1
2, the intake roller 33, and
An alignment unit 34 for aligning the taken ticket media is provided. A size detection sensor 3 for detecting the size of the ticket medium is provided between the take-in roller 33 and the alignment unit 34.
5 are provided.

Downstream of the alignment section 34 in the main transport path 32, when the ticket medium is loaded on the surface, that is, the surface on which the entry station information and the fare information of the ticket medium are printed is directed upward. Even if it is inserted, when the ticket medium is inserted on the back side, that is, when the ticket medium is inserted with the back side having a magnetic recording unit for recording magnetic information such as entrance station information and fee information of the ticket medium facing up However, read heads 36a and 36b for reading information magnetically recorded on a magnetic recording unit provided on the back side of the ticket medium are provided above and below the transport path 32 so that magnetic information can be read.

When the ticket medium is loaded on the front side, the magnetic recording portion of the ticket medium faces below the main transport path 32.
Magnetic information is read by a reading head 36b provided below the main transport path 32.

When the ticket medium is inserted on the back side, the magnetic recording portion of the ticket medium is directed to the main transport path 32, so that the read head 36 provided above the main transport path 32 is provided.
The magnetic information is read by a.

It is possible to determine whether the ticket medium has been loaded on the front side or the back side depending on whether the magnetic information of the ticket medium has been read by either of the read heads 36a and 36b.

The reading heads 36a and 36b read the ticket information recorded on the magnetic ticket medium.

The reading head 3 in the main transport path 32
On the downstream side of 6a and 36b, there is provided a first holding unit 42 which includes a reversing unit 38 for unifying and sending out the front and back of the ticket medium and temporarily holds the ticket medium before writing magnetic information. ing.

The first holding unit 42 temporarily holds the ticket medium in order to check the validity of the ticket medium by combining a plurality of sheets, for example, whether or not the available sections are continuous. It is.

Downstream of the first holding section 42 in the main transport path 32, a write head 46 for recording predetermined magnetic information on a magnetic recording section provided on the back surface of the ticket medium, and a write head 46 A reading head 48 for confirming the information recorded in the step (1) is provided. A punch processing unit 50 that performs a punching process on a predetermined position of a ticket medium such as a normal ticket is provided downstream of the reading head 48 in the main transport path 32.
A thermal transfer thermal head 56 that prints predetermined information on the surface of a ticket medium that needs to be subjected to a printing process by thermally transferring the ink of the transfer ribbon 55, and a plurality of sheets that are discharged when a plurality of ticket media are inserted. The second is to superimpose and arrange the ticket media in such a manner that, for example, the large ticket media is below.
A reservation unit 60 and the like are provided.

A branch transport path 53 is provided downstream of the reading head 48 in the main transport path 32. The ticket medium to be transported through the branch transport path 53 is sorted by the sorting gate 51.

On the branch conveyance path 53, a punch processing section 52 for punching a predetermined position of a ticket medium such as a prepaid card, and a heat-sensitive layer provided on the back surface of the ticket medium needing to be printed are provided. A thermal transfer-type thermal head 58 for coloring and printing predetermined information is provided.

In the automatic ticket gate according to this embodiment, at the time of the ticket gate processing, the ticket medium which needs to be subjected to the printing process on the front side is passed through the punching section 50 and then conveyed along the main conveying path 32. The predetermined information is printed by the thermal head 56. In addition, the ticket medium that needs to be subjected to the printing process on the back surface is sorted from the main conveyance path 32 to the branch conveyance path 53 by the distribution gate 50, and predetermined information is printed by the thermal head 58.

When the ticket medium inserted from the slot 12 is a ticket medium that does not need to be subjected to printing processing, for example, the ticket medium such as a commuter pass continues to be conveyed through the main conveyance path 32 and the thermal head The drive of 56 is stopped, and the printing process is not performed.

The distribution gate 66 is a gate for distributing discharge and collection according to the type of the ticket medium. For example,
When a ticket medium is collected, a commuter pass is discharged, and an ordinary ticket when entering from the station yard is collected. The ticket medium collected by the distribution gate 66 is separated from the first ticket collection box 70 and the second ticket collection box 70 by the distribution gate 68 according to the type of the ticket medium.
It is distributed to the collection box 72 and collected.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing a control system of the automatic ticket gate described with reference to FIGS.

The automatic ticket gate is entirely controlled by a CPU 100 functioning as control means and ticket gate means. The CPU 100 includes a ROM 102 that stores a control program of the CPU 100, a RAM 104 that stores ticket information read from a ticket medium, and stores information as a buffer of the control program, and an automatic ticket gate from an entrance station. Is connected to a fare memory 106 which stores fare information to the station where the vehicle is installed.

The CPU 100 includes a read head 36.
a and 36b, a write circuit 110 to control the write head 46, and a read head 48
Is connected to the reading circuit 112 for controlling the reading.

The reading heads 36a, 36b and 48 read the ticket information recorded on the magnetic ticket medium. The reading circuits 108 and 112 include the reading heads 36a and 36b,
The data read by 48 is processed (demodulated). The write head 46 records the ticket information on a magnetic ticket medium. The writing circuit 110 processes (modulates) the ticket information recorded by the writing head 46.

The CPU 100 has a communication data processing unit 114 for controlling the wireless card reader / writer 16.
Is connected. The wireless card reader / writer 16 has a wireless card antenna for reading information on a wireless ticket medium such as a wireless card by wireless communication and writing information on the wireless ticket medium by wireless communication. .

The wireless card antenna communicates with a wireless ticket medium held in a communication area. The communication data processing unit 112 demodulates information received by the wireless card reader / writer 16 and modulates information transmitted by the wireless card reader / writer 16.

The CPU 100 includes a reading head 36a,
Based on the information read by 36b or the wireless card reader / writer 16, a process of determining whether or not the user can pass is performed, and the type of the ticket medium is identified.

Further, the CPU 100 is connected to a monitor panel 1140 via a monitor panel interface 138, and a communication control section 116 for receiving and receiving information. The size detection circuit 118 for detecting the situation, the transport rollers for transporting the ticket media, for example, the intake roller 33 and the discharge roller 96, and the main motor 74 for driving the transport belt are controlled to control the transport speed of the ticket media. Transport control circuit 12
0 and a passage detection circuit 122 for detecting the passage of the passer of the ticket medium by the output from the human detection sensor 24.

The CPU 100 includes a door unit 20.
Is connected to a door control circuit 126 for controlling a door opening / closing mechanism 124 for driving the door. The door opening and closing mechanism 124 has a drive motor for opening and closing the door unit 20 with respect to the passage.

Further, the CPU 100 includes a display control circuit 128 for controlling display units such as the passage guide display unit 13 and the discharge port vicinity display unit 18, a thermal head 56,
And a punch processing control circuit 1 for controlling the punch processing units 50 and 52.
32 are connected.

The thermal heads 56 and 58 print various information on the surface of a magnetic ticket medium. The printer control circuit 130 controls the thermal heads 56 and 58 based on information to be printed on the ticket medium. The punching process control circuit 132 performs a punching process on a magnetic ticket medium.
The punch processing control circuit 132 includes the punch processing units 150, 5
2 is controlled.

The CPU 100 has a detection circuit 134 for detecting the transport status of the ticket medium based on output signals from the input port sensor 90, the first output port sensor 92, and the second output port sensor. Is connected.

Next, a series of ticket processing operations in the automatic ticket gate having the above-described configuration will be described. Here, a ticket examination processing operation using a magnetic ticket medium will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the CPU 100 of the automatic ticket gate first determines whether or not the ticket medium has been inserted from the slot 12 based on the output signal from the slot sensor 90 (see FIG. 4). ST11). And the CPU 10
0 indicates that the ticket medium has been inserted based on the output signal from the insertion sensor 90 (ST11,
Y), the take-in roller 33 is driven to take the ticket medium inserted into the slot 12 into the body. Furthermore, CPU
The drive unit 100 drives various transport rollers and transport belts to transport the taken ticket media on the main transport path 32 in a predetermined direction.

Subsequently, the CPU 100 controls the read heads 36a and 36b to read the ticket information from the taken ticket medium, and based on the read ticket information, a ticket gate process, that is, a process of judging whether the user can pass or not. Is performed (ST12).

Subsequently, when the CPU 100 determines that the passability determination is OK as a result of the ticket gate processing (ST
13, Y), it is determined whether or not a ticket medium to be discharged from the discharge port 14 is included (ST14). That is,
When the user enters the station premises, all the ticket media inserted from the slot 12 is discharged. In addition, when the user enters from the station premises, the ticket medium such as a commuter pass or a round trip ticket for use in the outward route is discharged from the ticket media inserted from the slot 12.

When the CPU 100 determines that the inserted ticket medium contains the ticket medium to be discharged (Y in ST14), the CPU 100 transfers only the corresponding ticket medium along the main transport path 32. The sheet is further transported to the downstream side,
Withhold. The CPU 100 stores, among the inserted ticket media, those that do not need to be discharged into the first accumulation box 70.
Alternatively, the sheets are accumulated in the second accumulation box 72.

Subsequently, the CPU 100 sets the second holding unit 60
Then, all the ticket media held in step S15 are discharged toward the discharge port 14 at a predetermined timing by driving the discharge roller 96 and the like to the first position near the discharge port 14 (ST15).

That is, the CPU 100 controls the driving of the discharge roller 96 based on output signals from the first discharge port sensor 92 and the second discharge port sensor 94, and detects the ticket medium with the first discharge port sensor 92. (Dark output) and the second
The ticket medium is discharged to the first position where the discharge port sensor 94 does not detect the light (light output). That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the ticket medium T is discharged to the first position.

Subsequently, based on the output signal from the first outlet sensor 92, the CPU 100 determines whether or not the ticket medium discharged to the first position of the outlet 14 has been extracted (ST16).

That is, the CPU 100 detects a dark output from the first outlet sensor 92 and a bright output from the second outlet sensor 94 when the ticket medium is discharged to the first position near the outlet 14. . Then, when the output signal from the first outlet sensor 92 becomes a bright output and the CPU 100 detects the bright output from the second outlet sensor 94, the CPU 100 determines that the discharged ticket medium has been removed (ST1).
6, Y).

When the CPU 100 detects the dark output from the first outlet sensor 92 (ST16, N) and detects the dark output from the second outlet sensor 94 (ST17, Y), It is determined that the ticket medium has been pushed upstream from the first position in the transport direction, that is, into the machine body. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the ticket medium T is located at the second position inside the body from the first position.

At this time, the CPU 100 performs a retry process of discharging the ticket medium again to the first position (ST1).
8). That is, the CPU 100 returns to step ST15, drives the discharge roller 96, and discharges the ticket medium to the first position of the discharge port 14.

On the other hand, in step ST13, the CPU
If it is determined that the passability determination is NG as a result of the ticket inspection process (ST13, N), the 100 performs a predetermined NG process (ST19). That is, the CPU 100 drives the door unit 20 to block the traffic of the user, and holds all the inserted ticket media inside or collectively discharges them. Then, the CPU 100 generates a warning by blinking the display 26 or the like. Furthermore, CPU1
00 displays the content of NG on the discharge port vicinity display section 18 and ends the ticket inspection process.

In step ST14, the CPU
If it is determined that the inserted ticket medium does not include the ticket medium to be discharged (ST14,
N), the ticket inspection process ends.

Further, in step ST16, CP
When U100 detects the bright output from the first outlet sensor 92 and detects the bright output from the second outlet sensor 94 (ST16, Y), the U100 determines that the discharged ticket medium has been extracted. Then, the ticket inspection process ends.

In step ST17, the CPU
100 is a state where the dark output is detected from the first outlet sensor 92 and the light output is detected from the second outlet sensor 94 (N in ST17), the outlet 14 is not extracted and the ticket medium is not extracted. It is determined that it remains at the first position in the vicinity,
A warning is generated (ST20). That is, the CPU 100
Generates a warning by blinking the display 26, etc., displays the contents of the warning on the display unit 18 near the outlet, and ends the ticket inspection process.

As described above, according to the automatic ticket gate of the present invention and the ticket gate method applied to the automatic ticket gate, a user who is unfamiliar with handling the automatic ticket gate can place the discharged ticket medium in the body. Even if it is pushed in, the ticket medium is again discharged to a predetermined position near the discharge port without causing an abnormality such as a ticket jam.

Therefore, it is not necessary for the attendant to perform a return process to cope with the occurrence of the abnormality, and the burden on the attendant can be reduced. In addition, even an unskilled user can perform the ticket inspection process reliably, and it is possible to prevent a decrease in ticket inspection efficiency.

[0079]

As described above, according to the present invention, a ticket gate capable of preventing a decrease in ticket gate processing efficiency without increasing the burden on attendants and a ticket gate method applied to the ticket gate. Can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an appearance of an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an internal mechanism of the automatic ticket gate shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing a control system of the automatic ticket gate described in FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a series of ticket processing operations by the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a ticket medium discharged to a first position near a discharge opening by the automatic ticket gate of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a ticket medium pushed from a first position to a second position inside the fuselage by the automatic ticket gate of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Housing 12 ... Input port 14 ... Output port 33 ... Intake roller 74 ... Main motor 90 ... Input port sensor 92 ... First discharge port sensor 94 ... Second discharge port sensor 96 ... Discharge roller 100 ... CPU 120 ... Conveyance Control circuit 134 ... Detection circuit

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A receiving means for receiving a ticket medium and taking it into the body, a ticket processing means for performing a ticket processing based on the ticket information recorded on the ticket medium received by the receiving means, Discharging means for discharging the ticket medium subjected to the ticket inspection processing to a predetermined position; controlling the discharging means when the ticket medium discharged to the predetermined position by the discharging means is pushed into the inside of the body from the predetermined position. Control means for discharging the ticket medium to the predetermined position again. 2. Receiving means for receiving a ticket medium and taking it into the airframe, ticket processing means for performing ticket processing based on the ticket information recorded on the ticket medium received by the receiving means, Ticket ticket processed ticket media
Discharging means for discharging to a position; detecting means for detecting whether or not the ticket medium discharged to the first position by the discharging means is present at a second position inside the fuselage from the first position; When the detection means detects that the ticket medium is present at the second position, the control means controls the discharge means to discharge the ticket medium again to the first position. Gate machine. 3. A receiving means for receiving a ticket medium and taking it into the body, a ticket processing means for performing ticket processing based on the ticket information recorded on the ticket medium received by the receiving means, Ticket ticket processed ticket media
Discharging means for discharging to a position, first detecting means for detecting the ticket medium discharged to the first position by the discharging means, and a ticket medium present at a second position inside the body from the first position Detecting the presence of the ticket medium at the second position by the second detecting means, controlling the discharging means to discharge the ticket medium again to the first position. And a control means for performing the following. 4. A transport means for transporting a ticket medium on a transport path provided between an input port and a discharge port; a receiving means for receiving the ticket medium inserted from the input port; Ticket gate means for performing ticket gate processing based on the ticket information recorded on the received ticket medium, first detection means for detecting a ticket medium present at a first position near the outlet on the transport path, A second detecting means for detecting a ticket medium present at a second position on the conveying path upstream of the first position in the conveying direction; and a first detecting means for detecting the ticket medium subjected to the ticket gate processing by the ticket gate means. Discharging means for discharging to a predetermined position near the discharge port which is not detected by the second detecting means but is detected by the first detecting means and the second detecting means. When detecting the body, ticket gate, characterized in that control again the ticket medium said discharge means and a control means for discharging a predetermined position. 5. A ticket-medium ejection device applied to a ticket gate that performs a ticket examination process based on ticket information recorded on a ticket medium, wherein the ticket-medium is ejected to a predetermined position from inside the ejection device. Discharging means, when the ticket medium discharged to the predetermined position by the discharging means is pushed into the inside of the discharging device from the predetermined position, controls the discharging means to discharge the ticket medium again to the predetermined position. A discharge device comprising: 6. A ticket medium is received and taken into the airframe, ticket processing is performed based on the ticket information recorded on the received ticket medium, and the ticket processing medium is discharged to a predetermined position. When the ticket medium discharged to the predetermined position is pushed into the body from the predetermined position, control is performed so that the ticket medium is discharged to the predetermined position again. 7. A ticket medium is received and taken into the airframe, ticket processing is performed based on the ticket information recorded on the received ticket medium, and the ticket medium subjected to the ticket processing is discharged to a first position. Detecting whether the ticket medium discharged to the first position is present at a second position inside the fuselage from the first position, and detecting that the ticket medium is present at the second position. In this case, control is performed so that the ticket medium is discharged to the first position again. 8. A ticket medium is received and taken into the airframe, ticket processing is performed based on the ticket information recorded on the received ticket medium, and the ticket medium subjected to the ticket processing is discharged to a first position. Detecting a ticket medium discharged to the first position, detecting a ticket medium existing at a second position inside the fuselage from the first position, and detecting the ticket medium at the second position; , The control is performed so that the ticket medium is discharged to the first position again. 9. Receiving a ticket medium inserted from an input port, transporting the ticket medium on a transport path provided between the input port and the discharge port, and obtaining ticket information recorded on the ticket medium. Performs a ticket inspection process based on the above, detects a ticket medium present at a first position near the outlet on the transport path, and detects a ticket medium at a second position on the transport path upstream of the first position in the transport direction. Detecting the ticket medium, discharging the ticket medium subjected to the ticket inspection processing to a predetermined position near the outlet, which is detected at the first position and not detected at the second position; When the ticket medium is detected at the second position, control is performed to discharge the ticket medium to the predetermined position again. 10. A method of discharging a ticket medium applied to a ticket gate that performs a ticket inspection process based on the ticket information recorded on the ticket medium, comprising: discharging the ticket medium to a predetermined position from inside the apparatus; When the ticket medium discharged to the predetermined position is pushed into the inside of the apparatus from the predetermined position, control is performed so that the ticket medium is discharged to the predetermined position again.