JPH0793607A - Recording medium processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To evade a carrier trouble in the SF processing part of an automatic examination device. CONSTITUTION:This automatic ticket examination device is provided with the motor 94 for carrier of an SF processing part and a belt carrying passenger tickets on a carrier route, a CPU 42 deciding the front and the back surfaces of the passenger tickets carried by this motor 94 for carrier of the SF processing part and the belt, an inversion mechanism part truing up the surfaces of the passenger tickets to the one side surface according to the decision result of this CPU 42, the control circuit 90 of the SF processing part and a motor speed control circuit 91 performing the speed control of the inversion mechanism part and the motor 94 for the carrier of the SF processing part when more than prescribed time is taken for this inversion operation when the surfaces of the passenger tickets are trued up by this inversion mechanism part.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording medium processing device such as an automatic ticket inspection device for performing ticket collection or ticket collection on a recording medium such as a ticket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, for example, automatic ticket gates have been installed at entrances and exits of facilities such as railways for the purpose of labor saving in railways. This automatic ticket gate device takes in and inspects the ticket carried by the user when entering or exiting the facility or when changing trains at the facility, and the result of this inspection indicates that the ticket is appropriate. For example, it allows the passage of users, and blocks the passage of users if inappropriate.

This automatic ticket gate apparatus reads magnetic information (for example, entrance station and effective fare) recorded on one side (back side) of a ticket inserted by a user at the time of entrance, exit or transfer. Based on this read information, the permission or blocking of the passage of the user is determined.

In recent years, ticket gates of various sizes have been handled by automatic ticket gates. For example, a narrow one (normal ticket size) or a wide one (commuter pass size) is used. As a commuter pass of this commuter pass size, a stored fair (SF) type train ticket (SF card) that reduces the value every time it is used in advance with a monetary value is used. Is a processing unit that sorts out various tickets and processes each of them (SF processing unit that prints entrance stations and reduces punching for SF cards, scissors punching unit that performs scissors punching for multiple tickets and ordinary tickets). Etc.) has been established.

By the way, when a mechanism (printing mechanism) for performing a printing process is provided in the SF processing section, it is necessary to perform the printing process on one side of the SF card regardless of whether the ticket is inserted from the front side or the back side. Two printing mechanisms are provided on the surface of the SF card conveyed on the road, or S
It may be that an F card reversing mechanism is provided and only one printing mechanism is provided in the subsequent stage. Currently, due to the demand for downsizing of the automatic ticket gate apparatus main body, one reversing mechanism is provided and then one printing mechanism is provided. There is.

However, when each mechanism is provided in the SF processing section to complicate the structure, the processing speed is lowered,
There is a difference in processing speed compared to a normal ticket that uses only scissors punching.

Therefore, a technique for speeding up the reversing mechanism and the printing mechanism of the SF processing unit has been proposed, but troubles due to the speeding up, for example, defective transportation of a ticket (paper jam) are likely to occur. Since the processing is done after updating the magnetic information, if the SF card is clogged, it will be considered as an equipment error and it will be necessary for the station staff or maintenance staff to respond. In addition, the magnetic information will not match with punch holes and balance printing, and so on. It is necessary to reissue the card, which is still a matter of time even though it is automatic.

[0008]

As described above, in the automatic ticket gate apparatus as the conventional recording medium processing apparatus described above, the SF
Although the speed of the processing unit is being increased, transport troubles (paper jams) of the recording medium are likely to occur along with this, and particularly in the case of the SF card, there is a problem that this trouble processing procedure is difficult. .

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium processing device such as an automatic ticket gate device capable of avoiding a transportation trouble in a SF processing section. .

[0010]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a recording medium processing apparatus of the present invention comprises a conveying means for conveying a recording medium on a conveying path and a recording medium conveyed by the conveying means. Judging means for judging, a reversing mechanism for aligning the surfaces of the recording medium to one surface according to the judgment result of the judging means, and when the surfaces of the recording medium are aligned by the reversing mechanism, this reversing operation takes a predetermined time or more. It is provided with a speed control means for performing speed control on the reversing mechanism and the conveying means when the load is applied.

The speed control means of the recording medium processing apparatus vibrates the reversing mechanism to align the recording medium and stops the conveying means during that time.

Further, the recording medium processing apparatus according to the present invention determines the conveying means for conveying the recording medium on the conveying path, the judging means for judging the front and back of the recording medium conveyed by the conveying means, and the judgment result of the judging means. A reversing mechanism that aligns the surfaces of the recording medium to one side, a perforating mechanism that perforates the recording medium that is aligned by the reversing mechanism, and a perforating operation when the recording medium is perforated by the perforating mechanism. And a speed control means for controlling the speed of the punching mechanism and the conveying means when it takes a predetermined time or more.

Further, the recording medium processing apparatus according to the present invention determines the conveying means for conveying the recording medium on the conveying path, the judging means for judging the front and back of the recording medium conveyed by the conveying means, and the judgment result of the judging means. A reversing mechanism that aligns the surfaces of the recording medium to one side; a perforating mechanism that provides perforations to the recording media that are aligned by the reversing mechanism; and a recording medium that is aligned by the reversing mechanism on the transport path. A printing mechanism that is provided on one side and prints on one side of the recording medium, and a speed control that controls the speed of each mechanism and the transport means when the processing operation of each mechanism takes a predetermined time or more. And means.

[0014]

In the present invention, when the front and back of the recording medium are judged by the judging means, the surface of the recording medium is aligned with one surface by the reversing mechanism according to this result. At this time, the reversing mechanism reverses the recording medium. When the operation takes more than a predetermined time, the speed control means oscillates the reversing mechanism, during which the conveying means is stopped, the conveying means is switched to the low speed conveying state after a predetermined time, and the recording medium is conveyed to the high speed conveying state. Therefore, the trouble that the recording medium conveyed to the reversing mechanism remains in the reversing mechanism does not occur. In the punching mechanism and the printing mechanism, when the processing operation takes longer than a predetermined time, the speed control means performs speed control such as high-speed conveyance, conveyance stop, and low-speed conveyance. No such troubles will occur.

As a result, transport troubles can be avoided in the SF processing section provided with the reversing mechanism, the punching mechanism, the printing mechanism and the like.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic construction of an automatic ticket gate apparatus of an embodiment according to the recording medium processing apparatus of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, at one end of the automatic ticket gate main body 1, a ticket as a card-shaped recording medium is provided with a magnetic recording portion for storing information by a magnetic recording method on a predetermined surface (back surface). A loading slot 3 for receiving 2 and a loading slot 4 for discharging the boarding ticket 2 loaded from the loading slot 3 are provided at the other end. As the ticket 2, for example, a fare prepaid method having a monetary value (normal ticket, commuter pass, coupon ticket, etc.), or a stored fair method (SF with a monetary value reduced each time the fare is prepaid) The ticket 2 having various thicknesses, widths, etc. is used. For example, an ordinary ticket is a paper ticket, the width of which is a small so-called ticket size, and a commuter ticket and a coupon ticket are plastic cards, and the width thereof is a so-called commuter ticket size. Note that the coupon ticket is a commuter ticket size ticket in which punch holes are punched at predetermined positions on the ticket surface for each boarding.

That is, the width of the ticket 2 is roughly classified into two types, and when the thickness is approximately 0.18 mm to 0.45 mm depending on the material.
It will vary to some extent.

A transport path 5 for transporting the ticket 2 inserted by the slot 3 to the slot 4 is formed between the slot 3 and the slot 4. On this transport path 5,
A plurality of detectors (sensors) 6, 7, 8, 9 are provided to detect passage of the ticket 2 being conveyed.

On the transport path 5, between the insertion port 3 and the ejection port 4, magnetic information reading units (reading heads) 10, 11 for reading the magnetic information recorded on the ticket 2 are provided.
Magnetic information recording units (writing heads) 12 and 13 for recording magnetic information on the ticket 2 and magnetic information reading units (reading heads) 14 and 15 for reading the recorded magnetic information are provided. Each of the read / write heads 10 to 15 is provided with a support member (rotating roller) 16 so that a predetermined space is provided as the transport path 5 and each space is maintained.
21 are provided. In addition, each read / write head 10
˜15 are attached to one side surface of the automatic ticket gate apparatus main body 1 together with the rotating rollers 16 to 21. In addition, each reading
The write magnetic heads 10 to 15 are provided one above and one below the transport path 5 so that the magnetic information on the back side can be read and written when the ticket 2 is inserted either on the front side or the back side. . In addition, distribution units 22 and 23 for distributing the tickets 2 are provided on the transport path 5. Since the distribution unit 22 has different post-processing for ordinary tickets and those other than the ordinary tickets, depending on the width of the ticket 2, for example, an SF card (hereinafter referred to as an SF card) or the like is provided on the SF processing unit 24 side. The ordinary ticket is used for allocating to the thermal printer 25 and the scissors punch 26 side, respectively. The sorting unit 23 takes the ticket 2 in the direction of the exit 4 when the ticket 2 that has been inserted should be discharged, and the ticket 2 that has been inserted.
If the ticket is to be collected, the boarding ticket 2 is distributed to the collecting section 40. Further, the automatic ticket gate apparatus main body 1 is provided with a door portion 41 which is closed to prevent passage of a user.

Next, the configuration of the control system of the control device of the automatic ticket gate will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in the figure, the control system of this automatic ticket gate apparatus is a central processing unit 42 (hereinafter referred to as CPU) for controlling the entire automatic ticket gate apparatus, and a lead storing a control program for this CPU 42.・
Only memory 44 (hereinafter referred to as ROM), ticket 2
Random access memory 46 (hereinafter referred to as RAM) for storing information read from the memory and buffer as a control program, the entrance station where the use of the ticket 2 is started (or the entrance station code corresponding to the entrance station) ), A fare memory 48 storing fare information corresponding to), and a reading circuit 5 for controlling the read heads 10, 11, 14, 15.
0, the memory circuit 52 that controls the write heads 12 and 13, and the ticket 2 based on the outputs of the detectors 6 to 9, 76, 83, and 84.
Ticket detection circuit 54 that detects the transport state of the vehicle, a main transport control circuit 56 that controls the main transport motor 55 that transports the ticket 2 along the transport path 5, and an SF processing unit that is a control circuit of the SF processing unit 24. The control circuit 90, the speed control circuit 91 of the motor 94 for transporting the SF processing unit, the punch hole driver 92 that drives the reference punch 68, the print driver 93 that drives the thermal head 89 that prints on the ticket 2, and the door unit 41. Door control circuit 6 for controlling the door opening / closing mechanism 58
0, a control panel (not shown) for controlling the automatic ticket gate apparatus main body 1, a transmission control circuit 62 for transmitting information to and from a host computer, and the like.

Next, referring to FIG. 3, the SF processing unit 2 of FIG.
4 will be described.

The SF processing unit 24 is the automatic ticket gate body 1
It is a unit that can be installed and removed freely.

As shown in the figure, the SF processing section 24 has a transport system (motor 64, transport belt 65, drive roller 66, etc.) for transporting the ticket 2 and the ticket 2 on the back side. A reversing mechanism portion 67 that is reversed to the side, a reference punch 68 as a perforation mechanism portion that punches a reference hole in the coupon ticket 2 according to the frequency of use, and one side of the ticket 2 (recording portion on the back surface) A printing unit 69 (such as a thermal head 89 and a pressing roller 87) that prints information such as a boarding date, a boarding station name, time, and a balance to be deducted, and the ticket 2 is inserted from the arrow A and discharged from the arrow B. It is arranged on the route.

A reversing pocket 72 is rotatably supported on the shaft 71 of the reversing mechanism 67. A spring 73 is attached to the inversion pocket 72,
The inversion pocket 72 is biased in the direction of arrow C about the shaft 71. The biasing force of the spring 73 is set to about 500 gf. Further, in the reversing pocket 72, the supporting roller 7 is inserted into the reversing pocket 72 from above the pocket.
4 and a support roller 75 are supported so as to enter inside the pocket from below. Further, the reversing pocket 72 is provided with a detector 76 for detecting the entry position of the ticket 2 just before the stopper 72a, for example, 15 mm ahead.

A rotating roller 77 is disposed in the reversing mechanism 67 so as to face the supporting roller 75. A driving roller 79 for driving the rotating roller 77 in a predetermined direction by a belt 78 is arranged at the ticket insertion portion indicated by the arrow A of the reversing mechanism portion 67. The reversing mechanism 67 is provided with a driving roller 80 that is driven in the same direction as the driving roller 79 and faces the rotating roller 74 when the reversing pocket 72 rotates. Further, the reversing mechanism 67 includes a drive roller 79.
A distribution unit 81, which is controlled by the CPU 42 and distributes the tickets 2, is provided between the driving roller 80 and the driving roller 80.
The reversing mechanism 67 is provided with a PUSH-PULL type rotary solenoid 82 which is controlled by the CPU 42 and presses the reversing pocket 72. The pressing force of the rotary solenoid 82 is set to about 1000 gf. Since the surfaces of the ticket 2 are aligned in one direction by providing the reversing mechanism portion 67, it is only necessary to arrange one printing unit 69 on the transport path 5, and it is possible to reduce parts and man-hours. In addition to the cost reduction effect, the overall size of the device can be reduced.

Here, a normal ticket processing operation by this automatic ticket gate will be described.

In this automatic ticket gate apparatus, when the ticket 2 is inserted through the slot 3, usually the detectors 6 and 7 detect the size in the width direction, and the detection result is passed through the ticket detection circuit 54. It is taken in by the CPU 42. The ticket 2 as it is is conveyed through the conveying path 5 regardless of the front and back, and magnetic information is read by either one of the reading heads 10 and 11 provided one by one, and the magnetic information is read by the reading circuit 50 to the CPU 42. It is captured.
At this time, the CPU 42 obtains information on which side of the inserted ticket 2 is up by the read head 10 or the read head 11 that has read the magnetic information. C
The PU 42 allows the boarding ticket 2 to pass as it is or performs magnetic processing based on the captured information. For example, when magnetic processing is performed, the magnetic information is written on the back surface of the ticket 2 by either one of the write heads 12 and 13 provided one by one, and the write results are provided by the read head 1 provided one by one.
Read and confirm with either one of 4 and 15. Then, the CPU 42 reduces the value of the ticket 2 each time it is used by prepayment having a monetary value and makes a standard punch /
When it is determined that the printing is performed, that is, the SF card, the sorting unit 22 is controlled to transfer the ticket 2 to the SF processing unit 24.
Distribute to the side. The other tickets 2 are passed through the sorting unit 22 as they are, subjected to scissors punching, and then returned to the exit 4 or collected in the bill collecting box 40.

On the other hand, the ticket 2 distributed to the SF processing section 24 has its surfaces aligned in one direction by the reversing mechanism section 67 in accordance with the front and back sides thereof, and is directed to the standard punch 68 side in the next step by the belt 78. Be transported. A reference hole is opened according to the frequency of use of the boarding ticket 2 here, and other than that is passed through as it is.

When the ticket 2 passes the standard punch 68,
The ticket is carried into the printing unit 69 by the belt 78. Here, the thermal head 89 and the platen roller 8
For example, the boarding date, time, boarding station name, and balance to be deducted are printed on the surface (recording portion on the back surface) that is pressed by 7 and is in contact with the thermal head 89. After that, ticket 2
Is discharged from the SF processing unit 24 and finally discharged from the outlet 4.

Subsequently, the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 to 6 and FIG.
8 and FIG. 8, each mechanical section of the SF processing section 24 (reversing mechanical section 67, standard punch 68, and printing unit 69)
A re-conveyance (retry) operation when a conveyance trouble occurs will be described. FIG. 7 is a timing chart at the time of normal operation in the SF processing unit 24, and FIG. 8 is a timing chart at the time of re-conveyance operation.

In the reversing mechanism section 67, the ticket 2 determined by the CPU 42 to have been inserted into the back side is sorted by the sorting section 81 when entering the ticket loading section indicated by the arrow A (see FIG. 4). Step 401), and the paper is carried into the reversing pocket 72 shown by the arrow D in FIG. 3 at a carrying speed of about 2000 mm / sec. The CPU 42 pushes the reversing pocket 72, which is rotatably supported by the shaft 71, after the darkness of the reversing unit detector 76 for detecting the entry position of the ticket is detected for a certain period of time T1 (steps 402 to 403). -
By controlling the PULL type rotary solenoid 82, the rotary solenoid 82 is projected and the reversing pocket 72 is pressed in the direction of arrow F (step 404).

As a result, the ticket 2 is pressed by the driving roller 80 facing the rotating roller 74 and is reversely conveyed in the direction of arrow E by the rotational force of the driving roller 80 and the frictional force of the driving roller 80 and the rotating roller 74, and is conveyed. It is conveyed to the standard punch 68 side through the route. At this time, the operation of the timer T2 starts (step 405).

As shown in FIG. 7, the transportation speed of the ticket 2 at this time is as high as 2000 mm / sec, and the pre-punch detection on the reference punch 68 side from the ticket carrying-in portion indicated by the arrow A is performed. The processing time up to the container 83 includes about 0.1 sec required for reversing to the surface side in the reversing pocket 72.
It is about 0.15 sec, which shows that the high-speed reversal transfer operation is performed at a very high speed.

The time that can be spent for this reversing conveyance operation is very short, about 0.15 sec, of which the time during which the ticket 2 is pressed and conveyed by the rotating roller 74 and the driving roller 80 is about 0.05 sec, which is a very short time. Therefore, if the ticket 2 is deformed or the rotating roller 74, the drive roller 80, and the like are worn, the reversing operation cannot be performed during the normal time T1, and the reversing abnormal state occurs.

Therefore, if the dark state of the reversing unit detector 76 continues for a certain period of time T2 (for example, twice the time T1) (step 406), the CPU 42 determines that a conveyance trouble has occurred and determines that it is in an abnormal state. To do. It should be noted that after the reversing unit detector 76 shifts from the dark state to the bright state (step 407
), After the elapse of a certain time T4 or more, the ticket 2 does not block the pre-punch detector 83 (when the dark state does not occur).
Even when the CPU 42 detects the error, the CPU 42 regards this as an abnormal state and determines that a transport trouble has occurred similarly to the abnormal state.

Conventionally, in this case, the CPU 42 notifies the control panel or the post computer of abnormality information via the transmission control circuit 62, and the station staff or maintenance staff can see or hear this information. I was handling it artificially.

Below, these abnormal states,
A reconveying operation in the SF processing unit 24 when detected by the U42 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 8, while the SF processing unit 24 is processing the ticket 2, when the CPU 42 detects that the dark state of the reversing unit detector 76 has passed a certain time T2 or more, an abnormality as a conveyance trouble occurs. Recognize that a condition has occurred.

In this case, the ticket 2 or the like is deformed and the rotary roller 74 and the driving roller 80 are worn away.
Since the cause may be that the dynamic friction coefficient between the rotating roller 74 and the rotary roller 74 has decreased, the CPU 42 instructs the motor speed control circuit 91 to perform speed control through the SF processing unit control circuit 90 in order to perform the re-conveying operation. As a result, the motor speed control circuit 91 controls the speed of the SF processing unit transport motor 94. At this time, the conveying speed is once set to 0 mm / sec (stopped) (step 408), a current is intermittently supplied to the rotary solenoid 82, and the rotary solenoid 82 is turned ON → OF.
By repeating F → ON several times (step 409), the reversing pocket 72 is vibrated. Then, the ticket 2 is aligned in the reversing pocket 72. Then, instructed by the CPU 42, the motor speed control circuit 91 sets the conveying speed to 40 mm / sec (step 410), and carries out the ticket 2 from the reversing mechanism 67 at a low speed. At the same time, the CPU 42 starts the jam timer T3 (step 411). As a result, the stopping friction of the ticket 2, the rotating roller 74, and the driving roller 8 is increased, and the abnormal state is released.

When the jam timer T3 times out (step 412), the CPU 42 reconfirms the detector 76 (step 413), and when it detects that the detector 76 is in the bright state and the abnormal state is released, the motor speed control is performed. The circuit 91 is instructed to switch the transport speed, and the motor speed control circuit 91 returns the transport speed to the normal high speed transport (2000 mm / sec) (step 414). Also CP
U42, when the reversing unit detector 76 shifts from dark to bright state,
The timer T4 is started (step 415).

When the timer T4 times out after a predetermined time has passed (step 416 in FIG. 5), the CPU 4
2 confirms the pre-punch detector 83. And timer T4
If the ticket 2 does not block the pre-punch detector 83 (bright → dark state) even after the time of
417), the CPU 42 determines that there is a transport trouble and that it is in an abnormal state. In this case as well, because the cause is the same as in the abnormal state, switching the transport speed from high speed (2000 mm / sec) to low speed (40 mm / sec) (step
418), ticket 2, rotating roller 74 and drive roller 8
The dynamic friction of 0 is increased and the ticket 2 is carried out at a low speed, and at the same time, the CPU 42 starts the jam timer T5 (step 419). As a result, the stopping friction of the ticket 2, the rotating roller 74, and the driving roller 8 is increased, the ticket 2 is conveyed, and the abnormal state is released.

When the jam timer T5 times out (step 420), the CPU 42 reconfirms the detector 83, and when it detects that the detector 83 becomes bright and the abnormal state is released, the punch hole position detection timer T6.
Is started (step 421), the motor speed control circuit 91 is instructed to switch the carrying speed, and the motor speed control circuit 91 further lowers the carrying speed (20
mm / sec) (step 423).

After a predetermined time has passed, the punch hole position detection timer T6 times out (step 424).
), The CPU 42 operates the reference punch 68 (step 425) and starts the operation on time timer T7 (step 426). Then, when the operation ON time timer T7 expires after a lapse of a predetermined time (step 427), the CPU 42 stops the operation of the reference punch 68 (step 428) and switches the carrying speed to the motor speed control circuit 91. The motor speed control circuit 91 instructs the transfer speed to be medium speed transfer (1000 mm / s
ec) (step 429). When the carrying speed is switched, the CPU 42 starts the timer T8 (step 430).

The CPU 42 indicates that the timer T8 is measuring time.
Before the time is over (step 431 in FIG. 6), the pre-punch detector 83 is checked and if it is not in a bright state (step 431).
432), just wait.

After the elapse of a predetermined time, the timer T8 expires (step 431) and the pre-punch detector 8
If the dark state of No. 3 does not change, the CPU 42 recognizes that an abnormal state as a transport trouble has occurred.

The CPU 42 controls the motor speed control circuit 9
1 is instructed to switch the transport speed, and the motor speed control circuit 91 switches to the transport stop (speed 0 mm / sec) (step 433). When the conveyance is stopped, the CPU 42 starts the timer T9 (step
434), during this time the standard punch 68 is operated and the ticket 2
A punch hole is punched in the stopped state where no trouble occurs and the abnormal state is released.

When the timer T9 times out after the elapse of a predetermined time (step 435), the CPU 42 causes the motor speed control circuit 91 to transfer the medium speed to the medium speed (1000 mm / se).
Switch to c) (step 436). And the CPU 42
Causes the ticket 2 to be carried out at a medium speed, and at the same time, starts the jam detection timer T10 (step 437).

When the jam detection timer T10 times out (step 438), the CPU 42 reconfirms the pre-punch detector 83, and when the pre-punch detector 83 becomes bright (step 439), the CPU 42 cancels the abnormal state. Then, the pre-printing detector 84 is confirmed.

When the pre-printing detector 84 changes from the bright state to the dark state (step 440), the printing position detection timer T11
Is started (step 441), the motor speed control circuit 91 is instructed to switch the carrying speed, and the motor speed control circuit 91 further lowers the carrying speed (40
mm / sec) (step 442).

When the timer T11 times out after the elapse of a predetermined time (step 427), the CPU 42 operates the printing unit 69 (step 444) and starts the printing operation on time timer T12 (step 445).

As a result, the ticket 2 is transported at a low speed (40 mm / se
c) The printing is performed without making a printing error on the printing surface.

The printing operation is turned on (o
n) When the time timer T12 has timed out (step 446), the CPU 42 turns off the operation of the printing unit 69 (step 447), and the conveyance speed is set to a high speed (2000 mm / sec).
Switch (return) to (step 448).

The CPU 42 has a log function, and finally, with respect to the occurrence of the abnormal state, etc., the time and the number of occurrences of each are stored as log data in the RAM 46 backed up by the battery.
Therefore, during regular inspections by maintenance personnel, the maintenance personnel can not only know whether an abnormal condition has occurred in the past, but also can easily repair and adjust the cause of the abnormality by examining the log data. become.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the SF processing unit 24 performs the reversing process, the punching process, the printing process, etc. of the ticket 2, a transportation trouble (abnormal state) occurs while the ticket 2 is being transported at a high speed. ,, etc.) occurs, by performing the re-transport (retry) operation by controlling the transport speed of the ticket 2 to a low speed and a stopped state,
Since the conveyance abnormality in the device is canceled, punching and printing can be performed reliably after magnetic processing,
Eliminates the need for human work such as station staff or maintenance personnel,
The congestion of passengers can be alleviated, and it becomes unnecessary to reissue the ticket 2.

[0058]

As described above, according to the present invention, the reversing mechanism, the punching mechanism, and the printing mechanism perform speed control such as high speed conveyance, stop conveyance, and low speed conveyance when the processing operation takes a predetermined time or longer. Since the control is performed, the trouble that the recording medium remains in the reversing mechanism, the punching mechanism, the printing mechanism, etc. does not occur.

As a result, transport troubles can be avoided in the SF processing section provided with the reversing mechanism, the punching mechanism, the printing mechanism and the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of an automatic ticket gate as a recording medium processing device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a control system of the automatic ticket gate apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of a SF processing unit 24 of the automatic ticket gate of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of the ticket 2 in the SF processing unit 24 of FIG.

5 is a flow chart showing the processing operation of the ticket 2 in the SF processing unit 24 of FIG.

6 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of the boarding ticket 2 in the SF processing unit 24 of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a timing chart showing a transportation control state when the passenger ticket 2 transported on the transportation path without trouble is detected by each detector in the SF processing unit 24 of FIG.

FIG. 8: When the transportation trouble of the ticket 2 transported on the transportation path occurs in each mechanism in the SF processing unit 24 of FIG. 3, the transportation of the ticket 2 is controlled based on the detection by each detector. It is a timing chart.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Main body of automatic ticket gate, 2 ... Ticket, 24 ... SF processing unit, 42 ... Central processing unit (C
PU), 67 ... Inversion mechanism section, 68 ... Standard punch, 69 ...
Printing unit, 72 ... Reversing pocket, 74, 77 ... Rotating roller, 76 ... Reversing section detector, 79, 80 ... Driving roller, 81 ... Distributor, 82 ... Rotating solenoid, 83 ... Pre-punch detector, 89 ... Thermal head, 90 ... SF processing unit control circuit, 91 ... Motor speed control circuit, 92 ... Punch hole driver, 93 ... Print driver, 94 ... SF processing unit transport motor.

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A transporting means for transporting a recording medium on a transporting path, a determining means for determining front and back of a recording medium transported by this transporting means, and a surface of the recording medium according to a determination result of the determining means. A reversing mechanism that aligns with one surface, and when the surfaces of the recording medium are aligned by this reversing mechanism,
A recording medium processing apparatus comprising: a speed control unit that controls the speed of the reversing mechanism and the conveying unit when the reversing operation takes a predetermined time or more. 2. The recording medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the speed control unit vibrates the reversing mechanism to align the recording medium and stops the conveying unit during that time. Recording medium processing device. 3. A conveying means for conveying a recording medium on a conveying path, a judging means for judging whether the recording medium is conveyed by the conveying means, and a surface of the recording medium according to the judgment result of the judging means. A reversing mechanism for aligning on one side, a perforating mechanism for perforating the recording media aligned by the reversing mechanism, and when the recording medium is perforated by the perforating mechanism, this perforating operation takes a predetermined time or more. A recording medium processing apparatus comprising: a speed control unit that controls the speed of the punching mechanism and the conveying unit. 4. A conveying means for conveying a recording medium on a conveying path, a judging means for judging whether the recording medium is conveyed by the conveying means, and a surface of the recording medium according to the judgment result of the judging means. A reversing mechanism that aligns on one side, a perforating mechanism that perforates the recording medium that is aligned by this reversing mechanism, and a one side of the recording medium that is aligned by the reversing mechanism on the transport path. A print mechanism that prints on one surface of the recording medium; and a speed control unit that controls the speed of each mechanism and the transport unit when a processing operation of each mechanism takes a predetermined time or more. A recording medium processing device characterized by the above.