EP0831426B1 - Dispenser for disc-shaped parking tickets - Google Patents

Abstract

The dispenser has an output device and a conveyer between the container (27) and the output device. The conveyor (20) is arranged as a gripping and pushing device (19) for parking tickets (4) at the bottom of the container (27). It includes a rotation drive plate above the curved guide track (29). The rotating plate (28) is formed as a disk with a number of concentric holes (31) aligned with the guide track (29) allowing individual parking tickets (4) to pass through onto the guide track (29). The disk or plate (28) has a first bridge (33) with an edge mouth opening (34) extending about each hole (31) to pick up parking tickets coming through the holes by pushing along the guide track and two second guide bridges (39) around each pair of mouth openings (34). These are formed as support surfaces to convey the parking tickets (4) which move through the openings in one cycle of the guide track on rotation of the hole disk.

Description

The invention relates to a dispenser for disc-shaped parking tickets according to the Preamble of claim 1.

From WO 90/02389 A is a generic dispenser for disc-shaped Parking tickets are known, where the parking ticket catch and drive disc as one Perforated disc is formed with a plurality of concentrically arranged holes. Each perforated disc forms pockets for receiving a plurality one above the other arranged tickets, as shown in Fig. 2.

From US-A-4 342 384 a vending machine is known in which coins can be moved between different stations using conveyor belts.

From the G 94 07 260 U1 is also a dispenser for disc-shaped Parking tickets, especially for installation in an entrance control station Parking garage or a parking area known. The donor stores the Parking tickets in a collection container and gives at the beginning of a parking process Parking tickets from this storage container to individual users. The Storage container on the bottom of a conveyor that the parking tickets occasionally pushes into a transport channel designed as a chute, which Parking tickets under gravity lead to an output device. The Transporting a parking ticket through the chute takes time, so a parking ticket is issued after a delay, which extends the entrance to a parking garage and this can then unwanted waiting and absenteeism.

From FR 22 66 229 a device for the individual output of disc-shaped objects known in which a stack superimposed objects on a forward inclined and upward movable floor is arranged. The disc-shaped objects are supported on the front against a surface that is a side Dispensing opening for the exit of one object each. The stack is moved against a head-end by means of the upward-moving floor slide Proceed the sensor, the lifting of the stack up to the alignment of each controls the topmost object of the stack, so that then under Gravity effect of the topmost object of the stack by the Output opening and separating from the stack in an output tray slides. Such a device requires the formation of stacking columns, whereby the intake amount of objects is limited. Furthermore, the Floor scraper repeated with new stacks of stacked To equip objects, for which purpose the floor slide always in his Starting position must be moved back. A continuous release of disc-shaped objects are therefore not possible with this device.

The object of the invention is therefore to provide a dispenser for disk-shaped To create parking tickets that are reliable and dependable when needed Provision of the parking tickets intended for issue allows a stock and is structurally simple.

This object is achieved by the features of the characterizing part of the claim 1 solved.

This creates a dispenser that comes from a storage container coming parking tickets individually and in a pushing unit by one Transport channel moves, which is a spatial distance between the storage container and bypasses the output device. In addition to the spatial Bridging is at the same time overcome a climbing height so that the Parking tickets moved under the force of gravity into the output device and can be issued by this.

Further embodiments of the invention are the dependent claims and the see the following description.

Fig. 1a

zeigt schematisch und teilweise geschnitten eine Vorderansicht einer Ein- und Ausfahrtkontrollstation,

Fig. 1b

zeigt schematisch eine der Ein- und Ausfahrtkontrollstation gemäß Fig. 1a zuschaltbare Parkschranke,

Fig. 1c

zeigt schematisch eine seitliche Vorderansicht der Schubeinrichtung gemäß Fig. 1a,

Fig. 2a

zeigt schematisch und teilweise geschnitten eine Vorderansicht einer Einfahrtkontrollstation,

Fig. 2b

zeigt schematisch eine der Einfahrtkontrollstation gemäß Fig. 2a zuschaltbare Parkschranke,

Fig. 2c

zeigt schematisch eine seitliche Vorderansicht der Schubeinrichtung gemäß Fig. 2a,

Fig. 3

zeigt eine Unteransicht einer Parkticketfang- und -treiberscheibe,

Fig. 4

zeigt einen Schnitt gemäß B-B der Fig. 3,

Fig. 5

zeigt eine Draufsicht einer Führungsbahn einer Schubeinrichtung, die mit der Parkticketfang- und treiberscheibe gemäß Fig. 3 zusammenarbeitet,

Fig. 6

zeigt einen Schnitt gemäß A-A der Fig. 5.

The invention is explained in more detail below on the basis of the exemplary embodiments illustrated in the attached figures.

Fig. 1a

shows schematically and partially in section a front view of an entry and exit control station,

Fig. 1b

1 shows schematically a parking barrier that can be connected to the entry and exit control station according to FIG.

Fig. 1c

shows schematically a side front view of the pusher according to FIG. 1a,

Fig. 2a

shows schematically and partially in section a front view of an entrance control station,

Fig. 2b

2 schematically shows a parking barrier that can be connected to the entrance control station according to FIG. 2a,

Fig. 2c

shows schematically a side front view of the pusher according to FIG. 2a,

Fig. 3

shows a bottom view of a parking ticket catch and driver disc,

Fig. 4

shows a section along BB of FIG. 3,

Fig. 5

3 shows a plan view of a guideway of a pusher device which works together with the parking ticket catching and driving disk according to FIG. 3,

Fig. 6

shows a section along AA of FIG. 5.

The first embodiment shown in Figure 1 and Exit control station for paid parking spaces includes one Entry control station 1 and an exit control station 2, all in one common housing 3 or installed in adjacent housing are. The first embodiment accordingly relates to a combined one Entry and exit control station, the reusable parking tickets 4 issues and withdraws.

The parking tickets 4 are disc-shaped parking tickets consisting essentially of one rigid or rigid material, especially plastic. The The outer shape of the parking ticket 4 can be selected. However, round ones are preferred Parking tickets 4, since their ability to roll improves eligibility. The thickness of the parking tickets 4 or their edge design is selected such that that the parking tickets have a peripheral running and contact surface, which has a width of 2 to 8 mm. Furthermore is in the Parktikkets 4 an identification element and possibly a communication element with a selectable identifier installed by the entry and exit control station can be read.

The exit control station 2 comprises a return device on the exit side 5, which includes a chute 6. The chute 6 goes from a parking ticket entry opening 7, which is in an exit Housing wall 8 is located, and has such dimensions that the Parktikkets 4 standing or rolling the chute 6 on its peripheral surface can slide down and cannot fall over from this position.

A floor surface 9 of the chute 6 then forms for the parking tickets 4 a tread.

At an initial section 10 of the chute 6 is a reading and optionally provided communication device 11, by means of a Thrown in by an outgoing user through the input opening 7 Park ticket 4 read and if necessary described. The reading and optionally communication device 11 can be in a known manner a read head, possibly combined with a write head become. The reading and possibly communication device 11 is connected to a control device 12 which read values for Activation of further devices that can be connected to the control device 11 processed.

Downstream of the point where the reading and possibly communication device 11 is arranged, a lock 13 is provided with the the chute 6 can be closed or released to the parking tickets 4 during a selectable period of time in the range of effect of the reading and if necessary to hold communication device 11. The direction the displaceability of the lock 13 is marked by a double arrow. The position of the lock 13 in the release position is dashed shown, the position of the lock 13 in the blocking position is shown with solid lines. To operate the lock 13 it is connected to the control device 12.

The return device 5 can further comprise a return chute 14, the downstream of the reading and possibly communication device 11 branches off from the chute 6 and to a return opening 15 runs in the exit-side housing wall 8. From the reading and possibly Communication device 11 as not authorized to exit Parking tickets 4 can be returned to one via this return chute 14 Users are returned. For redirecting one to the chute 6 entered parking tickets 4 in this return chute 14 a rocker or a cross pin 16 is provided, the one or the Swivel range in and out of the chute 6 marked by a double arrow is. The rocker 16 is actuated via the control device 12 triggered, for which it is connected to the control device 12. Furthermore, a lane 17 can also be connected to the control device 12 crossing parking barrier 18 (see. Fig. 1b) to be connected to open and close. The control device can also a checkout station, not shown, may be connected to this the exit authorization for a parking ticket 4, especially marked to get signaled by its identifier.

At least one pushing device is arranged downstream of the return device 5 19, which belongs to a dispenser 20, here a parking ticket return device forms the return device 5 with a entry-side output device 40 connects. The dispenser 20 includes in addition to the at least one pushing device 19, a transport channel 21, which with an inlet 22 to an outlet 23 of the pusher 19 and with an outlet 24 connects to the entrance-side dispenser 21. Characterized in that the chute 6 connects to the thrust device 19 and thus the parking tickets 4 returned by the users the pusher 19 feeds, this can the recorded parking tickets 4 promote in the transport channel 21, the parking tickets to the entrance Output device 40 conducts.

The pushing device 19 is formed by a drive plate, as shown in Fig. 1c. The drive plate includes a combined Parking ticket separation and driver device 26 and a patch Storage container 27 for receiving a plurality of parking tickets 4. The parking ticket separation and driver device 26 forms one Bottom of the storage container 27. The parking ticket separation and -Driving device comprises a parking ticket catch disc by a Perforated disc 28 (see. Fig. 3 and 4) is formed, which is rotatable over a Guide track 29 (see FIGS. 5 and 6) mounted and by means of a motor 30 can be driven continuously or step by step.

As can be seen from FIGS. 1c, 3 and 4, the perforated disk has 28 a plurality of concentrically arranged holes 31. Since according to the described Exemplary round parking tickets 4 are used, holes 31 are round recesses whose diameters slightly exceeds the diameter of the parking tickets 4 the parking tickets 4 slide into and through the holes 31 the underlying track 29 can fall. The perforated disc 28 1c only differs from the perforated disk 28 according to FIG. 4 with respect to the number of holes 31. Otherwise, the perforated disks are 28 constructed the same way, so that with regard to the detailed description on the in the Figures 4 and 5 shown perforated disc 28 is referenced.

In addition to a number of holes 31, the perforated disk 28 has projecting projections on the rear Guide webs 32 with which the perforated disc 28 in the Guideway 29 engages. The guideway 29 by a curved Groove is formed, the course of the circular movement of the concentric arranged holes 31 follows, has a depth that to the thickness the parking ticket 4 is adapted in such a way that the parking ticket 4 be taken up by her so that the sunken parking tickets 4 only can still be detected by the guide webs 32 and thus a perforated disc 34, against which the guide webs 32 project on the back, themselves can move over parking tickets 4 guided in the guideway 29.

The guide webs 32 surround each hole 31 like a mouth with a peripheral one Jaw opening 33 through which a parking ticket 4 is carried out can. A parking ticket 4 caught by a hole 31 therefore fails the hole 31 through in the guide path 29 and below upon rotation of the perforated disk 28 in the direction of an outlet 23 from the jaws 32 surrounding the respective hole 31 in the area of the respective hole 31 held and moved. The sense of rotation depends on the selectable direction of the output 23.

As shown in FIGS. 1c and 5, the guideway 29 ends in one Exit 23, which is formed by an arch exit and one straight here Spout forms. This output 23 has lateral boundary edges 35, 36 for a positive guidance of the in the guideway 29 running parking tickets in the exit 23. Due to the rotating movement of the Perforated disk 28 and the positive guidance in the output 23 are those in the Guided parking ticket 4 through the mouth opening 33 from the Perforated disk 28 moved out.

The guide track 29 thus has a loop-like shape, with a Loop arc 37 arranged on the circular arc of the arrangement of holes 31 and a dead end 38 on a selectable bow section is provided, this dead end 38 is selected so that the arc 37, the catch line for the parking tickets 4 in the storage container 27 represents and thus ensures the separation of the parking tickets 4, if possible is long. 5, the dead end 38 is adjacent to that Exit 23.

As shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, the rear projecting surround Guide webs 32 not only include the holes 31 like mouth, but also also on the edge, parallel to the circumferential surface between each Two jaw webs 39 running two mouth openings 34. These second Guide webs 39 form thrust and support surfaces for one of each Perforated disk 28 parking ticket 4 promoted to exit 23.

As can be seen in particular from FIG. 1c, the parking tickets 4 are in succession from the perforated disc 28 in the exit 23 and from there into the Transport channel 21 moves. The second guide webs 39 cause a in the exit 23 moving parking ticket 4 with a further rotation of the Perforated disc 28 receives a thrust movement for a forward movement and is also supported. As soon as the next from the perforated disc 28 Parking ticket 4 is moved into the exit, this exercises new in the exit 23 entering parking ticket 4 a pushing movement to the already in Exit lying parking tickets 4 and is even from the second guide bars 39 promoted by the exit. In the exit 23 and the subsequent transport channel 21 is thereby a pushing association 41 parking tickets 4 lying loosely under the force of gravity, the last of the perforated disc 28 in the exit 23 sponsored parking ticket 4 the lowest link in a row of parking tickets 4 forms that the impinging pushing movement to the pushing assembly 41 from parking tickets 4 in the transport channel 21, d. H. by Forward movement of the lowest parking ticket, the entire push group 41 moved forward by a parking ticket length 4. It therefore becomes a Park ticket mass flow promoted through the transport channel 21. In Fig. 1c the direction of movement of the pusher bandage 41 is represented by an arrow.

It is advantageous here if the pushing device 19 has a perforated disc 28, which is erected inclined, as shown in Fig. 1a. This will catch the parking tickets 4 through the perforated disc 28 and thus simplifying their separation. Furthermore, the Output 23 are arranged at the top of the pusher 19 and a Form kind of chute, which improves the structure of the shear bandage 41.

The transport duct 21 adjoining the pushing device 19 closes with at least one riser 42 to the output 23 of the thrust device 19, in which the pushing unit 41 moves forward. By the ascent distance reached is preferably selected in such a way that the outlet 24 of the transport channel the donated parking tickets 4 at a level to the output device 40 that the Parking tickets 4 via a drop shaft provided in the output device 40 43 can be output. This chute 43 ends in one Entry output opening 44 in the entry-side housing wall 45, wherein the discharge opening 44 as well as the return opening 7 in preferably the same user-friendly height.

The cross section of the transport channel 21 is selected so that this Parking tickets in an upright, rollable position, as in Fig. 1a is shown. The length guide of the transort channel 21 is selectable, sections with different heights can be combined are. Curve sections can also be included.

The output device 40 is similar to the back frame device 5 a reading and possibly communication device 46, by means of a by an incoming user by actuation a parking ticket 4 to be issued and, if necessary, a call button 47 is described. The reading and possibly communication device 46, can in a known manner from a read head, if necessary combined with a print head. The reading and possibly Communication device 46 is connected to a control device 48 connected, the read values to control further to the control device 48 connectable devices processed.

Downstream of the point where the reading and possibly communication device 46 is arranged, a lock 49 is provided with the the chute 43 can be closed or released, respectively to issue a parking ticket 4 only on demand. The direction of the movability the lock 49 is marked by a double arrow. The position the lock 49 in the release position is shown in dashed lines, the The position of the lock 49 in the blocking position is solid Lines shown. To actuate the lock 49, this is to the control device 48 connected.

The control devices 12, 48 can form a common control device be summarized. To at least one control device 12 48, preferably the control device 48 of the output device 40 also the drive 30 for actuating the pushing device 19 is connected. Depending on requirements and depending on a level in Output device 40, in particular in the chute 43, can Push device 19 controlled and new parking tickets from the return device 5 can be returned to the output device 40. By doing The chute 43 of the output device 40 can be a level monitor 50 may be provided, which is also connected to the control device 48 is. The return of the parking tickets 4, the return of them by Operation of the pusher 19 and the issuance of the parking tickets can be coordinated so that a continuous Pass of the parking tickets 4 is reached. The interposition of Buffer sections and / or storage containers, in particular the storage container 27 of the thrust device 19 increases the flexibility of the system.

The connections of the control devices 12, 48 with the various Components described above are shown in dashed lines.

According to a development of the first exemplary embodiment in FIGS. 1a 1 to 1c, a dispenser can be arranged in front of the dispensing device 40 into which the dispenser 20 conveys and from which the dispenser 40 takes parking tickets to be issued as required.

The entry and exit control station described works as follows: A parking customer who wants to exit at the end of a parking process throws his parking ticket 4 authorizing the exit into the exit entry opening 7, whereby it gets into the chute 6 of the return device 5. At the reading and possibly communication device read the parking ticket 4, especially its ID. Lies for this Identification of the control device 12 before an exit authorization, so the parking barrier 18 opened and the withdrawn parking ticket 4 falls via the chute 6 into the dispenser 20 for the dispenser 40 the entrance control station 1.

From this storage container 27 of the dispenser 20 are withdrawn as required Parking tickets isolated and in a forward moving Shear bandage overcoming a height difference of the output device 40 supplied, from where the returned parking tickets 4 as required can be spent again.

Figures 2a to 2c show an entrance control station 1, which is differs from the previously described only in that is not linked to an exit control station. The reservoir 27 of the dispenser 20 is batched here manually or in some other way filled with parking tickets 4 intended for issue. The above described mode of operation of the dispenser 20 is therefore independent on the manner of filling the reservoir 27 from which the Donor 20 promotes.

The parking barrier 18 shown in FIG. 2b can be connected to the control device 48 connected to the opening and closing of the parking barrier 18 controls depending on the output of a parking ticket 4.

Claims (6)

1. Dispenser for disc-shaped car-park tickets, having a supply container for car-park tickets, having an issuing apparatus (40) for car-park-ticket removal, and having a conveying device running between the supply container and the issuing apparatus (40), it being the case that the conveying device comprises a pushing device (19), with supply container positioned thereon, and a transporting duct (21), which guides the car-park tickets and an outlet (24) of which adjoins the issuing apparatus, that at least one ascending section (42) of the transporting duct adjoins an outlet (23) of the pushing device (19) for receiving a group (41) of car-park tickets (4) which are located one above the other under the action of gravity and against which car-park tickets (4) which are received by the pushing device (19) and exert a pushing movement on the respectively lowermost car-park ticket in the group can be conveyed through the transporting duct (21) in and by means of a car-park-ticket stream that the pushing device (19) comprises a rotatable car-park-ticket-intercepting and-driving disc which conveys the car-park tickets (4) separately along a curved guide path (29) ending with a discharge section (23) into the transporting duct (21), and that the car-park-ticket-intercepting and-driving disc is designed as a perforated disc (28) with a plurality of concentrically arranged holes (31), the hole diameter slightly exceeding the diameter of the car-park tickets (4), characterized in that the perforated disc, on its rear side facing the guide path (28) has, guide webs (29) which project around each hole (33) in a mouth-like manner and have a border-side mouth opening (31) for discharging a car-park ticket (4), and there being provided between two mouth openings (34) border-side guide webs (39) which, when the perforated disc (28) rotates, push into the transporting shaft (21) in each case those car-park tickets (4) which have dropped through one of the holes (31) into the guide path( 29), are guided along the latter by means of the perforated disc (28) and can be discharged through the mouth opening (34), and (33) have the mouth-like guide webs (29) a depth which projects at least partially into the guide path (4) and corresponds at least to the thickness of the car-park tickets (4), with the result that the car-park tickets (4) which have dropped through a respective hole (31) can be guided, and pushed beneath the perforated disc (28) into the discharge section (23), by means of the mouth-like guide webs (33).
2. Dispenser according to Claim 1, c.i.t. the transporting duct (21) has dimensions which make it possible to avoid the situation where the car-park tickets (4) tip over from an upright, reliable position as they move through the transporting duct (21).
3. Dispenser according to Claim 1 or 2, c.i.t. the pushing device (19) is designed as a driving plate with a supply container (27) positioned thereon.
4. Dispenser according to one of Claims 1 to 3, c.i.t. the driving plate comprises a car-park-ticket-separating device (26) which repeatedly conveys in each case one car-park ticket (4) into the transporting duct (21).
5. Dispenser according to one of Claims 1 to 4, c.i.t. the pushing device (19) is set up in an obliquely upright manner and the transporting duct (21) follows at the top end.
6. Dispenser according to one of Claims 1 to 5, c.i.t. the issuing apparatus (40) comprises a control c.i.t. the issuing apparatus (40) comprises a control device (48) which switches a motor (30) on and off for actuating the pushing device (19) and, if appropriate, a parking barrier (18) in dependence on the issuing of in each case one car-park ticket (4).

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