EP1145196B1 - Ticket dispensing apparatus - Google Patents

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EP1145196B1
EP1145196B1 EP00977644A EP00977644A EP1145196B1 EP 1145196 B1 EP1145196 B1 EP 1145196B1 EP 00977644 A EP00977644 A EP 00977644A EP 00977644 A EP00977644 A EP 00977644A EP 1145196 B1 EP1145196 B1 EP 1145196B1
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Dominique Daret
Frédéric MAZEL
Richard Arrufat
Eric Thevenet
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    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
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    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
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    • Y10T225/238—With housing for work supply
    • Y10T225/252—With brake or tensioner
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    • Y10T225/276—Blade movable to severing position by moving work
    • Y10T225/277—With simultaneous application of brake or clamp
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T225/287—With brake or clamp
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  • the present invention relates to a ticket dispensing apparatus, each of which is constituted by a detached section of a continuous strip of paper. More specifically, the apparatus of the invention is associated with a printing machine of these tickets which forms the receipt or the written record of a transaction such as a payment by means of a credit card. And more specifically, a particular application of this device lies in its association with a thermal printer.
  • the blades may be linear or serrated wire.
  • the invention relates to a ticket dispenser device from a continuous paper web, each formed by an end section of this band that can be grasped by a recipient of the ticket and pulled by pulling on it. end, comprising a pinching mechanism of the paper along a substantially transverse line of the strip and, downstream of this mechanism, a cutting blade also substantially transverse to the strip on the cutting edge of which, during the aforesaid pulling , the band is supported.
  • the continuous or serrated cutting edge of the blade is formed by a segment of a line intersecting the plane of the paper strip in contact with the blade before cutting containing the pinch line AS IN THE DOCUMENT US-A-4,579,267 , and whose projection in this plane converges towards the pinch line from the contact of the paper on the blade.
  • the pinch line is the line of contact of the print head with the capstan drive the paper under it. It is not uncommon for the force exerted by the head on the capstan is insufficient to ensure proper pinching of the paper that can slip during cutting.
  • the retention of the paper is also effected by the friction of the part thereof which is wrapped around the capstan, the latter being made of a material on which the paper "hangs” if only to be driven by the capstan .
  • the tensile force at least before the beginning of the cut is thus exerted disadvantageously on the capstan which cash forces spurts adversely affecting, in the long run, its proper operation.
  • the blade is secured to a support pivotally mounted about a fixed axis substantially parallel to a transverse line of the paper strip, located under the cutting edge and recessed of the latter, the support having, upstream of the cutting blade, a jaw-shaped portion which projects towards the strip against a fixed stop when the end of the strip undergoes the aforesaid traction.
  • This jaw and this abutment form an additional pinching mechanism that comes either to prevent slippage of the paper during cutting, or at least partly to relieve the capstan of the tensile force resulting from the receipt of the ticket by the recipient.
  • FIG. 1 To the figure 1 there is shown a paper strip 1 which passes over a roller 2. At a generatrix 3 of this roll, this paper strip can be pinched (arrow P). Beyond the roll, in the direction of passage D of the strip, it passes over a cutting blade 4 which extends substantially transversely to the strip. This cutting blade has a cutting or cutting edge 5 (the wire of the blade), here represented without serration.
  • the wire 5 of the blade is formed by a straight section which is secant of the plane tangent to the roll 2 containing the paper web and passing through the pinch line 3.
  • the edge of the blade 5 is in contact with the edge 1a of the paper web while it is located well below its edge 1 b (distance x).
  • the point of contact 6 of the strip with the blade is a point of initiation of the cut when the band is folded vertically and it is subjected to traction T.
  • the cutting blade is inclined towards the nip 3 so that its portion located under the edge 1 b of the strip 1 is more close to this pinch line so that the point of intersection of the wire 5 and the edge 1b is at the same distance from the line 3 as the point 6.
  • the convergence angle A is of course a few degrees (exaggerated on the representation of the figure 1 ).
  • the roller 2 constitutes the capstan of a thermal printer whose printing head is represented at 8 with a line of heating points 9, resiliently biased against the capstan 2 by an elastic member 10.
  • the paper strip 1 at the end of the The thermal printer is conducted in a chute 11 at the end of which it can be grasped by the user.
  • the cutting device according to the invention is located at the entrance of the chute 11, so as to protrude into the path of the paper so that the latter has a direct contact with the cutting blade when pulling on the strip of paper.
  • the cutting blade 4 is carried by (or in one piece with) a support 12 which is pivotally mounted about an axis 13 which is substantially parallel to a transverse line of the paper strip set back from the cutting edge. 5 of the blade so that traction on the paper transmitted to the blade and the support creates a pivoting torque of the latter around the axis 13.
  • This support has an upper surface 14 forming a paper guide at the entrance to the blade. chute 11, this surface 14 being limited downstream by the cutting blade 4 (or a cutting edge of the support itself) and upstream by a portion 15 facing a stop 16 which forms the inlet of the chute 11.
  • the relative position of the wire 5 of the blade 4 and the axis 13 is such that when pulling on the paper strip 1, outside the chute 11, the support 12 can swing in the direction clockwise inside the trough 11 to the contact of the portion 15 with the stop 16.
  • An elastic return member 17 acts on the support 12 to move the jaw 15 away from the stop 16 when the pulling effort has stopped.
  • FIG 3 there is shown an alternative embodiment of the ticket dispenser according to the invention in which some of the elements already described bears the same references.
  • the adhesion of the paper strip to the capstan 2 of the thermal printer is assumed to be sufficient to withstand the tension exerted on this band during the delivery of the ticket.
  • the cutting blade 4 is here fixed relative to the frame members which define the chute 11 and is located at the entrance thereof protruding in the path of the paper. It is in the form of a thin blade attached to a portion of the frame of the apparatus defining the chute inlet.
  • the guide surface of the paper between the output of the thermal printer and the inlet of the chute 11 is formed, at least in part, by the upper face of a flap 18 located upstream of the 4 blade and pivotally mounted by its end remote from the blade 4 about an axis 19 substantially parallel to a transverse line of the paper web while its free end 18 is adjacent to the blade 4 forms a sliding surface for the strip of paper situated at a level higher than that of the cutting edge so that, in the absence of traction on the strip of paper, after cutting, the front edge of this strip can progress in the chute 11 under the effect of the drive by the capstan 2 without abutting against the blade 4.
  • this sliding surface formed by the flap 18 can retract to least at the cutting edge of the blade 4, against an elastic return member 20 so that the paper web can come into contact with the cutting edge of the blade 4.
  • flap 18 it is possible to provide an elastically resilient wall of the spring leaf type, which therefore has a self-return effect, fitted at one end to the frame on the side of the capstan while its free end is adjacent to the blade 4 and tends to straighten in the chute to rest resting against fixed stops flanking the paper ribbon in the vicinity of the blade 4 and now this free edge at a level slightly greater than that of the wire of the blade.
  • the apparatus according to the invention can be opening, that is to say that, the paper strip coming from a roll placed in a reserve of the apparatus, it can be convenient to introduce the roll having separated the capstan from the thermal print head.
  • the capstan, the chute and the cutting blade are carried by a hinged lid to a frame bearing as to it the printing head 8, the hinge of the cover being for example made around an axis 21 (see figure 2 ) located with respect to the line of heating points 9 of the printer 8 so that this printer forms with the capstan a device known per se resilient locking of the cover on the frame of the device.

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A device for dispensing tickets from a continuous strip of paper (1), each ticket being constituted by an end segment of the strip suitable for being grasped by a recipient of the ticket and detached by applying traction to said end, the device comprising a mechanism for pinching the paper along a line (3) extending transversely across the strip (1), and downstream from this mechanism, a cutting blade (4) extending substantially transversely across the strip, with the strip bearing against the cutting edge (5) of the blade when the above-mentioned traction is applied, wherein the cutting edge (5) of the blade is formed by a straight-line segment that intersects the plane of the strip of paper (1) in contact with the blade (4) prior to cutting and containing the pinch line (3), with the projection (7) of the blade onto said plane converging towards the pinch line (3) from the point (6) where the paper first comes into contact with the blade (4).

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La présente invention concerne un appareil distributeur de tickets, chacun d'eux étant constitué par un tronçon détaché d'une bande continue de papier. Plus précisément, l'appareil de l'invention est associé à une machine d'impression de ces tickets qui forme le reçu ou la trace écrite d'une transaction telle qu'un paiement par le moyen d'une carte de crédit. Et plus précisément encore, une application particulière de cet appareil réside dans son association à une imprimante thermique.The present invention relates to a ticket dispensing apparatus, each of which is constituted by a detached section of a continuous strip of paper. More specifically, the apparatus of the invention is associated with a printing machine of these tickets which forms the receipt or the written record of a transaction such as a payment by means of a credit card. And more specifically, a particular application of this device lies in its association with a thermal printer.

Il existe deux variantes principales dans les machines à délivrer des tickets : celles dans lesquelles le ticket se présente au destinataire détaché ou prédétaché de la bande de laquelle il est issu et celles dans lesquelles le ticket se présente attaché à la bande et c'est par une traction de celui-ci qu'il se détache de la bande en passant sur le bord tranchant d'une lame de coupe. Les machines selon cette dernière variante présentent l'avantage d'un dispositif de coupe statique sans pièces en mouvement, donc d'entretien simplifié et fonctionnant sans nécessité d'apport d'énergie pour déplacer une lame mobile de coupe. En revanche, leur inconvénient réside dans l'absence d'un bord de coupe net et précis. Il s'agit souvent d'un bord dentelé ou en biais alors que le ruban s'est plutôt déchiré que découpé sur la lame. En effet si la lame possède un fil tranchant au lieu de dents, la difficulté naît de l'amorce de la coupe qui doit être franche et réalisée quelle que soit la force de traction sur le ticket par son destinataire. L'état de la technique le plus récent dans ce domaine consiste à prévoir une lame en forme de V avec une pointe centrale sur laquelle s'amorce la découpe du papier quand le destinataire tire dessus. Cependant, une telle lame est de fabrication complexe et coûteuse.There are two main variants in the machines to issue tickets: those in which the ticket is presented to the addressee detached or pre-stuck of the band from which it is issued and those in which the ticket is attached to the band and it is by a traction of the latter that it detaches from the band by passing over the cutting edge of a cutting blade. The machines according to this latter variant have the advantage of a static cutting device without moving parts, thus simplified maintenance and operating without the need for energy input to move a movable cutting blade. On the other hand, their disadvantage lies in the absence of a sharp cutting edge. It is often a serrated or angled edge while the ribbon is rather torn than cut on the blade. Indeed if the blade has a sharp wire instead of teeth, the difficulty arises from the beginning of the cut which must be frank and achieved regardless of the pulling force on the ticket by the recipient. The most recent state of the art in this field is to provide a V-shaped blade with a central point on which the cutting of the paper begins when the recipient pulls it. However, such a blade is complex and expensive to manufacture.

Par l'invention, on propose d'obtenir un résultat de coupe sinon meilleur du moins équivalent à celui d'une lame pointue et ce avec des lames beaucoup moins onéreuses puisque rectilignes. Les lames peuvent être à fil tranchant linéaire ou dentelé.By the invention, it is proposed to obtain an otherwise better cutting result at least equivalent to that of a sharp blade and with blades much less expensive since straight. The blades may be linear or serrated wire.

A cet effet, l'invention concerne un appareil distributeur de tickets à partir d'une bande de papier continue, chacun formé par un tronçon d'extrémité de cette bande susceptible d'être saisi par un destinataire du ticket et détaché par traction sur cette extrémité, comprenant un mécanisme de pincement du papier le long d'une ligne sensiblement transversale de la bande et, en aval de ce mécanisme, une lame de coupe également sensiblement transversale à la bande sur le bord coupant de laquelle, lors de la traction susdite, la bande prend appui. Selon l'invention, le bord coupant continu ou dentelé de la lame est formé par un segment d'une droite sécante du plan de la bande de papier au contact de la lame avant découpe contenant la ligne de pincement COMME DANS LE DOCUMENT US-A-4 579 267 , et dont la projection dans ce plan converge vers la ligne de pincement à partir du contact du papier sur la lame.For this purpose, the invention relates to a ticket dispenser device from a continuous paper web, each formed by an end section of this band that can be grasped by a recipient of the ticket and pulled by pulling on it. end, comprising a pinching mechanism of the paper along a substantially transverse line of the strip and, downstream of this mechanism, a cutting blade also substantially transverse to the strip on the cutting edge of which, during the aforesaid pulling , the band is supported. According to the invention, the continuous or serrated cutting edge of the blade is formed by a segment of a line intersecting the plane of the paper strip in contact with the blade before cutting containing the pinch line AS IN THE DOCUMENT US-A-4,579,267 , and whose projection in this plane converges towards the pinch line from the contact of the paper on the blade.

En d'autres termes, si la bande de papier est horizontale entre la ligne de pincement et la lame de coupe, le bord de coupe de la lame est incliné vers le bas et du côté de la ligne de pincement. Cette double inclinaison permet d'une part de créer lorsque l'on tire sur le tronçon de bande à détacher, un point de coupe à l'endroit duquel l'effort de traction est concentré, ce qui constitue une amorce franche de découpe (le point haut de la lame) tandis que son inclinaison du côté de la ligne de pincement est établi pour corriger la coupe biaise qui résulterait normalement d'une lame ayant un bord de coupe incliné dans un plan vertical parallèle à la ligne de pincement.In other words, if the paper web is horizontal between the pinch line and the cutting blade, the cutting edge of the blade is inclined downward and on the side of the pinch line. This double inclination makes it possible, on the one hand, to create, when pulling on the strip section to be detached, a cutting point at the point where the traction force is concentrated, which constitutes a sharp cutting edge (the high point of the blade) while its inclination on the side of the pinch line is established to correct the bias cut that would normally result from a blade having a cutting edge inclined in a vertical plane parallel to the pinch line.

Lorsque l'appareil selon l'invention est associé à une imprimante thermique, la ligne de pincement est la ligne de contact de la tête d'impression avec le cabestan d'entraînement du papier sous celle-ci. Il n'est pas rare que l'effort exercé par la tête sur le cabestan soit insuffisant pour assurer un pincement correct du papier qui peut donc glisser pendant la découpe. La retenue du papier s'opère également par le frottement de la partie de celui-ci qui est enroulée autour du cabestan, ce dernier étant réalisé dans un matériau sur lequel le papier "accroche" ne serait-ce que pour être entraîné par le cabestan. L'effort de traction au moins avant l'amorce de la coupe, s'exerce donc de manière désavantageuse sur le cabestan qui encaisse des efforts parasites nuisant, à la longue, à son bon fonctionnement.When the apparatus according to the invention is associated with a thermal printer, the pinch line is the line of contact of the print head with the capstan drive the paper under it. It is not uncommon for the force exerted by the head on the capstan is insufficient to ensure proper pinching of the paper that can slip during cutting. The retention of the paper is also effected by the friction of the part thereof which is wrapped around the capstan, the latter being made of a material on which the paper "hangs" if only to be driven by the capstan . The tensile force at least before the beginning of the cut, is thus exerted disadvantageously on the capstan which cash forces spurts adversely affecting, in the long run, its proper operation.

Pour remédier à cela, selon une particularité de l'invention, la lame est solidaire d'un support monté pivotant autour d'un axe fixe sensiblement parallèle à une droite transversale de la bande de papier, situé sous le bord de coupe et en retrait de celui-ci, ce support présentant, en amont de la lame de coupe, une partie en forme de mâchoire qui s'avance en direction de la bande contre une butée fixe lorsque l'extrémité de la bande subit la traction susdite. Cette mâchoire et cette butée forment un mécanisme de pincement supplémentaire qui vient, soit empêcher le glissement du papier lors de la découpe, soit au moins pour partie, soulager le cabestan de l'effort de traction résultant de la prise du ticket par le destinataire.To remedy this, according to a feature of the invention, the blade is secured to a support pivotally mounted about a fixed axis substantially parallel to a transverse line of the paper strip, located under the cutting edge and recessed of the latter, the support having, upstream of the cutting blade, a jaw-shaped portion which projects towards the strip against a fixed stop when the end of the strip undergoes the aforesaid traction. This jaw and this abutment form an additional pinching mechanism that comes either to prevent slippage of the paper during cutting, or at least partly to relieve the capstan of the tensile force resulting from the receipt of the ticket by the recipient.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention ressortiront de la description donnée ci-après de quelques exemple de sa réalisation.Other features and advantages of the invention will emerge from the description given below of some examples of its embodiment.

Il sera fait référence aux dessins annexés parmi lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est un schéma illustrant l'une des caractéristiques de l'invention,
  • les figures 2 et 3 sont des vues simplifiées de deux variantes de réalisation d'un mécanisme de coupe conforme à l'invention associé à une imprimante thermique.
Reference will be made to the appended drawings among which:
  • the figure 1 is a diagram illustrating one of the features of the invention,
  • the Figures 2 and 3 are simplified views of two alternative embodiments of a cutting mechanism according to the invention associated with a thermal printer.

A la figure 1 on a représenté une bande de papier 1 qui passe sur un rouleau 2. Au niveau d'une génératrice 3 de ce rouleau, cette bande de papier peut être pincée (flèche P). Au-delà du rouleau, dans le sens de passage D de la bande, celle-ci passe sur une lame de coupe 4 qui s'étend sensiblement transversalement à la bande. Cette lame de coupe possède un bord coupant ou tranchant 5 (le fil de la lame), ici représenté sans dentelure.To the figure 1 there is shown a paper strip 1 which passes over a roller 2. At a generatrix 3 of this roll, this paper strip can be pinched (arrow P). Beyond the roll, in the direction of passage D of the strip, it passes over a cutting blade 4 which extends substantially transversely to the strip. This cutting blade has a cutting or cutting edge 5 (the wire of the blade), here represented without serration.

Pour assurer une bonne amorce de coupe lorsqu'on tire la bande de papier vers le bas qui est ainsi renvoyée en 1' par la lame de coupe 4, il faut que l'effort de traction T soit concentré en un point de contact de la lame avec la bande de papier. Pour ce faire, le fil 5 de la lame est formé par un tronçon de droite qui est sécant du plan tangent au rouleau 2 contenant la bande de papier et passant par la ligne de pincement 3. En d'autres termes, lorsque, sur la figure 1 la bande de papier est tirée dans la direction D sensiblement horizontale, le fil de la lame 5 est au contact du bord 1a de cette bande de papier alors qu'il est situé nettement en dessous de son bord 1b (écartement x). Le point de contact 6 de la bande avec la lame constitue un point d'amorce de la coupe lorsque l'on rabat la bande verticalement et on lui fait subir une traction T.To ensure a good start cutting when pulling the strip of paper down which is thus returned to 1 'by the cutting blade 4, it is necessary that the tensile force T is concentrated at a point of contact of the blade with the paper tape. To do this, the wire 5 of the blade is formed by a straight section which is secant of the plane tangent to the roll 2 containing the paper web and passing through the pinch line 3. In other words, when, on the figure 1 the paper web is pulled in the direction D substantially horizontal, the edge of the blade 5 is in contact with the edge 1a of the paper web while it is located well below its edge 1 b (distance x). The point of contact 6 of the strip with the blade is a point of initiation of the cut when the band is folded vertically and it is subjected to traction T.

On comprend que, si la lame 4 était parfaitement transversale à la bande de papier 1, la coupe s'opérant progressivement le long du fil 5 depuis le bord 1a jusqu'au bord 1b, le point d'intersection du fil 5 avec le bord 1b serait situé plus loin que le point 6 par rapport à la ligne de pincement 3. Il s'en suivrait que la découpe de la bande ne serait pas strictement transversale.It is understood that, if the blade 4 was perfectly transverse to the paper web 1, cutting operating progressively along the wire 5 from the edge 1a to the edge 1b, the intersection point of the wire 5 with the edge 1b would be located further than the point 6 with respect to the pinch line 3. It follows that the cutting of the strip would not be strictly transverse.

Pour corriger ce défaut, on incline la lame de coupe en direction de la ligne de pincement 3 pour que sa partie située sous le bord 1b de la bande 1 soit plus proche de cette ligne de pincement afin que le point d'intersection du fil 5 et du bord 1b soit à la même distance de la ligne 3 que le point 6. Pour exprimer ceci géométriquement, on dira donc que non seulement le fil 5 de la lame de coupe est sécant du plan de la bande contenant la ligne de pincement 3, mais sa projection 7 sur ce plan converge avec cette ligne de pincement. L'angle de convergence A est bien entendu de quelques degrés (exagéré sur la représentation de la figure 1).To correct this defect, the cutting blade is inclined towards the nip 3 so that its portion located under the edge 1 b of the strip 1 is more close to this pinch line so that the point of intersection of the wire 5 and the edge 1b is at the same distance from the line 3 as the point 6. To express this geometrically, we will say that not only the wire 5 of the cutting blade is secant from the plane of the band containing the nip 3, but its projection 7 on this plane converges with this nip. The convergence angle A is of course a few degrees (exaggerated on the representation of the figure 1 ).

A la figure 2 on retrouve certains des éléments déjà décrits avec les mêmes références. Le rouleau 2 constitue le cabestan d'une imprimante thermique dont la tête d'impression est représentée en 8 avec une ligne de points chauffants 9, rappelée élastiquement contre le cabestan 2 par un organe élastique 10. La bande de papier 1 au sortir de l'imprimante thermique est conduite dans une goulotte 11 à l'extrémité de laquelle elle peut être saisie par l'utilisateur.To the figure 2 we find some of the elements already described with the same references. The roller 2 constitutes the capstan of a thermal printer whose printing head is represented at 8 with a line of heating points 9, resiliently biased against the capstan 2 by an elastic member 10. The paper strip 1 at the end of the The thermal printer is conducted in a chute 11 at the end of which it can be grasped by the user.

Le dispositif de coupe selon l'invention est situé à l'entrée de la goulotte 11, de manière à faire saillie dans le trajet du papier pour que ce dernier ait un contact franc avec la lame de coupe lorsqu'on tire sur la bande de papier.The cutting device according to the invention is located at the entrance of the chute 11, so as to protrude into the path of the paper so that the latter has a direct contact with the cutting blade when pulling on the strip of paper.

La lame de coupe 4 est portée par (ou en une seule pièce avec) un support 12 qui est monté pivotant autour d'un axe 13 qui est sensiblement parallèle à une droite transversale de la bande de papier situé en retrait par rapport au fil tranchant 5 de la lame pour que la traction sur le papier transmise à la lame et au support crée un couple de pivotement de ce dernier autour de l'axe 13. Ce support présente une surface supérieure 14 formant guidage du papier à l'entrée de la goulotte 11, cette surface 14 étant limitée en aval par la lame de coupe 4 (ou un bord tranchant du support lui-même) et en amont par une partie 15 située en regard d'une butée 16 qui forme l'entrée de la goulotte 11. La position relative du fil 5 de la lame 4 et de l'axe 13 est telle que lorsqu'on tire sur la bande de papier 1, à l'extérieur de la goulotte 11, le support 12 peut basculer dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre à l'intérieur de la goulotte 11 jusqu'au contact de la partie 15 avec la butée 16. Un organe élastique de rappel 17 agit sur le support 12 pour écarter la mâchoire 15 de la butée 16 lorsque l'effort de traction a cessé.The cutting blade 4 is carried by (or in one piece with) a support 12 which is pivotally mounted about an axis 13 which is substantially parallel to a transverse line of the paper strip set back from the cutting edge. 5 of the blade so that traction on the paper transmitted to the blade and the support creates a pivoting torque of the latter around the axis 13. This support has an upper surface 14 forming a paper guide at the entrance to the blade. chute 11, this surface 14 being limited downstream by the cutting blade 4 (or a cutting edge of the support itself) and upstream by a portion 15 facing a stop 16 which forms the inlet of the chute 11. The relative position of the wire 5 of the blade 4 and the axis 13 is such that when pulling on the paper strip 1, outside the chute 11, the support 12 can swing in the direction clockwise inside the trough 11 to the contact of the portion 15 with the stop 16. An elastic return member 17 acts on the support 12 to move the jaw 15 away from the stop 16 when the pulling effort has stopped.

On comprend qu'à la fin d'une impression, lorsque l'usager veut obtenir un ticket, il tire sur l'extrémité qui lui est offerte de la bande 1, ce qui conduit au basculement du support 12 jusqu'à ce que la partie 15 vienne pincer cette bande contre la butée 16. Le tronçon de bande est alors découpé par le fil 5 de la lame 4 et à la fin de la découpe, le ressort 17 éloigne la mâchoire 15 de la butée 16. On pourra prévoir un revêtement sur l'une ou l'autre des surfaces de la mâchoire 15 ou de la butée 16 en contact avec le papier qui favorise la retenue du papier lorsque ces deux parties sont en contact.It is understood that at the end of printing, when the user wants to get a ticket, he pulls the end that is offered to him from the band 1, which leads to the tilting of the support 12 until the part 15 comes clamp this strip against the stop 16. The strip section is then cut by the wire 5 of the blade 4 and at the end of cutting, the spring 17 moves the jaw 15 away from the abutment 16. It can provide a coating on either of the surfaces of the jaw 15 or the abutment 16 in contact with the paper which promotes the retention of the paper when these two parts are in contact.

A la figure 3 on a représenté une variante de réalisation du distributeur de tickets conforme à l'invention dans laquelle certains des éléments déjà décrits porte les mêmes références. Dans cette variante, l'adhérence de la bande de papier sur le cabestan 2 de l'imprimante thermique est supposée suffisante pour résister à la traction exercée sur cette bande lors de la délivrance du ticket. La lame de coupe 4 est ici fixe par rapport aux éléments de bâti qui définissent la goulotte 11 et est située à l'entrée de celle-ci en saillie dans le trajet du papier. Elle se présente sous la forme d'une lame fine rapportée sur une partie du bâti de l'appareil définissant l'entrée de la goulotte. La surface de guidage du papier entre la sortie de l'imprimante thermique et l'entrée de la goulotte 11 est formée, au moins en partie, par la face supérieure d'un volet 18 situé en amont de la lame 4 et monté pivotant par son extrémité la plus éloignée de la lame 4 autour d'un axe 19 sensiblement parallèle à une ligne transversale de la bande de papier tandis que son extrémité libre 18a voisine de la lame 4 forme une surface de glissement pour la bande de papier située à un niveau supérieur à celui du fil 5 tranchant de sorte que, en l'absence de traction sur la bande de papier, après une découpe, le bord avant de cette bande puisse progresser dans la goulotte 11 sous l'effet de l'entraînement par le cabestan 2 sans venir buter contre la lame 4. Lorsqu'on exerce une traction sur la bande de papier, cette surface de glissement que forme le volet 18 peut s'escamoter jusqu'au moins au niveau du tranchant de la lame 4, à l'encontre d'un organe de rappel élastique 20 pour que la bande de papier puisse venir au contact du fil tranchant de la lame 4.To the figure 3 there is shown an alternative embodiment of the ticket dispenser according to the invention in which some of the elements already described bears the same references. In this variant, the adhesion of the paper strip to the capstan 2 of the thermal printer is assumed to be sufficient to withstand the tension exerted on this band during the delivery of the ticket. The cutting blade 4 is here fixed relative to the frame members which define the chute 11 and is located at the entrance thereof protruding in the path of the paper. It is in the form of a thin blade attached to a portion of the frame of the apparatus defining the chute inlet. The guide surface of the paper between the output of the thermal printer and the inlet of the chute 11 is formed, at least in part, by the upper face of a flap 18 located upstream of the 4 blade and pivotally mounted by its end remote from the blade 4 about an axis 19 substantially parallel to a transverse line of the paper web while its free end 18 is adjacent to the blade 4 forms a sliding surface for the strip of paper situated at a level higher than that of the cutting edge so that, in the absence of traction on the strip of paper, after cutting, the front edge of this strip can progress in the chute 11 under the effect of the drive by the capstan 2 without abutting against the blade 4. When a traction is exerted on the paper web, this sliding surface formed by the flap 18 can retract to least at the cutting edge of the blade 4, against an elastic return member 20 so that the paper web can come into contact with the cutting edge of the blade 4.

On a représenté en trait mixte sur la figure 2 sous la référence 18', une disposition semblable intégrée dans le support 12 pivotant de la lame 4.It has been represented in dashed line on the figure 2 under the reference 18 ', a similar arrangement integrated in the pivoting support 12 of the blade 4.

Dans une variante de réalisation du volet 18, on peut prévoir une paroi, élastiquement flexible du genre lame de ressort qui possède donc un effet d'auto-rappel, encastrée par une extrémité sur le bâti du côté du cabestan tandis que son extrémité libre est voisine de la lame 4 et tend à se redresser dans la goulotte pour être au repos en appui contre des butées fixes encadrant le ruban de papier au voisinage de la lame 4 et maintenant ce bord libre à un niveau légèrement supérieur à celui du fil de la lame.In an alternative embodiment of the flap 18, it is possible to provide an elastically resilient wall of the spring leaf type, which therefore has a self-return effect, fitted at one end to the frame on the side of the capstan while its free end is adjacent to the blade 4 and tends to straighten in the chute to rest resting against fixed stops flanking the paper ribbon in the vicinity of the blade 4 and now this free edge at a level slightly greater than that of the wire of the blade.

L'appareil selon l'invention peut être ouvrant, c'est-à-dire que, la bande de papier étant issue d'un rouleau mis en place dans une réserve de l'appareil, il peut être commode de pouvoir introduire le rouleau en ayant séparé le cabestan de la tête d'impression thermique. Dans ce cas, le cabestan, la goulotte et la lame de coupe sont portés par un couvercle articulé à un bâti portant quant à lui la tête d'impression 8, l'articulation du couvercle étant par exemple réalisée autour d'un axe 21 (voir figure 2) situé par rapport à la ligne de points chauffants 9 de l'imprimante 8 de manière que cette imprimante forme avec le cabestan un dispositif connu en lui-même de verrouillage élastique du couvercle sur le bâti de l'appareil.The apparatus according to the invention can be opening, that is to say that, the paper strip coming from a roll placed in a reserve of the apparatus, it can be convenient to introduce the roll having separated the capstan from the thermal print head. In this case, the capstan, the chute and the cutting blade are carried by a hinged lid to a frame bearing as to it the printing head 8, the hinge of the cover being for example made around an axis 21 (see figure 2 ) located with respect to the line of heating points 9 of the printer 8 so that this printer forms with the capstan a device known per se resilient locking of the cover on the frame of the device.

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  1. A device for dispensing tickets from a continuous strip of paper (1), each ticket being constituted by an end segment of the strip suitable for being grasped by a recipient of the ticket and detached by applying traction to said end, the device comprising a mechanism for pinching the paper along a line (3) extending transversely across the strip (1), and downstream from this mechanism, a cutting blade (4) extending substantially transversely across the strip, with the strip bearing against the cutting edge (5) of the blade when the above-mentioned traction is applied, wherein the cutting edge (5) of the blade is formed by a straight-line segment that intersects the plane of the strip of paper (1) in contact with the blade (4) prior to cutting and containing the pinch line (3), characterized in that the projection (7) of the cutting edge (5) of the blade (4) onto said plane is converging towards the pinch line (3) from the contact point (6) of the paper with the blade.
  2. A device according to claim 1, wherein the blade (4) is secured to a support (12) mounted to pivot about a fixed axis (13) substantially parallel to a straight line extending transversely relative to the strip of paper (1) and situated beneath the cutting edge (5), being set back therefrom, said support presenting, upstream from the cutting blade (4), a jaw-forming portion (15) which advances towards the strip (1) to come against a fixed abutment (16) when the end of the strip (1) is subjected to the above-mentioned traction, and which co-operates with said abutment (16) to form said pinch mechanism.
  3. A device according to claim 2, wherein the blade support (12) is continuously subjected to force from a return member (17) tending to move the jaw (15) away from the abutment (16).
  4. A device according to claim 1, wherein the cutting edge (5) is provided at the top of a thin blade (4) remote from the above-mentioned pinch line (3), and wherein the device includes a paper guide surface between the pinch line (3) and the cutting edge (5) of the thin blade, which surface is formed by a flap (18) that is retractable between a first position in which its end close to the blade is situated above the cutting edge (5) and a second position in which said portion is situated no higher than said cutting edge (5), the flap (18) being subjected to a return member (20) tending to keep it permanently in its first position.
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