EP1309380B1 - Device for treating forms, especially betting slips - Google Patents

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EP1309380B1
EP1309380B1 EP01967273A EP01967273A EP1309380B1 EP 1309380 B1 EP1309380 B1 EP 1309380B1 EP 01967273 A EP01967273 A EP 01967273A EP 01967273 A EP01967273 A EP 01967273A EP 1309380 B1 EP1309380 B1 EP 1309380B1
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Hartmut Kamin
Günter Baitz
Wolfgang Malke
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/06—Lottos or bingo games; Systems, apparatus or devices for checking such games
    • A63F3/0625—Devices for filling-in or checking
    • A63F3/064—Electric devices for filling-in or checking
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J15/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in continuous form, e.g. webs
    • B41J15/04—Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J25/00—Actions or mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J25/304—Bodily-movable mechanisms for print heads or carriages movable towards or from paper surface
    • B41J25/316—Bodily-movable mechanisms for print heads or carriages movable towards or from paper surface with tilting motion mechanisms relative to paper surface

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  • the invention relates to a device for processing Betting slips comprising a reading station with a one slit-shaped transport path for the betting slip forming Transport device and one arranged in the path of the transport path Read head with a control and evaluation unit connected is.
  • Such devices are used, for example, in lottery acceptance points or betting shops used.
  • An editing process usually runs as follows. On A betting slip filled in by a customer is placed in the reading station introduced and using the read head, for example of a scanner, scanned. The sampled data are saved and the customer receives the betting slip or a copy of it back as a receipt. The customer wants redeem a profit, so the betting slip or the Copy of receipt reinserted in a reader. In the The control and evaluation unit is checked whether the detected Data of a winning combination. Then must The betting slip presented is devalued to abuse by presenting the same betting slip multiple times to prevent.
  • a device of the type mentioned is, for example out. known from DE 69 121 035 T2.
  • This font shows a facsimile machine with an approximately horizontal transport path for an incoming document with a read head arranged in the way of the transport track can be.
  • a printing device is located downstream of the read head with a cross to the transport direction of the document Movable inkjet printer arranged in a rest position provided at the end of the print line can be. The printing device is used on the Back of the document, the content of which is being transferred to print a transmission protocol.
  • EP 0 718 110 A describes a thermal printer in which the thermal print head between a working position in which he is under pressure on a pressure abutment Pressure roller is applied, and one position is adjustable in the thermal print head is lifted off the platen.
  • the document US 5 599 117 A describes a device for printing airline tickets using a read head and a printing device on the same transport path and - in the operating position of the device - horizontally on the same Height are arranged.
  • the invention has for its object a device of the type mentioned in such a way that the process of the machining operations described above are simplified becomes.
  • the device according to the invention offers the possibility of reading a betting slip on the one hand and reading it on the other after checking for possible winning combinations using to devalue the printing device.
  • the print head When reading the Betting slip will. the print head is at rest, so that the betting slip passes through the reading station and can be returned to the customer unchanged. The print head is returned to its working position for cancellation adjusted so that the customer to redeem a possible slip presented betting slip immediately or after reading again with a cancellation stamp can be provided.
  • the printing device can also be used to Bet slip to be printed with a receipt.
  • the cancellation or receipt print may contain variable information such as the date, a consecutive number, information about the acceptance point, changing advertising imprints and the like.
  • the sheet pad located downstream of the platen is used to catch the betting slips after they have passed the reading station and the printing station, with the sheets fall into the sheet tray due to gravity.
  • a special receipt can also be printed become.
  • a feed gap is provided for a print carrier. So that Receipt can be printed with the same printing device, which also carries out the cancellation printing.
  • the transport device can in a manner known per se at least two drivable defining the transport path Have pairs of rollers that - viewed in the direction of transport - are arranged in front of or behind the reading head, the Platen is a platen roller that is driven by the drive the transport roller can be driven. This saves you one own drive for the printing roller.
  • the printhead is on thermal print head arranged on a swivel bracket, so that the adjustment of the print head in a simple way by a Pivotal movement of the swivel bracket can be realized can.
  • the device expediently has a bearing for one Supply roll of a web-shaped print carrier and a feed device for the print medium, being near the print abutment a cutting device for separating a printed Section arranged from the print carrier web is.
  • the cutting device can be in front of or behind the Printing roller may be arranged. In a preferred solution but the cutting device is upstream of the pressure abutment arranged behind a guide surface, which on the one hand leaves emerging from the transport path and on the other hand directs the print carrier to the printing device. This can prevent accidental cutting of the Avoid reading device coming sheet.
  • the processing device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 of betting slips has a device frame 10 with a vertical wall 11 on which one generally designated 12 Reading device for betting slips is attached.
  • the reader has a housing 14 on its top an input slot 16 and one on its underside Output slot 18 for a dash-dotted line Bet slip has 20.
  • Between input slot 16 and output slot 18 extends a designated 22 Transport track on which a read head or scanner 24 is arranged is.
  • the transport track 22 is a transport device 26 defines a first pair of transport rollers 28 above the reading head 24 and a second pair of transport rollers 30 includes below the reading head 24.
  • the pair of transport rollers 30 is driven by a motor 32.
  • the first pair of transport rollers 28 is connected via a gear connection 34 driven by the transport roller pair 30 ago.
  • One of one is located below the reading device 12 curved sheet or the like formed sheet tray 36 for collecting the exiting from the output slot 18 Betting slips 20.
  • a printing device generally designated 38 arranged below the output slot 18 of the reading device 12 .
  • This includes a thermal print head 40, the on a swivel bracket pivotally mounted about an axis 42 44 is attached.
  • the swivel bracket 44 is in the form of a trained two-armed lever and has at his that Printhead 40 distant lever arm a longitudinal slot 46 in the a pin 48 engages, which on an axis 50 rotatably mounted gear 52 is attached.
  • the gear 52 meshes with a pinion 54, which on the output shaft of a Motors 56 sits.
  • roller-shaped pressure abutment 58 is also via a gear 59 from the transport roller pair 30 driven here.
  • baffle 60 On the underside of the housing 14 of the reading device 12 a baffle 60 is arranged, which serves to one out the output slot 18 issuing slip 20, which in the Figures 1 to 3 represented by a dashed line is in the pressure gap between the pressure abutment 58 and to direct the printhead 40 as indicated by the dash-dot line Line is reproduced.
  • the reading head 24 has a control and evaluation unit 62 connected to which the data acquired by the read head is supplied become.
  • the control and evaluation unit 62 controls further the printing device 38, i.e. the printhead 40 and the motor 56 as indicated by the chain lines is indicated in Figures 1 and 2.
  • the processing device described so far can do this used, first one filled out by a customer Read betting slip by the transport device 26 along the transport path 22 at the reading head 24 is passed by.
  • the data recorded in the process will be the Control and evaluation unit 62 supplied.
  • the betting slip 20 is output through the output gap 18 of the housing 14 and caught by the sheet tray 36.
  • the device can also be used to Betting slip receipt or the double kept by the customer Read the bet slip when the customer redeems a win would like to.
  • the data acquired by the read head 24 are then in the control and evaluation unit 62 with the data already saved and the possible winning combinations compared.
  • To present the To prevent betting slips or betting slip receipts the betting slip is then by means of the printing device 38 canceled.
  • the print head 40 is in its the pressure position shown in Figure 2 pivoted so that the betting slip emerging from the output slot 18 on his Provide a cancellation stamp on the way to the sheet tray 36 can be.
  • the printing device 38 can also be used to to print a betting slip receipt. This is done on the figures 3 and 4, which shows a further embodiment show the invention, which with the embodiment according to Figures 1 and 2 matching parts are provided with the same reference numerals.
  • the frame 10 of the processing device has a bearing 64 for a supply roll 66 of a web-shaped print carrier 68 through a gap 70 in the vertical frame wall 11 through a feed device 72 (FIG. 4) is guided to the printing device 38.
  • the feed device 72 comprises a pair of transport rollers 74, the rollers of which are driven by a motor 76.
  • the Transport roller pair 74 is arranged so that the print carrier web 68 along the underside of the guide plate 60 through a cutting device 78 to the pressure abutment 58 to be led.
  • the cutting device 78 comprises in a manner known per se a cylindrical rotary knife 80, the two axially parallel Slits 82 and 84 for the passage of the print carrier web 68 Has.
  • This rotary knife 80 can be rotated by means of a motor 86 the cylinder axis are rotated back and forth.
  • a stationary blade 88 that cooperates with a cutting edge 90, which the Slot 84 limited.
  • the data is one of the termination completed betting slip has been read, so the Feeder 72 activated for the print carrier 68 and the printhead 40 into its shown in FIG Pressure position swiveled. Those read by the read head 24 Data is then transferred to printhead 40 with the appropriate data Receipts printed out.
  • the the receipt printing supporting section or document is provided by the Cutting device 78 separated from the print carrier web 68 and also falls into the sheet tray 36.
  • the embodiment shown in Figure 3 enables thus reading the betting slip, printing a receipt or a receipt, reading the receipt and validating the same.

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The invention relates to a device for treating forms, especially betting slips or the like, comprising a reader with a transport device that forms a gap-type transport path for a betting slip. In the path of said transport path a reading head is disposed and is linked with a control and evaluation unit. In the projection of the at least one vertically aligned transport path a printer is disposed below the reading heat that is linked with the control and evaluation unit. Said printer comprises an abutment and a print head that can be adjusted between an abutment remote rest position and an abutment proximal operative position. Downstream of the abutment and below said abutment a sheet tray is provided.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Bearbeiten von Wettscheinen, umfassend eine Lesestation mit einer eine spaltförmige Transportbahn für den Wettschein bildenden Transportvorrichtung und einen im Weg der Transportbahn angeordneten Lesekopf, der mit einer Steuer- und Auswerteeinheit verbunden ist.The invention relates to a device for processing Betting slips comprising a reading station with a one slit-shaped transport path for the betting slip forming Transport device and one arranged in the path of the transport path Read head with a control and evaluation unit connected is.

Derartige Vorrichtungen werden beispielsweise in Lotto-Annahmestellen oder Wettbüros verwendet. Ein Bearbeitungsvorgang läuft dabei üblicherweise folgendermaßen ab. Ein von einem Kunden ausgefüllter Wettschein wird in die Lesestation eingeführt und mit Hilfe des Lesekopfes, beispielsweise eines Scanners, abgetastet. Die abgetasteten Daten werden gespeichert und der Kunde erhält den Wettschein oder eine Kopie desselben als Quittung zurück. Will der Kunde einen Gewinn einlösen, so wird der Wettschein oder die Quittungskopie wieder in ein Lesegerät eingeführt. In der Steuer- und Auswerteeinheit wird geprüft, ob die erfaßten Daten einer Gewinnkombination entsprechen. Anschließend muß der präsentierte Wettschein entwertet werden, um einen Mißbrauch durch mehrfaches Präsentieren desselben Wettscheines zu verhindern.Such devices are used, for example, in lottery acceptance points or betting shops used. An editing process usually runs as follows. On A betting slip filled in by a customer is placed in the reading station introduced and using the read head, for example of a scanner, scanned. The sampled data are saved and the customer receives the betting slip or a copy of it back as a receipt. The customer wants redeem a profit, so the betting slip or the Copy of receipt reinserted in a reader. In the The control and evaluation unit is checked whether the detected Data of a winning combination. Then must The betting slip presented is devalued to abuse by presenting the same betting slip multiple times to prevent.

Bisher benötigte man zur Durchführung dieser Vorgänge verschiedene Geräte oder es wurden einfach integrierte Entwertungsstempel verwendet.So far, various operations were required to perform these operations Devices or simply integrated cancellation stamps used.

Eine Vorrichtung der eingangs genannten Art ist beispielsweise aus. der DE 69 121 035 T2 bekannt. Diese Schrift zeigt ein Faksimilegerät mit einer annähernd horizontalen Transportbahn für ein einlaufendes Schriftstück, das mit einem im Wege der Transportbahn angeordneten Lesekopf abgetastet werden kann. Stromabwärts des Lesekopfes ist eine Druckeinrichtung mit einem quer zur Transportrichtung des Schriftstückes bewegbaren Tintenstrahldrucker angeordnet, der in eine am Ende der Druckzeile vorgesehene Ruhestellung gefahren werden kann. Die Druckvorrichtung dient dazu, auf die Rückseite des Schriftstückes, dessen Inhalt übertragen werden soll, ein Übertragungsprotokoll aufzudrucken.A device of the type mentioned is, for example out. known from DE 69 121 035 T2. This font shows a facsimile machine with an approximately horizontal transport path for an incoming document with a read head arranged in the way of the transport track can be. A printing device is located downstream of the read head with a cross to the transport direction of the document Movable inkjet printer arranged in a rest position provided at the end of the print line can be. The printing device is used on the Back of the document, the content of which is being transferred to print a transmission protocol.

Die EP 0 718 110 A beschreibt einen Thermodrucker, bei dem der Thermodruckkopf zwischen einer Arbeitsstellung, in der er unter Druck an einer das Druckwiderlager bildenden Druckwalze anliegt, und einer Stellung verstellbar ist, in der der Thermodruckkopf von der Druckwalze abgehoben ist.EP 0 718 110 A describes a thermal printer in which the thermal print head between a working position in which he is under pressure on a pressure abutment Pressure roller is applied, and one position is adjustable in the thermal print head is lifted off the platen.

Das Dokument US 5 599 117 A beschreibt eine Vorrichtung zum Drucken von Flugtickets, bei der ein Lesekopf und eine Druckvorrichtung an derselben Transportbahn und - in der Betriebsstellung der Vorrichtung - Waagerecht auf gleicher Höhe angeordnet sind.The document US 5 599 117 A describes a device for printing airline tickets using a read head and a printing device on the same transport path and - in the operating position of the device - horizontally on the same Height are arranged.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Vorrichtung der eingangs genannten Art so auszubilden, daß der Ablauf der vorstehend beschriebenen Bearbeitungsvorgänge vereinfacht wird.The invention has for its object a device of the type mentioned in such a way that the process of the machining operations described above are simplified becomes.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß durch die im Anspruch 1 angegebenen Merkmale gelöst.This object is achieved by the in claim 1 specified features solved.

Die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung bietet die Möglichkeit, einerseits einen Wettschein einzulesen und andererseits ihn nach dem Überprüfen auf mögliche Gewinnkombinationen mittels der Druckvorrichtung zu entwerten. Beim Einlesen des Wettscheines wird. der Druckkopf in seine Ruhestellung gestellt, so daß der Wettschein die Lesestation durchläuft und unverändert an den Kunden zurückgegeben werden kann. Zur Entwertung wird der Druckkopf in seine Arbeitsstellung verstellt, so daß der von dem Kunden zur Einlösung eines möglichen Gewinnes präsentierte Wettschein unmittelbar oder nach abermaligem Einlesen mit einem Entwertungsaufdruck versehen werden kann.The device according to the invention offers the possibility of reading a betting slip on the one hand and reading it on the other after checking for possible winning combinations using to devalue the printing device. When reading the Betting slip will. the print head is at rest, so that the betting slip passes through the reading station and can be returned to the customer unchanged. The print head is returned to its working position for cancellation adjusted so that the customer to redeem a possible slip presented betting slip immediately or after reading again with a cancellation stamp can be provided.

Die Druckvorrichtung kann auch dazu verwendet werden, den Wettschein mit einem Quittungsaufdruck zu versehen. Von Vorteil ist, daß der Entwertungs- oder Quittungsaufdruck variable Informationen enthalten kann wie z.B. das Datum, eine fortlaufende Nummer, Informationen über die Annahmestelle, wechselnde Werbeaufdrucke und dergleichen.The printing device can also be used to Bet slip to be printed with a receipt. Of The advantage is that the cancellation or receipt print may contain variable information such as the date, a consecutive number, information about the acceptance point, changing advertising imprints and the like.

Die stromabwärts des Druckwiderlagers angeordnete Blattauflage dient zum Auffangen der Wettscheine nach dem Durchlaufen der Lesestation und der Druckstation, wobei die Blätter aufgrund der Schwerkraft in die Blattablage fallen.The sheet pad located downstream of the platen is used to catch the betting slips after they have passed the reading station and the printing station, with the sheets fall into the sheet tray due to gravity.

Anstatt dem Kunden den Wettschein unmittelbar als Quittung zurückzugeben, kann auch eine spezielle Quittung gedruckt werden. Hierzu wird erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagen, daß zwischen der Transportbahn und dem Druckwiderlager ein Zuführspalt für einen Druckträger vorgesehen ist. Damit kann die Quittung mit derselben Druckvorrichtung gedruckt werden, die auch den Entwertungsdruck vornimmt.Instead of giving the customer the betting slip as a receipt return, a special receipt can also be printed become. For this purpose, it is proposed according to the invention that between the feed path and the pressure abutment a feed gap is provided for a print carrier. So that Receipt can be printed with the same printing device, which also carries out the cancellation printing.

Die Transportvorrichtung kann in an sich bekannter Weise mindestens zwei die Transportbahn definierende antreibbare Walzenpaare haben, die - in Transportrichtung betrachtet - vor bzw. hinter dem Lesekopf angeordnet sind, wobei das Druckwiderlager eine Druckwalze ist, die von dem Antrieb der Transportwalze antreibbar ist. Dadurch spart man einen eigenen Antrieb für die Druckwalze.The transport device can in a manner known per se at least two drivable defining the transport path Have pairs of rollers that - viewed in the direction of transport - are arranged in front of or behind the reading head, the Platen is a platen roller that is driven by the drive the transport roller can be driven. This saves you one own drive for the printing roller.

Bei einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform ist der Druckkopf ein an einem Schwenkträger angeordneter Thermodruckkopf, so daß das Verstellen des Druckkopfes auf einfache Weise durch eine Schwenkbewegung des Schwenkträgers realisiert werden kann. In a preferred embodiment, the printhead is on thermal print head arranged on a swivel bracket, so that the adjustment of the print head in a simple way by a Pivotal movement of the swivel bracket can be realized can.

Zweckmäßigerweise hat die Vorrichtung ein Lager für eine Vorratsrolle eines bahnförmigen Druckträgers und eine Zuführeinrichtung für den Druckträger, wobei nahe dem Druckwiderlager eine Schneidevorrichtung zum Abtrennen eines bedruckten Abschnittes von der Druckträgerbahn angeordnet ist.The device expediently has a bearing for one Supply roll of a web-shaped print carrier and a feed device for the print medium, being near the print abutment a cutting device for separating a printed Section arranged from the print carrier web is.

Die Schneidevorrichtung kann an sich vor oder hinter der Druckwalze angeordnet sein. Bei einer bevorzugten Lösung ist die Schneidevorrichtung aber stromaufwärts des Druckwiderlagers hinter einer Leitfläche angeordnet, welche einerseits aus der Transportbahn austretende Blätter und andererseits den Druckträger zu der Druckvorrichtung leitet. Damit kann ein unbeabsichtigtes Zerschneiden des aus der Lesevorrichtung kommenden Blattes vermieden werden.The cutting device can be in front of or behind the Printing roller may be arranged. In a preferred solution but the cutting device is upstream of the pressure abutment arranged behind a guide surface, which on the one hand leaves emerging from the transport path and on the other hand directs the print carrier to the printing device. This can prevent accidental cutting of the Avoid reading device coming sheet.

Weitere Merkmale und Vorteile der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der folgenden Beschreibung, welche in Verbindung mit den beigefügten Zeichnungen die Erfindung anhand von Ausführungsbeispielen erläutert. Es zeigen:

Figur 1 und 2
eine schematische Seitenansicht einer erfindungsgemäßen Wettschein-Bearbeitungsvorrichtung in zwei verschiedenen Stellungen des Druckkopfes,
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eine der Figur 1 entsprechende Ansicht einer zweiten Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Bearbeitungsvorrichtung mit einer Vorratsrolle für einen Druckträger und
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eine Darstellung der Einzelheit A in Figur 3 in vergrößertem Maßstab.
Further features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description, which in connection with the accompanying drawings explains the invention using exemplary embodiments. Show it:
Figure 1 and 2
2 shows a schematic side view of a betting slip processing device according to the invention in two different positions of the print head,
Figure 3
a view corresponding to Figure 1 of a second embodiment of the processing device according to the invention with a supply roll for a print carrier and
Figure 4
a representation of the detail A in Figure 3 on an enlarged scale.

Die in den Figuren 1 und 2 dargestellte Vorrichtung zur Bearbeitung von Wettscheinen hat einen Geräterahmen 10 mit einer vertikalen Wand 11, an der eine allgemein mit 12 bezeichnete Lesevorrichtung für Wettscheine befestigt ist. Die Lesevorrichtung hat ein Gehäuse 14, das an seiner Oberseite einen Eingabeschlitz 16 und an seiner Unterseite einen Ausgabeschlitz 18 für einen strichpunktiert angedeuteten Wettschein 20 hat. Zwischen Eingabeschlitz 16 und Ausgabeschlitz 18 erstreckt sich eine mit 22 bezeichnete Transportbahn, an der ein Lesekopf oder Scanner 24 angeordnet ist. Die Transportbahn 22 wird von einer Transportvorrichtung 26 definiert, die ein erstes Transportwalzenpaar 28 oberhalb des Lesekopfes 24 und ein zweites Transportwalzenpaar 30 unterhalb des Lesekopfes 24 umfaßt. Das Transportwalzenpaar 30 wird von einem Motor 32 angetrieben. Das erste Transportwalzenpaar 28 wird über eine Getriebeverbindung 34 von dem Transportwalzenpaar 30 her angetrieben.The processing device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 of betting slips has a device frame 10 with a vertical wall 11 on which one generally designated 12 Reading device for betting slips is attached. The reader has a housing 14 on its top an input slot 16 and one on its underside Output slot 18 for a dash-dotted line Bet slip has 20. Between input slot 16 and output slot 18 extends a designated 22 Transport track on which a read head or scanner 24 is arranged is. The transport track 22 is a transport device 26 defines a first pair of transport rollers 28 above the reading head 24 and a second pair of transport rollers 30 includes below the reading head 24. The pair of transport rollers 30 is driven by a motor 32. The first pair of transport rollers 28 is connected via a gear connection 34 driven by the transport roller pair 30 ago.

Unterhalb der Lesevorrichtung 12 befindet sich eine von ei-nem gekrümmten Blech oder dergleichen gebildete Blattablage 36 zum Auffangen der aus dem Ausgabeschlitz 18 austretenden Wettscheine 20.One of one is located below the reading device 12 curved sheet or the like formed sheet tray 36 for collecting the exiting from the output slot 18 Betting slips 20.

Ferner ist unterhalb des Ausgabeschlitzes 18 der Lesevorrichtung 12 eine allgemein mit 38 bezeichnete Druckvorrichtung angeordnet. Diese umfaßt einen Thermodruckkopf 40, der an einem um eine Achse 42 schwenkbar gelagerten Schwenkträger 44 befestigt ist. Der Schwenkträger 44 ist in Form eines zweiarmigen Hebels ausgebildet und hat an seinem dem Druckkopf 40 fernen Hebelarm einen Längsschlitz 46, in den ein Zapfen 48 eingreift, der an einem um eine Achse 50 drehbar gelagerten Zahnrad 52 befestigt ist. Das Zahnrad 52 kämmt mit einem Ritzel 54, das auf der Ausgangswelle eines Motors 56 sitzt. Durch Drehen des Zahnrades 52 mittels des Motors 56 kann der Schwenkträger 44 und damit der Druckkopf 40 zwischen der in der Figur 1 dargestellten Ruhestellung und der in Figur 2 dargestellten Druckstellung verschwenkt werden, in der er an einem unmittelbar unterhalb des Ausgabespaltes 18 angeordneten walzenförmigen Druckwiderlager 58 anliegt. Das walzenförmige Druckwiderlager 58 wird ebenfalls über ein Getriebe 59 von dem Transportwalzenpaar 30 her angetrieben.Furthermore, below the output slot 18 of the reading device 12 is a printing device, generally designated 38 arranged. This includes a thermal print head 40, the on a swivel bracket pivotally mounted about an axis 42 44 is attached. The swivel bracket 44 is in the form of a trained two-armed lever and has at his that Printhead 40 distant lever arm a longitudinal slot 46 in the a pin 48 engages, which on an axis 50 rotatably mounted gear 52 is attached. The gear 52 meshes with a pinion 54, which on the output shaft of a Motors 56 sits. By turning the gear 52 by means of Motor 56 can the swivel bracket 44 and thus the print head 40 between the rest position shown in Figure 1 and pivoted the pressure position shown in Figure 2 in which he is at a position immediately below the output gap 18 arranged roller-shaped pressure abutment 58 is applied. The roller-shaped pressure abutment 58 is also via a gear 59 from the transport roller pair 30 driven here.

An der Unterseite des Gehäuses 14 der Lesevorrichtung 12 ist ein Leitblech 60 angeordnet, das dazu dient, einen aus dem Ausgabespalt 18 austretenden Wettschein 20, der in den Figuren 1 bis 3 durch eine gestrichelte Linie dargestellt ist, in den Druckspalt zwischen dem Druckwiderlager 58 und dem Druckkopf 40 zu leiten, wie dies durch die strichpunktierte Linie wiedergegeben ist.On the underside of the housing 14 of the reading device 12 a baffle 60 is arranged, which serves to one out the output slot 18 issuing slip 20, which in the Figures 1 to 3 represented by a dashed line is in the pressure gap between the pressure abutment 58 and to direct the printhead 40 as indicated by the dash-dot line Line is reproduced.

Der Lesekopf 24 ist mit einer Steuer- und Auswerteeinheit 62 verbunden, der die von dem Lesekopf erfaßten Daten zugeführt werden. Die Steuer- und Auswerteeinheit 62 steuert ferner die Druckvorrichtung 38, d.h. den Druckkopf 40 und den Motor 56, wie dies durch die strichpunktierten Linien in den Figuren 1 und 2 angedeutet ist.The reading head 24 has a control and evaluation unit 62 connected to which the data acquired by the read head is supplied become. The control and evaluation unit 62 controls further the printing device 38, i.e. the printhead 40 and the motor 56 as indicated by the chain lines is indicated in Figures 1 and 2.

Die soweit beschriebene Bearbeitungsvorrichtung kann dazu verwendet werden, zunächst einen von einem Kunden ausgefüllten Wettschein zu lesen, der von der Transportvorrichtung 26 entlang der Transportbahn 22 an dem Lesekopf 24 vorbei geführt wird. Die dabei erfaßten Daten werden der Steuer- und Auswerteeinheit 62 zugeführt. Der Wettschein 20 wird durch den Ausgabespalt 18 des Gehäuses 14 ausgegeben und von der Blattablage 36 aufgefangen.The processing device described so far can do this used, first one filled out by a customer Read betting slip by the transport device 26 along the transport path 22 at the reading head 24 is passed by. The data recorded in the process will be the Control and evaluation unit 62 supplied. The betting slip 20 is output through the output gap 18 of the housing 14 and caught by the sheet tray 36.

Die Vorrichtung kann aber auch dazu verwendet werden, eine Wettscheinquittung oder das von dem Kunden behaltene Doppel des Wettscheines zu lesen, wenn der Kunde einen Gewinn einlösen möchte. Die dabei von dem Lesekopf 24 erfaßten Daten werden dann in der Steuer- und Auswerteeinheit 62 mit den bereits abgespeicherten Daten und den möglichen Gewinnkombinationen verglichen. Um ein mehrfaches Präsentieren des Wettscheines oder der Wettscheinquittung zu verhindern, wird der Wettschein anschließend mittels der Druckvorrichtung 38 entwertet. Hierzu wird der Druckkopf 40 in seine in der Figur 2 dargestellte Druckstellung verschwenkt, so daß der aus dem Ausgabespalt 18 austretende Wettschein auf seinem Weg zur Blattablage 36 mit einem Entwertungsdruck versehen werden kann.The device can also be used to Betting slip receipt or the double kept by the customer Read the bet slip when the customer redeems a win would like to. The data acquired by the read head 24 are then in the control and evaluation unit 62 with the data already saved and the possible winning combinations compared. To present the To prevent betting slips or betting slip receipts the betting slip is then by means of the printing device 38 canceled. For this purpose, the print head 40 is in its the pressure position shown in Figure 2 pivoted so that the betting slip emerging from the output slot 18 on his Provide a cancellation stamp on the way to the sheet tray 36 can be.

Die Druckvorrichtung 38 kann auch dazu verwendet werden, eine Wettscheinquittung zu drucken. Hierzu wird auf die Figuren 3 und 4 verwiesen, welche eine weitere Ausführungsform der Erfindung zeigen, wobei die mit der Ausführungsform gemäß den Figuren 1 und 2 übereinstimmenden Teile mit denselben Bezugszeichen versehen sind.The printing device 38 can also be used to to print a betting slip receipt. This is done on the figures 3 and 4, which shows a further embodiment show the invention, which with the embodiment according to Figures 1 and 2 matching parts are provided with the same reference numerals.

Der Rahmen 10 der Bearbeitungsvorrichtung hat ein Lager 64 für eine Vorratsrolle 66 eines bahnförmigen Druckträgers 68, der durch einen Spalt 70 in der vertikalen Rahmenwand 11 hindurch mittels einer Zuführeinrichtung 72 (Figur 4) zur Druckvorrichtung 38 geführt wird. The frame 10 of the processing device has a bearing 64 for a supply roll 66 of a web-shaped print carrier 68 through a gap 70 in the vertical frame wall 11 through a feed device 72 (FIG. 4) is guided to the printing device 38.

Die Zuführeinrichtung 72 umfaßt ein Transportwalzenpaar 74, dessen Walzen durch einen Motor 76 angetrieben werden. Das Transportwalzenpaar 74 ist so angeordnet, daß die Druckträgerbahn 68 an der Unterseite des Leitbleches 60 entlang durch eine Schneidevorrichtung 78 zum Druckwiderlager 58 geführt wird.The feed device 72 comprises a pair of transport rollers 74, the rollers of which are driven by a motor 76. The Transport roller pair 74 is arranged so that the print carrier web 68 along the underside of the guide plate 60 through a cutting device 78 to the pressure abutment 58 to be led.

Die Schneidevorrichtung 78 umfaßt in an sich bekannter Weise ein zylindrisches Drehmesser 80, das zwei achsparallele Schlitze 82 und 84 zum Durchtritt der Druckträgerbahn 68 hat. Dieses Drehmesser 80 kann mittels eines Motors 86 um die Zylinderachse hin und her gedreht werden. Innerhalb des Drehmessers 80 befindet sich eine stationäre Klinge 88, die mit einer Schneidekante 90 zusammenwirkt, welche den Schlitz 84 begrenzt.The cutting device 78 comprises in a manner known per se a cylindrical rotary knife 80, the two axially parallel Slits 82 and 84 for the passage of the print carrier web 68 Has. This rotary knife 80 can be rotated by means of a motor 86 the cylinder axis are rotated back and forth. Within the Rotary knife 80 is a stationary blade 88 that cooperates with a cutting edge 90, which the Slot 84 limited.

Sind mittels des Lesekopfes 24 die Daten eines von dem Künden ausgefüllten Wettscheines gelesen worden, so wird die Zuführeinrichtung 72 für den Druckträger 68 aktiviert und der Druckkopf 40 in seine in der Figur 2 dargestellte Druckstellung verschwenkt. Die von dem Lesekopf 24 gelesenen Daten werden dann über den Druckkopf 40 mit den entsprechenden Quittungsvermerken ausgedruckt. Der den Quittungsdruck tragende Abschnitt oder Beleg wird durch die Schneidevorrichtung 78 von der Druckträgerbahn 68 abgetrennt und fällt ebenfalls in die Blattablage 36.By means of the read head 24, the data is one of the termination completed betting slip has been read, so the Feeder 72 activated for the print carrier 68 and the printhead 40 into its shown in FIG Pressure position swiveled. Those read by the read head 24 Data is then transferred to printhead 40 with the appropriate data Receipts printed out. The the receipt printing supporting section or document is provided by the Cutting device 78 separated from the print carrier web 68 and also falls into the sheet tray 36.

Die in der Figur 3 dargestellte Ausführungsform ermöglicht somit das Lesen des Wettscheines, das Drucken eines Beleges oder einer Quittung, das Lesen der Quittung und das Entwerten derselben.The embodiment shown in Figure 3 enables thus reading the betting slip, printing a receipt or a receipt, reading the receipt and validating the same.

Mit der vorstehend beschriebenen Vorrichtung können auch andere Formulare, Belege und dergleichen gelesen und bedruckt werden.With the device described above can also other forms, receipts and the like read and printed become.

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  1. A device for the processing of betting slips, including a reading station (12) with a transport device (26) forming a slot-shaped transport path (22) for the betting slip (20) and a reading head (24) arranged in the way of the transport path (22), which reading head (24) is connected with a control and evaluation unit (62), characterized in that below the reading head (24) - with respect to the position of the device in use - in an extension of the at least nearly vertically directed transport path (22) is arranged a printing device (38) connected with the control and evaluation unit (62) and having a print backup abutment (58) and a print head (40), which print head is movable between a rest position remote from the print backup abutment (58) and a working position near the print backup abutment (58), in that a sheet tray (36) is arranged downstream of and below the print backup abutment (58) - with respect to the position of the device in use, and in that between the transport path (22) and the print backup abutment (58) is provided a delivery slot for a printing medium (68).
  2. The device according to claim 1, further characterized in that the transport device (26) has at least two drivable roll pairs (28, 30) defining the transport path (22), and which - in respect to the transport direction - are arranged in front of and behind the reading head (24), and in that the print backup abutment (58) is a printing roll, which is drivable from the drive (32) of the transport rolls (28, 30).
  3. The device according to claim 1 or 2, further characterized in that the print head (40) is a thermal print head arranged on a pivotal carrier (44).
  4. The device according to one of claims 1 to 3, further characterized in that it has a support (64) for a supply roll (66) of a web-shaped printing medium (68) and a feed mechanism (72) for the printing medium (68), and in that near to the print backup abutment (58) is arranged a cutting mechanism (80) for separating a printed section from the printing medium web (68).
  5. The device according to claim 4, further characterized in that the cutting mechanism (80) is arranged upstream of the print backup abutment (58) behind a deflector (60) which deflector guides on the one hand slips (20) escaping from the transport path (22) and on the other hand the printing medium (68) to the printing mechanism.
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