EP1700274A1 - Device for personalising and distributing non-contact smart tickets - Google Patents

Device for personalising and distributing non-contact smart tickets

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EP1700274A1
EP1700274A1 EP04817604A EP04817604A EP1700274A1 EP 1700274 A1 EP1700274 A1 EP 1700274A1 EP 04817604 A EP04817604 A EP 04817604A EP 04817604 A EP04817604 A EP 04817604A EP 1700274 A1 EP1700274 A1 EP 1700274A1
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tickets
antenna
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Guy Mausy
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
    • B65H3/08—Separating articles from piles using pneumatic force
    • B65H3/0808—Suction grippers
    • B65H3/085—Suction grippers separating from the bottom of pile
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H7/00—Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles
    • B65H7/02—Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B1/00—Machines for printing and issuing tickets
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B3/00—Machines for issuing preprinted tickets
    • G07B3/04—Machines for issuing preprinted tickets from a stack
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/50—Auxiliary process performed during handling process
    • B65H2301/51—Modifying a characteristic of handled material
    • B65H2301/511—Processing surface of handled material upon transport or guiding thereof, e.g. cleaning
    • B65H2301/5111—Printing; Marking
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2511/00—Dimensions; Position; Numbers; Identification; Occurrences
    • B65H2511/40—Identification
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/12—Surface aspects
    • B65H2701/124—Patterns, marks, printed information
    • B65H2701/1244—RFID [Radio Frequency Identification Data] transponder
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/19—Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/1936—Tickets or coupons

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  • the present invention relates to an automatic dispensing device with a disposable ticket unit and relates in particular to a device for personalizing and dispensing contactless chip tickets.
  • Disposable ticket dispensing machines such as paper tickets, generally store the tickets in the form of rolls or accordion stacks called screens. According to these two storage methods, the tickets are tied together in the form of strips. This system has the advantage of providing continuous distribution but takes up a lot of space. A guillotine cuts the ticket on demand just before its distribution. Unfortunately, this type of dispensing machine is not entirely suitable for disposable contactless chip tickets called "contactless tickets". Indeed, the production yield of contactless tickets is less important than that of single disposable tickets given their technology requiring much more precision. However, the storage mode of tickets in continuous band does not allow the deletion of bad tickets during production and therefore all bad tickets, about 5% of the batch, are kept.
  • the ticket does not have sufficient elasticity to allow it to return to an exactly identical configuration when the pressure exerted on the ticket is released. Finally, such a ticket can be curled along its longitudinal or transverse axis.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a device for distributing paper tickets with chip without automatic and compact contactless contact.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a unitary distribution device for contactless smart paper tickets capable of programming and marking each ticket in order to personalize it according to demand.
  • the object of the invention is therefore a device for personalization and automatic and unitary distribution of tickets with contactless chip provided with means for checking the reliability of the tickets and with means for personalizing the tickets and comprising a location for storing the tickets under vertical stack shape.
  • the dispensing device comprises a suction cup provided with means for controlling its vacuum and secured to a movable arm in vertical translation, the suction cup making it possible to unstack and take out a ticket from the storage location and to drive it until it rests on a drive means, and an external antenna adapted to check the reliability of the ticket a first time at the time of unstacking.
  • FIG. 1 represents a schematic section of the dispensing machine according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 represents a schematic section of the dispensing machine according to the invention when gripping the ticket
  • FIG. 3 shows a schematic section of the dispensing machine according to the invention during unstacking of the ticket
  • FIG. 4 represents a schematic section of the dispensing machine according to the invention when the ticket is released
  • FIG. 5 represents, in a schematic section the ticket guide table
  • FIG. 6 represents in schematic section the marking of the ticket
  • FIG. 7 represents in schematic section the removal of a bad ticket.
  • the dispensing machine is composed of at least one removable cassette 10 containing approximately 500 contactless chip tickets 12 stacked and compressed vertically by a mass 14.
  • the tickets to contactless chip include an antenna and a module or chip connected to the antenna.
  • the stack of tickets rests on two flanges or bosses 16 of the cassette 10. Between the bosses 16, an opening with a valve allows the passage of tickets.
  • the dispensing machine comprises a carriage composed of a movable arm 31 in vertical translation on which a suction cup 20 is fixed.
  • a table, not shown in the figure, on which an antenna is engraved has in its center an opening suitable for passage of the suction cup 20.
  • Two smooth parallel belts 40 supported and each driven by two pulleys 42, themselves driven by a motor, are arranged parallel to the edges of the table so as to surround the table.
  • the antenna 24 is arranged at the periphery of the table so as to surround the opening located at its center. Alternatively, the antenna is fixed to the movable arm 31 and the opening in the table allows the passage of the suction cup 20 and the antenna 24.
  • the antenna 24 is connected to at least one microprocessor not shown in the figures and provided with a memory .
  • the two belts constitute means for driving the tickets and are arranged under the stack of tickets and parallel to the plane of the tickets.
  • Two rollers 44 press on the hollow of the parallel belts 40 just next to the pulleys 42.
  • the arm 31 is set in motion by an ascent / descent mechanism mainly composed of a plate 32, of a column 33 fixed to the plate , an engine assembly 36, a crankshaft 35 and a connecting rod 34.
  • the arm 31 is guided in vertical translation by the column 33 and set in motion by the engine assembly, crankshaft and connecting rod.
  • the suction cup 20 moves in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the tickets so that its gripping plane is in the plane of the tickets.
  • the suction cup 20 moves along the axis perpendicular to the ticket passing through the center of the ticket or passing through the center of gravity of the ticket.
  • the suction cup 20 is of the discharge suction cup type and is provided with means for controlling its vacuum, such as preferably a valve 26 kept closed by a spring 28.
  • the operating steps of the dispensing machine are shown diagrammatically in FIGS. 2 to 5.
  • Each ticket is unstacked one by one at the request of the customer who formulates his order through a communicating interface with the microprocessor of the distribution machine.
  • the suction cup 20 and the arm 31 are set in motion and when the suction cup comes into contact with the first ticket 13, it compresses while letting air escape on the sides of the suction cup since cannot escape through the internal valve 26 which is closed.
  • the belts 40 are parallel and located around the table 30 so as to be supported.
  • the table 30 includes a recess 39 in which the ticket comes to bear when it is driven by the suction cup 20.
  • the recess 39 makes it possible to absorb the flatness defects of the tickets and to guarantee that they will always rest on the belts 40.
  • the ticket 13 once released from the suction cup then rests on the two parallel belts 40.
  • the operation which consists in taking the ticket 12 from the stack 10 and bringing it to the drive means constitutes the unstacking operation of the ticket.
  • the ticket then undergoes a first check by the antenna 24, located around the suction cup 20 in order to determine whether the ticket communicates or not with an external antenna and therefore determine the reliability of the ticket. Control is possible thanks to a communication protocol programmed in the microprocessor, which manages communication and data exchange between the disposable contactless chip ticket and the antenna. If the ticket communicates, the microprocessor transmits a message to the motor driving the pulleys which then rotate in a direction intended to rotate the belts 40 according to a movement which drives the ticket in a printer 50. The free rollers 44 press on the belts 40 to deposit the ticket and guarantee its training. The printer in turn drives the ticket and marks it with graphic information so that it can be personalized or numbered.
  • the speed differential between the belts and the printer if there is one, is absorbed by the slip of the ticket on the smooth belts.
  • the ticket is printed by a standard thermal printer. Once the ticket is printed, it is returned by the printer to the belts 40.
  • the ticket is then re-checked by the antenna and then programmed electronically by the antenna which receives its instructions from the microprocessor so as to complete its personalization. .
  • digital data is transmitted by the antenna 24 and the antenna of the ticket to the chip of the ticket using the communication protocol.
  • the digital data transmitted is adapted to the nature of the use of the ticket and possibly at the request of the user via the communicating interface connected to the microprocessor. For example, it can be a certain amount of time units for a parking ticket which determines its period of validity.
  • the control and programming times are very short, of the order of a few tenths of a second.
  • the plate 32 is guided in translation by two axes 37 by means of a mechanism not shown in the figure for an embodiment with two cassettes of tickets.
  • This nonlimiting characteristic of the invention makes it possible to move the carriage horizontally and to position it in front of another cassette when the first cassette is empty or when it is unavailable.
  • the ticket dispensing machine is provided with two cassettes and two identical carriages as described above, each carriage being stationary and intended to extract the tickets from one of the two cassettes.
  • the cassettes are secure and reusable. They are recharged in a secure workshop. At the time of their closure, they are armed to allow only one entry into the ticket dispensing machine.
  • a seal, or any other equivalent means, guarantees that the cassette will not be opened during its cycle of use outside the secure workshop.
  • the cassettes are locked making it difficult to extract tickets without visible deterioration.
  • the cassette unlocks and its valve opens allowing the dispensing of tickets.
  • its valve locks again but is disarmed, preventing its reopening and therefore its re-introduction into the ticket dispensing machine. In this way, it is not possible to reinsert an empty cassette, half full or removed for unavailability.
  • the ticket dispensing machine uses all the tickets of the first cassette and when the latter is empty the distribution automatically switches to the second cassette.
  • a light signal informs the maintenance agent of the state of the cassettes, in service, empty or faulty.
  • the ticket dispensing machine according to the invention has the advantage of being able to adapt to the various customer interface systems existing on the market. Indeed, the communication protocol programmed in the microprocessor is able to communicate via a computer, a network or a modem or even autonomously.
  • the ticket dispensing machine according to the invention also has the advantage of being reduced in size, of the order of 400 mm X 200 mm X 150 mm. Thus, it can easily be integrated into simple disposable ticket dispensing machines without significant modifications thereof or be placed on a desk.
  • the invention can be adapted to tickets of different shapes and materials, with chips of different sizes without having to be modified.
  • the invention can be applied in particular to “tag” type tickets and / or “RFID” (Radio Frequency Identification) tickets. Thanks to the unitary distribution method of the invention, the tickets already used can be reintroduced into the cassette in order to be reprogrammed and redistributed, even if they are crumpled or if they have folds.
  • RFID Radio Frequency Identification

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Abstract

The invention relates to a device for automatically personalising and distributing individual non-contact smart tickets, said device comprising means for controlling the reliability of the tickets, means for personalising the tickets, and a storage area for storing tickets in a vertical stack. The invention is characterised in that the distribution device comprises a sucker (20) which is provided with means for controlling the depression thereof and is fixed to an arm (31) that can perform a vertical translational movement. Said sucker enables a ticket (13) to be extracted from the pile, removed from the storage area, and transported to a driving means. The inventive device also comprises an external antenna (24) which is adapted in such a way as to first control the reliability of the ticket when it is extracted from the pile.

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Dispositif de personnalisation et de distribution de tickets à puce sans contact Device for personalization and distribution of contactless smart tickets
Domaine technique La présente invention concerne un dispositif de distribution automatique à l'unité de tickets jetables et concerne en particulier un dispositif de personnalisation et de distribution de tickets à puce sans contact.Technical Field The present invention relates to an automatic dispensing device with a disposable ticket unit and relates in particular to a device for personalizing and dispensing contactless chip tickets.
Etat de la technique Les machines de distribution de tickets jetables, tels que des tickets en papier, stockent généralement les tickets sous forme de rouleaux ou de piles en accordéon appelées paravent. Selon ces deux modes de stockage, les tickets sont attachés ensemble sous forme de bandes. Ce système a l'avantage de fournir une distribution continue mais occupe beaucoup de place. Une guillotine coupe le ticket à la demande juste avant sa distribution. Malheureusement, ce type de machine de distribution ne convient pas totalement aux tickets jetables à puce sans contact dits " tickets sans contact ". En effet, le rendement de production des tickets sans contact est moins important que celui des tickets jetables simples compte tenu de leur technologie requérant beaucoup plus de précision. Or, le mode de stockage des tickets en bande continue ne permet pas la suppression des mauvais tickets lors de la production et donc tous les mauvais tickets, environ 5 % du lot, sont gardés. Du fait que chaque ticket est contrôlé avant son émission au client et que chaque mauvais ticket est orienté vers un emplacement de stockage des rébus, la proportion importante des mauvais tickets augmente le temps moyen de délivrance d'un ticket au client. De plus, le stockage des tickets en bande continue et la proportion importante des mauvais tickets nécessite un volume important de la machine de distribution. Afin de réduire le nombre de mauvais tickets , une solution consiste à les éliminer avant leur introduction dans la machine de distribution . Cette solution impose alors le stockage des tickets sous forme de piles dans le distributeur mais permet également de s ' affranchir des problèmes de place . Ce type de distributeur existe pour la distribution de cartes en plastique ou de tickets en " polyester " dont les caractéristiques physiques , telle que l ' élasticité sont proches de celles du plastique . Les cartes ou les tickets polyester sont stockés unitairement en piles et sont dépilés au fur et à mesure de la distribution . Pour dépiler les cartes , certains systèmes procèdent en poussant la carte grâce à une lame qui appuie sur l ' épaisseur de la carte . D ' autres systèmes procèdent en courbant et pinçant la carte en utilisant les propriétés rigides et élastiques de la carte . Outre le fait que ces systèmes de distribution où les cartes sont stockées en piles , offrent un gain de place non négligeable par rapport à un système de distribution à rouleaux, ils permettent également la réutilisation des tickets , c ' est à dire la redistribution par le même mécanisme des tickets déj à distribués une première fois , ce qui est impossible lorsque les tickets sont stockés en rouleaux ou en paravent . Malheureusement , ces moyens de dépilage unitaire ne conviennent pas aux tickets j etables à puce sans contact en papier . En ef fet , ce type de ticket possède des caractéristiques physiques très spécifiques par rapport aux tickets j etables simples . Sa surface n' est pas plane mais possède une surélévation au niveau de la puce . De plus , contrairement à la carte en plastique le ticket n' a pas une élasticité suffisante pour lui permettre de revenir à une configuration exactement identique lorsque l ' on relâche la pression exercée sur le ticket . Enfin, un tel ticket peut être gondolé suivant son axe longitudinal ou transversal . II n' existe donc pas de dispositifs de distribution adaptés aux tickets à puce sans contact et donc , de surcroît , il n ' existe pas de dispositifs de distribution automatique de tickets à puce sans contact. Par conséquent, aujourd'hui, la distribution de tickets à puce sans contact mais aussi leur personnalisation nécessitent une intervention manuelle.STATE OF THE ART Disposable ticket dispensing machines, such as paper tickets, generally store the tickets in the form of rolls or accordion stacks called screens. According to these two storage methods, the tickets are tied together in the form of strips. This system has the advantage of providing continuous distribution but takes up a lot of space. A guillotine cuts the ticket on demand just before its distribution. Unfortunately, this type of dispensing machine is not entirely suitable for disposable contactless chip tickets called "contactless tickets". Indeed, the production yield of contactless tickets is less important than that of single disposable tickets given their technology requiring much more precision. However, the storage mode of tickets in continuous band does not allow the deletion of bad tickets during production and therefore all bad tickets, about 5% of the batch, are kept. Because each ticket is checked before it is issued to the customer and each bad ticket is directed to a storage location for rebuses, the large proportion of bad tickets increases the average time for issuing a ticket to the customer. In addition, the storage of tickets in a continuous strip and the large proportion of bad tickets requires a large volume of the dispensing machine. In order to reduce the number of bad tickets, one solution is to eliminate them before their introduction into the distribution machine. This solution then requires the storage of tickets in the form of stacks in the dispenser but also makes it possible to overcome space problems. This type of dispenser exists for the distribution of plastic cards or "polyester" tickets whose physical characteristics, such as elasticity are close to those of plastic. The polyester cards or tickets are individually stored in stacks and are unstacked as they are distributed. To unstack the cards, certain systems proceed by pushing the card thanks to a blade which presses on the thickness of the card. Other systems do this by bending and pinching the card using the rigid and elastic properties of the card. In addition to the fact that these distribution systems where the cards are stored in stacks, offer a significant saving of space compared to a distribution system with rollers, they also allow the re-use of the tickets, that is to say the redistribution by the same mechanism for tickets already distributed for the first time, which is impossible when the tickets are stored in rolls or screens. Unfortunately, these unitary unstacking means are not suitable for contactless tickets with a paperless chip. In fact, this type of ticket has very specific physical characteristics compared to simple disposable tickets. Its surface is not flat but has an elevation at the level of the chip. In addition, unlike the plastic card, the ticket does not have sufficient elasticity to allow it to return to an exactly identical configuration when the pressure exerted on the ticket is released. Finally, such a ticket can be curled along its longitudinal or transverse axis. There are therefore no distribution devices suitable for contactless chip tickets and therefore, moreover, there are no automatic distribution devices for contactless chip tickets. Consequently, today, the distribution of contactless smart tickets but also their personalization require manual intervention.
Exposé de l'invention C'est pourquoi le but de l'invention est de réaliser un dispositif de distribution de tickets papier à puce sans contact automatique et compact . Un autre but de l'invention est de réaliser un dispositif de distribution unitaire de tickets papier à puce sans contact capable de programmer et marquer chaque ticket afin de le personnaliser selon la demande. L'objet de l'invention est donc un dispositif de personnalisation et de distribution automatique et unitaire de tickets à puce sans contact munis de moyens pour contrôler la fiabilité des tickets et de moyens pour personnaliser les tickets et comprenant un emplacement de stockage des tickets sous forme de pile verticale. Selon la caractéristique principale de l'invention, le dispositif de distribution comprend une ventouse munie de moyens pour contrôler sa dépression et solidaire d'un bras mobile en translation verticale, la ventouse permettant de dépiler et faire sortir un ticket de l'emplacement de stockage et de l'entraîner jusqu'à ce qu'il repose sur un moyen d'entraînement, et une antenne extérieure adaptée pour contrôler la fiabilité du ticket une première fois au moment du dépilage.Disclosure of the invention This is why the object of the invention is to provide a device for distributing paper tickets with chip without automatic and compact contactless contact. Another object of the invention is to provide a unitary distribution device for contactless smart paper tickets capable of programming and marking each ticket in order to personalize it according to demand. The object of the invention is therefore a device for personalization and automatic and unitary distribution of tickets with contactless chip provided with means for checking the reliability of the tickets and with means for personalizing the tickets and comprising a location for storing the tickets under vertical stack shape. According to the main characteristic of the invention, the dispensing device comprises a suction cup provided with means for controlling its vacuum and secured to a movable arm in vertical translation, the suction cup making it possible to unstack and take out a ticket from the storage location and to drive it until it rests on a drive means, and an external antenna adapted to check the reliability of the ticket a first time at the time of unstacking.
Description brève des figures Les buts, objets et caractéristiques de l'invention apparaîtront plus clairement à la lecture de la description qui suit faite en référence aux dessins dans lesquels : La figure 1 représente une coupe schématique de la machine de distribution selon l'invention, La figure 2 représente une coupe schématique de la machine de distribution selon l'invention lors de la préhension du ticket, La figure 3 représente une coupe schématique de la machine de distribution selon l'invention lors du dépilage du ticket, La figure 4 représente une coupe schématique de la machine de distribution selon l'invention lors de la libération du ticket, La figure 5 représente, selon une coupe schématique la table de guidage des tickets, La figure 6 représente en coupe schématique le marquage du ticket et La figure 7 représente en coupe schématique le retrait d'un ticket mauvais.Brief description of the figures The aims, objects and characteristics of the invention will appear more clearly on reading the following description made with reference to the drawings in which: FIG. 1 represents a schematic section of the dispensing machine according to the invention, FIG. 2 represents a schematic section of the dispensing machine according to the invention when gripping the ticket, FIG. 3 shows a schematic section of the dispensing machine according to the invention during unstacking of the ticket, FIG. 4 represents a schematic section of the dispensing machine according to the invention when the ticket is released, FIG. 5 represents, in a schematic section the ticket guide table, FIG. 6 represents in schematic section the marking of the ticket and FIG. 7 represents in schematic section the removal of a bad ticket.
Description détaillée de l'invention Selon la représentation schématique de la figure 1, la machine de distribution est composée d'au moins une cassette 10 amovible contenant environ 500 tickets à puce sans contact 12 empilés et comprimés verticalement par une masse 14. Les tickets à puce sans contact comprennent une antenne et un module ou une puce connecté à l'antenne. La pile de tickets repose sur deux rebords ou bossages 16 de la cassette 10. Entre les bossages 16, une ouverture avec clapet permet le passage des tickets. La machine de distribution comprend un chariot composé d'un bras mobile 31 en translation verticale sur lequel est fixée une ventouse 20. Une table, non représentée sur la figure, sur laquelle est gravée une antenne comporte en son centre une ouverture adaptée pour le passage de la ventouse 20. Deux courroies lisses 40 parallèles soutenues et entraînées chacune par deux poulies 42, elles-mêmes entraînées par un moteur, sont disposées parallèlement aux bords de la table de façon à entourer la table. L'antenne 24 est disposée à la périphérie de la table de façon à entourer 1 ' ouverture située en son centre. Selon une variante, l'antenne est fixée au bras mobile 31 et l'ouverture dans la table permet le passage de la ventouse 20 et de l'antenne 24. L'antenne 24 est connectée à au moins un micro-processeur non représenté sur les figures et muni d'une mémoire. Les deux courroies constituent des moyens d'entraînement des tickets et sont disposées sous la pile de tickets et parallèles au plan des tickets. Deux galets 44 appuient sur le creux des courroies parallèles 40 juste à côté des poulies 42. Le bras 31 est mis en mouvement grâce à un mécanisme de montée/descente composé principalement d'une platine 32, d'une colonne 33 fixée à la platine, d'un ensemble moteur 36, d'un vilebrequin 35 et d'une bielle 34. Le bras 31 est guidé en translation verticale par la colonne 33 et mis en mouvement grâce à l'ensemble moteur, vilebrequin et bielle. La ventouse 20 se déplace dans la direction perpendiculaire au plan des tickets de façon à ce que son plan de préhension soit dans le plan des tickets. De préférence, la ventouse 20 se déplace le long de l'axe perpendiculaire au ticket passant par le centre du ticket ou passant par le centre de gravité du ticket. La ventouse 20 est de type ventouse à décharge et est munie de moyens pour contrôler sa dépression tels que de préférence une soupape 26 maintenue fermée par un ressort 28. Les étapes de fonctionnement de la machine de distribution sont schématisées sur les figures 2 à 5. Chaque ticket est dépilé un à un à la demande du client qui formule sa commande grâce à une interface communicante avec le micro-processeur de la machine de distribution. Selon la figure 2, la ventouse 20 et le bras 31 sont mis en mouvement et lorsque la ventouse arrive en contact avec le premier ticket 13, elle se comprime tout en laissant l'air s'échapper sur les côtés de la ventouse puisqu'il ne peut pas s'évacuer par la soupape interne 26 qui est fermée. Alors que le vilebrequin 35 passe le point mort haut et que le moteur 36 continue sa rotation, la ventouse tend à se décomprimer et se met donc en dépression, ce qui entraîne le ticket 13 vers le bas. Le ticket 13 d'abord retenu par les bossages 16 de la cassette se déforme, comme représenté sur la figure 3 et finit par sortir de la cassette. La ventouse 20 sur laquelle est retenue le ticket 13 et le bras 21 continuent leur descente jusqu'à ce que le ressort 28 soit comprimé sur la butée 38 de la platine 32 comme illustré sur la figure 4. Lorsque le ressort 28 se comprime, la soupape 26 est mue vers le haut et en s 'ouvrant laisse rentrer l'air dans la ventouse faisant disparaître ainsi la dépression dans celle-ci ce qui a pour effet de libérer le ticket. Selon la figure 5 qui représente une coupe schématique selon un plan perpendiculaire aux plans de coupe des figures 1 à 4, les courroies 40 sont parallèles et situées autour de la table 30 de façon à être soutenues. La table 30 comporte un creux 39 dans lequel le ticket vient en appui lorsqu'il est entraîné par la ventouse 20. Le creux 39 permet d'absorber les défauts de planéité des tickets et de garantir qu'ils reposeront toujours sur les courroies 40. Le ticket 13 une fois libéré de la ventouse repose alors sur les deux courroies parallèles 40. L'opération qui consiste à prendre le ticket 12 de la pile 10 et de l'amener jusqu'au moyen d'entraînement constitue l'opération de dépilage du ticket. En référence à la figure 6, le ticket subit alors un premier contrôle par l'antenne 24, située autour de la ventouse 20 afin de déterminer si le ticket communique ou pas avec une antenne extérieure et donc déterminer la fiabilité du ticket. Le contrôle est possible grâce à un protocole de communication programmé dans le micro- processeur, qui gère la communication et les échanges de données entre le ticket jetable à puce sans contact et l'antenne. Si le ticket communique, le micro-processeur transmet un message au moteur entraînant les poulies qui tournent alors dans un sens destiné à faire tourner les courroies 40 selon un mouvement qui entraîne le ticket dans une imprimante 50. Les galets libres 44 appuient sur les courroies 40 pour plaquer le ticket et garantir son entraînement. L'imprimante entraîne à son tour le ticket et le marque à l'aide d'informations graphiques de façon à le personnaliser ou le numéroter. Le différentiel de vitesse entre les courroies et l'imprimante s'il existe, est absorbé par le glissement du ticket sur les courroies lisses. L'impression du ticket est réalisée par une imprimante thermique standard. Une fois le ticket imprimé, il est remis par l'imprimante sur les courroies 40. Le ticket est alors re- contrôlé par l'antenne puis programmé électroniquement par l'antenne qui reçoit ses instructions du micro-processeur de façon à achever sa personnalisation. Pour cela, des données numériques sont transmises par l'antenne 24 et l'antenne du ticket à la puce du ticket grâce au protocole de communication. Les données numériques transmises sont adaptées à la nature de l'utilisation du ticket et éventuellement à la demande de l'utilisateur via l'interface communicante reliée au micro-processeur. Par exemple, il peut s'agir d'une certaine quantité d'unités de temps pour un ticket de parking qui détermine sa durée de validité. Les temps de contrôle et de programmation sont très courts, de l'ordre de quelques dixièmes de seconde. Une fois le ticket programmé, il est validé pour être distribué au client. L'antenne transmet alors au micro- processeur un message de commande au moteur pour l'entraînement des poulies qui tournent alors dans un sens faisant tourner les courroies 40 dans un mouvement entraînant le ticket vers la sortie de distribution située du côté opposé à l'imprimante comme représenté sur la figure 7. Lors des contrôles qui ont lieu au moment du dépilage et au moment de la programmation, si un défaut de communication est détecté, l'antenne transmet l'information au micro-processeur afin que l'imprimante éjecte le ticket vers un bac où tous les tickets rejetés sont automatiquement stockés et situé après l'imprimante. Cette disposition permet de s'affranchir d'un dispositif d'aiguillage et améliore la compacité du produit. Comme illustré sur les figures 1 à 7, la platine 32 est guidée en translation par deux axes 37 grâce à un mécanisme non représenté sur la figure pour un mode de réalisation avec deux cassettes de tickets. Cette caractéristique non limitative de l'invention permet de déplacer horizontalement le chariot et de le positionner devant une autre cassette lorsque la première cassette est vide ou lorsqu'elle est indisponible. Cependant, selon une variante de réalisation de l'invention, la machine de distribution de tickets est munie de deux cassettes et de deux chariots identiques tels que décrits précédemment, chaque chariot étant immobile et destiné à extraire les tickets d'une des deux cassettes. De façon préférentielle mais non limitative de l'invention, les cassettes sont sécurisées et réutilisables. Elles sont rechargées en atelier sécurisé. Au moment de leur fermeture, elles sont armées pour n'autoriser qu'une seule introduction dans la machine de distribution de tickets. Un plombage, ou tout autre moyen équivalent, garantit la non-ouverture de la cassette pendant son cycle d'utilisation à l'extérieur de l'atelier sécurisé. Pendant leur transport, les cassettes sont verrouillées rendant difficile l'extraction de tickets sans détérioration visible. Lors de son introduction dans la machine de distribution de tickets, la cassette se déverrouille et son clapet s'ouvre permettant la distribution des tickets. Ensuite, lors du retrait de la cassette de la machine de distribution, son clapet se verrouille à nouveau mais est désarmé, empêchant sa réouverture et donc sa réintroduction dans la machine de distribution de tickets. De cette façon, il n'est pas possible de réintroduire une cassette vide, à moitié pleine ou retirée pour indisponibilité. Selon le mode de réalisation avec deux cassettes, la machine de distribution de tickets utilise tous les tickets de la première cassette et lorsque celle-ci est vide la distribution bascule automatiquement sur la seconde cassette. Une signalisation lumineuse informe l'agent de maintenance de l'état des cassettes, en service, vide, ou en défaut . La machine de distribution de tickets selon l'invention ont l'avantage de pouvoir s'adapter aux différents systèmes d'interface client existant sur le marché. En effet, le protocole de communication programmé dans le micro-processeur est apte à communiquer par l'intermédiaire d'un ordinateur, d'un réseau ou d'un modem ou même de façon autonome . La machine de distribution de tickets selon l'invention a de plus l'avantage d'être de taille réduite, de l'ordre de 400 mm X 200 mm X 150 mm. Ainsi, elle peut facilement s'intégrer aux machines de distribution de tickets jetables simples sans modifications importantes de celles-ci ou être posée sur un bureau. En outre, l'invention peut être adaptée à des tickets de différentes formes et matières, avec des puces de tailles différentes sans avoir à être modifiée. L'invention peut s'appliquer en particulier à des tickets de type « tag » et/ou des tickets « RFID » (Radio Fréquence Identification) . Grâce au mode de distribution unitaire de l'invention, les tickets déjà utilisés peuvent être réintroduits dans la cassette afin d'être reprogrammés et redistribués et ce, même s'ils sont froissés ou s'ils comportent des pliures. Detailed description of the invention According to the schematic representation of FIG. 1, the dispensing machine is composed of at least one removable cassette 10 containing approximately 500 contactless chip tickets 12 stacked and compressed vertically by a mass 14. The tickets to contactless chip include an antenna and a module or chip connected to the antenna. The stack of tickets rests on two flanges or bosses 16 of the cassette 10. Between the bosses 16, an opening with a valve allows the passage of tickets. The dispensing machine comprises a carriage composed of a movable arm 31 in vertical translation on which a suction cup 20 is fixed. A table, not shown in the figure, on which an antenna is engraved has in its center an opening suitable for passage of the suction cup 20. Two smooth parallel belts 40 supported and each driven by two pulleys 42, themselves driven by a motor, are arranged parallel to the edges of the table so as to surround the table. The antenna 24 is arranged at the periphery of the table so as to surround the opening located at its center. Alternatively, the antenna is fixed to the movable arm 31 and the opening in the table allows the passage of the suction cup 20 and the antenna 24. The antenna 24 is connected to at least one microprocessor not shown in the figures and provided with a memory . The two belts constitute means for driving the tickets and are arranged under the stack of tickets and parallel to the plane of the tickets. Two rollers 44 press on the hollow of the parallel belts 40 just next to the pulleys 42. The arm 31 is set in motion by an ascent / descent mechanism mainly composed of a plate 32, of a column 33 fixed to the plate , an engine assembly 36, a crankshaft 35 and a connecting rod 34. The arm 31 is guided in vertical translation by the column 33 and set in motion by the engine assembly, crankshaft and connecting rod. The suction cup 20 moves in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the tickets so that its gripping plane is in the plane of the tickets. Preferably, the suction cup 20 moves along the axis perpendicular to the ticket passing through the center of the ticket or passing through the center of gravity of the ticket. The suction cup 20 is of the discharge suction cup type and is provided with means for controlling its vacuum, such as preferably a valve 26 kept closed by a spring 28. The operating steps of the dispensing machine are shown diagrammatically in FIGS. 2 to 5. Each ticket is unstacked one by one at the request of the customer who formulates his order through a communicating interface with the microprocessor of the distribution machine. According to Figure 2, the suction cup 20 and the arm 31 are set in motion and when the suction cup comes into contact with the first ticket 13, it compresses while letting air escape on the sides of the suction cup since cannot escape through the internal valve 26 which is closed. While the crankshaft 35 passes the top dead center and the engine 36 continues its rotation, the suction cup tends to decompress and therefore becomes depressed, which causes the ticket 13 downwards. Ticket 13 first retained by the bosses 16 of the cassette deforms, as shown in FIG. 3 and ends up leaving the cassette. The suction cup 20 on which the ticket 13 is retained and the arm 21 continue their descent until the spring 28 is compressed on the stop 38 of the plate 32 as illustrated in FIG. 4. When the spring 28 is compressed, the valve 26 is moved upwards and, by opening, allows air to enter the suction cup, thereby eliminating the vacuum therein, which has the effect of releasing the ticket. According to Figure 5 which shows a schematic section along a plane perpendicular to the sectional planes of Figures 1 to 4, the belts 40 are parallel and located around the table 30 so as to be supported. The table 30 includes a recess 39 in which the ticket comes to bear when it is driven by the suction cup 20. The recess 39 makes it possible to absorb the flatness defects of the tickets and to guarantee that they will always rest on the belts 40. The ticket 13 once released from the suction cup then rests on the two parallel belts 40. The operation which consists in taking the ticket 12 from the stack 10 and bringing it to the drive means constitutes the unstacking operation of the ticket. With reference to FIG. 6, the ticket then undergoes a first check by the antenna 24, located around the suction cup 20 in order to determine whether the ticket communicates or not with an external antenna and therefore determine the reliability of the ticket. Control is possible thanks to a communication protocol programmed in the microprocessor, which manages communication and data exchange between the disposable contactless chip ticket and the antenna. If the ticket communicates, the microprocessor transmits a message to the motor driving the pulleys which then rotate in a direction intended to rotate the belts 40 according to a movement which drives the ticket in a printer 50. The free rollers 44 press on the belts 40 to deposit the ticket and guarantee its training. The printer in turn drives the ticket and marks it with graphic information so that it can be personalized or numbered. The speed differential between the belts and the printer if there is one, is absorbed by the slip of the ticket on the smooth belts. The ticket is printed by a standard thermal printer. Once the ticket is printed, it is returned by the printer to the belts 40. The ticket is then re-checked by the antenna and then programmed electronically by the antenna which receives its instructions from the microprocessor so as to complete its personalization. . For this, digital data is transmitted by the antenna 24 and the antenna of the ticket to the chip of the ticket using the communication protocol. The digital data transmitted is adapted to the nature of the use of the ticket and possibly at the request of the user via the communicating interface connected to the microprocessor. For example, it can be a certain amount of time units for a parking ticket which determines its period of validity. The control and programming times are very short, of the order of a few tenths of a second. Once the ticket has been programmed, it is validated for distribution to the customer. The antenna then transmits to the microprocessor a command message to the motor for driving the pulleys which then rotate in a direction rotating the belts 40 in a movement causing the ticket to the distribution outlet located on the side opposite the printer as shown in figure 7. During the checks which take place during unstacking and during programming, if a communication fault is detected, the antenna transmits the information to the microprocessor so that the printer ejects the ticket to a bin where all rejected tickets are automatically stored and located after the printer. This this arrangement eliminates the need for a referral device and improves the compactness of the product. As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 7, the plate 32 is guided in translation by two axes 37 by means of a mechanism not shown in the figure for an embodiment with two cassettes of tickets. This nonlimiting characteristic of the invention makes it possible to move the carriage horizontally and to position it in front of another cassette when the first cassette is empty or when it is unavailable. However, according to an alternative embodiment of the invention, the ticket dispensing machine is provided with two cassettes and two identical carriages as described above, each carriage being stationary and intended to extract the tickets from one of the two cassettes. Preferably but not limiting the invention, the cassettes are secure and reusable. They are recharged in a secure workshop. At the time of their closure, they are armed to allow only one entry into the ticket dispensing machine. A seal, or any other equivalent means, guarantees that the cassette will not be opened during its cycle of use outside the secure workshop. During transport, the cassettes are locked making it difficult to extract tickets without visible deterioration. When it is inserted into the ticket dispensing machine, the cassette unlocks and its valve opens allowing the dispensing of tickets. Then, when removing the cassette from the dispensing machine, its valve locks again but is disarmed, preventing its reopening and therefore its re-introduction into the ticket dispensing machine. In this way, it is not possible to reinsert an empty cassette, half full or removed for unavailability. According to the embodiment with two cassettes, the ticket dispensing machine uses all the tickets of the first cassette and when the latter is empty the distribution automatically switches to the second cassette. A light signal informs the maintenance agent of the state of the cassettes, in service, empty or faulty. The ticket dispensing machine according to the invention has the advantage of being able to adapt to the various customer interface systems existing on the market. Indeed, the communication protocol programmed in the microprocessor is able to communicate via a computer, a network or a modem or even autonomously. The ticket dispensing machine according to the invention also has the advantage of being reduced in size, of the order of 400 mm X 200 mm X 150 mm. Thus, it can easily be integrated into simple disposable ticket dispensing machines without significant modifications thereof or be placed on a desk. In addition, the invention can be adapted to tickets of different shapes and materials, with chips of different sizes without having to be modified. The invention can be applied in particular to “tag” type tickets and / or “RFID” (Radio Frequency Identification) tickets. Thanks to the unitary distribution method of the invention, the tickets already used can be reintroduced into the cassette in order to be reprogrammed and redistributed, even if they are crumpled or if they have folds.

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1. Dispositif de personnalisation et de distribution automatique et unitaire de tickets à puce sans contact muni de moyens pour contrôler la fiabilité des tickets et de moyens pour personnaliser les tickets et comprenant un emplacement de stockage des tickets sous forme de pile verticale ; caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une ventouse (20) munie de moyens pour contrôler sa dépression et solidaire d'un bras mobile (31) en translation verticale, ladite ventouse permettant de dépiler et faire sortir un ticket (13) de l'emplacement de stockage et de l'entraîner jusqu'à ce qu'il repose sur un moyen d'entraînement, et d'une antenne extérieure (24) adaptée pour contrôler la fiabilité dudit ticket une première fois au moment du dépilage.1. Device for personalization and automatic and unitary distribution of contactless chip tickets provided with means for checking the reliability of the tickets and means for personalizing the tickets and comprising a storage location for the tickets in the form of a vertical stack; characterized in that it comprises a suction cup (20) provided with means for controlling its depression and secured to a movable arm (31) in vertical translation, said suction cup making it possible to unstack and remove a ticket (13) from the location storage and drive it until it rests on a drive means, and an external antenna (24) adapted to control the reliability of said ticket a first time when unstacking.
2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, dans lequel lesdits moyens pour personnaliser ledit ticket (13) comprennent entre autre une imprimante thermique (50) pour imprimer sur ledit ticket des informations graphiques personnalisées.2. Device according to claim 1, wherein said means for personalizing said ticket (13) comprises inter alia a thermal printer (50) for printing on said ticket personalized graphic information.
3. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 ou 2 , dans lequel ledit moyen d'entraînement dirige ledit ticket soit vers ladite imprimante ou vers un bac de stockage des tickets rejetés soit vers une sortie de distribution.3. Device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said drive means directs said ticket either to said printer or to a storage bin for rejected tickets or to a distribution outlet.
4. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel ledit ticket repose sur lesdits moyens d'entraînement pour être contrôlé et programmé électroniquement .4. Device according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said ticket rests on said drive means to be controlled and programmed electronically.
5. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel ladite antenne (24) extérieure au ticket est connectée à un micro-processeur muni d'une mémoire. 5. Device according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein said antenna (24) external to the ticket is connected to a microprocessor provided with a memory.
6. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel ledit ticket est programmé électroniquement et achevé d'être personnalisé par un utilisateur extérieur via une interface communicante reliée audit microprocesseur qui transmet les données à la puce du ticket via l'antenne (24) et l'antenne du ticket grâce à un protocole de communication programmé dans ledit microprocesseur.6. Device according to one of claims 1 to 5, wherein said ticket is programmed electronically and completed to be personalized by an external user via a communicating interface connected to said microprocessor which transmits the data to the chip of the ticket via the antenna (24) and the antenna of the ticket using a communication protocol programmed in said microprocessor.
7. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, dans lequel si ladite antenne (24) détecte un ticket qui ne communique pas, le ticket est automatiquement dirigé vers ledit bac de stockage où tous les tickets rejetés sont stockés . 7. Device according to one of claims 1 to 6, wherein if said antenna (24) detects a ticket which does not communicate, the ticket is automatically directed to said storage bin where all rejected tickets are stored.
8. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, dans lequel ledit emplacement de stockage est composée d'au moins une cassette (10) amovible.8. Device according to one of claims 1 to 7, wherein said storage location is composed of at least one removable cassette (10).
9. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8, dans lequel ledit bras (31) est entraîné en translation grâce à un ensemble moteur (36) , vilebrequin (35) et bielle (34) .9. Device according to one of claims 1 to 8, wherein said arm (31) is driven in translation by means of an engine (36), crankshaft (35) and connecting rod (34) assembly.
10. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, dans lequel ladite ventouse (20) est munie de moyens pour contrôler sa dépression tels que de préférence une soupape (26) maintenue fermée par un ressort (28) .10. Device according to one of claims 1 to 9, wherein said suction cup (20) is provided with means for controlling its vacuum such as preferably a valve (26) kept closed by a spring (28).
11. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 10, dans lequel ladite cassette (10) est munie d'un clapet qui reste fermé et verrouillé lorsque la cassette est retirée de la machine de distribution.11. Device according to one of claims 1 to 10, wherein said cassette (10) is provided with a valve which remains closed and locked when the cassette is removed from the dispensing machine.
12. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 11, dans lequel le ticket à puce sans contact est un ticket en papier. 12. Device according to one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the contactless chip ticket is a paper ticket.
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