JP2000057388A - Automatic ticket examination device and station duty system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the occurrence of a carrier fault on a succeeding stage even when plural tickets are together carried in error without individually separating them by arranging a detection means for detecting the thickness of a carried ticket on the rear stage of a separation means and at the time of judging the superposition of tickets, based on the detection result of the detection means, inhibiting ticket examination processing. SOLUTION: Tickets to be carried are aligned by an alignment part 13 and the thickness of a ticket to be carried is detected by a thickness detector in a thickness detection part 31. When the superposition of tickets in the alignment part 13 is not judged by output from the thickness detector a CPU executes succeeding processing such as reading processing by reading heads 14, 15. When the superposition of tickets in the alignment part 13 is judged from the output of the thickness detector, the CPU cancels the succeeding processing such as reading processing by the reading heads 14, 15, carries superposed tickets to a batch pool part 23 through a main carrier part 11 and ejects those tickets from an ejection port 3 through the batch pool part 23.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate system for collectively accepting a plurality of tickets and performing a ticket gate process, and to a station equipment such as an automatic ticket gate device installed at various stations via a line. Related to a station service system comprising a center computer to be operated.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, automatic ticket gates for automatically processing ticket gates have been installed at transportation stations such as railways. In such an automatic ticket gate, information such as magnetism recorded on an inserted ticket is read to determine whether or not passing is possible, and processing such as punching and printing is performed as necessary.

[0003] If the judgment of the passage is inappropriate, the door of the device is closed to prevent the passage, and the user is alerted by a display panel or voice guidance. Further, among such automatic ticket gates, those that can cope with the use of a combination of a plurality of tickets have been put to practical use.

[0004] Combined use of a ticket includes, for example, a combination of two or more tickets such as a commuter pass and a commuter pass, a commuter pass and a regular ticket, and a combination of a ticket and a prepaid card. What to use or tickets,
Express tickets and reserved seat tickets are used in combination.

[0005] Such an automatic ticket gate corresponding to a plurality of sheets,
It is used in collection and wicket processing using limited express tickets and designated tickets such as transfer stations and Shinkansen. In an automatic ticket gate that supports a plurality of tickets, information such as the magnetism of a ticket is read and held one by one, and then a combination is determined to determine whether or not the ticket can be passed.

[0006] Based on the result of the determination, if possible, the ticket is rewritten with a magnetic recording or the like, punched or printed, etc., and the ticket is discharged in a lump at the outlet. If not possible, the processing after the determination is not performed, but the information is released collectively.

Conventionally, in an automatic ticket gate that can handle a plurality of tickets, it is not possible to separate tickets, and when a plurality of tickets are conveyed together, various obstacles have occurred depending on the overlapping state of the tickets. For example, if the upper side of the ticket with the magnetic surface overlapping the lower side precedes, the lower ticket is read from the middle during the magnetic reading of the previous ticket, so that the magnetic reading is abnormal and the normal processing is not performed. In this case, if there is an unprocessed ticket before separation, the overlapped ticket will be stored in the holding section, but since the state of the ticket is various, the transport of the stop stopper by the increase of the belt clamping force due to the increase in thickness, ,
An increase in the apparent length of the whole may cause an obstacle such as detection of a jammed sheet due to simultaneous light blocking of a plurality of sensors, and the apparatus may be stopped at the time of occurrence.

[0008] Further, in the case of overlapping on the back side of the magnetic surface, when the front several bits of the first ticket information are read, it is determined that the back side is inserted, and is introduced into the reversing unit. When two 85mm pieces overlap,
In the reversing unit which only assumes reversal up to the current 120 mm ticket, the reversing operation is performed without the rear end of the second sheet being able to be introduced, so that the ticket is jammed and the apparatus stops.

[0009] Conventionally, commuter passes and the like have many users and many reports of loss, so it takes time to make a comparison with a lost ticket at the time of use, and the transit time becomes longer. There was no detection of unauthorized users.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, when a plurality of tickets are unsuccessfully separated and conveyed together,
This eliminates the disadvantage that a rearward conveyance failure occurs, and can prevent a rearward conveyance failure when a plurality of tickets fail to be separated and are transported together. It is an object to provide an automatic ticket gate. Still another object of the present invention is to provide a station service system capable of detecting unauthorized use of a lost commuter pass.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An automatic ticket gate according to the present invention receives a plurality of tickets in a lump, separates the received plurality of tickets into individual tickets by separating means, and separates the received tickets. Detecting a thickness of the conveyed ticket, provided at a subsequent stage of the separating means, and detecting the thickness of the conveyed ticket. Means for judging whether or not the conveyed tickets are overlapped on the basis of the result of detection by the means, and prohibiting means for prohibiting the ticket gate processing when the judging means judges the overlap of the tickets. .

[0012] The automatic ticket gate according to the present invention is a receiving means for collectively receiving a plurality of tickets, a separating means for separating the plurality of tickets received by the receiving means into individual tickets,
Conveying means for conveying the tickets one by one separated by the separating means, detecting means for detecting the thickness of the tickets conveyed by the conveying means, and the tickets conveyed by the conveying means based on the detection result by the detecting means Determining means for determining whether or not overlap, processing means for performing a ticket inspection process on the ticket by transporting the ticket by the transport means when the overlapping of the tickets is not determined by this determining means, and When the judging means judges the overlap of the tickets, the discharging means conveys and discharges the tickets by the conveying means without performing the ticket checking process by the processing means.

[0013] The automatic ticket gate according to the present invention is a receiving means for collectively receiving a plurality of tickets, a separating means for separating the plurality of tickets received by the receiving means into individual tickets,
Conveying means for conveying the tickets one by one separated by the separating means, detecting means for detecting the thickness of the tickets conveyed by the conveying means, and the tickets conveyed by the conveying means based on the detection result by the detecting means Means for judging whether or not the sheets overlap, when the sheet is not judged to be overlapped by the judgment means, the sheet is conveyed by the conveying means, so that the magnetic reading processing, the reversing processing, the reserving, Processing means for performing ticket inspection processing and the like, and when the overlap of the tickets is determined by the determination means, without performing the ticket reading processing such as magnetic reading processing, reversal processing, hold processing by the processing means, by the transport means It consists of discharging means for transporting and discharging tickets.

The automatic ticket gate according to the present invention comprises: a receiving means for receiving a plurality of tickets collectively; a separating means for separating the plurality of tickets received by the receiving means into individual tickets;
Conveying means for conveying the tickets one by one separated by the separating means, detecting means for detecting the thickness of the tickets conveyed by the conveying means, and the tickets conveyed by the conveying means based on the detection result by the detecting means Determining means for determining whether or not are overlapped with each other;
The first reading for reading the ticket information of the first ticket by transporting the first ticket by the transport means when the determination unit does not determine the overlap of the tickets for the first ticket. Means, storage means for storing ticket information of the first ticket read by the first reading means,
The holding means for holding the first note read by the reading means in the middle of the transport means, and at least one second note separated by the separating means, When the overlap is not determined, the second ticket is transported by the transporting device to read ticket information of the second ticket. The second reading device reads the ticket information of the second ticket. Based on the ticket information of the second ticket and the ticket information of the first ticket stored in the storage means, the processing means for performing the ticket processing, the second ticket separated by the separating means, When the judging means judges the overlap of the tickets, the conveying means conveys and discharges the second ticket without carrying out the reading by the second reading means and the ticket gate processing by the processing means, and the holding Suspended in the means The discharging means for transporting and discharging the first ticket by the transport means, and the storage of the second ticket separated by the separating means when the determining means determines that the sheets overlap. It comprises erasing means for erasing the ticket information of the first ticket stored in the means.

The station service system of the present invention is installed at a first station, and is an automatic ticket gate as station equipment for handling commuter tickets at the time of entry, and a station installed at a second station for handling commuter tickets at the time of entry. The automatic ticket gate device installed at the first station is a regular ticket gate device, an automatic checkout machine, and a center computer connected to these station service devices via a line. When entering with a ticket, there is a transmission means for transmitting a commuter pass number and a valid section read from the commuter pass to the center computer, and the center computer stores a lost commuter pass list based on the commuter pass number. Means, the commuter pass number transmitted from the automatic ticket gate and the commuter pass number in the list of lost commuter passes stored in the storage means are compared. A determining means for determining the unauthorized use of the lost commuter pass, and a second station in the pass section transmitted from the automatic ticket gate when the determining means determines the unauthorized use of the lost commuter pass. And a notifying means for notifying the automatic checkout machine at the second station outside the passage section of the commuter pass number of the unauthorized use, and the automatic ticket gate installed at the second station and The settlement machine has means for detecting the unauthorized use of the commuter pass at the time of participation based on the commuter pass number of the unauthorized use reported from the center computer.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 illustrates this first
1 schematically illustrates an external configuration of an automatic ticket gate device that performs an entrance operation and an exit operation installed at a railway-related station according to the embodiment. The automatic ticket gates are usually installed as a set of two at a ticket gate of a station or the like, and a passage for a passer is formed between the two.

That is, it is constituted by the main body 1 of an automatic ticket gate device that performs entrance and exit operations. This body 1
In the entrance 2, a ticket (regular ticket, regular ticket, SF card) or the like is inserted when entering the ticket gate of the station, that is, the entrance, or when exiting from the ticket gate of the station, that is, the entrance. A discharge port 3 for discharging a ticket or the like received at the input port 2 is provided. In the vicinity of the input port 2,
A shutter (not shown) for preventing the insertion of a ticket or the like is provided.

In front of the entrance 2 and the exit 3 on the main body 1, a guidance display section 4 for providing guidance to passers-by, station staff, and the like is provided. Doors 5 and 5 that can be opened and closed are provided at both ends of the side of the main body 1 on the side of the passage, and the doors 5 and 5 can be opened and closed based on the determination result of the passage. It is controlled.

At the upper part of the main body 1, a frame-shaped pole portion (frame body) 6 for defining a passage of a pedestrian is provided upright.
A plurality of human detectors 7 as optical sensors for detecting passage of a pedestrian are provided on the side surfaces of the pole portion 6 and the main body 1 on the side of each passage. In the case of FIG. 1, there is a light emitting device on the opposite side of the light receiving device.

On the pole section 6, the operation state of the device (child ticket insertion, invalid ticket insertion, equipment abnormality, etc.)
Is displayed. Next, FIG.
The schematic configuration of the internal mechanism of the main body 1 will be described with reference to FIG. That is, a main transport path 11 for transporting a ticket or the like accepted by the input port 2 to the output port 3 (the direction of the arrow a) is formed between the input port 2 and the output port 3.

On the transport path of the main transport path 11, along the input port 2 and the discharge port 3, a separating section 12, an organizing section 13, magnetic information reading sections (magnetic heads; reading heads) 14 and 15, a reversing and holding section 16. , Magnetic information recording unit (magnetic head; write head)
17. Magnetic information reading unit (magnetic head; reading head) 1
8, scissors section 19, sorting section (sorting gate) 20, printing section 2
1, a merging section (distribution gate) 22, a batch pool section 23, and a distribution section (distribution gate) 24 are provided in this order.

A branch transport path 25 branched from the main transport path 11 by the distribution unit 20 is provided. The branch transport path 25 is joined to the main transport path 11 at the junction 22.

On the transport path of the branch transport path 25, a punching section 26 and a printing section 27 are sequentially provided. In addition, the ticket-collecting transport path 28 branched from the main transport path 11 by the distribution unit 24 is distributed in the direction of the ticket-collecting units 29a and 29b for collecting collected tickets. The tickets distributed to the ticket collection units 29a and 29b by the distribution unit 24 are selectively collected by the distribution unit 30 to the ticket collection units 29a and 29b.

The separation unit 12 collectively receives tickets (up to a maximum of four tickets) such as tickets inserted into the slot 2.
The sheets are separated and sent to the alignment unit 13. The arranging unit 13 arranges the tickets one by one sent from the separating unit 12 and sends them to the reading heads 14 and 15.

The alignment section 13 is provided with a thickness detecting section 31 for detecting the thickness of the ticket sent from the separating section 12. The thickness detecting unit 31 detects whether the thickness of the conveyed ticket is one sheet or two sheets or more.

For example, as shown in FIGS.
Arm 33 which pivots on a fulcrum, and a transport guide 34 provided at one end of the arm 33 and constituting the main transport path 11
A detection roller 35 provided to face the arm 3 and the arm 3
3 is constituted by a spring 36 for pressing the detection roller 35 against the conveyance guide 32 by pulling the counterclockwise direction, and a detector 37 for detecting whether or not light is shielded by the other end 33a of the arm 33. I have. Detector 37
Is composed of a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit.

That is, the detection roller 35 and the conveyance guide 3
In the case where one ticket is interposed between the arm 33 and the other, and as shown in FIG. Is not blocked, and two or more tickets are interposed between the detection roller 35 and the conveyance guide 34 in an overlapping manner, as shown in FIG. The light from the light emitting section of the container 37 is shielded.

In the above example, the case where the transport guide 34 is provided at a position facing the detection roller 35 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the configuration in which the transport roller 38 is provided as shown in FIG. It may be.

The read heads 14 and 15 are for reading encoded magnetic information recorded on a magnetic recording layer on the back surface of a ticket or the like. The read head 14 reads when the magnetic recording layer is transported on the upper side, and the read head 15 reads when the magnetic recording layer is transported on the lower side.

When the front and back of the ticket supplied via the read heads 14 and 15 are correct (when the magnetic recording layer is on the lower side), the reversing / reserving section 16 keeps the distribution gate 16 as it is.
a when the ticket is conveyed to the write head 17 via the read head a and is reversed via the read heads 14 and 15 (when the magnetic recording layer is on the upper side), the distribution gate 16a
After the ticket is transported to the reverse transport path 41 by using, the ticket is guided from the reverse transport path 41 to the main transport path 11 via the transport path 42 so that the ticket is reversed and transported.

The reversing / reserving section 16 includes a reserving section 43,
44, 45, respectively, and the distribution gates 16b, 16
The tickets are guided from the main transport path 11 by c and 16d. In addition, the reverse transport path 41 is also used as a holding unit. The holding units 43, 44, 45
Are respectively provided with stoppers 43a, 44a, 45 for holding.
a is provided, and the reverse transport path 41 is provided with a stopper 41 a for holding. The holding units 43, 44, 4
5. The ticket held in the reverse transport path 41 is
It is conveyed to the write head 17 by leading it to the main conveyance path 11 via the distribution gate 16e.

The write head 17 records encoded magnetic information on a magnetic recording layer on the back surface of a ticket or the like. The read head 18 is a verifying head, and reads the encoded magnetic information recorded by the write head 17.

The scissors section 19 is for opening perforations as scissors in a ticket or the like conveyed by the main conveyance path 11. The printing unit 21 prints a date and the like (printing using an ink ribbon) on a ticket or the like conveyed by the main conveyance path 11.

The perforation section 26 perforates a ticket or the like conveyed by the branch conveyance path 25. The printing unit 27 prints (thermal recording) a station name, a date, and the like on a ticket or the like conveyed by the branch conveyance path 25.

The collective pool section 23 is for stacking the collectively inserted tickets and the like. This batch pool unit 23
Tickets etc. are collectively discharged through the distribution gate 24
It is to be discharged from.

A shutter 2a is provided near the input port 2. A detector 51 for detecting insertion of a ticket from the insertion slot 2 is provided in the vicinity of the insertion slot 2, and a detector 52 for detecting removal of a ticket from the discharge slot 3 in the vicinity of the discharge slot 3. A detector 53 for detecting the passage of a conveyed ticket is provided near the scissors section 19, and a detector 54 for detecting the presence or absence of a pooled ticket in the batch pool section 23. Is provided.

Further, a detector (not shown) for detecting passage of a conveyed ticket is provided on each of the above-mentioned conveying paths. FIG. 6 schematically shows a control system of the automatic ticket gate configured as shown in FIG. The control system of the automatic ticket gate is a central processing unit (hereinafter abbreviated as CPU) 6 for controlling the entire automatic ticket gate.
0, a read-only memory 61 (hereinafter abbreviated as ROM) storing a control program of the CPU 60,
Random access memory 62 (hereinafter abbreviated as RAM) for storing information read from a ticket or the like and storing the information as a buffer for a control program, and storing fare information corresponding to the entrance station (from the station to the installation station). A fare memory 63, a read circuit 64 for controlling the read heads 14 and 15, a write circuit 65 for controlling the write head 17, a read circuit 66 for controlling the read head 18, a distribution gate 16a,
.., A distribution control circuit 67 for controlling 16e, 20, 22, 24, 30; a detector 53 for passage detection;
A detection circuit 69 for detecting the insertion state of the ticket at the insertion slot 2 based on the output of the input port 2; a detection circuit 70 for detecting the overlap of the tickets at the alignment section 13 based on the output of the thickness detector 37 of the thickness detection section 31;
A detection circuit 71 for detecting the state of the ticket in the batch pool section 23 based on an output of the detector 54, a main transport path 11 for transporting a ticket and the like, each transport path of the reversing and holding section 16, a branch transport path 25,
A transport control circuit 73 that controls a transport motor 72 that rotates forward or backward a transport belt or a transport roller that forms the transport path 28 for collecting bills, and the output of the human detector 7,. A passage detection circuit 74 for detecting passage (moving position); a door control circuit 76 for controlling a door opening / closing mechanism 75 for driving the door 5; a driving circuit 77 for driving the printing units 21 and 27; , A transmission control circuit 79 for transmitting information to and from a control panel or a host computer (not shown) for controlling an automatic ticket gate, and a shutter control circuit for controlling a shutter opening / closing mechanism 80 for driving the shutter 2a. 81, stopper 4
A stopper control circuit 83 that controls a stopper moving mechanism 82 that drives 1a, 43a, 44a, and 45a, a drive circuit 85 that drives a speaker 84 that performs operation guidance by voice, the guide display unit 4, the state display unit 8, and the like. It is configured.

When the detection circuit 70 supplies a detection signal for detecting the overlapping of the tickets in the sorting unit 13 from the detection circuit 70, the CPU 60 cancels the rearward processing of the tickets in the sorting unit 13 and leaves the main transport path 11 as it is. To be conveyed to the collective pool section 23 and discharged from the discharge port 3. At this time, if there is a ticket held in the reversing and holding unit 16, the CPU 60 deletes the read content recorded in the RAM 62 for the ticket, cancels the subsequent processing of the ticket, and leaves the ticket as it is. The paper is conveyed by the main conveyance path 11, that is, conveyed after a predetermined interval is secured by a timer (not shown) with respect to the above-mentioned overlapping ticket, and is discharged from the discharge port 3 through the batch pool unit 23.

The following processing to be canceled is as follows:
For the tickets in the aligning section 13, the reading processing by the reading heads 14 and 15, the reversing, the reversing and holding processing by the holding section 16, the writing processing by the writing head 17, the reading processing by the reading head 18, the reading processing by the scissors section 19. Scissors processing, printing units 21, 27
The writing process by the writing head 17, the reading process by the reading head 18, the scissoring process by the scissors unit 19, the printing unit 21, 27 is a printing process.

Next, in the above configuration, the processing based on the overlapping state of the tickets in the sorting unit 13 will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. That is, a plurality of tickets and the like are collectively inserted into the slot 2 by the user (ST1). The plurality of tickets entered into the slot 2 are separated one by one by the separation unit 12 and are conveyed on the main conveyance path 11 in the direction of the arrow a (ST2). The conveyed tickets are aligned by the alignment unit 13, and the thickness of the conveyed tickets is detected by the thickness detector 37 of the thickness detection unit 31. At this time, when the overlap of the tickets in the alignment unit 13 is not determined based on the output of the thickness detector 37 (ST
3), the CPU 60 executes a subsequent process such as a reading process by the reading heads 14 and 15 (ST4).

If it is determined in step 3 that the stacking unit 13 determines the overlap of the tickets based on the output of the thickness detector 37, the CPU 60 cancels the subsequent processes such as the reading process by the reading heads 14 and 15. Is transferred to the collective pool section 23 by the main transfer path 11 as it is,
Then, it is discharged from the discharge port 3 through ST3 (ST5).

At this time, the CPU 60 operates the reversing and holding unit 16.
Check if there are any tickets on hold (ST
6) If there are no tickets on hold, the process ends. As a result of the check in step 6, when there is no reserved ticket, the CPU 60 deletes the read content stored in the RAM 62 for the ticket (ST7), and performs the writing process for the ticket by the write head 17 or the like. The rearward processing is canceled, and the sheet is conveyed as it is through the main conveyance path 11, that is, the above-mentioned stacked ticket is conveyed after securing a predetermined interval by a timer (not shown), and is discharged from the discharge port 3 through the batch pool section 23. It is discharged (ST8).

As described above, the thickness detecting section is provided at the subsequent stage of the separating section, and when the overlap of the sheets at the aligning section is determined based on the detection result of the thickness detecting section, the sheet is discharged without performing the rearward processing. It is made to be done.

At this time, the tickets held in the holding section are also discharged without performing the backward processing. Thus, when a plurality of tickets fail to be separated and are transported together, it is possible to prevent a transport failure in the rear.

Next, a schematic configuration of a station service system according to a second embodiment of the present invention is shown. That is,
The station service system includes a plurality of stations 9 having various station service devices.
, And a center computer 91 for centrally managing the station equipment of each of the stations 90 connected online with the above stations 90.

Each of the stations 90,... Controls a station in which it is installed and is connected to the center computer 91 on-line.
Automatic ticket vending machines 9 connected directly to the Internet via a line
.., A plurality of automatic checkout machines 94,... And a plurality of automatic ticket gates 96 connected via a monitoring panel 95 connected to the station control device 92 via a line. I have.

The center computer 91 has a database 97 as a storage means, and has a loss report list 97a for commuter passes in the database 97.

The loss report list 97a stores the ID number assigned to the commuter pass for which the loss report has been made. The center computer 91 is connected to an operation unit 98 for a staff member of the center computer 91 so that an instruction such as updating of the lost report list 97a can be given.

The station control device 92 is connected to an operation unit 92a for staff at each station so that an instruction such as updating of the lost report list 97a can be given. In addition, an instruction such as updating of the lost report list 97a can be issued from the monitoring panel 95.

The automatic ticket gate 96 is the same as that described in the first embodiment, and the description is omitted. The automatic ticket vending machine 93 includes a CPU, a memory, and an issuing unit.

The automatic settlement machine 94 comprises a CPU, a memory and a settlement unit. Next, the operation in such a configuration will be described. For example, when a commuter pass is used by an automatic ticket gate 96 at a predetermined station, the ID number and the validity section of the commuter pass are notified to the center computer 91 via the monitoring panel 95 and the station controller 92.

Then, the center computer 91 compares the notified ID number with the ID number in the lost report list 97a, and if there is a matching ID number, determines that the lost commuter pass has been used improperly. The automatic ticket gates 96,... Of each station in the section are notified of the ID number of the illegal commuter pass. As a result, the automatic ticket gate 96 stores the ID number of the unauthorized commuter pass in the memory, and when a commuter pass having the same ID number as the unauthorized commuter pass is inserted, entry to the ticket gate is prohibited, and Conduct a raid on commuter pass usage.

When the center computer 91 determines that the lost commuter pass is illegally used, the center computer 91 notifies the automatic settlement machines 94,... Of the stations outside the pass-through section of the ID number of the improper commuter pass. As a result, the automatic settlement machine 94 stores the ID number of the fraudulent commuter pass in the memory, and when the commuter pass having the same ID number as the fraudulent commuter pass is inserted, the automatic settlement machine 94 prohibits the settlement process, Raises for use.

Conventionally, commuter passes and the like often have many users and lost reports, so that it takes a long time to make a comparison judgment with a lost ticket at the time of use, and the transit time becomes longer. There was no detection of unauthorized users.

On the other hand, as described above, since the number of data to be compared at the time of passing can be reduced, the problem of processing time can be solved, and illegal use of a lost commuter pass can be detected.

The ID number for detecting the unauthorized user is 1
It is also possible to update the information every day or to notify the center computer of the information each time it is caught and delete the data. In addition, when fraud is detected and detected by the automatic ticket gate or automatic checkout machine, the detected ID number is automatically notified to the center computer, or the detection is registered in the center computer from the station control device of the station according to the station staff. You may.

[0057]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, when a plurality of tickets are failed to be separated and are transported together, it is possible to prevent a rearward transport failure. An automatic ticket gate can be provided. Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a station service system capable of detecting unauthorized use of a lost commuter pass.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an external configuration of an automatic ticket gate according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a schematic configuration of an internal mechanism of the automatic ticket gate.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a schematic configuration of a thickness detector.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a schematic configuration of a thickness detection unit.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a schematic configuration of a thickness detector.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram schematically showing a control system of the automatic ticket gate.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining processing based on the overlapping state of tickets in the sorting unit.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a station service system according to a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 2 ... Inlet 3 ... Outlet 11 ... Main transport path 12 ... Separation unit 13 ... Alignment unit 14, 15 ... Read head 16 ... Reversal and holding unit 17 ... Write head 18 ... Read head 19 ... Scissor unit 21 ... Print Unit 23: Batch pool unit 26: Perforation unit 27: Printing unit 31: Thickness detection unit 37: Detector 60: CPU

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of tickets are collectively received, the received plurality of tickets are separated into one-by-one tickets by separating means, and the separated one-by-one tickets are transported. An automatic ticket gate that performs a ticket inspection process based on a ticket to be provided, provided at a subsequent stage of the separating unit, for detecting a thickness of the conveyed ticket, and for being conveyed based on a detection result by the detecting unit. An automatic ticket gate apparatus comprising: a judging means for judging whether or not tickets are overlapped; and a prohibiting means for prohibiting the ticket gate processing when the judging means judges that the tickets are overlapped. 2. A receiving means for collectively receiving a plurality of tickets, a separating device for separating the plurality of tickets received by the receiving device into individual tickets, and a single sheet separated by the separating device. Transport means for transporting each ticket; a detecting means for detecting the thickness of the ticket transported by the transport means; and a detection result by the detecting means for determining whether or not the tickets transported by the transport means overlap. Determining means for determining, and when the overlapping of the tickets is not determined by the determining means, by transporting the ticket by the transporting means,
A processing unit for performing a ticket inspection process on the ticket, and an ejection unit for transporting and discharging the ticket by the transport unit without performing the ticket inspection process by the processing unit when the overlap of the tickets is determined by the determination unit, An automatic ticket gate device comprising: 3. A receiving means for receiving a plurality of tickets collectively, a separating means for separating the plurality of tickets received by the receiving means into one-by-one tickets, and a single sheet separated by the separating means. Transport means for transporting each ticket; a detecting means for detecting the thickness of the ticket transported by the transport means; and a detection result by the detecting means for determining whether or not the tickets transported by the transport means overlap. Determining means for determining, and when the overlapping of the tickets is not determined by the determining means, by transporting the ticket by the transporting means,
A processing unit for performing a ticket reading process such as a magnetic reading process, a reversing process, and a holding process on the ticket; and a magnetic reading process, a reversing process, a holding process, and the like by the processing unit when the overlapping of the tickets is determined by the determining unit. Discharging means for transporting and discharging the ticket by the transport means without performing the ticket processing of the above. 4. A receiving means for collectively receiving a plurality of tickets, a separating device for separating the plurality of tickets received by the receiving device into individual tickets, and a single sheet separated by the separating device. Transport means for transporting each ticket; a detecting means for detecting the thickness of the ticket transported by the transport means; and a detection result by the detecting means for determining whether or not the tickets transported by the transport means overlap. Determining means for judging the first note separated by the separating means, and conveying the first note by the conveying means when the judging means does not determine overlapping of the notes. ,
First reading means for reading ticket information of the first ticket; storage means for storing ticket information of the first ticket read by the first reading means; and reading by the first reading means. The judging means does not judge the overlap between the holding means for holding the performed first note in the middle of the transport means and at least one second note separated by the separating means. A second reading means for reading the ticket information of the second ticket by transporting the second ticket by the transport means; and a second ticket read by the second reading means. Processing means for performing a ticket processing, based on the ticket information of the first ticket and the ticket information of the first ticket stored in the storage means, and the determination means for the second ticket separated by the separating means. The overlap of the tickets is determined When, the second
The second ticket is transported and discharged by the transport means without performing the reading by the reading means and the ticket processing by the processing means, and the first ticket held by the holding means is transported by the transport means. And discharging means for discharging the first ticket stored in the storage means when the determining means determines that the second ticket is separated by the separating means. And an erasing means for erasing ticket information. 5. An automatic ticket gate installed at a first station as station equipment for handling commutation tickets at the time of entry, and an automatic ticket gate installed at a second station as station equipment for handling commuter tickets at entry. In a station service system comprising an apparatus, an automatic checkout machine, and a center computer connected to these station service devices via a line, the automatic ticket gate installed at the first station is used when a commuter pass admits. Transmitting means for transmitting a commuter pass number and a valid section read from the commuter pass to the center computer, wherein the center computer stores a lost commuter pass list based on the commuter pass number; Compare the commuter pass number transmitted from the automatic ticket gate with the commuter pass number in the list of lost commuter passes stored in the storage means, and if there is a matching commuter pass number, Determining means for judging unauthorized use of a lost commuter pass; and automatic judging device for a second station in a pass section transmitted from the automatic ticket gate when judging improper use of the lost commuter pass by the judging means. And a notifying means for notifying the automatic checkout machine of the second station outside the valid section of the commuter pass number of the unauthorized use, wherein the automatic ticket gate and the automatic checkout machine installed in the second station are: A station service system comprising means for detecting an unauthorized commuter pass at the time of participation, based on the unauthorized commuter pass number notified from the center computer.