JP2000132715A - Automatic ticket checking/collecting machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve flowability of passengers at a ticket checking/collecting passage by controlling opening/closing of a shutter so as to permit the feeding of a ticket of a second passenger into a feeding port when judged that the ticket of a first passenger fed into the feeding port is a valid ticket. SOLUTION: The shutter S driven by solenoid is provided at the feeding port 1, a take-out port 2 for returning a ticket to a user is provided at a main body (a) on the exit side of the ticket checking/collecting passage and the carrying route L driven by a motor M is provided between these port 1 and port 2. Then, when the first passenger feeds a ticket into the port 1 and a controller C judges it to be valid, the shutter S is open/close-controlled to permit feeding of the ticket of the second passenger to the port 1. When the ticket of the first passenger is invalid on the other hand, the shutter S is kept closed state until the first passenger leaves the ticket checking/collecting passage.

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,
In particular, the present invention relates to a system capable of improving the mobility of passengers in a ticket gate passage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an automatic ticket gate of this type has a ticket (regular ticket, commuter pass, coupon, limited express ticket) inserted into an entrance of a main body of the automatic ticket gate (hereinafter referred to as "body"). And other types of tickets, and cards such as SF cards that can be inserted directly into the main body (meaning entry or exit), such as SF cards, are taken out through a transport path or taken out of a ticket box. During the transportation, the entrance and exit arithmetic processing is performed based on the data recorded on the ticket.

As a result of the arithmetic processing, when entry and exit can be permitted, the door is opened (when the main body is normally open), the user (passenger) is permitted to pass through the ticket gate passage. As a result, when entry / exit cannot be permitted, the door is closed and the user is prevented from passing through the ticket gate passage.

[0004] In the above-mentioned entrance / exit processing, when valid tickets are successively performed, the ticket of the first user (this user is referred to as "first passenger" in the present invention) (hereinafter referred to as "first passenger"). Until the "first passenger ticket" is extracted from the exit, the next user (in the present invention, this user is referred to as "second passenger". The next next user is referred to as the "second passenger" in the present invention. Then, the ticket (hereinafter, referred to as “second passenger ticket”) inserted by the “third passenger” and the ticket of the third passenger is referred to as “third passenger ticket” is stored in the main body. It is configured to be held by the provided holding unit and to close the shutter of the input port.

Therefore, the second passenger cannot insert the ticket into the slot while the first passenger ticket has been read and is being held in the holding section. Passengers cannot enter their tickets, so they have to wait at the entrance of the ticket gate. Then, the second passenger ticket which is inserted when the reservation unit is emptied, when the first passenger extracts the first passenger ticket from the exit, the second passenger ticket is discharged from the reservation unit to the exit, Since the shutter of the input port is opened,
At this time, the first passenger can insert a ticket into the slot. When the ticket inserted into the slot is determined to be invalid due to expiration of the validity period, etc., the ticket (including the untied person) relating to the invalid ticket is left until the user exits the ticket gate passage. The shutter is configured to be closed.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional automatic ticket gate, when the users having valid tickets are consecutive, the entry of the ticket is permitted only when the holding unit is empty. In the main body, the ticket is reserved only at two places, that is, at the maximum, the exit and the holding section, and there is a possibility that the mobility of the passengers in the ticket gate passage may be reduced.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket gate that can improve the mobility of passengers in a ticket gate passage.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention has a structure in which a ticket inserted into a slot of a main body is transported to an exit or a ticket box while the ticket is conveyed to the exit or a ticket box. In an automatic ticket gate that reads data recorded on a ticket and performs entrance / exit processing based on the read data, a shutter for opening and closing the slot, and a first passenger's ticket inserted into the slot. And a shutter control means for controlling opening and closing of the shutter so as to permit the insertion of the second passenger's ticket into the slot when it is determined that the ticket is a valid ticket.

[0009] In order to achieve the above object, the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention is recorded on a ticket inserted into the slot of the main body while the ticket is conveyed to the exit or the ticket collection box. In an automatic ticket gate that reads data and processes entry and exit based on the read data, a shutter for opening and closing the slot, a first holding unit for holding a ticket inserted in the slot, A second holding unit for holding a ticket whose data has been read into the mouth and a second passenger ticket of a second passenger until the first passenger ticket of the first passenger is withdrawn from the exit; When the second passenger ticket is held in the second holding unit and the second passenger ticket is held in the second holding unit, the third passenger ticket of the third passenger is held in the first holding unit and the shutter is inserted by the shutter. Close your mouth and remove the first passenger ticket from the exit When the second passenger ticket is taken and conveyed to the exit and the third passenger ticket is conveyed from the first holding unit to the second holding unit, control is performed so that the slot is opened. And control means for performing the control.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a card handler A portion of a main body a. In the main body a on an entrance side of a ticket gate, an entrance 1 for inserting a ticket (not shown) into (right side in FIG. 1). The input port 1 is provided with a shutter S driven by a solenoid (not shown). In addition, the exit side of the ticket gate passage (left side in FIG. 1)
Is provided with an outlet 2 for returning a ticket to a user. A transfer path L for a ticket driven by a motor M is provided between the slot 1 and the outlet 2.

[0011] The transport path L has a
, A first holding unit P1 capable of temporarily holding the ticket inserted into the slot 1, a sorting unit 3 for adjusting the posture of the conveyed ticket, and data recorded on the ticket. The read heads H1 and H1 'for reading, the write heads H2 and H2' for writing new data obtained by the arithmetic processing of the controller C described later, and the ticket from which the data has been read are temporarily stored. A second holding unit P2 driven by a solenoid (not shown), and a verify head H3 for checking written data.
H3 ', a punching / printing unit 4 comprising a punching unit for punching a used hole on a ticket as needed, and a printing unit for printing predetermined contents such as an entrance station name on the ticket as needed. A wing W driven by a solenoid (not shown) for selectively distributing the ticket to the exit 2 or the ticket collection box B is provided.

The above heads H1, H1 ', H2, H2
, H3 and H3 ', the heads H1', H2 ',
H3 'is a back side insertion head used when a ticket is inserted into the slot 1 with its back side (the side opposite to the printed side such as a boarding section) up.

In the figure, reference numeral C denotes a controller mainly constituted by a microcomputer (CPU) for controlling the main body a in a general manner. Like a well-known automatic ticket gate, a magnetic head H1 is provided.
(Or H1 '), an entrance / exit operation process is performed based on the data read, and a door (not shown) can be opened / closed based on the result of the operation process. Further, the controller C includes the shutter S and the first and second holding units P1.
, P2 can be driven and controlled.

In the automatic ticket gate having the above structure, the exit 2
With reference to the flowchart of FIG. 2, a description will be given of a control operation when a user who has a ticket that needs to be returned to the user continues.

First, when no ticket is held in the main body a, it is assumed that the first passenger first inserts a ticket (first passenger ticket) into the slot 1 (Yes at step 100; hereinafter, the following description is made). The step is referred to as “S”.) The first
The shutter S is closed (S102, S104) until the reading of the passenger ticket is completed and the controller C based on the read data determines that entry and exit can be permitted (until the determination is OK). Yes, S106). Of course, when the first passenger ticket is an invalid ticket (No at S104), the shutter S
Remains closed until the first passenger exits the ticket gate passage. The first passenger ticket is discharged to the exit 2 and is waiting to be extracted by the first passenger. During this time, if the second passenger inserts a ticket (second passenger ticket) into the entrance 1 (S
108 affirmative), until the second passenger ticket is determined OK.
The shutter S is kept closed (Yes at S112, S1
14). Of course, when the controller C of the second passenger ticket cannot enter or exit (No at S112), the shutter S
Is closed until the second passenger exits the ticket gate.

When the first passenger ticket is extracted from the exit 2, the next second passenger ticket is transported to the exit 2 (S11).
If the first passenger ticket is in the exit 2 (No at S116), the second passenger ticket is reserved in the second reservation part P2 (S120).

When the determination of the second passenger ticket is OK, the shutter S
While the is open, the third passenger ticket (third passenger ticket)
Is inserted into the slot 1 (Yes at S122), the shutter S is closed until the second holding section P2 is empty (S124).
If the second holding part P2 is empty, the third passenger ticket is read head H1.
, H1 'to start reading, the shutter S is opened, and the next passenger's ticket can be inserted (S126: Yes, S128). On the other hand, when the first passenger ticket is present in the exit 2 and the second passenger ticket is reserved in the second reservation part P2 (No at S126), the third passenger ticket is reserved in the first reservation part P1. At the same time, the shutter S is closed (S130). Therefore, the passenger following the third passenger is prevented from inserting the ticket into the slot 1.

As described above, the main body a includes the second holding unit P2
Becomes empty, the next ticket can be inserted, and the ticket can be reserved at three locations, the exit 2 and the first and second reservation sections P1 and P2. Mobility of users (passengers) can be improved.

[0019]

As described above, the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention has a shutter for opening and closing the slot, and when the ticket of the first passenger inserted into the slot is determined to be a valid ticket, the gate is opened to the slot. Since the shutter control means controls opening and closing of the shutter so as to permit the second passenger to insert a ticket, the fluidization of the ticket gate passage can be improved.

The automatic ticket gate according to the present invention has a shutter for opening and closing an insertion slot, a first holding section for holding a ticket inserted into the insertion slot, and data read from the insertion slot. A second holding unit for holding the ticket, and a second passenger ticket for the second passenger held in the second holding unit until the first passenger ticket of the first passenger is withdrawn from the exit; When the second passenger ticket is reserved in the reservation unit, the third passenger ticket of the third passenger is reserved in the first reservation unit,
The slot is closed by the shutter, the first passenger ticket is withdrawn from the outlet, the second passenger ticket is conveyed to the outlet, and the third passenger ticket is transferred from the first holding unit to the third passenger ticket. When the sheet is conveyed to the second holding section, the control means controls the opening of the slot so that the flow of the ticket gate passage can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a card handler portion of an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Input port 2 Outlet 3 Alignment section 4 Punch / printing section P1 First holding section P2 Second holding section S Shutter H1, H1 'Read head H2, H2' Write head H3, H3 'Verify head L Transport path C control Container M Motor a Automatic ticket gate main body (body) A Card handler

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Yoshitaka Suganuma 11-2, Hirade Industrial Park, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture F-term in the Utsunomiya Works of Nippon Signal Co., Ltd. (Reference) 3E027 AA02 AA04 AA08 AA09 BA03 BA09 CA07

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. While transferring a ticket inserted into an entrance of a main body of an automatic ticket gate to an exit or a collection box, data recorded on the ticket is read, and the read data is used as a basis. In an automatic ticket gate that performs entry / exit processing, a shutter for opening and closing the slot, and when the ticket of the first passenger inserted into the slot is determined to be a valid ticket,
Shutter control means for controlling the opening and closing of the shutter so as to permit the insertion of a second passenger's ticket into the slot;
An automatic ticket gate having: 2. While the ticket inserted into the slot of the automatic ticket gate body is transported to an exit or a ticket box, data recorded on the ticket is read, and the read data is used as a basis. A shutter that opens and closes the slot, a first holding unit that holds a ticket inserted into the slot, and a board that is loaded into the slot and whose data is read. A second holding unit for holding a ticket, and holding a ticket for a second passenger in the second holding unit until a ticket for the first passenger is withdrawn from the exit, and the second holding unit stores the ticket in the second holding unit. When the ticket for the second passenger is on hold, the ticket for the third passenger is held in the first holding unit, the slot is closed by the shutter, and the first passenger is closed from the outlet. The ticket is extracted and the ticket for the second passenger Control means for controlling the opening of the slot when the ticket of the third passenger is conveyed to the take-out port and conveyed from the first holding section to the second holding section; An automatic ticket gate having: