JP2000207593A - Automatic ticket checking and collecting machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To change cassette cases in a very short time by providing plural cassette cases in an automatic ticket checking and collecting machine which receives inserted train tickets when passengers exit from an upper opening and collects them in a cassette case in the upper opening so as to be piled up. SOLUTION: An arrangement carrying path L1 and a discharge carrying path L3 discharging a card received from a main carrying path L2 through a wing W1 driven by a solenoid to a ticket take-out slot 2 are provided between the a ticket inserting slot 1 of an automatic ticket checking and collecting machine main body G and the slot 2. A ticket collecting carrying part L4 having a wing W2 driven by a solenoid is also provided at the other side of the wing W1 of a carrying direction rear end side of the path L2. A cassette case C1 receiving a card guided by the wing W2 and a cassette case C2 receiving a card guided at the carrying rear end of the path L4 are arranged on the path L4 side, and the cases C1 and C2 are defined as the same types.

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 capable of storing a ticket to be collected in a cassette case.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The present applicant has separately developed a ticket processing system capable of effectively utilizing resources by using a ticket collected by an automatic ticket gate as an original ticket of a ticket issued by an automatic ticket vending machine. is suggesting.

[0003]

As described above, in order to use a ticket collected by an automatic ticket gate as an original ticket of an automatic ticket vending machine, the work of organizing the collected tickets is omitted. To
In addition to the condition that the ticket collection box of the automatic ticket gate can be used as it is for the original ticket stacker of the automatic ticket vending machine, the ticket collection box, that is, the cassette case, can be replaced in a short time so that the ticket gate processing stop time Must be completed in the shortest possible time.

In view of the above, the present invention provides an automatic ticket gate that allows the cassette case to be replaced in a very short time when the ticket collection box of the automatic ticket gate is a cassette case that can be used in an automatic ticket vending machine. The purpose is to provide a machine.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention is arranged so that a ticket inserted at the time of entry is received and stacked in a cassette case having an upper opening from the upper opening. In an automatic ticket gate that collects bills, a plurality of the cassette cases are provided. Further, the ticket is a card-type ticket having a card size.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a main body (hereinafter referred to as a “gate main body”) G of an automatic ticket gate according to one embodiment. At the entrance side (right side in FIG. 1) of the ticket gate a of the ticket gate main body G, as in the well-known ticket gate main body, a slot 1 is provided.
And an outlet 2 is provided on the upper surface of the ticket gate body G on the exit side of the ticket gate a.

A ticket (hereinafter, referred to as a “card”) composed of a card-type ticket inserted into the slot 1 is sequentially taken between the slot 1 and the exit 2, and is taken in. An alignment conveyance path L1 for adjusting the conveyance posture of the card, a magnetic head H1 for reading data recorded on the card, and a controller 3 composed mainly of a CPU for reading data read by the magnetic head H1. The magnetic head H2 for writing the data resulting from the arithmetic processing in step 2, that is, entry / exit data (entrance / entry data), and the magnetic head H3 for reading and checking the data written by the magnetic head H2. And a discharge conveyance path L3 for discharging the card received from the main conveyance path L2 to the exit 2 via a wing W1 driven by a solenoid (not shown). It has been.

A recovery conveyance path L4 having a wing W2 driven by a solenoid (not shown) is provided ahead of the wing W1 on the rear end side in the conveyance direction of the main conveyance path L2.
A cassette case C1 for accommodating a card guided by the wing W2 is provided on the side of the collection conveyance path L4.
And a cassette case C2 for accommodating cards guided by the rear end of the conveyance path L4.
The cassette cases C1 and C2 are the same. Here, the cassette cases are referred to as "C1" and "C2" for convenience depending on the installation location. The structure of the cassette case will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 described later.
1 and C2 are configured to be positioned and installed on the frame F of the ticket gate main body G, respectively.

Each of the transport paths L1, L2, L3, L4 is
It is configured to be driven by a motor M.

In FIG. 1, D is a door provided on a side surface of the ticket gate main body G and opened and closed so as to permit or block the passage of the ticket gate passage a based on the calculation result of the controller 3. .., S, S... Are the user positions in the ticket gate a formed between the adjacent ticket gate main body (not shown), that is, the user entering the ticket gate a or the ticket gate a. A human detector for detecting the exit or passage of the vehicle, and is attached to the side surface of the ticket gate main body G and the sensor mounting bar G '.

As described above, the controller 3 carries out arithmetic processing based on the data recorded on the card, and also drives and controls the motor M, the wings W1, W2, the door D, and other devices, and checks the ticket. The apparatus main body G is configured so as to be able to perform drive control in a comprehensive manner.

In FIG. 2, arrow B indicates the ejection angle of the card conveyed through the wing W1 and the collection conveyance path L4 described with reference to FIG.
The cassette case C is inserted into the cassette case C at an angle of approximately 45 [deg.] (The cassette case C includes the above-described cassette cases C1 and C2).

In the automatic ticket gate configured as described above, when a user who intends to enter the card inserts the card into the slot 1 of the ticket gate main body G, the data recorded on the card is read by the magnetic head H1 and is used for entry. Operation processing is performed. And, as a result of the arithmetic processing, when participation can be permitted,
After the entry data is written via the magnetic head H2, the data written via the magnetic head H3 is checked and guided to the collection transport path L4 via the wing W1. At this time, the door D is opened (when the ticket gate main body G is the normally open type, the user is allowed to participate).

The card guided to the recovery conveyance path L4 is stored in either the cassette case C1 or C2. That is, although not shown, the cassette cases C1 and C2 are provided with a full sensor including a photoelectric sensor and a limit switch for detecting the fullness of the card storage state, and one of the cassette cases C1 (or C2) is full. When the one cassette case C1 (or C2) becomes full, the wing W2 is controlled so that it can be stored in the other cassette case C2 (or C1). Is configured.

Thus, a plurality of cassette cases C1, C
2 can be set in the ticket gate main body G, there is a feature that the operation stoppage time of the ticket gate main body G can be reduced as much as possible.
That is, when the cassette case C1 (or C2) becomes full, it is replaced with an empty cassette case C by an automatic ticket vending machine (not shown). This exchange is performed only in a very short time because the cassette case C is only replaced, so that the time for stopping the ticket gate main body G for the replacement can be minimized.

The cassette case C1 (or C2) filled with the ticket gate machine body G is mounted as it is on an automatic ticket vending machine to form a card stacker, and a card stored therein is used for an issued ticket ( Card).

In the above-described calculation processing for participation,
When the participation is rejected due to the determination that the passenger has crossed the door, the door D is closed and the inserted card is discharged to the exit 2. The user uses the card as the settlement original ticket,
The payment processing will be performed by an automatic payment machine that uses the returned card as a payment ticket. Then, the player enters from the ticket gate main body G using the card on which the adjusted data is written. Also in this case, the card is stored in the cassette case C1 (or C2).

In the above example, two cassette cases C are provided in the ticket gate main body G, but three or more cassette cases C may be provided.

[0019]

The automatic ticket gate according to the present invention is an automatic ticket gate which receives a ticket inserted at the time of entry into a cassette case having an upper opening from the upper opening and stacks the collected tickets. Since a plurality of the cassette cases are provided, the stop time of the ticket gate main body due to replacement of the cassette case can be reduced as much as possible. When the ticket is a card-type ticket (card) having a card size, the ticket can be used repeatedly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of a cassette case.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Inlet 2 Outlet 3 Controller L1 Alignment transport path L2 Main transport path L3 Discharge transport path L4 Recovery transport path H1 to H3 Magnetic head W1, W2 Wing D Door M Motor C, C1, C2 Cassette case

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Yoshifumi Goto 11-2 Hirade Industrial Park, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture Inside the Utsunomiya Business Office of Nippon Signal Co., Ltd. 2 Nippon Signal Co., Ltd. Utsunomiya Office F-term (reference) 3E027 AA07 AA09 BA03 BA09

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An automatic ticket gate which receives a ticket inserted at the time of entry into a cassette case having an upper opening from the upper opening and stacks the stacked tickets, wherein a plurality of the cassette cases are provided. Automatic ticket gates. 2. The automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, wherein the ticket is a card-type ticket having a card size.