JP2000207594A - Automatic ticket checking and collecting machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accumulate and collect train tickets in good order in a cassette case by providing an elevator mechanism adjusting the position of the lower faces of the tickets to be accumulated so that the upper faces of the tickets to be accumulated in the cassette case can be located at a prescribed position all the time. SOLUTION: When a cassette case C1 is installed into the prescribed position of a frame F, a part of an elevator mechanism E that can vertically move the movable bottom plate 23 of the case C1 is inserted through the hole 22 of the bottom 21 of the case C1. The mechanism E is controlled by a detection signal of a sensor 30 setting a detection level in a slit 24 provided on an upper side wall of the case C1. The control of the mechanism E performs rotation control of a screw E' so that the top part of accumulated cards can be located at the position of a set detection level. Thus, a card is prevented from being erected in the cassette case and the state of the accumulated cards can be maintained in good shape.

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 which can orderly collect and store tickets 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
It is a 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.

Accordingly, the present invention provides an automatic ticket gate in which a ticket box of an automatic ticket gate is made into 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 tickets, an elevator mechanism that adjusts the position of the lower surface of the stack of tickets so that the position of the upper surface of the stack of tickets in the cassette case is always located at a predetermined position. It is characterized by having been 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 C (the cassette case C includes the cassette cases C1 and C2) will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 described later. The cassette cases C1 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. 2, 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 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.

The cassette case C1 shown in FIG. 2 (the cassette case C2 has the same structure as the cassette case C1, so the following description will focus on the cassette case C1). The cassette case C1 is positioned and installed on the frame F of the ticket gate main body G. It shows the state where it is. When the cassette case C1 is placed at a predetermined position on the frame F, a hole 22 provided in the bottom 21 of the cassette case C1 is inserted into the cassette case C1.
Of the elevator mechanism E, which can move the movable bottom plate 23 provided up and down, can be inserted.

The elevator mechanism E is driven and controlled such that the uppermost card stacked in the cassette case C1 always keeps a predetermined upper position (see a one-dot chain line in FIG. 2). That is, this elevator mechanism E
Are configured to be controlled by detection signals of sensors 30, 30 each comprising a photoelectric sensor for setting a detection level in a slit 24 provided in the upper side wall of the cassette case C1. The control of the elevator mechanism E is performed by controlling the rotation of a screw E ', which rotates the bottom plate 23 by a motor (not shown), so that the uppermost part of the stacked cards is located at the position of the set detection level (see the above item a). It is done by doing. The elevator mechanism may be another type of mechanism using hydraulic pressure or the like.

In FIG. 2, the 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.
Is inserted into the cassette case C1 at an oblique angle of approximately 45 °.

As described above, the card inserted into the cassette case C1 is inserted into the cassette case C1 because the upper surface of the card stacked on the cassette case C1 is always near the upper opening 20. Can be prevented from rising in the cassette case C1, and the stacked state can be kept orderly.

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 the data for entry is used. 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 limit switch for detecting the fullness of the card storage state in the elevator mechanism E, and one of the cassette cases C1 (or C2) is provided. The cassette case C1 is stored in the cassette case C1 until it is full, and when one cassette case C1 (or C2) is full, the wing W2 is controlled so that it can be stored in the other cassette case C2 (or C1). It is configured as follows.

As described above, the 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.

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). That is, the full cassette case C1 (or C2) is directly mounted on an automatic ticket vending machine to be used as a card stacker for an original ticket of a ticket (card) to be issued.

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).

[0021]

The automatic ticket gate according to the present invention has an elevator mechanism for adjusting the position of the lower surface of the stacked ticket so that the upper surface of the stacked ticket in the cassette case is always at a predetermined position. Is provided, the cards inserted and collected at the time of entry can be stacked neatly in the cassette case. 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]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Inlet 2 Outlet 3 Controller L1 Alignment conveyance path L2 Main conveyance path L3 Ejection conveyance path L4 Recovery conveyance path H1-H3 Magnetic head W1, W2 Wing D Door M Motor C1, C2 Cassette case 22 Hole 23 Movable bottom plate 24 Slit 30 sensor E elevator mechanism

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Junichi Hirosawa 11-2 Hirade Industrial Park, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture F-term in the Utsunomiya Works of Nippon Signal Co., Ltd. 3E027 AA09 CA08 3F054 AA00 AC00 BA02 BD02 CA11 CA40

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An automatic ticket gate that receives a ticket inserted at the time of entry into a cassette case having an upper opening from an upper opening thereof and stacks the tickets so that the ticket is stacked in the cassette case. An automatic ticket gate provided with an elevator mechanism for adjusting the position of the lower surface of the stack of tickets so that the upper surface position is always at a predetermined position. 2. The automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, wherein the ticket is a card-type ticket having a card size.