JP2001202539A - Automatic ticket checking machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic ticket checking machine having a function issuing a certificate ticket of the station where a passenger gets on a train. SOLUTION: This automatic ticket checking machine which reads data recorded on a train ticket or the like inserted into the insertion slot of the main body of the automatic ticket checking machine, performs entrance operation processing on the basis of the read data, allows the passing of a ticket checking and collecting path when entrance is allowed as a result of the operation processing and rejects the passing of the ticket checking path when entrance can not be allowed, consists of a man detector detecting a user inside the ticket checking path, a station to get on a train certificate ticket issuing mechanism which prepares a certificate ticket for the station to get on a train showing that the user enters from the station where the main body of the automatic ticket checking machine is installed and ejects the certificate ticket to the ticket ejection slot of the main body of the automatic ticket checking machine, and a controlling means which ejects the certificate ticket for the station to get on a train prepared by the station to get on a train certificate ticket issuing mechanism to the ticket ejection slot of the main body of the automatic ticket checking and collecting machine when a person who carries no ticket is detected in the ticket checking path and allows entrance when the extracted certificate ticket for the station to get on a train is extracted by the person.

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 those installed at unmanned stations and unmanned corners.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the spread of automatic ticket gates, automatic ticket gates have been installed in unmanned stations. If an automatic ticket gate is installed at an unmanned station, it is necessary to issue a boarding station certificate to pass through the automatic ticket gate for passengers (passengers) who cannot purchase a ticket due to a failure of the automatic ticket vending machine. A boarding station certificate issuing machine will be installed.

[0003] Therefore, if the user cannot obtain a ticket for some reason, he / she will be issued a boarding station certificate from the boarding station certificate issuing machine and will enter, and will be settled at the getting off station based on the boarding station certificate. You can process and enter.

[0004]

However, when the above-mentioned boarding station certificate issuance machine is provided, not only the equipment cost is increased, but also the user is required to use the boarding station certificate ticket issuing machine. There was the inconvenience of having to pass through an automatic ticket gate.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to enter with only an automatic ticket gate without installing a conventional boarding station certificate issuing machine. It is to provide an automatic ticket gate that can be used.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention reads data recorded on tickets or the like inserted into an entrance of a main body of the automatic ticket gate, and reads the data. Based on the read data, entry processing is performed, and as a result of the calculation processing, passage through the ticket gate passage is permitted when entry is permitted, and as a result of the calculation processing, entry of the ticket gate passage is not permitted. In an automatic ticket gate that disallows passage, a human detector that detects a user in the ticket gate aisle, and that the entrance of the automatic ticket gate body from the station where the main body of the automatic ticket gate is installed enters the exit of the automatic ticket gate main body. And a boarding station certificate issued by the boarding station certificate issued by the boarding station certificate issuing mechanism when a ticketless person is detected in the ticket gate passage. Discharge to the exit of the main body of the automatic ticket gate And it is characterized by having a control means for the ejected boarding station proved ticket permits admission when withdrawn by its free bidder, a. Further, the control means generates the boarding station certificate when a switch provided on the main body of the automatic ticket gate is operated by a person without a bill.

[0007]

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 (hereinafter, referred to as a “main body”) a of an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment, and includes a general ticket and a commuter pass (see FIG. 1). A transfer path L for tickets and the like, which is driven by a motor M, is provided between an input port 1 for inputting (not shown) and an output port 2.

[0008] The transport path L has a
, An alignment unit 3 for adjusting the attitude of the tickets inserted into the slot 1 in order, read heads H1 and H1 'for reading data recorded on the tickets, and a controller C to be described later. Write heads H2, H2 'for writing new data obtained by the arithmetic processing and verify heads H3, H3' for checking the written data.
And a punching / printing unit 4 for punching a used hole in a ticket as needed and for printing predetermined contents such as an entrance station name as needed.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 5 denotes a boarding station certificate issuing mechanism, which is configured so that the roll paper 5a can be cut into a predetermined length by a cutter 5b and sent to the transport path L. The cut pieces sent out to the transport path L are printed with predetermined data and printing with the station where the main body a is installed as an entry station via the writing head H2 and the punch / printing section 4, and the boarding station certificate is issued. And is discharged to the outlet 2.

The above-mentioned heads H1, H1 ', H2, H2
, H3 and H3 ', the heads H1', H2 'and H3
′ Is a back side insertion head used when tickets are inserted into the slot 1 with the back side up. FIG.
Reference numeral 6 denotes a display screen provided adjacent to the outlet 2, which is configured to provide a user with predetermined guidance. Further, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 7 denotes a switch provided adjacent to the outlet 2, which is configured to be pressed (operated) by a billless person described later.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral C denotes a controller mainly composed of a microcomputer for controlling the main unit a, and FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration thereof. That is, the controller C
Has a central processing unit (CPU) 12 for performing arithmetic processing using a system program stored in a ROM 10 and working data stored in a RAM.

The CPU 12 controls the heads H1, H1 ', H2, H2', H3, H3 via the I / O unit 13.
1 and a door driver 15 for driving and controlling a door (not shown),
, A sensor amplifier 16 of a human detector for detecting a user in a ticket gate, a switch driver 17 for inputting a signal of a switch 7, and a boarding station for driving and controlling the boarding station certificate issuing mechanism 5. A certificate issuing mechanism driver (“ticket issuing driver” in the figure) 18 is connected. The I / O unit 13 is connected to a motor driver for controlling the driving of the motor M, a clerk processing unit for setting the main unit a to various modes, and the like, but is omitted here.

Next, the control operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

Now, suppose that a user who does not have a ticket, that is, a no-ticker, has entered a predetermined distance along the ticket gate passage, for example, into the center of the ticket gate passage (No at step 100,
Step 102 affirmation, step 104. Hereinafter, the step is referred to as “S”. ). The controller C (CPU 12) determines that the user is a ticketless person by having entered a predetermined distance in the ticket gate passage without inserting the tickets into the main body a,
The door (not shown) is closed to prevent the user from passing through the ticket gate passage (S106). Even if the user puts the tickets into the main body a, even if the tickets are invalid due to the expiration of the validity period or the like, the door is closed in the same manner as a ticketless person.

If the door is closed because it is determined that there are no bills (S106), pressing the switch 7 on the display screen 6 will issue a boarding station certificate and display that entry is permitted. Then, when the switch 7 is pressed by the unlabeled person (S108), the boarding station certificate issuance mechanism 5 creates a boarding station certificate and discharges it to the exit 2 (S108).
110, S112).

[0016] When the boarding station ticket is removed from the exit 2 by the bidless person (Yes at S114), the door is opened and entry of the billless person is permitted (S116). No bidder
At the disembarkation station, the entry can be made by performing the payment process based on the boarding station certificate.

In the above-described example, the boarding station certificate is generated and issued when the switch 7 is operated. However, the boarding certificate is issued when a billless person is detected. You can also. However, as described above, when the switch 7 is provided, the boarding station certificate can be issued only to the user who truly wants to enter.

Although the boarding station certificate issuing mechanism 5 is provided between the read head H1 'and the write head H2, it may be provided downstream of the punch / print unit 4. However, as described above, the write head H
2 and the punch / printing unit 4 can be shared.

Further, the automatic ticket gate described above is of a loading type in which tickets are loaded into the main body a and processed, but a non-contact type in which a non-contact ticket is processed by holding it over an antenna provided in the main body. can do. Therefore, when it is inserted into the insertion slot in the present invention, this also includes holding the contactless ticket over the antenna.

[0020]

The automatic ticket gate according to the present invention creates a human detector for detecting a user in a ticket gate passage and a boarding station certificate indicating that the vehicle has entered the exit of the main body from the station where the main body is installed. The boarding station certificate issued by the boarding station and the boarding station certificate created by the boarding station ticket issuing mechanism when a ticketless person is detected in the ticket gate passage are discharged to the exit of the main body. Then, since the discharged boarding station certificate includes control means for permitting entry when the ticketless person removes the boarding station certificate, the boarding station certificate can be issued using an automatic ticket gate. In addition, when the control means is designed to generate a boarding station certificate when a switch provided on the main body is operated by a billless person, the boarding station certificate is only provided for users who truly want to enter. Can be issued.

[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 block diagram of a controller.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Input port 2 Outlet 3 Alignment section 4 Punch / printing section 5 Boarding station certificate issuing mechanism 6 Display screen 7 Switch 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 on the front page (72) Inventor Tatsumi Imai 11-2, Hirade Industrial Park, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture F-term in the Utsunomiya Works of Nippon Signal Co., Ltd. 3E027 AA08 CA07 CA10 CB01

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus for reading data recorded in a ticket inserted into an entrance of a main body of an automatic ticket gate, performing an entry calculation process based on the read data, and, as a result of the calculation process, admission. Allow the ticket gate passage when you can
As a result of the arithmetic processing, in an automatic ticket gate that disallows passage through the ticket gate when entry is not permitted, a human detector that detects a user in the ticket gate, and a main body of the automatic ticket gate. A boarding station certificate issuing mechanism that creates and discharges a boarding station certificate that indicates that it has entered the exit from the station where the main body of the automatic ticket gate is installed, and when a ticketless person is detected in the ticket gate passage, The boarding station certificate issued by the boarding station certificate issuing mechanism is discharged to an exit of the main body of the automatic ticket gate, and the discharged boarding station certificate is removed when the ticketless person removes the boarding ticket. An automatic ticket gate having control means for permitting. 2. The boarding station ticket is generated when a switch provided on a main body of the automatic ticket gate is operated by a person without a bill. Automatic ticket gate described in.