JP2002024876A - Wristband automatic settlement machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a list band automatic settlement machine, capable of easily maintaining various components from both of the front door side and the rear door side, and surely dropping the wristband to be collected or cooled. SOLUTION: The inner surface of the back door 3 is provided with a wristband for temporarily storing unit 40 for temporarily holding the wristbands transported by a wristband-collecting unit 10 before they are distributed to a wristband collecting box 35 or a wristband temporarily storing unit 40. A four-way side plate 41 and a base plate 42 are formed to mutually slide freely, and when the base plate 42 is slid to move, the wristband is surely dropped and collected in the wristband-collecting box 35, and when the four-way side plate 41 is slid to move, the wristband is surely dropped and returned.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wristband automatic payment machine, and more particularly, to maintenance of various components from both a front door side and a rear door side, and to reliably recover or recover a wristband by dropping it. It relates to a wristband automatic payment machine that can be returned.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an example of a conventional automatic wristband adjusting machine, an apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a facility usage fee payment system to which a conventional wristband automatic payment machine is applied, FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a conventional wristband payment system, and FIG. FIG. 12 is a side sectional view schematically showing a part.
Is an explanatory diagram showing a wristband capturing mechanism, and FIGS.
FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing the distribution operation of the wristband temporary holding unit.

[0003] As shown in FIG. 9, a user 201 of a facility 206 first purchases an admission card 203 at an admission card vending machine 202, and a wristband lending gate 204.
Is lent a wristband 205. As shown in FIG. 10, the wristband 205 has a bar code 205a.
And a key for opening and closing the lending locker.

The user 2 who has finished using the utilization facilities 206
01 indicates that the wrist band 205 is to be
8 to settle the account, obtain exit card 209A, and return card 211A at exit gate 210A.
Get. Wristband lending gate 204, equipment used 2
06, the wristband settlement machine 208 is integratedly managed by the workstation 207, and analyzes and stores the usage status of the user 201 and the like.

Next, the configuration of the wristband settlement machine 208 used in the above system will be described.
As shown in FIG. 11, the front door wristband slot 20
9 is loaded by the wristband loading mechanism 210 and the wristband 205
The bar code information can be read by 11. And
The wristband 205 is put on hold in the temporary holding unit 212 and is returned to the wristband exit 213 when it is returned, and is sorted to the collection box 214 when it is collected.

[0006] The wristband capturing mechanism 210 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the sensor 210a detects that the wristband 205 has been inserted, and operates the feeding mechanism 210b to feed the wristband 205 to the bulging portion detection sensor 210c. Then, after the detection of the sensor 210a, if the detection by the bulging portion detection sensor 210c is insufficient within a predetermined time or the barcode information is insufficiently read by the scanner 211, re-read, or Feed mechanism 2
10b is reversed and returned from the wristband slot 209.

[0007] The temporary holding section 212 is provided with the configuration shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, the swinging arm 212a is moved by a swinging mechanism 212c having a cam.
Is swung to be distributed to the collection box 214 (see FIGS. 11 and 14) or the wristband outlet 213 (see FIGS. 11 and 15). Movable tray 2
The attitude of the movable tray 212b, that is, the open / close state of the movable tray 212b is detected by a sensor 212d.

In order to perform the above-mentioned settlement procedure, the wristband settlement machine 208 includes, for example, a coin hopper that stores change coins and pays out coins when necessary, a bill identification device for identifying paid bills, and a receipt after settlement. , And an exit card issuing unit that issues an exit card after settlement, and these are fixed to a shelf plate or the like in the housing.

Therefore, when performing maintenance work on these devices and the wristband capturing mechanism 210, in order not to hinder the use of the user 201,
Outside the business hours of the utilization facility 206, the front door of the housing was opened.

[0010]

However, in recent years, for example, 24 lands such as a so-called health land have been developed.
Since a time-operated use facility or the like is being established, maintenance of the conventional wristband settlement machine 208 in such a use facility always requires opening the front door and then performing work.

[0011] Therefore, even if the wristband has been settled, a small work such as replenishment and collection of bills and coins for change, and replenishment of roll paper for receipt, etc., can be performed by opening the front door. Therefore, there is a problem that the user 201 cannot use the wristband payment machine 208 during that time.

Further, in the case of a component requiring maintenance from the rear side, the component must be removed from the housing of the wristband settlement machine 208 for maintenance, which requires a great deal of time and labor. There was a problem of doing it.

In particular, in the conventional temporary holding section 212, since the movable trays 212b and 212b are swung to drop the wristband 205 by its own weight, the wristband 205 is usually made of rubber. Of the movable tray 212 due to moisture, dust and the like.
Also, there is a problem that a case may occur in which the device does not drop due to sticking to the b, 212b or the like.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above, and various components can be easily maintained from both the front door side and the rear door side, and the wristband can be reliably dropped and collected or returned. An object of the present invention is to provide a wristband automatic payment machine.

[0015]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wristband automatic payment machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein a wristband conveyed by a wristband recovery unit is transferred to a wristband recovery box or a wristband recovery box. A wristband temporary holding unit for temporarily holding before sorting to the band return chute is provided on the inner surface of the rear door, and the wristband temporary holding unit returns the wristband collection box or the wristband return when the rear door is closed. A four-sided side plate and a bottom plate that are arranged above the chute and that are slidably movable with respect to each other;
A moving mechanism for slidingly moving the four side plates, and a moving mechanism for slidingly moving the bottom plate, when the bottom plate slides, the temporarily stored wristband falls into the wristband collection box and is collected,
When the four side plates slide, the temporarily held wristband falls on the wristband return chute and is returned.

Therefore, by sliding the four-sided side plate and the bottom plate to each other, it is possible to make the bottomless state, and the wristband can be reliably dropped.

Further, by opening the rear door, the space occupied by the wristband temporary holding unit is opened, so that a wristband collection unit, a wristband collection box, a coin hopper, a bill validator, a receipt issuing unit, an exit card Main components such as issuing units and coin collection boxes can be easily maintained from the rear door side.

Further, if the components are formed so as to be slidable on the front door side and the rear door side, maintenance can be more easily performed for the above-mentioned reason.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wristband automatic payment machine for temporarily storing a wristband transported by a wristband recovery unit before sorting the wristband to a wristband recovery box or a wristband return chute. A band temporary holding unit is provided on the inner surface of the rear door, and the wristband temporary holding unit is arranged above the wristband collection box or the wristband return chute when the rear door is closed,
A four-sided side plate and a bottom plate formed so as to be slidable with each other; a moving mechanism for slidingly moving the four-sided side plate; and a moving mechanism for slidingly moving the bottom plate. When the wristband is dropped and returned to the wristband return chute, and the four-sided side plate slides, the temporarily held wristband falls into the wristband collection box and is collected. is there.

Therefore, by sliding the four-sided side plate and the bottom plate to each other, it is possible to make the bottomless state, and the wristband can be reliably dropped.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the wrist band automatic payment machine, the bottom plate is formed to have a wavy cross section, and the lower ends of the four side plates are formed so as to be loosely fitted in the wavy shape of the bottom plate. The wristband is prevented from being caught in the gap between the bottom plate and the four-sided side plate when the bottom plate or the four-sided side plate is slid. This allows
The wristband can be reliably dropped.

[0022]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. The present invention is not limited by the embodiment.

First, the overall configuration of the present invention will be described. Here, FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view showing the wristband automatic payment machine, FIG. 4 is a front perspective view showing the wristband automatic payment machine, FIG. 5 is a front view showing the wristband automatic payment machine, and FIG. , Side view showing a wristband automatic payment machine, FIG. 7 is a rear view showing a wristband automatic payment machine, and FIG.
It is a top view showing a wristband.

The main body case 1 for accommodating the components includes a front door 2, a rear door 3 and a shelf 4 which are provided to be freely opened and closed. The opening 3a provided in the rear door 3 is
The wristband collection box 35 can be taken out of the main body case 1 even when the rear door 3 is closed.

The wristband 5 includes a tag section 5a, a band section 5b, and a key 5c. The tag section 5a has a built-in ID tag memory made of a battery-free EEPROM. That is, personal information (for example, a locker number or the like) of the facility user is written in the tag section 5a.

The wristband collecting unit 10 is for collecting the wristband 5 inserted at the time of settlement, and is formed so as to be slidable in both directions of the front door 2 side and the rear door 3 side. It is formed so that maintenance work can be performed from both the rear door 3 side.

The wristband temporary holding unit 40 provided on the inner surface of the rear door 3 is
This is for temporarily holding the wristband 5 collected by the “0” when the wristband is returned to the wristband return port 96 or the wristband collection box 35. The coin mechanism 90 and the coin hopper 60 can be maintained even when the front door 2 is kept closed by providing it on the inner surface of the rear door 3.

The coin hopper 60 is for storing change coins and paying out coins when necessary. The coin hopper 60 is formed to be slidable in both directions of the front door 2 and the rear door 3.
It is formed so that maintenance work can be performed from both the front door 2 side and the rear door 3 side. The coin hopper 60 is slid in both directions to return change coins (during normal use).
It is possible to cope with each time when paying out the stored coins at the time of sales closing work.

Note that coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 92 are collected in the inserted coin collection box 52, and coins paid out during the closing operation are collected in the coin hopper collection box 53.

The bill recognizing device 70 is for recognizing bills paid from the bill insertion slot 93, and includes a front door 2
The front door 2 and the rear door 3 are formed so as to be slidable in both directions, so that maintenance work can be performed from both the front door 2 and the rear door 3. The bill validator 70 is formed to be rotatable by a predetermined angle about a vertical direction.

The receipt issuing unit 80 is for issuing a receipt after settlement, is formed to be slidable in both directions on the front door 2 side and the rear door 3 side, and has a front portion of the main body. Is formed so that the rear part can be lifted with the fulcrum as a fulcrum.

The exit card issuing unit 88 is for issuing an exit card after settlement, and is slidably movable in both directions of the front door 2 and the rear door 3. The coin mechanism 90 is for identifying a coin inserted from the coin insertion slot 92.

The front door 2 has a wristband insertion slot 91, a coin insertion slot 92, a bill insertion slot 93, a bill return slot 94, a coin return slot 95, a wristband return slot 96, a touch panel display 97 serving as an operation section, A speaker 98 that utters operation instructions, a credit card slot 99,
Exit card exit 100, receipt exit 101, human body sensor 1 for detecting the user and putting the payment procedure on standby
02, a credit card reader 105 and the like.

In the main body case 1, a control box 103 for controlling the entire apparatus, a keyboard 104 for performing various input operations in the control box 10,
An uninterruptible power supply 106, door switch 107, anti-theft buzzer switch 108, and the like are provided.

Next, the wristband temporary holding unit 40, which is a main part of the present invention, will be described in detail. here,
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a wristband temporary storage unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a bottom plate of the wristband temporary storage unit.

When the rear door 3 is closed, the wristband temporary holding unit 40 provided on the inner surface of the rear door 3 is arranged above the wristband collection box 35 or the wristband return chute 36 and mutually. A four-sided side plate 41 and a bottom plate 42 slidably formed; a moving mechanism for slidingly moving the four-sided side plate 41;
And a movement mechanism for sliding the movement. The lead-out shooters 43 and 44 are for guiding the wristband 5 dropped from the bottom plate 42 to the wristband collection box 35 and the wristband return chute 36, respectively.

The bottom plate 42 has a cross section formed in a wavy shape.
The lower end of the four-side plate 41 is formed so as to fit loosely into the corrugated shape of the bottom plate 42. This prevents the wristband 5 from being caught in the gap between the bottom plate 42 and the four-side plate 41 when the bottom plate 42 or the four-side plate 41 slides. In addition, at both ends of the bottom plate 42, drain holes 42a are provided.

The moving mechanism for slidingly moving the four side plates 41 and the bottom plate 42 includes guide portions 41a and 42b, a guide shaft 45, a motor unit 46, and a pinion gear 4.
7, a linear rack 48, a position detection sensor 49, and the like. The wiring 50 is fixed to the rear door 3.

Next, the wristband temporary holding unit 4
The operation of 0 will be described. 1 and 3 will be described assuming that the rear door 3 is closed. At this time, the derived shooter 43 is located on the wristband collection box 35, and the derived shooter 44 is located on the wristband return chute 36.

When the bottom plate 42 is slid in the direction of the black arrow by the moving mechanism, the bottom of the four-sided side plate 41 is in a so-called bottom-out state, so that the wristband 5 retained on the bottom plate 42 Then, it collects in the wristband collection box 35. The movement of the moving mechanism is stopped by detection by the position detecting sensor 49.

On the other hand, when the four-way side plate 41 slides in the direction of the white arrow by the moving mechanism, the wristband 5 on the bottom plate 42 is forcibly moved to the opening side of the lead-out chute 44 by the side surface of the four-side side plate 41. If the user continues to move, the wristband 5 held on the bottom plate 42 becomes a so-called bottom-out state.
It falls in the inside and falls to the wristband return chute 36, and is returned to the wristband return port 96. In addition,
The movement of the moving mechanism is stopped by detection by the position detecting sensor 49.

As described above, according to the wristband automatic payment machine of this embodiment, the four-sided side plate 41 and the bottom plate 4
2 can be made to have no bottom by sliding each other, and the wristband 5 can be reliably dropped.

The wristband temporary holding unit 40
Is provided on the inner surface of the rear door 3, so that by opening the rear door 3, the coin hopper 60 can be pulled out to the rear door 3 side, and the coin hopper 60 and the coin mechanism 90
And can be easily maintained.

Further, by opening the rear door 3, the space occupied by the wristband temporary holding unit 40 is opened, so that the wristband collection unit 10, the wristband collection box 35, the coin hopper 60, the bill validator 70, the receipt The issuing unit 80, the exit card issuing unit 88, the coin collection boxes 52 and 53, etc.
Maintenance can be easily performed from both sides of the side door and the back door 3 side.

Contrary to this embodiment, when the bottom plate 42 slides, the temporarily stored wristband 5 falls to the wristband return chute 36 and is returned, and the four-sided side plate 41 slides. When you move,
The temporarily held wristband 5 may be dropped into the wristband collection box 35 and collected.

[0046]

As described above, according to the automatic wristband adjusting machine of the present invention (claim 1), the wristband transported by the wristband recovery unit is transferred to the wristband recovery box or the wristband return chute. A wristband temporary holding unit to temporarily hold before sorting is provided on the inner surface of the rear door, and the wristband temporary holding unit is located above the wristband collection box or the wristband return chute when the rear door is closed. Arranged, and a four-sided side plate and a bottom plate formed so as to be slidable with each other, a moving mechanism for slidingly moving the four-sided side plate, and a moving mechanism for slidingly moving the bottom plate, when the bottom plate slides, The temporarily held wristband is the wristband collection box When dropped and collected, and the four-sided side plate slides, the temporarily stored wristband is dropped and returned to the wristband return chute, so that the four-sided side plate and the bottom plate are slid with each other. There is no bottom, and the wristband can be reliably dropped.

When the back door is opened, the space occupied by the wristband temporary holding unit is opened, so that a wristband collection unit, a wristband collection box, a coin hopper, a bill validator, a receipt issuing unit, an exit card Main components such as issuing units and coin collection boxes can be easily maintained from the rear door side.

Further, if the components are formed so as to be slidable on the front door side and the rear door side, maintenance can be performed more easily for the above-mentioned reason.

Further, according to the wristband automatic payment machine according to the present invention (claim 2), the wristband transported by the wristband recovery unit is temporarily sorted before being distributed to the wristband recovery box or the wristband return chute. A wristband temporary holding unit for holding is provided on the inner surface of the rear door, and the wristband temporary holding unit is arranged above the wristband collection box or the wristband return chute when the rear door is closed, and A four-sided side plate and a bottom plate formed so as to be slidable, a moving mechanism for slidingly moving the four-sided side plate, and a moving mechanism for slidingly moving the bottom plate. The band falls on the wristband return chute and is returned When the four-way side plate is slid, since the escrow list bands were to be falling and collected into the wristband collecting box,
By sliding the four-sided side plate and the bottom plate to each other, it is possible to make the bottomless state, and the wristband can be reliably dropped.

Further, according to the wristband automatic payment machine of the present invention (claim 3), the bottom plate is formed in a wavy cross section, and the lower end of the four-sided side plate is formed so as to be loosely fitted in the wave shape of the bottom plate. Since the wristband is prevented from being caught in the gap between the bottom plate and the four-sided side plate when the bottom plate or the four-sided side plate is slid, it can be reliably dropped.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a wristband temporary holding unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a bottom plate of the wristband temporary holding unit.

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view showing the wristband automatic payment machine.

FIG. 4 is a front perspective view showing a wristband automatic payment machine.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a wristband automatic payment machine.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a wristband automatic payment machine.

FIG. 7 is a rear view showing the wristband automatic payment machine.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a wristband.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a facility usage fee payment system to which a conventional wristband automatic payment machine is applied.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a conventional wristband.

FIG. 11 is a side sectional view schematically showing a main part of a conventional wristband automatic payment machine.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a wristband capturing mechanism.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a distribution operation of a wristband temporary holding unit.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a distribution operation of a wristband temporary holding unit.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a distribution operation of a wristband temporary holding unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body case 2 Front door 3 Rear door 5 Wrist band 10 Wrist band collection unit 35 Wrist band collection box 36 Wrist band return chute 40 Wrist band temporary holding unit 41 Four side plate 42 Bottom plate 43, 44 Derivation shooter 45 Guide shaft 46 Motor unit 47 Pinion gear 48 Linear rack 49 Position detection sensor 60 Coin hopper 70 Bill identification device 80 Receipt issuing unit 88 Exit card issuing unit 90 Coin mechanism 96 Wristband return port

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Minoru Yonejima 1-1-1, Tanabe-Nitta, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture Inside Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hiroaki Saito 1-1-1, Tanabe-Nitta, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Fuji Inside Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Motoshi Yasuda 1-1, Tanabe-Nitta, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture F-term within Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. 3E027 EA05 EC06 EC07

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A wristband temporary holding unit for temporarily holding a wristband conveyed by a wristband collection unit before sorting the wristband into a wristband collection box or a wristband return chute is provided on the inner surface of the rear door, The holding unit is disposed above the wristband collection box or the wristband return chute when the rear door is closed, and is formed with a four-sided side plate and a bottom plate slidably movable with each other; and A moving mechanism that slides, and a moving mechanism that slides the bottom plate. When the bottom plate slides, the temporarily stored wristband falls into the wristband collection box and is collected, and the four-side plate is provided. When the slide moves, the suspended squirrel Wristband automatic checkout machine band is characterized in that so as to be returned to fall into the wristband return chute. 2. A wristband temporary holding unit for temporarily holding a wristband conveyed by a wristband collection unit before sorting the wristband to a wristband collection box or a wristband return chute is provided on the inner surface of the rear door; The holding unit is disposed above the wristband collection box or the wristband return chute when the rear door is closed, and is formed with a four-sided side plate and a bottom plate slidably movable with each other; and A moving mechanism that slides, and a moving mechanism that slides the bottom plate, wherein when the bottom plate slides, the temporarily stored wristband is dropped and returned to the wristband return chute, and the four-sided side plate is returned. When the slide moves, the suspended squirrel Wristband automatic checkout machine band is characterized in that so as to be falling and collected into the wristband collecting box. 3. The bottom plate is formed to have a corrugated cross section, and the lower end of the four-side plate is formed so as to be loosely fitted into the corrugated shape of the bottom plate, and the wrist band is connected to the bottom plate when the bottom plate or the four-side plate is slid. The wristband automatic payment machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the wristband automatic payment machine is prevented from being caught in a gap between the four side plates.