JP2002042177A - Ticket-vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve workability so as to allow keyboard operation in both of a sitting posture and a standing posture by arranging a keyboard table for placing the keyboard movably upward/downward so as not to disturb insertion/ ejection of a drawer housing various apparatus inside a ticket-vending machine and a journal printer unit. SOLUTION: In left and right side board parts 13, 13 of a ticket vending machine main body 11, a pair of brackets 44, 44 each having a channel-shaped cross section are mounted by means of screws. Inside the brackets 44, 44, sliders 42, 42 sliding upward/downward are inserted. In the upper parts of the sliders 42, 42, the keyboard table 40 for placing the keyboard 30 is installed horizontally via table mounting members 41, 41. The keyboard table 40 allows forward ejection of the drawer and the journal printer unit arranged in the ticket-vending machine 10 when the sliders 42, 42 are slid upward from the brackets 44, 44.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ticket issuing machine installed at a travel agency or the like for issuing air tickets and the like, and more particularly to an improvement in a keyboard table on which a keyboard as an input device is mounted.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a ticket issuing machine of this kind includes a keyboard table fixed at a height at which keys can be operated while operating a keyboard while sitting on a chair.

A keyboard as an input device, such as a personal computer, is not limited to the above-described ticket issuing machine, but is mounted on a desk or on a keyboard stand of a personal computer rack. It is designed to be operated while sitting on the floor.

[0004] However, in a travel agency handling the above-mentioned ticketing machine, a clerk sometimes inputs necessary information while consulting with a customer, and sometimes inputs predetermined items from a keyboard while standing.

[0005]

However, at present, there is no ticket issuing machine that can handle both a height at which a keyboard base on which a keyboard is placed can be operated while standing and a height at which a keyboard can be operated while sitting on a chair. Therefore, it is particularly troublesome for a travel agent attending the operation of the keyboard while sitting on a chair in response to the request of the user while responding to the request of the user. Furthermore, to operate the keyboard while standing, the fixed keyboard base is low, so it is necessary to lean down and operate, which is very difficult to operate.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points. The operability is improved so that the keyboard can be operated while sitting or standing, and a keyboard base is provided on the front of the ticketing machine. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ticket issuing machine which does not hinder the drawer and the insertion / removal of the journal printer unit.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a ticket issuing machine (10) having a keyboard base (40) on which a keyboard (30) serving as an input device is mounted on a front surface thereof.
The ticket issuing machine body (11) and both side plates (13,
13) a pair of channel-shaped brackets (44, 44) vertically attached to the bracket, a pair of sliders (42, 42) sliding up and down with respect to the brackets (44, 44), and the slider ( And a keyboard table (40) for horizontally mounting the keyboard (30) between the bases (42, 42) via a table mounting member (41, 41).

In order to shift the keyboard (30) from a sitting operation position where the user sits down to operate the keyboard (30) to a standing operation position where the keyboard (30) is operated while standing, the brackets (44, 44) are attached to the both side plate portions (13, 13).
It is preferable to previously form screw holes (50, 50) for attaching the brackets (44, 44) with screws so that the brackets (44, 44) can be easily transferred.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on a preferred embodiment shown in the drawings, but the technical scope of the present invention is limited to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. Instead, various modifications are possible within the technical scope described in the claims.

The ticket issuing machine 10 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is, for example, a ticket issuing machine 10 for issuing a large ticket, which is installed in a travel agency or the like. Then, a desired airline ticket is issued in response to a request from the user.

The ticket issuing machine 10 includes a ticket issuing machine main body 11 and a keyboard table 40 on which a keyboard 30 as an input device is placed.

The ticket issuing machine main body 11 is a box-shaped housing having a top plate portion 12, left and right side plate portions 13, 13 and a drawer 14. In the main body 11, a controller main body 15 as shown in FIG. 4, a printer (not shown) for printing when issuing the air ticket, a magnetic recording device for recording magnetic information on the air ticket, and the like are provided. An airline ticket processing unit
A transport mechanism including a belt transport path for transporting the airline ticket, a motor for driving the transport mechanism, and the like are stored. These mechanisms and devices are designed to be drawn out of the ticket issuing machine main body 11 by the drawer 14 when a failure, a ticket jam, or the like occurs. Top plate 1
2, a display device 16 such as a liquid crystal display or a CRT display made of a CRT is mounted.

The ticket issuing machine body 20 has a ticket issuing machine 1 on its upper part.
The display device includes a power key switch 21, a display operation unit 22, a ticket insertion slot 23, a ticket ejection port 24, and a journal printer unit 25 for moving the “0”.

The display operation section 22 is a touch panel using a liquid crystal display, and is adapted to display the content of a key input from the keyboard 30 and to make a touch input from a screen.

The ticket insertion slot 23 is used to insert a flight ticket in order to record and print predetermined magnetic contents on the flight ticket by the flight ticket processing unit built in the ticket issuing machine body 20. When the predetermined processing of the air ticket is completed, the air ticket is discharged from the ticket outlet 24.

When a ticket is issued, the journal printer unit 25 visibly prints the information recorded on the ticket and information such as the date of issuance so that it can be known later. This journal printer unit 25
A method of storing a roll paper, having a printing section, winding and storing the printed roll paper in a roll shape, and a portion on which information on the air ticket is printed when the air ticket is issued is discharged from the outlet 26. And saving it as a piece of paper. The journal printer unit 25 is pulled out by pulling a handle 27 toward the user as shown in FIG.

The keyboard base 40 has base mounting members 41, 41 on both inner sides. This table mounting member 4
Reference numerals 1 and 41 are pipe-shaped, and the slide members 4
The upper ends of the base plates 2 and 42 are inserted and fixed by screws 43 and 43. The slide members 42, 42 are made of a long plate material. The slide members 42, 42 are attached to brackets 44, 44 fixed to the front side of the both side plates 13, 13 of the ticket issuing machine body 11 so as to be slidable up and down. Brackets 44, 44 are provided on the both side plate portions
3 and 13 are attached by a plurality of screws 45.
The brackets 44 have a cross-sectional channel shape,
The slide member 42 is fitted into the groove 46 so as to be able to move up and down. The brackets 44 function as guide members for the slide members 42.

The slide member 42 and the keyboard table 4
0 means that the screw 43 can be removed by removing the screw 43 as shown in FIG.

To fix the keyboard base 40 at a predetermined height position, a set screw 47 is used as a positioning means as shown in FIG. The set screw 47 has a screw portion 48 and a knob portion 49. At the upper part of the bracket 44, a screw hole 44a into which the screw part 48 is screwed is formed. The screw portion 48 of the set screw 47 is inserted into the screw hole 44a.
Then, the slide member 42 is pressed against the side plate portion 13 of the ticket issuing machine main body at the tip of the screw portion 48 to fix the keyboard table 40 at a predetermined height.

When operating the keyboard 30 while sitting on a chair, the keyboard base 40 is lowered to a desired sitting position as shown in FIGS.

When an air ticket is issued, the air ticket is jammed (jam) in a transport mechanism or the like built in the ticket issuing machine body 11, the mounted equipment is broken, or a journal printer is issued. When a paper jam occurs in the unit 25, it is necessary to release the drawer 14 or the journal printer unit 25 toward the front to release a jam or the like.

In order to pull out the drawer 14 or the journal printer unit 25 as described above, the keyboard table 40 located at the sitting position is in the way. In such a case, the keyboard base 40 is raised to a standing operation position, which is an upper position, as shown in FIG. In order to raise the keyboard base 40 to the standing operation position, first, after loosening the set screw 47 shown in FIG. 4, the keyboard base 40 is lifted upward by hand. Then, the slide member 42 slides upward with respect to the bracket 44. After lifting the keyboard base 40 to a predetermined position, the slide member 42 is fixed so as not to descend by tightening the set screw 47.

When many users are busy, the keyboard table 40 can be pulled up as shown in FIG. 5 to stand and operate the keyboard.

FIG. 6 shows a state in which the keyboard base 40 is fixed at the standing operation position. Normally, the keyboard 30
When operating, perform the operation while sitting on a chair. But,
In a travel agency or the like, desired information may be input from the keyboard 30 while responding to a user. In such a case, if the keyboard 30 is only in the sitting position, it is necessary to sit down on the chair and operate the keyboard 30 or lean down and operate the keyboard 30, which is troublesome.

Therefore, both side plate portions 13 of the ticketing machine main body 11,
A plurality of screw holes 50 for attaching the brackets 44, 44 are formed in the thirteen. The screw hole 50 is provided in advance so that the keyboard base 40 is in the upright operation position.

In order to shift from the sitting operation position of the keyboard table 40 shown in FIG. 2 to the standing operation position shown in FIG. 6, first, the set screw 47 is loosened and the keyboard table 40 is pulled upward. And the screw 4 fixing the bracket 44
5 and the bracket 44 is removed. The removed bracket 44 is screwed and fixed in accordance with the screw hole shown in FIG. Thereafter, the slider 42 of the keyboard base 40 is inserted into the groove 46 of the bracket 44, and the slider 42 is tightened with the set screw 47 to fix the keyboard base 40 at the standing operation position as shown in FIG.

The standing operation position of the bracket 44 is as follows.
Since the size of the display device is different between the liquid crystal display and the CRT display, two types of screw holes 50 are provided in the side plate portion 13 so as to correspond to the type of the display.

[0028]

As described above, according to the ticket issuing machine of the present invention, the bracket for supporting the keyboard base on which the keyboard is mounted so as to be vertically movable is provided on the side plate portion of the ticket issuing machine main body. When a drawer or a journal printer unit is pulled out due to a ticket jam or paper jam, the keyboard table is pulled upward, so that the drawer operation can be smoothly performed without any trouble in the pulling operation.

Further, the keyboard base can be easily moved between the sitting position and the standing position, so that the keyboard can be operated while sitting down or when standing and busy. Can also be applied.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ticket issuing machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the ticket issuing machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an exploded side view of the keyboard stand and the bracket shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a part of a state where a slider attached to a keyboard base is fixed to a bracket with a set screw.

FIG. 5 is an operation view corresponding to FIG. 2, showing a state in which the keyboard base is vertically lifted, and the drawer and the journal printer unit are drawn toward the user;

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state where the keyboard base is moved to a standing operation position.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Ticket issuing machine 11 Ticket issuing machine main body 13 Side plate part 30 Keyboard 40 Keyboard base 42 Slider 44 Bracket 47 Set screw 50 Screw hole

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A ticket issuing machine (10) having a keyboard base (40) on a front surface on which a keyboard (30) as an input device is mounted, comprising: a ticket issuing machine main body (11); and a ticket issuing machine main body (11). ), A pair of channel-shaped brackets (44, 44) vertically attached to both side plates (13, 13).
A pair of sliders (42, 42) that slide up and down with respect to the brackets (44, 44), and are horizontally mounted between the sliders (42, 42) via a base mounting member (41, 41). And a keyboard table (40) on which the keyboard (30) is placed. 2. The brackets (44, 4) are attached to the side plate portions (13, 13) in order to transfer the keyboard (30) from a sitting operation position where the keyboard is operated while sitting to a standing operation position where the keyboard is operated while standing.
The ticket issuing machine according to claim 1, wherein a screw hole (50, 50) for attaching 4) with a screw is formed.