JP2002302298A - Information recording medium processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent operation stop of information recording medium processing equipment such as an automatic checking and collecting machine as far as possible. SOLUTION: In this information recording medium processing device, when an information recording medium charged into a charge port gets jammed at a feed portion provided near the charge port, the jammed information recording medium is discharged to the charge port side. The information recording medium processing device is composed of a detecting means detecting the information recording medium discharged to the charge port side, a measuring means measuring time for detecting a state that the information recording medium discharged to the charge port side is not discharged from the charge port and caught in the charge port, and a maintaining means maintaining a main body of the information recording medium processing device in an operating state till the measured time exceeds a normal specified time in which a next user charges the information recording medium in the charge port.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information recording medium processing device incorporated in station equipment such as an automatic ticket gate and an automatic checkout machine, and more particularly to a device capable of effectively preventing a device from being down. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, when an entrance / exit process (meaning entry / exit) is performed by an automatic ticket gate, a ride corresponding to the information recording medium of the present invention is mounted on the body of the automatic ticket gate. It is configured so that a ticket is inserted. That is, when the ticket is inserted into the slot of the main body of the automatic ticket gate, the inserted ticket is taken into the main body of the automatic ticket gate via the take-in roller, and then read and written. After processing, the ticket that needs to be returned to the user (passenger) is discharged to the exit and returned, and the ticket that does not need to be returned is collected in the main body of the automatic ticket gate. .

When a ticket inserted into the slot of the main body of the automatic ticket gate is jammed at a pay-out portion provided near the slot, for example, when the inserted ticket is bent and fed. When the dispensing in the section is unsuccessful, the ticket is conveyed reversely to the slot side and discharged from the slot.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional information recording medium processing apparatus, when a paper jam occurs in the feeding section, the information recording medium is conveyed to the insertion port side in reverse and discharged from the insertion port. However, if the discharge ends at the input port, the processing device incorporating the information recording medium stops operating, and the new information recording medium cannot be processed. Was.

[0005] The case where the information recording medium is a ticket and the information recording medium processing device is incorporated in an automatic ticket gate will be further described as an example. Now, it is assumed that the ticket inserted into the slot causes a jam in the payout section. At this time, the ticket is
It is conveyed reversely to the inlet side. When the ticket is completely discharged from the slot by the transport, the main body of the automatic ticket gate is reset and a new ticket can be inserted.

[0006] In addition, the ticket conveyed to the slot does not come out of the slot but hangs on the slot for a predetermined time.
For example, after 30 seconds, the main body of the automatic ticket gate is stopped (down), and a staff member needs to perform a recovery operation. When the user removes the ticket from the slot within the predetermined time, the main body of the automatic ticket gate allows the ticket to be inserted and the new ticket can be processed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to prevent processing equipment in which an information recording medium processing device is incorporated from being down as much as possible. An object of the present invention is to provide an information recording medium processing device.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, an information recording medium processing apparatus according to the present invention has a feeding section in which an information recording medium inserted into an input port is provided near the input port. When a jam occurs in the information recording medium processing device configured to cause the jammed information recording medium to be discharged to the insertion port side, a detection unit that detects the information recording medium discharged to the insertion port side; Measuring means for measuring a time during which the state in which the information recording medium discharged to the input port side is not discharged from the input port but applied to the input port is detected, Holding means for holding the main body of the information recording medium processing device in an operating state until a predetermined time exceeding a normal predetermined time until the next user inserts the information recording medium into the insertion port. Have It is characterized in. Further, the time for maintaining the main body of the information recording medium processing device in the operating state is variable. Further, when a state in which the information recording medium discharged to the insertion port side is hung on the insertion port is detected, a notifying means for notifying a staff member of the detection is provided. Further, the information recording medium is a ticket.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an insertion port portion when an information recording medium processing device according to an embodiment is incorporated in a main body of an automatic ticket gate.

The slot 1 is a ticket (corresponding to the information recording medium of the present invention) provided in the main body of the automatic ticket gate (corresponding to the main body of the information recording medium processing device of the present invention). The feeding portion 2 including a take-in roller R1 and a feeding roller R2 is provided inside the inlet 1 (left side in FIG. 1).

When a plurality of tickets are stacked and inserted at a time at the slot 1, the feeding section 2 is configured to be able to separate the tickets one by one and send the tickets to the next transport path L. ing. The feeding unit 2 shown in FIG. 1 takes in the ticket inserted into the slot 1 into the main body, and transfers the captured ticket in the same direction with a gap having a thickness of one ticket. The feeding roller R2, which comprises a pair of rotating rollers, can be separated one by one.

As the feeding section 2, besides using the above-described feeding roller R2, the present applicant has filed a Japanese Patent Application 2000-30.
And a well-known feeding unit such as a block type that includes a block and a roller (reverse roller) having a thickness equivalent to one ticket and rotating between the block as proposed in US Pat. can do.

The transport path L is constituted by a pair of endless belts stretched between rollers r, r,.... Reads the data recorded on the ticket via a magnetic head (not shown) provided in the system, writes new data, and punches and prints as necessary by a punch / printing unit (not shown). Have been.

In FIG. 1, M is a motor capable of rotating forward and reverse for driving the feeding portion 2 and the transport path L. When the motor rotates in the forward direction, a ticket inserted into the slot 1 is transferred to the transport path L side. And at the time of reverse rotation, the ticket located in the feeding section 2 can be conveyed to the slot 1 side in reverse.

In FIG. 1, S denotes a photo sensor, which is configured to detect a ticket located at the slot 1.

In FIG. 1, C is a controller mainly composed of a CPU which controls the main body of the automatic ticket gate. A signal from the sensor S is input to the controller C, and the motor M is configured to be driven and controlled by the controller C.

The control operation of the automatic ticket gate having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Now, it is assumed that a ticket has been inserted into the slot 1 (Yes at Step 100;
Let the step be "S". ). The ticket inserted into the slot 1 is taken into the main body by the take-in roller R1 (S
102) It is assumed that the ticket is bent, for example, and jammed in the feeding section 2 and was not fed to the transport path L side (No in S104). When a sensor (not shown) detects that the ticket is stuck in the feeding section 2, that is, when the occurrence of a jam is detected, the motor M starts reverse rotation. As a result, the ticket that has been located in the payout section 2 is conveyed to the insertion port side in reverse (S106).

When the ticket is completely discharged from the slot 1 by the reverse transport (S108: YES), the ticket for the next customer can be inserted. However, the ticket that has been bent and jammed is in a state of being hooked on the slot 1 and closing the slot 1 (No at S108), as shown as the ticket a in FIG. The detection by the sensor S is started by a timer (not shown) of the controller C (S110).

Until the timer measures a predetermined set time, if the ticket or the passenger who has inserted the ticket a from the slot 1 is taken out by the customer or a passenger, the ticket can be inserted into the slot 1. However, when the ticket discharged to the slot 1 and hanging is not removed until the timer expires (Yes at S112), the automatic ticket gate is stopped (down). This operation stop is displayed on a monitoring panel (not shown) and notified to a staff member. Therefore, the automatic ticket gate that has stopped operating is restored by the attendant.

The predetermined time set by the timer is a predetermined time sufficiently longer than a normal predetermined time used by the next user of the automatic ticket gate, for example, the automatic ticket gate uses the automatic ticket gate every two minutes on average. Then, the set time is set to be sufficiently longer than the two minutes, for example, 30 minutes. Until the set time elapses, the automatic ticket gate is kept operating, so that the user can approach the automatic ticket gate.
When the ticket a is present at the slot 1, the ticket a can be withdrawn and the ticket can be inserted into the slot 1, thus effectively preventing the automatic ticket gate from stopping operation. In addition, the operation rate of the automatic ticket gate can be increased.

The set time of the above-mentioned timer is arbitrarily set according to the use state of the automatic ticket gate.

When it is detected by the sensor S that the ticket a conveyed to the slot 1 is hanging on the slot 1,
That effect may be displayed on a monitoring panel provided in the attendant room to notify the attendant. When notifying the attendant in this way, the ticket remaining in the slot 1 is extracted by the attendant, and the processing of the next customer can be performed smoothly.

Also, in the above-described example, an example in which the information recording medium processing apparatus according to the present invention is applied to an automatic ticket gate,
The present invention can be applied to an automatic payment machine, or can be applied to other information recording medium processing equipment.

[0024]

According to the information recording medium processing apparatus of the present invention,
Detecting means for detecting the information recording medium discharged to the input port side, and when the state where the information recording medium discharged to the input port side is not discharged from the input port and is applied to the input port is detected, Measuring means for measuring the time during which the state is detected; and information recording medium until the predetermined time exceeds a normal predetermined time until the next user inserts the information recording medium into the slot. Since the main unit of the information processing apparatus is provided with a holding unit that holds the main body of the processing apparatus in the operating state, it is possible to effectively prevent the operation of the main body of the information recording medium processing apparatus from being stopped.
When the time for keeping the main body of the information recording medium processing device in the operating state is variable, the time for stopping the operation can be set arbitrarily. Then, when a state in which the information recording medium discharged to the insertion port hangs on the insertion port is detected, and a notifying means for notifying the attendant is provided, the clerk removes the information recording medium from the insertion port. Can be extracted. Furthermore, when the information recording medium is a ticket,
It is possible to effectively prevent the stoppage of the operation of a processing device such as an automatic ticket gate that processes a ticket.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a slot portion when an information recording medium processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied to an automatic ticket gate.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Slot 2 Feeding part R1 Take-in roller R2 Feeding roller S Sensor L Transport path C Controller i Ticket

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Claims (4)

[Claims] When an information recording medium inserted into an input port is jammed in a feeding section provided near the input port, the jammed information recording medium is discharged to the input port side. In the information recording medium processing apparatus configured as above, detecting means for detecting the information recording medium discharged to the input side, and inputting the information recording medium discharged to the input side without being discharged from the input side. A measuring means for measuring a time during which the state in which the user took a mouth is detected, and a measuring means for measuring a time during which the state is detected; and a normal time until the next user inserts the information recording medium into the insertion port. An information recording medium processing device, comprising: holding means for holding the main body of the information recording medium processing device in an operating state until a predetermined time exceeding a predetermined time. 2. The information recording medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the time for which the main body of the information recording medium processing apparatus is kept operating is variable. 3. A notifying means for notifying a person in charge when a state in which the information recording medium discharged to the insertion port is hanging on the insertion port is detected. 3. The information recording medium processing device according to 2. 4. The information recording medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information recording medium is a ticket.