JP2003051035A - Automatic ticket checker - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To put in a train ticket again even without coming back from a ticket gate pass when the ticket is returned by a read error or the like. SOLUTION: The automatic ticket checker, in which arithmetic processing of entering/leaving is performed on the basis of data recorded on a train ticket put in a slot on the main body of the automatic ticket checker in the middle of conveying that train ticket to a take-out port or ticket collecting box and passing of the ticket gate pass is permitted when entering/leaving can be permitted as a result of that arithmetic processing but passing of the ticket gate pass is not permitted when entering/leaving can not be permitted as a result of that arithmetic processing, is composed of a guidance means for performing guidance to put the train ticket returned in the take-out port in that take-out port when entering/leaving can not be permitted as a result of arithmetic processing of entering/leaving and an arithmetic control means for performing arithmetic processing of entering/leaving on the basis of the data recorded on the put-in train ticket when the returned train ticket is put in the take-out port.

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 a ticket that can be easily re-inserted when entry / exit is denied.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an automatic ticket gate of this type has been used when a user (passenger) inserts a ticket into the slot of the main body of the automatic ticket gate (hereinafter referred to as "main body"). The data recorded on the boarding ticket is read while being transported to the exit or the bill collection box by the transport path. Then, the read data is subjected to an entrance / exit (meaning entrance or exit) arithmetic processing in a controller mainly composed of a CPU. As a result of the arithmetic processing, when entry and exit can be permitted, the door is opened (as it is when the main body is a normal open type) and passage through the ticket gate passage is permitted, and as a result of the arithmetic processing, when entry and exit cannot be permitted The door is closed so that passage through the ticket gate passage is not permitted, and the ticket inserted into the slot is discharged to the exit and returned to the user.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional automatic ticket gate, when the entrance / exit is refused, the user who took out the returned ticket will return to the ticket gate passage and try to re-insert the ticket. There was a problem of mouth congestion.

Further, when a plurality of tickets are required for entry / exit processing by one user, the door is closed even when the user enters only a part of the tickets and enters the ticket gate passage. Therefore, the user has to return to the entrance side of the ticket gate and insert the remaining ticket, and in this case also, the ticket gate is congested.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and its purpose is to re-insert a ticket or to insert the remaining tickets without returning to the ticket passage. It is to provide an automatic ticket gate that can.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention is used for transporting a boarding ticket inserted into a loading slot of a main body to an exit or a bill collecting box during the transportation. Entry / exit processing is performed based on the data recorded on the ticket, and if the entry / exit can be permitted as a result of the entry, the passage through the ticket gate passage is permitted, and as a result of the computation, entry / exit cannot be permitted. When the automatic ticket gate that does not permit passage through the ticket gate passage, when the entrance / exit cannot be permitted as a result of the arithmetic processing of the entrance / exit, the ticket returned to the exit is inserted into the exit. Guide means for performing the guide, and operation control means for performing entrance / exit calculation processing based on the data recorded in the inserted ticket when the returned ticket is inserted into the exit. Is characterized by having.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention is recorded on a ticket as it is being conveyed to an exit or a bill collecting box, which is inserted into a slot of the main body. The entrance / exit calculation process is performed based on the data. When the entry / exit can be permitted as a result of the calculation process, passage through the ticket gate passage is permitted, and when the entry / exit is not permitted as a result of the calculation process, passage through the ticket passage In the automatic ticket gate that does not permit, as a result of the above-mentioned entrance / exit calculation processing, when one passenger needs multiple tickets for entrance / exit processing, only some tickets are inserted and entered. A guide means for guiding the passenger to insert the remaining ticket into the exit when the entry is not permitted, and the input means when the remaining ticket is inserted into the exit. Entry and exit based on the data recorded on the ticket It is characterized by having an arithmetic control means for performing arithmetic processing.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a cross section of a part of a main body G according to one embodiment when viewed from a ticket gate passage P.

At the upper part of the entrance side of the ticket gate passage P of the case G1 of the main body G, a slot 1 for inserting a ticket (not shown)
Is provided, and an outlet 2 for returning the ticket to the user is provided on the upper surface of the housing G1 on the exit side.

A motor M is provided between the inlet 1 and the outlet 2.
A well-known conveyance path L formed by opposing a pair of endless belts, which is driven by, is provided. This transport path L
Is configured so that the ticket can be conveyed in the forward direction from the slot 1 to the exit 2 as indicated by the arrow, and the ticket that has been loaded into the slot 2 can be inserted into the slot 1
It is configured so that it can be conveyed in the opposite direction to the side.

In the middle of the transport path L, from the insertion slot 1 to the ejection slot 2, in order, the alignment section 3 for adjusting the posture of the ticket inserted from the insertion slot 1 to a predetermined state, and recorded on the ticket. The reading heads H1 and H1 '(reading heads H1', which are used to read the present data, are inserted into the insertion slot 1 with the back surface facing upward, that is, with the surface on which the predetermined contents such as the boarding fare are printed facing down. For reading the data recorded on the ticket, it is for back side insertion. Below, the head for back side insertion is marked with "'") and new data (entry / entrance data) is written on the ticket. Write heads H2 and H2 for insertion
', Verify heads H3 and H3' for checking the written contents, and a punch printing unit 4 for punching holes in the ticket if necessary and for printing predetermined contents such as the name of the entrance station. , A wing W driven by a solenoid (not shown) for collecting a ticket, such as an ordinary ticket, which does not need to be returned to the user in the entry processing, to the ticket collecting box B through the collecting and conveying path L '. It is provided.

Incidentally, although omitted for simplification of the drawing, the front passenger takes the exit to the conveyance path L so that a plurality of users (for example, three people) can enter the ticket passage P. A stopper for temporarily holding the ticket from 2 is provided. Further, in the case where the main body G is of a multi-ply type when a plurality of tickets are required for entry / exit processing of one user, and moreover, a plurality of tickets can be stacked and inserted in the slot 1. Between the insertion slot 1 and the aligning section 3, the stacked passenger tickets are separated one by one, and the reading head H
1 and H1 'is provided with a separating section, and a pool section is provided between the read head H1' and the write head H2 for temporarily holding the previous ticket until the reading of the subsequent ticket is completed. Is provided.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 5 denotes a display screen provided in the vicinity of the outlet 2, which is configured to provide predetermined guidance to the user together with a speaker (not shown).
Further, D is a door that opens and closes the ticket gate P. Further, S, S ..., S ', S' ... are human detectors for detecting the user position in the ticket passage P. Of these, the human detectors S, S ... Are composed of reflective sensors,
The sensor mounting box G2 is provided on the upper surface of the main body G at a predetermined interval along the passage direction of the ticket gate passage P. The human detectors S, S ... Are configured to detect the height of an adult user. Further, the human detectors S ', S' ... are composed of transmissive sensors, and are provided on the side surface of the casing G1 of the main body G at a predetermined interval along the passage direction of the ticket gate passage P. . The human detectors S ′, S ′ ... Can detect all users who pass through the ticket gate P, and therefore the human detectors S ′, S ′,
When it is detected by S ′ ..., but not by the human detectors S, S ..., The user is determined to be a child (child).

In FIG. 1, C is a controller for integrally controlling the main body G, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the controller C. A central processing unit (CPU) 20 of the controller C performs arithmetic processing using a system program stored in a nonvolatile storage device (ROM in FIG. 2) 21 such as a ROM and working data stored in a RAM 22. Is configured to take place.
The CPU 20 is provided with a read / write (R / W) driver 24 connected to the magnetic heads H1 to H3 and H1 'to H3' through an I / O unit 23, and a wing driver 25 for driving the wings W. , A display driver 26 for controlling the display screen 5, a door driver 27 for driving the door D, a sensor amplifier 28 for human detectors S, S ..., S ', S' ..., and a punch printing unit 4. The punch printing unit driver 29 is connected. This I / O
Although various drivers such as a driver for driving the motor M are connected to the unit 23, they are omitted here.

Next, the control operation of the main body G will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Now, it is assumed that a ticket has been inserted into the opening of the main body G (Yes at Step 100. Hereinafter, Step is referred to as "S"). The data recorded on the inserted ticket is read by the read head H1 (or H1 '. Hereinafter, the ticket is described as being inserted with the front side up), and the read data is , CPU
It is used for the calculation processing of 20 entrances and exits (S102).

As a result of the arithmetic processing of the CPU 20, if entry and exit can be permitted (Yes at S104), the door D is opened (as it is when the main body G is a normally open type), and passage of the user is permitted (S105). .

As a result of the arithmetic processing of the CPU 20, for example, when entry / exit cannot be permitted due to a reading error (S10)
4 No), the door D is closed to prevent the user from passing through the ticket passage P, and the inserted ticket is taken out from the exit 2
Will be returned to. Further, in this case, guidance is given to reinsert the ticket returned through the display screen 5 and the speaker (not shown) into the exit 2 (S106).

When the ticket is reinserted into the exit 2 (S1
08 affirmative), the ticket is transported to the vicinity of the slot 1 by the reverse transportation of the transportation path L, and then the transportation path L is normally transported to read the ticket. As a result of the rereading, when entry and exit can be permitted, the door D is opened and passage through the ticket gate passage P is permitted (S102, S104 affirmative, S10).
5). In addition, when the entrance / exit cannot be permitted even in this re-processing, although it is omitted in the flowchart of FIG.

When the user returns to the entrance side of the ticket gate passage P without re-inserting the ticket returned to the exit 2 into the exit 2 (No at S108, Yes at S110), the main body G
Is reset for the next customer processing (S112).

The above-mentioned control operation is the entrance / exit processing by the user using one ticket, but when a plurality of tickets are required for the entrance / exit processing of one user, for example, a limited express train is used. When a user needs a ticket and a ticket, when the user inserts only the limited express ticket into the slot 1 and enters a predetermined position of the ticket gate passage P, the door D is closed and the user passes through the ticket gate passage P. Is blocked. Then, while the inserted limited express ticket is temporarily held in the pool section (not shown), guidance is given to insert the remaining ticket into the exit 2 through the display screen 5 and the speaker (not shown). .

When a ticket is additionally inserted into the exit 2, the ticket is reversely conveyed to the vicinity of the insertion slot 1 and then forwardly conveyed for reading processing, as described above. Then, the reading process determines the validity of the combination with the previously inserted limited express ticket. If the determination is OK, entry / exit is permitted, and if the determination is NG, door D is closed and entry / rejection is denied. Then, appropriate processing such as staff processing and settlement guidance is performed.

[0022]

The automatic ticket gate according to the present invention, when the entrance / exit is not permitted as a result of the entrance / exit calculation processing, guides that the ticket returned to the exit is to be inserted into the exit. Since the guide means and, when the returned ticket is inserted into the exit, the calculation control means for performing the entrance / exit calculation processing based on the data recorded in the inserted ticket, Since the ticket can be reinserted without returning from the ticket gate passage, congestion at the ticket gate can be prevented.

In the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention, as a result of the entrance / exit calculation processing, when a plurality of tickets are required for entrance / exit processing of one user, only some tickets are inserted. A guide means for guiding the passenger to insert the remaining ticket into the exit when the entry / exit cannot be permitted, and the guide means used when the remaining ticket is inserted into the exit. Since it comprises the arithmetic control means for performing the entrance / exit arithmetic processing based on the data recorded on the ticket, the passenger ticket can be additionally inserted without returning from the ticket gate passage, and the congestion at the ticket gate can be prevented.

[Brief description of 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 block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a controller.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

G Main body of automatic ticket gate (main body) G1 housing G2 sensor mounting box 1 input port 2 Exit 3 Alignment section 4 Punch printing section 5 Display screen S, S 'Human detector L transport path H1, H1 'read head H2, H2 'write head H3, H3 'verify head C controller M motor P ticket gate passage

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An entrance / exit calculation process is performed based on the data recorded in the ticket while the ticket entered into the entrance of the automatic ticket gate is being conveyed to the exit or the collection box. , In the automatic ticket gates that permit passage through the ticket gate passage when the entry / exit can be permitted as a result of the arithmetic processing, and do not permit passage through the ticket gate passage when the entry / exit cannot be permitted as a result of the arithmetic processing, When the entry / exit is not permitted as a result of the entry / exit calculation processing, a guide means for guiding the passenger to return the ticket returned to the exit to the exit, and the ticket returned to the exit. An automatic ticket gate, comprising: an arithmetic control unit that performs arithmetic processing of entry and exit based on the data recorded in the inserted ticket when the ticket is inserted into the vehicle. 2. An entrance / exit calculation process is performed based on the data recorded in the ticket while the ticket entered in the entrance of the automatic ticket gate is being conveyed to the exit or the bill collection box. , In the automatic ticket gates that permit passage through the ticket gate passage when the entry / exit can be permitted as a result of the arithmetic processing, and do not permit passage through the ticket gate passage when the entry / exit cannot be permitted as a result of the arithmetic processing, As a result of the entry and exit calculation processing, if one ticket requires more than one ticket for entry / exit processing of one user and only some tickets have been entered and entry / exit cannot be permitted, A guide means for guiding the remaining ticket to the exit, and based on the data recorded in the inserted ticket when the remaining ticket is inserted into the exit. And an arithmetic control means for performing arithmetic processing of entry and exit. Automatic ticket gate, characterized in that.