JP2003109044A - Ticket issuing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a rate of occurrence of magnetic information writing errors when a magnetic card comes into between a magnetic head for reading and a platen. SOLUTION: A ticket issuing machine 1 is provided with a magnetic head 10 for writing for writing magnetic information on a magnetic stripe part of a magnetic card 2 and the magnetic head 11 for reading for reading magnetic information written on the magnetic strip part of the magnetic card 2, and a space between the magnetic head 10 for writing and the magnetic head 11 for reading is set to 55 mm. The space is equal to a distance between a side end part of the magnetic card 2 and a perforated line that is not a magnetic recording area, and when the side end part of the magnetic card 2 arrives at the magnetic head 11 for reading, the perforated line faces the magnetic head 10 for writing.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ticket issuing device for performing magnetic recording on a magnetic stripe of a magnetic card and issuing the magnetic card as a ticket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a device for issuing a magnetic card as a ticket, there is an air ticket issuing device. The airline ticket issuing device is provided with a card storage unit for storing a magnetic card before issuance, a writing magnetic head, a reading magnetic head, a printing unit, and a card ejection unit. The read magnetic head is located downstream of the write magnetic head in the carrying direction of the magnetic card, and the distance between the two magnetic heads is set shorter than the length of the magnetic card in the carrying direction. The distance between the write magnetic head and the read magnetic head is determined by experimental data, past device performance,
Or, depending on the size of the device, it is usually 40 mm to 13
It is set to 0 mm.

When a ticket issuance instruction is received from a host device,
The magnetic card is separated from the card storage section and conveyed to the write magnetic head. The writing magnetic head writes the customer boarding information on the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card, and then the reading magnetic head confirms the written information. When it is confirmed that the information has been successfully written, the magnetic card is printed with predetermined information by printing, and then ejected from the card ejection unit as an airline ticket.

[0004]

However, in the ticket issuing device having the above-described structure, since the distance between the write magnetic head and the read magnetic head is shorter than the length of the magnetic card in the carrying direction, the write magnetic head is used. The magnetic card will enter between the read magnetic head and the platen while writing magnetic information on the magnetic card. When the leading part of the magnetic card enters between the read magnetic head and the platen, the magnetic card is shocked. This impact has a problem that it affects the writing operation by the writing magnetic head, deteriorates the magnetic writing accuracy, and raises the error occurrence rate at the time of writing magnetic information.

In order to prevent such a problem from occurring, the gap between the write magnetic head and the read magnetic head may be made longer than the length of the magnetic card in the carrying direction, but there is a problem that the device becomes large.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a write magnetic head for performing magnetic recording on a magnetic card having a magnetic stripe having a plurality of guarantee ranges arranged with a predetermined gap. In a ticket issuing device in which a reading magnetic head for reading magnetic recording written on a magnetic card is arranged along the transport direction of the magnetic card, the gap between the writing magnetic head and the reading magnetic head is It is characterized in that the distance from one end of the magnetic card in the carrying direction to the gap within the above-mentioned guarantee range is set.

According to the above construction, when the leading portion of the magnetic card in the carrying direction reaches the read magnetic head, the write magnetic head is located within the guaranteed range of the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card. Even if it is affected by the shock, it does not affect the writing operation.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that elements common to the drawings are given the same reference numerals. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a ticket issuing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment, a device that issues an airline ticket will be described as an example of a ticket issuing device.

In FIG. 1, the airline ticket issuing apparatus 1 includes a card storage unit 3 for storing a magnetic card 2 before issuance, and a magnetic writing / reading unit 4 for writing and reading magnetic information on the magnetic card 2. The magnetic card 2 is provided with a printing unit 5 for printing predetermined information, a card ejecting unit 6 for ejecting the magnetic card 2 out of the apparatus, and a conveying path 7 for conveying the magnetic card 2 through the above units. The card storage unit 3 is provided with a separation roller 8 for separating the magnetic cards 2 one by one, and a conveyance roller 9 is provided on the downstream side thereof.

The magnetic writing / reading unit 4 reads the magnetic information written in the magnetic stripe portion of the magnetic card 2 and the magnetic head 10 for writing which writes magnetic information in the magnetic stripe portion of the magnetic card 2. A magnetic head 11 for use is provided. The gap between the write magnetic head 10 and the read magnetic head 11 is set to 55 mm. Writing magnetic head 1
Platens 12 and 13 are provided so as to face 0 and the read magnetic head 11, respectively. The printing unit 5 includes a thermal head 14 and a platen 15, and prints predetermined information on the surface of the magnetic card 2. The card ejection unit 6 is composed of an ejection roller 16 and an ejection stacker 17.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a magnetic card used in this embodiment, and shows the back surface of the magnetic card. In FIG. 2, a magnetic stripe portion 20 is formed on the back surface of the magnetic card 2 as an airline ticket, and magnetic recording is performed here. A perforation 21 is formed at a predetermined position on the magnetic card 2, and the magnetic card 2 is cut from the perforation 21 when a customer gets on the board. The external dimensions of the magnetic card 2 as an airline ticket, the position of the magnetic stripe portion 20, the position of the perforations 21, etc. are international standards such as IATA (Internat).
ional Air Transport Association) standardized.

The perforations 21 are formed 55 mm from the left end of the magnetic card 2, and the area of 3.18 mm on both the left and right sides of the perforations 21 is a range where magnetic recording is not performed. That is, 3.18 m from the left end of the magnetic card 2.
The range 22 from the position m to the position 3.18 mm from the perforation 21 to the left is the guaranteed range of the magnetic stripe. Similarly, 3.18 mm from the right end of the magnetic card 2.
The range 23 from the position of 3 to the position of 3.18 mm from the perforation 21 to the right side is the guaranteed range of the magnetic stripe. The size of the guarantee range 22 and the guarantee range 23 is IAT.
It is standardized by the A standard.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing the magnetic recording portion when magnetic recording is performed on the magnetic stripe portion. In FIG. 3, the magnetic flux in the magnetic stripe portion 20 is reversed by magnetic recording.
Reference numeral 22 in the drawing indicates a portion where the magnetic flux is reversed. As shown in FIG. 3, the distance between the magnetic flux reversal portion 22 and the adjacent magnetic flux reversal portion 22 is 120 μm ± 12 μm, and this distance is standardized in the IATA standard for airline tickets.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described. When the control unit (not shown) of the ticket issuing device 1 receives an instruction to issue an airline ticket, the separation roller 8 is driven and the uppermost magnetic card 2 of the card storage unit 3 is fed onto the transport path 7. The magnetic card 2 delivered to the transport path 7 is transported in the direction of the arrow by the transport roller 9, is sent to the magnetic writing / reading unit 4, and enters between the write magnetic head 10 and the platen 12. Customer boarding information is sent from the control unit to the write magnetic head 10, and this information is written on the magnetic card 2 by the write magnetic head 10.

The carrying direction of the magnetic card 2 is such that the left end 2a in FIG. 2 is carried to the top, and the magnetic card 2 magnetically recorded by the writing magnetic head 10 is used for writing. The reading magnetic head 11 and the platen 13 are sandwiched between the magnetic head 10 and the platen 12.
Get in between.

When the left end portion 2a of the magnetic card 2 enters between the read magnetic head 11 and the platen 13, the magnetic card 2 receives the impact. At this time, the write magnetic head 10 and the read magnetic head. The space of 11 is a magnetic card 2
Is set to be the same as the distance from the left end portion 2a to the perforation 21. Therefore, the writing magnetic head 10 is located at a position facing the perforation 21 of the magnetic card 2, and no magnetic recording is performed. The magnetic flux reversal interval is not disturbed due to the impact at the time of rushing in, the speed fluctuation, or the deformation of the magnetic card 2.

The magnetic card 2 is further conveyed, and the write magnetic head 10 is in the guaranteed range 23 of the magnetic stripe portion 20.
Write operation to the read magnetic head 11
The magnetic recording is confirmed by reading the information written by the write magnetic head 10. The magnetic card 2 is magnetically written /
Upon exiting the reading section 4, the sheet is conveyed to the printing section 5, where the customer boarding information is printed on the surface. When printing is completed, the paper is discharged onto the discharge stacker 17 by the discharge roller 16.
With this, the ticket issuing process ends.

As described above, the distance between the write magnetic head 10 and the read magnetic head 11 is made equal to the distance from the leading end 2a in the carrying direction of the magnetic card 2 to the perforation 21. Magnetic card 2 is magnetic head 1 for reading
Since writing is not performed when there is an influence when entering 1, the error rate at the time of writing magnetic information can be reduced.

In the above embodiment, the distance between the write magnetic head 10 and the read magnetic head 11 is set to 55 mm, but 55 mm ± 3.18 m is not required to be 55 mm.
It goes without saying that the range is m.

[0020]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the distance between the write magnetic head and the read magnetic head is
Since the distance from one end in the carrying direction of the magnetic card to the gap within the guaranteed range of the magnetic stripe is set, when the leading part in the carrying direction of the magnetic card reaches the reading magnetic head, the writing magnetic head is the magnetic card. The magnetic stripe is located within the guaranteed range of the magnetic stripe, and at this time, even if it is affected by shock, it does not affect the writing operation, and it is possible to reduce the error occurrence rate at the time of writing magnetic information. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a ticket issuing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a magnetic card used in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing a magnetic recording portion when magnetic recording is performed on a magnetic stripe portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ticket issuing device 2 magnetic cards 10 Writing magnetic head 11 Magnetic head for reading 20 Magnetic stripe part 21 Perforation

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Ryuji Ishii             Gunma Prefecture Takasaki City Futabacho 3-1 Oki Co., Ltd.             Information Systems (72) Inventor Yoshinori Koryo             Gunma Prefecture Takasaki City Futabacho 3-1 Oki Co., Ltd.             Information Systems F-term (reference) 2C005 HA26 HB13 JA02 KA03 KA40                       LB44                 3E026 AA07                 5B058 CA31 KA02 KA04 KA11 KA24                       YA20

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A writing magnetic head for performing magnetic recording on a magnetic card having a magnetic stripe having a plurality of guarantee ranges arranged with a predetermined gap, and a reading magnetic head for reading the magnetic recording written on the magnetic card. In a ticket issuing device in which the magnetic card for recording and the magnetic head for reading are arranged along the carrying direction of the magnetic card, the gap between the writing magnetic head and the reading magnetic head is within the guaranteed range from one end in the carrying direction of the magnetic card. A ticket issuing device characterized in that the distance to the gap is set. 2. The magnetic card conforms to the IATA standard,
The ticket issuing device according to claim 1, wherein a distance between the write magnetic head and the read magnetic head is 55 mm ± 3.18 mm.