JP2003252488A - Roll paper loading device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a roll paper loading device having a base plate on which a roll paper to be cut into passenger tickets is loaded, capable of precluding shock application to the body of a ticket issuing machine by arranging the base plate so that it rotates slowly. <P>SOLUTION: The base plate of this roll paper loading device has a supporting shaft to be inserted into a center hole formed in the roll paper and supporting the roll paper rotatably, and part of the under-part of the base plate is borne by a shaft borne by the body of the ticket issuing machine, and the base plate is arranged so as to enable to put in and out in the vertically attitude centering on the shaft to/from the body of the ticket issuing machine, wherein the shaft is furnished with a rotary damper for dispersing off the rotational energy of the shaft. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a roll paper loading device for loading roll paper, which is a source of tickets for use in a ticket dispenser such as an automatic ticket vending machine or an automatic checkout machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a roll paper loading device incorporated in a ticket dispenser such as an automatic ticket vending machine is constructed as a drawer type in which a housing into which roll paper is loaded is taken in and out from a main body of the ticket dispenser using a slide rail. There is. In this conventional drawer type roll paper loading device, when the roll paper is newly loaded, or when the roll paper is loaded such as when the roll paper becomes empty and a new roll paper is replenished, the housing serves as a dispenser. The roll paper is pulled out from the main body and loaded into the housing. Then, after that, the housing is pushed into the main body of the ticket dispenser and set, and the loading of the roll paper is completed.

However, in the above-described conventional roll paper loading device, since the housing for storing the roll paper is drawn in and out from the main body of the bill dispenser, an extra space is required for the housing of the bill dispenser. Not only is it necessary in the vicinity, but it also requires a slide rail, which has the drawback of making the device larger and more complex. Therefore, the present applicant previously disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-223998 that, in order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, a lot of space is not required for loading roll paper, and the structure is simple and downsized. We have proposed a roll paper loading device that makes it easy to load roll paper.

In the roll paper loading device according to the above proposal, a part of the lower part is pivotally supported by the main body of the ticket dispenser, and is vertically installed with respect to the main body of the ticket dispenser about the support shaft. And a support shaft provided on the substrate into which the center hole of the roll paper is inserted and which rotatably supports the roll paper.

[0005]

In the roll paper loading device according to the above-mentioned proposal, the roll paper can be loaded by rotating the substrate about the support shaft, so that the structure is simple and downsized, and
It has the feature that roll paper can be easily attached, but if the board is rotated carelessly, it will hit the frame of the main body of the ticket dispenser strongly at the end of rotation of the board, giving a shock to the main body of the ticket dispenser. There was an inconvenience that it would end up.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a roll paper loading device capable of slowly rotating when rotating a substrate. is there.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the roll paper loading device according to the present invention is characterized in that the center hole provided in the roll paper is inserted,
A part of the lower part of the board provided with a support shaft for rotatably supporting the roll paper is pivotally supported by a support shaft which is pivotally supported by the main body of the bill issuing machine, and the board is placed around the support shaft. In the roll paper loading device that can be vertically loaded and unloaded from the main body of the above, the support shaft is provided with a rotary damper that dissipates the rotational energy of the support shaft. The roll paper loading device according to claim 2 of the present invention is characterized in that the support shaft for supporting the roll paper is provided on each of the two substrates. In the roll paper loading device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the support shaft has a diameter sufficiently smaller than the size of the center hole provided in the roll paper, and the support shaft is horizontal and has the center hole. It is characterized in that it is composed of a pair provided at a predetermined interval smaller than the diameter of the.

[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 schematic configuration diagram of a portion of a ticket issuing processing unit 1 incorporating a roll paper loading device according to an embodiment. The ticket issuing processing unit 1 is incorporated into the main body of a ticket dispenser (not shown) such as an automatic ticket vending machine or an automatic checkout machine.

First, the ticket processing unit 1 will be described. The ticket issuing processing unit 1 is incorporated in a main body of a ticket dispenser (not shown) (hereinafter, the main body of the ticket dispenser will be described as a main body of an automatic ticket vending machine). When the ticket issuing processing unit 1 is incorporated into the main body of the automatic ticket vending machine, the rear side (right side in FIG. 1) of the ticket issuing processing unit 1 becomes substantially flush with the rear surface of the main body of the automatic ticket vending machine. Is decided. In addition to the ticket issuing processing unit 1, various processing units such as a money processing unit and an input / output unit including a touch panel are incorporated in the main body of the automatic ticket vending machine.

In the ticket issuing processing unit 1, a long (tape-shaped) sheet of paper P having a width equal to the width of the ticket P ', which is fed from a roll paper loading device a described later, is used as the length of one ticket P'. In addition, it is configured to be cut through the cutter 2.

While the ticket P'cut by the cutter 2 is transferred to the ticket issuing port 4 on the transport path 3 shown by the alternate long and short dash line,
The thermal head 5 prints the specified ticket contents,
The magnetic head H1 is used to write data of a predetermined ticket content, and the magnetic head H2 is used to read and check (verify) the data.

The transport path 3 is constructed by pairing a pair of endless belts, or is composed of a large number of rollers, similarly to the well-known transport path. And the ticket issuing port 4 is
When the ticket issuing processing unit 1 is incorporated in a main body of an automatic ticket vending machine (not shown), it is determined to be located at a ticket issuing opening provided on a customer service surface of the main body of the automatic ticket vending machine.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 5 denotes a collection box for storing a ticket (discarded ticket) that has been abandoned due to a writing error occurring in predetermined ticket data for the ticket P '. The scrap tickets collected in 5 are punched through the punch 6 to be scrapped, and then collected in the collecting box 5. It should be noted that the recovery box 5 is configured such that when a forgotten ticket is generated at the ticket issuing port 4, the forgotten ticket is also recovered.

In FIG. 1, 7a to 7d are guide rollers for guiding the paper P fed from the roll paper loading device a to the cutter 2.

In the above example, the main body of the ticket dispenser is the main body of the automatic ticket vending machine, but it may be the main body of the automatic checkout machine or the main body of other ticket dispensers. is there.

Now, the roll paper loading device a according to the present invention
Is a support shaft 1 with a rotary damper D, which will be described later, on a lower portion on the back side (right side in FIG. 1) of the ticket issuing processing unit 1.
It has substrates 11 and 11 (see FIG. 2 to be described later) which are pivotally supported by 0. The substrates 11, 11 are composed of vertically provided substrates 11, 11 which are pivotally supported by a support shaft 10 on a frame F (see FIG. 2 described later) of the ticket processing unit 1. A pair of support shafts 12a and 12b, which are provided on the left side of the position of the support shaft 10, are provided above the substrates 11 and 11, respectively. The pair of support shafts 12a and 12b are provided at a predetermined interval in the horizontal direction, and are provided vertically to the substrates 11 and 11.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view showing a part of the ticket issuing processing unit 1 shown in FIG.
As is apparent from FIG. 2, each of the support shafts 12a and 12b
Are provided vertically to the substrates 11 and 11, and two roll papers R1 and R1 are provided on both sides of the substrates 11 and 11, respectively.
R2 (not shown in FIG. 2; see FIG. 1) can be supported respectively. The support shafts 12a.
Reference numeral 12b designates central holes R1 ', R2' of roll papers R1, R2.
The intervals and lengths are determined so that (not shown in FIG. 2; see FIG. 1) can be inserted. That is, these support shafts 1
2a and 12b have a diameter sufficiently smaller than the size of the central holes R1 'and R2' and are horizontal (state when the boards 11 and 11 are mounted in the ticket processing unit 1 (solid line position in FIG. 1). )), And with a predetermined spacing sufficiently smaller than the diameters of the central holes R1 ', R2'. When the new roll papers R1 and R2 are inserted into and supported by the support shafts 12a and 12b, the support shafts 12a and 12b receive the new roll papers R1 and R2.
Of the roll paper R1 and R2 supported by the support shafts 12a and 12b can be freely rotated.

As described above, the support shaft 10 is rotatably provided with respect to the frame F of the ticket issuing processing unit 1. The support shaft 10 is connected to a rotary damper D fixed to the frame F. The rotary damper D is commercially available and is configured to dissipate the rotational energy of the support shaft 10. That is,
The support shaft 10 is braked by the rotary damper D, and the substrate 1 centered on the support shaft 10 is provided.
It is devised so that the rotations of 1 and 11 do not proceed at once. As the rotary damper D, there are various types such as a friction plate type and a magnet type.

In the roll paper loading device a having the above structure,
New roll paper R1, R2 (roll paper R1 and roll paper R1
Since 2 is the same, the roll paper R1 will be described below. ), The upper portion of the substrate 11 in FIG.
When it is rotated clockwise about 0, the substrate 11 is
As indicated by the chain double-dashed line, by the action of the rotary damper D, the rotary damper D is slowly rotated to project from the rear surface of the ticket issuing processing unit 1 (the rear surface of the main body of the ticket issuing machine), and the surface of the substrate 11 appears. As a result, the roll paper R1 can be inserted and mounted on the support shafts 12a and 12b. Roll paper R
After loading 1, set the end of the roll paper R1 to the guide roller 7
When the substrate 11 is rotated counterclockwise, the substrate 11 is slowly rotated by the rotary damper D to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, and the loading of the roll paper R1 is completed. Becomes Since the roll paper R1 can be mounted on the support shafts 12a and 12b sufficiently smaller than the central hole R1 ', it can be mounted very easily. Moreover, since the roll paper R1 is respectively supported by the two support shafts 12a and 12b, the roll paper R1 can be supported at two points, and the roll paper R1 can be stably supported.

When the roll paper R1 is used and emptied, the substrate 11 is rotated clockwise again and positioned so as to project from the rear surface of the ticket processing unit 1. Then, a new roll paper R1 is inserted into the pair of support shafts 12a and 12b and mounted, and then the substrate 11 is rotated counterclockwise to set the substrate 11 to the original position.

In the above example, the two substrates 11, 1
Although the roll papers R1 and R2 are respectively supported on both sides of 1, the roll paper may be supported on only one of the substrates. However, if the roll paper can be supported on both sides of the two substrates 11 and 11 in this way, either one of the roll papers can be used as a spare.

[0022]

In the roll paper loading device according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the support shaft is provided with the rotary damper for dissipating the rotational energy of the support shaft, the rotation of the substrate is performed slowly, and the bill is issued. It is possible to prevent a shock from being applied to the main body of the machine. In the roll paper loading device according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the support shafts that support the roll paper are provided on the two substrates, respectively, it is possible to support the spare roll paper. In the roll paper loading device according to claim 3 of the present invention, the support shaft has a diameter that is sufficiently smaller than the size of the center hole provided in the roll paper, and is horizontal and the center hole thereof is small. Since it is composed of a pair provided with a predetermined interval smaller than the diameter of the roll paper, it is possible to mount the roll paper very easily and stably.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram when a roll paper loading device according to the present invention is incorporated into a ticket issuing processing unit.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view showing a part of the ticket issuing processing unit of FIG. 1 as viewed in the direction of arrow a in section.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Ticket processing unit 2 cutters 3 transport paths 4 ticket gates 5 collection boxes 6 punch 7a-7d guide roller H1 and H2 magnetic heads a Roll paper loading device R1 and R2 roll paper R1 ', R2' central hole P paper P'ticket 10 spindles D rotary damper 11 board 12a, 12b support shaft

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A support shaft in which a central hole provided in a roll paper is inserted, and a part of a lower portion of a substrate having a support shaft for rotatably supporting the roll paper is pivotally supported by a main body of a ticket dispenser. In a roll paper loading device in which the substrate is vertically supported with respect to the main body of the bill dispenser, the rotational energy of the support shaft is supported by the support shaft. A roll paper loading device comprising a rotary damper for dissipating the roll paper. 2. The roll paper loading device according to claim 1, wherein a support shaft that supports the roll paper is provided on each of the two substrates. 3. The roll paper loading device according to claim 1, wherein the support shaft has a diameter sufficiently smaller than the size of the central hole provided in the roll paper, and the support shaft is horizontal. A roll paper loading device comprising a pair provided with a predetermined interval smaller than the diameter of the central hole.