JP2004246654A - Automatic ticket gate - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic ticket gate which supports a user whose entering/exiting is refused, and can call his attention without causing his discomfort. <P>SOLUTION: The automatic ticket gate performs arithmetic processing for the entering/exiting on the basis of data recorded on a ticket, and, when it is decided that the entering/exiting can not be permitted as a result of the arithmetic processing, operates to close the door of the main body of the automatic ticket gate. The gate has a classification means for classifying the cause when it is decided that the entering/exiting can not be permitted, and an adjustment means for adjusting the tone color of an alarm sound generator installed in the main boy of the automatic ticket gate in accordance with the classification of the cause when it is decided that the entering/exiting can not be permitted. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate capable of effectively notifying a user that a door has been closed and effectively preventing a forced breakthrough.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, this type of automatic ticket gate is configured to perform a predetermined entry / exit (meaning entry or exit) arithmetic processing based on data recorded on a ticket, and as a result, when entry / exit cannot be permitted, Alternatively, a door provided on the main body of the automatic ticket gate is configured to close the ticket gate passage when a ticketless person is detected. Also, when the door closes the ticket gate, the user (passenger) may strongly collide with the door. To prevent this, the door closing operation is performed based on the speed of the user in the ticket gate. There are many proposals for controlling (see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
Further, in the conventional automatic ticket gate, when a door is closed, a warning indicator light provided on a main body of the automatic ticket gate is turned on to notify a user and a staff member (station staff) of that fact. The alarm sound generator is configured to emit a predetermined alarm sound (chime).
[0004]
[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-245392
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, there have been many proposals to control a door that performs a closing operation based on a user's speed or the like. However, when performing door control by fuzzy control, the control logic is complicated, and Since it requires a special detection device and control mechanism, it has not been applied to actual devices. In particular, when the door is closed, both the well-meaning user (the user who believes that the possessed ticket is a valid ticket and tries to pass through the ticket gate) and the malicious user are uniformly closed, In addition, the warning indicator light is turned on, and further, a warning sound is emitted, which may cause discomfort to a well-meaning user.
[0006]
Therefore, the present invention provides an automatic ticket gate that can alert a well-meaning user without giving any discomfort, and can effectively prevent a malicious user from forcibly breaking through. It is aimed at.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention performs an entry / exit calculation process based on data recorded on a ticket, and a result of the calculation process. In an automatic ticket gate that closes the door of the automatic ticket gate when it is determined that entry / exit cannot be permitted, a classification means for classifying the cause when it is determined that entry / exit cannot be permitted, Adjusting means for adjusting the tone of a warning sound generator provided in the main body of the automatic ticket gate in accordance with the classification of the cause when it is determined that the permission is not granted.
The automatic ticket gate according to claim 2 of the present invention performs an entry / exit calculation process based on data recorded on a ticket, and as a result of the calculation process, determines that entry / exit cannot be permitted, Classification means for classifying the cause when it is determined that entry and exit cannot be permitted, and classification of the cause when it is determined that entry and exit cannot be permitted in an automatic ticket gate that closes the door of the body of the automatic ticket gate Adjusting means for adjusting the display color of the warning indicator light provided in the main body of the automatic ticket gate in accordance with the above.
The automatic ticket gate according to claim 3 of the present invention performs entry and exit calculation processing based on data recorded on the ticket, and as a result of the calculation processing, determines that entry and exit cannot be permitted, Classification means for classifying the cause when it is determined that entry and exit cannot be permitted, and classification of the cause when it is determined that entry and exit cannot be permitted in an automatic ticket gate that closes the door of the body of the automatic ticket gate Adjusting means for adjusting the tone color of the warning sound generator provided in the main body of the automatic ticket gate in response thereto, and adjusting the display color of the warning indicator light provided in the main body of the automatic ticket gate. It is characterized by:
In the automatic ticket gate according to claim 4 of the present invention, the classification of the cause when it is determined that entry / exit cannot be permitted is based on the data recorded in the ticket inserted into the entrance of the main body of the automatic ticket gate. Or, as a result of the entry / exit calculation processing based on the data input via the antenna provided on the body of the automatic ticket gate, when it is determined that entry / exit cannot be permitted, the automatic ticket gate It is characterized in that the processing of a ticket for which data has been exchanged via an antenna provided on the main body has not been completed, that no billless person has been detected, and that a forced breakthrough has been detected. .
[0008]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic ticket gate according to one embodiment, and shows one of a pair of housings constituting a main body G of the automatic ticket gate (hereinafter, referred to as “gate main body”). It is a perspective view of case G1. The other housing (not shown) is provided facing the one housing G1 with the ticket gate P interposed therebetween.
[0009]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an entrance of a ticket provided on the entrance (entrance) side of the casing G1 in the passing direction of the ticket gate P, and 2 denotes an entrance (exit) of the ticket gate P on the upper surface of the casing G1. 3) is a display screen for guiding predetermined contents by characters to a user provided near the exit 2 on the exit side of the ticket gate passage P. . In addition, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 4 denotes a speaker that guides a user to predetermined contents by voice and also functions as a warning sound generator of the present invention. Further, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 5 denotes a variable-color lamp provided at the upper part of the exit side of the ticket gate P of the sensor mounting box B, which will be described later, and corresponds to a warning indicator of the present invention. The speaker 4 and the warning sound generator may be provided separately. Further, the lamp 5 may be a lamp group for each color such as a red lamp and a yellow lamp.
[0010]
A card handler (not shown) is provided in the housing G1 between the inlet 1 and the outlet 2. This card handler is configured to be able to convey a ticket inserted from the slot 1 to the exit 2 or to a not-shown ticket collection box provided in the housing G1. Then, during the transport, the data recorded on the ticket consisting of the magnetic ticket inserted into the slot 1 is read, new data is written, punching and printing are performed as necessary, and returned to the user. The ticket that needs to be collected is discharged to the exit 2, and the ticket that needs to be collected in the housing G1 can be collected in a ticket box.
[0011]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral a denotes an antenna, which is provided on the upper surface of the housing G1 on the side of the insertion port 1 and is a contactless ticket made of an IC card having a wireless communication function (not shown). The ticket is also included in the ticket.)
[0012]
In FIG. 1, B denotes a sensor mounting box, which is provided on the upper surface of the housing G1 and on the side opposite to the ticket gate passage P, and is provided along the ticket gate passage P. In this sensor mounting box B, human detectors S1 to S3, which are reflection type sensors, are built in the entrance side, the central part and the exit side of the ticket gate P, respectively. It is configured to be able to detect. That is, the human detectors S1 to S3 composed of the reflection type sensors emit light beams from the floor of the ticket gate passage P toward a predetermined height, and the irradiated light beams strike an object (user). A light receiving element that receives the reflected light beam (reflected light).
[0013]
In FIG. 1, S10 to S15 denote a human detector including a transmission type sensor including a photoelectric element, which is provided at a predetermined interval on the side of a ticket gate passage P between a pair of housings. It is configured to be able to detect the position of the user in the inside. Among these human detectors S10 to S15, the human detector S10 is at the entrance side of the ticket gate P, the human detector S15 is at the exit side of the ticket gate P, and the human detectors S12 and S13 are at the center of the ticket gate P. The human detector S11 is provided between the entrance side and the central part of the ticket gate P, and the human detector S14 is provided between the exit side and the central part of the ticket gate P. Each of the human detectors S10 to S15 composed of these transmission sensors has a light-emitting element on one side surface of a housing and a light-receiving element on the side surface of the other housing. If the detection is performed by the human detectors S10 to S15 including the transmission type sensors and is not detected by the human detection units S1 to S3 including the reflection type sensors, the user is a child (child) user. Is determined. Further, a pair of human detectors S12 and S13 provided at the central part of the ticket gate P detect that the user has reached the central part of the ticket gate P, and the user in the ticket gate P according to the detection order. Is used to determine the moving direction of the moving object.
[0014]
In FIG. 1, D1 and D2 are doors for opening and closing the ticket gate P. Of these doors D1 and D2, the door D1 is provided on the exit side of the ticket gate P, and the door D2 is provided on the entrance side thereof. I have. The doors D1 and D2 are configured to be driven by a controller C, which will be described later, that controls the ticket gate main body G as a whole. The other housing (not shown) is also provided with a door at a position corresponding to the doors D1 and D2 of the housing G1. Further, the door D2 is a door that is closed when the ticket gate main body G stops operating. Further, when the ticket gate main body G is a normally open type or a two-way type, the door D2 is a door shown in FIG. Is a door on the exit side of the ticket gate passage P for a user entering from the opposite direction of the arrow. In the present embodiment, the ticket gate main body G will be described as a dedicated type for processing a user in a direction indicated by an arrow in FIG.
[0015]
Although not shown, the drive mechanism of the doors D1, D2 is a motor, a speed reducer for reducing the rotation of the motor, a link mechanism for opening and closing (rotating) the doors D1, D2 by the output of the speed reducer, and a motor for driving the motor. And a braking device for applying a braking force (brake) to the rotating shaft. The braking device is configured by a known clutch including a friction plate clutch and a magnet clutch. Further, the doors D1 and D2 are provided with a well-known sensor including a photoelectric element or the like for detecting an opening / closing angle, and configured to detect that the closed door is forcibly opened. ing.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 2, the controller C has a central processing unit (CPU) 11 that performs a predetermined entry / exit calculation process using a system program and working data stored in a memory 10. The CPU 11 of the controller C includes a card handler 12 for processing a ticket made of a magnetic ticket via an I / O unit (not shown), a door driver 13 for driving and controlling the doors D1, D2, and a human detection device (S1 to S3). , A human detector unit 14 for processing the signals from S10 to S15), a reader / writer 15 for reading data recorded on the contactless ticket via the antenna a and writing new data, An audio unit 16 for driving and controlling the speaker (warning sound generator) 4 and a lamp unit 17 for controlling lighting of the lamp 5 are connected. Note that devices such as a display driver that drives and controls the display screen 3 are also connected to the CPU 11, but are omitted here.
[0017]
Hereinafter, the control operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Now, it is assumed that a user holding a ticket (not shown) made of a magnetic ticket while the door D1 is open is going to enter and exit using the ticket gate body G. When the user inserts the ticket into the slot 1 (Yes at Step 100; hereinafter, the step is referred to as “S”), the data recorded on the inserted ticket is read. As a result of the predetermined entry / exit calculation processing of the CPU 11 based on the read data, when entry / exit can be permitted (Yes at S102), the door D1 is kept open (S104). Therefore, the user can pass through the ticket gate passage P. When the door D1 is closed at first, the door D1 is opened. When the ticket determined to be a valid ticket is a child ticket (child ticket), the lamp 5 is illuminated in white (omitted in FIG. 3; the same applies when a non-contact ticket described later is a valid child ticket). .
[0018]
When, as a result of the predetermined entry / exit calculation processing of the CPU 11 based on the data recorded on the ticket inserted into the slot 1, the ticket is determined to be an invalid ticket whose entry / exit cannot be permitted due to expiration of the validity period, crossing over, etc. (No at S102), the door D1 is closed, the lamp 5 is lit in red, and the speaker 4 emits a gentle chime sound such as "ping-pong" (S106). Therefore, although the user is prevented from passing through the ticket gate passage P, the user cannot use the ticket as an invalid ticket due to the closing operation of the door D1 and the lighting of the lamp 5 and the chime sound from the speaker 4. The user can recognize that there is, and the user does not strongly touch the door D1. In this way, when the passage through the ticket gate passage P is rejected, the ticket is discharged to the exit 2 and returned to the user, and at the same time, appropriate guidance such as settlement processing is performed via the display screen 3 and the speaker 4. Is performed. At first, when the above-mentioned invalid ticket is inserted into the slot 1 when the door D1 is closed, the door D1 is kept closed, the lamp 5 lights up in red, and a chime sound is output from the speaker 4. Be emitted.
[0019]
Even if the door D1 is closed and entry / exit is denied, if the door D1 is pushed open to attempt to break through, the sensor (not shown) detects the opening of the door D1 and the breakthrough is detected. (Yes at S108). In this case, the lamp 5 is turned on and off in red, and a loud buzzer is emitted from the speaker 4 (S110). This allows the attendant to easily confirm the user who has broken through and can take appropriate measures.
[0020]
Next, a case where a user enters and exits using a contactless ticket will be described. When the contactless ticket possessed by the user is lightly touched or held over the antenna a of the ticket gate main body G (S100 negative, S112 affirmative), data from the contactless ticket is contactless. Read. If the result of the predetermined entry / exit calculation processing based on the read data does not allow entry / exit (No at S114), the same processing as at S106 and S108 is performed. Even if the contactless ticket is valid, a predetermined signal is transmitted from the ticket gate machine body G to the contactless ticket, and a new signal indicating that the new entry / exit data has been written is written to the contactless ticket body. When communication with the contactless ticket is interrupted before confirmation by G (CPU 11), that is, when writing has not been completed (this writing is not completed in one embodiment of the processing of a ticket in the present invention. ), The door D1 is closed, the lamp 5 lights up in yellow, and a chime sound is emitted from the speaker 4 (No at S116, S118). Further, guidance is given from the display screen 3 so as to touch or hold the non-contact ticket again to the antenna a. Such guidance is performed between chime sounds from the speaker 4.
[0021]
The user checks the ticket gate passage P with the human detectors S1 to S3 and S10 to S15 without the ticket being inserted into the slot 1 of the ticket gate main body G and without the antenna a communicating with the non-contact ticket. When it is detected that the vehicle has entered the position (for example, the central position of the ticket gate passage P), that is, when a billless person is detected (S100 negative, S112 negative, S120 positive), the door D1 is closed. Then, the lamp 5 lights up in red, and the speaker 4 emits a buzzer sound that is smaller than that at the time of forced breach (No at S122, S124, S126). In this case, when the bidder pushes open the door D1 and tries to break through, the lamp 5 flashes in red, and the buzzer is sounded large (S110), similarly to the above-mentioned S108. As a result, it is possible to reliably prevent a billless person from passing through the ticket gate passage P.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
The automatic ticket gate according to claim 1 of the present invention classifies the cause when it is determined that entry and exit cannot be permitted, and according to the classification of the cause when it is determined that entry and exit cannot be permitted. Adjusting means for adjusting the tone of the warning sound generator provided in the ticket gate main body, so that it is possible to prevent the user from passing through the ticket gate passage without giving a well-meaning user discomfort. Become.
The automatic ticket gate according to claim 2 of the present invention classifies the cause when it is determined that entry and exit cannot be permitted, and according to the classification of the cause when it is determined that entry and exit cannot be permitted. It has adjusting means for adjusting the display color of the warning indicator light provided in the ticket gate main body, so that it is possible to prevent the user from passing through the ticket gate passage without giving a well-meaning user discomfort. Become.
The automatic ticket gate according to claim 3 of the present invention classifies the cause when it is determined that entry and exit cannot be permitted, and according to the classification of the cause when it is determined that entry and exit cannot be permitted. Adjustment means for adjusting the tone color of the warning sound generator provided in the ticket gate main body, and adjusting means for adjusting the display color of the warning indicator light provided in the ticket gate main body, It is possible to prevent the user from passing through the ticket gate passage without giving discomfort.
In the automatic ticket gate according to claim 4 of the present invention, the classification of the cause when it is determined that entry / exit cannot be permitted is based on the data recorded on the ticket inserted into the entrance of the ticket gate main unit or the data recorded there. When it is determined that entry / exit cannot be permitted as a result of the entry / exit calculation processing based on the data input via the antenna provided in the ticket gate main body, the entry / exit is provided in the ticket gate main body. When the processing of the ticket that exchanged data via the antenna has not been completed, when no bidder has been detected, and when a forced breakthrough has been detected, users who have been refused entry and exit Appropriate guidance can be provided accordingly.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one of a pair of housings constituting a ticket gate body according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a controller.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control operation.
[Explanation of symbols]
G Automatic ticket gate body (gate machine body)
G1 housing D1, D2 door P ticket gate B sensor mounting boxes S1 to S3, S10 to S15 Human detector 1 slot 2 outlet a antenna C controller

Claims (4)

An automatic ticket gate that performs an entry / exit calculation process based on the data recorded on the ticket and closes the door of the automatic ticket gate body when it is determined that entry / exit cannot be permitted as a result of the calculation process. At
Classification means for classifying the cause when it is determined that entry and exit are not permitted;
Adjusting means for adjusting the tone of a warning sound generator provided in the main body of the automatic ticket gate according to the classification of the cause when it is determined that entry and exit cannot be permitted. Machine. An automatic ticket gate that performs an entry / exit calculation process based on the data recorded on the ticket and closes the door of the automatic ticket gate body when it is determined that entry / exit cannot be permitted as a result of the calculation process. At
Classification means for classifying the cause when it is determined that entry and exit are not permitted;
Adjusting means for adjusting a display color of a warning indicator light provided on a main body of the automatic ticket gate according to a classification of a cause when it is determined that entry and exit are not permitted. Machine. An automatic ticket gate that performs an entry / exit calculation process based on the data recorded on the ticket and closes the door of the automatic ticket gate body when it is determined that entry / exit cannot be permitted as a result of the calculation process. At
Classification means for classifying the cause when it is determined that entry and exit are not permitted;
The tone of the warning sound generator provided in the main body of the automatic ticket gate is adjusted according to the classification of the cause when it is determined that entrance and exit cannot be permitted, and the tone generator is provided in the main body of the automatic ticket gate. An automatic ticket gate having adjusting means for adjusting a display color of a warning indicator light. In the automatic ticket gate according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the classification of the cause when it is determined that entry / exit cannot be permitted is recorded in a ticket inserted into the entrance of the main body of the automatic ticket gate. If it is determined that entry / exit cannot be permitted as a result of the entry / exit calculation processing based on the data entered or the data input via the antenna provided on the body of the automatic ticket gate, the automatic ticket gate It is characterized in that when the processing of the ticket that exchanged data via the antenna provided in the main body of the machine is not completed, when no billless person is detected, and when a forced breakthrough is detected And automatic ticket gate.

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