JP2005056116A - Ticket processing unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ticket processing unit capable of selectively issuing a card made of resin and a card made of paper, and being made small in size as a whool, reduced in installation space and iow in cost. <P>SOLUTION: This ticket processing unit is provided with: card issuing parts 20, 21 and 22 for issuing a card; a first card storing part 70 for storing a card made of resin in which at least either one of visible information or invisible information is made recordable; second card storing parts 80 and 81 for storing a card whose primary raw materials are mainly made of paper in which at least either one of the visible information or the invisible information is made recordable; and a conveying mechanisms 26 and 55 for conveying the card made of resin or the card made of paper selectively ejected from either the first card storing part 70 or the second card storing parts 80 and 81 to the card issuing part direction. The card made of resin ejected from the first card storing part 70 and the card made of paper ejected from the second card storing parts 80 and 81 are conveyed to card issuing parts 20, 21 and 22 by common conveying mechanisms 26 and 55. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to, for example, a billing processing unit that performs various settlement processes using a card as a medium, a ticket processing unit that is built in a ticket issuing machine (or ticket vending machine) that issues a card, and the like.

  Various settlement processing apparatuses that perform various settlement processes using prepaid cards and commuter cards (commuter passes) and ticket issuing machines (or ticket vending machines) that issue cards have been proposed and implemented. For example, in gas stations and other refueling facilities, in recent years, there has been an increase in the introduction of payment processing devices that use a prepaid card for the purpose of reducing labor costs or saving labor. There is a facility that uses a checkout processing device that uses a ticket to checkout. In addition to issuing prepaid cards or commuter passes used for these various payment processing devices, some ticket issuing machines (or ticket vending machines) issue cards used as identification cards or admission tickets. .

By the way, various cards used as such prepaid cards, commuter passes, identification cards, admission tickets, etc. are resin cards formed with a recording layer on which resin is molded into a rectangular shape and necessary information is recorded. The paper resin can be roughly classified into a paper card formed with a recording layer on which paper is formed as a main material and necessary information is recorded, and the above resin is also used as a ticket issuing machine (or ticket vending machine). It can be roughly divided into those that issue card-making cards and those that issue paper cards. And as a settlement apparatus having a function of issuing the resin card, for example, a so-called rewrite card is disclosed as a function of a refueling fee settlement apparatus (see Patent Document 1), and the paper card A device that issues and issues a fan-bold paper (a zigzag folded ticket) is disclosed (see Patent Document 2).
JP 2000-3457 A No. 6-20204

  However, resin cards including the above-mentioned rewritable cards are issued at a cost that is extremely high when compared to that of paper cards, and is likely to be discarded in a short period of time. In some cases, it is desirable to issue a paper card, and a card that is used for a long period of time is preferably a resin card, and is built into a ticketing machine (or ticket vending machine) or a checkout processing device having a ticketing function. The ticket processing unit is required to have a function of issuing both a resin card and a paper card. For example, when issuing a card used in a checkout processing device, a card having a high monetary value is preferably a resin card, and a card having a small monetary value is preferably a paper card. . In addition, when a card is issued as an identification card or admission ticket, etc., if the user is a long-term user, a resin card is issued and is expected to be discarded once or within a short period of time It is desired that the card to be issued is a paper card. From this point of view, it is conceivable to design as a device that incorporates the ticket processing unit that issues the resin card disclosed in Patent Document 1 and the ticket processing unit disclosed in Patent Document 2. However, in such an apparatus, the overall size becomes extremely large, and not only a large installation area is required, but also an increase in cost cannot be avoided.

  Therefore, the present invention has been proposed in order to solve the problems of the ticket processing unit incorporated in the above-described conventional settlement processing apparatus, ticket issuing machine (or ticket vending machine), etc. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a new ticket processing unit that can not only selectively issue cards, but also can reduce the installation area and reduce the cost of the entire device. It is.

  The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above object, and the first invention (the invention according to claim 1) includes a card issuing unit from which a card is issued, visible information or invisible information. A first card housing portion in which a resin card at least one of which can be recorded is stored, and paper on which at least one of visible information and invisible information can be recorded and a main material is paper A second card storage portion in which a manufactured card is stored, and the resin card or paper card selectively discharged from either the first card storage portion or the second card storage portion, A transport mechanism for transporting in the direction of the card issuing unit, and the resin card discharged from the first card storage unit and the paper card discharged from the second card storage unit are respectively Common transport mechanism Is characterized in that the more conveyed to the card issuing unit.

  Note that the selection criterion for issuing the resin card or the paper card depends on the application and function of the device in which the ticket processing unit is built. For example, a device in which this ticket processing unit is built is a ticket issuing machine (or ticket vending machine) that issues a card, and a card issued by this ticket issuing machine (or ticket vending machine) is made using a settlement processing device. When used for payment, it depends on the amount of money (money value information) recorded on each card. In addition, the device in which this ticket processing unit is built is a commuter pass (periodic card) or a ticket issuing machine (or ticket vending machine) that issues an identification card used when using parking facilities or railways, When a card issued from such a ticket issuing machine (or ticket vending machine) is inserted into a card processing device installed at a predetermined gate entrance or the like, it is recorded on the commuter pass (periodic card) or the like. Depending on the length of use period. In addition, as a criterion for selecting whether to issue a resin card or a paper card, as in the example described above, even if there are differences in the amount of money and the length of use period, the same usage and purpose It is not limited to the ones that are assumed to be used, and includes cards that are assumed to be used for different uses and purposes. For example, prepaid cards and cards issued as commuter passes (periodic cards) (cards that are used repeatedly) are issued with resin cards, receipts, parking tickets (or usage certificates), discount tickets, fishing When paper cards are issued for deposits, winning tickets, etc. (cards that are not used repeatedly), prepaid cards, etc. and receipts have different uses and purposes, but these selection criteria are also resin It can be cited as a selection criterion when issuing a card or paper card.

  Further, according to a second invention (invention according to claim 2), in the first invention, the resin card is provided with a print recording layer on which one side of the visible information can be printed and rewritten. The other side is a rewritable card having a magnetic recording layer on which invisible information can be rewritably magnetically recorded. The paper card has visible information printed on one side and recorded on the other side. Is formed by forming a magnetic recording layer on which magnetic information is rewritable, and in the middle of the transport route of the resin card or paper card by the transport mechanism, A print head for printing and recording on one side and one side of a paper card, and a magnetic head for magnetic recording on the other side of the resin card and the other side of the paper card, and at least the print head is made of resin Card or paper Heating temperature in accordance with any of the card is characterized in that made is configured to be controlled.

  In a third invention (invention according to claim 3), in the second invention, the card issuing unit functions as a card insertion unit into which an issued resin card and paper card are inserted. The transport mechanism has a function of transporting a resin card inserted from the card issuing unit and a paper card in a direction opposite to a transport direction of a newly issued resin card and a paper card. In the middle of the transport route of the resin card and paper card by the transport mechanism, an erasing head for erasing the visible information recorded on the print recording layer of the resin card inserted from the card issuing port is disposed. The magnetic head has a function of reading and rewriting invisible information magnetically recorded on a magnetic recording layer of a resin card and a paper card inserted from the card issuing slot. And it is characterized in and.

  To briefly explain an example of the operation procedure of the ticket processing unit according to the third invention described above, as shown in FIG. 1, in step 1, it is determined whether or not the card issuing operation is necessary, and the card issuance is performed. If it is determined that it is necessary, the process proceeds to Step 2. The determination in step 1 is, for example, that the device in which the ticket processing unit is built is a ticketing machine (including a fee settlement processing device having a ticketing function), and a user of the ticketing machine performs a prepaid card, When an intention to purchase a commuter pass (periodic card) or the like is given, or when the ticket processing unit is built in a fare settlement processing device, the result of a predetermined information processing in the fare settlement processing device, prepaid A case where a card, a receipt, a discount ticket, or the like is required to be issued. In step 2, it is determined whether or not a rewrite card, which is a resin card, is required. If the rewrite card is required to be issued, the process proceeds to step 3. The determination in step 2 is, for example, when the information to be recorded on the card to be issued is, for example, monetary value information, and whether or not the monetary value information is greater than or equal to a certain value, or use In the case of period information, whether or not the usage period information is constant is used as a criterion. If it is determined that a resin card (rewrite card) is to be issued based on these determination criteria, the resin card (rewrite card) is ejected from the first card housing portion in step 3. At the same time, the resin card is transported toward the card issuing unit by the transport mechanism, and the process proceeds to Step 4. In step 4, the heating (heating) temperature for the print head is set (controlled), and the writing (recording) coercive force of the magnetic head is set (controlled). That is, in this step 4, the print head is controlled so that a predetermined temperature (for example, about 170 degrees Celsius) should be printed clearly on the rewrite card, and suitable for magnetic recording on the rewrite card. The magnetic head is controlled so as to have a coercive force (eg, 139 KA / m), and the process proceeds to step 5. In step 5, magnetic information (invisible information) is magnetically recorded on the rewrite card by the magnetic head.

  If it is determined in step 2 that a resin card (rewrite card) should not be issued, that is, if it is determined that a paper card should be issued, the process proceeds to step 6. . In step 6, the paper card is discharged from the second card storage unit, and the paper card is conveyed toward the card issuing unit by the same conveyance mechanism as the resin card is conveyed. , Go to Step 7. In step 7, the heating (heating) temperature for the print head is set (controlled), and the writing (recording) coercive force of the magnetic head is set (controlled). That is, in step 7, the print head is controlled so that a predetermined temperature (for example, about 120 degrees Celsius) should be clearly printed on the paper card, and the magnetic recording on the paper card is performed. The magnetic head is controlled so as to have a coercive force (for example, 219 KA / m) suitable for the above, and the process proceeds to step 5 described above. In step 5, magnetic information (invisible information) is magnetically recorded on the paper card by the magnetic head. If it is determined in step 1 that it is not necessary to issue a card, the process proceeds to step 8, in which it is determined whether or not a card has been inserted from the card issuing unit. If it has been inserted, the process proceeds to step 9. The card is a resin card such as an issued rewritable card or an issued paper card. Specific examples of the resin card include a prepaid card, an identification card, or a commuter pass (periodic card). Specific examples of the paper card include a prepaid card and an identification card that are repeatedly used. In addition to commuter passes (communication cards), discount tickets, fishing deposit tickets, etc. can be listed. In step 9, the magnetic information (invisible information) magnetically recorded on the inserted card is read by the magnetic head, and the process proceeds to step 10. In step 10, it is determined whether or not the card inserted from the card issuing unit is a resin card (rewrite card). If it is determined that the card is a rewrite card, the process proceeds to step 4 and the paper is If it is determined that the card is made, the process proceeds to step 7 above.

  When the magnetic recording is performed on the rewrite card or the paper card by the above step 5, the process proceeds to step 11 where it is determined whether or not the visible information printed on the rewrite card needs to be erased. If it is determined that it is necessary to proceed to step 12, the process proceeds to step 12. When proceeding to step 12, that is, when there is a need for erasure, it is a case where an issued rewrite card is inserted and there is no print space in the recording layer formed on the rewrite card. Can do. If it is determined that the erasure is necessary, in step 12, the visible information is erased by the erasing head. On the other hand, when it is determined in step 11 that erasing is not necessary, a new resin card (rewrite card) or paper card is issued, or visible information printed on the inserted rewrite card. If it is determined that there is no need to delete the card, this includes a case where the inserted issued card is a paper card. If it is determined in step 11 that it is not necessary to erase the invisible information, or if the operation of step 12 is performed, the process proceeds to step 13 where the necessary visible information is printed and recorded by the print head. In step 14, the resin card (rewrite card) or the paper card is conveyed to the card issuing unit. The above operations are performed via a central processing unit (CPU) connected to a card transport mechanism, a print head, an erase head, a magnetic head, and the like.

  As is clear from the description of each embodiment of the present invention described above, in the present invention (the invention according to claim 1), it is selective from either the first card housing portion or the second card housing portion. The resin card or paper card discharged to the card issuing unit is transported toward the card issuing unit, and is discharged from the resin card discharged from the first card storage unit and the second card storage unit. Since the paper card is transported to the card issuing unit by the common transport mechanism, not only can the resin card and the paper card be issued, but also the size of the apparatus can be reduced. This can be achieved effectively, and the installation area of the apparatus can be reduced, and can contribute sufficiently to cost reduction.

  In the second invention (invention of claim 2), the print head is controlled in heating temperature according to either a resin card or a paper card, and the magnetic head is a resin card or Since the coercive force is controlled according to any of the paper cards, further downsizing can be realized and cost can be reduced. Further, according to such a ticket processing unit, even if either a resin card or a paper card is selected and issued, both the resin card and the paper card are clearly displayed by the print head. It is possible to effectively prevent misidentification by the user, to stabilize the information magnetically recorded by the magnetic head, and to further record the magnetically recorded information. Resin and paper cards that can be read accurately can be issued.

  In the third invention (the invention described in claim 3), the card issuing section functions as a card insertion section into which an issued resin card and paper card are inserted, and the transport mechanism is Since the resin card inserted from the card issuing unit and the paper card are transported in the direction opposite to the transport direction of the newly issued resin card and paper card, the print head and magnetic Visible information and invisible information can be recorded and issued selectively by the head, and the magnetic recording information recorded on the issued resin card or paper card can be read by the magnetic head. According to the contents of the magnetic recording information, new visible information is additionally printed on the print recording layer by the print head, and new invisible information is magnetically recorded by the magnetic head. It can be issued from the card issue unit via the transport mechanism (return).

  Further, in the third aspect of the invention, visible information printed and recorded on the print recording layer of the resin card inserted from the card issuing port is in the middle of the transport route of the resin card and paper card by the transport mechanism. The magnetic head has a function of reading and erasing invisible information magnetically recorded on the magnetic recording layer of the resin card and paper card inserted from the card issuing slot. When the card inserted from the card issuing unit is an issued resin card, all or part of the visible information printed and recorded on the resin card is erased. The invisible information recorded on the magnetic recording medium can be erased by using the head, and all or a part of the invisible information can be erased by using the magnetic head. Door can be. When the card inserted from the card issuing unit is an issued paper card, the invisible information magnetically recorded on the paper card can be erased by the magnetic head. Therefore, according to the third aspect of the invention, the invisible information (magnetic information) recorded on the magnetic recording layer of the issued resin card or paper card is read by the magnetic head and issued according to the magnetic information. All or part of the visible information printed and recorded on the printed recording layer of the resin card can be rewritten using the printing head and the erasing head, and recorded on the magnetic recording layer of the issued paper card. Invisible information can be rewritten using the magnetic head.

  In other words, the ticket processing unit according to the third aspect of the invention has a function of selectively issuing either a resin card or a paper card as in the first aspect (ticketing machine, etc.) In addition to these functions, when an issued resin card or paper card is inserted, it is recorded on the issued resin card or paper card. Based on invisible information (magnetic recording information), it can also be incorporated into a device (card processing device installed at the entrance / exit of a gate gate, etc.) having a function of performing new print recording and magnetic recording. .

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  First, the first embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the embodiment described below, the ticket processing unit according to the present invention is applied to a refueling fee settlement apparatus (hereinafter referred to as a settlement apparatus).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the settlement apparatus 1 is installed next to the fueling apparatus 2, and the fueling apparatus 2 and the settlement apparatus 1 are electrically connected to each other. The fueling device 2 has a configuration similar to that of a conventional fueling device, and first to third nozzle holders 4, 5, and 6 are provided on the front surface of the housing 3, A first oil supply nozzle 7 is supported on the first nozzle holder 4. The second nozzle holder 4 supports a second oil supply nozzle 8, and the third nozzle holder 6 supports a third oil supply nozzle 9. The first to third nozzle holders 4, 5, and 6 detect that any one of the first, second, or third oil supply holders 7, 8, and 9 has been removed. A first detector and a second detector (not shown) for detecting that the removed first, second or third fueling holders 7, 8, 9 are supported again are arranged, respectively. The first and second detection units are connected to the settlement apparatus 1. In this embodiment, the first refueling nozzle 7 is used for refueling high-octane gasoline, and is connected to a high-octane gasoline tank (not shown) via a tube 7a. The second oil supply nozzle 8 is used for supplying regular gasoline, and is connected to a regular gasoline tank (not shown) via a tube 8a. Similarly, the third oil supply nozzle 9 is used. Is used to supply light oil and is connected to a light oil tank (not shown) via a tube 9a. Also, the nozzle holders 4, 5, and 6 that support the first to third oiling nozzles 7, 8, and 9 are illustrated so that they cannot be taken out unnecessarily (when certain conditions are not satisfied). A locking mechanism is provided. In addition, since the structure of this oiling apparatus 2 is substantially the same as the oiling apparatus 2 used conventionally, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The payment apparatus 1 connected to the fueling device 2 includes a housing (not shown) formed in a substantially box shape. As shown in FIG. 2, the front surface of the housing is closed with an opening formed in the housing. An opening / closing panel 10 is provided, and a display unit 11 is disposed in front of the opening / closing panel 10. The display unit 11 is a color LCD (liquid crystal display) display device connected to a central processing unit (CPU) (not shown), and displays information necessary for the user to use the checkout device 1. A touch panel that is pressed by a user's finger is formed. In other words, the user can refuel and press the refueling fee by pressing a predetermined pressing portion formed on the display unit 11 in accordance with the guide information displayed on the display unit 11. The details of the guidance information displayed by the display unit 11 will be described later. A resin prepaid card (rewrite card) or a paper card (prepaid card, discount ticket, fishing ticket), which will be described later, is inserted below the display unit 11, and a resin prepaid card or paper card is inserted. A card insertion slot 12 is formed through which (a prepaid card, a discount ticket, a change ticket) is issued or returned. Further, a credit card reader 13 into which a credit card is inserted is formed on the right side of the display unit 11, and a coin insertion slot 14 and a banknote are provided below the credit card reader 13 (on the right side of the card insertion slot 12). An insertion port 15, a bill discharge port 16, and a change tray 17 are provided. In addition, the said change-sign discharge port 16 and the change tray 17 are a change return part which comprises this invention.

  And in the inside of the said payment apparatus 1, as shown in FIG. 3, the ticket processing unit (a code | symbol is abbreviate | omitted) is incorporated. The ticket processing unit includes a central processing unit (CPU) (not shown) inside, and a card (resin prepaid card or paper prepaid card) inserted from the card insertion slot 12 formed in the opening / closing panel 10. A guide plate 20 that guides a card, a discount ticket, and a fishing ticket) from the lower side, and a pair of upper and lower guide rollers 21 and 22 formed in the middle part on the rear side of the guide plate 20. The guide plate 20 is provided with standing portions (not shown) on both the left and right sides with respect to the card insertion direction. The pair of upper and lower guide rollers 21 and 22 make the card inserted from the card insertion slot 12 parallel to the guide plate 20. The shutter 23 is disposed behind the pair of guide rollers 21 and 22. The shutter 23 restricts the insertion of the inserted card, and can be driven up and down by a solenoid 24 fixed to the vicinity of the shutter 23 and connected to a central processing unit (CPU) (not shown). It will be. The shutter 23 prevents rainwater and dust from entering inside, and insertion of a prepaid card, a discount ticket, or a fishing ticket, which will be described later, based on the guidance display displayed on the display unit 11. Is increased when the card is scheduled to be inserted from the card insertion slot 12, and the prepaid card is transferred from the card insertion slot 12 by moving to the next operation according to the user's selection based on the subsequent guidance display. When the insertion of a prepaid card or the like is not scheduled, the lowering is performed to restrict the insertion of a prepaid card or the like. The guide plate 20 and the guide rollers 21 and 22 are card issuance units constituting the present invention, and are portions where cards are inserted.

  A card insertion / release sensor 25 for detecting that a prepaid card or the like has been inserted from the card insertion slot 12 and detecting that the card has been released (returned or issued) is attached to the rear of the shutter 23. It has been. The card insertion / release sensor 25 is connected to a central processing unit (CPU). The card insertion / release sensor 25 is further forwarded with an inserted prepaid card or the like, and is issued or returned. A pre-paid card transport mechanism 26 for transporting a prepaid card or the like in the direction of the card insertion slot 12 is provided. The front-side card transport mechanism 26 is protected by a front-side cover 26a that is rotatable about the base end side, and is stretched over a plurality of pulleys (reference numerals are omitted). Similarly, a lower conveyor belt 27 and an upper conveyor belt 28 are provided around a plurality of pulleys (reference numerals are omitted). The lower conveyor belt 27 and the upper conveyor belt 28 are driven by a conveyor motor 29 disposed on the lower front side of the lower conveyor belt 27. A magnetic reading sensor 30 is attached in the middle of the transport route for the prepaid card or the like by the front card transport mechanism 26 and slightly above the lower transport belt 27. A magnetic head 31 is disposed behind the magnetic reading sensor 30. The magnetic head 31 is driven by detecting the presence of a prepaid card or the like by the magnetic reading sensor 30, and information magnetically recorded on the prepaid card or the like (for example, available balance information, expiration date information, The read / write head reads the discount amount information, change amount information, etc.) and magnetically records it on the prepaid card or the like. A magnetic write sensor 32 is attached to the rear of the magnetic head 31 and substantially the same height as the magnetic reading sensor 30 is attached. That is, in the payment apparatus 1, the presence of a prepaid card or the like conveyed in the forward direction from the back is detected by the magnetic write sensor 32, and the magnetic head 31 is driven (usage balance information, refueling amount information, refueling). Amount, expiration date information, discount amount information, change amount information, etc.). Further, a thermal (printing) head 33 for printing on a prepaid card, a discount ticket, a change ticket, or a gift ticket, which will be described later, is attached behind the magnetic write sensor 32. An erasing head 34 is attached. An upper end detection sensor 35 for detecting the upper end positions of the thermal head 33 and the erasing head 34 is attached below the thermal head 33, and the thermal head 33 and the erasing head 34 are disposed below the erasing head 34. A lower end detection sensor 36 for detecting the lower end position of the erasing head 34 is attached.

  A card that collects and stores a prepaid card, a discount ticket, or the like inserted from the card insertion slot 12 below the front card transport mechanism 26 having the upper transport belt 28 and the lower transport belt 27. A recovery box 40 is disposed, and a recovery card transport mechanism 41 for transporting a prepaid card or the like to the card recovery box 40 is provided behind the front card transport mechanism 26. The collection card transport mechanism 41 is disposed above the lower pulley 43 with a large-diameter lower pulley 43 disposed below the transport route of the prepaid card or the like transported by the front card transport mechanism 26. The intermediate pulley 44 in contact with the peripheral surface of the lower pulley 43, one recovery belt 46 stretched over the small pulley 45 and the like, and the other recovery belt spanned over the plurality of small pulleys 47 A belt 48 and a rotating flapper (switching member) 50 that guides the card conveyed backward by the front card conveying mechanism 26 between the one collecting belt 46 and the other collecting belt 48 are provided. ing. The rotating flapper 50 is provided with a guide surface (reference numeral is omitted) on the lower surface for guiding the front end side of the prepaid card or the like conveyed by the front card conveyance mechanism 26 on the lower surface. The tip of a prepaid card or the like conveyed by the side card conveyance mechanism 26 can be freely rotated to a position where it abuts on the guide surface or a position where the front card conveyance mechanism 26 escapes from the card conveyance route (below the conveyance route). It has been made. In the settlement apparatus 1, a first solenoid 51 is disposed in the vicinity of the rotating flapper 50 and is configured to rotate by driving the first solenoid 51.

  In addition, the rear card transporting mechanism 26 is behind the front card transporting mechanism 26 and is behind the rotating flapper 50 and is protected by a rear cover 55a that can be rotated with the base end being stopped. A mechanism 55 is provided. The rear card transport mechanism 55 transports the prepaid card transported by the front card transport mechanism 26 to the rear side and temporarily holds it, and is a resin prepaid card described later or a paper card described later (paper). (Manufactured) Prepaid cards, discount tickets, fishing tickets, and gift certificates are transported forward. The rear-side card transport mechanism 55 includes an upper transport belt 58 that extends from one front small-diameter pulley 56 to a rear small-diameter pulley 57, and the other front small-diameter disposed below the one front small-diameter pulley 57. A pulley 59, a large-diameter pulley 60 disposed below the rear small-diameter pulley 57, and a lower conveyance belt 62 that is stretched over a small-diameter pulley 61 disposed below the large-diameter pulley 60. Yes. In the settlement apparatus 1, a conveyance motor 63 connected to the one front small-diameter pulley 56 via a belt (not shown) is disposed in the vicinity of the first solenoid 51, and is driven by the conveyance motor 63. The lower conveyor belt 62 is configured to travel. Further, behind the one front small-diameter pulley 56, it is detected that a prepaid card or the like has been transported to the rear transport mechanism 55 from the front card transport mechanism 26, and the drive motor 63 is driven. A temporary hold sensor 65 for stopping the operation is attached.

  Further, a rear side of the rear-side card transport mechanism 55 is provided with a first card housing part (case) 70 that is open at the bottom, and in the first card housing part 70, a resin prepaid card ( Rewrite card) C1 is stored in a stacked state. An opening / closing lid 70a is attached to the back surface of the first card accommodating portion 70 and can be opened as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. In the resin prepaid card C1, a magnetic recording layer on which usage balance information, usage date information, point information, etc. are magnetically recorded is formed on one surface (lower surface) of a resin base made of polyethylene terephthalate or the like. The other surface (upper surface) is coated with a leuco dye that is visually printed and erases the printed information when heated to a predetermined temperature. , A print recording layer on which point information or the like is recorded (so-called rewrite card). A weight 71 placed on the topmost prepaid resin prepaid card C1 is disposed in the first card accommodating portion 70, and is arranged on the inner surface of the left side plate (reference numeral is omitted). Are provided with two guide portions 72, 72 for guiding the lifting and lowering of the weight 71.

  Then, below the first card accommodating portion 70, the resin card C1 located at the lowermost position among the resin cards C1 accommodated in the first card accommodating portion 70 is transported to the rear side card. A feeding roller 75 that feeds in the direction of the mechanism 55 is disposed, and the feeding roller 75 is connected to a feeding motor 77 via a connecting gear 76. That is, in the checkout apparatus 1 according to this embodiment, the resin card C1 accommodated in the first card accommodating portion 70 is rotated by the rotation of the feeding roller 75 driven by the feeding motor 77. The card is fed to the transport mechanism 55 and issued from the card insertion slot 12 by the front card transport mechanism 26 from the rear card transport mechanism 55. In the checkout apparatus 1 according to this embodiment, the first card issuing mechanism that constitutes the present invention includes the first card accommodating portion 70, the rear card transport mechanism 55, and the front card transport mechanism 26. Has been.

  Further, below the first card accommodating portion 70, a second card accommodating portion 80 and a third card accommodating portion 81 arranged in parallel with the second card accommodating portion 80 are provided. One second folded card PC1 is accommodated in the second card accommodating part 80, and the other one folded card PC2 is accommodated in the third card accommodating part 81. The one and the other folded card PC1, PC2 are the same, and as shown in FIG. 4, a paper card C2 formed in a substantially rectangular shape is formed at two end portions. J2 and J2 are continuous, and the second card storage portion 80 or the third card is folded in the connection portions J1 and J2 and the paper cards C2 are stacked one above the other. Each is accommodated in the card accommodating portion 81. The paper card C2 is issued as a prepaid card, a discount ticket, a change ticket, a receipt (receipt) or a present ticket for displaying a lottery result by lottery in the checkout apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. On one side (bottom surface), any one or selection of usage balance information, refueling usage amount information, refueling amount information, point numerical information, change amount information, change deposit amount information, discount amount information, and lottery result information A magnetic recording layer on which a plurality of pieces of information are magnetically recorded is formed, and on the other surface (upper surface), a print recording layer on which any of these pieces of information is visibly recorded by the thermal head 33 is formed. ing.

  Then, above the second and third card accommodating portions 80 and 81, one or the other folded card PC1 or PC2 accommodated in the second or third card accommodating portion 80 or 81 is cut. As the paper card C2, a paper card transport mechanism 84 for transporting the paper card C2 to the rear card transport mechanism 55 is provided. The paper card transport mechanism 84 includes one guide path 86 through which the one folded card PC1 is guided and the other guide path 87 through which the other folded card PC2 is guided. A pair of feed rollers 88 and 89 are disposed in the middle of the one guide passage 86, and a pair of feed rollers 90 and 91 are further disposed on the downstream side thereof. A pair of feed rollers 93 and 94 are arranged in the middle of the other guide passage 87. A guide roller 92 is disposed downstream of the pair of feed rollers 90 and 91 so as to face the small-diameter pulley 61 constituting the rear card transport mechanism 55. Between the pair of feed rollers 90 and 91 and the guide roller 92, a rotary cutter 95 for cutting the one or the other spelled card PC1 or PC2 at the connection portion J1 or J2 is disposed. The cutter 95 is rotatable by a cutter solenoid 96. Note that one card take-in sensor 98 is attached below the position where the pair of feed rollers 88 and 89 disposed in the one guide passage 86 is disposed, and a pair disposed in the other guide passage 87. The other card take-in sensor 99 is attached below the position where the feed rollers 93 and 94 are arranged. Further, a paper break sensor 100 is attached on the downstream side of the attachment position of the pair of feed rollers 90 and 91, and a path switching motor 101 is attached in the vicinity of the paper break sensor 100.

  Therefore, the one folded card PC1 accommodated in the second card accommodating portion 80 passes through the one guide passage 86 by the rotation of the pair of feed rollers 88 and 89, and passes the pair of feed cards PC1. The rotation of the rollers 90 and 91 leads to the guide roller 92, and the rotation of the guide roller 92 and the small-diameter pulley 61 reaches the rear-side card transport mechanism 55. In this way, on the way to the rear-side card transport mechanism 55, by the rotation of the rotary cutter 95, the one folded card PC1 is cut at the connection portions J1 and J2, and is formed as a paper card C2. The card is transported in the direction of the front card transport mechanism 26 by the rear card transport mechanism 55. When all of the one folded card PC1 are conveyed from the second card accommodating portion 80 in this way, this is detected by the 100 paper break sensor 100, and then the path switching motor 101 By driving, the card PC <b> 2 is switched from the state where it has been transported from the one guide path 86 so far to be transported to the rear card transport mechanism 55 from the other transport path 87. That is, the pair of feed rollers 93 and 94 are started to rotate, and the pair of feed rollers 90 and 91 are rotated to be conveyed in the direction of the rear side card conveyance mechanism 55.

  Next, while explaining in detail the display contents displayed on the display unit 11 of the settlement apparatus 1, the operation performed by the user based on the display contents and the operation of the settlement apparatus 1 by the operation, Details will be explained in order.

  First, an initial screen is displayed on the display unit 11. This initial screen is a screen for confirming how to pay the refueling fee. Specifically, the characters “cash”, “prepa (prepaid card)” and “credit card” are displayed. Each of the displayed parts is a button (operation unit), and the user moves to the next screen when the user presses one of them. In addition, on the initial screen, when using a discount ticket and / or fishing deposit ticket that has already been issued together with cash, a prepaid card or a credit card, the discount ticket and / or the fishing deposit ticket are entered from the card insertion slot 12. A display prompting the user to insert is displayed. When a portion (button) displayed as “cash” is pressed, a standby screen for waiting for the insertion of cash is displayed, and the user can insert coins and / or from the coin insertion slot 14 and / or the banknote insertion slot 15. Alternatively, when a bill is inserted, the total amount inserted is displayed on the standby screen, and the available amount is determined by pressing a “confirm” button displayed on the standby screen. On the other hand, when the portion (button) displayed as “Prepa (prepaid card)” is pressed, it is selected whether to insert a prepaid card that has already been purchased or whether to purchase a prepaid card anew. Move to the screen. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, this screen is a graphic showing the operation of inserting the “prepa insert / select” character 110 and the issued prepaid card possessed by the user from the card insertion slot 12. 111, a character 112 of “20,000 yen”, a character 113 of “15,000 yen”, a character 114 of “10,000 yen”, and a character 115 of “5,000 yen” are displayed. . It should be noted that these characters “20,000 yen” 112, “15,000 yen” 113, “10,000 yen” 114, and “5,000 yen” 115 are displayed by the user. The purchase amount when a prepaid card is newly purchased is displayed, and is also a button (operation unit) for pressing the portion of each character 112... 115. When such a screen is displayed, the solenoid 24 is driven, and the shutter 23 that has been lowered is raised so that a prepaid card or the like can be inserted from the card insertion slot 12. Become.

  At this time, when an issued prepaid card is inserted from the card insertion slot 12, it is detected by the card insertion / release sensor 25 shown in FIG. 3 that the prepaid card has been inserted, and the front card transport mechanism The upper conveyor belt 28 and the lower conveyor belt 27 constituting the belt 26 are started to run, and the issued prepaid card further includes the upper conveyor belt 58 and the lower conveyor belt 62 constituting the rear card conveyor mechanism 55. It is conveyed to between. In the middle of transporting the prepaid card in this way, the balance information recorded on the magnetic recording layer of the prepaid card is read by the magnetic head 31. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the usage balance information read by the magnetic head 31 is displayed as, for example, the number 118 of “85 yen” together with the characters 119 of “Preca Current Balance”. The display screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display screen shown in FIG. 5 on the premise that the prepaid card is additionally purchased in addition to the number 118 and the character 115 indicating the amount of money as the usage balance information. A character 112 of “20,000 yen”, a character 113 of “15,000 yen”, a character 114 of “10,000 yen”, and a character 115 of “5,000 yen” are displayed again and “do not purchase”. ”Is also displayed. At this time, any one of the above-mentioned “20,000 yen” character 112, “15,000 yen” character 113, “10,000 yen” character 114, and “5,000 yen” character 115 is pressed. The total amount of the pressed amount and the (original) usage balance of the inserted prepaid card is stored as new usage balance information. On the other hand, when the character 120 of “do not purchase” is pressed, the original usage balance information is stored.

  In addition, in the above-mentioned initial screen, when the character “credit card” is pressed (when it is selected to pay by credit card), the credit card possessed by the credit card reader 13 should be inserted. When the user completes reading by the credit card reader 13, predetermined information processing is performed as in the conventional case.

  Then, as described above, once the refueling fee settlement method according to the user's selection is determined, the type of oil to be refueled (high-octane gasoline, regular gasoline or light oil) and the refueling amount are displayed on the display unit 11. When the user designates each and presses a button (operation unit), each condition is determined. Since these operations and the method of information processing based on these operations are the same as those of the conventional refueling fee settlement apparatus, detailed description thereof is omitted. When various conditions are determined according to the user's selection in this way, any one of the lock mechanisms (not shown) provided in each of the first to third oil supply nozzles 7, 8, 9 constituting the oil supply device 2 described above. Is released, and refueling is possible. Then, when refueling is started using any of the first to third refueling nozzles 7, 8, 9, the amount of refueling is displayed on a display unit (not shown) provided in the display unit 11 or the refueling device 2. Is displayed. When the refueling is completed and any one of the first to third refueling nozzles 7, 8, 9 is supported by any one of the first to third nozzle holders 4, 5, 6, a user is provided in advance. The refueling fee is settled according to the conditions selected by. Hereinafter, the procedure for adjusting the refueling fee will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. In addition, each operation | movement demonstrated below operate | moves via the central processing unit (CPU) which is not shown in figure built in this adjustment apparatus 1. FIG.

  First, as shown in FIG. 7, in step 1, it is determined whether or not it is cash settlement, and if it is cash settlement, the process proceeds to step 2 and cash settlement processing is performed. That is, the refueling fee is subtracted from the total amount of cash that has been put in advance. If a discount ticket and / or a fishing ticket is inserted, the amount displayed on the discount ticket and / or a fishing ticket is subtracted from the refueling fee and then subtracted from the total amount of cash. When such a settlement process is completed, it is then determined in step 3 whether or not change payment is required. If it is determined that change change is required, change (and (Or fishing tag) is released from the fishing tag outlet 16 and / or the change tray 17 and then it is determined in step 5 whether or not the change or the fishing tag has expired. If it is determined that it has expired, the process proceeds to step 6 and then proceeds to step 29 described later. In step 6 above, a change ticket is issued. The change deposit ticket 130 is a paper card C2 cut from the one or the other folded card PC1 or PC2, and as shown in FIG. 11, change deposit amount information (cannot be released as change). In addition to the number 131 indicating the amount information), issuance date and time 132, expiration date 133, and the like are printed, and the magnetic recording layer (not shown) formed on the back side has the change amount information, issue date and time information, valid Time limit information is magnetically recorded. That is, in the change deposit ticket 130, the paper card C2 cut from the one or the other folded card PC1, PC2 passes from the rear card transport mechanism 55 to the front card transport mechanism 26, and the card When issued from the insertion slot 12, a number 131 or an issue date and time 132, an issue date / time 132, which visually indicates the change amount information, is displayed on the surface by a thermal (printing) head 33 disposed in the front card transport mechanism 26. The expiration date 133 and the like are printed, and the change amount information, the information regarding the issue date and time, the information regarding the expiration date, and the like are magnetically recorded on the back side.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step 1 that it is not cash settlement, it is determined in step 7 whether or not it is settlement with a prepaid card. If it is determined that the payment is made with a prepaid card, it is determined in step 8 whether or not the prepaid card has been purchased, and further in step 9 whether or not the purchased prepaid card is a new purchase. Is determined. If the purchased prepaid card is a new purchase in step 9, balance calculation and point calculation are performed in step 10. That is, in this step 10, the refueling fee is subtracted from the purchase amount of the newly purchased prepaid card. In the case where a discount ticket and / or a change ticket is inserted in advance from the card insertion slot 12, the purchase price of the prepaid card is obtained after subtracting the discount amount and / or change amount from the refueling fee. The balance (usable balance) is calculated by subtracting from. In step 10, the balance is calculated, and points (value information) are determined according to the newly purchased purchase amount, and the point value is calculated. When such information processing is performed in step 10, the process proceeds to step 11. In this step 11, the purchase amount or balance of the newly purchased prepaid card (the balance after the refueling fee is settled) is a certain amount or more. Is determined. For example, if the purchase amount of a newly purchased prepaid card is 20,000 yen or more, or if it is determined whether the final balance is 10,000 yen or more and this condition is satisfied Then, the process proceeds to step 12, a resin prepaid card 140 (C1) is issued, and the process proceeds to step 29 described later. This resin prepaid card 140 (C1) is a card (rewrite card) stored in the first card storage unit 70 shown in FIG. 2, and has a card number 141 on the surface as shown in FIG. , Issue date 142, new purchase amount 143, available balance 144, refueling amount 145, available balance 146 after deduction, 146 points (valuable value information) 147, etc. are printed on the back, respectively. It is recorded. That is, the resin-made prepaid card 140 (C1) is fed out from the lowermost side of the first card housing portion 70 to the rear-side card transport mechanism 55 by the driving of the feeding-out motor 77. When the paper is passed from the transport mechanism 55 through the front card transport mechanism 26 and is issued from the card insertion slot 12, a thermal (printing) head 33 disposed in the front card transport mechanism 26 is formed on the surface. The new purchase amount 143, the available balance 144, etc. are visibly printed, and the new purchase amount information, the available balance information, etc. are magnetically recorded by the magnetic head 31 on the back side.

  On the other hand, if a prepaid card has not been purchased in step 8 above, that is, a prepaid card that has already been issued has been inserted from the card insertion slot 12 (and the prepaid card is added because the available balance is small). If not purchased), the balance calculation and the point calculation are performed in step 13, and the process proceeds to step 18 described later. The processing in step 13 is the same as that in step 10 described above. If the prepaid card is not newly purchased in step 9 but is additionally purchased, the process proceeds to step 14 to calculate the balance and the points. In the balance calculation in step 14, the (next) available balance is the total amount (total amount) of the available balance recorded on the prepaid card that has already been issued and the available balance of the additionally purchased prepaid card. Is calculated by subtracting the amount of fuel used. In this case, in addition to the prepaid card that has already been issued, if a discount ticket and / or a fishing ticket is inserted through the card slot 12, the amount displayed on the discount ticket and / or the fishing ticket Is subtracted from the total amount after subtracting. In the point calculation, the points printed and magnetically recorded on the issued prepaid card and the points given to the prepaid card additionally purchased this time are added. When such calculation is completed, it is determined in step 15 whether or not the calculated point is a numerical value greater than or equal to a predetermined numerical value (whether or not a reduction point has been reached). If it is determined, the process proceeds to step 16; In step 16, the final available balance is calculated by adding the return amount corresponding to the return point from the available balance calculated in step 14. In this case, the final point is calculated by subtracting the reduction point from the numerical value of the point calculated in step 14.

  If the information processing in step 16 is completed, or if it is determined in step 15 that the accumulated purchase points have not reached the return points, the process proceeds to step 17. In this step 17, whether the inserted issued prepaid card is a paper prepaid card and whether the purchase amount or the final available balance of the additionally purchased prepaid card is greater than or equal to a predetermined balance Is determined. If it is determined in step 17 that the above condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step 19. In this step 19, the paper prepaid card C2 that has been temporarily held in the rear-side card transport mechanism 55 is transported to the front-side card transport mechanism 26 side, and the available balance information that has been magnetically recorded so far. And the point information are erased by the magnetic head 31. When such erasure is completed, the rotating flapper 50 that has escaped downward until then is rotated by driving the solenoid 51. Then, the paper prepaid card C2 is collected in the card collection box 40 by the front card conveyance mechanism 26 and the collection card conveyance mechanism 41 again. If it is determined in step 17 that the above condition is not satisfied, or if the refueling fee is settled only from the issued prepaid card C1, the inserted prepaid card is replaced with the resin prepaid card in step 18. It is determined whether or not the card is C1. If it is a resin prepaid card, the process proceeds to step 20 where it is determined whether or not the available balance of this resin prepaid card is 0 yen, and in step 21, it is added to the resin prepaid card. It is determined whether or not there is an empty line (empty space) to be printed. If it is determined in step 21 that there is no free space, the resin prepaid card that has been temporarily held in the rear card transport mechanism 55 until then is returned to the front card transport mechanism 26 in step 22. At the same time, the available balance, date, and the like that have been printed so far are all erased by the erasing head 34 and returned to the rear card transport mechanism 55 again, and the process proceeds to step 23. In step 23, the resin prepaid card held in the rear-side card transport mechanism 55 is transported again to the front-side card transport mechanism 26, and the thermal (printing) head 33 performs step 14 or The available balance, points, etc. calculated in step 16 are printed, and available balance information, point information, etc. are magnetically recorded by the magnetic head 31.

  If it is determined in step 18 that a paper prepaid card is inserted instead of a resin prepaid card, the process proceeds to step 24. In step 24, as in step 21, it is determined whether or not there is a print space on the paper prepaid card. If there is a print space, the process proceeds to step 23. On the other hand, if there is no printing space, the process proceeds to step 25, and the paper prepaid card that has been held in the rear card transport mechanism 55 until then is transported to the front card transport mechanism 26 and the magnetic head 31. As a result, all the information such as usage balance information and point information that have been magnetically recorded up to that point are erased, and information indicating the disposal process is magnetically recorded by the magnetic head 31, and then the above-described collection is performed as described above. Collected in the box 40, the process proceeds to step 26, and then proceeds to step 29 described later. In this step 26, a paper prepaid card is issued. This paper prepaid card is a paper prepaid card cut from one or the other folded card PC1, PC2 accommodated in the second card accommodating portion 80 or the third card accommodating portion 81, and step When the information processing in 25 is performed, the date of refueling, the amount of refueling, the balance of use, the points, etc. are printed by the thermal head 33 and the information is magnetically recorded by the magnetic head 31 before the card. Issued from the insertion slot 12. The information processing in step 26 is also performed when the purchase amount or the available balance of the newly purchased prepaid card is less than the predetermined amount in step 11, and similarly, the refueling The date of refueling, the amount of refueling, the balance of use, points, etc. are printed by the thermal head 33, and after the information is magnetically recorded by the magnetic head 31, it is issued as a paper prepaid card from the card insertion slot 12. Is done.

  If it is determined in step 7 that the payment is not made by a prepaid card, a credit settlement process is performed in step 27, and a credit settlement amount is transmitted to a POS (Point of Sales) system in step 28. Go to step 29. In step 29, a receipt 150 is issued. The receipt 150 was cut from the one or the other folded card PC1 or PC2 made of paper, and as shown in FIG. 13, the letters 151 of the receipt, the date and time 152 of refueling, were refueled. The type of oil 153, the amount of oil supplied 154, the amount of oil supplied 155, the amount of money 156, 157, the total amount 158, etc. are printed by the thermal head 33. When the payment is made with the prepaid card, the purchase amount of the prepaid card or the amount 159 subtracted (deducted) from the available balance and the available balance 160 after payment are also printed.

  When the process in step 29 is completed, the process then proceeds to step 30, where it is determined whether or not cash settlement is in progress during the service period. That is, if it is determined in step 1 that it is a cash settlement and it is determined whether or not the date of refueling is in service, and if it is determined that these conditions are satisfied, the process proceeds to step 31. In this step 31, it is determined whether or not the amount of refueling in cash is a predetermined amount or more (for example, 1,000 yen or more). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step 32. In this step 32, a discount ticket 161 is issued. Similarly to the receipt 150, the discount ticket 161 is cut from the one or the other spelled card PC1 or PC2, and as shown in FIG. The character 162 of the ticket, the date and time of issue 163, the expiration date 164, the discount amount 165, the character 166 indicating the time when the service can be used, etc. are printed by the thermal head 33, and the information or issue that can be recognized as the discount ticket is printed on the back side. Information about date and time, expiration date, discount amount, etc. is magnetically recorded by the magnetic head 31. When the processing in step 32 is completed, the process proceeds to step 33. In this step 33, it is determined whether or not it is during the winning lottery service period, and when it is determined that it is not during the service period, the process returns to the main processing routine (display of the initial screen). On the other hand, if it is determined in step 33 that the service period is in progress, the process proceeds to step 34, where it is determined whether or not the refueling fee is a predetermined amount or more (eg, 3,000 yen or more). If the condition is not satisfied, the process returns to the main processing routine (display of the initial screen). If satisfied, the lottery result is displayed on the display unit 11 in step 35, and the process proceeds to step 36. In this step 36, it is determined whether or not the lottery result is a win. If it is a win, the process proceeds to step 37, and if it is not, the process returns to the main processing routine (display of initial screen). . In step 37, a present voucher (valuable value information voucher) 170 is issued, and the process returns to the main processing routine (display of the initial screen). Like the receipt 140, the present gift 170 is cut from the one or the other folded card PC1 or PC2 and is present on the surface as shown in FIG. The character 171 of the ticket, the issue date 172, the validity period 173, the character 175 indicating the present content, and the like are printed by the thermal head 33.

  Thus, according to the checkout apparatus 1 in which the ticket processing unit according to this embodiment is built, the first card storage unit 70 or the second card storage unit 80 (or the third card storage unit 81). The resin card (prepaid card) or paper card that is selectively discharged from either one of the card insertion slot 12 (card issuing unit) is provided by the common rear card transport mechanism 55 and front card transport mechanism 26, respectively. ), It is possible not only to issue a resin card (prepaid card) and a paper card, but also to effectively reduce the size of the settlement apparatus 1, The installation area of the payment apparatus 1 can be reduced, and the cost can be sufficiently reduced. In particular, in the ticket processing unit incorporated in the settlement apparatus 1, a prepaid card made of resin and a prepaid card made of paper are issued as prepaid cards, and the prepaid card selected by the user or after the refueling fee is settled. A resin prepaid card is automatically issued when the available balance is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount or balance, and a paper prepaid card is issued when the amount is less than the amount or balance. The issued amount of the prepaid card made can be suppressed, and the running cost on the fueling facility side can be effectively reduced.

  In addition, in the said Example, what applied the ticket processing unit based on this invention to the refueling fee settlement apparatus 1 was described, and this refueling fee settlement apparatus 1 mentioned above the prepaid card (resin card or paper card). In addition to the function of selectively issuing according to the selection criteria, it has a settlement processing function made by inserting an issued prepaid card (resin card or paper card). (Invention of claim 1), either the resin card accommodated in the first card accommodating part or the paper card accommodated in the second card accommodating part is selectively issued, and they are conveyed in common It is not always necessary to be able to insert an issued card as long as it is transported to the card issuing unit by the mechanism. That is, the ticket processing unit according to the present invention is built in a prepaid card vending machine (ticketing machine) used when the refueling fee close settlement apparatus 1 described above is used to settle the refueling fee. Depending on the amount of money purchased at the vending machine, a resin card (resin prepaid card) or a paper card (paper prepaid card) may be selectively issued.

  Furthermore, the above-described refueling fee settlement apparatus 1 with the built-in ticket processing unit is literally a settlement apparatus, and is a device used when the refueling fee is settled, but the ticket processing unit according to the present invention is It is not applicable only to an issuing device that issues a card that is used when paying a certain fee, or a payment device that uses a card issued by such an issuing device (such as the above-mentioned refueling fee adjusting device 1). For example, a ticket machine that sells commuter passes used at parking facilities and various cards used as identification cards when entering other facilities, or a card issued by this ticketing machine is inserted At the same time, it may be applied to a processing apparatus having a ticket issuing function.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the second embodiment, the present invention is applied to a parking fee settlement apparatus installed in an unmanned toll parking system. Therefore, the parking fee settlement apparatus will be described in detail below while explaining the overall configuration of the unmanned toll parking system. The unmanned toll parking lot described below is an unattended toll parking lot that parks a car (not a bicycle) and is a type of parking lot in which a parking card is issued at the time of warehousing. The parking fee settlement apparatus is an application of the present invention to those installed in such a type of parking lot.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the unmanned toll parking system includes an entrance gate 201 that passes when a vehicle enters and an exit gate 202 that is provided next to the entrance gate 201 and passes when the vehicle leaves. Have. A parking card issuing device 203 is installed at the entrance gate 201, and one opening / closing bar 204 is provided next to the parking card issuing device 203. Further, at the leading end side of the one opening / closing bar 204, One bar catcher 205 that supports the tip side of the one open / close bar 204 is installed. As shown in FIG. 17, the parking card issuing device 203 is electrically connected to a parking fee settlement device 230, which will be described later, and parking is performed from the inside by issuing a ticket issuing button 206 and pressing the ticket issuing button 206. A ticketing slot 207 where the front end side of the card is exposed to the outside and a display unit 208 formed above the ticketing slot 207 are provided. The display unit 208 is a part where, for example, time display, full / empty vehicle information, and the like are displayed. The parking card issuing device 203 is also electrically connected to a ticket issuing mechanism (not shown) that is driven by a pressing operation of the ticket issuing button 206, the display unit 208, and other devices that will be described later. A central processing unit (CPU) connected to a storage unit such as is incorporated. The ticket issuing mechanism can visually record and / or store the date and time of receipt, the receipt number, etc., in an accommodation unit in which a number of parking card cards (not shown) are accommodated, or a card drawn out from the accommodation unit. A recording unit for recording visually (magnetically) is provided. That is, the parking card includes a part where information such as the date and time of warehousing and a warehousing number is recorded visibly, and a recording unit where such information is recorded invisible (magnetically). Hereinafter, information such as the date and time of warehousing and the warehousing number recorded invisible (magnetically) will be referred to as invisible information.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 16, the one open / close bar 204 is rotated over a range of about 90 degrees from a horizontal state to a vertical state by a drive unit 204a electrically connected to the parking card issuing device 203. It is configured to move. In addition, a first vehicle detection unit 209 that detects the passage of the vehicle is embedded in the ground (or under the floor) on the front side with the one open / close bar 204 interposed therebetween, and the passage of the vehicle is also performed on the front side. A second vehicle detection unit 210 for detecting the above is embedded in the ground (or under the floor). As shown in FIG. 17, the first and second vehicle detection units 209 and 210 are electrically connected to the one open / close bar 204 via the parking card issuing device 203. Accordingly, when the first vehicle detection unit 209 detects the passing of the vehicle to be stored, the operation information is displayed on the display unit 208 that constitutes the parking card issuing device 203, and the driver is displayed on the parking card issuing device 203. When the provided ticket issuing button 206 is pressed, a parking card is issued from the ticket issuing slot 207. As will be described later, the number obtained by subtracting the number of completed parking charges from the number issued from the parking card issuing device 203 and passing through the second vehicle detection unit 210 is the same as the number of parking spaces. In this case, the parking card is not issued even if the ticket issuing button 206 is pressed. When the issued parking card is pulled out by the user (driver) from the ticketing slot 207, the one open / close bar 204, which has been supported by the one bar catcher 205 and held in the horizontal state until then, The drive unit is driven to be in a vertical state, and as a result, the vehicle can go straight. When the vehicle travels straight in this way, the vehicle moves from above the first vehicle detection unit 209, and the passage of the vehicle is detected by the second vehicle detection unit 210, the vehicle is in a vertical state until then. The one open / close bar 204 is returned to the original state (horizontal state) again by the driving unit (not shown).

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 16, the exit operation device 215 is installed at the exit gate 202, and the other opening / closing bar 216 is provided next to the exit operation device 215, and the tip of the other opening / closing bar 216 is provided. On the side, the other bar catcher 17 that supports the tip end side of the other opening / closing bar 216 is installed. The exit operation device 15 is electrically connected to the parking card issuing device 203. In addition, this leaving operation device 215 may be provided with a function of adjusting the parking fee like a parking fee adjusting device 230 described later. In addition, as shown in FIG. 19, a card insertion slot 218 is provided in the shipping operation device 215. The card insertion slot 218 is a parking card issued by the parking card issuing device 203 and processed for payment by a parking fee adjusting device 230, which will be described in detail later, or a periodic card issued by the parking fee adjusting device 230. When the parking card is to be returned to the user as a receipt (receipt) as will be described later, the front end side of the parking card is exposed (returned) from the inside again. It is a part. The card insertion slot 218 is a part where a regular card, a free pass card (to be described later) is inserted from the card insertion slot 218, and these regular cards are also returned. In addition, the exit operation device 215 is provided with a display unit 220 above the card insertion slot 218. For example, the display unit 220 is a part where information on an operation method, message information on security, and the like are displayed. The exit operation device 215 is not only visible to the parking card inserted from the card insertion slot 218 but also visible or invisible, as well as a transport mechanism (not shown) that takes in and discharges the parking card, the regular card, and the like. The reading unit and the recording unit for reading the storage date and time recorded in the information, the information that the parking card described later should be returned as a receipt, and the expiration date information recorded on the regular card inserted from the card insertion slot 218, respectively. Built in. The unloading operation device 215 includes a central processing unit (CPU) (not shown) connected to a storage unit such as a ROM and a RAM. The display unit 220, a transport mechanism (not shown), and a reading unit are arranged at the center. It is connected to an arithmetic processing unit (CPU).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 16, the other opening / closing bar 216 is rotated over a range of about 90 degrees from a horizontal state to a vertical state by a drive unit 216a electrically connected to the unloading operation device 215. It is comprised so that it may do. Further, as shown in FIG. 16, a third vehicle detection unit 223 for detecting the passage of the vehicle is placed on the ground (or under the floor) in front of the other opening / closing bar 216 with the other opening / closing bar 216 interposed therebetween. A fourth vehicle detection unit 224 that detects the passage of the vehicle is embedded in the front (or under the floor). As shown in FIG. 17, the third and fourth vehicle detection units 223 and 224 are electrically connected to the other opening / closing bar 216 via the leaving operation device 215. Therefore, when the third vehicle detection unit 223 detects the passing of the vehicle to be delivered, the operation information and the like are displayed on the display unit 220, and a parking card and a regular card (from the card insertion slot 218 by the driver) When a free pass card (to be described later is also included) is inserted, these parking cards and the like are transported into the unloading operation device 215 by driving the transport mechanism (not shown). As described above, when the parking card or the like is transported to the inside, the reading unit (not shown) reads the warehousing date and time recorded on the parking card or the expiration date information recorded on the periodic card or the like. The predetermined arithmetic processing by the central arithmetic processing (CPU) (not shown) is performed. As a result, when the parking card is returned as a receipt (receipt), it is conveyed to the inside from the card insertion slot 218 by driving the conveying mechanism, and then again as a receipt by driving the conveying mechanism. The tip of the parking card is exposed to the outside. Further, when the regular card or free pass card is inserted from the card insertion slot 218, the card is transported to the inside by driving the transport mechanism, and reading of expiration date information and the like is completed by the reading unit, When predetermined arithmetic processing is completed by the central arithmetic processing (CPU), the leading end of the regular card or the like is exposed to the outside by driving the transport mechanism again.

  When the parking card or the regular card returned as the receipt is extracted by the user (or when the parking card is not returned as a receipt, the parking card is inserted and the payment is determined) The other open / close bar 216 that has been supported by the other bar catcher 217 in the horizontal state until then is brought into a vertical state by driving the drive unit, and as a result, the vehicle can go straight. It becomes. Then, when the vehicle goes straight in this way, the vehicle moves from above the third vehicle detection unit 223, and the passage of the vehicle is detected by the fourth vehicle detection unit 224 (the delivery process is completed). The other open / close bar 216 that has been in the vertical state is restored to the original state (horizontal state) when the drive unit (not shown) is driven again.

  Further, in this unmanned paid parking system, a display device 226 is installed on the left side in front of the exit gate 2 (in the direction of delivery) within the site of the unmanned paid parking lot, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 17, the display device 226 includes a rotation lamp 227 and a display lamp 228 that informs of an empty vehicle status. The rotation lamp 227 is electrically connected to the unloading operation device 215, and The lamp 228 is electrically connected to the parking card issuing device 203. The display lamp 228 displays characters “full” (not shown) for indicating full vehicle and “empty” for indicating empty vehicle, which are issued from the parking card issuance device 203 and are used for the second vehicle detection unit 210. When the number obtained by subtracting the number of completed payments from the number of passes is less than the number of parking spaces, the above "Empty" character lights up, and the number reaches the number of parking spaces Is configured so that the word “full” lights up. Further, in this way, when the character “full” is turned on by the display lamp 228, the parking card issuance by the parking card issuing device 3 is stopped. Further, in this unmanned paid parking system, the rotation lamp 227 is configured to start driving when the above-described exit process is completed by the exit operation device 215, and to be cautioned by a third party. Yes. A primary power supply device 229 is installed in the vicinity of the display device 226.

  In the vicinity of the primary power supply device 229, a parking fee settlement device 230 according to the present embodiment is installed as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 17, the parking fee settlement apparatus 230 is electrically connected to the parking card issuing apparatus 203 and is also electrically connected to the exit operation apparatus 215 via the parking card issuing apparatus 203. ing. As shown in FIG. 20, the parking fee settlement apparatus 230 has a parking card, a regular card, a prepaid card, a coupon ticket, or a service card inserted in the front, which is issued by the parking card issuing apparatus 203. An insertion port 231 is formed. In addition, this card insertion slot 231 is a part into which the parking card, regular card, prepaid card or coupon ticket, service ticket (and a free pass card, a small amount prepaid card to be described later) are inserted, and as will be described later. A card constituting the present invention, which is also a discharge port for discharging a regular card, prepaid card issued by the parking fee settlement apparatus 230, a free pass card as a disposable card to be described later, a small amount prepaid card or a disposable card as a receipt. Issuing department.

  The parking fee settlement apparatus 230 is provided with a coin insertion slot 232 for inserting coins when the parking fee is settled below the card insertion slot 231, and further below the coin insertion slot 232. A bill insertion slot 233 is formed. A bill discharge port 234 from which a bill is discharged is formed below the bill insertion port 233, and a change discharge port 235 from which change is discharged is formed next to the bill discharge port 234. ing. Further, a receipt button 236 is provided slightly above the change discharge port 235, and when the receipt button 236 is pressed, the receipt (or a parking card as a receipt) is inserted into the card insertion port through an operation described later. 231 is discharged. Further, a display unit 238 is provided above the card insertion slot 231, and first to tenth operation buttons 239... 248 are formed below the display unit 238. Next to the tenth operation buttons 239... 248, a card purchase / update button 249, a confirmation button 250, and a correction button 251 are formed. The first to tenth operation buttons 239... 248 display numbers “1”... “10” (reference numerals are omitted). The parking fee settlement apparatus 230 is an apparatus body (reference numeral is omitted) formed in a box shape and opened at the front, an open / close door (reference numeral is omitted) for opening and closing the front of the apparatus body, Each of the components formed on the front surface of the parking fee settlement apparatus 230 described above is provided on the front surface of the door.

  And in the said apparatus main body which comprises the said parking fee payment apparatus 230, as shown in FIG.21 or FIG.22, the card processing apparatus 253 is formed in the back of the said card insertion slot 231, and this card processing apparatus 253 A first card accommodating portion 254 that accommodates a rewritable card (resin card), which will be described later, is provided at the rear upper portion. A parking card, a regular card, a prepaid card or a coupon ticket inserted from the card insertion slot 231, a service ticket, a free pass card or a small amount prepaid card, which will be described later, is placed inside or near the card processing device 253. The rewrite card (or as described later) accommodated in the first card accommodating portion 254 while conveying the parking card, the periodic card, etc. conveyed to the inside of the card insertion slot 231. , A parking card returned to the user as a receipt) is provided in the card insertion slot 231. In addition, the rewritable card accommodated in the first accommodating portion 254 is printed by heating the surface of a resin base material made of polyethylene terephthalate or the like to a predetermined temperature. A print recording layer coated with a leuco dye to be erased is formed, and a magnetic recording layer is formed on the back surface. Then, as shown in FIG. 21, the card processing device 253 displays the expiration date information of the regular card (described later) or the available balance information of the prepaid card on the surface of the rewrite card in the card processing device 253. A thermal head 257 for recording is provided, and in the vicinity of this thermal head (printing head constituting the present invention) 257, the above-mentioned expiration date information or available balance information that has already been visually recorded is erased. A head 258 is provided. The thermal head 257 and the erasing head 258 are arranged in the middle of the transport route of the regular card transported by the first transport mechanism. In addition, in the card processing device 253, below the middle of the position where the thermal head 257 is disposed (the front side of the parking fee settlement device 230), there are the parking card and a periodic card described later. Read invisible information (magnetic recording information) recorded on a free pass card, prepaid card, small amount prepaid card, coupon ticket, service ticket, and record (write) invisible information on the regular card or prepaid card, etc. A magnetic head (reading and writing magnetic head) 260 is provided.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, a collection box 261 is provided below the card processing device 253, and the collection box 261 is inserted from the card insertion slot 231 diagonally above the first box 261. A second transport mechanism (not shown) for transporting the parking card, coupon ticket or service ticket transported to the rear of the card processing device 253 via the transport mechanism is provided in the collection box 261. The parking fee settlement apparatus 230 is provided with a switching flapper (not shown) between the first transport mechanism (not shown) and the second transport mechanism, and the first flap mechanism is driven to drive the first transport mechanism. The parking card, the coupon ticket, or the service ticket transported by the transport mechanism is guided to the second transport mechanism.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 21, below the first card accommodating portion 254, there are a second card accommodating portion 264 and a third card accommodating portion 265 arranged in parallel with the second card accommodating portion 264. Is provided. These second and third card accommodating portions 264 and 265 are other card accommodating portions constituting the present invention. One spelled card 266 is accommodated in the second card accommodating part 264, and the other spelled card 266 is accommodated in the third card accommodating part 265. As shown in FIG. 23, these one and the other folded cards 266 are formed by connecting disposable paper cards 267 formed in a substantially rectangular shape via connecting portions 266a and 266a formed at two ends. These one and the other folded card 266 are bent at the connection portions 266a and 66a and the disposable cards 267 are stacked one above the other, and the second card storage portion 264 is formed. Alternatively, they are accommodated in the third card accommodating portion 265, respectively. Each disposable card 267 is a paper card whose main material is made of paper, and the surface is recorded with visible information such as expiration date information, available balance information, and usage amount information by the thermal head 257. On the back surface, a magnetic recording layer (not shown) is formed on the back surface, on which invisible information such as the above-mentioned usage period information, settlement amount, and settlement date is magnetically recorded.

  Then, above the second and third card accommodating portions 264 and 265, the one or the other folded card 266 (disposable card 267) is conveyed to the first conveying mechanism (not shown). 3 is provided, and a cutter that cuts at the formation position of each of the connecting portions 266a and 266a of the one or the other folded card 266 as shown in FIG. 269 is provided. In the parking fee settlement apparatus 230, the second card accommodation unit 264 accommodates the upstream side of the third transport mechanism (the second and third card accommodation units 264, 265 side). A clutch (not shown) is arranged to selectively guide one of the one folded card 266 and the other folded card 266 accommodated in the third card accommodating portion 265 to the third transport mechanism. It is installed. This clutch is detected by a sensor, which will be described later, when it is detected that the one folded card 266 that has been conveyed from the second card accommodating portion 264 or the third card accommodating portion 265 is all conveyed. In this parking fee settlement apparatus 230, thereafter, the other folded card 266 or one spelled in the third card accommodating part 265 or the second card accommodating part 264 is operated. The folding card 266 is configured to be conveyed via the third conveying mechanism.

  The display unit 238, the first to tenth operation buttons 239... 248, the card purchase / update button 249, the confirmation button 250, the correction button 251, the first to the first (not shown) constituting the parking fee settlement apparatus 230. 3, the thermal head 257, the magnetic head 260, and the like are electrically connected to a central processing unit (CPU) (not shown), and the components of the card issuing mechanism and the second described above. The transport mechanism, the cutter 269, the clutch, the third transport mechanism, and the like operate via sensors described below. FIG. 24 shows the positions of the sensors. In the card insertion slot 231, the card insertion slot 231, the parking card, the regular card, and the prepaid card (including a small amount prepaid card) are shown. , A first sensor 270 for detecting whether or not a free pass card, a service ticket, a coupon ticket, or the like has been inserted is disposed, and the card is once inserted behind the first sensor 270 as will be described later. When a parking card inserted from the mouth 231 is returned as a receipt, when an updated regular card or an updated prepaid card is returned, or when the one or the other folded card 266 is returned as a receipt In addition, a second sensor 271 for detecting the presence of each parking card (receipt), updated regular card or prepaid card is provided. That. In the parking fee settlement apparatus 230, the first sensor 270 is connected to one detection unit (not shown) in the insertion direction or the ejection direction of the cards (reference numerals are omitted) in the card insertion slot 231. The other detection unit is arranged side by side, and is configured to detect from which direction each card has passed. A third sensor 272 is disposed behind the magnetic head 260. The third sensor 272 is one of the conditions under which the magnetic head 260 starts to be driven. The third card 272 is a record of the regular card, prepaid card or disposable card 267 on which invisible information is recorded. It detects existence. Further, a fourth sensor 273 is formed in the vicinity of the third sensor 272. The fourth sensor 273 is a rewrite card that becomes the regular card or prepaid card conveyed from the first card storage unit 254 by the first conveyance mechanism, a renewed periodic card, or an updated prepaid card. Detects whether the fourth sensor 273 has reached the position where the fourth sensor 273 is disposed. When the fourth sensor 273 detects the presence of the rewrite card or the like, the thermal head 257 is driven. The expiration date information or the available amount information is recorded on the rewrite card or the like.

  Further, a fifth sensor 274 is disposed behind the position where the fourth sensor 273 is disposed and behind the card processing device 253. The fifth sensor 274 is configured such that a parking card inserted from the card insertion slot 231, an updated regular card or an updated prepaid card is once transported to the rear of the card processing device 253 by the first transport mechanism. It is to detect that it has been done. Further, a sixth sensor 275 for setting the thermal head 257 is disposed closer to the card insertion slot 231 than the thermal head 257 is disposed. Further, a seventh sensor 276 is disposed in the vicinity of the thermal head 257, and this seventh sensor 276 detects that the thermal head 257 and the erasing head 258 are in the raised state. Further, an eighth sensor 277 is disposed in the vicinity of the erasing head 258. The eighth sensor 277 detects that the thermal head 257 and the erasing head 258 are in the lowered state. Further, a ninth sensor 278 is disposed further rearward than the fifth sensor 274, and the ninth sensor 278 is moved by the first transport mechanism (not shown) to the first card accommodating portion. It is detected that it has been conveyed below 254 (a parking card, a renewed periodic card or a repaid prepaid card has been temporarily pooled).

  A tenth sensor 279 is disposed in the vicinity of the first card accommodating portion 254 and upstream of the first transport mechanism (not shown). The tenth sensor 279 detects that a rewrite card has been released from the first card storage unit 254. In addition, an eleventh sensor 280 is disposed in the vicinity of the cutter 269 provided in the middle portion of the third transport mechanism (not shown). The eleventh sensor 280 detects that the one or the other spelled card 266 has been cut by driving the cutter 269, and the cutter 269 causes the card 266 to be a disposable card. When cut as 267, the third transport mechanism operates, and the spelled card 266 is transported by the third transport mechanism by a length corresponding to the length of the cut disposable card 267. . In addition, a twelfth sensor 281 is provided between the second card housing portion 264 and the clutch (not shown), and a thirteenth sensor is provided between the third card housing portion 265 and the clutch. Sensors 282 are respectively provided. Each of the twelfth sensor 281 and the thirteenth sensor 282 detects the presence of the one or the other zigzag card 266, and any one of the one or the other zigzag card 266 is the above-mentioned one. When transported (discharged) by the transport mechanism 3, this is detected by either the twelfth or thirteenth sensors 281, 282. Therefore, for example, the twelfth sensor 281 detects that all of the one folded card 266 stored in the second card storage unit 264 has been transported (discharged) by the third transport mechanism. Then, the clutch (not shown) is driven, and the conveyance of the other folded card 266 stored in the third card storage unit 265 is started. A fourteenth sensor 283 that detects that a parking card, a coupon ticket, a service ticket, and the like are collected at the collection box 261 side in the middle of the second transport mechanism, as will be described later. Is arranged.

  In addition to the above-described components, the parking fee settlement apparatus 230 is provided with a coin lifter 285 and a coin management device 286 behind the coin insertion slot 232 as shown in FIG. A banknote recirculation device 287 is provided behind the input port 233 and the bill discharge port 234. A recovery box 288 for storing the money inserted from the coin insertion slot 232 is provided below the coin management device 286, and a coin auxiliary machine 289 is disposed above the change discharge slot 235. Is provided. Further, behind the collection box 288, a terminal block 290 of the parking fee settlement apparatus 230 and a power panel (not shown) are arranged.

  In addition, a brief description of the regular card, prepaid card, etc. issued by the parking fee settlement apparatus 230 will be given below. The regular card issued by the parking fee settlement apparatus 230 is shown in FIG. The first regular card 300 (see FIG. 25A) whose usage time is not limited, the second regular card 301 (see FIG. 25B) whose usage time is not limited on weekdays, and Monday through Saturday A third regular card 302 (see FIG. 25C) that can be used and a fourth regular card 203 that can be used only at night (for example, from 6 pm to 12:00) (see FIG. 25D) It is. These first to fourth periodic cards 300... 303 are all rewritable cards accommodated in the first card accommodating portion 254, and on the surface, the issue numbers 300a,. 303a, type 300b ... 303b, available start date 300c ... 303c, available expiration date 300d ... 303d, purchase date 300e ... 303e, purchase price 300f ... 303f, number of purchases 300g ... Management information such as 303g and information such as names of unmanned paid parking lots and precautions are recorded visually, and the management information is magnetically recorded on the magnetic recording layer formed on the back surface. In addition, as the prepaid card, as shown in FIG. 26 (A) or (B), several types according to the available balance information are used by the parking fee settlement apparatus 230 (in this embodiment). Cards 304 and 305 are issued, and on the surface of each prepaid card 304 and 305, the above-mentioned thermal head 257 causes issue numbers 304a and 305a, available balances 304b and 305b, purchase dates 304c and 305c, and number of purchases. Information on prepaid card information such as 304d and 305d, names of unmanned toll parking lots, and precautions are visibly recorded, and the management information is magnetically recorded by the magnetic head 260 on the magnetic recording layer formed on the back surface. ing.

  In addition to the regular regular card and prepaid card, the parking fee settlement apparatus 230 issues a free pass card 306 as a kind of regular card and a small prepaid card (not shown) as shown in FIG. Is done. As shown in FIG. 27, this free pass card 306 includes an issue number 306a, a type 306b, an available start date 306c, an available expiration date 306d, a purchase amount 306e, management information such as an unmanned paid parking lot name, precautions, etc. The above management information is magnetically recorded on the magnetic recording layer formed on the back surface. The free pass card 306 is a disposable card (paper card) that can be used for a period shorter than the minimum usage period issued as the regular card, and the small prepaid card (not shown) is a normal prepaid card. The available balance information of a small amount lower than the minimum available balance issued as is recorded. The free pass card 306 and the small amount prepaid card are placed on the surface of the disposable card 267 cut from one or the other folded card 266 stored in the second or third card storage unit 264, 265. With the thermal head 257, the issue number, type, start date of use, expiration date or balance of use, management information such as purchase price, name of unmanned toll parking lot, and information on precautions are visually recorded and formed on the back side The management information is magnetically recorded on the magnetic recording layer by the magnetic head 260. Further, a receipt (receipt) (not shown) is issued from the parking fee settlement apparatus 230. This receipt is printed on the surface of the disposable card 267 cut from the spelled card 266 by the thermal head 257 with the letters “receipt”, the purchase amount of the regular card or the prepaid card, the deposit amount, (there is a change) In this case, the amount of change and the date and time of payment are recorded visually.

  Hereinafter, with regard to the operation of the parking fee settlement apparatus 230 according to the above-described configuration, the flowcharts shown in FIGS. This will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 36 to 40 schematically shown.

  First, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 28, a standby screen is displayed on the display unit 238 in step st1. This standby screen is, for example, “Please insert a parking card for temporary use. If you are purchasing or renewing a card (regular card, prepaid card, free pass card or small amount prepaid card), press the card purchase / renew button. "Please do" is displayed. Next, in step st2, it is determined whether or not the card purchase / update button 249 is pressed. If the card purchase / update button 249 is not pressed, then in step st3, the parking card is inserted into the card insertion slot. It is determined whether or not it has been inserted into H.231. The first sensor 270 detects whether or not the parking card has been inserted into the card insertion slot 231 as described above. If it is determined in step st3 that a parking card has been inserted, the process proceeds to step st4 shown in FIG. 29, and the storage date and time, the storage number, etc., magnetically recorded in the recording unit of the inserted parking card are invisible. Information is read out by the magnetic head 260, and the parking card is transported to the position where the ninth sensor 278 is disposed behind the card processing device 253 shown in FIG. 36, and the parking card is temporarily pooled. . Such transport of the parking card is performed by driving the first transport mechanism, and whether or not the parking card is pooled at the position is detected by the ninth sensor 278. If it is not determined in step st3 that a parking card has been inserted, the process returns to step st1.

  In step st5, it is determined whether or not the parking card inserted from the card insertion slot 231 is a parking card that can be settled in advance. If it is determined in step st5 that the parking card cannot be pre-paid, the process proceeds to step st6, and the display unit 238 indicates that the parking card cannot be pre-paid or a parking card that has been settled. A message is displayed. By the way, this parking card that cannot be paid in advance is a parking card inserted from the card insertion slot 231, for example, a parking card issued in another unmanned paid parking lot, a paid parking card, or an extremely This refers to parking cards that have been left unchecked for a long time. When the above display is made in step st6, the process then proceeds to step st7, and the pooled parking cards are conveyed until one end is exposed again from the card insertion slot 231 by driving the first drive mechanism. (Returned) Next, in step st8, it is determined whether or not the parking card with one end exposed from the card insertion slot 231 is extracted. If the parking card is extracted, the operation of the parking fee settlement apparatus 30 is ended.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step st5 that the inserted parking card is a parking card that can be settled in advance, the process proceeds to step st9, and information on the parking fee and the settlement method is displayed on the display unit 238. . Next, in step st10, it is determined whether or not cash (banknotes and / or coins) has been inserted from the banknote slot 233 and / or coin slot 232, and if it is determined that cash has been inserted, In step st11, the billing fee (parking fee) is reduced and redisplayed on the display unit 238. In step st12, it is determined whether or not the inserted cash has reached the billed amount (parking fee). If it is determined in step st10 that no cash is inserted, it is determined in step st13 whether or not a coupon ticket has been inserted from the card insertion slot 231. If it is determined in step st13 that a coupon is inserted, the process proceeds to step st14. In step st14, the billing amount (parking fee) is reduced and displayed again on the display unit 238, and the inserted coupon is collected in the collection box 261, and the process proceeds to step st12. In this way, when collecting the coupon ticket, the switching flapper (not shown) is driven, and the coupon ticket is guided from the middle of the first conveyance mechanism to the second conveyance mechanism.

  If it is determined in step st13 that a coupon ticket is not inserted, it is then determined whether a service ticket is inserted (step st15). If it is determined that a service ticket is inserted, step st16 is determined. , The billing amount obtained by subtracting the service fee from the parking fee is displayed on the display unit 238, and the inserted service ticket is stored in the collection box 261 in the same manner as the coupon ticket operation in step st14. It collect | recovers and it progresses to said step st12. If it is determined in step st15 that a service ticket is not inserted, it is determined in step st17 whether a prepaid card (including the small prepaid card) is inserted. If it is determined in step st17 that a prepaid card (including the small-amount prepaid card) is not inserted, the process returns to step st10. On the other hand, if it is determined that the prepaid card (including the small prepaid card) has been inserted, the billing amount (parking fee) is displayed again on the display unit 238 in step st18. Further, in this step st18, as shown in FIG. 26, on the surface of the inserted prepaid card (including the small prepaid card), the thermal head 257 is used (current) usage amount (parking fee). , Payment date and time, history information of the balance (usable balance) obtained by subtracting the parking fee from the available balance at the time of insertion of the prepaid card is recorded (printed) (recorded visually) on the back side Also on the formed magnetic recording layer, the usage amount, the settlement date and the like are magnetically recorded (invisiblely recorded) by the magnetic head 260. When the history information is visibly recorded on the surface of the prepaid card from the top to the bottom, and there is no space for recording such history information, all the history information recorded up to that point is recorded by the erasing head 258. Erased and new history information is recorded at the top. In addition, when such an operation is performed, the prepaid card (including the small amount prepaid card) inserted from the card insertion slot 231 is driven by the first transport mechanism. One end of the card insertion port 231 is exposed. Then, when such an operation is performed, the process proceeds to step st19, where it is determined whether or not the prepaid card (including the small prepaid card) has been removed, and the prepaid card (including the small prepaid card). If it is determined that has been extracted, the process proceeds to step st12.

  As described above, when the coupon ticket or service ticket is inserted from the card insertion slot 231, it is detected by the first sensor 270, and the first transport mechanism (not shown) is driven. As shown in FIG. 36, the coupon ticket or service ticket is transported to a position just before the position where the fifth sensor 274 is disposed and pooled there. While the coupon ticket or service ticket is being conveyed, the magnetic head 260 reads the amount information recorded on the magnetic recording portion formed on the back surface of the coupon ticket or service ticket. After such an operation, the operation of step st14 or step st16 is performed. When the reading of the amount information by the magnetic head 260 is completed in this way, the coupon tickets or service tickets pooled at the above-described positions are collected in the collection box 261 by driving a second transport mechanism (not shown). Is done. On the other hand, when the prepaid card (including the small-priced prepaid card) is inserted into the card insertion slot 231, the same operation as that of the coupon ticket etc. is once before the position where the fifth sensor 274 is disposed. And when the available balance information is read out by the magnetic head in the middle of conveyance, it is conveyed again toward the card insertion slot 231 via the first conveyance mechanism. At this time, on the surface of this prepaid card (including the above small prepaid card), the thermal head 257 makes (current) use amount (parking fee), payment date and time, balance available when the prepaid card is inserted. The balance (usable balance) obtained by reducing the parking fee is recorded (printed). When printing is performed by the thermal head 257, the prepaid card (including the small-amount prepaid card) is returned to the pooled position again by the first transport mechanism, and from this position, the magnetic The information described above is magnetically recorded by the head 60.

  Further, as described above, it is determined in step st12 that the invoiced amount (parking fee) has been reached by inserting cash or inserting a coupon ticket, service ticket or prepaid card (including the small prepaid card). If so, the process proceeds to step st20. In this step st20, the parking card that has been pooled up to the vicinity of the position where the ninth sensor 278 shown in FIG. 37 has been transported is transported again toward the card insertion slot 231. By 260, the fact that the parking fee has been settled is magnetically recorded on the back side of the parking card. In this step st20, when the receipt button 236 shown in FIG. 20 is pressed after confirming the insertion of the parking card in step st3, the settlement date, the settlement amount (parking fee) ) And the like are printed (visually recorded) by the thermal head 257. In addition, when the receipt button 236 is pressed as described above, information read out by the reading unit built in the exit operating device 215 is magnetically recorded by the magnetic head 260 as a receipt of the parking card. The Therefore, when the receipt button 236 is pressed, parking cards that have been pooled in the vicinity of the position where the ninth sensor 278 shown in FIG. 35 is inserted are inserted into the card by the first transport mechanism. Information indicating that the parking fee has been settled is written on the back surface of the parking card by the magnetic head 260. Thereafter, the magnetic head 260 reads out (whether or not the magnetically recorded information has been recorded correctly), and if it is determined that the information is correct, the thermal head 257 receives the information. When the contents are printed and the printing is completed, the contents are returned to the front of the fifth sensor 274 and then conveyed toward the card insertion slot 231. In the middle of such conveyance, the outlet operation device 215 is built in. The information read by the reading unit is magnetically recorded, and when the magnetic recording is completed in this way, one end of the parking card is exposed from the card insertion slot 231 by driving the first transport mechanism (not shown). The

  When such an operation is completed, it is determined whether or not there is a change in step st21 shown in FIG. 30. If there is a change, it is further determined whether or not the change is out (step st22). If the change has not expired, the change is discharged from the change discharge port 235 and / or the change tag discharge port 234 in step st23. If the change is out, change amount information (deposit amount information) returned to the user as change is stored in the storage unit in step st24, and the process proceeds to step st25. In step st25, it is determined whether or not the parking card having one end exposed from the card insertion slot 231 has been removed. And, in this way, when the parking card is removed from the card insertion slot 231 or the change amount is released in the above step st23, or the change amount returned to the user in the step st24 is stored in the storage unit, In step st <b> 26, information indicating that pre-payment has been completed is displayed on the display unit 238. If such an operation is performed in step st26, it is then determined in step st27 whether or not there is a deposit amount (fishing amount information returned to the user as the change), and there is no deposit amount. It ends. If there is the deposit amount, the process proceeds to step st28, and the one or the other spell card 266 (the cut disposable card 267) is passed through the third transport mechanism and the first transport mechanism. It is conveyed in the direction of the card insertion slot 231, and the deposit amount and the settlement date and time are visibly printed on the surface of the disposable card 267 by the thermal head 257, and the deposit amount by the magnetic head 260 on the back surface. When the payment date and time are magnetically recorded and returned from the card insertion slot 231 as a receipt (deposit), when the receipt (deposit) is extracted in step 29, a series of operations related to the pre-payment is completed. In this parking fee settlement apparatus 230, the receipt (deposit) returned in this way is a card having the same configuration as the coupon ticket or service ticket described above, and the parking fee is used as the coupon ticket or service ticket. It can be used for checkout.

  If it is determined in step st2 that the card purchase / update button 249 is pressed, the process proceeds to step st30 as shown in FIG. In this step st30, guidance information for asking whether or not to newly purchase a regular card or prepaid card or update them on the display unit 238, and first to tenth operations provided below the display unit 238. Detailed information corresponding to all or part of the numbers displayed on the buttons 239... 248 is displayed. For example, as the guide information, a letter “please press a new purchase number or a renewal number” is displayed, and as the detailed information, for example, “1. Regular card (new) 2. Regular The characters “card (update) 3. prepaid card (new) 4. prepaid card (update)” are displayed. When the operation in step st30 ends, it is then determined in step st31 whether or not new purchase of a regular card has been selected. In step st31, if new purchase of the regular card is not selected, it is then determined in step st32 whether or not update of the regular card is selected, and if update of the regular card is not selected, Next, in step st33, it is determined whether or not a new purchase of a prepaid card has been selected. If no new purchase of a prepaid card has been selected, it is further determined whether or not an update of a prepaid card has been selected. (Step st34). In the above example, the determination in steps st31 to st34 is performed by the first operation button 39 in which the number “1” is displayed, the second operation button 40 in which the number image “2” is displayed, and “ Whether the third operation button 241 displayed with the number “3” or the fourth operation button 242 numbered with the number “4” has been pressed is determined.

  If it is determined in step st31 that a new purchase of a regular card has been selected, the process proceeds to step st35 as shown in FIG. 31, and in this step st35, a parking card is inserted into the display unit 238. Prompt guidance information is displayed. Next, in step st36, it is determined whether or not a parking card has been inserted from the card insertion slot 231. Is read by the magnetic head 260 and the parking card is transported to the position where the ninth sensor 278 is disposed and pooled as shown in FIG. In step st38, it is determined whether or not the pooled parking card is long-term parking. If it is determined that the parking card is long-term parking, the display unit 238 indicates that the regular card cannot be purchased. Information is displayed (step st39), and the parking cards that have been pooled until then are conveyed again so that one end is exposed from the card insertion slot 231 (step st40). In step st41, it is determined whether or not the parking card exposed from the card insertion slot 231 has been extracted. If it has been extracted, the process ends.

  Further, when it is determined in the step st38 that the parking is not long-term parking, the correspondence with all or a part of the numbers displayed on the first to tenth operation buttons 239. The display unit 238 displays information related to the type of regular card and information related to the purchase amount (step st42). Note that the types of regular cards displayed on the display unit 238 are not only the first to fourth regular cards 300... 303 described above, but also the regular cards (reference numerals are omitted). A free pass card 306 (disposable card) that can be used for a period shorter than the minimum use period is also included. In step st43, it is determined whether or not any of the first to tenth operation buttons 239... 248 has been pressed (selected). Then, when cash (banknotes and / or coins) is inserted from the banknote insertion slot 233 and / or the coin insertion slot 232 (step st44), the billing amount information (sales) in which the amount corresponding to the insertion amount is subtracted. Amount information) is displayed on the display unit 38 (step st45), and it is determined whether or not the amount of money that has been input has reached the billed amount (sales amount) (step st46). If it is determined in this step st46 that the amount charged has been reached, information indicating that the purchase and settlement of the regular card has been completed is displayed on the display unit 238 (step st47). As shown in FIG. 38, the first transport mechanism is once transported toward the card insertion slot 231 by driving the first transport mechanism. During the transportation of the parking card, the magnetic head 260 magnetically records that the parking fee has been settled on the back surface of the parking card, and when the magnetic recording is completed in this way, the first transport mechanism and The parking card is recovered in the recovery box 261 by driving the second transport mechanism (step st48).

  When these operations are completed, as shown in FIG. 32, next, in step st49, whether the purchased periodic card is a normal periodic card or a free pass card (whether it is a short-term periodic card). Is determined, and if it is determined that the card is an ordinary regular card (short-term regular card: not a free pass card), the process proceeds to step st450. In step st50, as shown in FIG. 39, the rewrite card accommodated in the first card accommodating portion 254 is conveyed into the card processing device 53 by driving the first conveying mechanism (not shown). . When such conveyance is completed, the magnetic head 260 causes the magnetic recording layer formed on the back surface of the rewrite card to enter the warehousing information such as warehousing date / time and warehousing number, the type of the regular card, the expiration date, the purchase price, the number of times of purchase, etc. The periodic card information is magnetically recorded. When the recording (writing) operation by the magnetic head 260 is completed, the first transport mechanism is driven to return the card processing device 253 to the front of the fifth sensor 274, and again into the card processing device 253. The thermal head 257 prints the periodic card information such as the type of the periodic card, the expiration date, the purchase amount, and the number of purchases.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step st49 that the purchased regular card is a short-term regular card (free pass card), the process proceeds to step st51. In step st51, a free pass card is issued by the spelled card 266. That is, when the regular card selected by the user is a free pass card, as shown in FIG. 40, for example, one spelling from the second card accommodating portion 264 is caused by driving the third transport mechanism. The folded card 266 is pulled out and cut by the cutter 269 to take out a single disposable card 267, and the single disposable card 267 is conveyed into the card processing device 253 by the first conveying mechanism. . At this time, the disposable card 267 magnetically stores the warehousing information such as the warehousing date and the warehousing number and the erasing information on the magnetic recording layer formed on the back surface, and the periodic card information such as the type of the periodic card, the expiration date, the purchase price and the number of purchases. Magnetic recording is performed by the head 260. When the recording (writing) operation by the magnetic head 260 is completed, the first transport mechanism is driven to return the card processing device 253 to the position where the ninth sensor 278 is disposed, and the card processing device 253 again. The thermal head 257 prints the periodic card information such as the type of the periodic card, the expiration date, the purchase amount, and the number of purchases. The rewrite card or disposable card 267 on which predetermined visible information is printed (recorded) in this way is conveyed as a regular card or a free pass card until one end is exposed to the outside from the card insertion slot 231. Is done.

  Further, when the update of the regular card is selected in step st32 shown in FIG. 28, the process proceeds to step st52 shown in FIG. In step st52, guidance information for prompting insertion of the periodic card to be updated into the card insertion slot 231 is displayed on the display unit 238, and then whether or not the periodic card to be updated has been inserted from the card insertion slot 231. Is determined (step st53). If it is determined in step st53 that the renewal periodic card has been inserted, in step st54, the type of the periodic card magnetically recorded on the inserted periodic card, the expiration date, the purchase amount, Regular card information such as the number of purchases is read by the magnetic head 260 and pooled in the card processing device 253. Then, when the regular card information is read by the magnetic head 260 in this way, it is then determined whether or not the inserted regular card is within the updatable period (step st55), not within the updatable period. In this case, the process proceeds to step st56, and the guide information indicating that the update cannot be performed is displayed on the display unit 238. In step st57, the regular card that has been pooled until then is displayed from the card insertion slot 231. It is conveyed so that one end is exposed to the outside (return of the regular card). In step st58, it is determined whether or not the regular card has been removed. When this regular card is removed, the operation for updating this regular card is completed.

  If it is determined in step st55 that the inserted regular card is within the updatable period, the first to tenth operation buttons 239,... Are the same as in step st42. -Under the correspondence with all or part of the numbers displayed in 248, information on the type of the regular card and information on the billing amount are displayed on the display unit 238, respectively (step st59). Note that the billed amount displayed on the display unit 238 in step st59 is a discounted amount according to the number of updates recorded and printed on the pre-update periodical card. In step st60, it is determined whether or not any of the first to tenth operation buttons 239... 248 has been pressed (selected). Then, when cash (banknotes and / or coins) is inserted from the banknote insertion slot 233 and / or the coin insertion slot 232 (step st61), the billing amount information (sales) obtained by subtracting the amount corresponding to the insertion amount. Amount information) is displayed on the display unit 238 (step st62), and it is determined whether or not the amount that has been input has reached the billed amount (sales amount) (step st63). If it is determined in step st63 that the amount charged has been reached, information indicating that the renewal and settlement of the regular card has been completed is displayed on the display unit 238 (step st64), and the process proceeds to step st65. In this step st65, the expiration date information recorded on the already inserted periodic card (periodic card before renewal) is rewritten (updated), and one end of the renewed periodic card is the card insertion slot. Transport from 231 until exposed to the outside. That is, when the regular card before the update is inserted from the card insertion slot 231, the regular card is transferred into the card processing device 253 by driving the first transport mechanism (not shown). The periodic card information recorded in the periodic card before the update is read by the magnetic head 260, and when such reading is completed, the first transport mechanism is driven from within the card processing device 253 to drive the fifth sensor 274. Transport to nearby and pool. Then, the pooled periodic cards before update are transported again into the card processing device 253, and new periodic card information is magnetically recorded by the magnetic head 260, and on the surface of the periodic card before update. The type of the periodic card and the expiration date information that have been printed (visible) are once erased by the erasing head 258, and then the type of the periodic card and the expiration date information are newly added by the thermal head 257. A new regular card that is printed and updated by such operations is completed. The information magnetically recorded by the magnetic head 260 and the information printed by the thermal head 257 include information on the number of purchases obtained by adding 1 to the number of purchases recorded on the regular card before the update. .

  In addition, when new purchase of a prepaid card is selected in step st33, the process proceeds to step st66 shown in FIG. In this step st66, under the correspondence with all or part of the numbers displayed on the first to tenth operation buttons 239... 248, information on the type of prepaid card is displayed on the display unit 238. Information on the purchase amount is displayed. Note that the types of prepaid cards displayed on the display unit 238 include the above-described small prepaid cards in addition to the first or second prepaid cards 304 and 305 described above. In step st67, it is determined whether or not any of the first to tenth operation buttons 239... 248 has been pressed (selected). Then, when cash (banknotes and / or coins) is inserted from the banknote insertion slot 233 and / or the coin insertion slot 232 (step st68), the billing amount information (sales) in which the amount corresponding to this insertion amount is subtracted. Amount information) is displayed on the display unit 238 (step st69), and it is determined whether or not the amount that has been input has reached the billed amount (sales amount) (step st70). If it is determined in step st70 that the amount charged has been reached, information indicating that the purchase and settlement of the prepaid card (including the small prepaid card) has been completed is displayed on the display unit 238 (step st71). .

  In step st72, it is determined whether or not the type of the prepaid card selected by the purchaser is a long-term (ordinary) prepaid card, that is, whether or not it is the small-amount prepaid card. If it is determined in step st72 that a normal prepaid card has been selected, the process proceeds to step st73. In step st73, the rewrite card stored in the first card storage unit 254 is not shown in the figure. 1 is transported into the card processing device 253 by driving the transport mechanism. When such transport is completed, the magnetic head 260 causes the magnetic recording layer formed on the back surface of the rewrite card to enter the storage information such as the storage date and time, the storage number, the type of prepaid card, the available balance, the purchase price, and the number of purchases. Such prepaid card information is magnetically recorded. When the recording (writing) operation by the magnetic head 260 is completed, the first transport mechanism is driven to return the card processing device 253 to the vicinity of the fifth sensor 274, and again into the card processing device 253. The prepaid card information such as the type of the prepaid card, the available balance, the purchase amount, and the number of purchases is printed by the thermal head 257.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step st72 that the purchased prepaid card is a small prepaid card, the process proceeds to step st74. In this step st74, a small amount prepaid card is issued by the spelled card 266. That is, when the prepaid card selected by the user is a small-paid prepaid card, for example, one of the folded cards 266 is pulled out by being driven by the third transport mechanism and is cut by the cutter 269 and is cut. The single disposable card 267 is taken out, and the single disposable card 267 is conveyed into the card processing device 253 by the first conveying mechanism. At this time, the disposable card 267 has warehousing information such as warehousing date / time and warehousing number on the magnetic recording layer formed on the back surface, and prepaid card information such as the type of prepaid card, available balance, purchase amount, and number of purchases. Magnetic recording is performed by the magnetic head 260. When the recording (writing) operation by the magnetic head 260 is completed, the first transport mechanism is driven to return the card processing device 253 to the vicinity of the fifth sensor 274, and again into the card processing device 253. The prepaid card information such as the kind of the small prepaid card, the available balance, the purchase amount, and the number of purchases is printed by the thermal head 257. In addition, the rewrite card or disposable card 267 on which predetermined visible information is printed (recorded) in this way is in a state where one end is exposed to the outside from the card insertion slot 31 as a normal prepaid card or a small amount prepaid card. It is conveyed to.

  Further, when the update of the prepaid card is selected in step st34, the process proceeds to step st75 shown in FIG. In step st75, guidance information prompting the user to insert the prepaid card to be updated into the card insertion slot 231 is displayed on the display unit 238, and then whether or not the prepaid card to be updated has been inserted from the card insertion slot 231. Is determined (step st76). If it is determined in step st76 that the prepaid card to be updated is inserted, in step st77, the type of the prepaid card magnetically recorded on the inserted prepaid card, the expiration date, the purchase amount, Prepaid card information such as the number of purchases is read by the magnetic head 260. Then, when the prepaid card information is read by the magnetic head 260 in this way, it is then determined whether or not the inserted prepaid card is within an updatable period (valid period) (step st78) and can be updated. If it is not within the period, the process proceeds to step st79, where guidance information indicating that it cannot be updated is displayed on the display unit 238. In step st80, the prepaid card that has been pooled until then is displayed on the card. It is conveyed from the insertion slot 231 so that one end is exposed to the outside (return of the regular card). In step st81, it is determined whether or not the prepaid card has been removed. When this regular card is removed, the operation for updating this regular card is completed.

  If it is determined in step st78 that the inserted prepaid card is within the updatable period, all or one of the numbers displayed on the first to tenth operation buttons 239. Under the corresponding relationship, the information related to the type of prepaid card and the information related to the charged amount are displayed on the display unit 238 (step st82). Note that the billing amount displayed on the display unit 238 in step st82 is a discounted amount according to the number of updates recorded and printed on the prepaid card before the update. In step st83, it is determined whether or not any of the first to tenth operation buttons 239... 248 has been pressed (selected). Then, when cash (banknotes and / or coins) is inserted from the banknote insertion slot 233 and / or the coin insertion slot 232 (step st84), the billing amount information (sales) in which the amount corresponding to the insertion amount is subtracted. Amount information) is displayed on the display unit 238 (step st85), and it is determined whether or not the amount that has been input has reached the billed amount (sales amount) (step st86). If it is determined in step st86 that the amount charged has been reached, information indicating that the prepaid card has been updated and settled is displayed on the display unit 238 (step st87), and the process proceeds to step st88. In this step st88, the available balance information etc. recorded on the prepaid card (prepaid card before update) already inserted is rewritten (updated), and one end of the updated prepaid card is the card insertion slot. It conveys from 31 until it is exposed outside. That is, when the prepaid card before the update is inserted from the card insertion slot 231, the prepaid card is transferred into the card processing device 253 by driving the first transfer mechanism (not shown). The prepaid card information recorded in the prepaid card before the update is read by the magnetic head 260, and when such reading is completed, the prepaid card is removed from the card processing device 253 by driving the first transport mechanism. To the vicinity of the sensor 274 and pool. Then, the pooled prepaid card before update is transported again into the card processing device 253, and new prepaid card information is magnetically recorded by the magnetic head 260, and on the surface of the prepaid card before update. The prepaid card type and the available amount information that have been printed (visible) are once erased by the erasing head 258, and then the prepaid card type and the usable time limit information are newly added by the thermal head 257. A new prepaid card printed and updated by such an operation is completed. The information magnetically recorded by the magnetic head 260 and the information printed by the thermal head 257 include information on the number of purchases obtained by adding 1 to the number of purchases recorded on the prepaid card before the update. .

  Then, as described above, a new regular card at step st50, a free pass card at step st51, a renewed card at step st65, a new prepaid card at step st73, and a small prepaid card at step st74. One of the prepaid cards updated in step st88 (hereinafter referred to as an issue card) is issued, and is transferred by the first transfer mechanism so that one end of the issue card is exposed to the outside from the card insertion slot 231. Then, the process proceeds to step st89 shown in FIG. In this step st89, it is determined whether or not there is a change, and if there is a change, it is further determined whether or not the change is out (step st90). If the change has not expired, the change is discharged from the change discharge port 235 and / or the change tag discharge port 234 in step st91. If the change is out, change amount information (deposit amount information) returned to the user as change is stored in the storage unit in step st92, and the process proceeds to step st93. In step st93, it is determined whether or not the issued card having one end exposed from the card insertion slot 231 has been removed. If the issued card is removed from the card insertion slot 231, it is then determined whether or not the receipt button 236 has been pressed (step st94). If the receipt button 236 has been pressed, The process proceeds to step st95. In this step st95, the one or the other folded card 266 (the cut disposable card 267) is transported in the direction of the card insertion slot 231 via the third transport mechanism and the first transport mechanism, On the front surface of the disposable card 267, the payment amount and the payment date and time are visibly printed by the thermal head 257, and on the back surface, the payment amount and the payment date and time are magnetically recorded by the magnetic head 260. It is returned from the mouth 231 and proceeds to step st96. In step st94, if the receipt button 236 is not pressed, the process proceeds to step st96. In step st96, it is determined whether there is a deposit amount (change amount information returned to the user as the change), and if there is no deposit amount, the process ends. If there is the deposit amount, the process proceeds to step st97, where the one or the other spell card 266 (the cut disposable card 267) is passed through the third transport mechanism and the first transport mechanism. The card is transported in the direction of the card insertion slot 231, and the deposit amount and deposit date are visibly printed on the surface of the disposable card 267 by the thermal head 257 and the deposit amount by the magnetic head 260 on the back surface. The date and time of deposit are recorded magnetically and returned as a receipt (deposit) from the card insertion slot 231, and the process proceeds to step 98. In this step 98, it is determined whether or not the returned receipt (deposit) has been extracted. If it has been extracted, each operation ends. In addition, in the parking fee settlement apparatus 230 according to this embodiment, the receipt (deposit card) 267, which is a disposable card returned in this way, is a card having the same configuration as the aforementioned coupon ticket or service ticket, The coupon ticket or service ticket can be used to settle the parking fee.

  Therefore, according to the parking fee settlement apparatus 230 according to the above-described embodiment, not only can the parking fee be settled in advance by inserting a parking card, but also a card issuance in which a periodic card or a prepaid card is issued. Since it has a mechanism, it is possible to reduce the investment cost at the beginning of the opening of the unmanned paid parking lot, and the installation space does not press the parking space. Further, in the parking fee settlement apparatus 230, since the issuing slot through which the regular card or prepaid card is issued is the card insertion slot 231 into which the parking card is inserted, the configuration inside the apparatus can be simplified. In addition, it is possible to reduce the size. Moreover, according to this parking fee settlement apparatus 230, it is very convenient for the user. Furthermore, according to the parking fee settlement apparatus 230, a single measure may be taken as a countermeasure for crime prevention, and cash collection by an administrator can be performed easily and quickly.

  In addition, the parking fee settlement apparatus 230 can not only simply issue a regular card and prepaid, but also can update the issued regular card and prepaid card, and reuse the once issued regular card, etc. Furthermore, since all cards issued as regular cards and prepaid cards are created by the rewrite card accommodated in the first card accommodating unit 254, the cost addressed to the regular card etc. can be reduced. Not only can it be reduced, it is also possible to reduce the work of frequently replenishing issued periodic cards or prepaid cards, which can greatly contribute to the reduction of management costs. Moreover, in the parking fee settlement apparatus 230, when the cumulative number of updates recorded on the regular card exceeds a predetermined cumulative number, or when the cumulative cumulative amount recorded on the prepaid card exceeds a predetermined amount Since the purchase amount of the renewed recurring card or prepaid card is configured to be reduced, the possibility that the recurring card or prepaid card is renewed can be increased. Since issuance can be suppressed, the cost addressed to the regular card or prepaid card can be further reduced, and the work of frequently replenishing the regular card or prepaid card to be issued can be further reduced. it can.

  In addition, according to the parking fee settlement apparatus 230, a free pass card (disposable card), which is a paper card in which usage period information shorter than the minimum usage period issued as a regular card is recorded, is issued. A small amount prepaid card (disposable card), which is a paper card in which available balance information less than the minimum available balance issued as a prepaid card is issued, is configured to be issued. These free pass cards and small amount prepaid Since the card uses a paper folded card 266 made of a different material from the rewrite card, the rewrite card issuance frequency can be suppressed, and the cost required for the entire issued card can be reduced. It can be made inexpensive.

  The parking fee settlement apparatus 230 according to the embodiment is configured such that the purchase amount of the regular card or prepaid card is reduced according to the number of times the regular card or prepaid card is updated. It is not necessarily limited to such renewal of recurring card or prepaid card purchase amount, but if it is a regular card, the expiration date information that extends the expiration date beyond the normal expiration date is recorded, In the case of a prepaid card, it may be configured such that the available balance information increased from the normal use balance information is recorded.

  Further, in the parking fee settlement apparatus 230 according to the above-described embodiment, as described above, the parking fee settlement apparatus 230 is illustrated as being installed at a position slightly separated from the entrance gate 201 and the exit gate 202. However, the parking fee according to the present invention is illustrated. The settlement apparatus may be installed at the exit gate 2. That is, in the present invention, the parking fee settlement apparatus 230 according to the above embodiment may be installed at the installation position of the exit operation device 215 at the exit gate 2. This parking fee settlement apparatus (not shown) has the function of the parking fee settlement apparatus 230 according to the above-described embodiment, and is electrically connected to the parking card issuing apparatus 203 and the other opening / closing bar 216. . And in this parking fee settlement apparatus, in addition to the components of the parking fee settlement apparatus 230, when a regular card or a free pass card is inserted into the card insertion slot, magnetic recording is performed on the regular card or the free pass card. When the regular card information is read and the regular card is within the expiration date, the regular card is returned and the other opening / closing bar 216 is driven upward.

  Even in the case of the parking fee settlement apparatus configured as described above, except for the operation of the other opening / closing bar 216, basically the same operation and effect as the parking fee settlement apparatus according to the above embodiment can be achieved. it can.

It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a ticket processing unit. It is a front view which shows typically a fueling fee adjustment apparatus and a fueling apparatus. It is a side view which shows the internal structure of a fueling fee adjustment apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a spelled ticket. It is a front view which shows the display content of the display part after the payment method by a prepaid card is selected as a payment method of a fueling fee. It is a front view which shows the display content of the display part after the issued prepaid card is inserted. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure from the main routine to the middle of the refueling fee settlement (information processing) method. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure from the flowchart shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows a procedure from the flowchart shown in FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a procedure from the flowchart shown in FIG. 9 to the middle of the flowchart. It is a front view of a fishing deposit ticket. It is a front view of the resin-made prepaid card issued by the oil charge adjustment device. It is a front view of a receipt. It is a front view of a discount ticket. It is a front view of a present ticket. It is a schematic diagram which shows typically the whole structure of an unmanned pay parking system. It is a block diagram which shows the relationship of the component of the unmanned pay parking lot shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows a parking card issuing apparatus. It is a front view which shows the warehousing operation apparatus. It is a front view which shows a parking fee payment apparatus. It is a schematic diagram which shows typically the conveyance mechanism etc. which were formed inside the parking fee payment apparatus. It is a schematic diagram which shows typically the mechanical structure inside a parking fee payment apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows a spell card. It is a schematic diagram which shows typically the arrangement position of each sensor arrange | positioned inside the parking fee payment apparatus. It shows the periodic card issued from the parking fee settlement apparatus, (A) is the first periodic card, (B) is the second periodic card, (C) is the third periodic card, (D) These are front views which show a 4th regular card. FIG. 2 is a front view showing a prepaid card issued from a parking fee settlement apparatus, wherein (A) is a first prepaid card and (B) is a second prepaid card. It is a front view which shows the free pass card issued from a parking fee payment apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement from a start to [A], [B], [C], [D], [E]. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement from [A] to [F] shown in FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing an operation from [F] to end (end) shown in FIG. 29. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement from [B] to [G] shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement from [G] shown in FIG. 31 to an end (end). It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement from [C] to [H] shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement from [D] to [H] shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement from [E] to [H] shown in FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows typically the movement operation | movement of the parking card, the coupon ticket, or the service ticket inserted in the parking fee adjustment apparatus. It is a schematic diagram which shows typically movement operation | movement until the parking card pooled inside the parking fee payment apparatus is discharged | emitted. It is a schematic diagram which shows typically the movement operation | movement until the parking card inserted in the inside of a parking fee payment apparatus is collect | recovered by the collection box. It is a schematic diagram which shows typically the movement operation | movement until the rewrite card accommodated in the 1st card accommodating part is issued as a regular card or a prepaid card. It is a schematic diagram which shows typically the movement operation in the middle until the spelled card accommodated in the 2nd or 3rd card accommodating part is issued as a free pass card, a small amount prepaid card, or a receipt.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refueling fee adjustment apparatus 2 Refueling apparatus 11 Display part 12 Card insertion slot 14 Coin insertion slot 15 Banknote insertion slot 16 Fishing bill discharge slot 17 Change tray 26 Front side card conveyance mechanism 31 Magnetic head 33 Thermal head 34 Erase head 55 Back side card Conveying mechanism 70 First card accommodating portion 80 Second card accommodating portion 81 Third card accommodating portion 84 Paper card conveying mechanism 130 (C2) Change receipt 140 (C1) Resin prepaid card 150 (C2) Receipt 161 (C2) Discount ticket 170 (C2) Present ticket 230 Parking fee settlement device 231 Card insertion slot 232 Coin slot 233 Bill slot 238 Display unit 254 First card storage unit 257 Thermal head 258 Erase head 260 Magnetic head 264 2 card compartment 265 Third car Housing portion 266 zigzag card 267 disposable card 300 ... 303 regular card 304 and 305 prepaid card

Claims (3)

A card issuing department for issuing cards;
A first card accommodating portion for accommodating a resin card in which at least one of visible information and invisible information can be recorded;
A second card storage section for storing a paper card in which at least one of visible information and invisible information is recordable and a main material is paper;
A transport mechanism for transporting the resin card or paper card selectively discharged from either the first card storage unit or the second card storage unit toward the card issuing unit. And
The resin card ejected from the first card accommodating portion and the paper card ejected from the second card accommodating portion are each conveyed to the card issuing portion by the common conveying mechanism. Characteristic ticket processing unit. The resin card is formed with a print recording layer on which one of the visible information is rewritable and recorded on one side, and a magnetic recording layer on which the magnetic information is rewritable is formed on the other side. It is a rewritable card, and the paper card is formed by forming a magnetic recording layer in which visible information is printed and recorded on one side and invisible information is rewritable on the other side,
In the middle of the transport route of the resin card or paper card by the transport mechanism, a print head for printing on one surface of the resin card and one surface of the paper card, and the other surface of the resin card and paper A magnetic head for magnetic recording is arranged on the other side of the card,
2. The ticket processing unit according to claim 1, wherein at least the print head is configured such that the heating temperature is controlled in accordance with either a resin card or a paper card. The card issuing unit has a function as a card insertion unit into which an issued resin card and paper card are inserted, and a card detection unit that detects that the resin card or paper card is inserted. Arranged,
The transport mechanism has a function of transporting a resin card inserted from the card issuing unit and a paper card in a direction opposite to the transport direction of the newly issued resin card and the paper card,
An erasing head for erasing visible information printed and recorded on the print recording layer of the resin card inserted from the card issuing slot is disposed in the middle of the transport route of the resin card and paper card by the transport mechanism. ,
3. The magnetic head has a function of reading and rewriting invisible information magnetically recorded on a magnetic recording layer of a resin card and a paper card inserted from the card issuing slot. Ticket processing unit.