JP2005074611A - Ticket handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ticket handling device small but punching a hole in a ticket at a precise position. <P>SOLUTION: This ticket handling device is furnished with: a first carrier part 40 to carry the ticket 2; a second carrier part 50 to receive the ticket 2 carried by the first carrier part 40 and to further carry it; and a control part 20 to control quantity of the ticket 2 to carry by the first carrier part 40 and the second carrier part 50. The control part 20 is constituted to control the quantity of the ticket 2 to carry so that the ticket 2 can be carried to a position to place the card 2 to punch a hole at a specified position on the ticket 2 by a punching unit 10 and relatively specified against the punching unit 10, and furthermore, the ticket handling device 1 is constituted to independently set the quantity of the ticket 2 to carry against driving quantity of a driver 45 to respectively drive the first carrier part 40 and the second carrier part 50 for the first carrier part 40 and the second carrier part 50. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a ticket processing apparatus, and more particularly, to a ticket processing apparatus capable of punching a ticket at an accurate position.

  As a conventional ticket processing device, for example, there is a device that records information such as a balance by punching a ticket such as a prepaid card. Further, such a ticket processing apparatus is built in, for example, an automatic checkout machine, and can record information on the balance on a prepaid card by punching or printing (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Further, in such a ticket processing apparatus, a certain correction is performed in order to accurately punch a prepaid card at a predetermined position. In this correction, for example, first, a hole is actually punched so as to punch a predetermined position of the prepaid card, and an error between the punched position and the predetermined position is measured. Then, this error is added (subtracted). The ticket processing apparatus can accurately punch at a predetermined position by this correction.
JP 7-334714 A (page 3-5, Fig. 1-2)

  However, in the above-described ticket processing apparatus, for example, in order to reduce the size of the apparatus, the prepaid card is punched at a predetermined position by the two transport units, the first transport unit and the second transport unit. The prepaid card was transported to the position where the prepaid card should be placed. For this reason, for example, the prepaid card is transported to the position where the prepaid card is to be placed in order to punch a predetermined position of the prepaid card due to a mismatch in the transport rate between the first transport unit and the second transport unit. There wasn't. This caused a considerable error in the position of the perforations.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a ticket processing apparatus that is small in size and can punch holes in a ticket at an accurate position.

  In order to achieve the above object, a ticket processing apparatus 1 according to the first aspect of the present invention includes, for example, as shown in FIG. A second transport unit 50 that receives the transported tickets 2 and transports the tickets 2 further; punches the transported tickets 2 transported by the first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50 A punching unit 10; and a control unit 20 that controls the amount of transport of the tickets 2 by the first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50; The amount of transport is controlled so that the tickets 2 are transported to a position determined relative to the punching portion 10 where the tickets 2 should be placed in order to perforate at a predetermined position. In addition, the driving amount of the driving unit 45 that drives each of the first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50 is adjusted. The amount of transport of the tickets or the like 2, is configured to be set independently by the first conveying part 40 and the second conveying unit 50.

  If comprised in this way, the ticket processing apparatus 1 will receive the ticket 2 conveyed by the 1st conveyance part 40 by the 2nd conveyance part 50, and will convey further, and the 1st conveyance part 40 will be conveyed by the punching part 10. FIG. The control unit 20 controls the amount of transport of the tickets 2 by the first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50 so that the tickets 2 transported by the second transport unit 50 are punched. To do. Further, the control unit 20 transports the ticket 2 to a position determined relative to the punching unit 10 where the ticket 2 should be placed for punching at a predetermined position on the ticket 2 by the punching unit 10. As described above, since the amount of conveyance is controlled, the punching of the tickets 2 can be performed at an accurate position. Furthermore, the amount of transport of the tickets 2 with respect to the drive amount of the drive unit 45 that drives each of the first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50 is expressed as the first transport unit 40, the second transport unit 50, and the like. Therefore, it is possible to provide a ticket processing apparatus that can punch holes in a ticket at an accurate position while being small.

  Further, as described in claim 2, in the ticket processing apparatus 1 according to claim 1, the first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50 are driven by a common drive unit 45, and The first conveyance rate which is the amount of conveyance of the ticket 2 by the first conveyance unit 40 with respect to the driving amount, and the amount of conveyance of the ticket 2 by the second conveyance unit 50 with respect to the driving amount of the drive unit 45. It is good to comprise so that it may correct | amend between 2 conveyance rates.

  If comprised in this way, since the 1st conveyance part 40 and the 2nd conveyance part 50 can be driven with the common drive machine 45, for example, a structure can be simplified and size reduction is easy. Further, the first conveyance rate that is the amount of conveyance of the ticket 2 by the first conveyance unit 40 with respect to the driving amount of the driving machine 45 and the second conveyance unit 50 of the ticket 2 with respect to the driving amount of the driving machine 45. Since correction is made with the second conveyance rate, which is the amount of conveyance, for example, the amount of conveyance with respect to the driving amount of the drive unit 45 in the first conveyance unit 40 is used as a reference, and the second conveyance unit 50 Since the conveyance amount with respect to the driving amount can also be corrected, the correction can be performed efficiently.

  Further, as described in claim 3, in the ticket processing apparatus 1 according to claim 2, the control unit 20 sets the correction to a distance from the end of the ticket 2 at a predetermined position on the ticket 2. It is good to do based on this. If comprised in this way, the amount of correction | amendment can be easily determined by the distance from the edge part of the ticket 2 of the predetermined | prescribed position on the ticket 2, for example.

  Further, as described in claim 4, in the ticket processing device 1 described in any one of claims 1 to 3, the control unit 20 may control the drive amount of the drive unit 45 by the number of pulses. If comprised in this way, the amount of conveyance can be easily controlled by calculating the amount of conveyance with respect to the drive amount of the drive machine 45, for example by controlling the drive amount of the drive machine 45 by the number of pulses.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the first transport unit that transports the tickets, the second transport unit that receives the tickets transported by the first transport unit and further transports the tickets, Transporting the tickets by a punching unit for punching the tickets transported by the first transporting unit and the second transporting unit, and the first transporting unit and the second transporting unit. A control unit for controlling the amount of the paper, and the control unit should place the tickets in order to perforate at a predetermined position on the tickets by the punching unit, relative to the punching unit. It is configured to control the amount of conveyance so that the tickets are conveyed to a fixed position, and further, driving of a driving machine that drives each of the first conveyance unit and the second conveyance unit The amount of transport of the tickets relative to the amount can be set independently between the first transport unit and the second transport unit. Which is configured urchin, yet small, it can provide a capable ticket processing apparatus perforation of the ticket class in the correct position.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, in each figure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the mutually same or equivalent member, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a card processing device 1 as a ticket processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The card processing device 1 includes a first transport unit 40 that transports tickets, a second transport unit 50 that receives the tickets transported by the first transport unit 40, and transports the tickets further, The punch unit 10 as a punching unit for punching the tickets transported by one transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50, and the ticket by the first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50. And a control unit 20 that controls the amount of conveyance of the kind. The first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50 form a transport device 110.

  Further, the card processing device 1 includes an encoding unit 130 that reads information on tickets conveyed by the conveyance device 110, and a printing unit 140 (not shown in FIG. 1) that performs printing on the tickets conveyed by the conveyance device 110. It has. The encoding unit 130 and the printing unit 140 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the ticket is a so-called prepaid card 2 (see FIG. 2) in which a magnetic recording layer is formed on the back surface and a thermal paper layer is further formed on the magnetic recording layer. That is, the prepaid card 2 is a medium in which magnetic information as card information can be recorded on the back surface of the prepaid card 2 and can be printed by the thermal head 141 (see FIG. 3). Hereinafter, the prepaid card 2 is simply referred to as a card 2.

  Note that the card 2 is transported by the first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50 in order to perforate the punch unit 10 as described above. For. In this way, by punching the card 2 transported by the first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50 with the punch unit 10, for example, the punch unit 10 is connected to the first transport unit 40. Since it can arrange | position to the boundary with the 2nd conveyance part 50, each structure can be arrange | positioned efficiently and size reduction is attained. Hereinafter, each configuration will be described in detail.

  The card 2 used in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The card 2 is prepaid for the price, and a perforation indicating the remaining amount of the card 2 is provided at a predetermined position. The predetermined position is a position on the card 2 to be punched, and here, for example, each indicating an indication of the balance of the card 2 existing at 14 positions at regular intervals (for example, about 5 mm) from the upper end of the card 2 in the figure. It is the drilling position. In the present embodiment, the distance from the end of the card 2 to the first (first) position is 8 mm, and the interval between the punching positions is 4 mm. Hereinafter, a predetermined position, that is, a position to be punched on the card 2 is referred to as a punch position.

  The card processing apparatus 1 will be further described with reference to the perspective view of FIG. In the figure, each of the first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50 is adjacent to the punch unit 10.

  The first transport unit 40 includes a plurality of transport rollers 41 that transport the card 2 and a plurality of pulleys (not shown) that drive the transport rollers 41. The first transport unit 40 transports the card 2 with the transport roller 41 and a driven roller 42 disposed opposite to the transport roller 41. The driven roller 42 is attached to the conveying roller 41 while being urged. The first transport unit 40 can improve the transport accuracy compared to the second transport unit 50 by sandwiching and transporting the card 2 between the transport roller 41 and the driven roller 42.

  The second transport unit 50 includes a plurality of flat belts 51 that transport the card 2 and a plurality of pulleys 52 on which the flat belts 51 are stretched. The second conveyance unit 50 conveys the card 2 with the flat belt 51 opposed thereto.

  The punch unit 10 includes a punch device 11 that punches the card 2 and a detector 15 that detects the card 2 being conveyed. The punching device 11 has a punching pin 12 for punching the card 2. The punch pin 12 can punch the card 2 by driving a solenoid (not shown). The punching device 11 punches the card 2 with the punching pin 12 in response to an input of a drive signal from a punch driving unit 26 (see FIG. 1) described later. The detector 15 is, for example, a photo sensor. The photo sensor is composed of a light projecting unit that projects light and a light receiving unit that receives light projected from the light projecting unit, and the light projected by the light projecting unit is blocked by an object. The presence of the object can be detected when the light receiving unit cannot receive the light.

  The encoding unit 130 has a magnetic head 131 that can read and write magnetic information from the card 2. The encoding unit 130 is configured to be able to read a punch position described later. In addition, the encoding unit 130 is disposed approximately at the center on the transport path of the second transport unit 50. The punch position to the card 2 included in the magnetic information of the card 2 read by the encoding unit 130 is stored in the transport amount storage unit 34 of the storage unit 31 of the control unit 20 described later.

  The printing unit 140 includes a thermal head 141 that performs printing on the card 2. In addition, the printing unit 140 is disposed approximately at the center on the conveyance path of the first conveyance unit 40.

  With reference to FIG. 4, the 1st conveyance part 40, the 2nd conveyance part 50, and the punch part 10 are further demonstrated. 3A is a front view of FIG. 3, and FIG. 3B is a view taken in the direction of arrow A in FIG. The second transport unit 50 receives the card 2 transported by the first transport unit 40 and transports the end (right end in the drawing) of the first transport unit 40 (in the drawing). It is arranged adjacent to the left end). The punch device 11 of the punch unit 10 is arranged in the vicinity of the boundary between the first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50. Here, the punching device 11 is disposed in the vicinity of the end of the second transport unit 50. The punching device 11 is arranged so that the position of the punch pin 12 corresponds to the punch position on the card 2 in the direction perpendicular to the transport direction on the transport surface. The detector 15 of the punch unit 10 is disposed at a position approximately coincident with the punching pin 12 in the transport direction. In other words, the punch pin 12 and the detector 15 are arranged on a straight line in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction on the transport surface.

  The 1st conveyance part 40, the 2nd conveyance part 50, and the punch apparatus 11 are attached to the base part 1a formed with the sheet metal. Moreover, the 1st conveyance part 40 and the 2nd conveyance part 50 are comprised so that the card | curd 2 may be offset and conveyed to the base part 1a.

  The first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50 transport the card 2 in a straight line in the vicinity of the punch device 11 (transports horizontally in the drawing). The first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50 transport the card 2 from the first transport unit 40 in the second transport unit 50 direction v1 when punching by the punching device 11. In the reverse direction, that is, from the second transport unit 50 to the first transport unit 40 direction v2, the transport can be performed.

  Further, the card processing apparatus 1 has a drive unit 45 that drives each of the first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50. In the present embodiment, the first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50 are driven by a common drive unit 45. In the present embodiment, the drive unit 45 is a stepping motor. By using the stepping motor, for example, the amount of transport of the card 2 by the first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50 can be precisely and easily controlled. Hereinafter, the drive unit 45 will be described as a stepping motor. The stepping motor 45 is configured to drive the first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50 via a belt (not shown).

  After the card 2 is transported only by the first transport unit 40, the first transport unit starts when the leading edge of the card 2 passes through the boundary between the first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50. 40 and the second transport unit 50, and the second transport unit from the time when the rear end of the card 2 passes through the boundary between the first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50. 50 is transported only. Furthermore, in other words, when punching, the card 2 is first transported by the first transport unit 40, and the second transport unit 50 is also moved from when the leading end of the card 2 passes the position of P1 shown in the drawing. Be transported. That is, the card 2 is transported by both the first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50 from P1. The card 2 is further transported, and is transported only by the second transport unit 50 from the time when it passes through the position P2 shown in the figure.

  The first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50 have different transport characteristics such as transport by the transport roller 41 in the first transport unit 40 and transport by the flat belt 51 in the second transport unit, for example. There may be a difference in the conveyance rate. That is, the conveyance rates of the first conveyance unit 40 and the second conveyance unit 50 may be inconsistent. Here, the conveyance rate is the amount of conveyance of the card 2 with respect to the drive amount of the drive unit 45. More specifically, for example, how many mm of the card 2 is conveyed when the drive unit 45 is driven by one step. Here, the transport amount is the amount actually transported. In other words, it is the amount of movement of the card 2 by conveyance.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the second range from the state of being conveyed by both the first conveyance unit 40 and the second conveyance unit 50 to the conveyance range for punching at each punch position on the card 2. There is a position where the state is switched to a state where only the transport unit 50 is transported, that is, a position where the end of the card 2 passes P2.

  In the figure, Z is the position of the detector 15, and here is also the position of the punch pin 12 of the punching device 11. Hereinafter, this position is referred to as a reference position Z. The position of the perforation pin 12 on the card 2 when the end of the card 2 is at the position P2 corresponds to B in FIG. The position P2 (B) is the position of the maximum distance from the end of the card 2 that does not require correction described later.

  A1 in the figure is the position of the end of the card 2 when the punch position that is the maximum distance from the end of the card 2 at the punch position that does not require correction, which will be described later, coincides with the punch pin 12. Here, the punch position at the maximum distance from the end of the card 2 at the punch position that does not require correction is the punch position at the seventh position from the end of the card 2, and A1 is the position from the reference position Z. The distance is 32 mm. A2 is the position of the end of the card 2 when the punch position that requires correction and the punch position at the minimum distance from the end of the card 2 matches the punching pin 12. Here, the punch position at the minimum distance from the end of the card 2 at the punch position requiring correction is the punch position at the eighth position from the end of the card 2, and A2 is the distance from the reference position Z. Is at a position of 36 mm.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the controller 20 will be described. The control unit 20 is a so-called computer such as a microcomputer. The control unit 20 transports the card 2 to a position relatively determined with respect to the punch unit 10 where the card 2 should be placed in order to punch a punch position as a predetermined position on the card 2 by the punch unit 10. Thus, the amount of conveyance is configured to be controlled. Further, the control unit 20 determines the amount of conveyance of the card 2 with respect to the driving amount of the drive unit 45 that drives each of the first conveyance unit 40 and the second conveyance unit 50, and the first conveyance unit 40 and the second conveyance unit. The unit 50 can be set independently. Independent setting means that the amount of transport of the card 2 with respect to the drive amount of the drive unit 45 in the first transport unit 40 and the amount of transport of the card 2 with respect to the drive amount of the drive unit 45 in the second transport unit 50. And are set separately. Furthermore, since the amount of conveyance can be set separately between the first conveyance unit 40 and the second conveyance unit 50, for example, the above-described difference in conveyance rate can be corrected. The control unit 20 is set independently, and the planned relative conveyance amount on the card 2 and the actual relative conveyance amount are equal between the first conveyance unit 40 and the second conveyance unit 50. Like that. As will be described later with reference to FIG. 6, the control unit 20 also controls the entire card processing apparatus 1.

  In addition, the control unit 20 controls the first conveyance rate that is the amount of conveyance by the first conveyance unit 40 of the card 2 with respect to the driving amount of the driving machine 45 and the second conveyance of the card 2 with respect to the driving amount of the driving machine 45 The correction is made between the second conveyance rate which is the amount of conveyance by the unit 50. In the present embodiment, this correction is performed by correcting the second conveyance rate with reference to the first conveyance rate, for example.

  Furthermore, the control unit 20 is configured to control the drive amount of the drive unit 45 by the number of pulses. Here, since the drive unit 45 is a stepping motor, it is driven by the number of steps corresponding to the number of pulses output from the control unit 20. That is, it is driven by a driving amount corresponding to the number of pulses.

  The control unit 20 is configured to perform correction based on the distance from the end of the card 2 at the punch position as a predetermined position on the card 2. Here, the control unit 20 performs correction based on the maximum distance (position of the maximum distance) from the end of the card 2 that does not require correction. In other words, the punch position is corrected from the end of the card 2 at a distance longer than the maximum distance that does not require correction. The maximum distance is a distance on the card 2 until the card 2 to be transported is transferred from the first transport unit 40 to the second transport unit 50. The correction will be described in detail later.

  Here, the control unit 20 will be described in more detail. The control unit 20 includes a storage unit 31, a conveyance amount conversion unit 22, a correction amount calculation unit 23, a punch position control unit 24, a conveyance driving unit 25, and a punch driving unit 26. Further, the storage unit 31 includes a transport pattern storage unit 32, a correction value storage unit 33, and a transport amount storage unit 34. Hereafter, each said structure is demonstrated.

  The storage unit 31 stores data necessary for each control. Here, each structure of the memory | storage part 31 is demonstrated. The conveyance pattern storage unit 32 stores the drive amount of the drive unit 45 corresponding to the punch position on the card 2. Furthermore, the conveyance pattern storage unit 32 stores the driving amount of the driving machine 45 corresponding to the punch position included in the information of the card 2 read by the encoding unit 130. More specifically, what is stored is the drive amount of the drive unit 45 corresponding to the punch position, as the drive amount of the drive unit 45 for transporting the card 2 from the position of the detector 15 of the punch unit 10 to the punch position. Drive amount. Further, the card 2 is detected from the detection of the card 2 by the detector 15 to a position relatively determined with respect to the punching pin 12 of the punching device 11 of the punching unit 10 where the card 2 should be placed for punching at each punching position. Is the drive amount of the drive unit 45 for transporting. The driving amount is stored as the number of pulses.

  The correction value storage unit 33 stores a correction value described later. The calculation method of the correction value will be described later with reference to FIG. The correction value storage unit 33 may store correction coefficients described later. The carry amount storage unit 34 stores a punch position to the card 2 included in the magnetic information of the card 2 read by the encoding unit 130.

  The carry amount conversion unit 22 converts the drive amount of the drive unit 45, that is, the number of pulses, from the punch position stored in the carry amount storage unit 34. Further, the transport amount conversion unit 22 determines whether or not the driving amount of the driving machine 45 needs to be corrected based on the punch position. Here, the carry amount conversion unit 22 is configured to determine that correction is required for a punch position that is longer than the maximum distance that does not require correction from the end of the card 2. Here, whether or not correction is necessary is determined based on the driving amount of the driving unit 45 for conveying to the punch position, that is, the number of pulses, depending on what position from the end of the card 2 the punch position is. It may be determined whether or not to perform correction. The conveyance amount conversion unit 22 outputs the converted drive amount to the correction amount calculation unit 23 when it is determined that the drive amount of the drive unit 45 needs to be corrected, and the punch position control unit 24 when it is determined that correction is not necessary. It is configured to output a drive amount converted into a value. Hereinafter, the drive amount converted by the transport amount conversion unit 22 is referred to as a converted drive amount.

  The correction amount calculation unit 23 corrects the conversion drive amount based on the conversion drive amount output by the carry amount conversion unit 22 and the correction value stored in the correction value storage unit 33. Hereinafter, the corrected drive amount is referred to as a corrected drive amount. The correction amount calculation unit 23 is configured to output the corrected conversion drive amount, that is, the correction drive amount, to the punch position control unit 24.

  The punch position control unit 24 controls the first transport unit 40, the second transport unit 50, and the punch device 11 so as to punch the punch position of the card 2 based on the converted drive amount or the corrected drive amount. To do. Specifically, the punch driving device 11 is controlled by controlling the transport driving unit 25 so that the drive unit 45 is driven by the conversion drive amount input from the transport amount conversion unit 22 or the correction drive amount input from the correction amount calculation unit 23. The punch driving unit 26 is controlled so that the punching pin 12 punches the punch position. More specifically, the punch position control unit 24 controls the start and stop of driving of the driving machine 45 by the transport driving unit 25 based on the converted drive amount or the corrected drive amount with reference to the detection signal from the detector 15. Further, the driving of the punching device 11 by the punch driving unit 26 when the driving is stopped is controlled. In the present embodiment, when the driving of the driving machine 45 is stopped, that is, when the transport of the card 2 by the first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50 is stopped, the card by the punching device 11 is used. 2 is controlled so that a perforation to 2 is performed. In other words, when the card 2 is punched, the conveyance of the card 2 is controlled to be temporarily stopped.

  The transport drive unit 25 controls the drive unit 45. The transport driving unit 25 can also control the driving speed of the drive unit 45, that is, the transport speed of the card 2 by the first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50. Further, the transport driving unit 25 controls the driving amount and driving speed of the driving machine 45 by outputting a pulse signal as a driving signal to the driving machine 45.

  The punch drive unit 26 controls the punch device 11 of the punch unit 10. The punch driving unit 26 controls the punching of the card 2 by the punching pins 12 of the punching device 11 by outputting a driving signal to the punching device 11.

  Further, the correction will be described in detail with reference to FIG. First, a specific example of a correction value calculation method will be described. In the present embodiment, the correction value is calculated by actually punching a punch position on the card 2 and actually measuring the difference between the punch position and the punch position that should be punched.

  First, in order to actually punch at the punch position on the card 2, it is necessary to set a driving amount, that is, the number of pulses, to punch to an appropriate position. The number of pulses set here is referred to as a reference pulse number P (0). Further, the reference pulse number P (0) is, for example, a pulse number at which a difference (hereinafter referred to as a deviation amount) becomes large, in other words, a pulse number that conveys to a punch position as far as possible from the end of the card 2. Good. Here, since the number of reference pulses P (0) is such that 14 punch positions are provided at intervals of 4 mm from a position 8 mm from the end of the card 2, the end of the card 2 extends from the reference position Z to the end of the card 2. The number of pulses transported to the punch position (14th position (56 mm from the end of the card 2)) immediately before the punch position (14th) at the maximum distance. That is, the number of pulses (889 pulses) corresponding to the thirteenth punch position stored in the conveyance pattern storage unit 32 as the number of pulses. Incidentally, here, the amount of transport of the card 2 with respect to the driving amount of one pulse is calculated as 0.063 mm.

  It is considered that the reference pulse number P (0) should be set to the number of pulses conveyed to the 14th punch position. It can be used for confirmation work. In this way, for example, the correction value can be calculated with one card and can be checked, so the number of cards used for calculating the correction value can be reduced.

  As described with reference to FIG. 4, A1 is a card 2 when the punch position (the seventh) at the maximum distance from the end of the card 2 coincides with the punch pin 12 at a punch position that does not require correction described later. It is the position of the edge part. A1 is at a position (508 pulses) at a distance of 32 mm from the reference position Z. Here, the number of pulses that convey the card 2 until the end of the card 2 reaches the position A1 from the reference position Z (the punch pin 12 coincides with the seventh punch position) is defined as a corrected reference pulse number P (a). The number of pulses for conveying the card 2 from the position where the end of the card 2 is at the position A1 until the thirteenth punch position comes to the punch pin 12 is 381 pulses. That is, the reference pulse number P (0) (889) = corrected reference pulse number P (a) (508) + until the end of the card 2 is located at A1 until the thirteenth punch position comes to the punch pin 12. The number of pulses P (c) (381) for carrying the card 2 is obtained.

In actual punching, the reference pulse number P (0) is set in this way, and the drive unit 45 is driven with the set reference pulse number P (0), so that the punch device 11 punches the card 2. The position of this punching is set to the actual measurement value d, and the amount of deviation from the thirteenth punch position b that should be punched is measured. The amount of deviation is the difference between the actually measured value d and the punch position b. If the measured value d is 55.4 mm, the amount of deviation is
Deviation amount = db
= 55.4mm-56mm = -0.6mm
It becomes. Then, the amount of conveyance corresponding to one pulse is divided from the calculated shift amount of the distance to convert it to the correction pulse number p (x).
Number of correction pulses p (x) (number of pulses)
= Deviation amount (mm) / Amount of conveyance corresponding to one pulse (mm)
= −0.6 / 0.063≈−10 pulses (where 1 pulse = 0.063 mm)

Using the corrected pulse number p (x) obtained above, a corrected reference pulse number P (0) ′ for further replacement with the reference pulse number P (0) is calculated. The corrected reference pulse number P (0) ′ is calculated by the following equation.
Reference pulse number after correction P (0) ′ = reference pulse number P (0) −correction pulse number p (x)
= P (a) + P (c) -p (x)
= (508 + 381)-(-10) = 899 (pulse)

  The corrected reference pulse number P (0) ′ calculated in this way is set, the drive unit 45 is driven with the corrected reference pulse number P (0) ′, and the punching device 11 punches the card 2 again. Then, the amount of deviation between the actual measurement value d and the thirteenth punch position b to be originally punched is measured for the position of this punching, and if there is no difference between the actual measurement value d and the punch position b, in other words, the actual measurement. When the value d and the punch position b are the same value, this correction pulse number p (x) is stored in the correction value storage unit 33 as a correction value.

  In order to check the correction value, the punch 45 is punched by the punch device 11 by driving the driving unit 45 with the correction drive amount of the 14th punch position described below. And it is good to confirm that this punching position and the 14th punch position b which should be punched | matched correspond.

  Next, a specific example of a correction drive amount calculation method using the correction values calculated as described above will be described. Here, as an example, a case where punching is performed at the punch position at the maximum distance from the end of the card 2, that is, the 14th punch position will be described.

When calculating the correction drive amount, first, using the correction value stored in the correction value storage unit 33, the correction coefficient (X) (= the correction ratio of the correction required section) is calculated. The correction coefficient (X) is calculated by the following equation using the correction pulse number p (x).
Correction coefficient (X) = P (c) / (P (c) + p (x))
= 381 / (381 + (-10)) = 1.02670

Next, the pulse number P (y) that needs to be corrected is calculated from the difference between the correction reference pulse number P (a) and the pulse number P (f) conveyed until the 14th punch position reaches the punching pin 12. The number of pulses P (y) is calculated as follows.
P (y) = P (f) -P (a)
= 952-508 = 444 (pulse)
Further, a pulse number P (g) that is a corrected pulse number with respect to the pulse number P (y) is calculated. The number of pulses P (g) is calculated from the number of pulses P (y) and the correction coefficient (X) by the following equation.
P (g) = P (y) × X
= 444 × 1.02670 ≒ 456 (pulse)

Then, the correction drive amount P (h) is calculated using this pulse number P (g).
Correction drive amount P (h) = P (a) + P (g)
= 508 + 456 = 964 (pulse)
(P (f) = 952 (pulse))
In this way, the correction drive amount can be calculated. In the above description, the case of the 14th punch position has been described. However, from other punch positions that need to be corrected, in other words, punch positions that do not require correction and are located at the maximum distance from the end of the card 2, Further, the correction drive amount P (h) can be calculated in the same manner even at a punch position (for example, the eighth to thirteenth positions) at a far distance.

  The card processing apparatus 1 will be further described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the card processing apparatus 1. In the figure, the bold line indicates the card transport path. The card processing apparatus 1 is built in, for example, an automatic ticket vending machine (including an automatic checkout machine) installed at a station. Such an automatic ticket vending machine sells (issues) a ticket and can further purchase a ticket using a card. When the card processing apparatus 1 is built in an automatic ticket vending machine, the card processing apparatus 1 is built in a position where, for example, a user can insert a card into the insertion unit 103 described later from the customer service surface formed on the front surface of the automatic ticket vending machine. Is done.

  The card processing apparatus 1 also accepts a card inserted by a user, updates a card by updating the remaining amount of the card by a user's purchase operation, and issues a new card. It can be processed. The card processing apparatus 1 can accept up to two cards by inserting cards one by one in the card acceptance process.

  Furthermore, the card processing apparatus 1 has a configuration described below in addition to the configuration described above. The card processing device 1 includes an insertion unit 103 that accepts insertion of a card 2 from a user, a conveyance device 110 that conveys the card 2 received from the insertion unit 103, and a reservation unit that holds a card conveyed by the conveyance device 110. 150. In addition, here, the transport apparatus 110 indicates the transport path by a bold line in the drawing. The control unit 20 is configured to control each of the above components. That is, the control unit 20 controls the entire card processing apparatus 1.

  Further, the card processing device 1 issues a card issuing unit 160 that stores a card necessary for issuing a new card, a forgetting collecting unit 170 that collects a card that has been forgotten by the inserting unit 103, and a card. A mistake recovery unit 180 that recovers the card that has failed to be issued. Further, the error collection unit 180 can also collect the inserted card 2 that needs to be disposed of because, for example, there is no balance. The forgetting collection unit 170 and the error collection unit 180 each have a storage tray (not shown) that stores the card 2.

  The card issuing unit 160 includes a card storage unit (not shown) that collects and stores the cards 2 and a card supply unit (not shown) that feeds out the stored cards 2 one by one. The card storage unit stores an issuing card used when a new card is issued. Here, two card issuing units 160 are integrally formed.

  The transport apparatus 110 further includes a third transport unit 111 and a fourth transport unit 112 in addition to the first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50 described above. The 3rd conveyance part 111 is arrange | positioned at the insertion part 103, and conveys the card | curd 2 inserted in the insertion part 103. FIG. Further, the third transport unit 111 accepts the card 2 transported from the second transport unit 50, further transports it, and transports it to the insertion unit 103. The third conveyance unit 111 is configured by a combination of conveyance rollers and pulleys similar to those of the first conveyance unit 40 and flat belts and pulleys similar to those of the second conveyance unit 50. In addition, the 3rd conveyance part 111 is driven by the drive machine not shown different from the drive machine 45 (refer FIG. 4).

  The fourth transport unit 112 is disposed in the card issuing unit 160 and connected to the holding unit 150. Similarly to the third transport unit 111, the fourth transport unit 112 is a combination of a transport roller and a pulley similar to the first transport unit 40 and a flat belt and a pulley similar to the second transport unit 50. It is composed. Moreover, the 4th conveyance part 112 is driven by the drive machine not shown different from the drive machine 45 (refer FIG. 4). Note that this driving machine is a driving machine different from the driving machine of the third transport unit 111. The fourth transport unit 112 is connected to the storage unit 150 and can transport the card 2 to the storage unit 150. Note that the fourth transport unit 112 is arranged corresponding to each of the two card issuing units 160.

  Furthermore, the second transport unit 50 is connected to the third transport unit 111 at the end opposite to the first transport unit 40. The second transport unit 50 is formed with a plurality of branch units 50a and 50b that can switch the transport path of the card 2. Each of the branch portions 50a and 112b includes a distribution claw (not shown) that distributes the cards 2 and a distribution claw driving unit that drives the distribution claw. The second transport unit 50 branches at the branching unit 50a and extends to the forgetting recovery unit 170, and branches at the branching unit 50b and extends to the error recovery unit 180. That is, the 2nd conveyance part 50 can convey the card | curd 2 to the storage saucer of the forgetting collection part 170 by the branch part 50a, and can convey it to the storage saucer of the error collection part 180 by the branch part 50b. Hereinafter, when the first transport unit 40, the second transport unit 50, the third transport unit 111, the fourth transport unit 112, and the fifth transport unit 113 are not particularly distinguished, they are simply referred to as the transport device 110.

  The transport device 110 is capable of changing the transport speed or transport direction of the card 2 (transporting the card in both the forward and reverse directions) by driving each driving machine. Further, the transport device 110 includes a fifth transport unit 113. The fifth transport unit 113 is arranged in the holding unit 150 and connected to the first transport unit 40.

  The insertion unit 103 includes, for example, an insertion port (not shown) as an insertion guide for the card 2 from the customer service surface, and an alignment unit (not shown) that performs width alignment (single alignment) of the inserted card 2. Has been. The insertion unit 103 is also configured to detect the type and number of cards 2 inserted. Further, the insertion unit 103 can not only accept insertion of the card 2 from the user, but can send (return), for example, the card that accepted the insertion. In other words, the card in the card processing apparatus 1 can be sent to the outside (user).

  The holding unit 150 temporarily holds the card 2 on the transfer path of the transfer device 110. The holding unit 150 has a configuration in which the holding state of the card 2 can be viewed from the outside. It is also a retreat area when a plurality of cards 2 are inserted from the insertion unit 103. Further, the holding unit 150 is disposed at an end portion on the transport path of the transport device 110.

  Here, an outline of an operation example of the card processing apparatus 1 will be described. First, operation | movement of the reception process which receives the card | curd 2 inserted by the user is demonstrated. The control unit 20 of the card processing apparatus 1 first receives and takes in the card 2 inserted from an insertion port (not shown) of the insertion unit 103. The card 2 taken into the insertion unit 103 is a card 2 in which the type and number of cards 2 are confirmed by a plurality of detectors or the like in an alignment unit (not shown), and two or more cards 2 other than predetermined ones are inserted in an overlapping manner. Is returned to the insertion slot without being taken into the device.

  Next, the card 2 taken as a predetermined card, that is, a processing target card, is transported to the encoding unit 130 by the transport device 110. Then, the encoding unit 130 reads the magnetic information (card information) of the card 2 being conveyed, and further determines the validity of the read information. The card 2 determined to be valid by the encoding unit 130 is held by the transfer unit 110 in the holding unit 150 via the punch unit 10 and the printing unit 140. Furthermore, the card processing device 1 holds the card 2 to be transferred in the holding unit 150 and waits for the next operation by the user. This completes the card 2 acceptance process.

  Further, the card 2 determined to be invalid by the validity determination performs the magnetic information reading by the encoding unit 130 again (retry of reading). Whether or not to retry the reading is determined by the control unit 20. Further, the card 2 determined to be invalid even after retrying is transported to the insertion unit 103 and returned from the insertion slot.

  Next, the operation of the card 2 update process for updating the balance of the card 2 will be described. The update process is performed after the above reception process. The card processing apparatus 1 shifts to a card 2 update process when the user performs a purchase operation with the card 2 after the acceptance process is completed. In addition, when there is cancellation operation by a user, the card | curd 2 is conveyed to the insertion part 103 by the conveyance apparatus 110 from the holding | maintenance part 150, and returns from an insertion port.

  First, when the user performs a purchase operation using the card 2, the control unit 20 of the card processing device 1 conveys the card 2 held in the holding unit 150 to the printing unit 140 by the transfer device 110. Printing is performed on the card 2 conveyed to the printing unit 140 by the printing unit 140. When the printing by the printing unit 140 is completed, the card 2 is conveyed to the punch unit 10 by the conveying device 110. The punch unit 10 then punches the card 2 at the punch position. Then, the card is conveyed to the encoding unit 130. The punching at the punch position by the punch unit 10 will be described in detail later.

  The card 2 conveyed to the encoding unit 130 is written with magnetic information by the magnetic head 131 (see FIG. 3). That is, the magnetic information is updated. Further, after the writing of magnetic information is completed, the encoding unit 130 confirms the content written by the magnetic head 131 by reading processing (verification processing). The card 2 determined to be valid in the verification process of the encoding unit 130 is transported to the insertion unit 103 by the transport device 110 and returned. This completes the card 2 update process. In addition, when two cards 2 are inserted, one card is returned from the insertion slot after the update process of both cards 2. Further, when the returned card 2 is left for a predetermined time, the card 2 is recovered to the forgetting recovery unit 170.

  If the verification process becomes invalid (error), the verification process is performed again. If the verification process is still invalid, only the magnetic information is retried. Whether or not to retry the writing is determined by the control unit 20. The card 2 determined to be invalid even in the retry is collected by the error collection unit 180, and the apparatus is abnormal.

  Further, the operation of the card 2 issuing process for issuing a new card 2 will be described. The card processing apparatus 1 shifts to a card 2 issuance process by a user's purchase operation of the card 2 itself. First, in the card issuing unit 160, one issuing card is paid out from a card storage unit (not shown) by a drawing unit (not shown). The issuing card fed out from the card issuing unit 160 is conveyed to the printing unit 140 via the holding unit 150. The issuing card conveyed to the printing unit 140 is printed by the thermal head 141 (see FIG. 3). When printing by the printing unit 140 is completed, the issuing card is conveyed to the encoding unit 130 via the punch unit 10 by the conveying device 110. Then, the encoding unit 130 performs the same process as the above update process, and the card 2 determined to be valid by the verifying process of the encoding unit 130 is transported to the insertion unit 103 by the transport device 110 and sent out. Then, it is handed over to the user. This completes the card 2 issuing process. When the issued card 2 is left for a predetermined time, the card 2 is recovered to the forgetting recovery unit 170.

  When it is determined that the card is not valid in the issuing card verification process, the control unit 20 performs a use prevention process (a process such as a zero-yen punch process) and collects it in the error collecting unit 180.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 1, the punching operation | movement to the card | curd 2 of the card processing apparatus 1 is demonstrated. In the punching operation, the card processing apparatus 1 first sets the punch position stored in the transport amount storage unit 34 and the punch position stored in the transport pattern storage unit 32 by the transport amount conversion unit 22 of the control unit 20. The corresponding drive amount of the drive unit 45 is read out, and the drive amount of the drive unit 45 of the card 2 is converted from the punch position.

  Furthermore, the conveyance amount conversion unit 22 determines whether or not the driving amount of the driving machine 45 needs to be corrected based on the punch position. In this determination, the conveyance amount conversion unit 22 outputs the converted drive amount to the correction amount calculation unit 23 when it is determined that the drive amount of the drive unit 45 needs to be corrected, and the punch position control unit when it is determined that correction is not necessary. The converted drive amount is output to 24.

  Here, the correction amount calculation unit 23 corrects the conversion drive amount using the correction value stored in the correction value storage unit 33 when the conversion drive amount is input by the transport amount conversion unit 22. That is, the correction drive amount is calculated. Then, the correction amount calculation unit 23 outputs the correction drive amount to the punch position control unit 24.

  Then, the punch position control unit 24 controls the conveyance driving unit 25 so that the driving machine 45 is driven by the conversion drive amount input from the conveyance amount conversion unit 22 or the correction drive amount input from the correction amount calculation unit 23. The punch driving unit 26 is controlled so as to punch at the punch position by the punching pin 12 of the punching device 11. Furthermore, in this case, the punch position control unit 24 first starts driving the driving machine 45 by the conveyance driving unit 25 with the conversion driving amount or the correction driving amount with reference to the detection signal from the detector 15, When the drive of the conversion drive amount or the correction drive amount of the drive unit 45 is completed, the drive is stopped. When the driving of the drive unit 45 is stopped, that is, when the transport of the card 2 by the first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50 is stopped, the punch driving unit 26 causes the punch device 11 to stop. To punch the card 2. When the drilling is completed, the driving of the driving machine 45 by the transport driving unit 25 is started. As a result, the card 2 is transported to, for example, the encoding unit 130 by the first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50.

  With reference to the flow of FIG. 7, the details of the operation of calculating the correction value of the card processing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 1 as appropriate. First, the reference pulse number P (0) is set in the punch position controller 24 (S1). Based on the set reference pulse number P (0), the punch position control unit 24 punches the card 2 with the driving machine 45 and the punch device 11 (S3). In other words, the drive unit 45 is driven with the set reference pulse number P (0), and the punching device 11 punches the card 2. Further, the distance from the end of the card 2 at the punching position where the punching has been performed is actually measured (S5).

  Then, the position of this perforation is set as an actual measurement value d, and the amount of deviation from the thirteenth punch position b that should be perforated is measured. Here, it is determined whether or not the actual measurement value d = punch position b (S7). If the actual measurement value d = punch position b (S7 is Yes), the correction pulse number p (x) is determined (S9). In this case, the correction pulse number p (x) is zero. The correction value is stored in the correction value storage unit 33 as a correction value.

  If the actual measurement value d = punch position b (No in S7), the deviation amount = db is calculated (S11). From the calculated distance deviation, the correction pulse number p (x) (pulse number) = the deviation amount (mm) / 1 to the correction pulse number p (x) by the expression of the conveyance amount (mm) corresponding to one pulse. Conversion is performed (S13). Further, using the corrected pulse number p (x), a corrected reference pulse number P (0) ′ for newly setting in place of the reference pulse number P (0) is set as a corrected reference pulse number P (0). ) ′ = P (0) −p (x), and the corrected reference pulse number P (0) ′ is set instead of the set reference pulse number P (0) (S15). Then, the punch position controller 24 punches the card 2 by the drive unit 45 and the punch device 11 based on the set corrected reference pulse number P (0) '(S3). By repeating this until the actual measurement value d = punch position b (S7 is Yes), an accurate correction pulse number p (x), that is, a correction value can be obtained.

  With reference to the flow of FIG. 8, the details of the operation of setting the correction value of the card processing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 1 as appropriate. First, the carry amount conversion unit 22 reads the punch position stored in the carry amount storage unit 34, and further stores a pulse that is the drive amount of the drive unit 45 corresponding to the read punch position, which is stored in the carry pattern storage unit 32. The number P (f) is acquired (S21). Further, the conveyance amount conversion unit 22 determines whether or not the pulse number P (f) needs to be corrected by determining whether the acquired pulse number P (f) is larger than the correction reference pulse number P (a). Determine (S23). In this determination, when the carry amount conversion unit 22 determines that the pulse number P (f) needs to be corrected (S23 is Yes), the carry amount conversion unit 22 outputs the pulse number P (f) as the converted drive amount to the correction amount calculation unit 23. . If it is determined that there is no need for correction (No in S23), the correction is not performed and the number of pulses P (f) is output as is to the punch position control unit 24 as a converted drive amount, and the process ends.

  When the number of pulses P (f) is input, the correction amount calculation unit 23 reads the correction pulse number p (x), which is a correction value stored in the correction value storage unit 33, and the end of the card 2 is positioned at A1. The correction coefficient (X) is calculated by X = P (c) / (P (c) + p (x)) using the number of pulses P (c) conveyed from the position to the thirteenth punch position (S25). ).

  Next, the pulse number P (y) that needs to be corrected is calculated from the difference between the correction reference pulse number P (a) and the pulse number P (f) (P (y) = P (f) −P (a))). (S27). Further, a pulse number P (g) that is a corrected pulse number with respect to the pulse number P (y) is calculated (S29). The pulse number P (g) is calculated from P (g) = P (y) × X from the pulse number P (y) and the correction coefficient (X). Further, using the calculated pulse number P (g), the correction drive amount P (h) is calculated by the correction drive amount P (h) = P (a) + P (g) (S31). The correction amount calculation unit 23 outputs the calculated correction drive amount P (h) to the punch position control unit 24 as a correction drive amount, and the process ends.

  In the present embodiment, the correction drive amount is calculated by calculating a correction coefficient using the correction amount stored in the correction amount calculation unit 23 every time perforation processing is performed, and further correcting using the correction coefficient. Although the case of calculating the drive amount has been described, the correction drive amount at each punch position may be calculated in advance, and the calculated correction drive amount may be read and used at the time of punching. By doing in this way, the process at the time of requiring correction can be simplified. Moreover, the correction coefficient may be stored in the correction value storage unit 33. In this case, the carry amount conversion unit 22 calculates the correction drive amount based on the correction coefficient. That is, it is not necessary to calculate the correction coefficient every time the drilling process is performed.

  As described above, the card processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes the first transport unit 40, the second transport unit 50, the punch unit 10, and the control unit 20, and the control unit 20 includes the punch unit. The amount of conveyance is controlled so that the card 2 is conveyed to a position that is relatively determined with respect to the punch unit 10 where the card 2 should be placed in order to punch the punch position on the card 2 by the unit 10 For example, by correcting the amount of conveyance of the card 2 by correcting the amount of conveyance of the card 2 caused by the conveyance of the card 2 by the first conveyance unit 40 and the second conveyance unit 50, the intended punch position is changed to the punch pin 12 It can be conveyed until it comes, and can be drilled at an accurate position. In this manner, the card processing device 1 can be made small, and can punch the card 2 at an accurate position.

  Furthermore, the card processing apparatus 1 determines the amount of conveyance of the card 2 relative to the drive amount of the drive unit 45 that drives each of the first conveyance unit 40 and the second conveyance unit 50, and the first conveyance unit 40 and the second conveyance unit 40. For example, a state in which the card 2 is transported by the first transport unit 40 and a state in which the card 2 is transported only by the second transport unit 50 are configured. Since the amount of conveyance of the card 2 with respect to the driving amount can be set separately, that is, it can be corrected, the card 2 can be punched at an accurate position.

  In the card processing apparatus 1, the first transport unit 40 and the second transport unit 50 are driven by a common drive unit 45, and the card 2 is transported by the first transport unit 40 with respect to the drive amount of the drive unit 45. And a second conveyance rate that is the amount of conveyance by the second conveyance unit 50 of the card 2 with respect to the drive amount of the drive unit 45. Therefore, for example, the amount of conveyance with respect to the driving amount of the drive unit 45 in the first conveyance unit 40 is used as a reference, and the amount of conveyance with respect to the driving amount in the second conveyance unit 50 is corrected, so that the correction can be performed efficiently. Yes.

  Furthermore, since the control unit 20 performs correction based on the distance from the end of the card 2 at the punch position on the card 2, for example, is correction necessary depending on the distance from the end of the card 2 at the punch position? It is easy to determine whether or not to calculate the amount of correction. That is, correction can be performed efficiently.

  Further, since the card processing apparatus 1 can punch the card 2 at an accurate position, for example, the user can easily check the remaining amount of the card 2 by the punching position on the card 2 so that the card can be used smoothly. become. Furthermore, the card processing apparatus 1 may be used not only for an automatic ticket vending machine but also for an automatic ticket gate as long as it shows information such as the balance on a prepaid card (including a stored fair card) by a punching position.

It is a block diagram explaining the structural example of the card processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a top view explaining the card | curd which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the 1st conveyance part which concerns on embodiment of this invention, a 2nd conveyance part, and a punch part. It is a figure explaining arrangement | positioning of the 1st conveyance part in FIG. 3, a 2nd conveyance part, and a punch part, (a) is a front view, (b) is A arrow directional view of (a). It is. It is a diagram explaining correction | amendment of the drive amount which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram explaining the example of a structure of the whole card processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the detail of the operation | movement which calculates the correction value which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the detail of the operation | movement which calculates the correction drive amount which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Card processing apparatus 2 Card 10 Punch part 11 Punch apparatus 12 Perforation pin 15 Detector 20 Control part 22 Conveyance amount conversion part 23 Correction amount calculation part 24 Punch position control part 25 Conveyance drive part 26 Punch drive part 31 Storage part 32 Conveyance pattern Storage unit 33 Correction value storage unit 34 Transport amount storage unit 40 First transport unit 45 Drive unit 50 Second transport unit 100 Card processing device 110 Transport device 130 Encoding unit

Claims (4)

A first transport unit for transporting tickets;
A second transport unit that receives the tickets transported by the first transport unit and further transports the tickets;
A punching unit for punching the tickets transported by the first transporting unit and the second transporting unit;
A control unit that controls the amount of transport of the tickets by the first transport unit and the second transport unit;
The control unit transports the tickets to a position determined relative to the punching unit where the tickets should be placed in order to punch a predetermined position on the tickets by the punching unit. And is configured to control the amount of transport,
Furthermore, the amount of conveyance of the bills relative to the drive amount of the driving machine that drives each of the first conveyance unit and the second conveyance unit is determined between the first conveyance unit and the second conveyance unit. Configured to be set independently;
Ticket processing device. A first conveyance rate that is an amount of conveyance of the tickets by the first conveyance unit with respect to a driving amount of the drive unit, in which the first conveyance unit and the second conveyance unit are driven by a common driving machine. And a second conveyance rate that is the amount of conveyance of the tickets by the second conveyance unit with respect to the driving amount of the driving machine;
The ticket processing apparatus according to claim 1. The control unit performs the correction based on a distance from an end of the ticket at a predetermined position on the ticket;
The ticket processing apparatus according to claim 2. The control unit controls the driving amount of the driving device by the number of pulses;
The ticket processing apparatus of any one of Claim 1 thru | or 3.

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