JP2005250569A - Paper sheet conveying device and automatic ticket gate - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic ticket gate for reducing the frequency of the depression of a width directional guide of a railway ticket or the like to suppress the railway ticket or the like from being scratched, and for extending the life of the width directional guide to reduce any labor to be imposed on maintenance such as the exchange of the width directional guide. <P>SOLUTION: This automatic ticket gate 1 is configured to project a width directional guide 22 to a sub-conveyance path while being interlinked with a stopper 11 for holding a railway ticket or the like so that the railway ticket or the like can be prevented from being rotated when the railway ticket or the like such as a ticket whose width directional size is short is held. Also, the railway ticket or the like whose width directional size is long such as a season ticket or a prepaid card is butted and pressurized only to the width directional guide 22 interlinked with the stopper 11 for holding the railway ticket or the like so as not to be prevented from being butted to the width directional guide 22 interlocked with another stopper 11 at all. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention applies a paper sheet transport apparatus having a holding unit that temporarily holds paper sheets being transported along a transport path, and the paper sheet transport apparatus. The present invention relates to an automatic ticket checker that determines whether or not a user is allowed to pass based on ticket information recorded in these tickets when the tickets are inserted.

  Conventionally, a number of automatic ticket gates corresponding to a plurality of tickets that can be inserted into a slot are installed at many stations. Examples of boarding tickets include tickets, commuter passes, and prepaid cards. The automatic ticket gate that supports multiple cards reads the ticket information recorded for each ticket that has been inserted into the slot, and comprehensively determines whether or not a user can pass based on the ticket information read here. Judgment.

  The automatic ticket gates that support multiple cards have previously read the ticket information until the reading of the ticket information recorded on all the tickets entered at the slot is completed. There is a holding section for temporarily holding inside. The automatic ticket gate reads the ticket information recorded on all the inserted tickets, determines whether the user can pass, and then cancels the holding of the tickets. As shown in Patent Document 1, for example, a holding unit provided in a plurality of automatic ticket gates corresponding to a plurality of sheets has a configuration in which a plurality of stoppers for holding tickets are provided along the conveyance path. For each stopper, a solenoid is provided that is driven between a state protruding from the conveyance path (state where the tickets are held) and a state where the board is retracted from the conveyance path (state where the tickets are not reserved). When the stopper protrudes into the transport path, it is transported along the transport path, and the tickets are held on the transport path in contact with the stopper. Further, the stopper that holds the tickets is retracted from the conveyance path, and the holding of the tickets that are held by the stopper is released. The holding unit controls the state for each stopper.

  In addition, the automatic ticket checker that supports multiple sheets performs post-processing (processing performed after determining passability) such as data recording, printing, punching holes, etc. as necessary for tickets that have been released from hold. The tickets to be returned to the user are conveyed to the discharge port, and the collected tickets are conveyed to a collection box provided inside the main body.

  By the way, a plurality of types of ticket gates such as tickets, commuter passes, prepaid cards and the like are inserted into a plurality of automatic ticket gates. Since the length in the width direction (perpendicular to the transport direction) of the tickets is not constant, the width of the transport path is so that the tickets having the maximum length in the width direction can be transported. It is a little longer than the width of the tickets with the maximum length in the width direction. Even when tickets are on hold, the transport path is not stopped because other tickets are being transported, and the force in the transport direction (transport force) is also applied to the held tickets. Continues to work. For this reason, if a ticket with a short length in the width direction, such as a ticket, is reserved, there is a margin in the width direction, so the ticket rotates around the contact position with the stopper, and the transport direction It may become diagonal to. If the tickets are rotated while being held, the tickets are transported obliquely with respect to the transport direction after canceling the hold, which causes a problem that the transport path is clogged and post-processing cannot be performed properly.

As a method for solving this problem, a width direction guide that swings between a state where the stopper protrudes from the conveyance path and a state where the stopper retracts from the conveyance path is opposed to the side end portion of the reserved tickets. Proposed to be in position. The width direction guide is provided at a position slightly longer than the width of the tickets having a short length in the width direction, and is in a state of protruding into the conveyance path during normal times. Passengers with short lengths in the width direction will start to rotate around the position where they come into contact with the stopper when they are on hold. The In addition, for example, for a ticket that has a long width in the width direction of a commuter pass or a prepaid card, the width direction guide that is swingably attached is pushed down by the ticket itself, and the width direction guide is retracted from the conveyance path. The width-direction guide is in a state of projecting again to the conveyance path by an urging force such as a spring after a ticket having a long width is passed. Therefore, when a boarding ticket such as a commuter pass or a prepaid card having a long length in the width direction is transported, it can be transported properly even when the width direction guide protrudes from the transport path.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-21414

  However, simply providing the width direction guide has the following problems.

  Each time tickets such as commuter passes and prepaid cards with a long width are inserted, a plurality of width direction guides provided for each stopper are pushed down by the tickets themselves. There was a problem that the contact position was easily scratched. In addition, since the width direction guide is attached in a state of protruding in the conveyance path, not only the tickets that the corresponding stopper holds, but also the tickets (the length in the width direction has only to pass through the conveyance path). Long passenger tickets) are also pushed down and swung, causing wear on the rubbing parts due to this swinging, shortening the service life, and further troublesome maintenance such as replacement of the width direction guide. there were.

  An object of the present invention is to retract the width direction guide for preventing the paper sheets retained by the stopper from rotating when the stopper is retracted from the transport path, so that the paper sheets are widened. An object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet transport device that can reduce the frequency with which the direction guide is pushed down to prevent the paper sheet from being damaged, and can extend the life of the width direction guide.

  In the present invention, when the stopper is retracted from the transport path, the width direction guide that prevents the tickets retained by the stopper from rotating is also retracted from the transport path so that the tickets can be An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket gate that can reduce the frequency of pushing down the guide to prevent the tickets from being damaged and can extend the life of the width direction guide.

  The paper sheet conveying apparatus of the present invention has the following configuration in order to solve the above problems.

(1) Conveying means for conveying a plurality of types of paper sheets having different lengths in the width direction along the conveying path;
A stopper attached movably between a state protruding from the conveyance path and a state retracted from the conveyance path;
A state in which the paper is transported by the paper transported by the transporting means and is mounted at a predetermined position in the width direction of the transport path upstream of the stopper projecting position and in the transport direction of the paper sheet. A width-direction guide that swings between the state retracted from the road,
A holding means for moving the stopper between a state protruding from the conveyance path and a state retracted from the conveyance path, holding the paper sheet being conveyed, and releasing the hold;
The holding means also retracts the width direction guide from the transport path when the stopper is retracted from the transport path.

  In this configuration, the width direction guide that swings between a state in which the paper sheet transported by the transport unit protrudes from the transport path and a state in which the paper sheet is retracted from the transport path has a paper sheet transport direction in the vicinity of the protruding position of the stopper. It is attached at a predetermined position on the upstream side and in the width direction of the transport path. The holding means causes the stopper to protrude into the conveyance path when holding the paper sheet being conveyed on the conveyance path, and retracts the stopper from the conveyance path when releasing the paper sheet hold. Further, when the holding means retracts the stopper from the transport surface, the width direction guide is also retracted from the transport path in conjunction with it. Thereby, when the paper sheet which does not hold | maintain with a corresponding stopper passes, the width direction guide is not pushed down by this paper sheet. Therefore, since the frequency of the width direction guide being pushed down by the paper sheet and swinging can be reduced, the paper sheet can be prevented from being damaged and the life of the width direction guide can be extended.

  Moreover, since the stopper and the width direction guide are driven by a common drive unit, the cost of the apparatus main body can be suppressed.

  The automatic ticket gate of the present invention has the following configuration.

(2) When a plurality of tickets are inserted into the slot, a transport means for feeding the inserted tickets one by one and transporting them along the transport path;
Ticket information reading means for reading ticket information from the tickets being conveyed by the conveying means;
Holding means for moving the stopper between the state protruding from the conveyance path and the state retracted from the conveyance path, holding the tickets being conveyed, and releasing the hold;
A state in which the board is attached to a predetermined position in the width direction of the transport path upstream of the board in the transport direction in the vicinity of the stopper projecting position, and is projected to the transport path by the transport tickets transported by the transport means. A width-direction guide that swings between the state retracted from the road,
Post-processing means for performing post-processing based on the ticket information read by the ticket information reading means for the tickets released from the hold after being held by the holding means,
The holding means also retracts the width direction guide from the transport path when the stopper is retracted from the transport path.

  The automatic ticket gate having this configuration is an application of the paper sheet transport device described in (1) above, and has the same effects as in (1) above.

  According to this invention, the frequency of the width direction guide being pushed down by the paper sheets and the tickets can be reduced, so that the paper sheets and the tickets can be prevented from being damaged, and the width direction guide can be reduced. Can extend the lifespan.

  Hereinafter, an automatic ticket gate as an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a main part of an automatic ticket gate for a plurality of sheets according to an embodiment of the present invention. The automatic ticket gate 1 of this embodiment includes an insertion port 2 for inserting tickets such as tickets, commuter passes, and prepaid cards, an outlet 3 for discharging the tickets inserted into the insertion port 2, and an insertion port. 2 is fed out one by one into the transport route for the tickets connecting the entrance 2 and the exit 3 and the ticket information is obtained from the tickets delivered by the delivery unit 4. A reading unit 5 for reading, a recording unit 6 for recording ticket information on the tickets, and a printing / input for performing a printing process such as a date and time of insertion and a punching process for punching holes. It includes a collar part 7, an overlapping part 8 for superimposing a plurality of tickets inserted into the slot 2, and a recovery part 9 for recovering the tickets. As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic ticket gate 1 of this embodiment is arranged in a main conveyance path connecting the insertion port 2 and the extraction port 3 from the insertion port 2 side to the feeding unit 4, the reading unit 5, the recording unit 6, and printing. / The ridge 7 and the overlapping portion 8 are provided in this order. In addition, a collection conveyance path for conveying the tickets to the collection unit 9 is formed between the printing / entry unit 7 and the overlapping unit 8. A flapper (not shown) for switching the transport direction of the tickets is provided at a branch position of the main transport path with the collection transport path. Further, the automatic ticket gate 1 of this embodiment has a sub-transport path having an entrance between the recording unit 6 and the printing / entry unit 7 and an exit between the reading unit 5 and the recording unit 6. ing. A flapper (not shown) is provided at the entrance and exit of the main transport path and the sub transport path to switch the transport direction of the transported tickets. When a plurality of tickets are inserted into the slot 2, a holding unit 10 is provided in the sub-conveying path for holding a part of the inserted tickets.

  The operation of each unit of the automatic ticket gate 1 is controlled by a control unit (not shown). The control unit also performs opening / closing of a door that restricts the passage of a user in a passage formed by the automatic ticket gate 1, display control in a display unit, and the like.

  The reading unit 5 has two magnetic heads (not shown) arranged in opposite directions across the main conveyance path, and the tickets are conveyed in either the front side or the back direction on the main conveyance path. Also, the ticket information can be read. Although not shown in the figure, there is provided a known reversing mechanism that reverses the front and back of the transported tickets by a switchback method, not shown between the reading unit 5 and the recording unit 6. The automatic ticket checker 1 judges the front and back of the tickets based on the magnetic head that has read the ticket information in the reading unit 5, and the tickets that are transported backwards, that is, the passengers that are thrown back Tickets are reversed by this reversing mechanism (turned face up).

  FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the holding unit. The holding unit 10 is configured to hold a maximum of four tickets, and is provided with four stoppers 11 (11a to 11d) that hold the tickets in the transport direction of the sub-transport path. A driving solenoid 21 (21a to 21d) is provided for each stopper 11. The plunger of the solenoid 21 has a state in which the tip of the stopper 11 protrudes into the sub-transport path (stoppers 11a and 11b shown in FIG. 2), and a state where the plunger 21 is retracted from the sub-transport path (stoppers 11c and 11d shown in FIG. 2). Move between. Furthermore, width direction guides 22 (22a to 22d) for preventing the tickets that are held for each stopper 11 from rotating are attached so as to be swingable in the vertical direction with respect to the transport surface of the sub transport path. . The width direction guide is driven in conjunction with the stopper 11 by the solenoid 21, but is not integrated with the stopper 11, and is configured to be able to swing independently as shown below.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the width of the sub-transport path is slightly longer than the boarding tickets (communication ticket and prepaid card) having a long width in the width direction inserted into the insertion slot 2. Further, the width direction guide 22 is attached at a position where the distance from one end portion of the sub-transport path is slightly longer than the width of a ticket (kip) whose length in the width direction is inserted into the insertion port 2. Yes. When the solenoid 21 is off, as shown in FIG. 3B, the bent portion 12 (12a, 12b) at the tip of the stopper 11 is retracted from the sub-transport path and the width direction guide 22 Is also retracted from the sub-transport path. On the other hand, when the solenoid 21 is on, as shown in FIG. 3C, the bent portion 12 (12a, 12b) at the tip of the stopper 11 protrudes into the sub-conveying path, and the width direction The guide 22 is also in a state of protruding into the sub-transport path. When the width direction guide 22 is in the state shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C, the upward swing is limited by the contact portion with the stopper 11 (not shown). There is no restriction on movement. In other words, when the width direction guide 22 is in the state shown in FIG. 3C, when it is pressed from above, it swings downward. The width direction guide 22 is biased upward by an elastic member such as a spring (not shown).

  Therefore, in the state shown in FIG. 3C, when a short-length ticket is transported, this chip is connected to one end of the sub-transport path and the width direction as shown in FIG. It is positioned between the guide 22 and held in contact with the bent portion 12a of the stopper 11. Therefore, even if the held ticket starts rotating around the contact position with the stopper 11, the side end portion immediately contacts the width direction guide to prevent the rotation. On the contrary, in the state shown in FIG. 3C, if a commuter pass or prepaid card having a long width is conveyed, the commuter pass or prepaid card is moved in the width direction as shown in FIG. The guide 22 is pushed down and held in contact with the bent portions 12 a and 12 b of the stopper 11.

  As apparent from the above description, in FIG. 2, the stopper 11a shows a state in which a ticket having a short length in the width direction is reserved, and the stopper 11b is a commuter pass or prepaid card having a long length in the width direction. The stoppers 11c and 11d show a state in which the solenoid 21 is turned off.

  Next, the operation of the automatic ticket gate 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the automatic ticket gate according to the embodiment of the present invention. The automatic ticket gate 1 waits for the tickets to be inserted into the slot 2 (s1). When the ticket gates are inserted into the insertion slot 2, the automatic ticket gate 1 pays out one ticket with the feeding unit 4 inserted (s 2). The automatic ticket gate 1 of this embodiment increases the counter provided in the control unit (not shown) by 1 each time the tickets entered into the slot 2 are fed out at s2, and this time The number of tickets inserted into the mouth 2 is counted.

  The automatic ticket gate 1 reads the ticket information recorded in the tickets that have been paid out at s2 this time with the reading unit 5 (s3), and determines whether there are any tickets that have not been drawn out at the slot 2 (S4). If the automatic ticket gate 1 determines that there is a ticket that has not been delivered to the slot 2 at s4, whether or not the ticket that has been delivered this time is the fifth ticket, that is, the ticket that has been entered into the slot 2 this time. It is determined whether the number of types exceeds the maximum number that can be inserted at one time (s5). As described above, since the automatic ticket checker 1 counts the number of tickets that have been paid this time by the counter, it is determined whether or not the count value of this counter is 5 in s5. If the automatic ticket checker 1 determines that the ticket that has been paid out in s5 is the fifth ticket, since there are tickets that have not been drawn out to the slot 2, It is determined that the number exceeds the maximum number that can be input at one time, error processing is performed in s6, and this processing is terminated. On the other hand, if the automatic ticket gate 1 determines that the number of the tickets that have been delivered this time in s5 is not more than 4 (the maximum number that can be reserved in the holding unit 10), the ticket that has been supplied this time is stored in the holding unit 10. A hold process for holding is performed (s7), and the process returns to s2.

  With reference to FIG. 7, the holding process for s7 will be described. In the stoppers 11a to 11d disposed in the holding unit 10, the solenoid 21 is normally turned off (see FIG. 7A). The automatic ticket gate 1 holds the tickets in order from the stopper 11 close to the exit of the sub-transport path (in order of 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d). The automatic ticket checker 1 turns on the solenoid 21a in s7 when no tickets are held in the holding section 10, and the stopper 11a closest to the outlet of the sub-transport path and the width direction guide 22a project into the transport path. (See FIG. 7B). In addition, the tickets that have been paid out this time are transported to the sub transport path. The tickets that are transported to the sub-transport path abut against the tip 12 of the stopper 11a and are held (see FIG. 7C). FIG. 7C shows a state in which a ticket having a short length in the width direction is held, and the width direction guide 22a is not pushed down. The ticket held here is in the state shown in FIG. 4, and is not rotated by the width direction guide 22a.

  Further, in the state shown in FIG. 7C, when tickets are further fed from the feeding unit 4 and the processing of s2 to s5 is performed, the solenoid 21b is turned on in s7, and then the sub-transport path The stopper 11b close to the outlet and the width direction guide 22b are projected into the transport path. In addition, the tickets that have been paid out this time are transported to the sub transport path. The tickets transported to the sub-transport path are transported along the sub-transport path, and abut against the tip 12 of the stopper 11b and are held (see FIG. 7D). FIG. 7D shows a state in which a commuter pass or a prepaid card having a long length in the width direction is held. The width direction guide 22b is pushed down by the reserved tickets. On the other hand, for the tickets that are reserved at the stopper 11b this time, the width direction guides 22c and 22d interlocked with the stoppers 11c and 11d positioned in front of them are retracted from the sub-conveying path. The direction guides 22c and 22d are held down by abutting against the tip 12 of the stopper 11b without being pushed down by the tickets.

  Further, in the state shown in FIG. 7D, when the tickets are further fed out from the feeding unit 4 and the processes of s2 to s5 are performed, the solenoid 21c is turned on in s7, and then the sub-transport path The stopper 11c close to the outlet and the width direction guide 22c are projected into the transport path. In addition, the tickets that have been paid out this time are transported to the sub transport path. The tickets transported to the sub-transport path are transported along the sub-transport path and abut against the front end 12 of the stopper 11c (see FIG. 7E). FIG. 7E shows a state in which a commuter pass or prepaid card having a long width direction is held, and the width direction guide 22c is pushed down by the holding tickets. On the other hand, since the width direction guide 22d interlocked with the stopper 11d positioned in front of the boarding ticket held by the stopper 11c this time is retracted from the sub-conveyance path, the width direction guide 22d is in the middle of the transportation. Without being pushed down, the stopper 11c comes into contact with the tip 12 and is held.

  In the state shown in FIG. 7E, the solenoid 21d is turned on in s7, and then the stopper 11d near the outlet of the sub-transport path and the width direction guide 22d are projected into the transport path. In addition, the tickets that have been paid out this time are transported to the sub transport path. The tickets transported to the sub-transport path are transported on the sub-transport path, abutted against the front end 12 of the stopper 11d and held (see FIG. 7F). FIG. 7F shows a state in which a commuter pass or prepaid card having a long length in the width direction is held, and the width direction guide 22d is pushed down by a boarding ticket.

  If the number of tickets inserted into the slot 2 is one, the holding process for s7 is not performed, and if the number of tickets is two, the holding process after FIG. 7 (D) is not performed. If there are three sheets, the hold process from FIG. 7E is not performed, and if there are four sheets, the hold process in FIG. 7F is not performed.

  If the automatic ticket gate 1 determines that there are no tickets that have not been delivered to the slot 2 at s4, that is, if it is determined that the ticket information has been read from all the tickets that have been inserted into the slot 2 this time, Based on the ticket information read from all the tickets inserted into the slot 2, it is determined whether or not the user can pass (s8). If the determination result in s8 is that the user is not allowed to pass, error processing is performed in s6 and the process is terminated.

  In the error processing related to s6, the door provided in the automatic ticket gate 1 is closed to restrict the passage of the user in the passage.

  If it is determined in s4 that there is no ticket that has not been delivered to the slot 2, even if the number of tickets that are reserved in the holding unit 10 is less than the maximum number that can be reserved, it is delivered last. For the tickets, post-processing is started without performing the hold processing for s7 (s9). This post-process is a process that is performed after determining whether or not the passage of s8 is permitted. The process for recording the ticket information in the recording unit 6, the printing process such as the insertion date and time in the printing / entry unit 7, and the punching holes are opened. It is an entry process, etc., and is performed as necessary for each ticket. The post-processed tickets are transported to the stacking unit 8 or the collecting unit 9. The automatic ticket gate 1 conveys the tickets to be returned to the user to the overlapping unit 8 and conveys the collected tickets to the collecting unit 9.

  When the automatic ticket checker 1 starts post-processing in s9, it determines the presence or absence of tickets that are held in the holding unit 10 (s10). It waits to become (s11). The hold release timing in s11 may be any time as long as the ticket that releases the hold after that does not collide with the ticket that has started post-processing earlier. For example, it may be the timing when the tickets that have started post-processing in s9 reach the superposition unit 8 or the collection unit 9, or the timing when the processing for the tickets in the printing / entry unit 7 is completed. Also good. The automatic ticket gate 1 turns off the solenoid 21 of the stopper 11 closest to the exit of the sub-transport path that holds the tickets at the hold release timing, and shifts the stopper 11 to the release state (s12). Returning to s9, post-processing is started for the tickets that have been released from the current hold.

  With reference to FIG. 8, the operation for canceling the reservation of the tickets will be described. Here, as shown in FIG. 8A, a case where four tickets are reserved in the holding unit 10 will be described as an example. The automatic ticket checker 1 turns off the solenoid 21a of the stopper 11a closest to the exit of the sub-transport path that holds the tickets, and shifts the stopper 11a from the hold state to the released state (turns off the solenoid 21a). Then, the tickets held by the stopper 11a are sent out from the sub-transport path to the main transport path (see FIG. 8B). Further, when it is determined in s10 that there is a ticket held in the holding unit 10 in the state shown in FIG. 8B, the stopper 11b is shifted from the held state to the released state in s12. (The solenoid 21b is turned off.) The boarding tickets held by the stopper 11b are sent out from the sub-transport path to the main transport path (see FIG. 8C). When the stopper 11b is shifted to the released state, the stopper 11a has already been shifted to the released state, and the width direction guide 22a interlocking with the stopper 11a does not protrude into the sub-transport path. Therefore, the tickets that are held in the stopper 11b are sent out from the sub-transport path to the main transport path without pushing down the width direction guide 22a.

  When it is determined in s10 that there is a ticket held in the holding unit 10 in the state shown in FIG. 8C, the stopper 11c is shifted from the held state to the released state in s12. (The solenoid 21c is turned off.) The boarding tickets held by the stopper 11c are sent out from the sub-transport path to the main transport path (see FIG. 8D). When the stopper 11c is shifted to the released state, the stoppers 11a and 11b are already shifted to the released state, and the width direction guides 22a and 22b interlocking with the stoppers 11a and 11b do not protrude into the sub-transport path. Therefore, the tickets that are held in the stopper 11c are sent out from the sub-transport path to the main transport path without pushing down the width direction guides 22a and 22b. Furthermore, when it is determined in s10 that there is a ticket held in the holding unit 10 in the state shown in FIG. 8D, the stopper 11d is shifted from the held state to the released state in s12. (The solenoid 21d is turned off.) The boarding tickets held by the stopper 11d are sent from the sub-transport path to the main transport path (see FIG. 8E). When the stopper 11d is shifted to the released state, the stoppers 11a, 11b, and 11c are already shifted to the released state, and the width direction guides 22a, 22b, and 22c that are interlocked with the stoppers 11a, 11b, and 11c protrude into the sub-transport path. Absent. Therefore, the tickets held in the stopper 11d are sent out from the sub-transport path to the main transport path without pushing down the width direction guides 22a, 22b, 22c.

  If the number of tickets held in the holding unit 10 is one, the processing from FIG. 8C is not performed (the solenoids 21b, 21c, and 21d are turned off at this time). If the number of sheets is three, the process from FIG. 8D is not performed (the solenoids 21c and 21d are turned off at this time). If the number is three, the process of FIG. 8E is performed. (At this time, the solenoid 21d is off).

  If it is determined that the tickets are not held in the holding unit 10 in s10, the automatic ticket gate 1 waits for the tickets that have just started post-processing to reach the overlapping unit 8 or the collecting unit 9. (S13), the tickets transported to the stacking unit 8 are discharged to the take-out port 3 in a state of being overlapped (s14), and this processing is completed.

  As described above, the automatic ticket checker 1 of this embodiment is structured so that the width direction guide 22 protrudes into the auxiliary transport path in conjunction with the stopper 11 that holds the tickets, so that the size in the width direction is short. It is possible to prevent rotation of the tickets when the boarding tickets such as are held, by the protruding width direction guide 22.

  In the case of tickets such as commuter passes and prepaid cards that are long in the width direction, only the width direction guide 22 that is linked to the stopper 11 to be held is contacted and pushed down, and the width direction guide that is linked to the other stoppers 11 is pushed. No contact with 22 at all. Therefore, since the frequency of the width direction guide 22 being pushed down by the ticket and swinging can be reduced, it is possible to prevent the tickets from being damaged, extend the life of the width direction guide, and further replace the width direction guide. The time and effort required for maintenance can be reduced.

  Furthermore, since the stopper 11 and the width direction guide 22 are driven by the common solenoid 21, the cost of the apparatus main body can be suppressed.

  In the above embodiment, the present invention has been described by taking as an example the case where the maximum number of tickets that can be held in the holding unit 10 is four, but the maximum number of tickets that can be held in the holding unit 10. The present invention can be applied to any automatic ticket gate having two or more tickets. Further, the configuration for holding the tickets in the holding unit 10 is not limited to the above embodiment, and the invention of the present application is also applied to the holding unit having the configuration shown in Patent Document 1 described in the section of the prior art. Can be applied. Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the automatic ticket gate 1 for transporting tickets has been described as an example. However, the present invention is also applied to a paper sheet transport apparatus for transporting other paper sheets such as banknotes. The present invention can be applied.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the principal part of the automatic ticket gate corresponding to multiple sheets which is embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the holding | maintenance part provided in the automatic ticket gate which is embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the holding | maintenance part provided in the automatic ticket gate which is embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the reservation state of the short chip | tip of the width direction. It is a figure which shows the holding state of the commuter pass and the prepaid card with a long length of the width direction. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the automatic ticket gate which is embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the process concerning the reservation of boarding tickets in the reservation part of the automatic ticket gate which is embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the process concerning the cancellation | release cancellation | release of boarding tickets in the holding part of the automatic ticket gate which is embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1-Automatic ticket gate 2-Inlet 3-Outlet 4-Feed-out part 5-Reading part 10-Reserving part 11 (11a-11d) -Stopper 21 (21a-21d) -Solenoid 22 (22a-22d) -Width direction guide

Claims (2)

Conveying means for conveying a plurality of types of paper sheets having different lengths in the width direction along the conveying path;
A stopper attached movably between a state protruding from the conveyance path and a state retracted from the conveyance path;
A state in which the paper is transported by the paper transported by the transporting means and is mounted at a predetermined position in the width direction of the transport path upstream of the stopper projecting position and in the transport direction of the paper sheet. A width-direction guide that swings between the state retracted from the road,
A holding means for moving the stopper between a state protruding from the conveyance path and a state retracted from the conveyance path, holding the paper sheet being conveyed, and releasing the hold;
The paper sheet transporting apparatus, wherein the holding unit retracts the width direction guide from the transport path when the stopper is retracted from the transport path. When a plurality of tickets are inserted into the slot, a transport means for feeding the inserted tickets one by one and transporting them along the transport path;
Ticket information reading means for reading ticket information from the tickets being conveyed by the conveying means;
Holding means for moving the stopper between the state protruding from the conveyance path and the state retracted from the conveyance path, holding the tickets being conveyed, and releasing the hold;
A state in which the board is attached to a predetermined position in the width direction of the transport path upstream of the board in the transport direction in the vicinity of the stopper projecting position, and is projected to the transport path by the transport tickets transported by the transport means. A width-direction guide that swings between the state retracted from the road,
Post-processing means for performing post-processing based on the ticket information read by the ticket information reading means for the tickets released from the hold after being held by the holding means,
An automatic ticket gate in which the holding means retracts the width direction guide from the conveyance path when the stopper is retracted from the conveyance path.

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