JP2006155407A - Charge collection terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide charge collection terminal equipment which is excellent in maintainability and safety for opening an upper case body without pulling out the charge collection terminal equipment by horizontally dividing the casing of the charge collection terminal equipment at the front side, and dividing the case body into the upper/lower casings based on an L-shaped division line divided vertically to a horizontal division line at the back side. <P>SOLUTION: A case division line forms an L-shaped division line constituted of a horizontal division line 30A dividing the top plate of a lower casing 20 and the bottom part of an upper casing 10 and a vertical division line 30B arranged vertically to the horizontal division line 30A so as to be L-shaped upward. At the upper terminal of the vertical division line 30B, the divided upper casing 10 and lower casing 20 are connected through a connecting member 8 such as a hinge. In this case, length D1 from a shaft to the highest position of the upper casing 10 is configured so as to be length D2 from the shaft to the back face of the lower casing 20 or less. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a toll collection terminal device of a toll road toll collection system installed on a toll road such as an expressway.

  FIG. 5 shows a toll collection terminal device 100 of a toll road toll collection system installed on a toll road. The toll collection terminal device 100 is installed and operated on an installation table 130 such as a desk provided in a toll booth in the exit lane (see FIG. 5 (1)).

  The toll collection terminal device 100 stores relatively heavy units such as a card processing unit 107 and a receipt issuing unit 106 in a lower housing 120, and includes a main control unit 104, an operation unit 102, a display unit 103, a power source 105, and the like. It is stored in the upper housing 110 (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Since the toll booth is provided between the lanes, the installation space is limited, and no extra space is provided around the back of the toll collection terminal device. The operator operates the toll collection terminal device 100 from within the toll booth and performs toll collection work with the vehicle user. Accordingly, during maintenance of the toll collection terminal device 100, it is necessary to access the main control unit 104 disposed in the toll collection terminal device 100 in order to perform electrical adjustment / confirmation. Need to open.

  An operation for opening the upper housing 110 of the toll collection terminal device 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 (1) shows a normal usage mode in a state where the toll collection terminal device 100 is installed on the installation console 130 in a state of approaching the toll booth wall 140.

  FIG. 5B is a diagram showing a state in which the display unit 103 is folded and the toll collection terminal device 100 is pulled out to access the inside of the toll collection terminal device 100 for maintenance. As described above, it is necessary to pull the toll collection terminal device 100 toward the front as indicated by the arrow in the figure. When the upper casing 110 is opened, the rear portion of the upper casing 110 contacts the toll booth wall 140. Since it does not open, it is necessary to pull out by a distance corresponding to the height of the upper housing 110 in advance. If the toll booth is narrow and the depth of the installation desk is short, the toll collection terminal device 100 may protrude from the installation desk as shown in the figure, and safety may be impaired.

  FIG. 5 (3) is a diagram showing a state in which the upper housing 110 is opened to access the inside of the toll collection terminal device 100.

For maintenance of the toll collection terminal device configured in this way, the conventional toll collection terminal device has the center of gravity greatly moved forward when both units housed in the lower housing are pulled out simultaneously. In order to impair safety, a method is known in which only one of the units can be pulled out (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP-A-8-44931 (Page 1-3, FIGS. 1 and 7)

  However, the toll collection terminal device described in Patent Document 1 is a circuit in which the substantially central portion of the upper housing and the lower housing is horizontally divided vertically and the upper portion of the housing is provided on the rear side of the substantially central portion of the housing. Since it pivots about the movable hinge 108 as an axis, when the upper casing is opened, the upper casing protrudes to the back side (protrusion of the upper casing) (see FIG. 5 (3)). When installed with the rear face of the chassis in contact with the inner wall, there was a problem that the inside of the toll collection terminal device could not be accessed because it could not hit the rear wall. For this reason, conventionally, when accessing the inside of the toll collection terminal device, first, the work of pulling out the entire toll collection terminal device is performed (see FIG. 5 (2)). However, the mass of the toll collection terminal device will be about 45 kg. There was a problem that the work to pull out to the front obstructed smooth maintenance work.

  Furthermore, when it is pulled out to the front, the toll collection terminal device protrudes from the installation table to the front side, and there is a problem that safety during maintenance is impaired.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem. In the case of dividing the toll collection terminal device, a rotatable hinge is provided at the upper surface of the upper case, and the upper case is divided and rotated. By doing so, the upper housing can be opened without pulling out the toll collection terminal device, so that a toll collection terminal device having excellent maintainability and safety is provided.

  In order to achieve the above object, a toll collection terminal device according to claim 1 of the present invention is arranged in contact with a lower casing forming an L-shaped box and a side plate constituting the box of the lower casing. The upper casing is formed as a rotation axis on the line where the upper casing made of the cover, the upper back side of the upper casing, and the top plate of the lower casing fixedly arranged are in contact with each other. And a stopper for stopping the upper casing at a predetermined position when the upper casing is rotated, and the upper casing is perpendicular to the shaft in the vertical direction. The first length up to the highest position is configured to be equal to or less than the second length from the axis to the back surface of the lower housing in the horizontal direction.

  According to the present invention, the housing of the toll collection terminal device can be divided by the connecting member on the upper surface of the housing of the toll collection terminal device, so that the upper housing can be opened without pulling out the toll collection terminal device. Therefore, it is possible to provide a toll collection terminal device excellent in maintainability and safety.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an external view of a toll collection terminal device (hereinafter referred to as a device) 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 (1) is a front view seen from the operation side, and FIG. 1 (2) is a right side view. The apparatus 1 includes an upper housing 10 and a lower housing 20.

  An operation unit 2 and a display unit 3 are provided in the upper casing, and a main control unit 4, a power supply unit 5, a receipt issuing unit 6, and a card processing unit 7 are provided in the lower housing 20.

  The operation unit 2 is provided with a keyboard that is operated by an operator when collecting charges. The display unit 3 displays vehicle type information, usage fees, obstacles, and the like accompanying toll collection. The main control unit 4 is composed of a control board having a CPU for controlling the entire apparatus, and is built in the lower housing 10. The power supply unit 5 supplies power necessary for operating the device 1. The receipt issuing unit 6 has a printer and issues a receipt. The card processing unit 7 has a prepaid card insertion / discharge port, and collects usage charges from the prepaid card.

  The dividing line of the lower casing 20 and the upper casing 10 is divided into a vertical center at the front side of the apparatus, and the vertical center line vertically above the horizontal dividing line at the rear part of the apparatus. L-shaped division by. Accordingly, the lower housing 20 forms an L-shaped box, and the upper housing 10 forms a cover disposed in contact with a side plate forming the box of the lower housing 20. The vertical dividing line is a hinge that connects the upper casing 10 to the lower casing 20 so that the upper casing 10 can be rotated about a line (boundary) where the upper casing 10 is in contact with the top panel (the upper surface of the apparatus 1 casing). A connecting member 8 is provided.

  A stopper 9 is provided for stopping the upper housing 10 at a predetermined position when the upper housing 10 is rotated. Therefore, the operator can turn the connecting member 8 as a fulcrum until the upper housing 10 stops.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the housing dividing line 30 of the device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 (1) is a front view seen from the operation side, and FIG. 2 (2) is a right side view.

  The frame division line 30 is divided into a horizontal division line 30A that divides the top plate of the lower housing 20 and the bottom of the upper housing 10, and a horizontal division line 30A that leaves a predetermined depth D2 behind the horizontal division line 30A. On the other hand, it consists of vertical dividing lines 30B provided vertically upward so as to be L-shaped. That is, an L-shaped dividing line is formed.

The upper end of the vertical dividing line 30B connects the divided upper housing 10 and lower housing 20 with a rotatable connecting member 8 such as a hinge. At this time, the length (first length) D1 from the axis to the highest position of the upper housing 10 in the vertical direction is the length (second length) from the shaft to the back surface of the lower housing 20 in the horizontal direction. A) It must be configured to be equal to or less than D2. That is, it is necessary to satisfy the following formula (1).
D1 ≦ D2 (1)
D1: Length from the axis to the highest position of the upper housing 10 in the vertical direction (first length)
D2: Length from the axis to the back surface of the lower housing 20 in the horizontal direction (second length)
By the connection satisfying the above conditions, the upper housing 10 can be rotated (opened) until it stops at a predetermined position with the connecting member 8 as an axis. When the above conditions are not satisfied, when the upper housing 10 is rotated, the top plate portion of the upper housing 10 may protrude rearward from the back surface of the lower housing 20.

  The stopper 9 lifts and rotates the upper housing 10 until it stops at a predetermined position (after being fully opened), and then returns to the front side to automatically lock and prevent the natural fall. In this automatic lock state, the upper housing 10 is stopped and does not fall even if the lifted hand is released. For example, the main control unit 4 can be accessed to perform electrical adjustment and confirmation.

  In order to release the above-described state in which the upper housing 10 is automatically locked, after the lock release switch 9A provided on the stopper 9 is pressed, the upper housing 10 is lifted to a predetermined stop position and rotated (again). After it has opened, it can be closed by pushing it forward. That is, the upper casing 10 stopped at a predetermined position can be returned to the original position by pressing the lock release switch 9A.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an operation when the upper housing 10 of the device 1 is lifted to access the inside of the device 1 during maintenance or the like. FIG. 3 (1) shows a normal usage mode in a state where the device 1 is installed on the installation table 30 close to the toll booth wall 40.

  FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating a state in which the display unit 3 is folded in order to access the inside of the apparatus 1 for maintenance.

  FIG. 3 (3) is a diagram showing a state where the upper housing 10 is rotated and automatically locked by the stopper 9 and stopped (the upper housing 10 is opened) in order to access the inside of the apparatus 1. is there. By opening the upper housing 10, the main control unit 4 is exposed and necessary maintenance work can be performed. In the first embodiment, when the upper casing 10 is opened as in the conventional apparatus, the inside of the lower casing 20 can be accessed without the operation of pulling out the apparatus 1 to the front, so that the apparatus is excellent in maintainability and safety. become.

  FIG. 4 is an external view of a toll collection terminal device (hereinafter referred to as device) 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4A is a front view seen from the operation side, and FIG. 4B is a right side view. This device 1 is composed of an upper housing 10 and a lower housing 20, and the dividing line 30C is different, but the other parts are the same as those in the first embodiment, so the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. The description is omitted.

  In the second embodiment, a dividing line 30 </ b> C that divides the upper housing 10 and the lower housing 20 is provided obliquely from the lower portion of the upper housing 10 toward the upper surface of the housing of the device 1.

  In the first embodiment, the case dividing line is horizontally divided up and down, and the vertical division is perpendicular to the case dividing line. However, the present invention is not limited to this, as in the second embodiment. By adopting a configuration in which the rotation shafts of the upper casing 10 and the lower casing 20 are provided on the upper surface of the casing of the apparatus 1, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.

1 is an external view of a fee collection terminal device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. The figure explaining the housing | casing division | segmentation line of the fee collection terminal device shown in FIG. The figure explaining operation in the case of lifting the upper housing | casing of the fee collection terminal device shown in FIG. 1, and accessing the inside of an apparatus. The external view of the fee collection terminal device by Example 2 of this invention. The figure explaining operation in the case of raising the upper housing | casing of the conventional fee collection terminal device, and accessing the inside of an apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Charge collection terminal device 2 Operation part 3 Display part 4 Main control part 5 Power supply part 6 Receipt issue part 7 Card processing part 8 Connecting member 9 Stopper 9A Lock release switch 10 Upper housing | casing 20 Lower housing 30 Housing | casing division | segmentation line 30A Horizontal dividing line 30B Vertical dividing line

Claims (3)

A lower housing forming an L-shaped box,
An upper housing comprising a cover disposed in contact with a side plate constituting the box of the lower housing;
A connecting member that pivotally connects the upper casing to the lower casing, with a line on the upper surface on the back side of the upper casing and a top plate of the lower casing fixedly arranged as a rotation axis. ,
A stopper for stopping the upper housing at a predetermined position when the upper housing is rotated, and the upper housing has a first length from the axis to the highest position of the upper housing in the vertical direction. A toll collection terminal device configured to be equal to or shorter than a second length from the axis to the back surface of the lower housing in the horizontal direction. The stopper is
After the upper housing is turned up to a predetermined position with the connecting member as an axis and turned, and then returned to the front, an automatic lock function that stops turning,
A lock release switch for releasing the state of being automatically locked by the automatic lock function, and an operator rotates the upper housing to a predetermined position to stop it, thereby preventing a natural fall, and the lock 2. The toll collection terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the upper casing stopped at a predetermined position can be returned to its original position by pressing a release switch. An upper housing in which a display unit for performing toll collection work with users is divided and arranged;
A control unit that requires adjustment and maintenance at the time of adjustment and maintenance is dividedly arranged, and a lower case whose upper side on the back side forms a boundary with the upper case on the upper surface of the device case;
A toll collection terminal device comprising: a connecting member that rotatably connects the upper housing to the lower housing, with the boundary portion of the upper surface of the device housing as a rotation axis.

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