JP2014092900A - Medium handling device, and roll paper setting mechanism using medium handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce failures generated by contact of roll paper with the bottom surface of a roll paper housing unit.SOLUTION: A medium handling device includes a roll paper housing unit 12 in which a roll paper 101 whose outer peripheral surface is formed as a magnetic surface 106 on which magnetic information is written. The roll paper housing unit includes: a roll journaling unit 41 which rotatably journals the roll paper. In a bottom 49 of the roll paper housing unit, a contact portion 60 is provided which partially makes contact with the outer peripheral surface of the outermost peripheral portion drooping from a roll portion of the roll paper journaled by the roll journaling unit.

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium handling device that cuts the leading end portion of roll paper stored in the apparatus and discharges the leading end portion of the cut roll paper to the outside of the device, and a roll paper setting mechanism used in the medium handling device. About.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a medium handling apparatus that cuts the leading end portion of roll paper stored in the apparatus and discharges the cut leading end portion of the roll paper to the outside of the apparatus has been widely used. Roll paper is a long strip-shaped paper medium wound in a roll shape. An example of such a medium handling apparatus is a ticketing machine used in transportation. The ticket issuing machine is a device that issues (issues) tickets such as a boarding ticket, an admission ticket, a commuter pass, a seat reservation ticket, and various reservation tickets (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  The ticket issuing machine has a roll paper storage unit in which roll paper is stored inside the apparatus. In the ticket issuing machine, a roll shaft support portion that rotatably supports the roll paper is provided inside the roll paper storage portion, and a rotational drive source that rotates the roll shaft support portion is provided in the roll shaft support portion. There are devices around.

  In general, the roll paper is provided with an annular paper tube at the center thereof, and the paper tube is rotatably supported inside the roll paper storage portion by being fixed to the roll shaft support portion.

  When issuing tickets (ticketing) such as tickets and admission tickets, this ticket-issuing machine rotates the roll shaft support by a rotational drive source, and the tip of the roll paper supported by the roll shaft support is removed. The paper is fed from the roll paper storage unit to the downstream mechanism.

  And a ticketing machine performs a predetermined process with respect to the front-end | tip part of roll paper. Examples of the “predetermined process” include a process of printing print information as a ticket issuing medium such as a ticket or an admission ticket on a printing surface, a process of writing magnetic information as a ticket issuing medium on a magnetic surface, or a leading end portion of a roll paper There is a process to cut off. After performing these predetermined processes, the ticket issuing machine discharges the cut end portion of the roll paper (hereinafter referred to as “cut medium”) to the outside of the apparatus as a ticketing medium.

  In addition, as for the roll paper used for a ticket issuing machine, the outer peripheral surface is generally comprised as a magnetic surface, and the inner peripheral surface is comprised as a printing surface. The magnetic surface is a surface on which magnetic information is written and magnetic information is written. The printing surface is a surface on which printing information is printed.

JP 2012-79248 A

  A medium handling device represented by a ticket issuing machine is pivotally supported by a roll shaft support portion by rotating the roll shaft support portion by a rotation drive source in order to cut the leading end portion of the roll paper and discharge it to the outside of the device. The leading end portion of the roll paper is fed from the roll paper storage unit to the downstream mechanism. At that time, it has been desired that the medium handling device can easily perform the operation (particularly, the initial operation) of feeding a heavy roll paper.

  Therefore, the inventor of the present invention loosens (rolls) the roll paper in advance inside the roll paper storage section so that the roll paper feeding operation (particularly the initial operation) can be easily performed. By a drive source (hereinafter referred to as a “conveyance drive source”) that is a drive source that is different from the rotational drive source and that is driven at a driving torque lower than the braking torque when the rotational drive source is stopped, An attempt was made to drive the leading end portion of the roll paper to the downstream mechanism by driving the conveyance unit that conveys the roll paper.

  That is, the inventor of the present invention sets the outermost peripheral part of the roll paper supported by the roll support part in a state where it is suspended from the roll part (the part where the paper medium is wound in a roll shape). At the time of feeding the roll paper, an attempt was made to feed the leading end portion of the roll paper to the downstream mechanism by the transport unit driven by the transport drive source described above.

  The reason why the drive torque of the conveyance drive source is set lower than the drive torque of the rotation drive source is that (1) the conveyance unit driven by the conveyance drive source pulls out the roll paper from the roll paper storage unit with a strong conveyance force. This is to prevent the roll paper from being stretched and broken by (2), and (2) to suppress the enlargement of the apparatus by introducing a high-output conveyance drive source.

  However, when such an attempt is made, the outer peripheral surface of the outermost peripheral portion of the roll paper comes into contact with the bottom surface of the roll paper storage unit, so that dirt such as dust and dirt is magnetically generated from the bottom surface of the roll paper storage unit. It has been found that it may adhere to the outer peripheral surface which is a surface. Such dirt tends to be easily attached by static electricity, particularly when humidity is low.

  It has been found that when the dirt adheres to the magnetic information writing area on the magnetic surface, a failure such as a magnetic information writing error or reading error may occur.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and a medium handling device that reduces a failure caused by the roll paper coming into contact with the bottom surface of the roll paper storage unit, and the medium handling device. The main object is to provide a roll paper setting mechanism to be used.

  In order to achieve the above object, a first invention is a medium handling device for cutting a leading end portion of a roll paper stored inside the device, and discharging the cut leading end portion of the roll paper to the outside of the device, A roll paper storage unit configured to store the roll paper formed as a magnetic surface on which magnetic information is written; the roll paper storage unit includes a roll shaft support unit that rotatably supports the roll paper; The bottom surface portion of the roll paper storage portion includes a contact portion that partially contacts the outer peripheral surface of the outermost peripheral portion hanging from the roll portion of the roll paper supported by the roll shaft support portion. .

  The medium handling apparatus includes a contact portion that partially contacts the outer peripheral surface of the outermost peripheral portion that hangs down from the roll portion of the roll paper. The abutting portion partially abuts with the outer peripheral surface of the outermost peripheral portion of the roll paper, thereby preventing the outer peripheral surface of the outermost peripheral portion of the roll paper from abutting against the bottom surface portion of the roll paper storage portion.

  Therefore, in this medium handling device, dirt such as dust or dirt is transferred from the bottom surface of the roll paper storage unit to the outer peripheral surface of the roll paper which is a magnetic surface (particularly, the magnetic information writing area set on the outer peripheral surface). It is possible to suppress the occurrence of failures such as magnetic information writing errors and reading errors by suppressing the adhesion.

The second invention is a roll paper setting mechanism in which roll paper is set, the outer peripheral surface having a roll paper storage portion for storing the roll paper formed as a magnetic surface for writing magnetic information, The roll paper storage portion includes a roll shaft support portion that rotatably supports the roll paper, and is partially connected to an outer peripheral surface of an outermost peripheral portion that hangs down from a roll portion of the roll paper that is supported by the roll shaft support portion. It is assumed that a contact portion that comes into contact with the bottom surface portion of the roll paper storage portion is provided.
This roll paper setting mechanism can be used in the medium handling apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce a failure that occurs when the roll paper comes into contact with the bottom surface of the roll paper storage unit.

It is a figure (1) which shows the structure of the medium handling apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure (2) which shows the structure of the medium handling apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure (3) which shows the structure of the medium handling apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure (1) which shows the composition of the contact part concerning an embodiment. It is a figure (2) which shows the composition of the contact part concerning an embodiment. It is a figure (1) which shows the arrangement position of the contact part concerning an embodiment. It is a figure (2) which shows the arrangement position of the contact part concerning an embodiment. It is a figure which shows the state of the roll paper in the medium handling apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure (1) which shows the state of the roll paper in the medium handling apparatus which concerns on a comparative example. It is a figure (2) which shows the state of the roll paper in the medium handling apparatus which concerns on a comparative example. It is explanatory drawing of the possible countermeasure example with respect to the stain | pollution | contamination which generate | occur | produces with the medium handling apparatus which concerns on a comparative example.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as “the present embodiment”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Each figure is only schematically shown so that the present invention can be fully understood. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated example. Moreover, in each figure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the common component and the same component, and those overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

[Embodiment]
<Configuration of media handling device>
The medium handling device 1 according to the present embodiment cuts the leading end portion of the roll paper stored inside the device, and discharges the leading end portion of the cut roll paper (hereinafter referred to as “cut medium”) to the outside of the device. It is a device to do. “Roll paper” is a long strip-shaped paper medium wound in a roll. In general, a roll paper is provided with an annular paper tube at the center thereof, and a belt-like paper medium is wound around it.

  In the present embodiment, the medium handling apparatus 1 is provided with a roll paper storage unit for storing roll paper inside the apparatus. In the medium handling device 1, a roll shaft support portion that rotatably supports the roll paper is provided inside the roll paper storage portion, and a rotation drive source that rotates the roll shaft support portion is provided around the roll shaft support portion. It is the composition provided in.

  Further, the medium handling device 1 loosens (rolls) the roll paper in advance inside the roll paper storage unit so that the roll paper feeding operation (particularly, the initial operation) can be easily performed. Sometimes a roll is driven by a drive source (hereinafter referred to as a “conveyance drive source”) that is a drive source that is different from the rotational drive source and that is driven with a drive torque lower than the braking torque when the rotational drive source is stopped. A conveyance unit that conveys paper (hereinafter referred to as “roll paper conveyance unit”) is driven to feed the leading end of the roll paper to a downstream mechanism.

  In other words, the medium handling device 1 preliminarily puts the outermost peripheral part of the roll paper supported by the roll support part in a state where it is hung from the roll part (the part where the paper medium is wound in a roll shape). When the roll paper is fed out, the roll paper transport unit driven by the transport driving source described above is configured to feed the leading end portion of the roll paper to the downstream mechanism.

  The reason why the drive torque of the conveyance drive source is set lower than the drive torque of the rotation drive source is that (1) the conveyance unit driven by the conveyance drive source pulls out the roll paper from the roll paper storage unit with a strong conveyance force. This is to prevent the roll paper from being stretched and broken by (2), and (2) to suppress the enlargement of the apparatus by introducing a high-output conveyance drive source.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the medium handling device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. In the following description, “upstream” and “downstream” are based on the conveyance direction of the medium. 1 to 3 are diagrams each showing a configuration of a medium handling device according to the embodiment. FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration inside a medium handling device 1 according to the present embodiment. 2 and 3 show the configuration of the roll paper storage unit 12 provided in the medium handling apparatus 1.

  Here, the case where the medium handling device 1 is configured as a ticket issuing machine used in transportation will be described. The ticket issuing machine 1 is a device that issues (issues) tickets such as a boarding ticket, an admission ticket, a commuter pass, a seat reservation ticket, and various reservation tickets. Hereinafter, the medium handling device 1 according to the present embodiment may be referred to as a “ticketing machine 1”. However, the medium handling device 1 is not limited to a ticket issuing machine used in transportation, and may be configured as various types of devices that store roll paper inside the device.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a ticket issuing machine 1 as a medium handling device according to the present embodiment has a ticket issuing unit 3 inside the device. The ticket issuing unit 3 is a mechanism for issuing tickets. The ticket issuing unit 3 includes a roll paper setting mechanism 10, a roll paper printing unit 15, a magnetic unit 16, a commuter pass hopper unit 17, a commuter pass printing unit 18, and an escutcheon unit 20.

  The roll paper setting mechanism 10 is a mechanism for setting (loading) the roll paper 101. The roll paper setting mechanism 10 includes a roll paper storage unit 12 in which the roll paper 101 is stored. Further, a roll boss 41 is provided near the center of the roll paper storage unit 12. . The roll boss 41 is a component that functions as a roll shaft support portion that rotatably supports the roll paper 101 by attaching an annular paper tube provided at the center of the roll paper 101.

  The roll paper printing unit 15 is a component that prints predetermined printing information on the printing surface of the leading end portion of the roll paper 101 and cuts (cuts) the leading end portion into a predetermined length using the cutting medium. The roll paper printing unit 15 includes a print head 15 a for printing print information and a cutting unit 15 b for cutting (cutting) the leading end portion of the roll paper 101.

  The print head 15 a is provided at a position facing the inner peripheral surface formed as the print surface 107 (see FIG. 3) at the leading end portion of the roll paper 101. In the roll paper printing unit 15, the platen 15 c is provided at a position facing the print head 15 a via the conveyance path 13. The platen 15c is a support member that supports the medium (here, the roll paper 101) from the back surface (here, the magnetic surface 106 (see FIG. 3) that is the outer peripheral surface) during printing so that high-quality printing can be performed. . The roll paper printing unit 15 supports the back surface of the roll paper 101 (here, the magnetic surface 106, which is the outer peripheral surface) by the platen 15c during printing, and print information is printed on the surface of the roll paper 101 (here, the print head 15a). Then, printing is performed on a printing surface 107 (see FIG. 3) which is an inner circumferential surface.

  The cutting part 15b is provided across the conveyance path 13 up and down. In the example shown in FIG. 1, two cutting portions 15b are provided on the upstream side and the downstream side of the print head 15a. The reason why the two cutting portions 15b are provided is to use the two cutting portions 15b properly so that the sizes of the tickets differ depending on the types of the tickets to be issued.

The roll paper printing unit 15 can selectively perform one of the following operations (1) and (2) according to the type of issued ticket.
(1) The upstream cutting section 15b cuts the leading end portion of the roll paper 101 as a cut medium, prints the print information on the print surface 107 of the cut medium with the print head 15a, and then the magnetic information with the magnetic head 16a. Writing to the magnetic surface 106 of the cut medium.
(2) Printing information is printed on the printing surface 107 at the leading end portion of the roll paper 101 by the print head 15a, and the leading end portion of the roll paper 101 is used as a cutting medium by the downstream cutting portion 15b (or the upstream cutting portion 15b). After cutting, the magnetic head 16a writes magnetic information on the magnetic surface 106 of the cut medium.

  The magnetic unit 16 is a component that writes predetermined magnetic information on a magnetic surface of a cut medium (a tip portion of the cut roll paper 101) or a ticket issuing medium for a commuter pass, and reads magnetic information from the magnetic surface. The magnetic unit 16 includes a magnetic head 16a for writing and reading magnetic information. The magnetic head 16a is provided at a position facing the outer peripheral surface formed as the magnetic surface 106 (see FIG. 3) of the cut medium.

The commuter pass hopper unit 17 is a component that stores a commuter pass ticketing medium.
The commuter pass printing unit 18 is a component that prints printing information on a commuter pass to be issued on a printing surface of a commuter pass ticketing medium.
The escutcheon unit 20 is an insertion / release port for tickets.

The ticket issuing machine 1 includes a transport path 13 through which a leading end portion of the roll paper 101 is transported and a transport path 19 through which a ticket issuing medium for commuter passes is transported.
The transport path 13 is provided from the roll paper storage unit 12 to the escutcheon unit 20, and the roll paper printing unit 15 and the magnetic unit 16 are disposed on the path.
On the other hand, the conveyance path 19 is provided from the commuter pass hopper unit 17 to the escutcheon unit 20 so as to join the conveyance path 13 at a position between the roll paper printing unit 15 and the magnetic unit 16. The commuter pass printing unit 18 and the magnetic unit 16 are arranged on the top.

  In the ticket issuing machine 1, the rotational drive source M <b> 1 is provided around the roll boss 41. The rotation drive source M1 is a drive source that drives the roll boss 41 to rotate. The rotational drive source M1 is configured by a drive source whose drive torque and braking torque at the time of stop are higher than the drive torque of the transport drive source M2 described later. The rotation drive source M1 rotates the roll boss 41 to feed the leading end portion of the roll paper 101 from the roll paper storage unit 12 to the downstream mechanism, or rolls the leading end portion of the roll paper 101 from the downstream mechanism. Pull back to the paper storage unit 12.

  In the ticket issuing machine 1, a roll paper transport unit 14 is provided along the transport path 13. The roll paper transport unit 14 is a mechanism that holds the leading end portion of the roll paper 101 stored in the roll paper storage unit 12 and transports it downstream. The roll paper transport unit 14 is driven by a transport drive source M2. The conveyance drive source M2 is a drive source that is driven with a drive torque lower than the braking torque when the rotation drive source M1 is stopped. Note that the ticket issuing machine 1 is provided with a transport mechanism (not shown) for transporting a ticket issuing medium for commuter passes along the transport path 19.

  A customer who wants to purchase tickets, for example, when performing a transaction to purchase tickets such as a boarding ticket or an admission ticket, operates a customer operation unit (not shown) to instruct the ticket issuing machine 1 to execute the transaction. To do. In this case, the ticket issuing machine 1 issues (issues) tickets using the roll paper 101 set in the roll paper setting mechanism 10.

  At that time, the ticket issuing machine 1 feeds the leading end portion of the roll paper 101 set in the roll paper setting mechanism 10 to the downstream mechanism, and performs a predetermined process on the leading end portion of the fed roll paper 101. . The “predetermined process” in this case includes, for example, a process of printing print information as a ticket issuing medium such as a ticket or an admission ticket on a printing surface, a process of writing magnetic information as a ticket issuing medium on a magnetic surface, roll paper There is a process of cutting the tip portion of 101 as a cutting medium. After performing these predetermined processes, the ticket issuing machine 1 discharges the cut medium as a ticket issuing medium from the escutcheon unit 20 to the outside of the apparatus. In addition, the escutcheon part 20 is a ticket insertion / release opening.

  The roll paper 101 used in the ticket issuing machine 1 generally has an outer peripheral surface configured as a magnetic surface 106 (see FIG. 3) and an inner peripheral surface configured as a printing surface 107 (see FIG. 3). The magnetic surface 106 is a surface on which magnetic information is written and coated with a magnetic material. The print surface 107 is a surface on which print information is printed.

  Further, for example, when performing a transaction for purchasing a commuter pass newly, the customer operates a customer operation unit (not shown) to instruct the ticket issuing machine 1 to execute the transaction. In this case, the ticket issuing machine 1 issues (issues) a commuter pass using a commuter ticket issuing medium stored in the commuter pass hopper unit 17.

  At that time, the ticket issuing machine 1 delivers the commuter pass ticketing medium stored in the commuter pass hopper unit 17 to the downstream mechanism, and performs predetermined processing on the delivered commuter pass ticketing medium. . Examples of the “predetermined process” in this case include a process of printing print information as a commuter pass on a print surface, a process of writing magnetic information as a commuter pass on a magnetic surface, and the like. After performing these predetermined processes, the ticket issuing machine 1 releases the ticket issuing medium for the commuter pass from the escutcheon unit 20 to the outside of the apparatus.

  In addition, for example, when a customer performs a transaction for continuously purchasing a commuter pass using a purchased commuter pass or a transaction for specifying a desired train seat using a pre-purchased coupon ticket, A customer operation unit (not shown) is operated to instruct the ticket issuing machine 1 to execute the transaction. Then, the customer inserts a ticket such as a commuter pass or a coupon ticket into the ticket issuing machine 1 from the escutcheon unit 20.

  In this case, the ticket issuing machine 1 takes in the inserted tickets into the apparatus and performs predetermined processing on the fetched tickets. The “predetermined processing” in this case includes, for example, a process for printing printing information as a ticket issuing medium such as a commuter pass or a seat designated ticket on a printing surface, or magnetic information as a ticket issuing medium such as a commuter pass or a seat designated ticket. Is written on the magnetic surface. After performing these predetermined processes, the ticket issuing machine 1 releases the inserted tickets from the escutcheon unit 20 to the outside of the apparatus.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the roll paper storage unit 12 can freely pull out in the direction of the arrow α1 and push back in the direction of the arrow α2 with respect to the casing 11 of the ticket issuing machine 1. The tray is configured.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the roll paper storage unit 12 is provided with a protruding portion 22 that protrudes downward. A paper feed roller 23 is provided inside the protrusion 22. The paper feed roller 23 is a roller that feeds the leading end portion of the roll paper 101 toward the roll paper conveyance unit 14 (in the example shown in FIG. 2, conveyance rollers 14 a and 14 b) provided inside the housing 11.

  The roll paper storage unit 12 and the housing 11 are provided with an opening around the conveyance path 13 for transferring the leading end portion of the roll paper 101 between them. Hereinafter, the opening provided on the roll paper storage unit 12 side is referred to as “storage unit side delivery port 24”, and the opening provided on the case 11 side is referred to as “housing side delivery port 25”. The storage unit side delivery port 24 and the housing side delivery port 25 face each other. The conveyance path 13 is divided by the storage unit side delivery port 24 and the housing side delivery port 25 when the roll paper storage unit 12 is pulled out in the direction of the arrow α1.

  FIG. 3 shows a detailed configuration of the roll paper storage unit 12 and its surroundings. As shown in FIG. 3, a part of the housing 11 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) of the ticket issuing machine 1 is configured as a housing frame 31. The housing frame 31 includes a rail 33 on a wall surface 32 facing the roll paper storage unit 12. The rail 33 is provided so as to extend along the pull-out direction of the roll paper storage unit 12.

  The roll paper storage portion 12 has an engagement portion (hereinafter referred to as “rail engagement portion 44”) that is movably engaged with the rail 33 on the surface facing the wall surface 32 of the housing frame 31. I have. In addition, the roll paper storage unit 12 includes a roll boss 41 and an insertion unit 42 therein. As described above, the roll boss 41 is a component that functions as a roll shaft support portion that rotatably supports the roll paper 101. The insertion unit 42 is a part that guides the roll paper 101 to the roll paper transport unit 14 when the leading end portion of the roll paper 101 is inserted. Further, the roll paper storage unit 12 includes a handle unit 43 on the surface of the roll paper storage unit 12 in the pulling direction. The handle part 43 is a part that is gripped by a staff member who manages the ticket issuing machine 1 when the roll paper storage part 12 is pulled out.

  In the ticket issuing machine 1, when the roll paper 101 is replaced, the roll paper storage unit 12 is pulled out from the housing frame 31 by the staff, and the roll paper 101 is attached to the roll boss 41. When the staff attaches the roll paper 101 to the roll boss 41, the staff inserts the leading end portion of the roll paper 101 into the insertion portion 42 and pushes the roll paper storage portion 12 back into the housing frame 31.

  Accordingly, the leading end portion of the roll paper 101 inserted into the insertion unit 42 is guided to the roll paper transport unit 14. The roll paper transport unit 14 transports the leading end portion of the roll paper 101 toward the downstream side. Then, the roll paper transport unit 14 stops the leading end portion of the roll paper 101 at a position before the roll paper printing unit 15 and holds the state until a predetermined timing.

  Thereafter, at any point in time, the ticket issuing machine 1 accepts an instruction for issuing a ticket, for example, by operating a customer operation unit (not shown). Here, the case where the transaction form is a transaction using the roll paper 101 set in the roll paper storage unit 12 (for example, a ticket issuing transaction) will be described.

  Then, the ticket issuing machine 1 conveys the leading end portion of the roll paper 101 to the roll paper printing unit 15, and the roll paper printing unit 15 prints predetermined printing information on the printing surface 107 of the leading end portion of the roll paper 101, Cutting the leading end portion to a predetermined length as a cutting medium (or cutting the leading end portion of the roll paper 101 to a predetermined length as a cutting medium and printing predetermined printing information on the printing surface 107); The cut medium is conveyed to the magnetic unit 16.

  The ticket issuing machine 1 writes predetermined magnetic information on the magnetic surface 106 of the cut medium by the magnetic unit 16 and checks the written magnetic information. When the check is normally performed, the ticket issuing machine 1 conveys the cut medium to the escutcheon unit 20 and discharges the cut medium from the escutcheon unit 20 to the outside of the apparatus as tickets. Thereby, the ticket issuing machine 1 issues (issues) tickets.

  The ticket issuing machine 1 operates as follows when the form of transaction is a transaction using a ticket issuing medium set in the commuter pass hopper unit 17 (that is, a commuter pass issuance transaction).

  First, the ticket issuing machine 1 feeds the ticket issuing medium from the commuter ticket hopper unit 17 to the conveyance path 19, conveys the ticket issuing medium to the commuter ticket printing unit 18, and the commuter ticket printing unit 18 prints predetermined print information on the ticketing medium. The ticket issuing medium is conveyed to the magnetic unit 16 by printing on the surface.

  Then, the ticket issuing machine 1 uses the magnetic unit 16 to write predetermined magnetic information on the magnetic surface of the ticketing medium and check the written magnetic information. When the check is normally performed, the ticket issuing machine 1 conveys the ticket issuing medium to the escutcheon unit 20 and discharges it from the escutcheon unit 20 to the outside as a commuter pass. As a result, the ticket issuing machine 1 issues (issues) a commuter pass.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the ticket issuing machine 1 includes a contact portion 60 on the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage portion 12. The contact portion 60 includes an outer peripheral surface (magnetic surface 106) of an outermost peripheral portion (slack portion) 103 (see FIG. 6) that hangs down from a roll portion 102 (see FIG. 6) of the roll paper 101 that is pivotally supported by the roll boss 41. This is a component that abuts partially and separates the outermost peripheral portion 103 of the roll paper 101 from the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage unit 12.

  The abutting portion 60 partially abuts with the outer peripheral surface (magnetic surface 106) of the outermost peripheral portion 103 of the roll paper 101, so that the outer peripheral surface (magnetic surface 106) of the outermost peripheral portion 103 of the roll paper 101 is rolled paper. Contact with the bottom surface portion 49 of the storage portion 12 is prevented.

  Therefore, in the ticket issuing machine 1, dirt such as dust or dust is set from the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage unit 12 to the outer peripheral surface (magnetic surface 106) of the outermost peripheral portion 103 of the roll paper 101 (particularly, the outer peripheral surface thereof). It is possible to suppress the occurrence of failures such as magnetic information writing errors and reading errors by suppressing the adhesion to the magnetic information writing area.

  4A and 4B show the configuration of the contact portion 60. FIG. 4A and 4B are diagrams each showing a configuration of the contact portion 60 according to the embodiment. FIG. 4A shows an enlarged view of the configuration of part A shown in FIG. 4A shows the configuration of the contact portion 60 viewed from an oblique direction, and FIG. 4B shows the configuration of the contact portion 60 viewed from the right direction of FIG. 4A.

  Here, the abutting portion 60 will be described on the assumption that it is constituted by a plate-like member that is separate from the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage portion 12. However, the contact portion 60 may be a component molded integrally with the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage portion 12.

  In this embodiment, the contact part 60 is comprised by the elongate plate-shaped member. The material constituting the contact portion 60 is lower in chargeability than the synthetic resin material so that adhesion due to static electricity such as dust or dust which becomes the basis of the dirt 109 (see FIG. 7B) described later is less likely to occur. A metal material (for example, SPCC-SD steel or the like) is preferable.

  The abutting portions 60 are arranged on the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage portion 12 in a plurality of rows (FIG. 3) along the conveyance direction of the leading end portion of the roll paper 101 (hereinafter simply referred to as “the conveyance direction of the roll paper 101”). In the example shown in FIG. 4A, two rows are arranged. The contact portion 60 includes a fixed portion 61 and a protruding portion 62 along the conveyance direction of the roll paper 101.

  The fixing portion 61 is a portion that is fixed to the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage portion 12 with a screw or the like. The fixing portion 61 is formed as a flat surface so that at least the surface facing the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage portion 12 is in close contact with the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage portion 12.

  The protruding portion 62 is a portion that partially contacts the outer peripheral surface (magnetic surface 106) of the outermost peripheral portion (slack portion) 103 (see FIG. 6) that hangs down from the roll portion 102 (see FIG. 6) of the roll paper 101. . The protruding portion 62 is configured to protrude in a mountain shape (substantially triangular) along the longitudinal direction so that the lower surface thereof is separated from the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage portion 12.

  The contact portion 60 is disposed on the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage unit 12 along the conveyance direction of the roll paper 101. Therefore, the abutment portion 60 is arranged such that the zenith portion 62 a of the protrusion 62 extends along the conveyance direction of the roll paper 101.

  The abutment portion 60 is provided with a zenith portion 62 a as a mountain-shaped (substantially triangular) protrusion 62. Therefore, when the zenith portion 62a contacts the outer peripheral surface (magnetic surface 106) of the outermost peripheral portion 103 (see FIG. 6) of the roll paper 101, the abutment portion 60 is the outermost peripheral portion of the roll paper 101 at the zenith portion 62a. 103 is made to float from the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage unit 12 (separated state).

  As a result, in the ticket issuing machine 1, dirt 109 such as dust or dust is set on the outer peripheral surface (magnetic surface 106) of the outermost peripheral portion 103 of the roll paper 101 from the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage unit 12 (particularly on the outer peripheral surface thereof). Can be prevented from adhering to the writing track Tr), which is a magnetic information writing area, and the occurrence of failures such as magnetic information writing errors and reading errors can be reduced.

  In addition, as described above, the abutment portion 60 is provided with a zenith portion 62a as a projecting portion 62 having a mountain shape (substantially triangular shape). Therefore, the contact part 60 can disperse the load of the outermost peripheral part 103 (see FIG. 6) of the roll paper 101 applied to the zenith part 62a.

  As a result, in the ticket issuing machine 1, even when the outermost peripheral portion 103 of the roll paper 101 travels on the contact portion 60 during the feeding operation of the roll paper 101, scratches (scratching scratches) are caused on the outermost peripheral portion 103 of the roll paper 101. Can be prevented.

  In the contact portion 60, the zenith portion 62a is preferably formed as a small-diameter arc-shaped portion (hereinafter referred to as “small-diameter arc portion”). Thereby, the ticket issuing machine 1 can more efficiently prevent the scratches (scratching scratches) from being attached to the outermost peripheral portion 103 of the roll paper 101 during the feeding operation of the roll paper 101.

  Further, the contact portion 60 can be produced in large quantities when a flat plate-shaped member is pressed and molded with a mold having the same shape as the contact portion 60 shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B. It is preferable to mold by such a method.

  The zenith part 62a of the contact part 60 is arranged at a position outside the magnetic information writing area where the magnetic information is written by the magnetic head 16a (see FIG. 1) with respect to the width direction of the roll paper 101.

  Hereinafter, the arrangement position of the zenith part 62a of the contact part 60 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5A and 5B. FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B are diagrams each showing an arrangement position of the contact portion 60 according to the embodiment.

  FIG. 5A shows distances P1 and P2 from the reference surface 13a to the zenith part 62a of the two contact parts 60. FIG. Here, the “reference surface 13 a” means a surface that is in contact with one side of the roll paper 101 that runs on the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage unit 12 and serves as a reference for running the roll paper 101. (See FIG. 4B).

  FIG. 5B shows the position of a region where the zenith portion 62a of the contact portion 60 can be arranged (hereinafter referred to as “zenith portion arrangementable region Rp”). The zenith portion arrangementable region Rp is a region between adjacent write tracks Tr. The write track Tr is a magnetic information writing area in which magnetic information is written by the magnetic head 16a (see FIG. 1). In the example shown in FIG. 5B, ten write tracks 1Tr to 10Tr are shown, and nine zenith portion arrangeable regions 1Rp to 9Rp are shown correspondingly.

  The zenith portion 62a of the contact portion 60 is disposed on the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage portion 12 so that the distances P1 and P2 shown in FIG. 5A are located in the zenith portion disposition possible region Rp.

  In such a configuration, as described above, the ticket issuing machine 1 loosens (rolls) the roll paper 101 in the roll paper storage unit 12 in advance so that the roll-out operation (particularly the initial operation) of the roll paper 101 can be easily performed. In addition, when the roll paper 101 is fed out, the roll paper transport unit 14 is driven by the transport driving source M2, and the leading end portion of the roll paper 101 is fed out downstream.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the ticket issuing machine 1 hangs the outermost peripheral portion 103 of the roll paper 101 pivotally supported by the roll boss 41 from the roll portion (portion where the paper medium is wound in a roll shape) 102. In this state, when the roll paper 101 is fed out, the roll paper conveyance unit 14 (see FIG. 1) driven by the conveyance drive source M2 feeds the leading end portion of the roll paper 101 downstream. Yes. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state of the roll paper 101 in the medium handling device (ticketing machine 1) according to the embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the outermost peripheral portion 103 of the roll paper 101 is suspended from the roll portion 102. In addition, this state is implement | achieved when the control part 4 (refer FIG. 1) of the ticket issuing machine 1 operates the rotational drive source M1 as follows. That is, the rotation drive source M1 rotates the roll boss 41 in the direction of the roll paper transport unit 14 by a predetermined rotation angle in advance when the roll paper transport unit 14 transports the leading end portion of the roll paper 101. The leading end portion of the roll paper 101 supported by the roll boss 41 is held by the roll paper transport unit 14. Therefore, the outermost peripheral portion 103 of the roll paper 101 is slackened and hangs down from the roll portion 102.

  When the outermost peripheral portion 103 of the roll paper 101 hangs down from the roll portion 102, the ticket issuing machine 1 has the zenith portion 62 a of the abutting portion 60 provided on the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage portion 12 of the roll paper 101. It partially contacts the outer peripheral surface (magnetic surface 106) of the outermost peripheral portion 103. Therefore, the ticket issuing machine 1 can separate the outermost peripheral portion 103 of the roll paper 101 from the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage unit 12.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B, the advantage of separating the outermost peripheral portion 103 of the roll paper 101 from the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage unit 12 will be described. 7A and 7B are diagrams illustrating the state of the roll paper 101 in the medium handling apparatus 1001 according to the comparative example.

  The medium handling apparatus 1001 according to the comparative example shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B has a configuration in which the contact portion 60 (see FIG. 6) is excluded from the medium handling apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. In the medium handling apparatus 1001 according to the comparative example, since the contact portion 60 is excluded, as illustrated in FIG. 7A, the outer peripheral surface (magnetic surface 106) of the outermost peripheral portion 103 depending from the roll portion 102 of the roll paper 101. Is in contact with the bottom surface 49 of the roll paper storage unit 12.

  As a result, dirt 109 such as dust or dust may adhere to the magnetic surface 106 of the roll paper 101. When the dirt 109 adheres to the magnetic track Tr that is a magnetic information writing region (particularly, for example, when it adheres across the magnetic track Tr as in a region surrounded by a dotted line), the magnetic information is written. It causes a failure such as an error or a reading error.

  On the other hand, in the ticket issuing machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the outer peripheral portion 103 of the roll paper 101 is obtained by the contact portion 60 partially contacting the outer peripheral surface (magnetic surface 106) of the outermost peripheral portion 103 of the roll paper 101. Is prevented from coming into contact with the bottom surface 49 of the roll paper storage unit 12.

  Therefore, in the ticket issuing machine 1, dirt 109 such as dust or dirt is set from the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage unit 12 to the outer peripheral surface (magnetic surface 106) of the outermost peripheral portion 103 of the roll paper 101 (particularly, the outer peripheral surface thereof). Therefore, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of failures such as magnetic information write errors and read errors.

  Moreover, in the ticket issuing machine 1, the zenith portion 62a of the abutment portion 60 is arranged in the zenith portion arrangementable region Rp. In other words, in the ticket issuing machine 1, the zenith portion 62a of the contact portion 60 is disposed at a position that deviates in the width direction of the roll paper 101 from the magnetic track Tr that is a magnetic information writing region. For this reason, the contact portion 60 does not cross in the width direction of the roll paper 101, but makes line contact with the outer peripheral surface (magnetic surface 106) of the outermost peripheral portion 103 of the roll paper 101 along the conveyance direction of the roll paper 101. .

  Such a ticket issuing machine 1 prevents the contact portion 60 from coming into contact with the magnetic track Tr that is a magnetic information writing area on the outer peripheral surface (magnetic surface 106) of the roll paper 101. Therefore, the ticket issuing machine 1 prevents dirt 109 such as dust and dirt from adhering to the writing track Tr of the roll paper 101 from the contact portion 60, and the occurrence of failures such as magnetic information writing errors and reading errors. Can be more effectively reduced.

  For example, a countermeasure example shown in FIG. 8 can be taken against the dirt 109 generated in the medium handling apparatus 1001 according to the comparative example shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a possible countermeasure example for the stain 109 generated in the medium handling device 1001 according to the comparative example. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 8, a possible countermeasure example for the stain 109 will be described.

  FIG. 8A shows the configuration of the first countermeasure example 1100. The first countermeasure example 1100 has a configuration in which a through hole 1101 is provided in the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage unit 12 along the conveyance direction of the roll paper 101. The through hole 1101 is provided corresponding to the position of the magnetic track Tr. In the first countermeasure example 1100, since the through hole 1101 is provided corresponding to the position of the magnetic track Tr, the magnetic track Tr can be prevented from coming into contact with the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage unit 12. Since dust, dust or the like enters the wall surface 1101a of the through hole 1101, it is possible to prevent the dirt 109 such as dust or dust from adhering to the magnetic track Tr. Thus, the first countermeasure example 1100 can reduce troubles such as magnetic information write errors and read errors.

  FIG. 8B shows the configuration of the second countermeasure example 1200. The second countermeasure example 1200 is different from the first countermeasure example 1100 in that a groove 1201 is provided on the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage unit 12 instead of the through hole 1101. In the second countermeasure example 1200, since the groove portion 1201 is provided corresponding to the position of the magnetic track Tr, the magnetic track Tr can be prevented from coming into contact with the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage portion 12, and Since dust, dust, and the like enter the wall surface 1201a of the groove 1201, it is possible to suppress the dirt 109, such as dust, dust, from adhering to the magnetic track Tr. As a result, the second countermeasure example 1200 can reduce failures such as magnetic information write errors and read errors.

  Since the second countermeasure example 1200 is provided with a groove 1201 instead of the through hole 1101, the lowering of the strength of the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage unit 12 is suppressed more than in the first countermeasure example 1100.

  FIG. 8C shows the configuration of the third countermeasure example 1300. Compared with the second countermeasure example 1200, the third countermeasure example 1300 is provided with the groove 1201 of the second countermeasure example 1200 along the conveyance direction of the roll paper 101, whereas the groove 1301 is formed of the roll paper 101. It is different in that it is provided to be inclined with respect to the transport direction. In the third countermeasure example 1300, as the roll paper 101 travels, the wall surface 1301 a of the groove 1301 comes into contact with the dirt 109 attached to the magnetic surface 106 of the roll paper 101, so that the dirt 109 is removed from the magnetic surface 106 of the roll paper 101. Can be scraped off. Thus, the third countermeasure example 1300 can reduce troubles such as magnetic information write errors and read errors.

  In the third countermeasure example 1300, since the groove portion 1301 is provided to be inclined, the wall surface 1301a of the groove portion 1301 is likely to come into contact with the dirt 109. Therefore, the third countermeasure example 1300 can scrape the dirt 109 more efficiently than the second countermeasure example 1200.

  FIG. 8D shows the configuration of the fourth countermeasure example 1400. Compared to a configuration in which the contact portion 60 according to the present embodiment is provided on the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage unit 12 (see FIG. 4A), the fourth countermeasure example 1400 replaces the contact portion 60 with the contact portion 1460. Is different in that it is provided on the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage unit 12. The contact portion 1460 according to the fourth countermeasure example 1400 has a configuration in which a fixed portion 1461 and a protruding portion 1462 are arranged orthogonally in a substantially L shape.

  The fixing portion 1461 is a portion that is fixed to the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage portion 12 with a screw or the like. The protruding portion 62 is a portion that partially contacts the outer peripheral surface (magnetic surface 106) of the outermost peripheral portion 103 that hangs down from the roll portion 102 of the roll paper 101.

  The fourth countermeasure example 1400 is for separating the outermost peripheral portion 103 of the roll paper 101 from the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage portion 12 in the same manner as the configuration in which the contact portion 60 according to the present embodiment is provided (see FIG. 4A). Further, the adhesion of the dirt 109 to the magnetic surface 106 of the roll paper 101 can be suppressed.

  As described above, according to the medium handling apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to reduce a failure that occurs when the roll paper comes into contact with the bottom surface of the roll paper storage unit.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  For example, in the embodiment, the abutting portion 60 is configured as a plate-like member that is separate from the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage portion 12 and has a mountain-shaped protruding portion 62 formed by pressing. However, the contact portion 60 may be a component molded integrally with the bottom surface portion 49 of the roll paper storage portion 12 when the roll paper storage portion 12 is manufactured by pressing or the like.

1 Medium handling device (ticketing machine)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Ticket issuing part 4 Control part 10 Roll paper setting mechanism 11 Housing | casing 12 Roll paper storage part 13, 19 Conveyance path 13a Reference surface 14 Roll paper conveyance part 14a, 14b Conveyance roller 15 Roll paper printing part 15a Print head 15b Cutting part 16 Magnetic Part 16a magnetic head 17 commuter pass hopper part 18 commuter pass printing part 20 escutcheon part (ticket insertion outlet)
22 Protruding portion 23 Paper feed roller 24 Storage portion side delivery port 25 Housing side delivery port 31 Housing frame 32 Wall surface 33 Rail 41 Roll boss (roll shaft support portion)
42 Insertion part 43 Handle part 44 Rail engagement part 49 Bottom face part 60 Contact part 61 Fixing part 62 Projection part (folding part)
62a Zenith part (small-diameter arc part)
101 Roll paper 102 Roll part 103 Outermost part (slack part)
106 Magnetic surface 107 Printing surface 109 Dirt (dust etc.)
M1 Rotation drive source M2 Conveyance drive source P1, P2 Distance Rp Area where zenith can be arranged Tr Writing track (writing area)

Claims (8)

In the medium handling device that cuts the leading end portion of the roll paper stored inside the device, and discharges the leading end portion of the cut roll paper to the outside of the device,
A roll paper storage unit in which the roll paper formed as a magnetic surface on which an outer peripheral surface writes magnetic information is stored;
The roll paper storage portion includes a roll shaft support portion that rotatably supports the roll paper, and an outer peripheral surface and a portion of an outermost peripheral portion that hangs down from a roll portion of the roll paper that is supported by the roll shaft support portion. A medium handling device comprising a contact portion that is in contact with the bottom surface of the roll paper storage portion. The medium handling device according to claim 1,
And a magnetic head for writing magnetic information at a position facing the outer peripheral surface of the leading end portion of the roll paper formed as a magnetic surface,
The contact portion is disposed at a position where the contact portion with the outer peripheral surface of the outermost peripheral portion of the roll paper deviates in the width direction of the roll paper from the magnetic information writing area written by the magnetic head. A medium handling device characterized by that. The medium handling device according to claim 2,
The abutting portion is provided as a mountain-shaped protruding portion whose top portion is provided along the transport direction of the roll paper,
The medium handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the zenith portion of the contact portion functions as the contact portion. In the medium handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Furthermore, a rotational drive source that rotationally drives the roll shaft support,
A transport unit that holds and transports the leading end portion of the roll paper; and
A conveyance drive source for driving the conveyance unit;
The rotational drive source is constituted by a drive source whose braking torque at the time of stopping is higher than the drive torque of the transport drive source, and before transporting the leading end portion of the roll paper by the transport unit, By rotating the roll shaft support part in the direction of the transport part by a predetermined rotation angle, the outermost peripheral part of the roll paper whose tip part is held by the transport part hangs down from the roll part. A medium handling device characterized by In the medium handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The medium handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the contact portion is provided in a plurality of rows along a direction in which the roll paper is conveyed on a bottom surface portion of the roll paper storage unit. In the medium handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The medium handling device according to claim 1, wherein the contact portion is formed as a plate-like member having a mountain-shaped protruding portion formed by pressing, which is separate from the bottom surface portion of the roll paper storage portion. In the medium handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The medium handling device according to claim 1, wherein the abutting portion is integrally formed with a bottom surface portion of the roll paper storage portion. In the roll paper setting mechanism in which roll paper is set,
A roll paper storage unit in which the roll paper formed as a magnetic surface on which an outer peripheral surface writes magnetic information is stored;
The roll paper storage portion includes a roll shaft support portion that rotatably supports the roll paper, and an outer peripheral surface and a portion of an outermost peripheral portion that hangs down from a roll portion of the roll paper that is supported by the roll shaft support portion. A roll paper setting mechanism, characterized in that a contact portion that comes into contact is provided on the bottom surface of the roll paper storage portion.

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