JP2016038759A - Numbered ticket issuance device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify a mechanism for achieving size and weight reduction, and to attach easily a numbered ticket issuance device to a hand rail or a pole installed in a vehicle.SOLUTION: A roll-state ticket sheet 3 is fed, a number indicating a riding place is printed on both surfaces of the sheet by printing units 15 and 16, then a cutter 19 cuts the sheet 3 into one numbered ticket 5, then the numbered ticket 5 is fed until a tip end thereof projects from a ticket issuance port 10a, by feeding roller pairs 22-24, in which the fed numbered ticket 5 is in a ticket issuance standby-state. On a numbered ticket transport path between the feeding roller pairs 22 and 23, a gate 21 for passing the numbered ticket 5 in a direction for feeding the numbered ticket to the ticket issuance port 10a, and guiding the ticket to a branch path going toward a waste ticket case 29 in transport of the ticket to an opposite direction of the feeding direction, is provided. A drawing roller pair 25 and a waste ticket roller pair 26 are provided on the branch path. All roller pairs 22-26 are configured to rotate in the feeding direction of the numbered ticket 5 and reversely rotate in the opposite direction of the feeding direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a numbered ticket issuing device for issuing a numbered ticket for certifying a boarding place (section) necessary for fare settlement in a one-man-operated vehicle such as a one-man bus or a one-man railway vehicle.

For one-man-operated vehicles that travel on routes with different fares depending on the passenger boarding area (section), a numbered ticket issuing device is installed near the boarding gate, and a fare box is installed in a place where the crew (driver) near the getting-off gate is easy to see doing.
And when a passenger gets on, the numbered ticket which is waiting for ticketing is pulled out from the numbered ticket issuing device and possessed. The number indicating the boarding place is printed on the numbered ticket, and fare information indicating the relationship between the number and the fare amount is displayed in the vehicle, and the fare information is updated as the vehicle travels.
When the passenger gets off, he confirms the fare amount from the number of the numbered ticket he has and the displayed fare information, and puts the fare and the numbered ticket into the fare box. The driver looks at the number of the numbered ticket and the fare amount, and determines whether or not the fare entered is correct.

  In general, a numbered ticket issuing device is linked to a guide broadcast, rolls out a ticket sheet with a plurality of rollers, prints a number indicating the boarding place on both sides, and cuts it into one numbered ticket. It is sent out so that the tip part protrudes from the ticketing slot, and the ticket issuing standby state is set. As a result, new passengers pull out the numbered tickets. When the numbered ticket is pulled out, the next numbered ticket is prepared and sent out, and the ticket is placed in a waiting state.

  The numbered ticket must be printed on both sides of the numbered ticket so that the crew can confirm the number when it is inserted into the fare box along with the fare, regardless of which side it is facing. For this reason, a stamp type is often used as the printing means, in which drum-shaped stamps are arranged on both the upper and lower sides of the ticket paper conveyance path, and the section numbers are printed by pressing them simultaneously on the ticket paper. The drum-shaped stamp has a number mark of 0 to 9 formed on the outer peripheral surface of a drum having a diameter of about 8 cm. In order to print a two-digit number, two drum-shaped stamps are arranged side by side. A mechanism was required in which two sets were arranged at the top and bottom, and the rotational positions of the stamps were selectively driven and controlled.

  In recent years, in order to reduce the size, a thermal method in which thermal printing heads are arranged on both upper and lower sides of a ticket paper conveyance path and thermal printing is performed on both sides of the ticket paper has become mainstream. However, in this case, it is necessary to use thermal paper for the ticket paper.

In such a numbered ticket issuing device, in addition to the roll-shaped ticket sheet storage unit, the ticket sheet feeding mechanism, and the printing means described above, a cutting mechanism for cutting the ticket sheet into a numbered ticket, cutting A mechanism is required for paying out the numbered ticket until it protrudes from the ticketing slot and placing it in a ticketing standby state.
Furthermore, when the boarding position changes to the next section, a shutter mechanism that prevents the numbered ticket of the previous section number from being extracted, and the previous section number that became unnecessary when the next section number was switched to A waste ticket mechanism for discarding the numbered tickets and a control unit for controlling each mechanism part are also provided. And each of these mechanism parts etc. are accommodated in a housing | casing, and the numbered ticket issuing apparatus is comprised.

The shutter mechanism is a mechanism for driving the shutter plate with a dedicated solenoid to close the ticket issuing slot and simultaneously pushing up the numbered ticket being issued to a position where it cannot be pulled out.
As shown in Patent Document 1, for example, the scrap ticket mechanism is a mechanism that rotates a scrap ticket lever by a dedicated motor, folds an unnecessary numbered ticket, and pushes it into a scrap ticket case.

Utility Model Registration No. 2575860

However, such a conventional numbered ticket issuing apparatus requires a space corresponding to the shutter mechanism and the waste ticket mechanism described above, and thus the apparatus cannot be reduced in size and weight, and the printing means is the above-described stamp type. The case was even larger.
For this reason, installing a numbered ticket issuing device on a vehicle such as a one-man bus requires a sturdy dedicated stand and cannot be easily attached to a handrail or pole.

  The numbered ticket issuing device with the thermal printing method can be made smaller than the stamped type, but the upper and lower heads are pressed against the ticket paper for printing on both sides. It is necessary to float and pass the tip of the ticket form through the gap. For this purpose, a complicated mechanism is required. Furthermore, it is necessary to use an expensive thermal ticket sheet as a ticket sheet, and there is a problem that the running cost becomes high. Moreover, the point which needs the shutter mechanism and waste ticket mechanism which take a space is the same.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems in conventional numbered ticket issuing devices, and has been made simpler by reducing the size and weight by simplifying the mechanism of the device, and also on handrails and poles provided in vehicles. The purpose is to make it easy to install.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention pays out a roll-shaped ticket sheet, prints a number indicating the boarding place on both sides of the ticket sheet by a printing means, cuts it into one numbered ticket, and the numbered ticket. In the numbered ticket issuing apparatus which sends out until a front-end | tip part protrudes from a ticketing opening by several delivery roller pairs, and makes it a ticketing waiting state, it comprised as follows.
Passing the numbered ticket in the direction of sending out the numbered ticket to the ticketing outlet through a numbered ticket transport path between a plurality of delivery roller pairs spaced in the transport direction of the numbered ticket, and transporting in the direction opposite to the direction of sending it out In addition to providing a gate for guiding the numbered ticket to the branch path toward the waste ticket case, a pulling roller pair and a waste ticket roller pair are provided on the branch path, and all the roller pairs are arranged by the common motor. It is now possible to rotate forward in the direction to send out the ticket and reverse in the opposite direction.

  When putting the numbered ticket into a ticketing standby state, rotate all the roller pairs forward until the leading edge of the numbered ticket protrudes a predetermined amount from the ticketing slot, and when the ticket is not issued, the leading edge of the numbered ticket Control means for reversely rotating all the roller pairs until they are retreated to the inside of the ticketing outlet, and when the ticket is discarded, the numbered tickets are fed into the waste ticket case. It is good to provide.

Provided with a swingable inductor above the numbered ticket transport path on the gate, and when the numbered ticket is sent out to the ticketing slot, the numbered ticket can push the inductor up by its rigidity and go straight. When the numbered ticket is conveyed in a direction opposite to the direction in which it is sent out, it may be pushed down by the inductor and guided from the gate to the branch path.
It is desirable that the printing means is provided with a printing unit that prints a number one by one with a ring of numbers on both sides of the ticket paper conveyance path.

  The numbered ticket issuing device according to the present invention can be reduced in size and weight by simplifying its mechanism, and can be easily attached to a handrail or a pole provided in a vehicle without using a sturdy dedicated stand. Become.

It is a perspective view which sees through and shows the internal mechanism of one Embodiment of the numbered ticket issuing apparatus by this invention. It is a side view which shows the state which similarly conveyed the ticket paper of the internal mechanism to the section number printing position. It is a side view which similarly shows the ticket issue waiting state of the internal mechanism. It is a side view which similarly shows the numbered ticket retracted state of the internal mechanism. It is a side view which similarly shows the state in the scrap ticket of the internal mechanism. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the procedure which prints a 2-digit section number with a pair of printing unit on the front and back of ticket paper. It is a perspective view which shows the example of attachment in the vehicle of the numbered ticket issuing apparatus by this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the internal mechanism of one embodiment of the numbered ticket issuing apparatus according to the present invention as seen through. The case (case) 10 of the numbered ticket issuing apparatus 1 is formed of a metal plate or reinforced resin and is opaque, but is illustrated in a transparent state to show the configuration of the internal mechanism.
2-5 is a side view which shows the internal mechanism of the numbered ticket issuing apparatus 1 in each operation state.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the numbered ticket issuing device includes a roll receiver 11 in a housing 10, and a ticket paper roll 2 is mounted on the roll receiver 11. The voucher roll 2 has a long voucher 3 wound around a roll core (core) 2a. The end of the voucher roll 2 is pulled out and sandwiched between a plurality of pairs of transport rollers 12, 13, and 14. Due to the rotation in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 2, the sheet is transported to the position indicated by the thick line in FIG.

Printing means are provided on both upper and lower sides across the conveyance path of the ticket sheet 3 between the conveyance roller pair 13 and 14. In this embodiment, printing units 15 and 16 are provided as printing means for printing numbers one by one with a number ring. This is the same as the step printing unit used in the electronic checkwriter.
Platen plates 17 and 18 are provided at positions facing the printing units 15 and 16 across the conveyance path of the ticket sheet 3.

Between the conveyance roller pair 14 and the ticketing opening 10a formed on the front surface of the housing 10, a plurality of delivery rollers are provided along the conveyance path of the ticket sheet 3 and the numbered ticket 5 shown in FIG. Pairs 22, 23, and 24 are provided. A cutter 19 is provided between the last conveying roller pair 14 and the first feeding roller pair 22, and a ticket issuing sensor 28 is provided between the feeding roller pairs 23 and 24.
The cutter 19 is composed of a lower fixed blade 19a and an upper movable blade 19b across the conveyance path of the ticket paper 3. The ticket issuing sensor 28 is, for example, a transmissive photoelectric sensor provided with a light emitting element and a light receiving element that face each other across the conveyance path of the numbered ticket 5.

  A guide block 20 is provided below the conveyance path of the numbered ticket 5 between the pair of feeding rollers 22 and 23 spaced in the numbered ticket conveyance direction. The upper surface of the guide block 20 is a horizontal guide surface 20a, and the front surface is a concave branch path guide surface 20b that forms a branch path that guides the numbered ticket 5 toward the waste ticket case 29, and a roller storage portion is provided in the middle thereof. 20c is formed. The tip closer to the upper delivery roller pair 23 passes the numbered ticket 5 in the direction to send out the numbered ticket 5 to the ticketing slot 10a, and the numbered ticket 5 is directed toward the waste ticket case 29 for conveyance in the direction opposite to the direction of sending out. It becomes the gate 21 which guides to the other branch road.

One roller of the drawing roller pair 25 is accommodated in the roller accommodating portion 20c of the guide block 20, and the other roller is provided outside. Near the lower end of the branch guide surface 20b, a pair of waste ticket rollers 26 is provided in the vicinity of the insertion port 29a of the waste ticket case 29.
Furthermore, an inductor 27 that can be swung with a shaft 27a as a fulcrum is provided above the numbered ticket conveyance path on the gate 21. And when the numbered ticket 5 is sent out to the ticketing opening 10a, the numbered ticket 5 can push the inductor 27 up by the rigidity and can go straight ahead. However, when the numbered ticket 5 is conveyed in the direction opposite to the direction in which it is sent out, it is pushed down by the inductor 27 and guided from the gate 21 to the branch path along the branch path guide surface 20b.

The conveyance roller pairs 12, 13, and 14 can be rotated forward and reverse in the opposite direction by a common first motor (not shown).
All the roller pairs of the feeding roller pair 22, 23, 24, the drawing roller pair 25, and the waste ticket roller pair 26 are aligned in the direction in which the numbered ticket 5 is sent to the ticketing slot 10a by a common second motor (not shown). It can rotate and reversely rotate in the opposite direction. Therefore, all the roller pairs of the numbered ticket issuing apparatus 1 are rotated by only two motors.
The numbered ticket issuing device 1 is mounted by the control circuit of the control board 30 serving as a control means for driving the first and second motors, the printing operation of the printing units 15 and 16, the cutting operation of the cutter 19, and the like. It is controlled in conjunction with the opening / closing of the entrance door of the vehicle and the stop guidance broadcast.

  In conjunction with the signal that the vehicle arrives at the bus stop and the entrance door opens, a number indicating the boarding area (section) is printed on the front and back sides of the waiting ticket sheet 3 shown in FIG. Print. Thereafter, the conveying roller pairs 12 to 14 are rotated forward in the direction indicated by the arrow, conveyed to the left by a predetermined length in FIG. 2 and stopped, the rear end thereof is cut by the cutter 19, and one sheet shown in FIG. Use ticket 5.

Then, the feeding roller pair 22-24, the drawing roller pair 25, and the waste ticket roller pair 26 are rotated together in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 3, and the numbered ticket 5 is passed over the gate 21 by the feeding roller pair 22-24. Then, it is fed out and conveyed toward the ticketing opening 10a. As a result, the numbered ticket 5 is sent out until the front end of the numbered ticket 5 protrudes from the ticketing opening 10a by a predetermined amount to be in a ticketing standby state. This series of operations is performed in a very short time.
On the other hand, the transport roller pairs 12, 13, and 14 are slightly rotated in the reverse direction, and the ticket sheet 3 is pulled back from the position cut by the cutter 19 to the position shown in FIG.

When the numbered ticket 5 protruding from the ticketing opening 10a is pulled out by the passenger, the ticketing sensor 28 detects the ticketing and notifies the control board 30 shown in FIG. After that, the above operation is repeated.
When the control board 30 receives a signal for closing the entrance door of the vehicle, as shown in FIG. 3, when the numbered ticket 5 is in a waiting state for ticketing waiting to be pulled out, the payout roller pairs 22 to 24 are pulled in. The roller pair 25 and the waste ticket roller pair 26 are all reversely rotated as shown in FIG.

  As a result, the numbered ticket 5 whose front end protrudes from the ticket issuing opening 10a is pulled back into the housing 10 by the feeding rollers 23 and 24. The rear end of the pulled-out numbered ticket 5 has a lower side of the gate 21 due to the effect that the ticket sheet 3 is curled inward and the curling effect is pushed downward by the inductor 27. It passes through and is guided to the branch path along the branch path guide surface 20 b of the guide block 20. Then, the numbered ticket 5 is sent to the front of the scrapped roller pair 26 by the drawing roller pair 25 and the numbered ticket 5 is held inside the apparatus as shown in FIG. At that time, the front end of the numbered ticket 5 is retracted to the inside of the ticketing slot 10a and cannot be removed.

  Thus, at the time of non-ticketing when the boarding door of the vehicle is closed, the numbered ticket waiting for ticketing is reversely rotated by the feeding roller pairs 22 to 24 and the like until the tip part is retracted inside the ticketing port 10a, It has the same function as a conventional shutter mechanism. Therefore, a shutter mechanism that closes the ticketing opening with the shutter plate and folds and retracts the numbered ticket waiting for ticketing with the shutter plate is made unnecessary.

  If the door closes in the middle of the numbered ticket creation, the numbered ticket is created as it is, and after passing through the gate 21 to be in a ticket issuing standby state, the delivery roller pair 22-24, the drawing roller pair 25 and the waste ticket roller pair 26 are immediately prepared. As shown in FIG. Then, the numbered ticket 5 is sent to the branch path until the tip of the numbered ticket 5 is retracted to the inside of the ticketing slot 10a in the same manner as described above, and the numbered ticket 5 is held inside the apparatus.

Before the vehicle arrives at the next stop, a signal indicating what numbered ticket is issued next is transmitted to the numbered ticket issuing device 1 by the operation of the driver to advance the stop. When the door is opened next time, the numbered ticket 5 held in the temporary machine is drawn out again, and it is determined whether the ticket is placed in a stand-by state that can be removed or is discarded as an unnecessary ticket.
If the number of the numbered ticket issued at the next stop is the same as the numbered numbered ticket 5 that is on hold, when the vehicle door is opened, the pair of paying rollers 22 to 24 and the drawing roller when the vehicle door is opened are shown in FIG. The pair 25 and the waste ticket roller pair 26 are all rotated forward in the direction opposite to the direction of the arrow. As a result, the numbered ticket 5 that has been put on hold is drawn out until the tip protrudes by a predetermined amount from the ticketing slot 10a, and is placed in a ticketing standby state.

  When the number of the numbered ticket issued at the next stop is different from the number of the numbered ticket 5 held, that is, when it is a waste ticket, when the control board 30 recognizes it, the pair of feeding rollers 22 to 24 and the pair of drawing rollers 25 and the waste ticket roller pair 26 are all simultaneously reversely rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. As a result, the numbered ticket 5 that has been put on hold is transported along the branch path guide surface 20b, and is forcibly sent into the waste ticket case 29 through the slot 29a by the pair of waste ticket rollers 26. In this way, it is possible to complete the waste ticket in advance for the next ticket issue.

The operation of the waste ticket has a function corresponding to the conventional waste ticket mechanism, and the numbered ticket returned into the apparatus is rotated reversely of the feeding roller pair 22 to 24, the drawing roller pair 25, and the waste ticket roller pair 26. Can be scrapped, eliminating the need for the conventional complicated scrap ticket mechanism.
The gate 21 is a means for passing the numbered ticket 5 in the direction in which it is sent out to the ticketing outlet 10a, and guiding the numbered ticket 5 to the branch path toward the scrapped ticket case 29 for conveyance in the opposite direction. Any form is acceptable. For example, a flapper biased by a weak spring that switches the conveyance path according to the conveyance direction may be provided in the conveyance path of the numbered ticket 5.

The numbered ticket issuing device according to the present invention reduces the size and the overall weight of the housing 10 because the shutter mechanism and the waste ticket mechanism, which have conventionally taken up space, are unnecessary or simplified to reduce the size and weight. Can do.
The conventional shutter mechanism has a dedicated shutter that is driven by a solenoid (electromagnetic coil), but instead of this, the numbered ticket is retracted by reverse rotation of the feeding roller pair, thereby substantially eliminating the shutter mechanism. did. Therefore, the solenoid (electromagnetic coil) for driving the shutter mechanism and the shutter mechanical parts are not required, and the size and weight can be reduced.

  In addition, the conventional scrap ticket mechanism has driven a lever for removing the numbered ticket by a dedicated motor, but instead of this, the feeding roller pair 22 to 24, the drawing roller pair 25 and the scrap ticket roller pair 26 are shared. The numbered tickets that are no longer needed are forcibly discarded in the scrapped ticket case 29 by reverse rotation simultaneously with a motor. As a result, a dedicated waste ticket mechanism is substantially eliminated, so that a motor and other mechanism parts for driving the waste ticket mechanism are not required, and a reduction in size and weight can be achieved.

Therefore, it is possible to easily attach to pipes such as poles and handrails existing in a vehicle such as a bus without preparing a sturdy base as in the prior art.
In the above-described embodiment, the printing means is a small notch printing unit that prints numbers one by one with a number ring, so that printing can be performed in a small space, and the complicated mechanism of the printing means can be eliminated, thereby further reducing the size. Weight reduction can be measured. As the step printing unit, a known unit used for an electronic check writer or the like can be used.

Here, a procedure for printing a two-digit number on the front and back surfaces of the ticket sheet 3 by the pair of printing units 15 and 16 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, an example in which the number “12” is printed will be described.
The first printing is performed by the printing units 15 and 16 in a state in which the voucher sheet 3 is conveyed by the conveying roller pairs 13 and 14 until the leading edge reaches the position indicated by the phantom line A in FIG.
At this time, the upper printing unit 15 prints the ten-digit number “1” on the front (front) surface of the ticket sheet 3 as shown by the solid line with diagonal lines in (a), and the lower printing unit. 16, as indicated by a broken line in (b), a one-digit number “2” is printed on the back (back) surface of the ticket sheet 3 from the lower side.

Next, the transport rollers 13 and 14 transport the voucher sheet 3 by a distance d until the leading end reaches the position indicated by the phantom line B in FIG. 6, and then the second printing is performed by the printing units 15 and 16.
At this time, as indicated by the solid line with diagonal lines in (c) by the upper printing unit 15, one digit “2” is replaced with ten digits “1” on the front surface of the ticket sheet 3. Print on the right side, and the lower printing unit 16 displays the ten-digit number “1” on the back (back) side of the ticket sheet 3 on the right side of the one-digit “2” as shown by the broken line in FIG. Print from below.
When the ticket sheet 3 printed with the number indicating the boarding place is cut into a predetermined length after that, and the numbered ticket is numbered, the two-digit number “12” is printed at the same position on the front and back sides. Will be.

Next, installation of the numbered ticket issuing device in the vehicle will be described.
In order to install in a vehicle such as a one-man bus, it is possible to continue using a dedicated stand that was provided for installing a conventional numbered ticket issuing device. Alternatively, it can be installed on a pole or handrail pipe, but it must be installed in any position based on the positional relationship with other equipment such as magnetic card equipment and IC card equipment, and pipe placement. . Therefore, as described below, fixing with a degree of freedom is performed.

First, when using a conventional dedicated mount, if the position of the mounting screw of the mount and the mounting screw of the lower part of the numbered ticket issuing device according to the present invention are the same position, it can be easily fixed. However, even if the pitch and the size of the screw are different, fixing can be performed by using an attachment for matching the size and position of the mounting screw.
When fixing to a pole or a handrail in the vehicle, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, the pole 40 and the side surface 10b of the housing are fixed by an Ω-shaped fixing bracket 41 and a tap screw 42, and the pipe of the handrail 50 in the lateral direction is secured. And the lower surface 10c of the housing are fixed with an Ω-shaped fixing bracket 51 and a tap screw 52. Instead of the tap screw, other fasteners such as rivets, bolts and nuts may be used.

In addition, when other IC card devices are already installed and the vertical pole cannot be used, the bottom of the housing is fixed to the horizontal handrail pipe with the fixing bracket and the tap screw as described above, and the stay is fixed. Fix the block with the piece. And the side surface of a housing | casing can be screwed and fixed to the stay piece, and a numbered ticket issuing apparatus can be touched and fixed.
In addition, when the pipe is installed diagonally, the shape of the bracket or stay is changed to match the mounting dimensions, and the numbered ticket issuing device is fixed. In addition, for a vehicle or the like that vibrates vigorously, a cushioning material such as rubber may be inserted between the fixing bracket or stay piece and the case of the numbered ticket issuing device.

As described above, the numbered ticket issuing apparatus according to the present invention can be safely fixed to a pipe such as a pole or a handrail provided in a vehicle or a dedicated pedestal already installed.
Since the installation method of the numbered ticket issuing device must be flexible and securely fixed, the lower and side surfaces of the housing can be used easily so that the above-mentioned fixing brackets, attachments, stay pieces, etc. can be used easily. It is preferable to provide a plurality of female screw holes.

The printing means of the numbered ticket issuing device according to the present invention is the notch printing unit in the above-described embodiment, but is not limited to this, and a stamp-type printing unit or a thermal printing unit similar to the conventional device may be used. Good. However, a further reduction in size and weight can be realized by using the step printing unit.
In addition, the letters “Numbered Ticket”, company name, precautionary notes, etc. are printed in advance on the front and back sides of the ticket sheet 3 in a space other than the area where the number indicating the boarding place for each length of the numbered ticket is printed. You may keep it. Further, when a thermal printing unit is used as the printing means, it is possible to print arbitrary information including changing information such as an issue date and time, barcode information, etc. simultaneously with a number indicating the boarding place.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, the specific structure of each part of the embodiment, the content of a process, etc. are not restricted to what was described there.
Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited in any way except for having the technical features described in the claims.
Furthermore, it is needless to say that the configuration example, operation example, modification example, and the like of the embodiment described above may be changed or added as appropriate, or a part thereof may be deleted.

  The present invention is used as a numbered ticket issuing device for issuing a numbered ticket that is installed in a one-man bus or a one-man railway vehicle and certifies a stop or a station on which it is boarded for fare adjustment.

1: Numbered ticket issuing device 2: Ticket paper roll 2a: Core (core) 3: Ticket paper 5: Numbered ticket 10: Housing 10a: Ticket opening 10b: Side of housing
10c: lower surface of the casing 11: roll receiver 12, 13, 14: pair of transport rollers
15, 16: Printing unit (printing means) 17, 18: Platen plate
19: Cutter 19a: Fixed blade 19b: Movable blade 20: Guide block
20a: horizontal guide surface 20b: branch path guide surface 20c: roller storage
21: Gate 22, 23, 24: Feed roller pair 25: Pull-in roller pair
26: Waste ticket roller pair 27: Inductor 27a: Shaft 28: Ticket issuing sensor
29: Waste ticket case 29a: slot 30: control board (control means)
40: Paul 50: Handrail 41, 51: Fixing bracket 42, 52: Tap screw

For one-man-operated vehicles traveling on routes with different fares depending on the boarding area (section) of passengers , a numbered ticket issuing device is installed near the boarding gate, and a fare box is installed in a place where the crew (driver) near the getting-off gate is easy to see doing.
And when a passenger gets on, the numbered ticket which is waiting for ticketing is pulled out from the numbered ticket issuing device and possessed. The number indicating the boarding place is printed on the numbered ticket, and fare information indicating the relationship between the number and the fare amount is displayed in the vehicle, and the fare information is updated as the vehicle travels.
When the passenger gets off, he confirms the fare amount from the number of the numbered ticket he has and the displayed fare information, and puts the fare and the numbered ticket into the fare box. The driver looks at the number of the numbered ticket and the fare amount, and determines whether or not the fare entered is correct.

It is a perspective view which sees through and shows the internal mechanism of one Embodiment of the numbered ticket issuing apparatus by this invention. It is a side view which shows the state which similarly conveyed the ticket paper of the internal mechanism to the number printing position. It is a side view which similarly shows the ticket issue waiting state of the internal mechanism. It is a side view which similarly shows the numbered ticket retracted state of the internal mechanism. It is a side view which similarly shows the state in the scrap ticket of the internal mechanism. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the procedure which prints a 2-digit section number with a pair of printing unit on the front and back of ticket paper. It is a perspective view which shows the example of attachment in the vehicle of the numbered ticket issuing apparatus by this invention.

The conveyance roller pairs 12, 13, and 14 can be rotated forward and reverse in the opposite direction by a common first motor (not shown).
All the roller pairs of the feeding roller pair 22, 23, 24, the drawing roller pair 25, and the waste ticket roller pair 26 are aligned in the direction in which the numbered ticket 5 is sent to the ticketing slot 10a by a common second motor (not shown). It can rotate and reversely rotate in the opposite direction. Accordingly, all the roller pairs of the numbered ticket issuing apparatus 1 are rotationally driven by only two motors.
The numbered ticket issuing device 1 is mounted by the control circuit of the control board 30 serving as a control means for driving the first and second motors, the printing operation of the printing units 15 and 16, the cutting operation of the cutter 19, and the like. It is controlled in conjunction with the opening / closing of the entrance door of the vehicle and the stop guidance broadcast.

In conjunction with the signal that the vehicle arrives at the bus stop and the entrance door opens, a number indicating the boarding area (section) is printed on the front and back sides of the waiting ticket sheet 3 shown in FIG. Print. Thereafter, the conveying roller pairs 12 to 14 are positively rotated in the arrowed direction, and conveyed by a predetermined length to the left in FIG. 2 is stopped, and cutting the rear end by the cutter 19, the one shown in FIG. 3 Numbered ticket 5.

Claims (4)

Rolled out the ticket sheet, printed the number indicating the boarding place by printing means on both sides of the ticket sheet, cut it into one numbered ticket, and the tip of the numbered ticket was removed by a plurality of feeding roller pairs. In the numbered ticket issuing device that sends out until it protrudes from the ticket issuing port and puts it in a ticket waiting state,
Passing the numbered ticket in the direction to send out the numbered ticket to the ticket issuing port through a numbered ticket transport path between a plurality of payout roller pairs spaced in the transport direction of the numbered ticket, and transporting in the direction opposite to the direction of sending out The numbered ticket is provided with a gate for guiding the numbered ticket to the branch path toward the waste ticket case, and a pulling roller pair and a waste ticket roller pair are provided on the branch path. A numbered ticket issuing device characterized in that the ticket can be forwardly rotated in the direction of sending out the ticket and reversely rotated in the opposite direction. When placing the numbered ticket in the ticketing standby state, rotate all the roller pairs forward until the tip of the numbered ticket protrudes a predetermined amount from the ticketing opening,
At the time of non-ticketing, rotate all the roller pairs in the reverse direction until the tip of the numbered ticket is retracted inside the ticketing slot,
2. The numbered ticket issuing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit that reversely rotates all the roller pairs until the numbered ticket is sent into the scrapped ticket case when the numbered ticket is discarded.   A swingable inductor is provided above the numbered ticket transport path on the gate, and when the numbered ticket is sent out to the ticketing slot, the numbered ticket can move straight up by pushing up the inductor by its rigidity. 3. When the numbered ticket is conveyed in a direction opposite to the direction in which the numbered ticket is sent, the numbered ticket is pushed down by the inductor and guided from the gate to the branch path. Numbered ticket issuing device.   4. The printing unit according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit is provided with a printing unit that prints a number one by one with a numerical ring on both sides of the conveyance path of the ticket sheet. 5. Numbered ticket issuing device as described.

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