JP2017207856A - Media cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide means capable of collecting pieces of media having warpage, which are cut off from a roll sheet, while aligning the front and back.SOLUTION: The media cabinet includes: an accumulation plate 23 for collecting carried-in media T in a thickness direction; a front plate 24a disposed in a front area in a carry-in direction of media; a rear plate 24b disposed opposite to the front plate; a top plate 24c disposed opposite to the accumulation plate; and a carry-in port 21 disposed at the top plate side of the rear plate. An angle θ, which is formed by the front plate and the top plate, is arranged to be an obtuse angle, and a curved surface is formed at a corner between the front plate and the top plate.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium stacker for collecting a medium such as a boarding ticket or an airline ticket installed in a passenger ticketing device such as a railway or an aircraft.

  The conventional ticket issuing device cuts roll paper into a predetermined length to create a boarding ticket, writes the issue date and fee on the back of the created ticket with magnetic information and is the same as the front If the printed magnetic information is defective and the written magnetic information is defective, the defective ticket is punched in the punching section and then loaded into the waste ticket collection section and collected inside. It is accumulated on the plate (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2004-318680 (paragraphs 0012-0016, FIG. 1)

  In the stacking unit such as the waste ticket collection unit of the ticket issuing device using the conventional roll paper described above, the medium such as the transported ticket is carried into the inside from the carry-in entrance and accumulated on the stacking plate. Usually, the media cut from the roll paper has a warp with either of the front and back being convex, so if the front and back of the medium after accumulation is disturbed, for example, use a medium that is warped with the back side convex. When the medium with the front side facing up is stacked on the medium that has been stacked with the back side up, a space is formed at both ends, so that a specified number of media cannot be stacked. There is a problem that there are cases.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide means for accumulating front and back surfaces of a medium having warpage obtained by cutting roll paper.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a medium stacker that stacks loaded media in the thickness direction, a front plate provided in front of the medium loading direction, and the front plate. A rear plate disposed opposite to the top plate side of the rear plate, and an obtuse angle between the front plate and the top plate, and the front plate and the top plate A curved surface is provided at the corner.

  As a result, according to the present invention, even a medium having warpage can be accumulated with the front and back sides aligned, and an effect that a specified number of media can be accumulated is obtained.

Explanatory drawing which shows the ticket issuing apparatus of Example 1. Explanatory drawing which shows the waste ticket collection part of Example 1 Explanatory drawing which shows the effect | action of the waste ticket collection part of Example 1. Explanatory drawing which shows the other aspect of the waste ticket collection part of Example 1. Explanatory drawing which shows the waste ticket collection part of Example 2. Explanatory drawing which shows the effect | action of the waste ticket collection part of Example 2. Explanatory drawing which shows the effect | action of the waste ticket collection part of Example 2.

  Embodiments of a medium storage according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Below, the waste ticket collection part of the ticket issuing apparatus of a present Example is demonstrated using FIG. 1 thru | or FIG.
The ticket issuing device 1 as a medium issuing device of the present embodiment is an airliner installed at a ticket office such as an airport airline information counter or a train station counter (registered trademark of East Japan Railway Company). This is a device that issues a medium T such as a ticket, a limited express ticket, a tour ticket, a commuter pass, and a receipt, which are relatively large tickets, and refunds the fee, and has the configuration shown in FIG.

In the following description, the ticket issuing apparatus 1 installed at the ticket office of a railway station will be described as an example, but the same applies to the ticket issuing apparatus 1 installed at an airport information counter or the like.
The roll paper 2 is a continuous belt-like paper wound in a roll shape placed on a roller 2a provided in the lower front portion of the ticket issuing apparatus 1, and is a back surface (also referred to as a magnetic surface) on which a magnetic coating has been applied. ) Is wound in a roll shape toward the outside in the radial direction.

For this reason, the medium T formed by cutting the roll paper 2 of the present embodiment is in a warped state with the magnetic surface (back surface) convex.
The cutter 3 includes a cutting mechanism in which a fixed blade and a movable blade are arranged to face each other, and the roll paper 2 conveyed by the conveyance path 4 is a predetermined length of each medium T such as an express ticket, a designated ticket, a tour ticket, and the like. And the original ticket of each medium T is created.

  The transport path 4 of the present embodiment is a transport path that transports the medium T by sandwiching the medium T by a plurality of transport rollers, and a switching mechanism (not shown) that switches the transport direction of the medium T is provided at each branch portion. And is driven by a drive mechanism including a transport motor 4a.

  The commuter pass storage unit 5 is a storage unit that stores a rectangular commuter pass that is magnetically coated on the back surface in a stacking direction in the thickness direction, and is a front surface on a horizontally arranged stage. A feeding mechanism 5a composed of a pick-up roller, a feed roller, a reverse roller, and the like is provided for feeding the original tickets stacked one above the other.

  The printing unit 6 includes a thermal printing head or the like, and is fed out from the front surface (also referred to as a printing surface) of the original ticket of each medium T cut by the cutter 3 or from the commuter pass storage unit 5. On the front side of the original commuter pass, printed information such as the date of issue, boarding section, fee, and validity period is printed.

  The magnetic unit 7 includes a magnetic writing unit 7a having a magnetic head and a magnetic reading unit 7b. The magnetic writing unit 7a performs printing on each original ticket conveyed by the conveyance path 4 by the printing unit 6. The predetermined magnetic information similar to the predetermined items is written, the magnetic reading unit 7b reads the magnetic information written by the magnetic writing unit 7a, and the correctness of the written information is determined.

The ticket issuing slot 8 is arranged at the upper front of the ticket issuing apparatus 1, predetermined items are printed on the printing surface of the original ticket by the printing unit 6, predetermined magnetic information is written by the magnetic unit 7, and it is determined as a correct ticket. Deliver media T such as limited express tickets, tour tickets, and commuter passes to the ticket office staff.
The ticket slot 11 is arranged above the ticket slot 8, and a medium T such as a limited express ticket or a tour ticket for refunding or the like is inserted by a staff at the ticket office with the print side up.

  The waste ticket printing unit 12 includes a dot impact type print head, a platen, an ink ribbon, and the like. The medium inserted from the ticket slot 11 and erased magnetic information by the magnetic unit 7 and conveyed by the conveyance path 4. T or when the medium T is issued, the magnetic unit 7 determines that it is a scrapped ticket due to a defect in magnetic information, etc., and the wording of the scrapped ticket is printed on the front surface of the medium T transported by the transport path 4 in red. Print out the waste ticket to be printed.

The punch unit 13 includes a cylindrical cutting blade, a guide hole that is loosely fitted to the cutting blade, and the like, and punches the medium T conveyed by the conveyance path 4 after printing the waste ticket by the waste ticket printing unit 12. I do.
The waste ticket collection unit 20 serving as a medium stacking unit is a stacking unit that stacks the medium T that has been printed by the scrap ticket printing unit 12 and punched by the punch unit 13 and then transported by the transport path 4. 2 has the configuration shown in FIG.

  The waste ticket collection unit 20 of the present embodiment includes a carry-in roller 22 provided at a carry-in entrance 21, a stacking plate 23 that collects the discharged medium T in the thickness direction, and a carry-in roller 22. Is provided above the stacking plate 23, a front plate 24a provided in front of the loading direction of the medium T, a rear plate 24b disposed opposite to the front plate 24a and provided with a carry-in port 21 at the top. A top plate 24c, and two side plates 24d provided on the side of the front plate 24a and the rear plate 24b.

  The carry-in roller 22 is a conveying means for nipping and conveying the medium T between the two rollers 22a and 22b. As shown in FIG. 2, an outer peripheral surface of the roller 22b on the stacking plate 23 side, a front plate 24a, Is the medium length of the medium T having the longest length in the carry-in direction among the mediums T to be handled (referred to as the maximum medium length Lmax. In this embodiment, the length of the tour ticket, the receipt, etc. is 120 mm. ) It is arranged at a shorter position.

  In addition, the front plate 24a has a gap δ (main) between the inner surface of the front plate 24a and the front end of the medium T when the medium T having the maximum medium length Lmax is released from being pinched by the carry-in roller 22. In the embodiment, the medium T is disposed at a position where a medium T having a maximum medium length Lmax is formed.

  The top plate 24c of the waste ticket collection unit 20 of the present embodiment is inclined in a direction downward from the rear plate 24b toward the front plate 24a, and the sandwiching angle θ between the front plate 24a and the top plate 24c is an obtuse angle (this In the embodiment, it is formed to be 115 degrees, and a curved surface R (in this embodiment, an arc surface having a radius of 27 mm) is provided at the corners of the front plate 24a and the top plate 24c.

  The specific angle of the sandwiching angle θ and the radius of the circular arc surface are exemplified by values determined by a plurality of experiments. However, the combination of the sandwiching angle θ and the curvature radius of the curved surface R is not limited to these values. The leading edge of the medium T being carried in contact with the inner surface of the curved surface R when the rear end clamping by the loading roller 22 is released, and a gap δ is formed between the leading edge and the inner surface of the front plate 24a. Any combination that can be formed may be used.

The line connecting the axes of the rollers 22a and 22b of the carry-in roller 22 is installed so as to be substantially orthogonal to the inclination of the top plate 24c.
Further, the stacking plate 23 provided at the bottom of the scrap ticket collecting unit 20 is provided so as to be inclined at an inclination angle α (10 degrees in this embodiment) in a direction descending from the rear plate 24b toward the front plate 24a. ing.

Below, the processing operation | movement of the ticketing process by the ticketing apparatus 1 of a present Example and a waste ticket collection | recovery process is demonstrated.
When issuing the medium T (the tour ticket in this description) having the maximum medium length Lmax by the ticketing process, the ticket issuing device 1 delivers the roll paper 2 to the conveyance path 4 when receiving the ticket issuing instruction input by the ticketing staff. Then, the roll paper 2 is cut into the maximum medium length Lmax by the cutter 3 to create a round ticket original ticket.

  The ticket issuing device 1 that has created the original ticket conveys the original ticket to the printing unit 6 through the conveyance path 4, and the printing unit 6 provides information such as an issue date, a tour section, a fee, and a valid period on the front surface of the original ticket. Predetermined items are printed, and the printed original ticket is conveyed to the magnetic unit 7 by the conveyance path 4.

  When the original ticket that has been printed reaches the magnetic unit 7, the ticket issuing device 1 writes predetermined magnetic information in the magnetic writing unit 7a, and reads the magnetic information in the magnetic reading unit 7b. When it is determined whether the ticket is correct or correct and the correct magnetic information is written, the round ticket is transported to the ticketing slot 8 by the transport path 4 and delivered to the attendant.

  The clerk who has received the round ticket passes the round ticket to the customer, and when the fee is paid by the customer, inputs an instruction to issue a receipt of the fee.

  The ticket issuing apparatus 1 that has received the instruction to issue the receipt creates a receipt original ticket by cutting the roll paper 2 into the maximum medium length Lmax, as in the case of a round ticket, Print out specific items such as the type of ticket (in this description, XX tour ticket), receipt amount, date of issuance, etc. for which a receipt is issued, and transfer it to the magnetic unit 7 where it is written. If it is determined that the magnetic information is correct, the receipt is conveyed to the ticketing slot 8 and delivered to the attendant.

The clerk who receives the receipt hands over the receipt to the customer.
In this way, the ticketing process by the ticketing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is executed.

  In the ticket issuing process described above, if the magnetic unit 7 determines that the magnetic information written by the magnetic writing unit 7a cannot be read by the magnetic reading unit 7b, the ticket issuing device 1 In order to execute the ticket collecting process, the magnetic information of the medium T determined to be a scrap ticket is erased by the magnetic unit 7, and the medium T is transported to the scrap ticket printing unit 12 through the transport path 4.

  The ticket issuing apparatus 1 that has transported the medium T to the waste ticket printing unit 12 performs waste ticket printing on the transported medium T, transports the medium T after the waste ticket printing to the punch unit 13 through the transport path 4, and performs punching. The medium T is perforated by the unit 13, and the perforated medium T is conveyed to the waste ticket collecting unit 20 by the conveyance path 4, and the front end of the medium T in a state where the front surface (printing surface) is faced up. Is held between the rollers 22 a and 22 b of the carry-in roller 22 provided at the carry-in entrance 21.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the ticket issuing apparatus 1 that sandwiches the scrapped medium T with the carry-in roller 22 sends the sandwiched medium T toward the front plate 24 a by the carry-in roller 22.

  The medium T sent out toward the front plate 24a has a top plate 24c and a corner portion whose tip is inclined downward toward the front plate 24a, like the medium T denoted by reference numeral “P1” in FIG. The medium T is discharged while being bent along the inner surface of the provided curved surface R, and the medium T is discharged in the direction of the front plate 24a when the rear end clamping by the loading roller 22 is released.

  At this time, since a gap δ is provided between the front plate 24a of the present embodiment and the front end of the medium T when the rear end is released, the bent medium T generated at the time of releasing the holding is released. The reaction force from the front plate 24a due to the restoring force is reduced, and the reduced reaction force cancels a part of the inertial force in the loading direction accompanying the discharge of the medium T, and is applied to the inner surface of the front plate 24a with a relatively small force. Contact.

  Then, the medium T whose front end is in contact with the front plate 24a has a frictional force F with the front plate 24a due to the component force B of its own weight W of the medium T, as shown in FIG. 3 and the supporting force due to the air resistance accompanying the fall indicated by the broken line in FIG. 3, the drop falls while maintaining a relatively gentle angle, and the top of the medium T accumulated on the accumulation plate 23 It is accumulated with the front side facing up.

  In this manner, the used ticket collection process by the ticket issuing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is executed. The same applies to limited express tickets, designated tickets (medium length: 85 mm), and commuter passes.

Further, in the case of refund processing, after a clerk inputs a refund instruction, when a medium T such as an express ticket or a tour ticket received from a customer is inserted from the ticket slot 11, the ticket issuing device 1 that detects this is inserted. The medium T is transported to the magnetic unit 7 by the transport path 4 and the magnetic information written on the medium T is erased.
Thereafter, in the same manner as described above, the used ticket collection processing for the medium T to be refunded is executed.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the sandwiching angle θ between the front plate 24a and the top plate 24c of the scrap ticket collection unit 20 is an obtuse angle, and the curved surface R is provided at the corner between the front plate 24a and the top plate 24c. When the medium T is carried in, the leading end of the medium T is loaded while being bent following the inner surface of the top plate 24c inclined in the downward direction and the inner surface of the curved surface R, and the rear end of the medium T is released from being held by the loading roller 22 Since the tip reaches the curved surface R and there is a gap δ between the tip and the front plate 24a, the reaction force from the front plate 24a due to the restoring force of the medium T that is generated when the clamping is released can be reduced. The reduced reaction force can cancel out a part of the inertial force in the loading direction accompanying the discharge of the medium T, and can contact the inner surface of the front plate 24a with a relatively small force. Drops while maintaining a gentle angle and has warpage Media T can be stacked with the front and back sides aligned, and a specified number of media T can be stacked, and the operation of aligning the front and back of the collected waste tickets is unnecessary, and the check operation of the used tickets Work time can be shortened.

  Further, when the medium T is stacked, for example, when the stacking plate 23 is horizontally disposed, the stacked medium T may be biased and stacked on the rear plate 24b side. The leading edge of the medium T that has fallen may be sandwiched in the gap between the end surface of the accumulated medium T on the front plate 24a side and the inner surface of the front plate 24a, and the medium T may be accumulated vertically or obliquely. However, since the stacking plate 23 of the present embodiment is provided so as to be inclined at an inclination angle α in a direction downward from the rear plate 24b toward the front plate 24a, the front end of the medium T is placed on the inner surface of the front plate 24a. And the tip of the medium T that has fallen can be prevented from being caught in the gap.

  Furthermore, in a stacker such as a used ticket collection unit provided with a normal ticketing device, the carry-in roller provided at the carry-in port is arranged in the vertical direction, and the distance between the outer peripheral surface and the inner surface of the front plate Although it is customary to set Ls to be equal to or greater than the maximum medium length Lmax, in this embodiment, loading is performed by the top plate 24c inclined in the downward direction as described above and the curved surface R provided at the corner thereof. Even if the distance Ls between the outer peripheral surface of the roller 22 and the inner surface of the front plate 24a is shorter than the maximum medium length Lmax, the warped medium T can be accumulated with the front and back surfaces aligned. Can be arranged in front of the carry-in roller 22 to reduce the size of the ticket issuing apparatus 1.

  In the present embodiment, the top plate 24c is described as an inclined flat plate. However, as shown in FIG. 4, a step portion 27 is provided between the entrance 21 and the curved surface R of the top plate 24c. May be. In this way, the distance Ls can be shortened compared to the above.

  Further, when the waste ticket collection unit 20 is made of resin or the like, it is preferable to provide a charge removing means such as a charge eliminating brush on the stepped portion 27. In this way, it is possible to prevent the medium P to be accumulated from sticking to the front plate 24a or the like.

Below, the waste ticket collection | recovery part of a present Example is demonstrated using FIG. 5 thru | or FIG. Note that parts similar to those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
As in the first embodiment, the waste ticket collection unit 20 of the present embodiment includes a carry-in roller 22 provided at the carry-in entrance 21 and a stacking plate 23 that accumulates the medium T carried by the carry-in roller 22 in the thickness direction. A front plate 24a provided in front of the medium T carried in by the carry-in roller 22 in the carry-in direction, a rear plate 24b disposed opposite to the front plate 24a and provided with a carry-in port 21 in the upper portion, and a collecting plate 23 And a side plate 24d provided on the side of the front plate 24a and the rear plate 24b.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, 2 2 between the front plate 24 a of the waste ticket collection unit 20 of the present embodiment and the carry-in port 21 provided with the carry-in roller 22, in the vicinity of the roller 22 b on the stacking plate 23 side. A shaft 31 is provided between the side plates 24d and extends in a direction orthogonal to the carry-in direction.

  The distance Lp of the shaft 31 from the inner surface of the front plate 24a is more than half of the maximum medium length Lmax (120 mm in this embodiment), and is the length in the loading direction in each medium T to be handled. Is set to be equal to or shorter than the medium length of the medium T having the shortest length (referred to as the minimum medium length Lmin. In this embodiment, the length of the limited express ticket or designated ticket is 85 mm).

The carry-in roller 22 of this embodiment is disposed at a position where the distance Ls between the outer peripheral surface of the roller 22b on the stacking plate 23 side and the front plate 24a is shorter than the minimum medium length Lmin.
Further, the front plate 24a is disposed at a position where the front end of the medium T having the minimum medium length Lmin is pressed against the inner surface of the front plate 24a before the rear end of the medium T is released.

  The top plate 24c of the waste ticket collection unit 20 of the present embodiment is inclined in a direction downward from the rear plate 24b toward the front plate 24a, and the sandwiching angle θ between the front plate 24a and the top plate 24c is an obtuse angle. However, the sandwiching angle θ is formed smaller than that of the first embodiment, and the radius of curvature of the curved surface R provided at the corners of the front plate 24a and the top plate 24c is the first embodiment. It is formed smaller than.

The line connecting the axes of the rollers 22a and 22b of the carry-in roller 22 is installed so as to be substantially orthogonal to the inclination of the top plate 24c.
Further, the stacking plate 23 provided at the bottom of the used ticket collection unit 20 is provided so as to be inclined at the same inclination angle α as in the first embodiment.

Below, the processing operation | movement of the ticketing process by the ticketing apparatus 1 of a present Example and a waste ticket collection | recovery process is demonstrated.
When issuing the medium T (the express ticket in this description) having the minimum medium length Lmin by the ticketing process, the ticket issuing device 1 will feed the roll paper 2 to the transport path 4 when receiving the ticket issuing instruction input by the ticketing staff. Then, the roll paper 2 is cut into the minimum medium length Lmin by the cutter 3 to create the original express ticket.

  The ticket issuing device 1 that has created the original ticket conveys the original ticket to the printing unit 6 through the conveyance path 4, and on the front surface of the original ticket at the printing unit 6, the issue date, boarding section, fee, validity period, etc. Predetermined items are printed, and the printed original ticket is conveyed to the magnetic unit 7 by the conveyance path 4.

  When the printed original ticket reaches the magnetic unit 7, the ticket issuing device 1 writes predetermined magnetic information in the magnetic writing unit 7a, and reads the magnetic information in the magnetic reading unit 7b to write the information. If the ticket is determined to be a correct ticket written with correct magnetic information, the express ticket is transported to the ticketing slot 8 by the transport path 4 and delivered to the attendant.

The clerk who receives the express ticket hands over the express ticket to the customer, and when the fee is paid by the customer, inputs an instruction for issuing a receipt of the fee.
Since the subsequent processing operation of the receipt ticketing process is the same as in the case of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.
In this way, the ticketing process by the ticketing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is executed.

  In the ticket issuing process described above, when the magnetic unit 7 determines that the magnetic information written on the express ticket that is the medium T having the minimum medium length Lmin cannot be read by the magnetic reading unit 7b and is determined to be a discarded ticket. In the processing operation of the waste ticket collection process, the medium T that has become a waste ticket is the roller 22a of the carry-in roller 22 provided at the carry-in entrance 21 with the front surface (printing surface) facing up. , 22b is the same as in the case of the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the ticket issuing apparatus 1 holding the scrapped medium T by the carry-in roller 22 sends out the medium T having the minimum medium length Lmin to the front plate 24 a by the carry-in roller 22.

  The medium T sent out toward the front plate 24a has a top plate 24c and a corner portion whose tip is inclined downward toward the front plate 24a, like the medium T denoted by reference numeral "PA1" in FIG. Following the inner surface of the provided curved surface R, when being carried in while being bent deeper than in the first embodiment, when being pushed against the inner surface of the front plate 24a while being pinched by the carry-in roller 22, and when the rear end is released In addition, since it is released from the bent and bent state, it is repelled in the direction of the shaft 31 like the medium T indicated by the symbol “PA2” by the reaction force from the front plate 24a due to the restoring force of the medium T. It flies and the rear end comes into contact with the shaft 31.

  Then, the medium T whose rear end is in contact with the shaft 31 is adjusted in posture while the rear end is supported by the shaft 31 due to the weight of the medium T like the medium T indicated by the reference sign “PA3”. In the state, it rotates counterclockwise in the figure, and the rear end is detached from the shaft 31.

  The medium T whose rear end is detached from the shaft 31 falls like the medium T indicated by the symbol “PA4” while further rotating counterclockwise by the angular momentum given when the medium T is detached, When reaching the stacking plate 23, it is rotated on the stacking plate 23 with its front surface facing upward, rotating clockwise by its own weight, as shown in the medium T indicated by the symbol "PA5". The

  In the ticket issuing process, if the magnetic unit 7 determines that the magnetic information written in the receipt, which is the medium T having the maximum medium length Lmax, is a scrapped ticket due to failure such as being unable to be read by the magnetic reading unit 7b, In the same manner as in the case of the express ticket, as shown in FIG. 7, the medium T having the maximum medium length Lmax, which has become a waste ticket, is sandwiched by the carry-in roller 22 and sent toward the front plate 24a.

  The medium T sent out toward the front plate 24a has a top plate 24c and a corner portion whose tip is inclined downward toward the front plate 24a, like the medium T denoted by “PB1” in FIG. When the inner surface of the curved surface R provided is imprinted while being bent deeper than in the case of an express ticket, and is pressed against the inner surface of the front plate 24a while being held between the loading rollers 22, and the rear end is released. In addition, since it is released from the bent and bent state, the reaction force from the front plate 24a due to the restoring force of the medium T causes the shaft 31 to move in the direction of the shaft 31 like the medium T indicated by the symbol “PB2”. The rear end comes into contact with the shaft 31 by flipping off.

  The medium T whose rear end is in contact with the shaft 31 is adjusted in posture while the rear end is supported by the shaft 31 due to the weight of the medium T like the medium T indicated by the reference numeral “PB3”. In the state, it rotates counterclockwise in the figure, and the rear end is detached from the shaft 31.

  The medium T whose rear end is detached from the shaft 31 falls like the medium T indicated by the reference sign “PB4” while rotating further counterclockwise by the angular momentum given when it is detached, When the leading edge reaches the stacking plate 23, it rotates clockwise by its own weight and is stacked on the stacking plate 23 with its front side facing up, like the medium T indicated by the reference numeral “PB5”. Is done.

In this manner, the used ticket collection process by the ticket issuing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is executed.
Further, in the case of refund processing, after a clerk inputs a refund instruction, when a medium T such as an express ticket or a tour ticket received from a customer is inserted from the ticket slot 11, the ticket issuing device 1 that detects this is inserted. The medium T is transported to the magnetic unit 7 by the transport path 4 and the magnetic information written on the medium T is erased.
Thereafter, in the same manner as described above, the used ticket collection processing for the medium T to be refunded is executed.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the sandwiching angle θ between the front plate 24a and the top plate 24c of the waste ticket collection unit 20 is an obtuse angle, and the curved surface R is provided at the corner between the front plate 24a and the top plate 24c. At the same time, a shaft 31 extending in the direction orthogonal to the loading direction is provided on the side of the loading port 21 between the front plate 24a and the loading port 21, and when the medium T is loaded, the top plate 24c whose tip is inclined downward. Is carried in while being bent deeply following the inner surface of the curved surface R and the inner surface of the curved surface R, and the front end is pressed against the front plate 24a when the rear end clamping by the loading roller 22 is released. Sometimes, due to the reaction force from the front plate 24a caused by the restoring force of the medium T that is generated when the bent state is released from the bent state, the medium T bounces in the direction of the shaft 31 and the rear end hits the shaft 31. In contact with the weight of the medium T Since the rear end is detached from the shaft 31 while being supported by the shaft 31 and falls onto the stacking plate 23, the media T having warpage can be stacked with the front and back aligned, and a specified number of media T are stacked. In addition, it is possible to eliminate the work of aligning the front and back of the collected used tickets, and to shorten the work time for checking used tickets.

  When the rear end of the medium T is released, the medium T is repelled in the direction of the shaft 31 by the reaction force from the front plate 24 a and the rear end is brought into contact with the shaft 31. Since the posture of the medium T is adjusted by supporting it, it is possible to prevent rolling centering on the loading direction of the medium T, and it is possible to stably accumulate the medium T having warpage in a state where the front and back surfaces are aligned.

  Further, since the collecting plate 23 is provided so as to be inclined at an inclination angle α in a direction descending from the rear surface plate 24b toward the front surface plate 24a, the front end of the medium T is aligned along the inner surface of the front surface plate 24a. And the tip of the dropped medium T can be prevented from being caught in the gap described in the first embodiment.

  Furthermore, since the distance Ls between the outer peripheral surface of the carry-in roller 22 and the inner surface of the front plate 24a can be set shorter than that in the first embodiment, the ticket issuing device 1 can be further downsized.

  In the present embodiment, the top plate 24c is described as an inclined flat plate. However, as in the first embodiment, a step portion 27 is provided between the carry-in port 21 of the top plate 24c and the curved surface R. Alternatively, see FIG. In this way, the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the medium stacker has been described as being the waste ticket collection unit 20 of the ticket issuing device 1. However, the medium stacker is not limited to the above, and a storage box having a function of stacking media by a roller pair or If the present invention is applied to any medium stack as long as it is a stack, the same effects as described above can be obtained.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ticket issuing apparatus 2 Roll paper 3 Cutter 4 Conveyance path 4a Conveyance motor 5 Periodic ticket storage part 6 Printing part 7 Magnetic part 7a Magnetic writing part 7b Magnetic reading part 8 Ticketing opening 11 Ticket entry 12 Waste ticket printing part 13 Punch part 20 Waste ticket collection unit 21 carry-in port 22 carry-in roller 22a, 22b roller 23 stacking plate 24a front plate 24b rear plate 24c top plate 24d side plate 27 step portion 31 shaft

Claims (6)

An accumulation plate for accumulating the loaded medium in the thickness direction;
A front plate provided in front of the medium loading direction;
A rear plate disposed opposite to the front plate;
A carry-in port provided on the top plate side of the rear plate,
A medium storage box, wherein an angle between the front plate and the top plate is an obtuse angle, and a curved surface is provided at a corner of the front plate and the top plate. In the media storage of Claim 1,
A carry-in roller is provided at the carry-in port for holding and conveying the medium,
A medium stacker, wherein the front plate is disposed at a position where a gap is formed between the front plate and the leading end of the medium when the holding by the carry-in roller is released. In the media storage of Claim 1,
A medium storage box, wherein a shaft orthogonal to a loading direction is provided on the loading port side between the front plate and the loading port. In the media stacker according to claim 3,
A carry-in roller is provided at the carry-in port for holding and conveying the medium,
The medium stacker, wherein a front end of the medium is pressed against the front plate when the nipping by the carry-in roller is released. In the media stacker according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The medium stacker, wherein the stacking plate is inclined in a direction downward from the rear plate toward the front plate. In the media stacker according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The medium storage box, wherein the medium is a medium formed by cutting roll paper.

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