JP2506810Y2 - Ticket posture alignment transport device for automatic ticket gate - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a ticket posture of an automatic ticket gate that corrects and aligns the postures of tickets of different sizes, such as a normal ticket and a commuter ticket, in a certain direction. The present invention relates to an improvement of an alignment conveyance device.

[Problems to be solved by conventional techniques and devices]

In an automatic ticket gate for ticketing different size tickets such as a ticket and a commuter ticket with a turning angle of a normal attitude correcting lever, a ticket attitude aligning / conveying device is provided next to the ticket slot. This ticket posture alignment transport device is equipped with a ticket posture alignment mechanism that moves closer to and away from the ticket transport mechanism. On the other hand, the attitude alignment guide extending beyond the attitude correction roller to the ticket exit side aligns the normal ticket and the regular ticket with the ticket guide.

However, in the above-described ticket attitude aligning mechanism of the ticket attitude aligning and conveying apparatus, the attitude correcting roller is pivotally supported by the tip of the attitude correcting lever rotatably mounted on the support shaft, and the attitude correcting roller is provided with the attitude correcting roller. Since the posture alignment guide that extends beyond is integrally formed, when the rotation angle of the posture correction lever is set based on the width of the regular ticket passage formed between the posture alignment guide and the ticket guide, The width of the ticket alignment passage becomes narrower than necessary, and conversely, if the rotation angle of the posture correction lever is set based on the width of the ordinary ticket passage, the width of the commuter ticket alignment passage becomes wider than necessary. Due to the difficulty, it was not possible to form an aligned passage that fits the width of a regular ticket and a regular ticket.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described drawbacks of the conventional ticket posture alignment transport device, and forms a regular ticket alignment passage and a commuter ticket alignment passage with the ticket guide. In this case, it is possible to provide a ticket posture alignment / conveying device for an automatic ticket gate, which is capable of reliably aligning tickets of different sizes along the ticket guide by appropriately adjusting the rotation amount of the posture alignment guide and the rotation amount of the posture correction roller. Is a technical issue.

[Means for solving the problem]

The means adopted by the present invention to solve the above technical problems will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

That is, according to the present invention, the ticket transport means (2) for transporting tickets (T1, T2) of different sizes along the ticket guide (11) is provided, and the ticket (T1, T2) being transported.
The attitude of the ticket (T1, T2) after the attitude correction means (32) for correcting the attitude of the vehicle to fit the ticket guide (11) and facing the attitude correction means (32). Use the corresponding alignment passages (W1, W2) 1 for the ticket guide (1
The support shaft (31) in which the posture aligning means (33) formed between the support shaft (1) and the (1) is arranged on the opposite side of the ticket guide (11).
b) is rotatably attached, and the posture correcting means (32) is connected to a driving means (4) for rotating the posture correcting means, and the posture correcting means (32) is arranged in the posture aligning means (33).
The attitude adjusting means and the attitude aligning means are connected to each other by a spring means (33b) for urging the attitude adjusting means (32b) to close, and a stopper (S1) for restricting the rotation amount of the attitude adjusting means (32) is attached to the ticket carrying mechanism (2) side. And stoppers (S1, S2) for restricting the amount of rotation of the posture aligning means are arranged on both sides of the posture aligning means in the rotation direction, and the posture aligning means (33) is located on the ticket transport mechanism (2) side. The spring means (33b) for contacting the stopper (S1) against the force of the spring means (33b) when the stopper (S2) comes into contact with the stopper (S2) to stop the attitude correction means (32b). The posture correction means (32) connected to each other.
A space (S) is formed between the posture alignment means (33) and the posture alignment means (33) to absorb and absorb the difference between the rotation amount of the posture correction means and the rotation amount of the posture alignment means. The above-mentioned technical problems have been solved.

[Action]

When the attitude correcting means (32) and the attitude aligning means (33) are rotated toward the ticket carrying means (2) by the driving means (4) of the ticket attitude aligning and conveying apparatus configured as described above, the attitude aligning means (33). Is brought into contact with the stopper (S2) on the side of the ticket carrying means (2) and stopped, and then the attitude correcting means (32) comes into contact with the stopper (S1) and stops. As a result, the posture aligning means (33) has a small size between the posture correcting means (32) and the posture aligning means (33) with the space (S) formed therebetween. Form an alignment passage (W1) for the ticket (T1). When the driving means (4) rotates the posture correcting means (32) and the posture aligning means (33) to the opposite side of the ticket conveying means (2), the posture correcting means (3
The posture aligning means 2 is brought into contact with the posture aligning means (33) and is rotated until it comes into contact with the stopper (S3) on the side opposite to the ticket transport mechanism (2). As a result, the posture alignment means (33) forms an alignment passage (W2) for a large-sized ticket (T2) with the ticket guide (11).

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral (1) designates a channel passage of a channel shape extending from a ticket slot of an automatic ticket gate (not shown) toward a ticket slot, and a long side plate on one side. Is the ticket guide (11).

What is designated by the reference numeral (2) is a ticket transport mechanism provided between the ticket guide (11) of the ticket passage (1) and the short side plate (12) facing the ticket guide. The ticket transport mechanism (2) has a ticket entry side slightly separated from the ticket guide (11) than a ticket exit side, and has an upper drive pulley (21b), an upper driven pulley (21a), and a lower drive pulley (21). 22b) and a pair of endless belts (21c, 22c) that are tensioned around the lower driven pulley (22a) are rotated in opposite directions, so that a normal ticket (T1) and a regular ticket (T2) of different sizes are ) Along the ticket guide (11) from the ticket insertion side to the ticket ejection side.

The drive pulleys (21a, 22a) on the ticket slot side are guided by the front and back sides of the regular ticket (T1) and the regular ticket (T2) on both sides of each pulley (21a, 22a). Auxiliary rollers (21d, 22d) are installed to take in.

What is indicated by the code (3) is the ticket guide (1
It is a ticket arrangement mechanism arranged on the opposite side of 1). The ticket arranging mechanism (3) includes a support shaft (31b) erected on a horizontal substrate (31a) of a base (31) fixed to the bottom plate (13) of the ticket passage (1), and the support shaft (3).
1b) a pair of upper and lower posture correcting levers (32, 32) rotatably attached, and a posture alignment rotatably attached to the support shaft (31b) between the posture correcting levers (32). It consists of an arm (33).

The posture correcting lever (32) is provided on the horizontal substrate (3) on the driven pulley (21a, 22a) side of the ticket transport mechanism (2).
Extension coil spring (32b) locked to pin (31c) of 1a)
The rotation in the clockwise direction is promoted by the first closing limit stopper (S1) arranged on the ticket transfer mechanism (2) side by the operation of a self-holding solenoid (4) described later.
It rotates until it touches. This posture correction lever (3
At the tip of 2), a posture correction roller (32a) is provided.
Attitude correction roller (32a) is equipped with both attitude correction levers (32, 32)
As shown in FIG. 2, the rotary shaft (32d) is inserted into the eccentric state, and as shown in FIG. 2, the ticket between the upper and lower endless belts (21c, 22c) is approximately at the center of the ticket transport mechanism (2). The small-diameter portion of the central portion faces the transport path (R). The posture correction roller (32a) is connected to the rotary shaft (3
2d) is rotated eccentrically to the left by the drive of a motor (not shown) connected to the transmission pulley (32e) at the bottom of 2d) via a belt (32f). Correct the attitude of the ticket (T2) so that it will follow the ticket guide (11) (see FIGS. 1 and 3).

On the other hand, the posture aligning arm (33) faces the outer surface of a rubber pad (32c) provided at the approximate center of the posture correcting levers (32, 32). This posture alignment arm (33)
The torsion coil spring (33b) wound around the support shaft (31b) and one end of which is locked to the posture correcting lever (32) is biased to close the posture correcting lever, and the posture correcting lever (32) rotates. Rotating between the second closing stopper (S2) arranged on the side of the ticket transport mechanism (2) and the third opening stopper (S3) arranged on the opposite side of the second closing stopper along with the operation. Operate. The posture alignment arm (3
At the tip of 3), a posture alignment guide (33a) having a vertical U-shaped cross section, which is open to the ticket transport mechanism (2) side, is fixed. This attitude alignment guide (33a) includes an attitude correction roller (32a) and a drive pulley (21b, 2) of the ticket carrying mechanism (2).
2b), and the vertical wall (33a1) is inclined so as to approach the drive pulleys (21b, 22b) asymptotically from the tip end side of the posture alignment arm (33).

Reference numeral (4) indicates a self-holding solenoid fixed to the vertical substrate (33c) of the base (33), the plunger (41) of which is a tension coil spring (32b).
It is connected to the posture correction lever (32) on the opposite side of. This self-holding solenoid (4) causes the plunger (41) to move forward / backward depending on the detection condition of each ticket (T1, T2) of the photo sensor (5) described later, and a signal different from the signal previously input is generated. Unless entered, the plunger (41) advance / retreat operation state is retained.

What is designated by the reference numeral (5) is a plunger (41) of the self-holding solenoid (4) which optically detects a normal ticket (T1) and a fixed-price ticket (T2) inserted into a ticket slot. It is a photo sensor that moves back and forth. Four photo sensors (4) are arranged on the driven pulley (21a, 22a) side of the ticket transport mechanism (2), and when the beams of any three photo sensors are blocked at the same time, the ordinary ticket The alignment signal is output to the solenoid (4) after passing the ticket, and when all the four beams are blocked at the same time, the commuter pass alignment signal is output to the solenoid (4) after passing the ticket.

When the ordinary ticket (T1) is inserted into the ticket slot of this embodiment, the self-holding solenoid (T1) is fed by the ordinary ticket alignment signal from the photo sensor (5) as shown in FIG. The plunger (41) of 4) is unlocked and is ready for advancement. Therefore, in the posture alignment arm (33), the posture correction lever (32) is rotated clockwise by the tensile force of the tension coil spring (32b) and returned to the position where it hits the first closing stopper (S1). Due to the closing force of the torsion coil spring (33b), it rotates in the same direction as the posture correction lever (32), hits the second closing limit stopper (S2) and stops at that position, and the posture alignment guide (33a) becomes the ticket guide (11). An ordinary ticket alignment passage (W1) is formed between the two. Then, the posture correction lever (32) is provided with a tension coil spring (32
Due to the difference between the force of b) and the force of the torsion coil spring (33b), it rotates further in the clockwise direction to form a space (S) between the posture aligning lever (33).

Conversely, when the commuter ticket (T2) is inserted into the ticket slot, as shown in FIG. 3, the plunger (41) of the self-holding solenoid (4) is generated by the commuter ticket alignment signal from the photo sensor (5). Will retreat. Therefore, the attitude correction lever (32) of the ticket attitude alignment mechanism (3) rotates counterclockwise against the tensile force of the tension coil spring (32b), and the rubber pad (32c) moves to the attitude alignment arm (33). The posture alignment arm is rotated until it abuts against the third open end stopper (S3), so that the posture alignment guide (33a) forms a commuter pass alignment passage (W2) between the posture alignment guide (33a) and the ticket guide (11). To do.

[Effect of device]

As described above with reference to the embodiments, according to the present invention, the difference in the amount of rotation between the posture correcting means and the posture aligning means is absorbed by the gap between the posture correcting means and the posture aligning means. Since the amount of rotation of the posture correcting means and the amount of rotation of the posture aligning means become appropriate, it becomes possible to form an alignment passage corresponding to the size of a ticket having a different size between the guide and the ticket guide. Therefore, the individual tickets can be surely aligned along the ticket guide, and the rotation angle of the posture alignment means is smaller than that of the conventional device, so that the ticket gate can be manufactured slenderly. That is, the practical merit is truly great.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 shows the apparatus of the present embodiment, and is an explanatory view of a state in which a ticket attitude alignment mechanism approaches a ticket transport mechanism and a normal alignment passage is formed with a ticket guide, FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of the ticket attitude aligning device of the same device, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of a state where the ticket attitude aligning mechanism of the device is separated from the ticket transporting mechanism and forms a commuter pass aligning passage with the ticket guide. . (11): Ticket guide, (2): Ticket transport mechanism,
(3): Ticket posture alignment mechanism, (31b): Support shaft, (32): Posture correction lever, (32a): Posture correction roller, (33): Posture alignment arm, (33a): Posture alignment guide, (33b) ): Torsion coil spring, (S): Air gap.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A ticket carrying means (2) for carrying tickets (T1, T2) of different sizes along a ticket guide (11), and the attitude of the ticket (T1, T2) being carried is determined by the ticket guide (11). ), And an alignment passage (W1, corresponding to the size of the corrected ticket (T1, T2) facing the posture correcting means (32) so that the posture correcting means (32) can come into contact with the posture correcting means (32). A posture alignment means (33) for forming W2) 1 between the ticket guide (11) and the posture alignment means (33) is rotatably attached to a support shaft (31b) arranged on the opposite side of the ticket guide (11) to correct the posture. A drive means (4) for rotating the posture correcting means is connected to the means (32), and a spring means (33b) for biasing the posture correcting means (32) to close the posture aligning means (33). The posture correcting means and the posture aligning means are connected to each other, and the posture correcting means ( 32) stoppers (S1) for restricting the amount of rotation of the posture aligning means are arranged on the ticket transport mechanism (2) side, and stoppers (S1, S) for restricting the amount of rotation of the posture aligning means on both sides in the rotation direction of the posture aligning means.
2) is arranged, and when the posture aligning means (33) comes into contact with the stopper (S2) on the ticket transport mechanism (2) side and stops, the posture correcting means (32) resists the force of the spring means (33b). Then, the spring means (33b) that is brought into contact with the stopper (S1) is connected to the posture correcting means to form a space (S) between the posture correcting means (32) and the posture aligning means (33). By so doing, the difference between the rotation amount of the posture correcting means and the rotation amount of the posture aligning means is absorbed, and the ticket posture aligning and conveying apparatus of the automatic ticket gate is characterized.