JP2508014B2 - Automatic ticket gate - Google Patents

Description

Description: (a) Technical field to which the present invention pertains The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate apparatus for processing ticket gates such as airline tickets.

(B) Conventional technology Conventionally, in the automatic ticket gate business for airports, the above-mentioned airline ticket is cut at, for example, an asymmetric position in the longitudinal direction, one of the cut tickets is returned as a boarding pass, and the other after cutting is collected. It is necessary to collect it as a ticket.

As a conventional automatic ticket gate apparatus for performing such processing, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, a ticket gate having an inlet 71 at one end and an outlet 72 at the other end and a cutting portion a at a longitudinally asymmetrical position. A cutting device (not shown) that inserts A into the above-described slot 71 and cuts the ticket A in the middle of the transportation path is provided. The rear stub after collection and cutting is used as a return ticket C and is indicated by arrow c.
There is an automatic ticket gate that is configured to be returned and transported in the specified direction.

However, in the conventional automatic ticket gate apparatus, the return ticket C is discharged in a horizontally long shape to the exit 72 as shown in FIG. 7 due to the position of the cutting portion a of the above-described ticket gate A, and the customer returns this ticket. When the ticket C is pulled out from the exit 72, there is a problem that it becomes extremely difficult to pull out.

(C) Problem to be Solved by the Invention This invention has a peculiar structure that changes the direction of a return ticket as a stub after cutting, and when the customer pulls out the return ticket,
The purpose is to provide an automatic ticket gate device that is easy to pull out.

(D) Means for Solving the Problem The present invention conveys a ticket inserted into an insertion slot in a shape elongated in the conveying direction, and cuts the ticket in a shape elongated in the conveying direction during conveyance. An automatic ticket gate device for ejecting the horizontally long cut ticket to an exit, and including a diverting means for changing the direction of the horizontally long ticket into a vertically long shape with respect to a conveyance direction. It is an automatic ticket gate.

(E) Effect of the Invention According to the present invention, a horizontally elongated ticket that is cut from a vertically inserted ticket can be turned into a vertically elongated shape by, for example, performing a 90-degree turning operation by the above-described turning means. Thus, the transportation state of the ticket with respect to the outlet can be made vertically long, and when the customer pulls out the ticket, there is an effect that it is extremely easy to pull out the ticket.

(F) Embodiment of the Invention One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

The drawing shows an automatic ticket gate apparatus. In FIG. 1, the automatic ticket gate apparatus has a slot 1 for inserting a ticket gate A at a front end 2 of a housing 1 and an outlet opening at a rear end 4 obliquely upward. 5 are formed respectively, and a first transfer path 6, a second transfer path 7, and a third transfer path 8 that connect the respective inlets and outlets 5 and 3 are formed between the above-described inlet 3 and outlet 5. are doing.

The first transport path 6 includes the first belt 10 stretched between the rollers 9 and the second belt 12 stretched between the rollers 11, and the vicinity of the inlet 3 of the first transport path 6. The first sensor S1 is provided at the sending start end side, the magnetic head 13 for reading the magnetic information of the ticket inspection ticket A and outputting ticket data is provided at the intermediate portion, and the trailing end of the ticket inspection ticket A is provided at the sending end portion. Clampers 14 for sandwiching are respectively arranged.

Further, the above-mentioned second transport path 7 is provided with the third belt 16 stretched between the rollers 15 and 15 and the fourth belt 18 which is extended between the rollers 17 and 17, and the feed start end of the second transport path 7 is provided. A second sensor S2 is provided in the portion, and a stopper 19 is provided in the substantially middle portion.

Furthermore, the above-mentioned second transport path 7 and the above-mentioned first transport path 6
A cutting device 20 for cutting the cutting portion a (see FIG. 4) of the ticket gate A is disposed between and.

Furthermore, the above-described third transport path 8 is formed by the rollers 15, 21.
A fifth belt 22 stretched between the rollers, a sixth belt 24 stretched between the rollers 21 and 23, and a seventh belt 26 stretched between the rollers 25.
The third sensor S3 is provided on the feed end side of the third transport path 8 in the vicinity of the outlet 5.

On the other hand, the fourth conveyance path 27 is provided between the feeding end of the second conveyance path 7 and the stacker 32 for storing the recovered tickets after cutting.
Is stretched in an inclined shape.

The fourth conveying path 27 includes an eighth belt 29 stretched between the rollers 17, 28 and 28 and a ninth belt 3 stretched between the rollers 30 and 30.
1 and a fourth sensor S4 is arranged in the middle of the fourth transport path 27.

Further, at the feed start end portions of the above-described fourth transport path and third transport path 8, the tickets after being cut from the second transport path 7 are sorted and transported to either one of these transport paths 27 and 8. A flapper F is provided.

In addition, a stub rotating device 33 for changing the carrying-out direction of the return ticket C (see FIG. 4) as a stub after cutting is arranged in the middle of the third transport path 8 described above.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, this stub rotating device 33
A solenoid 34 disposed on the lower side portion of the third transport path 8;
A deflecting plate 36, which is attached to the tip of the plunger 35 of the solenoid 34 at a distance from the conveyance path 8 in parallel, and a belt.
A return guide C is provided on a side opposite to the side where the deflecting plate 36 is provided, which is separated by 22, 26, and a transfer guide plate 37 that guides the return ticket C to be transferred. Based on the details, in the fifteenth step 55 (see FIG. 6) of the CPU 40, it is applied to the solenoid 34 in the normal state shown in FIG. 2, and the deflecting plate 36 is projected upward through the plunger 35 as shown in FIG. At this time, the protruding portions of the return ticket C from the belts 22 and 26 are applied to the deflecting plate 36, and the deflecting plate 36 and the transport guide plate 37.
It is configured to change the carrying-out direction of the return ticket C by approximately 90 degrees between and.

In addition, a motor M for driving the first to fourth transfer paths 6, 7, 8, 27 is arranged in the housing 1 described above.

FIG. 4 shows a ticket gate A, which has a cutting portion a at the asymmetrical position in the longitudinal direction. A front side of the cutting portion a is set as a collection ticket B and a rear side thereof is set as a return ticket C. A magnetic stripe D is formed on the back surface of the ticket gate A.

FIG. 5 shows the control circuit of the automatic ticket gate, and the CPU 40 is
Based on the inputs from the magnetic head 13 and the first to fourth sensors S1 to S4, along with the program stored in the ROM 38, the clamper 14, the stopper 19, the cutting device 20, the recovery flapper F, the motor M, the half Drive control of ticket rotating device 33, and RA
M39 stores necessary data such as ticket data.

The operation of the automatic ticket gate constructed in this way will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

Now, when the ticket A is inserted into the slot 3 in a predetermined direction, the CPU 40 determines whether or not the first sensor S1 is turned on in the first step 41, and the first sensor S1 is turned on. If so, the process proceeds to the next second step 42.

In the second step 42, the CPU 40 drives the motor M to cause the above-described first to fourth transfer paths 6, 7, 8, 27 to travel in a predetermined direction.

Next, in a third step 43, the CPU 40 reads the magnetic recording information of the magnetic stripe D in the ticket A, so-called ticket data, from the magnetic head 13 and stores the necessary data in the RAM 39.

Next, in a fourth step 44, the CPU 40 turns on the stopper 19. That is, the tip of the ticket voucher A is controlled to stop at the stopper 19 position.

Next, in a fifth step 45, the CPU 40 determines whether or not the second sensor S2 is turned on, and the front end of the ticket gate A comes into contact with the stopper 19 so that the sensor S2 is turned on and the ticket ticket A stops running. If so, the process proceeds to the next sixth step 46.

In the sixth step 46, the CPU 40 turns on the clamper 14 and holds the rear part of the ticket voucher A by the clamper 14 from above and below.

Next, in a seventh step 47, the CPU 40 actuates the cutting device 20 to cut the cutting portion a of the ticket A by the cutting blade, and in a next eighth step 48, the CPU 40 cuts a cutting timer ( Start the CPU built-in timer).

Next, in the ninth step 49, the CPU 40 turns on the recovery flapper F.
Then, the second transport path 7 and the fourth transport path 27 are connected.

Next, in a tenth step 50, the CPU 40 determines whether or not the aforementioned disconnection timer has timed out, and when the time has expired, the CPU 40 proceeds to the next eleventh step 51.

In the eleventh step 51, the CPU 40 turns off the cutting device 20, and then in the next twelfth step 52, the CPU 40 turns off the stopper 19 turned on in the fourth step 44.

When the stopper 19 is turned off, the coupon ticket B as a front half ticket after cutting is recovered from the second transport path 7 by the flapper F.
4 through the lower side, as shown by the arrow b in FIG.
After being conveyed to 27, it is stored in the stacker 32.

The return ticket C as a rear half ticket after cutting is held by the clamper 14.

Next, in a thirteenth step 53, the CPU 40 determines whether or not the above-mentioned collected ticket B has passed through the portion where the fourth sensor S4 is arranged, based on a signal input from the fourth sensor S4. No. 14 of step 54.

In the 14th step 54, the CPU 40 turns off the recovery flapper F.
Then, in the next fifteenth step 55, the CPU 40 turns the stub rotating device 33.
To ON.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the solenoid 34 of the device 33 is
Is energized to cause the deflecting plate 36 to project upward via the plunger 35.

Next, in a sixteenth step 56, the CPU 40 turns off the clamper 14 and conveys the return ticket C held by the clamper 14.

This return ticket C is returned from the second transport path 7 to the recovery flapper F.
Is conveyed to the third conveyance path 8 through the upper side of the.

The return ticket C transported to the third transport path 8 is
In step 57, winding and rotation processing is performed. That is, the return ticket C, which is conveyed by the upper and lower belts 22 and 26 with its one end protruding outside the belt, hits the tip of the deflecting plate 36 shown in FIG. The direction of the return ticket C is
The return ticket C, which has been turned 90 degrees and turned from the horizontally long shape to the vertically long shape, is conveyed in the direction of the take-out port 5 as shown by an arrow c in FIG.

Next, in an eighteenth step 58, the CPU 40 determines whether or not the third sensor S3 has been turned ON, and when the return ticket C is conveyed to the exit 5 and the third sensor S3 is turned ON, The 19th
Go to step 59.

In this 19th step 59, the CPU 40 turns off the stub rotating device 33.
Then, the device 33 is returned from the state shown in FIG. 3 to the normal state shown in FIG.

Next, in a twentieth step 60, the CPU 40 turns off the motor M to stop driving the first to fourth conveyance paths 6, 7, 8, 27, and then, in a next twenty-first step 61, the CPU 40 Third sensor S3
Is turned off, and when the return ticket C at the outlet 5 is pulled out from the passenger and the third sensor S3 is turned off, a series of processing for the return ticket C is ended.

In short, since the return ticket C after cutting is turned by, for example, 90 degrees by the above-described stub rotating device 33, the return ticket C is discharged vertically to the take-out port 5 as shown in FIG. To be done.

As a result, when the customer pulls out the return ticket C from the above-mentioned outlet 5, as compared with the conventional device which is discharged in a horizontally long shape,
It has the effect of making it extremely easy to remove.

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment, the transport means of the present invention corresponds to the first, second, and third transport paths 6, 7, and 8 of the embodiment, and the same shall apply hereinafter. Corresponds to the ticket gate A, the cutting means corresponds to the cutting device 20, and the diverting means corresponds to the stub rotating device 33. However, the present invention is limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment. Not a thing.

Further, as the ticket gate A, an airline ticket for boarding is illustrated, but it is needless to say that it may be a ticket ticket for station service, boat embarkation, or the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an internal side view of an automatic ticket gate, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a stub rotating device, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of the ticket gate, FIG. 5 is a control circuit block diagram, FIG. 6 is a flowchart, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing conventional ticket processing. 3 ... Inserting port, 5 ... Ejecting port 6 ... 1st transport path, 7 ... 2nd transport path 8 ... 3rd transport path, 20 ... Cutting device 33 ... Half-slot rotating device, A ... Ticket gate a …… Cutting section, C …… Return ticket

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A ticket inserted into an insertion slot in a longitudinal shape with respect to the carrying direction is carried, and the ticket is cut into a laterally long shape with respect to the carrying direction during the carrying, and is cut into the laterally long shape. An automatic ticket gate device for ejecting a ticket to an exit, the automatic ticket gate device comprising a diverting means for diverting the direction of the horizontally cut ticket into a vertically elongated direction with respect to the conveyance direction.