JP2519927B2 - Ticket machine - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ticket gate for a stored fair ticket, which is composed of a magnetic card.

BACKGROUND ART Generally, a stored fair ticket, which is intended to be used many times until the cumulative total of the actual fare reaches a predetermined amount, is made of a magnetic card and has an encoded balance (usually the card). The card user cannot directly check the purchase price minus the cumulative total of boarding fees), etc., causing anxiety and various inconveniences on the part of the user.

In order to eliminate such anxiety and inconvenience, the ticket gates are currently provided with a printing function, so that the departure and arrival station names, balances, etc. are printed and displayed on a predetermined printing surface of the magnetic card at the same time as the ticket gates.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, when the boarding fee per ride is small, the number of times the card can be used increases, and therefore the printing space is the first before the balance runs out. It may disappear. In such cases, the card user
I feel a great inconvenience because I have to go to a designated window to rewrite the card with a new card by the staff.

Therefore, according to the present invention, when the printing space of a magnetic card used as a stored fair ticket is full, it has a function of automatically rewriting the card at the same time as the ticket gate, thereby improving the convenience on the user side. The purpose of the invention is to provide a ticket gate.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the ticket gate according to the present invention is
A reading head that reads the name of the departure station, the number of lines printed, and the balance encoded on a magnetic card, a storage unit that stores fare data, and a final boarding section based on the information read by the reading head and the data read from the storage unit And a write head and a print head that encode and print on the card based on the determination of the calculation control unit, and that calculates the charge and the latest balance and determines whether there is a print space in the card, When the arithmetic control unit determines that there is a print space, the write head causes the card to encode the latest balance and the number of lines to be printed, and the print head causes the destination station name and the latest balance to be printed. If judged, after collecting the card and taking out the new card, The new card has the function of rewriting the magnetic card by causing the new card to encode the latest balance and the number of print lines and the print head to print the destination station name and the latest balance.

Operation When the arithmetic control unit of the ticket inspection machine determines that there is no printing space on the magnetic card based on the number of print lines read by the reading head, the card is collected and a new card is taken out, and the new card has the latest balance. By magnetically recording the number of printing lines and printing the destination station name and the latest balance, the magnetic card used as a stored fair ticket can be automatically rewritten.

EXAMPLES Next, the present invention will be described based on examples shown in the drawings.

The ticket gate shown in FIG. 1 is installed at the arrival station, and the magnetic card for the stored fair ticket inserted from the slot (1) is finally issued by the reading head (3) at the ticket gate. After the magnetic information such as the station, the balance and the number of print lines is read, it is processed.

That is, when the card is a normal card having a predetermined balance and a printing space, after the magnetic information is read by the read head (3), the post-treatment transferred to the write head (4) and the print head (5) is performed. It is discharged from the outlet (6). Also, as shown in FIG. 2A, when a magnetic card with no print space is inserted in which the number of print lines has reached a predetermined number even though there is a balance, the card is magnetic by the read head (3). After reading the information, it is collected by the card stacker (8) via the switching lever (7), and then a new magnetic card for rewriting is fed out from the card hopper (10) via the feeding roller (9). ing. The new magnetic card includes a write head (4) and a print head (5).
As a result of being transferred to, the information such as the final balance of the old card and the last departure station name collected as described above is magnetically posted, and as shown in Fig. 2B, the last departure and arrival station name and the latest balance etc. The printed matter is discharged from the outlet (6). Incidentally, (20) is a pair of feeding rollers, and (21) is a spring means for urging the new card in the card hopper (10) against the feeding roller (9).

As shown in FIG. 3, the reading head (3) reads the magnetic information of the magnetic card as described above, and outputs the signal via the input amplifier (11) and the input register (12) to the arithmetic control unit (13). ).

The arithmetic control unit (13) calculates the fare and the latest balance of the last boarding section based on the information input from the reading head (3), the fare data read from the storage unit (14), and the printing space. Whether or not (full or not) is determined. Further, the arithmetic control unit (13)
When it is determined that there is a print space, outputs a drive signal to the write head (4) and the print head (5) via the output register (15) and each output amplifier (16). Further, when it is determined that there is no printing space, the arithmetic control unit (13) outputs the changeover lever (7), the feeding roller (9), the writing head through the output register (15) and each output amplifier (16). The drive signal is output to (4) and the print head (5).

The write head (4) encodes the latest balance and the number of lines to be printed on a magnetic card by a drive signal when the arithmetic control unit (13) determines that there is a print space,
When the calculation control unit (13) determines that there is no space, the purchase signal, issue date, issue place, etc. of the old card (magnetic card determined to have no print space) are posted on the new card and the latest Encode the balance and the number of print lines.

When the arithmetic control unit (13) determines that there is a print space, the print head (5) prints the arrival station name and the latest balance on the magnetic card, and the arithmetic control unit (13) determines that there is no print space. In this case, as shown in Fig. 2B, the purchase amount, the issue date, the issue place and the last station name of the old card are printed on the new card, and the destination station name and the latest balance are printed.

Further, as described above, the switching lever (7) guides the magnetic card to the card stacker (8) by the drive signal when the arithmetic control unit (13) determines that there is no space, and the feeding roller (9). ) Takes out a new magnetic card from the card hopper (10).

Next, the operation of the above ticket gate will be described with reference to FIG.

First, when a magnetic card is loaded from the slot (1),
Information such as the station name, the number of print lines, and the balance encoded in the card is read by the read head (3). Next, the arithmetic control unit (13) calculates the fare of the last boarding section and calculates the latest balance based on the information read by the reading head (3) and the fare data stored in the storage unit (14). Calculate and determine the presence or absence of print space.

When it is determined that there is a print space, the arithmetic control unit (13) causes the write head (4) to encode the latest balance and the number of lines to be printed, and the print head (5) to print the destination station name and the latest balance. After that, the magnetic card is ejected from the outlet (6) via the switching lever (7).

When the arithmetic control unit (13) determines that there is no printing space, the arithmetic control unit (13) causes the card stacker (8) to collect the magnetic card via the switching lever (7), and then the feeding roller (9).
Remove the new magnetic card from the card hopper (10) via. Next, the arithmetic control unit (13) transfers the old card information such as the purchase amount, the issue date and the issue place of the old card to the new card by the write head (4), and the latest balance and the number of printed lines. Is printed, and the print head (5) transcribes the old card information such as the purchase amount of the old card, the issue date, the issue place, etc., and also prints the destination station name and the latest balance. Finally, the arithmetic control unit (13) ejects the new card from the outlet (6) via the switching lever (7).

As described above, when the magnetic card is full in the printing space, the arithmetic control unit in the ticket inspection machine according to the present invention collects the card, takes out the new card, and prints the latest balance and printing on the new card. The number of lines is encoded and the latest balance is printed.

As a result, according to the present invention, the magnetic card for a stored fair ticket can be automatically rewritten at the same time as the ticket gate, which has the effect of significantly improving the convenience of the user.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a mechanism of a ticket gate according to the present invention, FIG. 2A shows a magnetic card whose printing space is full, and FIG. 2B shows a magnetic card rewritten by the ticket gate according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an electric circuit of the ticket gate, and FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory diagram of the ticket gate. (3): read head, (4): write head, (5): print head, (13): arithmetic control unit, (14): storage unit.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A reading head (3) for reading the station name, the number of lines printed, and a balance encoded on a magnetic card, a storage section (14) for storing fee data, and information read by the reading head (3). And a calculation control unit (13) for calculating the fare and the latest balance of the last boarding section based on the data read from the storage unit (14) and determining the presence or absence of a print space in the card, and the calculation control unit (13). ), A write head (4) and a print head (5) for encoding and printing on the card based on the determination of the above), and the arithmetic control unit (13) determines the write head when there is a print space. (4) Encodes the latest balance and the number of lines to be printed on the card, and causes the print head (5) to print the destination station name and the latest balance. If it is determined that the new card has not been collected, the writing head (4) causes the new card to encode the latest balance and the number of print lines, and the print head (5). A ticket gate that has the function of rewriting a magnetic card by printing the destination station name and the latest balance.