JP2534365B2 - Continuous paper loading device for ticket issuing machine - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a continuous paper loading device for a ticket issuing machine.

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a ticket issuing machine that issues an airline ticket, a stocker is connected to one end of a ticket transport path in which a recording unit that records predetermined data on the ticket is arranged, and the stocker is folded in a zigzag shape with perforations. The continuous paper is stored, the continuous paper is supplied to the ticket transport path, and the continuous paper is cut into the size of a ticket by a cutting mechanism such as a cutter or a burster provided in the ticket transport path.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention When loading continuous paper into the ticket transport path, the continuous paper must be inserted into the ticket transport path while rotating the paper feed roller against the resistance of the motor. In addition, even when it is necessary to remove the continuous paper from the ticket transport path, if the continuous paper is forcibly removed, the continuous paper may be cut off from the perforations.

Means for Solving the Problems A recording unit for recording data on the continuous paper is arranged in a ticket transport path having a transport unit for transporting the continuous paper, and the continuous paper to be inserted into an entrance of the ticket transport path is stored. A stocker is provided, a cutting mechanism for cutting the continuous paper is arranged in an intermediate portion of the ticket transport path, and a start sensor disposed at the entrance of the ticket transport path to detect the continuous paper, and a start sensor of the start sensor. A stop sensor which is arranged on the downstream side and detects the continuous paper, and a paper feeding unit which is arranged between the start sensor and the stop sensor and whose rotation operation is controlled by detection signals of the start sensor and the stop sensor. And.

Action When the continuous paper pulled out from the stocker is inserted into the entrance of the ticket transport path, the start sensor detects the continuous paper, the paper feed section is rotated by the detection signal, and the continuous paper is transported by the rotation operation of this paper feed section. The paper feed unit is stopped by a detection signal when the continuous paper is pulled into the path and the stop sensor detects the continuous paper, and therefore, the continuous paper can be easily loaded at a fixed position in the ticket transport path. Further, by connecting the paper feeding unit to a motor capable of rotating in the forward and reverse directions and reversing the motor, the continuous paper in the ticket conveying path can be easily returned to the stocker side.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 denotes a casing of a ticket issuing machine, and an encoder 3 and a printing unit 4, which are recording units, are arranged in a ticket conveying path 2 provided inside the casing 1. The printing portion 4 is formed by bringing the thermal head 5 and the platen 6 into contact with each other. A ribbon cassette 7 supplies an ink ribbon between the thermal head 5 and the platen 6. On the front surface of the housing 1, a manual insertion slot 8 connected to the ticket transport path 2 between the encoder 3 and the printing section 4, and a ticket issuing slot 9 connected to an exit of the ticket transport path 2. And a void bin 10 connected to the exit of the ticket transport path 2 is provided on the back surface of the ticket issuing port 9. In addition, a plurality of continuous paper insertion ports 11 and 12 are formed at the end of the ticket transport path 2 on the entrance side, and the ticket transport path 2 has a plurality of transport units 13 and a cutter sensor.
14 is arranged, the continuous paper insertion port 11 is arranged with a paper feed unit 15, a transmission type start sensor I17 and a stop sensor I19,
The continuous paper insertion port 12 has a paper feed unit 16 and a transparent start sensor.
II18 and stop sensor II20 are arranged. The start sensor I17 and the start sensor II18 are arranged at the entrance of the continuous paper insertion port 11 or 12, and the paper feed units 15 and 16 are connected to the start sensor I17.
17 or the start sensor II18 is arranged on the downstream side, and the stop sensor I19 and the stop sensor II20 are arranged on the downstream side of the paper feeding section 15 or 16. The conveying unit 13 and the paper feeding units 15 and 16 are configured by bringing a pair of rollers into contact with each other. The driving side roller of the paper feeding unit 15 is a motor I21.
The drive-side roller of the paper feed unit 16 is connected to the motor II22, and the drive-side roller of the transport unit 13 is connected to the motor III23. The motor I21, the motor II22, and the motor III23 are motors that can rotate normally and reversely. further,
A stocker I24 and a stocker II25 corresponding to the continuous paper insertion ports 11 and 12 are provided. A continuous paper 26 is zigzag-folded and stored in these stocker I24 and stocker II25. Further, the ticket conveying path 2 is provided with a burster 27 which is a cutting mechanism located on the downstream side of the continuous paper insertion ports 11 and 12. The burster 27 is located between the conveying units 13 facing each other with a predetermined space therebetween, and the driving unit
The cam 29 is driven by 28, and the cutter 30 has one end abutted against the cam 29 and is held so as to be vertically movable. In addition,
As shown in FIG. 2, the continuous paper 26 has many perforations 26a.
Are formed at equal pitches. This continuous paper
26 is separated as a ticket from the perforation 26a.

In such a configuration, first, the automatic loading operation of the continuous paper 26 will be described. Pull out the continuous paper 26 from the selected stocker I24 or stocker II25, and
When it is inserted into 12, the start sensor I17 or the start sensor II18 optically detects the continuous paper 2, and the motor I21 or the motor II22 rotates in the normal direction according to the detection signal. As a result, the motor I21 or the motor II22 is stopped when the continuous paper 26 is drawn inside by the paper feeding unit 15 or 16 and the leading edge is detected by the stop sensor I19 or the stop sensor II20. As a result, the continuous paper 26 stands by at a fixed position.

Next, the ticket issuing operation will be described. First, the number of issued sheets is specified, and then the stocker is stored by the host computer.
Select I24 or Stocker II25. When the stocker I24 is selected, the motor I21 and the motor III23 rotate in the normal direction, whereby the paper feed unit 15 and the transport unit 13 rotate in the normal direction, so that the continuous paper 26 is transported toward the encoder 3, and the stocker I24 is transported. When II25 is selected, the motor II22 and the motor III23 rotate in the normal direction, which causes the paper feed unit 16 and the transport unit 13 to rotate in the normal direction.
Are conveyed toward the encoder 3. And continuous paper 26
When the tip of the
27 is driven. That is, at this timing, continuous paper
The perforations 26a of 26 are located directly below the cutter 30, and the drive unit 28
As a result, the cam 29 makes one revolution, so that the cutter 30 descends, cuts the continuous paper 26 as a ticket (air ticket), and then ascends. Further, the detection signal of the cutter sensor 14 not only starts the burster 27 but also sets the timing of stopping the motor I21 or the motor II22. Then, the data writing process is performed on the cut ticket. In other words, the encoder 3 magnetically records the name, seat number, destination, flight time, seat grade, etc. on the magnetic stripe 26b, and the printing unit 4 prints flight information etc. on the ticket issuing slot 9. Be transported. When the number of issued tickets reaches the specified number, the motor III23 stops. At this time, the leading edge of the continuous paper 26 is located right below the cutter 30.

Next, the automatic discharging operation of the continuous paper 26 will be described.
When you operate the discharge operation unit (not shown), the specified motor I2
1 or the motor II22 reversely rotates, and the continuous paper 26 is pulled back to the stocker I24 or stocker II25 side. When the leading edge of the continuous paper 26 is detected by the stop sensor I19 or the stop sensor II20, the motor I21 or II22 is stopped after a certain period of time, and the paper feeding unit 15 or 1
6 stops. The fixed time at this time is the time when the leading edge of the continuous paper 26 is stopped between the stop sensor I19 or II20 and the paper feeding unit 15 or 16. Therefore, when changing the continuous paper 26 to be used, the continuous paper 26 currently used is pulled back in this way, and the stocker I24 or stocker II25 in which the desired continuous paper 26 is stored is selected by the host computer. , And proceeds to the ticket issuing operation as described above.

Although the ticket in which the data is written by the encoder 3 and the printing unit 4 is sent to the ticket issuing port 9, the defectively written ticket is stored in the void bin 10. Further, in the case of correction or change of flight information or check-in, the ticket is inserted into the encoder 3 from the hand slot 8 and further conveyed from the encoder 3 to the ticket issuing slot 9 via the printing unit 4.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the present invention is configured as described above, when the continuous paper pulled out from the stocker is inserted into the entrance of the ticket transport path, the start sensor detects the continuous paper and rotates the paper feeding unit by the detection signal, By the rotation operation of the paper feeding unit, the continuous paper is drawn into the ticket conveying path, and the paper feeding unit is stopped by the detection signal when the stop sensor detects the continuous paper. Therefore, the continuous paper can be easily moved to a fixed position on the ticket conveying path. Further, there is an effect that the continuous paper in the ticket conveying path can be returned to the stocker side by connecting the paper feeding section to a motor capable of rotating in the forward and reverse directions and reversing the motor.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side view showing an internal structure of a ticket issuing machine, and FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a part of continuous paper. 2 …… Ticket transport path, 3,4 …… Recording section, 13 …… Transport section, 15,16
...... Paper feeder, 17,18 …… Start sensor, 19,20 …… Stop sensor, 21,22 …… Motor, 24,25 …… Stocker, 26 ……
Continuous paper, 27 ... Cutting mechanism

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A ticket transport path having a transport section for transporting continuous paper, a recording section arranged in the ticket transport path for recording data on the continuous paper, and inserted into an entrance of the ticket transport path. A stocker for storing the continuous paper, a cutting mechanism arranged in an intermediate portion of the ticket transport path for cutting the continuous paper, a start sensor arranged at an entrance of the ticket transport path for detecting the continuous paper, A stop sensor arranged downstream of the start sensor in the ticket conveying path to detect the continuous paper, and a start sensor and a stop sensor arranged between the start sensor and the stop sensor in the ticket conveying path. The continuous paper loading device of the ticket issuing machine, which comprises a paper feeding unit whose rotation operation is controlled by the detection signal of the above. 2. The continuous paper loading device of the ticket issuing machine according to claim 1, wherein the paper feeding section is connected to a motor capable of rotating in the forward and reverse directions.