JP2547250Y2 - Automatic ticket gate - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate, and more particularly to an automatic ticket gate that prevents tickets from being accidentally removed by a previous user.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Automatic ticket gates, which are frequently used at present, are used when a user continuously uses the automatic ticket gate, such as during a rush hour, when a previous user uses the automatic ticket gate body (hereinafter referred to as the main body). ) Refers to the entire medium in which data that can be inserted into the insertion slot of the main body, such as a normal ticket, a commuter pass, or a prepaid card, is recorded with data that can be automatically turned on. When the ticket is taken out, the ticket of the next user will protrude from the exit port even if the preceding user does not enter the ticket gate.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional automatic ticket gate, when there are two or more tickets to be returned in the main body, when one ticket is discharged from the exit, Since the ticket immediately protrudes to the outlet, it was easy for the previous user to accidentally take the ticket protruding from the outlet as his or her own ticket and carry it away.

The present invention has been made in order to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket gate in which a ticket is not accidentally removed by a previous user. is there.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention takes a ticket inserted into an insertion slot of a main body into the main body, and acquires the taken ticket. Read the data recorded in the, and based on the read data, calculate and enter and exit,
Among the inserted tickets, in an automatic ticket gate that returns a ticket that needs to be returned from the outlet through a discharge conveyance path provided facing the outlet of the main body, Detecting means for detecting the hand of the user sent to the outlet, and until the detecting means detects the hand of the user, the leading end of the returned ticket in the transport direction is near the outlet, When the hand of the user is detected, an adjusting mechanism for adjusting the conveying force of the discharge conveyance path so that the tip end thereof protrudes from the discharge port by a length that can be sufficiently held by the user's hand, , Is characterized.

[0006]

In the above arrangement, the adjusting mechanism causes the tip of the returned ticket to be near the discharge port until the detecting means detects the hand of the user, and the hand of the user is detected. When the end is protruded, the distal end protrudes from the outlet by a length sufficient to be held by the user's hand.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a cross section of a part of an automatic ticket gate according to one embodiment.

[0008] An insertion slot 2 for a ticket C is provided at an upper portion on one end side (right side in the illustrated example) of the main body 1, and a discharge port C for discharging the ticket C slightly toward the center at the upper end on the other end side. An outlet 3 is provided. The ticket C inserted from the insertion port 2 is provided in the main body 1 between the insertion port 2 and the discharge port 3.
And alignment transport path 4 to the positioning aligned in a predetermined direction, the reading head H _1, the write head H ₂ and verification H ₃
And a discharge path 6 for discharging the ticket C that needs to be returned from the ticket C taken into the main body 1 to the discharge port 3. .

The transport path A is a well-known transport path constituted by an endless belt rotatably driven by a motor M. The discharge transport path 6 has a characteristic component of the present invention described later. An adjustment mechanism is incorporated.

A cover 3 provided so as to surround the outlet 3
a shows the hand of the user sent to the outlet 3 (not shown).
A sensor 7 (corresponding to the detecting means of the present invention) composed of a photoelectric element for detecting the signal is provided. The detection signal detected by the sensor 7 is configured to be input to a controller 8 including a microcomputer that controls the main body 1 comprehensively.

In FIG. 1, S denotes a user entering a ticket gate passage,
It is a human detector for detecting exit, and D is a door for opening and closing a ticket gate passage, and is configured similarly to a known automatic ticket gate.

As shown in detail in FIG. 2, the adjusting mechanism 10 is attached to the discharge conveyance path 6. That is, in order to guide the ticket C conveyed by the discharge conveyance path 6, the adjustment mechanism 10 sandwiches the conveyance path 6 so as to be located in the middle, and has the upper end facing the inside of the discharge port 3. A pair of guide pieces 11a, 11b provided and one guide piece 1
The pinch roller 12 is provided so as to be constantly urged at the upper end of 1a, holds the ticket C until it is taken away from the user with the guide piece 11b, and contacts the discharge conveyance path 6 by the solenoid 13. And a rotatable press roller 14 that moves away from the discharge conveyance path 6.

The discharge conveyance path 6 is provided with a turn belt 5 provided at the end side of the main conveyance path 5 (the start end side of the discharge conveyance path 6).
When the ticket C is released from a, the transport force is lost. Then, the starting end of the ticket C in the conveying direction at the time when the conveying force is lost is held by the pinch roller 12 and discharged so that the starting end of the ticket C slightly projects from the discharge port 3. The position of the turn belt 5a with respect to the transport path 6 is determined.

When the pressing roller 14 comes into contact with the discharge conveyance path 6, the conveyance force of the discharge conveyance path 6 is generated and the ticket C
Is disengaged from the pressing roller 14 so that the conveying force is lost. Then, the starting end of the ticket C at the time of losing the conveying force protrudes sufficiently from the outlet 3 and is determined so that the user can take it out.

Next, the operation of discharging the ticket C of the automatic ticket gate according to the present embodiment will be described. Now, it is assumed that the ticket C inserted into the main body 1 is returned to the user. In this case, the solenoid 13 is moved from the discharge conveyance path 6 to the pressing roller 14.
Are controlled by the controller 8 so that
(B)).

Therefore, the transport force of the discharge transport path 6 is controlled by the turn belt 5a provided at the end of the main transport path 5.
When the vehicle is released from the transfer force of the ticket C, there is no more transfer force, and the end of the ticket C is slightly out of the outlet 3, that is, the user recognizes the existence of the returned ticket C. Keep the pinch roller 12 and the guide piece 11
b.

In this state, when the user puts his hand on the discharge port 3, this state is detected by the sensor 7 and the controller 8
Is input to Based on this input, the controller 8 causes the solenoid 13 to bring the press roller 14 into contact with the discharge conveyance path 6. At the time of this contact, since the ticket C exists between the press roller 14 and the discharge conveyance path 6, the end of the ticket C is generated by the conveyance force of the discharge conveyance path 6. The sheet is conveyed until it is released from the press roller 14 (see FIG. 2A). The amount of protrusion of the ticket C from the outlet 3 at the time when this conveyance is completed is about half the length of the ticket C, similarly to the amount of protrusion of a conventional automatic ticket gate. Therefore, the user can easily carry away the ticket C.

As described above, in the automatic ticket gate according to the present embodiment, since the user does not protrude from the outlet 3 until the user puts his hand on the outlet 3, it is erroneously taken out by the previous user. This is prevented.

[0019]

According to the present invention, the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention has a detecting means for detecting a hand of a user sent to an outlet, and the returning ticket and the like until the detecting means detects the hand of the user. When the hand of the user is detected, the front end of the transfer direction side of the transfer direction side is protruded from the discharge port by a length that can be sufficiently held by the hand of the user. Since the adjusting mechanism for adjusting the conveying force of the discharge conveyance path is provided, the ticket does not protrude from the discharge port until the user puts his hand on the discharge port. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the previous user accidentally removes the ticket.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of the vicinity of a discharge port.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body (automatic body) of an automatic ticket gate 2 Insertion opening 3 Ejection opening 6 Ejection conveyance path 7 Sensor (detection means) 10 Adjustment mechanism 13 Solenoid 14 Holding roller C Tickets (tickets)

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A ticket inserted into an insertion slot of an automatic ticket gate main body is taken into the main body of the automatic ticket gate, data recorded on the taken ticket is read, and the reading is performed. Based on the calculated data, the entry and exit processing is performed, and among the inserted tickets, the tickets that need to be returned are provided facing the exit of the main body of the automatic ticket gate. Detecting means for detecting a hand of a user sent to the outlet, wherein the detecting means is configured to return the user's hand to the outlet via a discharge conveyance path provided. Until the end is detected, the leading end of the returned ticket in the transport direction is near the outlet, and when the hand of the user is detected, the leading end can be sufficiently held by the hand of the user. Now, project from the outlet, Automatic ticket machines and having a an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the conveying force of the discharge conveying path.