JP2555282Y2 - Ticket collection device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ticket collection device, and more particularly to a device capable of collecting a ticket uniformly in a collection box.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, among tickets inserted into the body of a ticket processing machine such as an automatic checkout machine or an automatic ticket gate (hereinafter referred to as a body), a ticket which does not need to be returned to a user is called a main body. It is configured to be collected in a collection box provided inside.

The collection of a ticket into a collection box is performed by a belt conveyor driven at a constant speed, one end of which is connected to the ticket processing unit side of the main body and the other end of which is connected to the collection box.

[0004]

However, the above-mentioned conventional ticket collection device is configured so that the ticket is always discharged into the collection box by a belt conveyor having a constant conveying speed. At a constant release rate into the collection box, and was stored in the collection box with a bias. For this reason, even if the collection box is not full and the ticket spills out of the collection box, or if a full sensor is attached to the collection box, the collection box must be filled before it actually fills. There was an inconvenience that the main body stopped.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a ticket collection device capable of uniformly storing a ticket in a collection box. It is in.

[0006]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, of the tickets inserted into the main body, a ticket which does not need to be returned is collected into a collection box provided in the main body. in the ticket collection device for collecting, before Symbol automatic checkout machines, etc.
It provided with a conveyor structure for carrying the unnecessary multiplication Shaken to return the body of the ticket processing machines, transportation of the transport mechanism
One end on the direction side is located on one end side of the upper opening of the collection box.
And a control means for periodically changing the transport speed of the transport mechanism .

[0007]

In the above construction, when the transport speed of the transport mechanism is changed by the control means, the release speed of the ticket released from the transport mechanism into the collection box changes over time, and the ticket is stored in the collection box. Is stored uniformly.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an apparatus according to an embodiment, in which a collection box 1 is provided in a main body (not shown) and is formed of an upper opening type box formed in a volume capable of storing a predetermined number of tickets. ing.

[0009] (corresponding to the present invention the conveyor mechanism) the pair of endless base portion in the conveying direction, which is formed by oppositely arranged is substantially horizontal state of the belt conveyers one end of the conveying direction of the 2, upper <br /> SL is located at one end of the upper opening of the collection box 1, also
Its other end portion of the belt conveyor 2, are opposed to each other are kicked set in ticket processing unit provided in the body (not shown).

The belt conveyor 2 is configured to be driven by a motor M whose rotation speed changes periodically by a controller (not shown) for controlling the main body in a unified manner (corresponding to the control means of the present invention). ing. The change in the rotation speed is such that when the speed is the fastest, the ticket a released from the belt conveyor 2 reaches one end of the collection box 1 (the side opposite to the side where the belt conveyor 2 is provided), and Is determined to drop to the other end of the collection box 1.

In the above configuration, when the main body operates and a ticket a that needs to be collected occurs in the main body, the motor M is activated to start the conveyance of the belt conveyor 2.

Therefore, the ticket a is discharged into the collection box 1 from one end of the belt conveyor 2. At this time, since the transport speed of the belt conveyor 2 changes periodically,
The momentum at which the ticket a is released into the collection box 1 changes over time. For this reason, the lamination state of the ticket a stored in the collection box 1 becomes substantially uniform, and the volume of the collection box 1 can be used without waste.

In the above-described embodiment, the driving of the belt conveyor 2 is started at the time of generation of the ticket a to be collected. However, the driving may be always performed while the main body a is in operation.

[0014]

[Effects of the Invention] The present invention is applicable to a ticket processing facility such as an automatic payment machine.
Provided with a conveying <br/> Organization for transporting the unnecessary multiplication Shaken to return the body of the physical machine, one conveying direction of the conveying mechanism
Position the end at one end of the upper opening of the collection box,
In addition, since the control means for periodically changing the transfer speed of the transfer mechanism is provided, the momentum released from the transfer mechanism to the collection box is not uniform, and the ticket is almost uniformly stacked in the collection box. Can be used effectively.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of the present invention;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Collection Box 2 Belt Conveyor (Transportation Mechanism) M Motor B Ticket

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A ticket that is not required to be returned among the tickets inserted into the body of a ticket processing machine such as an automatic payment machine is collected in a collection box provided in the body of the ticket processing machine. in ticket recovery system, you need to return the previous Symbol within the body of the ticket processing machine of the automatic checkout machine, etc.
Provided with a transport Organization for transporting the free ride Shaken, its
Open one end of the transfer mechanism on the transfer direction side at the top of the collection box.
A ticket collection device provided with a control means positioned at one end of a mouth and for periodically changing the transport speed of the transport mechanism .