JP2563608B2 - Paper feeder of ticket issuing machine - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sheet feeding device of a ticket issuing machine.

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a ticket issuing machine that issues airline tickets, 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 a stocker is formed in a certain size in advance. There is a sheet feeding device that stacks and stores the stacked tickets, draws the tickets from the stocker by a pickup roller, and separates the drawn-out tickets one by one by a separating mechanism and supplies the separated tickets to a ticket conveying path.

Further, instead of a ticket formed in a fixed size, a continuous paper folded in a zigzag shape with perforations is stored in a stocker, and the continuous paper is supplied to the ticket transport path, and a cutter or a cutter provided in the ticket transport path is used. There is a cutting machine such as a burster which cuts continuous paper into the size of a ticket.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention A device that supplies a fixed-size ticket from a stocker requires a pickup roller and a separating mechanism that separates the tickets one by one, resulting in a large number of parts and, as a result of adjustment, , Multiple tickets may be supplied in an overlapping manner. In addition, the type that cuts continuous paper has a cutting mechanism for each stocker, so if you store different continuous paper in multiple stockers according to the order of the airline company, you can use multiple stockers. Moreover, since a plurality of cutting mechanisms are required, the number of parts also increases.

An object of the present invention is to provide a sheet feeding device of a ticket issuing machine that can easily and arbitrarily issue a plurality of types of tickets.

Means for Solving the Problems According to the invention of claim 1, in a ticket transport path provided with a plurality of transport rollers, a merge transport drive roller, a cutting mechanism, and a recording unit are sequentially arranged, and different continuous papers are respectively provided. A plurality of stockers to be stored are provided, and a transport path for each continuous sheet having a plurality of continuous sheet insertion ports into which the continuous sheets stored in these stockers are inserted is provided in front of the merging / conveying drive roller. A paper feed roller and a detector are sequentially arranged from the continuous paper insertion port side for each of the transport paths.

According to the invention of claim 2, a stocker is provided not only inside the main body but also outside.

Action Continuous paper is supplied from the stocker to the ticket transport path, and the continuous paper is cut into individual ticket units by the cutting mechanism.However, multiple stockers are used in correspondence with the multiple continuous paper insertion openings formed at the end of the ticket transport path. By installing it, it is possible to select a desired continuous paper from a plurality of continuous papers according to the request, and since the paper feed roller and the detector are provided in the transport path for each continuous paper. , It is easy to hold continuous paper in standby state and send it out as needed, it is easy to use different kinds of continuous paper alternately, and the stocker is also arranged outside the main body. As a result, an extremely large number of continuous papers can be used.

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. Further, a plurality of continuous paper insertion ports 11, 12, 13 are formed at the end of the ticket transport path 2 on the entrance side, and a plurality of transport rollers 14 and a transmissive detector 15 are provided in the ticket transport path 2. , 16 are arranged, and a plurality of paper feed rollers 17 and a transmission type detector 18 are arranged in the continuous paper insertion ports 11, 12, 13. Each of the transport rollers 14 and the paper feed roller 17 is formed by bringing a pair of rollers including rollers connected to a motor (not shown) that can rotate in the forward and reverse directions into contact with each other. Further, the most upstream one of the transport rollers 14 functions as a merge transport drive roller. Therefore, stockers 19, 20, 21 corresponding to the continuous paper insertion ports 11, 12, 13 are provided. A continuous paper 22 is folded in a zigzag shape and stored in these stockers 19, 20, and 21. Further, the ticket conveying path 2 is provided with a burster 24 which is one cutting mechanism located on the downstream side of the continuous paper insertion ports 11, 12, and 13. The burster 24 is positioned between the conveying rollers 14 facing each other with a predetermined gap, and is driven by a drive unit 25. One end of the cam 26 is abutted to the burster 24 and is vertically movable. It consists of a cutter 27. As shown in FIG. 2, the continuous paper 22 has a large number of perforations 22a formed at regular intervals. This continuous paper 22 has perforations 22a
Is to be separated as a ticket.

In such a configuration, each stocker 19, 20,
The continuous paper 22 of 21 is held by the paper feed rollers 17 in the continuous paper insertion ports 11, 12, and 13, respectively. Then, when any one of the stockers 19, 20, 21 in which the continuous paper 22 to be used is stored is selected, for example, when the stocker 19 is selected, the paper feed roller 17 in the continuous paper insertion port 11 corresponding to this is selected. When the continuous paper 22 is pulled out by driving the and the conveyance rollers 14 of the ticket conveyance path 2, the drive unit is driven when the leading edge of the continuous paper 22 reaches the detector 15.
25 is driven and the cam 26 makes one rotation. That is, the cutter
27 descends toward the perforations 22a, cuts the continuous paper 22 as a ticket (air ticket), and then rises. The cut ticket is the name, seat number, destination, flight time,
The grade of the seat and the like are magnetically recorded on the magnetic stripe 22b, and further, the printing unit 4 prints flight information and the like.

When alternately using different continuous paper 22, the transport roller 14 and the paper feed roller 17 are reversed to pull back the continuous paper 22,
A signal from a detector 18 that detects the leading edge of the continuous paper 22 causes the transport roller 14 and the paper feed roller 17 to stop, and
22 is held by the paper feed roller 17, and then,
The paper feed roller 17 in the other continuous paper insertion port 12 or 13 and the transport roller 14 of the ticket transport path 2 are driven. The following operation is the same as the operation 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.

As described above, since the burster 24 is arranged on the downstream side of the continuous paper insertion ports 11, 12, 13 in the ticket transport unit 2, no matter which stocker 19, 20, 21 is selected, one burster 24 is selected. The continuous paper 22 can be cut with.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As described above, the present invention provides a stocker for sequentially arranging different continuous papers by sequentially arranging a merging / conveying drive roller, a cutting mechanism and a recording unit in a ticket conveying path provided with a plurality of conveying rollers. A plurality of continuous paper conveyance paths each having a plurality of continuous paper insertion ports into which the continuous papers stored in these stockers are inserted are provided so as to be merged in front of the merge conveyance drive roller, and the respective conveyances are performed. Since the paper feed roller and the detector are sequentially arranged from the continuous paper insertion port side for each path, the continuous paper is supplied from the stocker to the ticket conveying path, and the continuous paper is cut into the ticket units by the cutting mechanism. By installing a plurality of stockers corresponding to a plurality of continuous paper insertion openings formed at the end of the ticket transport path, it is possible to select a desired continuous paper from a plurality of continuous paper according to the request, In addition, paper is fed to the transport path for each continuous form. Since the roller and the detector are provided, it is easy to hold the continuous paper in a standby state and send it out as needed, and it is easy to alternately use different types of continuous paper. By arranging the stocker also outside the main body, it is possible to use an extremely large number of continuous papers.

[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, 11,12,13 ... Continuous paper insertion slot, 14 ... Conveying rollers, 19,20,21 ... Stocker, 22
…… Continuous paper, 24 …… Cutting mechanism

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A ticket transport path provided with a plurality of transport rollers, in which a merge transport drive roller, a cutting mechanism, and a recording unit are sequentially arranged, and a plurality of stockers for respectively storing different continuous papers are provided. A transport path for each continuous sheet having a plurality of continuous sheet insertion ports into which the continuous sheets stored in the stocker are inserted is provided so as to merge in front of the merge transport drive roller, and the continuous sheet for each of the transport paths is provided. A sheet feeding device of a ticket issuing machine, characterized in that a sheet feeding roller and a detector are sequentially arranged from an insertion opening side. 2. The paper feeding device of the ticket issuing machine according to claim 1, wherein a stocker is provided not only inside the main body but also outside.