JP2565589Y2 - Card-type fare settlement device for bus vehicles - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fare settlement device for a bus vehicle , and more particularly to a bus for which a magnetic card type ticket can be used.
The present invention relates to a card-type fee settlement device for a vehicle .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, fare settlement systems using a prepaid card type ticket as a magnetic card have increased in transportation. This system can be used by inserting a prepaid card in which past fee settlement information, balance information and the like are stored into a card-type fee settlement device when getting on and off the vehicle. And generally, the card-type fee adjustment device is installed in addition to the cash-type fee adjustment device,
It was installed in the charge settlement device.

As a method of inserting a prepaid card into a card-type fee settlement apparatus, as shown in FIG. 5, in the case of a payment method in which payment is made when a bus is taken, a prepaid card P is inserted into the top of the card-type fee settlement apparatus S. When the card is inserted into the card insertion slot 20 provided in the card, the prepaid card P is settled in the apparatus, and sent out to the card outlet 21 provided on the upper part in the depth direction to be taken out. In the case of a payment method in which the payment is made when the passenger gets off the vehicle, the card insertion slot 20 becomes a card insertion slot, and the card insertion slot 21 becomes a card insertion slot, so that the same payment processing is performed on the prepaid card P as described above. You.

[0004]

However, since the card-type fee settlement apparatus S has a driver's seat, a railing bar, etc., there is little space for installation, and a passage and seats for passengers are also provided. In order to insert or remove the prepaid card P from the upper surface of the device at the time of getting on and off, the passenger needs to stop temporarily, and the insertion and removal of the prepaid card P is not performed smoothly, and the flow of passengers is There was a problem of getting worse.

The prepaid card P has magnetic storage data recorded on one side, but does not have magnetic storage data recorded on the other side. In some cases, the payment process cannot be performed, and there are problems such as the prepaid card P being returned to the insertion slot, and the insertion and removal of the prepaid card P are not performed smoothly, and the flow of passengers gets worse. Was.

An object of the present invention is to provide a card-type fare settlement apparatus for a bus vehicle, which enables a passenger to smoothly insert and remove a magnetic card when getting on and off the bus .

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the invention of claim 1, an entrance or exit at a front side of a bus vehicle is provided.
Getting on and off passages provided in the left and right direction of the vehicle into the bus vehicle
A card-type fare adjustment device installed near a corner of a moving passage extending in the front-rear direction of a vehicle in a bus vehicle continuously to the entrance / exit passage, comprising: an insertion slot for inserting a magnetic card; a card processing apparatus for performing, in the card type fee settlement device bus vehicle having an outlet take out the magnetic cards settlement process, of the insertion opening or outlet, or cause one to face the passenger aisle Set
The gist is that the other is provided facing the moving passage side.

[0008] In the invention of claim 2, we conceived of claim 1
In addition , a plurality of magnetic heads for performing the settlement process of the card processing device are provided on both sides of a passage through which the magnetic card passes.

[0009]

[Action] In the invention of claim 1, inserting a magnetic card inserted into the slot provided to face the one side of the landing passageway or path of movement, the card remaining count or remaining amount is read by the card processing device The card is settled based on this, and the card is taken out from an outlet provided on the other passage side .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method according to the first aspect.
In addition to this, when a magnetic card is inserted into the insertion slot, the card is settled by either a first magnetic head or a second magnetic head provided in a passage in the card processing device.

A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in (First Embodiment) FIG. 1, the card-type rates settlement device A is formed into a rectangular parallelepiped, or entrance of the front left side of the bus fleet
Getting on and off passages provided in the left and right direction of the vehicle into the bus vehicle
The vehicle is installed in the vicinity of a corner of a moving passage extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle in the bus vehicle continuously to the getting- in / out passage. On the side facing the boarding passage of the card-type fare adjustment device A
Side (toward the vehicle rear right side) prepaid cards as a magnetic card on the top (hereinafter referred to as card)
A vertical insertion port 2 for inserting P in the vertical direction is provided in the vertical direction. Further, a vertical outlet 3 for taking out the card P in a vertical direction is provided at an upper portion of a rear side surface adjacent to the side surface provided with the insertion opening 2 in the traveling direction of the passenger and facing the moving passage. Are provided in the vertical direction. The insertion slot 2 also serves as an outlet for taking out the card P,
Also serves as an insertion slot for inserting the card P. And
The card processing device 1 includes a card processing device 1
Is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the card processing device 1
A pulley 4a is provided near the insertion port 2 and a pulley 4b is provided near the outlet 3. This pulley 4
A belt 5 is stretched between a and 4b. Pulleys 4c and 4d are provided on the side where the card P is conveyed between the pulleys 4a and 4b, and the conveyance route as a passage for the belt 5 is rotatable. It is formed in the shape of a letter up to the outlet 3. Further, the pulleys 4a to 4d correspond to these, respectively, and the transport rollers 6a to 6d
Is provided. Then, between the transport rollers 6a and 6c,
Guides 7a and 7b are provided between the transport rollers 6c and 6d along the belt 5, so that the card P can be guided during the transport.

A magnetic head 8 is provided between the transport roller 6d and the transport roller 6b at a slight distance from the belt 5. Correspondingly, the magnetic head 8 is provided with a pressure roller 9 for pressing the card P against the magnetic head 8. Reference numeral 10 denotes a control circuit connected to the magnetic head 8, and performs a settlement process based on a signal read by the magnetic head 8. The pulley 4b is directly connected to a motor 11 provided below and is capable of rotating forward and backward.

Reference numeral 12 denotes an optical sensor provided in the insertion slot 2, which comprises a light emitting section 12a and a light receiving section 12b. The optical sensor 12 is connected to the control circuit 10 and controls driving of the motor 11 based on a signal from the optical sensor 12. Further, another optical sensor 13 is provided in the outlet 3, and this optical sensor 13
a and a light receiving section 13b. The optical sensor 13 is connected to the control circuit 10 and controls driving of the motor 11 based on a signal from the optical sensor 13.

Next, the operation of the card-type fee settlement apparatus A thus configured will be described. Generally, in bus vehicles
Prepaid payment method and postpaid payment method
There are two equations. In the former method, the ride is a bus
The entrance passage connecting the entrance and exit on the front side of the vehicle
And after paying for the ride,
Passengers pass through a moving passage extending in the front-rear direction in the bus vehicle.
Move backward and sit on the seat, and when getting off,
Through the boarding passage on the rear side of the bus
It is a method of getting off from the entrance. Meanwhile, after
The postpaid payment method for passengers is that the passenger gets on and off the rear side of the bus vehicle
Passengers pass through the passage from the entrance to the entrance
Directly from the boarding passage to the inside of the bus
Move and sit in the seat, and when you get off,
Move forward to pay the fee, and then
When you get off from the entrance on the front side of the bus vehicle through the passage
It is of the type referred to. So, first, the former payment in advance
Explanation of the case where the present invention is embodied in a system bus vehicle
I do. If settles while riding, the passenger aisle ride <br/> customers boarded from entrance to put a card P vertically in passenger passage
When the card P is inserted into the insertion slot 2 facing, the control circuit 10 drives the motor 11 based on the detection signal of the optical sensor 12 to rotate the pulley 4b clockwise. In conjunction with this, the belt 5 interlocks and draws the card P into the card processing device 1. Then, the card P is sent to the upper surface of the magnetic head 8 by the transport rollers 6a, 6c, and 6d, and it is determined whether the card P is appropriate. Then, when the control circuit 10 determines that the card P is inappropriate, the motor 1
The pulley 4b is rotated in the reverse direction by the drive of 1 and sent back to the insertion slot 2 by the transport rollers 6a, 6c, 6d.

Further, if the card P is appropriate magnetic head 8 detects the residual power or the residual Amount, subtracting the number of degrees corresponds to the price for the bus from the remaining power or the remaining amount in the control circuit 10 operation Is written to the card P by the magnetic head 8. Further, the magnetic head 8 checks whether the written remaining number or the remaining amount has been correctly performed, and if it is normal, the card P is sent out to the outlet 3 facing the moving path side by the transport roller 6b. At this time, when the optical sensor 13 detects that the card P has been sent, the control circuit 10 stops driving the motor 11. And after the insertion of the card P is completed
Move from the boarding passage to the side of the card-type fare adjustment device A
Passengers to move to the aisle before the middle movement to the movement passage
The card P is received from the entry port 3 .

Next, the latter type of post-payment bus vehicle
A case where the present invention is embodied will be described. Contrary to the above-mentioned settlement when getting off the vehicle, passengers who have moved forward along the moving passage in the bus vehicle are transferred.
When (if this serves as the insertion opening) exit 3 preparative face to the card P to vertically move aisle inserts the card P into the dynamic path, the control circuit 10 based on the detection signal of the optical sensor 13 Drives the motor 11 to drive the pulley 4b
Is rotated counterclockwise. In conjunction with this, the belt 5 interlocks and draws the card P into the card processing device 1. Then
The card P is sent to the upper surface of the magnetic head 8 by the transport roller 6b, and it is determined whether the card P is appropriate. When the control circuit 10 determines that the card P is inappropriate, the control circuit 10 drives the pulley 4 by driving the motor 11.
b is rotated in the reverse direction and sent back to the outlet 3 by the transport roller 6b.

Further, if the card P is appropriate magnetic head 8 detects the residual power or the residual Amount, subtracting the number of degrees corresponds to the price for the bus from the remaining power or the remaining amount in the control circuit 10 operation Is written to the card P by the magnetic head 8. Further, the magnetic head 8 checks whether the written remaining number or the remaining amount has been correctly performed, and if it is normal, the card P is inserted by the transport rollers 6a , 6c , 6d toward the entrance / exit passage side. Outlet 2 (in this case acting as an outlet) . At this time, the card P
When the control circuit 10 detects that the
1 is stopped. Then, the insertion of the card P is completed.
Later, from the moving passage, pass by the card-type fee settlement device A
Passengers moving to the boarding path are on their way to this boarding path
Then, the card P is received from the insertion slot 2 .

When the payment is made during boarding as described above, the insertion slot 2 is provided on the side of the boarding side of the card-type fare adjustment device A on the side where the passenger enters, and the outlet 3 is provided with the insertion slot 2. was with the adjacent side surface, in the direction of the passenger passes after boarding shift
The card processing device 1 is provided on the side surface on the side of the moving passage, and inside the device.
The transport route is vertically rotatable so that the card P can be inserted and removed along with the flow of passengers without having to stop temporarily during boarding, and the insertion and removal of the card is smooth. And the passenger flow can be improved.

Further, in the case of settlement during getting off it is provided with a role the outlet 3 as the insertion port of the card-type fee settlement device A on the side surface of the path side of the passenger moves toward the dismounting for entrance , together with the adjacent outlet 3 preparative said serving the interpolation <br/> inlet 2 as outlet is provided side, provided on the side of the direction of the passenger aisle of settlement after passengers get off, the internal device By providing the transport route of the card processing device 1 in a vertically rotatable manner, the card P can be inserted and removed along the flow of passengers without having to stop temporarily even when getting off, and the card can be removed. Insertion and removal are performed smoothly, and the flow of passengers can be improved.

Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment will be described. The same components as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the card processing apparatus 1 is provided with pulleys 4b and 4d and, although not shown, a pair of pulleys 4a and 4c and transport rollers 6a to 6d in the width direction. A pair of belts 5 are stretched over the pulleys 4a to 4d, and a transport route as a passage is provided.

A magnetic head 8 as a first magnetic head and a magnetic head 14 as a second magnetic head with respect to the magnetic head 8 are arranged between the belts 5 in opposite directions. That is, a pair of magnetic heads 8 and 14 are arranged on both sides of the transport route through which the card P passes. The magnetic head 14 corresponds to this,
A pressure roller 15 for pressing the card P against the magnetic head 8 is provided.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described. In the case of payment during boarding, when the passenger inserts the card P into the insertion slot 2, the card P is sent to the upper surface of the magnetic head 8 in a manner similar to the operation of the first embodiment, and it is determined whether the card P is appropriate. . At this point, the surface of the card P on which the magnetic storage data is recorded (hereinafter, referred to as the recording surface) faces the magnetic head 8, and if it is appropriate, the settlement process is performed. However, even if it is appropriate, if the recording surface and the magnetic head 8 do not face each other, the settlement process is not performed, and the transport rollers 6b
To the upper surface of the magnetic head 14. At this point, the recording surface and the magnetic head 14 face each other, and the settlement process is performed in the same manner as the operation of the first embodiment.

In the case of settlement at the time of getting off, when the passenger inserts the card P into the exit 3, the card P is sent to the upper surface of the magnetic head 14 in the same manner as the operation of the first embodiment, and is the card P appropriate? Is determined. At this time, the recording surface of the card P faces the magnetic head 14 and, if appropriate, a settlement process is performed. However, even if the recording surface is appropriate, if the recording surface and the magnetic head 14 do not face each other, the settlement process is not performed and the sheet is sent to the upper surface of the magnetic head 8 by the transport roller 6d. At this point, the recording surface and the magnetic head 8 face each other, and the settlement process is performed in the same manner as in the operation of the first embodiment.

In this way, by arranging the magnetic heads 8 and 14 in opposite directions, the settlement process can be performed even if the recording surface of the card P is inserted on either side, and the card P is returned. Therefore, the insertion and removal of the card P can be performed smoothly, and the flow of passengers can be improved. In addition, this invention is not limited to the said Example, For example, it can also be implemented in the following aspects.

As shown in FIG. 6, the outlet 3 is arranged in a horizontal direction, and the pulley 4b and the transport roller 6b on the side of the outlet 3 are arranged.
Are arranged in the horizontal direction, the guide 7b is also formed in a twisted plate shape, and the transport route can be turned from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction. The card P may be used so that it can be inserted or removed.

[0027]

As described in detail above, in the invention of the card-type fare settlement apparatus for a bus vehicle according to the first aspect of the present invention, getting on and off the bus vehicle.
Passenger boarding passage connecting to the mouth and moving passage extending in the front and rear direction inside the vehicle
Card-type fare settlement device installed near the corner of the road
Which of the card slot or card
One facing the entrance / exit passage side and the other to the moving passage side
The fare that will be settled when you get on the train
Either the payment method or the post-payment method to be settled when getting off
In the case of a card-based billing device at the time of billing
In inserting the magnetic card along a passenger flow is not necessary to stop temporarily, can be removed. According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, by arranging the first and second magnetic heads in opposite directions, the settlement can be made even if the recording surface of the magnetic card is inserted on either side. Processing can be performed, the card is not sent back, the insertion and removal of the card can be performed smoothly, and the flow of passengers can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an outline of a card-type fee settlement apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a partial plan view showing the structure of the card processing device of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a partial plan view showing the structure of a card processing device according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a partial side view showing the structure of the card processing device of the second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an outline of a conventional card-type fee settlement apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an internal structure of a card-type fee settlement device according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Card processing unit, 2 insertion slot, 3 outlets, 8 magnetic heads, 14 magnetic heads, A-card type fee settlement device, P prepaid card.

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A bus vehicle from an entrance on the front side of the bus vehicle
The passenger through the landing passageway is provided to the inner in the transverse direction of the vehicle
A card-type fare settlement device installed in the vicinity of a corner of a moving path extending in the front-rear direction of a vehicle in a bus vehicle continuously on a road, and performs an insertion slot for inserting a magnetic card and a settlement process. a card processing apparatus, the card-type rates settlement device bus vehicle having an outlet taken out settlement treated magnetic card, of the insertion opening or outlet, provided either to face the passenger aisle A card-type fare settlement device for a bus vehicle , wherein the other is provided facing the moving passage side. 2. A magnetic card card type fee settlement device bus vehicle according to 請 Motomeko 1 provided a plurality of magnetic heads for performing settlement processing of the card processing device on both sides of the passage path through.