JP2569747B2 - Large and small ticket dual-purpose ticket change device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] In current ticket vending machines, a small ticket (for example, 57.5 × 30 mm) and a large ticket (for example, 85 × 57.5 m) subjected to magnetic encoding processing are used.
m), each uses a dedicated ticketing unit. However, if a single unit can issue both small and large tickets, it can be processed with one type of ticket vending machine. Requested.

The present invention relates to a ticket direction changing device suitable for a ticket vending machine for both large and small tickets that meets such a demand.

[Prior art] Conventional ticket vending machines that sell tickets, admission tickets, and other tickets also require a ticket to be moved from a horizontal position to a vertical position in the traveling direction while sending a ticket for the following reasons. A ticket direction changing device for changing the degree direction is provided.

That is, in a ticket vending machine which incorporates a printing device and cuts a roll-wound sheet with a cutter while feeding it out, and performs predetermined printing on the sheet and discharges the ticket, Sending a ticket by printing and cutting it while sending the ticket vertically using roll-wrapped paper with the width of the short side is not efficient because the length of the ticket is long. Also, since the winding diameter of the paper becomes large, only a small amount of paper can be stored due to space limitations, and the frequency of paper replacement is undesirably increased. For this reason, until the printing and cutting processes are completed, use rolled paper with the width of the long side of the ticket. Is converted to 90 degrees and discharged to the exit in a vertically oriented state, and a bill direction conversion device is used for convenience of sending to the next encoding process.

FIG. 7 shows the structure of a conventional ticket direction changing device.
A first feed roller 1 and a second feed roller 2, both of which are made of metal, are provided adjacent to the output side of a printing device (not shown) in parallel at a smaller interval than the length of the short side of the ticket 3 having a rectangular shape. Have been. The first feed roller 1 and the second feed roller 2
Is driven to rotate in the direction of the arrow by a driving device (not shown).

Further, a small idle touch roller 4 is provided slightly above the first feed roller 1 on the right side in the traveling direction. The touch roller 4 is supported on a shaft 5 parallel to the first feed roller 1, and the shaft 5 is fixed to one end of a lever 6. This lever 6 has a shaft 8 projecting horizontally on a frame 7.
The other end of the lever 6 is connected to an actuator 9a of a solenoid 9 which operates vertically, and a tension spring 10 having an upper end fixed to the end of the lever 6 on the touch roller 4 side. Installed.

The solenoid 9, the lever 6, and the like constitute an elevating device.

A shaft 11 parallel to the second feed roller 2 is mounted on the frame 7 above the second feed roller 2, and a turn roller 12 having a narrow width, for example, a soloban ball, is mounted on the shaft 11.
It is supported so as to rotate in contact with the second feed roller 2.

As shown in FIG. 7 (b), the frame 7 is arranged near the first and second feed rollers 1 and 2 at a width interval of the length of the long side of the ticket and at a width of the transverse feed guide plates 7a, 7a. ′, The portion on the left side with respect to the traveling direction is bent at a right angle to the traveling direction at a position about half the length of the short side of the ticket from the second feed roller 2, while the portion on the right side with respect to the traveling direction is It is bent at an appropriate angle to form longitudinal feed guide plates 7b and 7b 'in front of the second feed roller 2 and having a width equal to the length of the short side of the ticket. Also, the above-mentioned right-angled bent part is a stopper.
7c.

In this ticket vending machine, the paper is wound in a roll shape with the width dimension of the long side of the ticket, and this paper is cut by a cutter (not shown) and sent to a printing device (not shown) to be printed. The created ticket is sent as shown by an arrow A to the direction changing device provided immediately after the printing device in a horizontal state. This ticket is sent when the cutter cuts (this is also the timing for printing)
Thus, the operation is intermittently performed by the stepping motor.

When the leading end (the long side of the front side) of the sent ticket 3 reaches the first feed roller 1, upon detecting this, the solenoid 9 is actuated in response to the output signal, and the actuator 9a rises. The lever 6 is pivoted about the shaft 8 against the tension of the tension spring 10 to rotate the touch roller 4 to the first feed roller 1.
To pinch the tip of ticket 3.

The method of detecting that the ticket 3 has reached the first feed roller 1 may be performed, for example, by counting pulses by a stepping motor and issuing a signal at certain time intervals.

Next, the ticket 3 includes a first feed roller 1 and a touch roller 4.
The ticket 3 moves forward, and the rear end (the long side of the rear side) of the ticket 3 is still sandwiched between the first feed roller 1 and the touch roller 4, and the front end of the ticket 3 is the second feed roller 2. And turn rollers 12
And it is sandwiched between them. As described above, when the ticket 3 is fed to the turn roller 12, the touch roller 4 functions to feed the ticket stably.

The ticket 3 driven by being sandwiched between the second feed roller 2 and the tan roller 12 has a stopper at the left end in the traveling direction.
7c (which forms a part of the frame 7 in this embodiment), the movement is temporarily stopped, and then guided by the inclined guide wall G and the vertical feed guide plate 7b, as shown in FIG. 7 (b). In addition, the right side of the traveling direction turns counterclockwise, and the direction is changed by 90 degrees from the horizontal state to the vertical state, and the ticket 3 that has been corrected to the vertical direction is the vertical feed guide plate 7b, 7
While being guided left and right by b ', it is sent out by the belt 13 to the next process such as the encoder side or the tray of a ticket vending machine.

In the above-described direction changing operation, when the second feed roller 2 and the turn roller 12 start to turn the right side of the ticket 3 in the traveling direction counterclockwise, the touch roller 4 is still on the right side of the rear end of the ticket 3. Portion is pressed, and the ticket 3 receives an appropriate tension to perform the above-described turning.

When the ticket 3 is sent out from the touch roller 4, this is detected, the solenoid 9 is released, and the touch roller 4 is raised by the tension of the tension spring 10 to wait for the next ticket to arrive.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the above-mentioned conventional one, a large ticket does not have a ticket direction changing device, but can be transported straight forward, while only a small ticket described above can be transported. This has been done by providing a dedicated ticket direction changing device. That is, since the ticket direction changing device was only for small tickets, FIG.
As shown in the figure, the direction of the ticket is changed by the rollers 4, 1, 12, and 2 and the lateral feed guide plates 7a, 7 formed according to the outer shape of the small ticket.
a ', the vertical feed guide plates 7b, 7b' and the guide by the guide wall G are used, so that both large and small tickets of different sizes can be used in one ticket direction of the conventional structure. It has been difficult to transport in a suitable state the next step by the conversion device.

In addition, when the ticket is turned 90 degrees, including the conventional method, the ticket always deviates from the printing reference plane as shown in Fig. 8. Had to be fixed. In this regard, in the prior art, the belt was tilted and set to match the reference plane, and the scissors of the belt were loosely aligned.
There was a disadvantage that a long section was required for correction.

Therefore, in a ticket vending machine for both large and small tickets,
After all, it is necessary to satisfy the following conditions.

Able to transport both large and small tickets.

In the case of a small ticket, the direction is changed by 90 degrees, but after the direction change, the position shifted from the printing reference plane is aligned with the printing reference plane before the direction change, returned, and sent to the next process (encoder side etc.) thing.

Since the positioning is limited in the dimensions of the ticket vending machine (the dimensions of the ticket issuing unit), it can be performed in a small space, for example, about one long side width of a small ticket.

In this case, there is also a restriction that the data cannot be read by the gate unless the encoding direction is processed in the longitudinal direction of the ticket.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a ticket direction changing device that satisfies the above conditions and is capable of changing the ticket direction for both large and small tickets.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The large-sized and small-sized ticket dual-purpose direction changing device of the present invention includes a ticket,
In a ticket vending machine that sells entrance tickets and other tickets, after printing a large ticket or a small ticket, the small ticket is made to enter in a horizontal state with respect to the traveling direction and then turned 90 degrees to a vertical state, On the other hand, in a large-sized small ticket dual-purpose ticket direction change device that allows a large-sized ticket to pass through as it enters in the vertical direction, the small-sized ticket placed on the small-ticket guide wall side during the transportation process of small-sized or large-sized tickets A conversion stop lever (22), a first solenoid (2) that is excited based on the small ticket issuing signal, causes the tip of the stop lever (22) to protrude above the base, and is deenergized by the large ticket issuing signal.
3) In cooperation with the stop lever (22), 90
The second feed roller (1
9) Acts on the small ticket after the direction change, and moves the small ticket to the small ticket guide wall side in cooperation with the eccentric cam (25) whose long diameter matches the diameter of the feed roller, and with the eccentric cam (25). A guide lever (30) dedicated to a small ticket and a positioning spring (32) to match the printing reference plane, a third feed roller (24) coaxial with the eccentric cam (25), and excited based on a small ticket issuing signal. A second solenoid (29) that has a small ticket dedicated lever (30) and a positioning spring (32) projecting above the base and is deenergized by a large ticket issuing signal; the second feed roller (19); Touch rollers (20), (26) and (27), which are in contact with the third feed roller (24) and the eccentric cam (25), respectively, and convey small or large tickets, are provided.

Embodiment The present invention will be specifically described below based on an embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6. In Figure 1-Figure 2, 7L frame, 7L _1, 7L ₁ 'are each small ticket, feed guide plate large ticket dual, 7L _2, 7L _2' in feeding guide plate of each dedicated large Offers is there.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a ticket supporting base used to convey a small ticket S or a large ticket L, as shown in FIG. It is arranged on the delivery surface. 15 is a first feed roller, 15a is its axis, 16 is a touch roller arranged at a position facing the roller, 16a is its axis, and the touch roller 16 moves up and down according to the thickness of the passing ticket. It is supported by an inlet spring 17 and a lever 18 to make it possible. 18a is the axis of the lever.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a second feed roller, reference numeral 19a denotes a shaft thereof, reference numeral 20 denotes a touch roller which is in contact with this roller and is disposed at an opposing position, and reference numeral 20a denotes a shaft thereof. It is supported. 22 is a stop lever for changing the direction of a small ticket, 22a is its bearing shaft, and 22 'is a return spring. Reference numeral 23 denotes a first solenoid, and 23a denotes an actuator operated by this excitation. The stop lever 22 rotates counterclockwise or clockwise about the shaft 22a by the expansion and contraction of the actuator 23a. Is controlled to be at each position below or above the position of the base 14.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a third feed roller, and reference numeral 25 denotes an eccentric cam formed so that its long diameter is the same as that of the roller 24. These eccentric cams are mounted on the same shaft 24a. Reference numerals 26 and 27 denote touch rollers, respectively, which are supported by a common shaft 26a at a position in contact with and facing the roller 24 and the eccentric cam 25. 28, 28 'are second pressing springs for the touch rollers 26, 27, respectively. In this case, only the eccentric roller 25 and the touch roller 27 are involved in the conveyance of the small ticket in the conveying process of the small ticket, and the feed roller 24 and the touch roller 26 are arranged at the widthwise positions so as to be in a play state. And

Each of the shafts 15a, 16a, 18a, 19a, 20a, 22a, 24a, 26
a is supported by a bearing (not shown) on the frame 7L, and is driven at an appropriate speed by a driving device such as a stepping motor (not shown).

29 is a second solenoid, 29a is an actuator operated by this excitation, 30 is a guide lever dedicated to a small cross section, 31 is a guide return spring, 31a is its guide shaft, and this shaft 31a has a support projection on the frame 7L. Supported through

The small ticket dedicated guide lever 30 has its lower end pivotally connected to the shaft 30a of the actuator 29a, and its trunk portion has a guide shaft.
Connected to 31a. Accordingly, the guide lever 30 for the small ticket is rotated counterclockwise or clockwise about the shafts 30a and 31a by the expansion and contraction of the actuator 29a. It is controlled to be each position below (FIG. 3B) or above (FIG. 3A) the base position via the 14 notches BK.

32 is a positioning spring. As shown mainly in FIGS. 4 (b) and 5 (b), the guide lever 30
And performs a correcting operation on the reference position of the small ticket.

33 is a positioning body, e.g., using a rod such as that shown in FIG. 1-FIG. 3, to secure the base thereof to the guide plate 7L _2, arranged to extend the free end 33a in the guide plate 7L ₂ ' Then, the upper end of the small ticket dedicated guide 30 is regulated so as to be accurately positioned.

[Operation] Next, the operation of the device of the present invention will be described.

As a large ticket and a small ticket, for example, as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b), large tickets (express tickets etc.)
85 × 57.5mm, small ticket (normal ticket etc.) 57.5 × 30mm
Paper roll width for issuing both large and small tickets, for example, as shown in (c)
Wound at 57.5mm.

The ticket printed as required on the roll paper shown in Fig. 3C is cut to the above dimensions, and the magnetic encoding information for automatic ticket gates is changed as shown in Figs. It is magnetically encoded in the longitudinal direction.

In this case, since the encoding direction for the ticket must be in the longitudinal direction of the ticket, the encoding direction is the vertical direction for a small ticket and the horizontal direction for a large ticket as shown in FIGS. This is the reason that large tickets are transported in the final stage of the present apparatus so that large tickets can be ejected vertically and small tickets can be ejected horizontally. Hereinafter, each operation of the conveyance and the direction change for this will be described.

First, the direction changing operation of the small ticket S by the present apparatus will be described. In this case, the first and second
Excitation of each solenoid 23, 29 of each actuator 23a, 2
9a, the tip 22b of the stop lever 22 is projected above the base 14 as shown in FIG. 2, and the small ticket dedicated guide lever 30 is rotated to the small ticket guide position shown in FIG. And
Create a preparation system to change the direction of small tickets.

In this state, been required printing, small ticket which is cut into a predetermined size is fed out by each roll 15, 16 from the position shown in Figure 1 a which corresponds to redirecting the entrance of the device of the present invention, then, the roll When about to be further sent rightward by 19 and 20, since the right shoulder of the small ticket S hits the upper end portion 22b of the stop lever, b → small ticket S as shown in c
Is rotated 90 degrees, from the printing reference plane as shown in c, in a position shifted by alpha.

In this state, in the state of FIG. 4 (a) in which the long diameter portion of the cam 25 is on the vertical line, as shown in FIG. In the process of moving to the state shown in FIG. 5 which moves in the horizontal direction, there is a section where the contact with the touch roller 27 is loose as shown in FIG. And instantaneously match the printing reference plane as shown in FIG. Therefore, if the printing reference surface is made to coincide with the encoder reference surface as shown in FIG. 1, the small ticket S can be sent to the encoder in a desired manner.

On the other hand, when passing a large ticket, the solenoids 23 and 29 are demagnetized based on the large ticket issuance signal, and the tip 22b of the stop lever enters the lower position of the base 14 by the return spring 22 '. Guide lever 30 is guide return spring 31
As a result, the large ticket L moves straight without being changed in direction, and is sent to the encoder along the printing reference plane, and thus along the encoder reference plane.

In the process of transporting a large ticket, a large ticket is fed by both the eccentric cam 25 and the feed roller which are arranged in the width direction and have different diameters in the final feeding step. Because it matches the diameter of the feed roller,
When the major axis of the eccentric cam is in the vertical position, the large-sized ticket is sent by the feed roller in the other positions, and there is no particular problem.

When a plurality of tickets are issued, if the tickets are arranged in the longitudinal direction, processing such as batch issuance can be facilitated. In the case of a small ticket, many tickets can be issued with the same winding diameter.

[Effects of the Invention] The ticket direction changing device of the present invention issues a large ticket and a small ticket and performs magnetic encoding. The configuration is such that the 90-degree orientation is converted to the orientation state and is made to follow the original reference plane, and in the case of a large ticket, it is passed as it is, so that the following effects are obtained.

It is no longer necessary to separately manufacture ticket vending machines for small tickets and large tickets.

Accordingly, there is no need to separately install ticket vending machines for small tickets and large tickets, and the installation space for the ticket vending machines can be reduced.

It is now possible to freely create tickets and issue special tickets such as events.

At the time of production, the same machine is used
The 90-degree inversion and the alignment with the reference plane can be performed quickly and accurately in a small space portion in the apparatus. Large tickets can be passed.

In the process of controlling the attitude of a small ticket, the reference plane for transporting a large ticket or a small ticket is also performed on one reference plane, and the next step, including the reference plane of the encoder, is used for a large ticket or a small ticket. Can use one common reference plane in which the reference plane is unified in the longitudinal direction, so that the configuration of the entire apparatus is simplified, and therefore, the key points of the small and large (with an encoding writing function) ticketing unit The part to be a part can be made compact.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 to 6 show one embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a plan view and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional front view showing the direction changing mechanism, in which (a) is for passing a small ticket and (b) is for passing a large ticket. . 4 and 5 show the cases with and without the conveyance force, respectively. (A) is a front view of the main part, and (B) is a plan view of the main part. Fig. 6 shows the situation of large and small tickets, (a) and (b) are plan views of small and large tickets, respectively, and (c).
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of roll paper. FIG. 7 shows a conventional example, in which (a) is a front view, (b) is a plan view, and FIG. 8 is a problem to be considered in manufacturing a direction changing device for both large and small tickets. It is a top view for explaining. 7L ₁ , 7L ₁ ′: guide plate for both small and large tickets 7L ₂ , 7L ₂ ′: guide plate for large tickets 15: first feed roller 19: second feed roller 24: third feed roller 16, 20, 26, 27: Touch roller 25: Eccentric cam 22: Small ticket direction change stop lever 22b: Tip of stop lever 23: First solenoid 29: Second solenoid 30: Guide lever dedicated to small ticket 32: Spring for positioning 33: Positioning body

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A ticket vending machine that sells tickets, admission tickets and other tickets, after printing a large ticket or a small ticket, the small ticket is entered in a state of being directed sideways in the traveling direction and then in a vertical state. The 90-degree direction is turned, while the large ticket is passed in the vertical direction as it is. Stop lever (22) for small ticket direction change arranged on the wall side, excited based on the small ticket issue signal, protrudes the tip of the stop lever (22) above the base and is deenergized by the large ticket issue signal A first solenoid (23), a second feed roller (19) arranged to cooperate with the stop lever (22) to change the direction of the small ticket by 90 degrees, acting on the small ticket after the direction change, The long diameter is the diameter of the feed roller The small ticket is moved to the small ticket guide wall side in cooperation with the matching eccentric cam (25) and the eccentric cam (25), and the small ticket dedicated guide lever (30) and the positioning spring (32) are adjusted to the printing reference plane. ), A third feed roller (24) coaxial with the eccentric cam (25), excited on the basis of the small ticket issuing signal, and the small ticket dedicated lever (30) and the positioning spring (32) are mounted on the base. The second to be projected and deactivated by the large ticket issuing signal
Solenoid (29), the second feed roller (19), the third feed roller (24)
And a touch roller (20), (26) and (27), respectively, which are in contact with the eccentric cam (25) and convey a small or large ticket, respectively. .