JP2597504Y2 - Ticket printer - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

The present invention relates to a ticket printing device,
In particular, the present invention relates to a ticket printing apparatus that can handle a ticket (erroneously purchased ticket) that has been incorrectly purchased.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of apparatus, when a passenger inserts a ticket purchased by mistake into a ticket issuing port, a motor is rotated clockwise by an erroneously purchased ticket detector, and the ticket is attached to a touch roller and a transport belt. The ticket is conveyed to the next encoding unit side, where the magnetic information recorded on the ticket is read and a clearing process is performed. That is, there is known a ticket printing apparatus capable of handling a ticket that has been erroneously purchased as shown in plan views and side views in FIGS. 2A and 2B, a ticket 1 as an erroneous purchase ticket passes through an erroneous purchase detector 2, travels along a lower guide 3, and is touched by a spring 4 to a touch roller 5 urged toward a belt side. , And is conveyed on a conveyor belt 7 that rotates clockwise in the drawing. The lower guide 3 and the upper guide 8 are provided along the belt 7 in pairs and transport the ticket 1 while guiding it. The pulley 9 is a pulley directly connected to the motor 10 and drives the belt 7. The motor 10 is controlled by a control device (not shown). The pair of pulleys 11A and 11B always engage with each other to pinch and convey the ticket. The spring stopper 12 locks the fixed end of the spring 4, and the pulley 13 contacts the belt 7 to assist in smooth transportation of the ticket 1.

[0003]

In such a conventional apparatus, if a plurality of erroneously purchased tickets are inserted at the same time, the number of sheets cannot be determined, so that the apparatus is carried into the machine as it is, resulting in a failure of the apparatus. There was a problem of fear. An object of the present invention is to provide a ticket printing apparatus that solves the above-mentioned problems (problems).

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an encoding device for a ticket vending machine according to the present invention is a ticket printing device capable of processing an erroneously purchased ticket. Means for shifting the erroneously purchased ticket by using the friction between the touch roller and the conveyor belt, which are built in the shell roller clutch, which rotates in the direction in which the ticket is carried out and does not rotate in the direction of insertion, and means for shifting the ticket along the conveyor belt. Said
Disposed advances in the insertion direction position, and means for detecting that erroneous purchase tickets is plural, based on the output of the means for the detection
The number of erroneously purchased tickets inserted from the insertion slot is
When it is determined that the transport belt is
Means for rotating the plurality of erroneously purchased tickets to the outside through the insertion slot. in this case,
The means for detecting that the number of erroneously purchased tickets is two or more is 1
It may be a pair of ticket length detectors spaced slightly longer than the length of a single ticket. The ticket length detector may be a device that optically or magnetically detects a ticket end.

[0005]

When a plurality of erroneous purchase tickets are inserted, the erroneous purchase tickets are first shifted from each other using friction, and then passed through a pair of length detectors provided at predetermined intervals.
It is determined whether or not the number of inserted erroneously purchased tickets is two or more. If the number of erroneously purchased tickets is determined to be plural , the plurality of erroneously purchased tickets are returned to the insertion slot by rotating the transport belt in a reverse direction. And discharge to the outside.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1A and 1B are a plan view and a side view of a ticket printing apparatus as one embodiment according to the present invention. 1 differs from the conventional example shown in FIG. 2 in that the touch roller has a built-in shell roller clutch and that a pair of length detectors are provided. The other components are the same as those described in FIG. 2, and therefore, are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG.

[0007] During normal ticketing, conveyor belt 7 is rotated counterclockwise, the touch roller 5A is rotated it clockwise in order to discharge from the ticket issuing port across the tickets, passenger side to facilitate passenger takes out a ticket To a predetermined size, and stop as it is sandwiched. When a is erroneously purchased ticket passenger inserts only one into the slot, since it is detected that mis-purchase detector 2 is purchased tickets erroneous, conveyor belt 7 is reversed it clockwise, the touch roller 5A, and the ticket 1 is conveyed by the conveyor belt 7 to an encoder device (not shown).
Transported to

When a passenger inserts two or more erroneously purchased tickets at the same time, the output of the erroneously purchased detector 2 causes the transport belt 7 to rotate clockwise. At this time, one-way clutch
Since the touch roller 5A with the built-in shell roller clutch 5B having the function as the above does not rotate in the reverse direction (counterclockwise rotation), only the lowest ticket of the overlappingly inserted tickets is conveyed to the take-in side by the frictional force with the conveyance belt 7. As a result, a gap occurs between a plurality of tickets. When a plurality of tickets are conveyed in such a shifted state, they reach a second length detector 15 provided at a predetermined interval from the first length detector 14, and the arrival reaches the second length detector 15. If the first length detector 14 detects the rear end of the ticket when the first length detector 14 detects the rear end of the ticket, it is determined that the first length detector 14 is longer than the regular ticket length,
It is determined that the ticket is an object other than a ticket or a plurality of tickets, at which point the conveyor belt 7 is rotated counterclockwise, whereby the plurality of tickets are returned to the passenger side. 1st length detector 1
The distance between 4 and the second length detector 15 is set to be slightly longer than the vertical length of one ticket. Each of the length detectors 14 and 15 may optically detect the end of a ticket composed of a light emitting diode and a light receiving element, or may detect an element that emits a magnetic field line and the magnetic field line. A device for magnetically detecting the end of a ticket, which is constituted by an element that performs the operation, may be used.

[0009]

As mentioned [devised effects above, whereas according to the present invention
Shell Roller Clutch with Function as Directional Clutch
By disposing the built-in touch roller, when issuing tickets
The touch roller rotates to send out the ticket, and the wrong purchase ticket is
When inserting, the touch roller does not rotate and
A friction force is generated between the two. Due to this frictional force, erroneous purchase tickets
When multiple sheets are inserted, touch the touch roller
The conveyance of the ticket is suppressed, and only the ticket on the conveyor belt side is mainly
When it is conveyed and it is detected that there are a plurality of sheets, these tickets are returned to the insertion slot and discharged. As a result, it is possible to reliably prevent the failure of the internal device beforehand.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIGS. 1A and 1B are a plan view and a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention, respectively.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are a plan view and a side view showing a conventional ticket printing apparatus, respectively.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: ticket 2: erroneous purchase detector 5A: touch roller 5B: shell roller clutch 6: pulley 7: transport belt 14: first length detector 15: second length detector

Claims (3)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] In a ticket printing apparatus capable of processing an erroneously purchased ticket, a shell roller clutch which rotates a plurality of erroneously purchased tickets inserted from an insertion slot in a direction in which the ticket is carried out and does not rotate in an insertion direction. and means for shifting by using the friction of the conveyor belt and the built-in touch roller, along the conveyor belt
At a position advanced in the insertion direction by the shifting means.
Is a means for detecting that erroneous purchase tickets is plural,
Based on the output of the detecting means,
If it is determined that the number of erroneous purchase tickets
Means for rotating a transport belt in a direction in which the ticket is carried out and discharging the plurality of erroneously purchased tickets to the outside from the insertion slot. 2. A pair of ticket length detecting means according to claim 1, wherein said means for detecting a plurality of erroneously purchased tickets is provided at a distance slightly longer than the vertical length of one ticket. A ticket printing device characterized by being a container. 3. The ticket printing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the ticket length detector is a device for optically detecting a ticket end.