JP2625461B2 - Automatic ticketing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To dispense with a wide installation place, by mounting plural sets of input means and a drive means for moving a ticket issuing part and moving the ticket issuing part by the drive means so that ticket issuing is performed in the vicinity of the input means subjected to input operation among the input means. CONSTITUTION:When a user operates either one of plural sets of input means, a recording content determining means determines the content recorded on a ticket to be issued and a detection means detects the input means subjected to input operation. On the basis of the content determined by the recording content determining means, a recording means records the content on the ticket to be issued and a drive means moves a ticket issuing part containing the recording means to the vicinity of the input means detected by the detection means. Whereupon, even when the user operates any input means, ticket issuing is performed in the vicinity of the operated input means. By this method, an apparatus wherein a wide installation place is unnecessary and manufacturing cost is low and processing capacity is high is obtained.

Description

The present invention relates to an automatic ticket issuing machine for issuing a numbered ticket, etc.
In particular, the processing ability is improved by providing a plurality of sets of input units and a movable ticket issuing unit.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional techniques of this type include, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. Sho 61-22
There is one described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 339.

In this conventional automatic ticketing machine, a numbered ticket printed with a serial number and the like inside the device is in a state of protruding from an issuing port opened in the front of the device, and a user can remove the numbered ticket. Was issued.
Then, when the ticket is issued, the serial number is printed on the next numbered ticket inside the device, and the leading end protrudes from the issuing port, so that the next user can extract the numbered ticket. It was like.

Further, as another conventional technique, a plurality of operation buttons for each purpose of use are provided on the front of the apparatus, and when a user presses a button suitable for the purpose, a serial number or the like according to the purpose is provided inside the apparatus. Is printed on a numbered ticket, and the numbered ticket is issued from an issuing port opened in the front of the apparatus.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, in any of the above conventional techniques,
Because only one user can process at a time, there is a problem that processing capacity is small and smooth processing can not be performed.There are places where numbered tickets must be issued to many users. There was an unsolved problem that was unsuitable.

The present invention has been made in view of such an unsolved problem in the conventional technology, and provides an automatic ticketing machine that does not require a large installation space, has a low manufacturing cost, and has a high processing capacity. With the goal.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket issuing machine according to the present invention comprises a plurality of sets of input means which are spaced apart from each other on an outer surface of a main body, as shown in a basic configuration diagram of FIG. Recording content determining means for determining the recording content of the issued ticket based on the input signal; recording means for recording on the issued ticket based on the determination of the recording content determining means; and any one of the plurality of sets of input means Detecting means for detecting whether an input has been performed from the means, and driving means for moving a ticket issuing unit including the recording means in the vicinity of the input means detected by the detecting means, wherein the input operation is performed. Tickets are issued near the means.

[Action]

When the user operates any one of the plurality of sets of input means, the recording content determining means determines the content to be recorded on the issued ticket, and the detecting means determines which input means has been input. To detect.

Then, based on the content determined by the recording content determining means, the recording means records on the issued ticket, and the driving means moves the issuing unit including the recording means near the input means detected by the detecting means.

Then, no matter which input means the user operates, a ticket is issued near the input means on which the operation was performed.

〔Example〕

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

2 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention.

First, the configuration will be described. That is, in FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a numbered ticket issuing device as an automatic ticket issuing machine for issuing several types of numbered tickets according to purpose.
On the outer peripheral surface of the conical main body 2, there are provided four sets (not shown) of input devices 3 as input means at equal intervals on the outer peripheral surface. Each is provided with three buttons 3a for each application. In other words, the numbered ticket issuing device 1 issues three types of numbered tickets using this single device. Below each of the input devices 3, a discharge port 4 composed of a hole elongated in the circumferential direction is opened.

Numeral 5 is a display device as display means composed of an LED or the like. As shown in FIG. 3, the display device 5 is an electric motor 6 which constitutes a part of a drive device as drive means.
It is fixed to the upper end of a rotating shaft 8 which is rotatably arranged inside the main body 2 by means of a bearing 7. This rotating shaft 8
In the lower part of the rotary disk 9, a rotary disk 9 is integrally mounted with the rotary shaft 8 in the direction of rotation as desired by the peripheral portion at the lower end of the discharge port 4. Further, on the upper surface of the rotary disk 9, A printing device 10 as recording means and a roll paper 11 as an issued ticket are arranged.

These printing device 10 and roll paper 11 correspond to a ticket issuing unit in the present invention, and an output port (not shown) of the printing device 10 is configured to face the discharge port 4,
Inside the printing device 10, a printing device, a unit for pulling in the roll paper 11, a cutting device (not shown) for cutting the roll paper after printing are appropriately provided. In addition, the direction in which the surface of the display device 5 faces,
Each is fixed so that the direction in which the output port of the printing device 10 faces always coincides.

A control device 12 composed of a microcomputer or the like is disposed at an appropriate position inside the main body 2.
As shown in the figure, an arithmetic processing unit 13, a storage device 14 such as a ROM and a RAM, an input circuit 15 connected to the input side of the arithmetic processing unit 13, and an output circuit of the arithmetic processing unit 13 And at least an output circuit 16. And the input circuit
15 is connected to the buttons 3a of all the input devices 3 and the input side of the operation device 17 arranged at each window, and the output circuit 16 is connected to the display device 5, the printing device 10, A drive circuit 19 of a drive device 18 as a drive means and an input side of each operation device 17 are connected to each other.

FIG. 5 shows a processing procedure executed by the arithmetic processing unit 13, which is stored in the storage device 14 as a processing program. That is, in the step, it is determined whether or not an interrupt from the input device 3 or the operating device 17 is performed. If it is determined that the interrupt is performed, the process proceeds to the step, and the interrupt is not performed. If so, return to the step again.

When it is determined that the interruption has been performed and the process proceeds to the step, it is determined in this step whether the interruption is performed from the input device 3 or the operation device 17.

If it is determined in step that the interrupt is from the operating device 17, the process proceeds to step. In this step, the reception processing end signal input from the operation device 17
It is determined from which window S _E is input, and the storage device 14
To 1 decrements the corresponding variable of the variable W ₁ to _W-5 showing the window-specific waiting number stored in the.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step that the interrupt is from the input device 3, the process proceeds to step. In this step, first, determines whether the signal S _I that is input from the input device 3, in which input from any input device 3. In this embodiment, since the four input devices 3 each have three buttons 3a, the device as a whole is provided with twelve buttons. In this embodiment, the respective buttons 3a, 4-bit data (0001) _{2 -} (1100) one of ₂ leave configured as input, these signals S _I processor 13 It is determined by which button of which input device the input operation corresponding to the current interruption has been performed.

Next, in accordance with the determination, the corresponding counter among the purpose-specific counters C _a , C _b , and C _c stored in the storage device 14 is incremented by one. Note that the processing in this step corresponds to the recorded content determining means and the detecting means of the present invention.

Then, the process proceeds to a step, in which a pulse signal is output to the drive circuit 19, and the drive circuit 19 drives the electric motor 6, rotates the rotating shaft 8 and the rotating disk 9, and displays the display device 5, the printing device 10, The roll paper 11 is moved so as to correspond to the input device on which the input has been performed. The pulse signal at this time is
For example, when it is desired to rotate the turntable 19 by 90 °, the number of output pulse waves corresponds to the rotation angle, such as 100 pulses.

Next, the process proceeds to a step, where the printing device 10 outputs a signal to the roll paper 11 so as to print the current waiting number for each purpose and the number of the corresponding window. When there are a plurality of corresponding windows, the number of the window with the smallest waiting number for each window is printed.

Next, the process proceeds to a step, in which a signal is output on the display device 5 so that the same content as the content printed on the roll paper 11 in the step is displayed, and the LED emits light.

Then, the process proceeds to a step, where the window operating device 17
To output a signal indicating that the number of users has increased.

 Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

The process in the numbered ticket issuing device 1 is executed from a state where the power of the device 1 (not shown) is turned on. In addition,
The three buttons provided on the input device 3 are A, B, and C, respectively.
And the purpose of A is 1
Counters C _a , C _b , C while counters # 3, # 4 perform B-purpose processing, and # 5 perform C-purpose processing
_c, respectively purpose A, B, current waiting number of C, W ₁ to _W-5 is the current waiting number 1-5 No. window. However, the correspondence between these counters, variables, and the like can be changed according to the purpose of use of the apparatus and the environment.

First, when the power is turned on, the counters and the variables are cleared to zero and the rotating shaft 8 is rotated so that the printing apparatus 10 stops at a predetermined position as an initial setting. Until it loops.

If an interrupt is confirmed in the step, the process proceeds to the step, and it is determined whether the interrupt has been performed from the input device 3 or the operating device 17. In this case, the first processing is performed. Therefore, no interruption from the operating device 17 is performed, so that the process proceeds to the step.

In step, based on the input signal S _I, determines whether the input from which buttons which input device has been performed. For example,
Since the input signal S _I is (0001) ₂ , if it is determined that the input is from the button A of the input device I ₁ ,
The counter C _a in the storage device 14 are stored is incremented by one. In this case, the counter C _a from a first round of processing is "1".

Next, the process proceeds to a step, and outputs a pulse signal of a predetermined number of times to the drive circuit 19 so that the printing device 10 and the display device 5 rotate and move to the position corresponding to the input device determined in the step.

Then, the processing proceeds to step, the counter C _a indicating the current-purpose waiting number of, so as to print a corresponding counter number, and outputs a signal. In this case, since W ₁ to _W-5 are all 0, the counter number is 1 is selected. Therefore, the issued ticket is printed with 1 as the reference number and 1 as the window number.

Next, the process proceeds to a step, and the same content as the content printed in the step is displayed on the display device 5,
Output a signal.

Next, the process proceeds to a step, where a signal indicating that one user has been assigned to the first window is output to the operating device of the first window.

When the processing of the step is completed, the process returns to the step again.

In the processing of the second and subsequent times, when the reception processing end signal S _E from the operation unit 17 is input, among the variables W ₁ to _W-5 to window-specific waiting number at that time is stored, the input is performed The variable corresponding to the contact window is decremented by 1
Stored in 14.

When the above processing is repeatedly executed, the counters C _a , C
_b, with C _c is gradually increased, the variable W ₁ to _W-5, repeatedly increases and decreases. In the process, regardless of which input device the user inputs, a ticket is issued in the vicinity of the input device, and the display device moves to a position that is easy to see, so that the numbered ticket can be easily received, The contents can also be confirmed on the display device.

Further, such an automatic ticketing machine is economically excellent because only one ticketing unit including the printing device is required, and the apparatus is small in size, so that a large installation space is not required. Furthermore, since a plurality of sets of input devices are provided, the next user can use another device by operating another input device before leaving the place, so that the processing capability is improved. .

In addition, by connecting the automatic ticketing machine to the operating device located at the counter, users can be assigned to relatively vacant counters, so that processing at the counter can be rationally managed. Becomes

 FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.

This embodiment is an example in which the main body 2 is formed in the shape of a regular quadrangular pyramid, and other configurations and operations are the same as those in the first embodiment, and therefore, description thereof will be omitted.

 FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the input device 3 is arranged in parallel at a distance from the front of the main body 2, and the display device 5 is adapted to move in parallel to the left and right. With such a configuration, it is possible to provide an automatic ticket issuing machine that can be suitably arranged in an installation place where the back surface cannot be used, for example, on a table such as a reception desk or a long place such as a passage. The other configurations and operations are the same as those in the first embodiment, and thus the description will be omitted.

Note that, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which a microcomputer is applied to the control device 12 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be configured by combining electronic circuits such as a logic circuit and a comparison circuit. .

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, the automatic ticketing machine of the present invention includes a plurality of sets of input means and a driving means for moving a ticket issuing unit, and among the input means, a ticket is issued in the vicinity of the input means where the input has been performed. Since the driving means moves the ticket issuing section as it is performed, a large installation space is not required, the manufacturing cost is low, the processing capacity is improved, and further, it is connected to the operating device arranged at the window. As a result, various effects can be obtained that the processing at the window can be rationally managed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a control device, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing processing inside the control device, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the third embodiment of the present invention. 1 ... numbered ticket issuing device (automatic ticketing machine) 2 ... body 3
...... Input device, 5 ... Display device, 6 ... Electric motor, 8
... Rotating shaft, 9 ... Rotating disk, 10 ... Printing device, 12 ... Control device, 17 ... Operation device, 18 ... Drive device.

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] A plurality of sets of input means arranged on the outer surface of the main body; a record content determining means for determining the record content of the issued ticket based on an input signal from the input means; Recording means for recording on the issued ticket based on the input means, detecting means for detecting which input means of the plurality of sets of input means has been input, and detecting the input means in the vicinity of the input means detected by the detecting means. An automatic ticketing machine comprising: driving means for moving a ticketing section including a recording means; and wherein ticketing is performed in the vicinity of the input means on which the input operation has been performed. 2. The automatic ticket issuing machine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of sets of input means are arranged apart from each other on a peripheral surface of the main body, and the driving means rotates the ticket issuing section. 3. The automatic ticket issuing machine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of sets of input means are arranged on the outer surface of the main body so as to be separated from each other and arranged in parallel, and the driving means moves the ticket issuing section in parallel. 4. A display unit for displaying the recorded contents determined by the recorded contents determining means and moving together with the ticket issuing unit.
Automatic ticket issuance machine described in 1, 2 or 3. 5. A recording content determining means is connected to an operating device arranged at a reception window for performing a receiving process, and the recording content determining means receives an input signal from the input means and a reception input from the operating device. 5. The automatic ticketing machine according to claim 1, wherein the contents of the recording are determined based on a processing end signal.