JP2805844B2 - Ticket processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a ticket processing apparatus that functions as a ticket checkout machine or an exchange.

(Conventional technology) If you buy a ticket by mistake or change the destination on the way when you get on a train or train, settle the ticket with a ticket adjustment machine before leaving the ticket gate at the arrival station. In addition, when a ticket is purchased by mistake and the mistake is noticed at the time of the purchase, the wrong ticket is exchanged for a desired ticket by a ticket exchange machine.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, the above-mentioned checkout machines and exchanges are configured to collect input tickets and issue checkout tickets and new tickets. In addition, running costs are increased due to the necessity of a ticket for preparing the ticket, and there is a problem that it takes time to process the collected ticket.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and it is possible to avoid issuing a settlement ticket or a new ticket as described above by rewriting the face information which is the boarding content information of the ticket. The purpose is to.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve such an object, the present invention provides a ticket processing capable of rewriting by heating the ticket information having a ticket information corresponding to a monetary value. A heating and rewriting means for rewriting the ticket information of the ticket, and if there is an excess or deficiency in the monetary value of the inserted ticket, a transaction for the excess or deficiency is performed and the excess or deficiency is performed. And control means for controlling the heating rewriting means so as to rewrite the face information of the inserted ticket into face information having an adequate or sufficient monetary value when the cancellation is completed.

(Operation) According to the present invention, if there is an excess or deficiency in the monetary value of the inserted ticket, a transaction of the excess or deficiency value is performed, and the monetary value is exceeded by the heating rewriting means. It will be rewritten to the sheet information without shortage.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, the structure of a ticket to be used will be described.
1 are plan views showing a ticket in different display states, FIG. 2 is a sectional view, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the same.

In these figures, reference numeral 1 denotes a ticket, and the ticket 1 is provided with a rewritable board content information display layer 3 made of a thermoreversible material on the upper surface of a substrate 2 on the front surface side. 3, a transparent overcoat layer 5 for ticket protection is provided continuously.

The display layer 3 has a configuration in which a resin and an organic low-molecular substance are dissolved in a solvent, and has a configuration in which a large number of organic low-molecular substances 3b are present in a resin portion 3a. The whole becomes transparent when it becomes a relatively large single crystal, and becomes entirely cloudy when it becomes a polycrystal, and has a thermoreversible characteristic as shown in FIG. For example, it is disclosed in JP-A-61-258853.

In FIG. 4, the material shown here is in a cloudy state at room temperature, and when heated, the transparency starts to increase from T ₁ (low temperature),
At T ₂ (medium temperature), it becomes the maximum transparent state, and even when it is cooled to room temperature, the transparent state is maintained at the maximum transparent state of T ₂ . Next, when the temperature is raised to T ₃ (high temperature), the state becomes an intermediate state between the transparent state and the maximum turbid state, and then returns to the turbid state when cooled to room temperature.

In the ticket 1 having the above configuration, the pattern of the boarding content information on the display layer 3, that is, the release date of the ticket, the release station, the fare from the release station corresponding to the monetary value, and the like are shown in the transparent state portion. It is displayed in a state where the substrate 2 surface is exposed. Then, such a ticket 1 is sold by a ticket vending machine which writes a display turn of the above-mentioned ride content information by a heat treatment device in response to a ticket purchase operation of a user,
The display pattern is read and checked by the ticket gate.

FIG. 5 is an external front view of a checkout machine S as a ticket processing apparatus, and FIG. 6 is a simplified block configuration diagram thereof.

10 is an exterior body, from one side above the front part,
Each of a coin insertion slot 11, a coin return slot 12, a bill insertion slot 13, and a ticket insertion / exit port 14 is provided, and an operation guide display panel 15 is provided at the lower center thereof. A coin processing unit 16 is provided inside the coin insertion slot 11 and the coin return slot 12, a banknote processing unit 17 is provided inside the banknote insertion slot 13, and a ticket processing unit 18 is provided inside the ticket insertion / extraction port 14, respectively. The respective processing units 16, 17, and 18 and the operation guide display panel 15 are connected to the CPU 22 of the main body control unit 21 that constitutes a control unit together with a ticket processing control unit 51 described later via the interface 20. . 23 is a memory.

Next, the configuration of the ticket processing unit 18 will be described with reference to FIG. 7 and FIG.

Reference numeral 30 denotes a motor for transporting the card. One belt 32 is hung on a pulley 31 of the motor 30 and the belt 32
Are sequentially applied to each of the pulleys 34, 35, 36, and 37. The other belt 38 is sequentially wound around each of the pulleys 40, 41, 42, 43, 44. And pulley 3 above
Each of 5, 36, 37 is opposed to each of the pulleys 40, 41, 42, and a transport path for the ticket 1 is formed in that portion.
Along the transport path, a pattern recognition device 45 as a display pattern recognition means, a heater 4 for erasing the display pattern
6. Each of the thermal heads 47 for writing a display pattern is arranged. The heating rewriting means is formed by the heater 46 and the thermal head 47. Reference numeral 49 denotes a contact roller, and reference numeral 50 denotes a transport position detection sensor for the ticket 1. The pattern recognition device 45 and the thermal head 46 are connected to the CPU 52 of the ticket processing control unit 51, the motor 30, the sensor 50 are connected to the CPU 52 via the interface 53, and the heater 46 is connected to the CPU 52 via the interface 54. ing. 55
Is a memory.

Next, the settlement processing operation in the settlement machine S will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The ticket 1 with the insufficient ticket price inserted by the passenger from the insertion / exit port 14 is detected by the sensor 50 (step
S1), belt is driven by forward rotation of motor 30 (step S2)
In the state sandwiched between 32 and 38, it is taken in.

In the ticket 1 in this case, the display layer 3 has, for example,
The display is as shown in FIG. 1 (A).

Next, the display pattern of the ticket 1 taken in is recognized by the pattern recognition device 45 (step S3), and based on the recognition result, the insufficient amount is performed on the operation guide display panel 15 (step S3). Step S4).

Correspondingly, when the customer enters a shortage of money from the coin insertion slot 11 and the bill insertion slot 13 (step S5),
Ticket 1 is in the middle conveying, by the heater 46 is heated (hot T ₃ treated), the entire display pattern by being subsequently cooled naturally erased (step S6). In this erased state, as shown in FIG. 1B, the entire display layer 3 becomes cloudy. The ticket 1 further fed inwardly is heated by the thermal head 47 (mesophilic T ₂ process) (step S7). It said intermediate temperature T ₂ process, based on the charged insufficient amount by the patrons is performed in only a desired portion of the display layer 3, by which the display layer 3 of ticket 1, in FIG. 1 (C) As shown, the increased ride price without excess or deficiency is written.

Next, the motor 30 is reversed and the ticket 1 is inserted / exited.
The pattern is conveyed to the 14 side (step S8), and the pattern written by the pattern recognition device 45 is recognized during the conveyance (step S9). If the recognition result is “OK” (step S10), the insertion / extraction port is set. The ticket 1 is sent out and returned from 14 (step S11), and then the motor 30 is stopped based on the signal from the sensor 50 (step S1).
2), operation is stopped.

If the determination in step 10 is "impossible",
30 is rotated forward again (step S13), sent to the heater 46, and then the process proceeds to step 6. The passenger can pass through the ticket gate with the ticket 1 whose display has been rewritten.

As described above, the display contents of the ticket 1 are rewritten by the operations of step 6 and step 7, and the ticket 1
, Thereby avoiding discarding a ticket with a shortage of money as in the prior art.

FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 show the second embodiment.
FIG. 11 is an external front view of a conventional ticket processing apparatus that functions as a conventional ticket exchange machine, and FIG. 11 is a simplified block diagram thereof.

In this apparatus, in addition to the structure of the settlement machine of the first embodiment, an amount input key 60 for a user to input a correct fare amount is provided, and the mechanical structure of the ticket processing unit 18 is as follows.
The configuration is the same as that shown in FIGS. 7 and 8.

The operation of the second embodiment will be briefly described with reference to FIG. In this apparatus, the ticket amount recognized in step 3 is displayed in step 4, whereas if the correct ticket amount is entered by the amount input key 60 in step 5, the ticket is erroneously purchased in step 6. It is determined whether the ticket price is excessive or insufficient with respect to the corrected ticket amount. If the ticket amount is excessive, the amount is released from the coin return slot 12 in step 7; The shortage amount is displayed on the operation guide display panel 15, and it is determined in step 9 whether the shortage amount has been paid. Then, from step 7 and step 9 together, step 10
The operation proceeds to step 10, and the same operation as in step 6 and thereafter in the operation of the first embodiment is performed.

 Next, the third and fourth embodiments will be described.

The tickets used in these examples are shown in FIG.
A magnetic recording layer 6 for recording information equivalent to the riding content information displayed on the display layer 3 is provided on the back side of the vehicle as shown in FIG. The check is performed in the magnetic recording layer 6, and the display pattern of the display layer 3 merely displays the contents.

The third embodiment is a checkout machine, and its overall configuration is shown in FIG.
6 is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 6, but in the configuration of the ticket processing unit 18, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, a magnetic read head is used instead of the pattern recognition device 45 of the first embodiment. 7
0, each of a magnetic write head 71 is provided. The operation is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment except that the magnetic recording is read, and the magnetic recording is written and checked, as shown in FIG.

FIG. 18 shows the operation of the fourth embodiment. The overall configuration of the fourth embodiment is the same as that of the second embodiment, and functions as a conventional ticket exchange. The configuration of the ticket processing unit 18 is the same as that of the third embodiment. The operation is almost the same as that of the second embodiment except that the magnetic recording is read and the magnetic recording is written and checked.

(Effects of the Invention) Therefore, according to the present invention, if there is an excess or deficiency in the monetary value of a ticket, the ticket value is rewritten to a sheet information with no excess or deficiency on condition that a transaction for the excess or deficiency is performed. As a result, it is possible to process tickets in the event of a skip or purchase mistake without issuing a new adjustment ticket or exchange ticket as in the past, and as a result, a ticket paper for creating an adjustment ticket or exchange ticket This eliminates the need for a vehicle and reduces running costs, and also saves the trouble of processing collected tickets.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIGS. 1 to 18 relate to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 1 (A), 1 (B) and 1 (C) are plan views showing tickets in different display states, 2 is a sectional view of the ticket, FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the ticket, FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of the thermoreversible characteristic, FIG. 5 is an external front view of the checkout machine, FIG. FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the ticket processing unit of the checkout machine, FIG.
Fig. 9 is a block diagram of the same, Fig. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the checkout machine, Fig. 10 is an external front view of a ticket processing device that exhibits the function of a ticket exchange, Fig. 11 is a block diagram of the same, FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of a ticket processing apparatus that exhibits the function of a ticket exchange, FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the ticket, FIG. 14 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of FIG. Is a block diagram of another embodiment of the checkout machine, FIG. 16 is a block diagram of the same, FIG. 17 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of another embodiment of the checkout machine, and FIG. 18 shows the function of a ticket exchange machine. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of another embodiment of the ticket processing device. 1 ... Ticket, 3 ... Display layer, 3a ... Resin part, 3b ... Organic low-molecular substance, 6 ... Magnetic layer (magnetic recording part), 45 ... Pattern recognition device (Pattern recognition means), 46 ... heater (heating rewriting means) 47 thermal head (heating rewriting means) 70 magnetic machine reading head (reading means) 71 magnetic writing head (writing means)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A ticket processing apparatus capable of rewriting the ticket information of a ticket having ticket information corresponding to a monetary value by heating, comprising: heating rewriting means for rewriting the ticket information of the ticket; If the monetary value of the issued ticket is too small or too small,
When the excess or deficiency value is traded and the excess or deficiency is resolved, the heating rewriting means is configured to rewrite the face information of the inserted ticket to face information having no excess or deficiency in monetary value. Control means for controlling the ticket processing device.