JP2901772B2 - Ticket issuing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ticket issuing device used for issuing tickets such as a vehicle ticket and a designated ticket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When purchasing a boarding pass for an aircraft or the like, an airline office or travel agency purchases the reservation ticket,
Redeem the booking ticket and boarding pass at the airport. There are also provided devices that can directly issue a boarding pass.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of such a conventional ticket issuing apparatus. In FIG. 2, inside the main body case 1,
A ticket receiving unit 2 and a ticket discharging unit 3 are provided in the upper left part. Further, a ticket storage section 4 is provided in a lower left portion, and a journal printing section 7, a ticket printing section 5, and a magnetic read / write section 6 are provided in this order on the right side.

In such a device, an unissued boarding pass or the like is stored in the ticket storage unit 4. This ticket is fed out of the ticket storage unit 4 by the feed-out roller 17, and is conveyed to the magnetic read / write unit 6 by the feed roller 18. A read head 15 and a write head 16 are provided in the magnetic read / write unit 6.

[0005] The write head 16 magnetically records predetermined ticket information necessary for issuing the ticket on the magnetic stripe of the ticket. The read head 15 checks whether the ticket information is correctly written. Thereafter, the ticket is conveyed to the ticket printing unit 5. The ticket printing unit 5 is provided with an ink ribbon 20, a print head 21, and a platen 22. Here, the ink ribbon 20 is superimposed on the ticket surface, and predetermined ticket information is recorded on the platen 22 by the print head 21. As the printing ticket information, for example, a part of the content read by the reading head 15 is used.

[0006] After the printing, the ticket is discharged to the ticket discharge section 3 by the discharge roller 23. On the other hand, when the attendant uses a ticket prepared in advance, the ticket is inserted from the ticket receiving unit 2. When a ticket is inserted into the ticket receiving unit 2, the insertion is detected by a sensor (not shown), the stopper 12 is opened, and the feeding roller 11 is driven. Stopper 1
No. 2 retreats in the direction of the arrow to allow the supply of the ticket. The barcode reader 13 reads the barcode attached to the face of the ticket. The barcode is provided for identifying a ticket type. When the barcode reading is completed, the ticket is conveyed toward the blade 14.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining the operation of the blade 14. As shown in FIG.
When the blade 14 is transported in the direction of the arrow, as shown in FIG.
Returning to FIG. 2 , the ticket that has passed through the blade 14 is sent to the magnetic read / write unit 6, and information previously written on the magnetic stripe is read. Then, when the entire ticket has passed the magnetic read / write section 6, the transport is stopped. This time, the ticket is transported in the reverse direction, and predetermined ticket information is recorded by the write head 16. Further, the contents are checked by the reading head 15. Then, in the same manner as described above, the ticket is conveyed to the ticket printing unit 5 and predetermined printing is performed. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3B, since the blade 14 has returned to the direction of guiding the ticket in the direction of the arrow, the ticket is transported in a direction different from the first intrusion path.

The ticket is issued as described above.
Such an issue history is recorded in the journal printing unit 7 provided at the upper right part of the main body case 1. The journal printing unit 7 is provided with a recording paper 24, a print head 25, and a platen 26. The recording paper 24 is made of thermal transfer paper, and data for directly issuing a ticket is recorded by the print head 25.

On the other hand, when the customer requests a change in the content of the boarding pass due to a change in the travel itinerary or the like, a new ticket is issued, and the issued ticket is inserted from the ticket accepting section 2;
Performs ticket invalidation processing. In this case, the ticket is sent from the ticket receiving unit 2 through the blade 14 to the magnetic read / write unit 6, and after the contents are checked, the ticket printing unit 5 performs processing such as printing a discarded ticket on the face of the ticket. Done. Thereafter, the ticket is discharged to the ticket discharge unit 3 and is disposed of by a staff member.

[0010]

For example, when a boarding pass for an aircraft is handled at a travel information center or the like, the boarding pass differs in the content printed in advance by each airline or the length of the ticket is different. Or different. Therefore, when dealing with various types of boarding passes, a method is adopted in which a number of devices are installed or the ticket storage unit 4 shown in FIG. 2 is a detachable cassette type, which is replaced as needed. You. However, there is a problem in that if a number of devices are installed, the equipment cost increases, and the installation place is required widely.

Further, if the user frequently exchanges the cassette of the ticket storage unit 4, the management becomes complicated, and there is a possibility that different kinds of tickets are mixed. In addition, the ticket storage unit 4 may store a particularly large number of issued tickets, and for other tickets, a clerk may insert the ticket from the ticket receiving unit 2 and issue a ticket. . However, when the business is busy, there is a problem that the number of insertions issuance increases and it takes much time and effort.

Further, in the case where a boarding pass already issued is discarded and a new ticket is issued, both the discarded ticket and the new ticket are simultaneously discharged to the ticket discharging unit 3. In this case, there may be a case where a discarded ticket is given to the passenger by mistake, and there is a problem that the efficiency of business is deteriorated. For this purpose, it is conceivable to provide a discharge unit or the like dedicated to a waste ticket.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the above points, and it is possible to suppress a large increase in the cost of the apparatus, facilitate handling of various kinds of tickets, and furthermore, ensure a secure disposal of the waste tickets. It is intended to provide an issuing device.

[0014]

The ticket issuing apparatus of the present invention stores tickets in a plurality of ticket storing means,
The ticket information is written on the face of the ticket taken out from the ticket storage means.
Recorded and discharged to ticket discharge means, from outside
Means for invalidating accepted tickets issued and
One of the ticket storage means was selected and invalidation was performed
A ticket collection means for collecting tickets is provided .

Further, the ticket issuing apparatus of the present invention comprises a plurality of tickets.
Store the tickets in the storage means and select one of the ticket storage means
Record the ticket information on the face of the tickets taken out and discharge the tickets
Acceptance of tickets from outside for means to be discharged
Ticket receiving means, and whether the ticket receiving means
Means for invalidating tickets accepted from
Select the voucher storage means and select the vouchers that have been invalidated.
And a collection means for collecting tickets .

[0016]

An unissued ticket is supplied from a plurality of ticket storage means or ticket reception means. Ticket information is printed on the face of the ticket selected from any of them and magnetically recorded. Also, the issued tickets are stored in any of the ticket storage units after the invalidation processing. Then, only the newly issued ticket is discharged to the ticket discharging means. This makes it possible to easily issue a plurality of types of tickets without error, and to use the ticket storage means for storing the waste tickets, thereby facilitating the handling of the waste tickets.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a ticket issuing device of the present invention. The apparatus of the present invention has a function of accepting an unissued ticket 31 and an issued ticket 32 and issuing a new ticket 33, and performing a predetermined scrap ticket processing on the issued ticket 32 and collecting it. I have.

The ticket issuing device 40 includes ticket receiving means 41, selecting means 42, transport means 43, and magnetic recording means 4.
4, printing means 45, ticket discharging means 46, ticket collecting means 4
7 and a plurality of ticket storage means 48, 49, 50. The ticket accepting means 41 includes a mechanism for receiving an unissued ticket 31 or an issued ticket 32 and sending the ticket 31 to a transport path. The ticket storage means 48, 49, 50 is composed of a cassette or the like for storing unissued tickets, and stores tickets of different forms.

When a new ticket 33 is issued, the selection means 42 selects the ticket storage means 48, 4 according to the type of the ticket.
It comprises a mechanism for selecting any one of 9 and 50 and sending out the ticket to be processed toward the transport means 43. The magnetic recording means 44 comprises a magnetic recording head or the like for printing ticket information for magnetic recording on a ticket surface. The printing means 45 includes a printing head or the like for printing predetermined ticket information on the face of the ticket. The ticket discharging means 46 is constituted by a mechanism for presenting a ticket that has been issued. The ticket collection means 47 includes a mechanism for performing invalidation processing of issued tickets and storing and collecting the discarded ticket in any of the preset ticket storage means 48, for example.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a specific example of a ticket issuing apparatus according to the present invention. The ticket issuing apparatus of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 is embodied by a configuration as shown in FIG. In the figure,
The control unit 55 includes a main control unit 51, an input device 52, and a display device 53. The main controller 51 is connected to the host computer 30 via a communication line.

The main unit 60 includes a power supply 61, a higher-level interface 62, a controller 63, an operation panel 64,
A display lamp group 65, a display unit 66, and a journal printing unit 67 are provided. In the mechanism section 70, for example, three ticket storage sections 71, 72, 73, a magnetic read / write section 74, a ticket printing section 75, a ticket discharge section 76, a ticket receiving section 77, and a barcode reader 78 are provided. Is provided. In the figure, a host computer 30 comprises a computer or the like provided in a calculation center for centrally managing seat reservations and the like.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a ticket issuing apparatus according to the present invention. The control unit 55 illustrated in FIG. 4 includes, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 5, a display device 53 including a CRT display or the like and an input device 52 including a keyboard or the like. The control unit 55 is composed of a generally used personal computer or the like. The upper interface section 62 of the main body section 60 shown in FIG. 4 is a circuit for controlling communication with the control section 55 . The control unit 63 of the main unit 60 is a circuit for controlling the operation of the entire main unit, and is supplied with predetermined operating power from the power supply device 61.

The operation panel 64 is provided on the front of the main body 60 as shown in FIG.
6 is provided. In the display lamp group 65, for example, a lamp for turning on / off the power, a lamp for distinguishing between an online state and an offline state, and a lamp for displaying other alarms are arranged. The display unit 66 is formed of a liquid crystal display or the like, and is provided to display the state in words when a ticket is jammed during transportation or when the ticket storage unit runs out of tickets. .

A ticket receiving unit 77 for receiving an unissued ticket or an issued ticket is provided on the front surface of the main unit 60 shown in FIG.
And a ticket discharging unit 76 for discharging the printed ticket. In addition, detachable ticket storage units 71, 72, 73 are stored in the upper part of the main unit 60 shown in FIG. That is, in this embodiment, three cassette-type ticket storage units are provided, each of which is configured to store an arbitrary type of ticket. A journal printing section 67 is provided above the inside of the main body section 60, and a mechanism section 70 is provided below the journal printing section 67. The journal print result is taken out from the outlet 79.

Further, on the front surface of the main body 60 shown in FIG.
A door that is opened and closed by a key (not shown) is provided for inserting and removing the ticket storage units 71, 72, and 73. Although not fixed to the side surface of the main body 60, a door for replenishing journal printing paper, a door for exchanging an ink ribbon for printing on the face of a sheet, or a jammed ticket is taken out. Door and the like are provided.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a ticket issuing apparatus according to the present invention. This cross section is obtained by removing the right outer wall of the main body 60 shown in FIG.
Circuits such as the control unit 63 shown in FIG. 4 are incorporated. In FIG. 6, the ticket storage units 71, 72, and 73 are provided for storing, for example, the unissued boarding pass of the A airline, the boarding pass of the B airline, and the boarding pass of the C airline. I have.

These are configured as a cassette type, all of which are interchangeable and can be inserted at any position.
Then, in order to detect these insertion states, the detector D
1, D2 and D3 are provided. These detectors D1, D
The type of the ticket is identified by 2 and D3, and the ticket according to the request is fed to the transport path.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the ticket selecting mechanism. As shown in the figure, protrusions 711, 721, 731 are attached to the ticket storage units 71, 72, 73 at different positions, respectively.
The detectors D1, D2, and D3 are composed of photocouplers, and optically detect the positions of the projections 711, 721, and 731, respectively. Then, the information is input to the cassette identification circuit 100. The cassette identification circuit 100 is provided with a table or the like indicating which type of ticket is stored in which type of cassette. When the selection circuit 102 selects a predetermined ticket to perform the issuance processing, the transport control circuit 101
Receiving the instruction of the selection circuit 102 and the output of the cassette identification circuit 100, the necessary transport mechanism is driven and sent out to the transport path. The presence or absence of the tickets stored in the ticket storage units 71, 72, 73 is detected by the detectors D4, D5, D6.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a ticket presence / absence detector .
The figure shows the detector D4 of FIG. 6 more specifically. In the drawing, for example, a projection 712 is provided on the bottom plate 710 of the ticket storage unit 71, and is detected by the near-end detection unit 717 on the same principle as the projection shown in FIG. That is, the near-end detection unit 717 includes the detectors D1, D2, D shown in FIG.
3 and the like. This projection 71
2 is fixed to a bottom plate 710 on which the ticket 31 is placed, and the bottom plate is subjected to a force to be constantly pushed upward by a spring 713. Therefore, when the remaining amount of the ticket 31 decreases, the protrusion 712 is pushed upward, and the near-end detecting unit 717 detects that the protrusion 712 has risen by a certain amount or more.

On the other hand, the end detecting unit 718 is configured to
Sensors are arranged so as to sandwich 710, and when the ticket 31 runs out, it detects through the through-hole (not shown) provided in the bottom plate 710 that the ticket has run out. The detector D4 is
In this way, the near-end detection unit 717 and the end detection unit 718 are operated to manage the ticket.

The ticket storage sections 71, 72, 7 having the above configuration
3. If the operator sets a frequently used ticket in advance, complicated operations such as replacement of cassettes and management of various kinds of tickets as in the related art can be eliminated. To feed out these tickets, the feeding rollers 81, 82,
83 and solenoids MG1, MG2, MG3 are used.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the ticket feeding mechanism. First, the feeding roller 83 starts rotating in the direction of the arrow at the time of feeding the ticket. In addition, the solenoid MG3 is pushed down in the direction of the arrow, and presses the feeding roller 83 against the upper surface of the ticket 31. Thereby, the ticket 31 is paid out in the direction of the arrow. The fed-out ticket 31 is transported on a transport path as shown by a broken line in FIG. Each of the feed rollers 84, 85, and 86 includes a pair of rollers, and is driven by a motor M4. One of the feed rollers 84, 85, and 86 is in the forward direction.
The other is composed of rollers that rotate in the opposite direction, and is configured to cut out notes one by one and feed them out to the transport path.

In order to detect the advance of the ticket, a detector D
7, D8, D9 and D10 are provided. These are also composed of photocouplers. From the outputs of these detectors, it is possible to identify from which ticket storage unit the ticket was dispensed.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a method of determining a fed-out ticket. As shown in the figure, when the detectors D7 and D8 are turned on, it is confirmed that the ticket has been paid out from the upper cassette, and when all of the detectors D7, D8, D9 and D10 are turned on, the middle cassette is turned off. It is confirmed that the ticket has been paid out. When the detectors D9 and D10 are turned on, it is confirmed that the ticket has been fed from the lower cassette. In this way, it is confirmed whether an incorrect ticket has been paid out.

The detectors D8 and D10 are provided for detecting whether or not the feeding of the ticket is completed. The ticket storage units 71, 72, 73 are respectively provided with feeding rollers 81 , 82, 83 and a solenoid MG.
1, MG2, MG3 and feed rollers 84, 85, 8
It is unitized together with peripheral mechanisms such as 6. Therefore,
In this embodiment, for example, the number can be easily increased or decreased from one to three according to a customer's request. In addition, it is possible to add more after use. Therefore, an apparatus having an appropriate price structure can be provided according to a request of a user of the apparatus.

In FIG. 6, ticket storage units 71, 72, 73
Is fed to the transport path, and is configured to reach the drum 96. The drum 96 is driven by a motor M1, and each of the drums 96 is a so-called rotary encoder 9.
The rotation is controlled by 8,97. Both are connected by a belt or the like (not shown). The drum 96
The ticket is wound around the outer peripheral surface and transported. Therefore, in order to bring the ticket into close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the drum, a plurality of pressure rollers (not shown)
6 is circumscribed. A bar code reader 78, a magnetic read head 742, and a magnetic write head 741 are arranged on the outer periphery of the drum 96 . Detectors D11, D12, and D13 are provided in the vicinity thereof, respectively.
The detector D11 is a sensor for detecting barcode reading timing, the detector D12 is a sensor for detecting magnetic reading timing, and the detector D13 is a sensor for detecting magnetic writing timing.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the drum 96. In FIG. 9A, first, a drum 96 winds a ticket conveyed in the direction of the arrow on the outer peripheral surface and rotates in the forward direction (counterclockwise) to read a barcode, write magnetic, read magnetic, etc. And then reverse . This
Thus , the ticket is reciprocated in the direction of the arrow, conveyed in the direction of the arrow, and sent to the printing unit 90 shown in FIG. The ticket received from the ticket receiving unit 77 shown in FIG.
Is sent in the direction of the arrow as shown in
It is wound around the drum 96 that rotates backward . Thereafter, the drum 96 rotates in the reverse direction and the ticket is conveyed in the direction of the arrow, as shown in FIG.

When storing issued tickets, FIG.
The ticket sent from the ticket receiving unit 77 shown in FIG.
Then, as shown in FIG. 11 (c), the paper is wound and printed for a waste ticket. When the invalidation processing is completed, the paper is transported in the direction of the arrow. This is sent to the ticket storage 73 shown in FIG. In order to control the transport of such a ticket, the blades B1, B2, B3, and B4 shown in FIG. 6 swing in the traveling direction of the ticket.

As shown in FIG. 6, a bar code reader 78 and magnetic heads 742 and 741 are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the drum 96.
By providing such a configuration, the printing unit 90 can be arranged sufficiently close to the drum 96, and the size of the apparatus can be reduced. That is, the conventional magnetic read / write unit 6 shown in FIG. 2 runs the ticket for the length of the ticket to be issued.
It was necessary to arrange it at a position sufficiently distant from the ticket printing section 5. However, in the apparatus shown in FIG. 6, since the ticket is wound on the outer peripheral surface of the drum 96, the transport path length can be sufficiently reduced.

The printing section 90 shown in FIG.
, A print head 94, and a platen 93. The ink ribbon 91 is wound by a motor M2. The printing section 90 itself is formed as a cassette, and the detector D14 detects whether or not the printing section 90 is mounted. The print head 94 is operated to be separated from the platen 93 by the solenoid MG4 when the printing unit 90 is attached or detached or when printing is not performed. Note that this printing unit 90
In order to detect this when the ticket enters , the detector D1
5 are provided. Further, the printed ticket is discharged by the feed roller 95 toward the ticket discharge unit 76. In order to detect the start and completion of the discharge, the detector D1 is used.
6 are provided.

The ticket receiving portion 77 for inserting a ticket from the outside is provided with a feed roller 99, a detector D7 and a stopper 89. Check the tip of the inserted ticket.
When it is detected by the output device D17 and collides with the stopper 89, the solenoid MG5 operates and retracts the stopper 89 in the direction of the arrow to permit the insertion of the ticket. At this time, the feed roller 99 operates to feed the ticket inside. For this purpose, the feed roller 99 is initially opened, and the ticket is clamped at the start of conveyance. The journal printing section 67 shown in the upper right of FIG.
And a platen 673 and a print head 674 for printing thereon. The recording paper 671 is conveyed to the printing unit via the guide roller 672, and the recording of the ticket issuance is performed.

Hereinafter, the operation of the apparatus of the present invention having the above configuration will be described with reference to an operation flowchart. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of feeding a ticket. In FIG. 6, when a ticket issuing command for issuing a ticket is first issued in step S1, FIG.
The main motor M1 is turned on to rotate in the forward direction, and the motor M4 for rotating the feed rollers 84, 85, 86 is turned on to start the transport operation (step S2).

Here, for example, assuming that a ticket is fed from the middle ticket storage section 72, the solenoid MG2 is turned on (step S3), and then the detectors D9 and D7 are turned on to detect the feeding of the corresponding ticket. I do. When the dispensing of the ticket is completed, the detectors D10 and D8 are switched from on to off. The above operation from Step S4 S7 is monitored by a timer alarm, if the predetermined time or more detector does not detect operation, such as a jam warning is issued (step S
9). When the feeding of the ticket is completed, the solenoid MG2 is turned off, the motor M4 is also turned off, and the feeding is completed (step S8).

FIG. 13 shows a flowchart of the magnetic recording operation on a ticket. When the ticket is guided by the blade B3 through the blades B1 and B2 in FIG. 6 and is wound around the outer periphery of the drum 96, the detector D11 is turned on to detect the drum winding (step S1). At this timing, the barcode reader 7
8 starts reading the bar code on the ticket (step S)
2). If it is determined from the barcode that the ticket type is correct (step S3), the ticket turns on the detector D12 (step S4), and thereafter the ticket information is magnetically recorded on the ticket surface (step S6). This is due to the magnetic write head 741.

Further, when the detector D13 is turned on (step S7), the written magnetic information is read by the magnetic read head.
Is read by the password 742 (step S9). Here, it is determined whether the magnetic data is normal (step S1).
0). When the detector D11 is switched from on to off, the motor M1 is turned off and the conveyance is stopped. Note that the above step S
In any one of steps S4, S7, and S11, the time alarm for jam detection described above with reference to FIG. 12 operates (steps S5, S8, and S12). If it is determined in step S3 that the ticket type is different, and if it is determined in step S10 that the magnetic data is abnormal, the ticket is ejected and the process ends (step S14).

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the operation of printing a note surface. In the case of printing on the card surface, first, the solenoid MG7 operates, and the conveying direction of the ticket is switched by the blade B4 (step S1). Then, the motor M1 is turned on, and starts rotating in the reverse direction (clockwise). Thus,
The conveyance of the ticket to the printing unit 90 is started (step S2).
When the ticket goes to the printing unit 90, the detector D15 is turned on to detect the approach to the printing unit 90.

Next, after a certain period of time, the motor M1 is once turned off and temporarily stopped in order to start printing on the sheet (step S4). Then, the solenoid MG4 operates to press the print head 94 against the ticket on the platen 93 (step S5). Thereafter, the motor M1 is turned on again, and the conveyance is restarted (step S6), and printing on the bill surface is started (step S7). In this case, the platen 93 rotates,
The winding motor M2 of the ink ribbon 91 also rotates.

When the detector D15 switches from ON to OFF (step S8), the end of printing is detected, and the solenoid MG is detected.
7 switches the blade B4, and the solenoid MG4 pressing the print head 94 is turned off (step S9). The printed ticket is discharged by the feed roller 95, and the discharge is completed when the detector D16 is switched from on to off. In this manner, magnetic recording and printing are performed on the sheet surface fed from the ticket storage section 72, and the ticket discharge section 7
Discharge to 6. On the other hand, when the operator inserts a ticket from the ticket receiving unit 77, the following operation is performed.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of the ticket suction operation. In the figure, when a ticketing command is issued (step S
1), a ticket insertion guidance display is made on the operation panel 64 shown in FIG. 5 (step S2). When the operator inserts the ticket in accordance with this, the detector D17 turns on (step S3),
The solenoid MG5 is turned on, and the stopper 89 retracts (Step S4). The feed roller 99 starts sucking the ticket, and the motor M1 is turned on to start the transport operation.
Also, the solenoid MG6 is turned on, the direction of the blade is switched, and the ticket is guided to the outer periphery of the drum 96. Thereafter, the magnetic recording on the ticket shown in FIG. 13 and the printing on the ticket surface shown in FIG. 14 are performed subsequently.

On the other hand, when an issued ticket is inserted from the ticket receiving unit 77, the initial operation is as shown in the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 16 is a flowchart of the subsequent invalid processing operation. When the ticket is wound on the drum 96, the magnetic data is read and verified using the magnetic read head 742 . In this case, the ticket is transported until the detector D13 is turned on (step S1). Then, in step S2, the drum 96 further continues to rotate in the forward direction as it is, and the magnetic data canceling process by the magnetic writing head 741 and the reading confirmation by the magnetic reading head 742 are performed. Thereafter, when the detector D11 is switched from on to off (step S3), the motor M1 stops conveying the ticket (step S4).

In this manner, the issued ticket wound on the drum 96 is magnetically invalidated, and the motor M 1 is rotated again to feed the ticket to the printing unit 90. This feeding operation is the same as that shown in FIG.
In the process of invalidating the ticket, predetermined characters indicating that the ticket is a revoked ticket are printed on the face of the ticket in step S7 of FIG. FIG. 17 shows a flowchart of the waste ticket storing operation.
When printing of the waste ticket in the printing unit 90 is completed (step S
1) Next, the discharge roller 95 rotates in the reverse direction, and the ticket is fed into the apparatus again and wound around the outer periphery of the drum 96 (step S).
2).

When it is detected that the end of the ticket has passed the detector D11, the drum 96 rotates in the reverse direction (step S).
3) Then, place the ticket in one of the ticket storage units, for example, the ticket storage unit 73.
Transport in the direction. In this case, the blade B3 guides the ticket toward the ticket storage. This is as described with reference to FIG. In this case, the feed roller 86 is rotated in the reverse direction by the motor M4, and the waste ticket is stored in the ticket storage unit 73.
Thereby, the operator does not have to worry about taking out the discarded ticket from the ticket discharging unit 76 by mistake. The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. There may be any number of ticket storage means, and any of them may be used for storing waste tickets. Further, the configuration of each block or mechanism may be freely changed to one having the same function.

[0053]

The ticket issuing device of the present invention described above is
By making a plurality of ticket storage units into a unit, the number of ticket storage units can be freely increased or decreased according to customer requirements. In addition, since a plurality of ticket storage units are provided, if several types of highly used tickets are stored, the number of cases where unissued tickets are inserted from the ticket reception unit is reduced, and the burden on the operator is reduced. . Further, the frequency of replacing the tickets with the cassettes is reduced, the burden on the operator is reduced, and the management of tickets becomes easier. In addition, by using one of the plurality of ticket storage units for storing a waste ticket, it is possible to prevent a newly issued ticket from being mistaken for a waste ticket.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a ticket issuing device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a conventional device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of the operation of the blade of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a specific example of a ticket issuing device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of the ticket issuing device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the ticket issuing device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a ticket selection mechanism.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a structure of a ticket presence / absence detector .

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of a ticket feeding mechanism.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a method of determining a dispensed ticket.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the drum.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a ticket dispensing operation.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a magnetic recording operation on a ticket.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of a note surface printing operation.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of a ticket inhaling operation.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of an invalid processing operation.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of a waste ticket storing operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 31 Unissued Ticket 32 Issued Ticket 33 New Ticket 40 Ticket Issuing Device 41 Ticket Receiving Means 42 Selection Means 43 Transport Means 44 Magnetic Recording Means 45 Printing Means 46 Ticket Discharging Means 47 Ticket Collecting Means 48 Tickets Storage means 49 Ticket storage means 50 Ticket storage means

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A method for storing tickets in a plurality of ticket storage means,
On the face of the ticket taken out from any of the ticket storage means
Record the ticket information and smell what is discharged to the ticket discharge means
Te, means for performing the invalid processing of the outstanding of ticket class, which was accepted from the outside
And select one of the ticket storage means to perform invalidation processing.
And a ticket collecting means for collecting collected tickets . 2. A method for storing tickets in a plurality of ticket storage means,
On the face of the ticket taken out from any of the ticket storage means
Record the ticket information and smell what is discharged to the ticket discharge means
Te, and the ticket such acceptance means for receiving from outside the ticket class, free of ticket class, which was accepted from the outside by the ticket such acceptance means
Select the means for performing the invalidation processing and any of the above-mentioned ticket storage means, and perform the invalidation processing.
And a ticket collecting means for collecting collected tickets .