JP2964782B2 - Data input / output device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an outdoor data input / output device which is installed adjacent to a refueling machine at a refueling station for refueling an automobile or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, at a refueling station, as shown in FIG. For example, an outdoor data input / output device 3 is installed on an island 2 on which the refueling machine 1 is erected. The data input / output device 3 includes a card reader 4 for reading a card possessed by a customer, a keyboard 5 for input / output of refueling data, a display 6, a printer 8, and the like.

The data input / output device 3 is connected to the refueling machine 1 and is connected to a data input / output device (hereinafter referred to as POS) 15 for a gas station installed in an office or the like in a gas station. The user operates the keyboard 5 to control the refueling machine 1, receives refueling data from the refueling machine 1,
Prints refueling data and other customer data on slip paper,
Give the issued refueling slip to the customer. Then, the refueling data is stored in the POS 15.

The slip sheet used in the printer 8 is a continuous sheet of double sheets with perforations. One of the two sheets is passed to a customer, and the other sheet is used as a copy at a gas station. store. For example, as shown in Japanese Patent Application No. 3-205372 previously proposed by the applicant, this slip is issued by storing a slip sheet for printing together with the printer 8 in a case 3a in the case 3a of the data input / output device 3. After printing two sheets at the same time by the printer 8, the one for the customer is discharged out of the case 3a, and the one for the copy at the gas station is stored in the case 3a.

In order to take out a copy slip stored in the case 3a or to refill a slip sheet, a slip sheet opening / closing door 18 provided on the front surface of the case 3a.
Open and do this. When the opening / closing door 18 is opened for taking in / out of the slip sheet, the outdoor data input / output device 3 cannot be used, and the refueling data output during this time is printed by the printer provided in the POS 15, and Issued from

[0006]

As described above, the printer 8 provided in the outdoor data input / output device 3 cannot be used when the opening / closing door 18 is open. If you get involved with a copy of the copy, or
Even when the folding of the copy slip sheet stored in the case 3a is to be re-folded, if the opening / closing door 18 is opened even a little, the use of the printer 8 becomes impossible, and it is troublesome to get involved or to re-fold the printer. Meanwhile, PO in office
Since the slip is issued from S15, office work at the refueling site cannot be performed, and the slip must be taken to an office far from the refueling site, which is troublesome and the work efficiency is not good.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art and to make it impossible to use a printer when the opening degree of the opening / closing door is small, such as when a slip sheet is rolled up or folded. It is an object of the present invention to provide a data input / output device which can prevent such a situation and perform business processing at a refueling site.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a data input / output device in which an opening / closing door for entering and exiting a slip sheet is provided in a case containing a printer. After the door is fully opened, the data input / output device is kept off until the door is fully closed, and the door open / close detection switch that turns on the data input / output device when the door is fully closed is provided in the case. The gist is that it is provided in the.

[0009]

According to the present invention, customer slip paper is rolled in,
Alternatively, if the door is slightly opened halfway open to re-fold it, the door open / close detection switch does not operate, the data input / output device does not turn off, and remains on. It is treated as a state, and the use of the printer is continued as it is. Then, the data input / output device is turned off when the door is fully opened, and thereafter, the data input / output device is kept off until the door is completely closed, and the data input / output device is turned on for the first time in the door fully closed state. Therefore, the data input / output device is not turned on while the door is being closed, and the device is easy to use.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a printer portion which is a main part showing an embodiment of the data input / output device of the present invention. The overall configuration of the data input / output device 3 is as already described with reference to FIG. The same components as those described above are denoted by the same reference numerals. The data input / output device 3 of the present invention also has a printer 8 disposed in the case 3a.
In the lower part of the front of the case, a customer slip 9a after printing and an outlet 8b of a copy slip 9b are formed, and a storage section 10 of the slip sheet 9 before printing and a storage section 10 after printing in the case 3a below the printer 8. And the storage section 11 of the copy slip 9b.

The storage section 10 of the slip sheet 9 before printing is provided with an L-shaped receiving plate 13 obliquely at a substantially intermediate height between the left and right supporting plates 12 facing each other, with the front facing upward. Backing plate 13
A plate 14 for holding the slip sheet 9 is continuously provided in the front extending direction of the sheet.

A storage section 11 for the copy slip 9 is formed below the storage section 10 and between the support plates 12, 12.
0, an opening / closing door 18 for inserting and removing the slip sheet 9 is provided in the case 3a in front of the storage unit 11. In the drawing, reference numeral 7 denotes an outlet for taking out the slip sheet 9.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the lower end of the opening / closing door 18 is fixed to the other end of a substantially U-shaped lever 16 rotatably attached to the case 3a with a pin 19 at one end. The lever 16 is rotatably attached to the case 3a. And
A door opening / closing detection switch 20 is provided below the lever 16 in the case 3a.
a is projected upward.

Further, a plate 17 for controlling on / off of the door open / close detection switch 20 is rotatably mounted on the case 3a coaxially with the lever 16 with a pin 19 for mounting the lever 16 on the case 3a. An arc-shaped long hole 17a is formed in the plate 17, and a pin 21 projecting from the lever 16 is slidably inserted into the long hole 17a. In addition, plate
17 is a contact 20 of the door opening / closing detection switch 20 in the lower position of the rotation.
a is formed so as to be separated from the contact 20a at the upper position, and a spring 22 for frictionally holding the plate 17 is elastically mounted on the pin 19 at the upper rotational position as shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a control circuit diagram of the printer using the door opening / closing detection switch 20. The refueling data signal from the control device 23 provided in the refueling machine 1 and the ON / OFF signal from the door opening / closing detection switch 20 are used in the office. The refueling data signal is input to the POS 15 when the ON signal is input from the door opening / closing detection switch 20 and is transmitted to the printer 8 of the data input / output device 3.
In addition, a refueling data signal input when an off signal is input from the door open / close detection switch 20 is introduced to the printer 26 of the POS 15 as a slip issuing signal.

Next, the operation will be described. The slip sheet 9 before printing is stored in the storage unit 10, and in this state, the open / close door 18 is closed as shown in FIG. 2, and the lower end of the plate 17 pushes the contact 20a of the door open / close detection switch 20, and the contact 20a The POS 15 is turned on, and the ON signal from this is input to the POS 15.

Therefore, when the refueling data signal output from the refueling machine 1 is output from the control device 23, the refueling data signal is output to the POS 15, where the door open / close detection switch
Since the ON signal from 20 has been input, a slip issuing signal is output to the printer 8 of the data input / output device 3, and after being printed by the printer 8, exits from the exit 8b and exits from the customer slip 9a and the copy slip 9b. And the customer slip 9a is discharged from the outlet 7 to the outside of the case 3a, while the copy slip 9b is guided by the back surface of the plate 14 and folded and stacked in the lower storage unit 11.

Now, for example, in order to correct the wrapping of the customer slip paper or the folding of the copy 9b in the storage unit 11, the door 18 is slightly rotated to the front to open it. The lever 16 provided around the pin 19 rotates about the pin 19 as an axis. At this time, since the lever 16 is rotated by the pin 21 moving along the long hole 17a, the rotation of the opening / closing door 18 is not transmitted to the plate 17, and the plate 17 does not move. Therefore, as shown in FIG.
Until the half-open state reaching the upper end of 17a, the plate 17 keeps pressing the contact 20a of the door open / close detection switch 20,
The output of the ON signal from here is not interrupted.

As a result, even when the refueling is completed and the refueling data signal is output from the control device 23 of the refueling machine 1 when the opening / closing door 18 is half-opened, this signal is output to the outdoor data input / output device 3.
And enters a printer 8 where a slip is issued and can be processed at the refueling site.

When taking out the copy slip 9b stored in the storage section 11 or refilling the slip sheet 9 into the storage section 10, as shown in FIG. 5, the opening / closing door 18 is further forward than the half-open state. open. As a result, the lever 16 rotates further around the pin 19 as an axis, and the pin 21 that has been in contact with the upper end of the long hole 17a raises the plate 17. As a result, the plate 17 separates from the contact 20a of the door open / close detection switch 20,
The contact 20a turns off, and this off signal is output to the POS 15.

Therefore, when the door 18 is fully open,
When a refueling data signal is output from the control device 23 of the refueling machine 1, the refueling data signal is output to the POS 15 and the OFF signal from the door open / close detection switch 20 is input.
The slip issuing signal is output to the printer 26 on the S15 side, and the slip is issued from this signal.

When the door 18 is closed, if the door 18 is turned upward, the lever 16 is turned around the pin 19 as a center axis, and the door 18 moves in the closing direction. At this time, the plate 17 is
The lever 16 moves downward through the pin 21 and the long hole 17a without moving because it is held at the upward moving position by the frictional force of the elasticity of the contact 22a of the door open / close detection switch 20. Keeps the off state. Then, after moving the lever 16 until the pin 21 reaches the lower end of the long hole 17a, if the lever 16 is further pressed down, the plate 17 is pushed down together with the lever 16 via the pin 21 and the long hole 17a, and finally the plate 17 The lower end pushes the contact 20a of the door open / close detection switch 20, which turns on.

Therefore, when the door 18 is to be closed, the door open / close detection switch 20 is turned on at the end of the operation of lifting the door 18, so that the door 18 must be completely closed in order to turn on the switch. Is prevented.

In the above embodiment, a door open / close detection switch is used.
The control of the timing of turning on and off the 20 was performed by the lever 16 and the plate 17, but is not limited to this.
The switch itself may have this function.

[0025]

As described above, the data input / output device of the present invention makes it impossible to use a printer when the opening of the opening / closing door is small, for example, when the slip sheet is rolled up or refolded. This prevents work at the refueling site and improves work efficiency. Then, with the door fully open, the data input / output device turns off,
Thereafter, the data input / output device is kept off until the door is fully closed, and the data input / output device is turned on for the first time in the fully closed state of the door. It is easy to use without turning it on.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view of a printer portion which is a main part of a data input / output device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional side view of an opening / closing door portion which is a main part of the data input / output device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view of a door part, which is a main part of the data input / output device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a door part which is a main part of the data input / output device of the present invention in a half open state.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a data input / output device according to the present invention, showing a main part of the opening / closing door part in a fully opened state.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state where the data input / output device of the present invention is adjacent to a refueling machine.

FIG. 7 is a control circuit diagram of a printer of the data input / output device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Refueling machine 2 ... Island 3 ... Data input / output device 3a ... Case 4 ... Card reader 5 ... Keyboard 6 ... Display 7 ... Outlet 8 ... Printer 8a ... Inlet 8b ... Outlet 9 ... Slip paper 9a ... Customer slip 9b … Receipt slip 10… Storage part 11… Storage part 12… Support plate 13… Receiving plate 14… Plate 15… Data input / output device for gas station 16… Lever 17… Plate 17a… Elongated hole 18… Opening door 19… Pin 20… Door Open / close detection switch 20a ... Contact 21 ... Pin 22 ... Spring 23 ... Control device 26 ... Printer

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A data input / output device in which a slip sheet opening / closing door is provided in a case containing a printer, wherein the data input / output device is turned off when the door is fully opened, and the door is fully closed after the door is fully opened. A data input / output device, wherein the case is provided with a door open / close detection switch that keeps the data input / output device off until a state is reached and turns on the data input / output device when the door is fully closed.