JP2975809B2 - Automatic ticket gate - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to relates to the automatic ticket gate equipment to carry out the ticket gate or collecting bills of the power of Shaken.

[0002] In recent years, for example, in the field of railways, for the purpose of labor saving of ticket gates, it is provided at an entrance or an exit of a facility such as a railway, and when a user using the facility enters or exits the facility or when the facility When making a transfer, take in the ticket carried by the user and inspect it. If the ticket is appropriate, permit the passage of the user, and if it is inappropriate, prevent the user from passing. Ticket gates have been introduced.

[0003] This automatic ticket gate system uses magnetic information recorded on one side (the back side) of a ticket inserted from a receiving section by a user when the user enters, exits or transfers.
Read information such as admission stations and valid fares,
Based on the read information, it is determined whether to permit or block the passage of the user, and after performing a predetermined process, for example, a printing process or a punching process, on the ticket, the ticket is output from the discharge unit through a predetermined transport path. It is to be discharged or to be collected in a bill collection unit.

[0004] The discharge section of the conventional automatic ticket gate system includes a belt mechanism for transporting the ticket in the direction of the exit, a discharge guide provided in the vicinity of the exit, and a rotating roller opposed to the discharge guide to support the rider. And a solenoid for pressing the rotating roller against the discharge guide when the ticket is conveyed into the discharge guide to pinch the ticket. This solenoid is of a type which is pulled when turned on and is pushed by the force of a spring when turned off.

In this automatic ticket gate, when the ticket at the exit is not removed and a predetermined time has elapsed, the rotating roller is separated from the ejection guide and the ticket falls naturally to the drive belt, and the drive belt lowers the ticket. The ticket is collected in the ticket collection unit provided in the premises, preventing problems such as stopping ticket gates caused by forgetting to pick up a ticket.

In this automatic ticket gate, when a ticket that is forgotten by a user is collected in a ticket collecting section, if the ticket is deformed, for example, twisted or curled, a belt in the vicinity of the discharge section is deformed. In some cases, the bills may not fall properly on the bill collection unit due to a mechanism, and the bills may not be collected. in this case,
The ticket is clogged or pinched by the belt mechanism and causes a failure.

[0007]

THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the above-mentioned conventional automatic ticket gate apparatus in this way, the user is not allowed to fall naturally from the discharge portion the tickets when you forget to take a ticket and collecting bills
That is, when the ticket is deformed during this, there is a problem that causes a failure or caught or jammed in the apparatus. The present invention has been made in order to solve such problems, to provide an automatic ticket gate equipment that can be Atsumarisatsu reliably tickets to be Atsumarisatsu, to prevent the occurrence of the failure in advance The purpose is.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention has an apparatus main body, a receiving section provided in the apparatus main body for receiving a ticket, and provided in the apparatus main body. Transport means for transporting the ticket received by the receiving unit, a discharge unit provided in the apparatus main body, from which the ticket conveyed by the transport means is discharged, and provided in the apparatus main body, A ticket collecting section for collecting a forgotten ticket which has been discharged to a discharging section , wherein the discharging section has a rotating shaft and a predetermined direction provided by rotation of the rotating shaft provided on the rotating shaft. a support roller which can convey the ticket, in order to convey the ticket, a drive pulley driven to rotate in forward and reverse, separable therefrom provided to the support rollers, said conveying means th power from the receiving unit by the transport to the discharge side When the ticket is transported, said the support roller pressing to hold the ticket is pressed against the side roller, driven through a belt from the provided and the drive pulley on the rotary shaft is transmitted, the drive pulley When is rotated in the reverse direction, the drive is transmitted to the support roller via the rotation shaft and rotated in the reverse direction, and the ticket held between the support roller and the pressing roller is collected in the ticket collection unit. a first one-way clutch engaging pulley to said provided on the rotary shaft based on the rotation in the positive direction of the drive pulley first
A second pulley with a one-way clutch that prevents rotation of the rotating shaft that rotates with the rotation of the pulley with the one-way clutch and a forward rotation of the support roller that accompanies this rotation; and Fixing means for fixing the outer peripheral portion of the pulley with the second one-way clutch.

[0009]

[0010]

[Action] In the automatic ticket gate apparatus of the present invention, when the transport means is positioned between the rollers and the supporting roller near the outlet preparative is ticket which is conveyed by forward rotation, pushing the low
The support roller is pressed by the roller toward the rotating roller , and the ticket is sandwiched between them. At this time, the first and second wires
Rotary low by the action of pulley with one-way clutch
Ticket because La is a rotating Kunar will remain supported at that position.

When the ticket is not removed from the exit, the transport means is reversed, and the driving force in the reverse direction is applied to the first and second one-way clutch pulleys.
And transmitted to the rotating roller via the rotating shaft. Then, the ride supported between the support roller and the rotating roller
The ticket is forcibly conveyed to and accommodated in the accommodation section by the rotation of the rotating roller .

That is, the ticket to be accommodated in the accommodation section is:
Since it is securely housed in the housing portion without being caught on the way, it is possible to prevent a failure from occurring.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0014] Figure 1 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of an automatic ticket gate apparatus according to an embodiment of the present onset bright.

As shown in FIG. 1, at one end of the automatic ticket gate main body 1, a ticket as a card-shaped recording medium provided with a magnetic recording section for storing information by a magnetic recording method or the like on a predetermined surface (back surface). A receiving section 3 for receiving the ticket 2 and a discharge section 4 for discharging the ticket 2 inserted from the receiving section 3 are provided at the other end. As the ticket 2, for example, a prepaid system having a monetary value (such as an ordinary ticket, a commuter pass and a coupon) or a system in which the prepaid fee having a monetary value is reduced each time it is used (stored fair system) )
Those having different thicknesses and widths are used.
Of these tickets, for example, ordinary tickets are small (30mm
× 57.5mm), a so-called Edmonson ticket. On the other hand, commuter passes and coupons are plastic cards that are larger (57.5 mm x 85 mm) than Edmonson tickets. The coupon is a ticket in which a punch hole is punched at a predetermined position on the ticket surface for each ride. The thickness of these tickets varies from about 0.18 mm to about 0.45 mm depending on whether they are made of paper or plastic. That is, the ticket 2 is roughly divided into two types according to its width, and when it becomes thick, it varies from about 0.18 mm to about 0.45 mm depending on its material.

A transport path 5 for transporting the ticket 2 received from the receiving section 3 to the discharging section 4 is formed between the receiving section 3 and the discharging section 4 by a plurality of transport belts or the like. . On the transport path 5, a plurality of detectors (sensors) 6,
7, 8 and 9 are provided to detect passage of the conveyed ticket 2. On the transport path 5, between the receiving unit 3 and the discharging unit 4, magnetic information reading units (read heads) 10, 11 for reading magnetic information recorded on the ticket 2,
Magnetic information recording units (write heads) 12 and 13 for recording magnetic information on the ticket 2 and magnetic information reading units (read heads) 14 and 15 for reading the recorded magnetic information are provided. Each of the reading / writing heads 10 to 15 is provided with a support member (rotary roller) 16 at a predetermined interval as the transport path 5 and so as to maintain the interval.
To 21 are provided. Each read / write head 10
15 to 15 are attached to one side surface of the automatic ticket gate main body 1 together with the rotating rollers 16 to 21. In addition, each reading
A pair of write magnetic heads 10 to 15 are provided above and below the transport path 5 so that the magnetic information on the back surface can be read and written when the ticket 2 is inserted in either state. . Distributing units 22 and 23 for distributing the ticket 2 are provided on the transport path 5. Since the post-processing is different between the ordinary ticket and the other ticket in the sorting unit 22, the coupon ticket and the card of the stored fair system (hereinafter, referred to as SF card), for example, are SF according to the ticket 2.
Commuter passes and Edmonson tickets are distributed to the processing pool 24 side and to the ticket pool section 25 side, respectively. When the input ticket 2 is to be discharged, the distribution unit 23 outputs the ticket 2 to the outlet 26 of the discharge unit 4.
If the inserted ticket 2 is to be collected, the ticket 2 is distributed toward the ticket collection section 40. Further, the automatic ticket gate main body 1 is provided with a door section 41 for closing the door to prevent the passage of a user.

Next, the configuration of a control system of the automatic ticket gate will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure,
The control system of the automatic ticket gate includes a central processing unit 42 (hereinafter referred to as a CPU) for controlling the entire automatic ticket gate, and a read-only memory 44 (hereinafter referred to as an RO) storing a control program for the CPU 42.
M), a random access memory 46 (hereinafter referred to as a RAM) for storing information read from the ticket 2 and for storing information as a buffer for a control program, and an entrance station (or RAM) where the use of the ticket 2 has started. A fare memory 48 for storing fare information corresponding to an entrance station code corresponding to an entrance station, a read circuit 50 for controlling the read heads 10, 11, 14, 15 and a recording circuit for controlling the write heads 12, 13. 52, the ticket 2 based on the outputs of the detectors 6 to 9
, A transport control circuit 56 for controlling a transport motor 55 for transporting the ticket 2 along the transport path 5, and a door for controlling a door opening / closing mechanism 58 for driving the door unit 41. It comprises a control circuit 60, a control panel (not shown) for controlling the automatic ticket gate main body 1, a transmission control circuit 62 for transmitting information to a host computer, and the like.

Next, referring to FIG. 3 and FIG.
Will be described in detail.

3 and 4, reference numeral 30 denotes a rotating shaft. Two support rollers 31 are fixed on the rotating shaft 30 at a position where the ticket is conveyed, and the two supporting rollers 31 rotate together with the rotating shaft 30. A pulley 32 with a one-way clutch is provided on the rotating shaft 30. In the pulley 32 with a one-way clutch, a belt 33 wrapped around its outer peripheral portion 32a is driven in a forward direction (arrow a direction) and a reverse direction (arrow b direction) by a driving roller 34 as a driving pulley.
When the driving force is transmitted in the reverse direction, the driving force in the reverse direction is transmitted to the rotating shaft 30 to rotate the rotating shaft 30, and the driving force in the forward direction idles and does not transmit the driving force to the rotating shaft 30. Further, a pulley 35 with a one-way clutch for preventing reverse rotation is provided on the rotating shaft 30. The outer circumference 35a of the pulley 35 with 1WAY clutch for preventing reverse rotation
It is fixed to the apparatus main body 1 by the metal fitting 36. When the belt 33 is driven in the forward direction and the pulley 32 with the one-way clutch is idling with respect to the rotary shaft 30, the pulley 35 with the one-way clutch for preventing reverse rotation rotates the rotary shaft 30 by the frictional force. Rotating shaft 30
The role of holding down.

On the other hand, the automatic ticket gate main body 1 is fixed with a solenoid 37 of a type which is pulled when turned on and pressed by the force of a spring when turned off. A pressing roller 39 is supported on the movable portion 38 of the solenoid 37 so as to oppose the two support rollers 31 of the rotating shaft 30.
When the ticket 2 is conveyed, the pressing roller 39 is pressed against the support roller 31 by the force of the return spring of the solenoid 37, and a part of the ticket 2 is protruded from the exit 26 by the support roller 31 and pinched. Is what you do.

In this automatic ticket gate, when the ticket 2 is inserted from the slot 3, the size of the ticket 2 in the width direction is first detected by the detectors 6 and 7, and the result of the detection is the ticket detection. The data is input to the CPU 42 through the circuit 54.

The ticket 2 is transported through the transport path 5 as it is regardless of whether it is on the front or the back, and the magnetic information is read by one of the read heads 10 and 11 provided one by one. Through CPU4
2 At this time, the CPU 42 obtains, by the reading head 10 or the reading head 11 that has read the magnetic information, information as to which side of the inserted ticket 2 is facing up. The CPU 42 passes the ticket 2 as it is, performs magnetic processing, punching processing, and the like based on the acquired information. For example, when performing magnetic processing, 1
Magnetic information is written on the back surface of the ticket 2 by one of the write heads 12 and 13 provided one by one, and the write result is read by the read head 14 or the read head 15 provided in the same direction as the surface. Confirm reading. If the ticket 2 is an Edmonson ticket or the like, the CPU 42 controls the distribution unit 22 to distribute the ticket to the ticket pool unit 25 side. If the ticket 2 is a coupon ticket or the like, the distribution unit 2
2 to distribute the ticket 2 to the SF processing unit 24 side.

After the above processing, if the CPU 42 determines that the ticket 2 is appropriate, the CPU 42 instructs the door control circuit 60 to permit the passage of the user, and opens the door portion 41 of the door opening / closing mechanism 58. The distributing unit 23 is controlled in the discharging direction, and the ticket 2 is sent out toward the outlet 26 of the discharging unit 4 through the transport path 5.

In this case, the driving roller 34 rotates in the forward direction together with the flow of the other conveyor belt 27, so that the ticket 2 is conveyed to the discharge section 4, and the leading end of the ticket 2 passes through the support roller 31. When the sensor 9 is applied, the CPU 42 controls the solenoid 37 to press the pressing roller 39 against the supporting roller 31. Then, the ticket 2 has the pressing roller 39 and the supporting roller 31 with only the leading end discharged.
And is sandwiched between. At this time, the one-way clutch-incorporated pulley 32 idles because it is driven in the forward direction. In addition, even if a rotating force is generated on the rotating shaft 30 due to the idling friction force, the pulley 35 with the 1-way clutch for preventing reverse rotation is fixed to the apparatus main body 1 with the metal fitting 36, so that the rotating shaft 30 does not rotate at all in the forward direction. Therefore, the ticket 2 does not move from the pinched position. Here, when the ticket 2 is extracted by the user who has passed through the door portion 41, the sensor 9 detects it and the CPU 42 proceeds to the next operation so as to send the next ticket 2 to the discharge portion 4.

Here, the user who has passed through the door section 41
If the user forgets to take the ticket 2 of the discharge unit 4 and a predetermined time has elapsed, the CPU 42 controls the drive roller 34 together with the other transport belt 27 and the like so that the drive roller 34 is reversed. Then, the belt 33 is driven by the driving roller 34.
Are driven in the opposite direction (the direction of the arrow b). When a driving force in the opposite direction is applied to the pulley 32 with the one-way clutch, the driving force is transmitted, so that the rotating shaft 30 rotates and the supporting roller 31 rotates in the opposite direction. Thereby, the ticket 2 held between the support roller 31 and the pressing roller 39
Is forcibly moved backward and conveyed to the bid collection unit 40 side, and
Will be surely collected.

That is, when the ticket 2 is not removed from the discharge section 4, the ticket 2 is forcibly conveyed to the ticket collection section 40 by the reverse rotation of the support roller 31, and is reliably collected.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the ticket 2 is not removed from the discharge unit 4 by the user,
The driving roller 34 of the discharge unit 4 rotates in the reverse direction, and the driving force is transmitted to the support roller 31 by the pulley 32 with a one-way clutch, and the support roller 31 transfers the sandwiched ticket 2 to the transport belt and forcibly collects the ticket. And the ticket is collected reliably, so that the ticket 2 is not jammed or pinched in the device as in the related art, and the occurrence of a failure can be prevented.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, the power
When Shaken it has not been removed from the takeout, first and second
Only the driving force in the opposite direction is transmitted to the rotating roller via the rotating shaft by the pulley with the one-way clutch 2 and the ticket held between the rotating roller and the supporting roller is forcibly conveyed to the storage section. , accommodating all-out tickets can be sure <br/> indeed collecting bills.

As a result, it is possible to prevent a failure from occurring.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of an automatic ticket gate according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a control system of the automatic ticket gate of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of only the discharge section of the automatic ticket gate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing in detail a configuration of a main part of a discharge unit of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic ticket gate main body, 2 ... Ticket, 3 ... Receiving part, 4 ...
Discharge unit, 5: conveyance path, 30: rotating shaft, 31: support roller, 32: pulley with 1WAY clutch, 33: belt, 34: drive roller, 35: pulley with 1WAY clutch for reverse rotation prevention, 36: fitting, 37 …solenoid,
38: movable part of solenoid, 39: pressing roller.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An apparatus main body, a receiving section provided in the apparatus main body for receiving a ticket, a transporting means provided in the apparatus main body and conveying the ticket received by the receiving section, and the apparatus main body And a discharge unit from which the ticket conveyed by the conveyance unit is discharged, and a ticket collection unit provided in the apparatus main body, where a forgotten ticket discharged to the discharge unit is collected. A discharge shaft, a rotation shaft, a support roller provided on the rotation shaft and capable of transporting a ticket in a predetermined direction by rotation of the rotation shaft, and a forward direction and a reverse direction for transporting the ticket. A drive pulley that is driven to rotate, and is provided so as to be able to contact and separate from the support roller, and when the ticket is conveyed from the receiving unit to the discharge unit side by the conveyance of the conveyance unit , the support roller side Narrowed by the ticket A pressing roller for, reverse the drive provided on the rotary shaft and through the belt from the drive pulley is transmitted, by transmitting a driving force to the support roller through said rotating shaft when the drive pulley is rotated in the reverse direction A first direction in which the ticket held by the supporting roller and the pressing roller is collected by the ticket collecting unit by rotating
A pulley with a one-way clutch, and a rotation of a rotating shaft that is rotated on the rotation of the first pulley with a one-way clutch provided on the rotating shaft based on the forward rotation of the driving pulley , and the rotation associated with this rotation. A pulley with a second one-way clutch for preventing rotation of the support roller in the forward direction; and fixing means provided on the apparatus main body and fixing an outer peripheral portion of the pulley with the second one-way clutch. Automatic ticket gate device.