JP3012735B2 - Ticket issuing machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(Table of Contents) Industrial application field Conventional technology Problems to be solved by the invention Means for solving the problem (FIG. 1) Action Embodiment (a) Description of issued ticket (FIG. 2 to FIG. 4) b) Description of the ticket issuing machine (FIGS. 5 to 7) (c) Description of the pre-feed unit (FIGS. 8 to 13) (d) Description of the magnetic recording unit and the printer unit (FIG. 1)
4 to 20) (e) Description of ticket issuance operation (f) Description of other embodiments Effect of the Invention

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for magnetically recording data,
The present invention relates to a ticket issuing machine for issuing an issued ticket to be printed and issued.

In the aviation industry and the like, CRS (Computer Reser
vation System) to enhance the ability to attract customers. In such a system, the efficiency of paperwork (reservation and boarding fare settlement operations) has become an important issue for passengers who have increased significantly in recent years.

[0004] For this reason, airline tickets with magnetic stripes (ATB tickets; Automated Tickets) that can manage them collectively
The introduction of Bording Pass) is rapidly expanding, and there is a demand for an issued ticket and a ticket issuing machine having high preservability and easy printing.

[0005]

2. Description of the Related Art As a printing method of a conventional air ticket issuing machine, plain paper is used, and the air ticket is printed and issued by a wire dot printing method, an electrophotographic printing method or the like.

[0006] However, the wire dot method is
There are problems such as loud noise, low printing resolution, and slow printing speed, and the electrophotographic method makes the apparatus larger, increases the price of the apparatus, is vulnerable to environmental changes, and makes it difficult to print, especially at high humidity. In recent years, a thermal dot printer system using a thermal transfer ribbon has been developed.

[0007] The thermal dot printing method using a thermal transfer ribbon has no noise, has a high printing resolution, has a high printing speed, can reduce the size of the apparatus, can reduce the price of the apparatus, does not require maintenance, and has no air ticket. Suitable for issuance of

[0008]

However, the conventional thermal dot printing method using the thermal transfer ribbon has the following problems.

[0009] Thermal transfer ribbon costs are high and maintenance costs are incurred. The heat transfer ribbon needs to be replaced, which is troublesome. For this reason, a direct thermal printing system in which printing is performed directly on thermal paper without using a thermal transfer ribbon is desired. However, the following problems arise because airline tickets are securities.

[0010] Thermal paper is generally a paper in which a thermosensitive layer comprising a leuco dye, a color developer and a binder is coated on a base paper by several microns, and when heated by a thermal element, the leuco dye and the color developer Melting occurs and causes a chemical reaction to develop color, so if stored for a long period of time, the colored portion disappears and has no meaning as a security.

When contacted with an organic solvent such as alcohol,
The chemical reaction is decomposed, and the colored part disappears. Plasticizer,
When it comes into contact with oils and fats, the chemical reaction is decomposed, and the colored portion disappears. When issuing securities such as air tickets
Uses continuous paper to prevent unauthorized removal
It is preferable to use a continuous form to issue tickets.
If the cutting operation is required and the continuous paper is
There was a risk that the ticket could be damaged because it could not be cut.

Therefore, the present invention prevents illegal removal.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a ticket issuing machine that can issue an issued ticket that is not likely to be damaged by cutting continuous paper .

[0013]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the principle of the present invention. The present invention is configured as follows to achieve the above object.
did.

(1): A plurality of transport rollers for transporting continuous paper
And that the continuous paper has been transported to the cutting position.
A cutting position detecting sensor, a cutting unit for cutting continuous paper to the size of the issued ticket 1, a printing unit 6 for printing, and a magnetic recording unit 5 for magnetically recording data on a magnetic recording layer on the continuous paper.
And at least the transport rollers at both ends sandwiching the cutting portion.
A driving motor to be driven; and
A positive driving force is applied to both transport rollers at both ends of the cutting section.
At the time of the reverse rotation of the drive motor,
Applying a driving force in the opposite direction to one of the two transport rollers,
The other has a power transmission mechanism that provides positive driving force.
And rotate the drive motor forward to convey the continuous paper
The cutting position detection sensor detects that the paper has been transported to the cutting position.
Reverses the drive motor based on the
Then, the continuous sheet is cut by the cutting section.

[0015]

(2) : In the ticket issuing machine of the above (1),
The cutting unit has a width adjusting unit that adjusts the width of the cut issued ticket 1.

[0017]

[Function] Cuts continuous paper to the size of issue ticket 1 at the cutting section
Then, the printing is performed by the printing unit 6 and is performed on the continuous paper by the magnetic recording unit 5.
Is a ticket issuing machine that magnetically records data on the magnetic recording layer 11 of the ticket issuing apparatus.
In the cutting section, one of the cut portions of the continuous paper
Tension applying means for pulling the other in the forward direction and the other direction
Having. For this reason, continuous paper can be easily and reliably cut.
Issue an issue ticket 1 that will not be damaged by cutting
Can be.

The tension applying means is for continuous use.
It is a conveying means for conveying the paper. For this reason, special tension
No need for additional means
Can be.

[0019] Further, the cutting section may include a cut issued ticket.
1 has a width shifting means for shifting the width of 1. For this reason, issued tickets
1 is accurately positioned in the width direction and transported to the magnetic recording unit 5
Can be

[0020]

[0021]

[0022]

【Example】

(a) Description of Issued Ticket FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an airline ticket according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of an airline ticket according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. It is.

As shown in FIG. 2A, a heat-sensitive layer 14 is provided on one surface of a paper base 13,
A paper base 1 covered with a protective layer 15 made of a water-soluble resin.
A magnetic stripe 11 is provided on the other surface of 3.

The heat-sensitive layer 14 is composed of an irreversible pigment, a color developer, and a binder. As described above, by providing the protective layer 15 on the surface of the heat-sensitive layer 14, the invasion of the solvent such as alcohol, the plasticizer or the like into the heat-sensitive layer 14 is physically prevented, and the chemical reaction of the coloring portion of the heat-sensitive layer 14 Decoloration due to decomposition can be prevented.

Since the coloring dye of the heat-sensitive layer 14 is an irreversible pigment, it can withstand long-term storage and is suitable as a reservation ticket. Further, since the magnetic stripe 11 is provided on the surface of the paper base 13 opposite to the surface on which the heat-sensitive layer 14 is provided, the entire heat-sensitive layer 14 can be used as a printing surface.
Sufficient printing is possible, and no heat is directly received during printing, so that magnetic recording data does not change.

The example shown in FIG. 2B is similar to the structure shown in FIG. 2A, but also on the magnetic stripe 11 side of the paper base 13.
A protective layer 16 is provided to prevent a solvent, a plasticizer, or the like from penetrating into the heat-sensitive layer 14 from the magnetic stripe 11 side via the paper base 13, thereby further improving the storage stability.

As shown in FIG. 3, the air ticket 1a is in the form of a continuous sheet 1 and each ticket is disassembled by an apparatus. Therefore, a perforation 17 is provided at the fold 19, so that the apparatus can be easily separated. For this purpose, cut portions 18 are provided on both sides of the perforations 17.

The two perforations 17 in the ticket 1a are used for manual separation when the ticket is used. In this heat-sensitive air ticket, as shown in the storage rate characteristic diagram of FIG. 4, the heat-sensitive ticket without the conventional protective layer 15 has the remaining ratio of the color-developing portion to 50% with respect to the solvent, and to the oil and fat. , 30%, and 10% with respect to the plasticizer, whereas the heat-sensitive ticket of the present invention shown in FIG. On the other hand, there was almost no change to 90%, which proved that the storage stability was sufficient.

(B) Description of the ticket issuing machine FIG. 5 is an external view of an air ticket issuing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG.
FIG. 7 is a sectional view of an air ticket issuing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 5, reference numeral 2 denotes an air ticket issuing machine;
Reference numeral 20 denotes the housing, 21 denotes an insertion slot, and an unrecorded
22 is an internal stacker (hopper) for inserting unprinted tickets for printing and magnetic recording.
A discharge port 23 for storing magnetically recorded issued tickets is an outlet for discharging printed and magnetically recorded issued tickets.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a display unit (LCD) for displaying guidance or the like, and 25 denotes an indicator (LE).
D), which indicates the state of the apparatus, etc., 26 are operation keys, which are covered with a cover and have keys for various operations.

6 and 7, reference numerals 3a and 3b denote ticket setting units, which are provided at the lower part of the apparatus 2, on which the continuous paper 1 of FIG. 3 is set, and 4 is a pre-feed unit. A unit that separates and cuts the continuous paper 1 of the set units 3a and 3b into issuance tickets 1a, shifts the width of the issuance and waits, and 5 is an MS (magnetic recording) unit, which is a magnetic recording unit of the separated issuance ticket 1a. A printer unit 6 for magnetically recording ticketing data on the stripe 11 is a printer unit for thermally recording and printing the printed surface 12 of the magnetically recorded ticket 1a.

27a and 27b are slide rails,
For pulling out the ticket setting units 3a, 3b, the pre-feed unit 4, the MS unit 5, the printer unit 6, etc. from the housing 20, reference numeral 28 denotes a reject unit, and issuance tickets 1a, etc., for which magnetic recording was not performed well. Is to be stored.

In this embodiment, the issued tickets 1a are stocked in the form of continuous paper 1. The reason is that issue ticket 1
Since a is the original of the securities, each issue ticket 1a has a stock number attached. If it is continuous paper, it cannot be illegally extracted unless the paper is cut, and as long as it is continuous,
It can be managed if there is no wrongdoing such as sampling, but if it is separated, even if the ticket is illegally pulled out, it will be difficult to confirm and it will be difficult to manage it. I have.

On the other hand, it is difficult to convey the continuous paper as it is and perform magnetic recording, and it is necessary to cut the discharged continuous paper manually, so the pre-feed unit 4 cuts and separates the continuous paper 1. And MS on the separated ticket
The magnetic recording was performed by the unit 5, the print was performed by the printer unit 6, and the print was issued.

Further, in the pre-feed unit 4, the continuous paper 1 is separated in advance, the separated ticket 1a is kept in a standby state, and the separated ticket is conveyed to the MS unit 5 according to a ticket issuing command.
Improved ticketing speed.

Further, the printer unit 6 employs a direct printing method using a thermal head, and is a simple and inexpensive printing unit. In this apparatus, the ticket setting units 3a and 3b are provided at the lower part of the apparatus, and the pre-feed unit 4, the MS unit 5 and the printer unit 6 are provided at the upper part thereof to make the height and depth of the apparatus compact. Since the unit 4 is provided obliquely and the transport path is set from the lower part of the apparatus to the rear and further from the rear to the front, the apparatus can be made more compact.

Further, in order to print and magnetically record the hand-inserted ticket,
An issuance ticket is inserted into the MS unit 5 from the insertion slot 21, magnetically recorded, printed by the printer unit 6, and can be issued. When the internal stacker 22 is provided and a large number of group tickets or the like are issued, , To stack tickets.

(C) Description of the pre-feed unit FIG. 8 is a structural view of the pre-feed unit according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the pre-feed unit according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. It is a principal part block diagram of an Example pre-feed unit.

In FIG. 8, reference numerals 40a and 40b denote issued ticket inlets for sucking the continuous paper 1 of the ticket setting units 3a and 3b, respectively, and reference numerals 41a and 41b denote entrance side conveying rollers, each of which feeds paper. For transporting, 41c, 4
Reference numeral 1d denotes a pinch roller, which includes transport rollers 41a,
1b for transporting the sheet with the sheet interposed therebetween.

Reference numerals 42a and 42b denote exit-side transport rollers for transporting the paper, respectively, and reference numerals 44a and 44b denote pinch rollers for sandwiching and transporting the paper between the transport rollers 42a and 42b, respectively. belongs to.

PM1 and PM2 are pulse motors for driving the transport rollers 41a and 42a, 41b and 42b, and 43a and 43b are timing belts. The transport belts are driven by the rotational force of the pulse motors PM1 and PM2. It is for rotating 41a and 42a and 41b and 42b.

MG1 and MG2 are magnets, and pinch rollers 44a and 44b are respectively connected to conveying rollers 42a and 4b.
S1 and S2, which are pressed against and released from 2b, are medium passage sensors for detecting the passage of the cut medium.

Reference numeral 45 denotes a cam, which linearly drives the link 46, PM3 denotes a pulse motor, which rotates the cam 45, 46 denotes a link, which moves linearly by the rotation of the cam 45, 47a, Reference numeral 47b denotes a burst cutter, which is driven by the link 46 and burst cuts the perforations 17 of the continuous paper 1.

S3 is a cut position sensor, which is a link 4
S4 is a retreat position sensor which detects the position of the link 46 to detect the position of the link 46, and detects that the cutter 47a, 47b is at the cut position.
7b is detected to be in the retracted position.

9 and 10, the unit frame 48 is provided with a transport roller 41a and a transport roller 42a, and the transport roller 41a has a gear meshing with a timing belt 43a driven by a drive gear 411 of the pulse motor PM1. 410 is provided, and the transport roller 42a includes:
A gear 420 meshing with the timing belt 43a, a gear 421 integrated with the gear 420, and a gear 422 are provided, and auxiliary gears 423 and 424 are further provided.

Each of the gears 420 to 4 of the transport roller 42a
24 are gears 420, 42 as shown in FIG.
1. One-way clutch 4 that operates only in direction B in the figure
21a is provided, and the gear 422 is also provided with a one-way clutch 422a that operates only in the direction B in the figure. ing.

Therefore, when the timing belt 43a is driven in the direction B in the drawing, the rotation of the gears 420 and 421 is controlled by the one-way clutch 421a.
The transport roller 42a is transmitted to the shaft a, and rotates in the direction B (forward direction) in the figure.

At this time, the gear 422 is rotated in the direction A (reverse rotation) by the gears 423 and 424 from the gear 421, but idles due to the operation of the one-way clutch 422a.

Next, the timing belt 43a is
When driven in the direction, the gear 420 and the gear 421 rotate, but idle by the operation of the one-way clutch 421a, and the gear 421 is rotated through the gears 423 and 424.
22 rotates in the direction B (forward rotation direction) in the figure, and is transmitted to the shaft of the conveyance roller 42a by the one-way clutch 422a, and the conveyance roller 42a rotates in the direction B (forward rotation direction) in the figure.

As described above, even if the timing belt 43a is fed in the direction B (forward rotation direction),
Even if sent in direction A (reverse direction), direction B (forward direction)
And transports the medium in the normal rotation direction.

As shown in FIG. 10B, a width shifting spring 49 is provided on the right frame 48, and the cut ticket 1a is pressed against the left frame 48 to shift the width. The configuration of FIGS. 9 and 10 corresponds to the ticket setting section 3a of FIG.
Although only the suction port 40a side corresponding to the above is described, the suction port 40b side corresponding to the ticket setting unit 3b has the same configuration.

FIG. 11 is a time chart of the pre-feed operation of the embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 12 and 13 are explanatory diagrams (part 1) and (part 2) of the operation of the pre-feed unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 12A, in the initial state, the cutters 47a and 47b are at the cutting position and block the transport path. In this state, the operator operates an operation lever (not shown) to Retreat the pinch roller 41c,
The continuous paper 1 is inserted into the suction port 40a, abuts against the back of the cutter 47a, the pinch roller 41c is closed, and the leading end of the continuous paper 1 is conveyed to the transport roller 41a and the pinch roller 41c.
And set the medium.

Next, as shown in FIG.
In order to retract the cutter 47a, the magnet MG1 is driven to close the retracted pinch roller 44a, the cutter pulse motor PM3 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction (CCW direction), and the link 46 is moved rightward in the drawing by the cam 45. Move,
The cutter 47a is retracted.

The rotation of the pulse motor PM3 is turned off when the retreat sensor S4 goes low and reaches the retreat position. Next, when the conveyance pulse motor PM1 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction (forward rotation direction), the conveyance rollers 41a and 42a are rotated.
is rotated clockwise by the timing belt 43a, the medium is conveyed, and the medium passage sensor S1 detects the leading end of the medium.
The transport pulse motor PM1 is driven and stopped until it is located at a.

In this state, the perforation 17 of the medium (continuous paper) 1 is positioned at the position of the cutter 47a. Next, as shown in FIG.
When M1 is rotated clockwise (CW direction) by 3 to 5 steps, the transport roller 41a rotates in the reverse direction, and the transport roller 42a becomes the one-way clutch 421a, 422a of FIG.
Rotates forward to move the medium to both transport rollers 41a and 4a.
2a, tension is applied to the medium to facilitate cutting.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13 (B), the cutter pulse motor PM3 is rotated counterclockwise to
5, the link 46 is moved to the left in the figure, and the cutter 4 is moved.
According to 7a, a perforation of the medium 1 is hit and burst cutting is performed.

At this time, tension is applied to the medium 1 as shown in FIG. 13A, and cut portions 18 are provided on both sides of the perforation 17 of the medium 1 as shown in FIG. Can be cut reliably.

When the pulse motor PM1 is rotated in the clockwise direction (CW direction) by 40 steps after the completion of the medium cutting, the transport roller 41a rotates in the reverse direction, and the transport roller 42a rotates.
Are the one-way clutches 421a and 422 of FIG.
By the operation of a, the medium 1a rotates forward, the cut medium 1a is separated from the continuous medium 1, and stands by at the outlet side.

Thereafter, when the magnet MG1 is turned off,
The pinch roller 44a is retracted, and the cut medium 1a is moved toward the left frame 48 by the spring 49 provided on the right side frame 48 shown in FIG.

Thereafter, when a ticketing command arrives, the system proceeds to FIG.
The cut medium 1 after performing the sequence from (B) and waiting
a while feeding the recording medium a to the magnetic recording unit 5,
Cut and wait.

As described above, since the continuous paper 1 is cut in advance and kept as a ticket 1a, the ticket 1a can be supplied to the magnetic recording unit 5 immediately after the ticket issuing command arrives, and the ticket issuing speed can be improved. .

12 and 13, the ticket setting section 3a
Although only the operation of the suction port 40a corresponding to the ticket setting unit 3b is described, the same applies to the suction port 40b corresponding to the ticket setting unit 3b. In this case, the cutter driving unit PM3, the cam 45, and the link 46 are shared. .

(D) Description of magnetic recording unit and printer unit FIG. 14 is a sectional view of an MS unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an exploded view of the MS unit in one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 16 is a configuration diagram of a main part of the MS unit in one embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 14, the MS unit 5
A hand insertion unit 5b for receiving a hand insertion ticket, an MS read / write unit 5a for magnetically recording data on the magnetic stripe 11 of the ticket, and a hand insertion ticket standby unit 5 for waiting for the hand insertion ticket
c, and as shown in FIG. 14 and FIG.
b, an upper transport belt 52 is provided in the entire MS read / write unit 5a and the hand inserted ticket standby unit 5c.

The MS read / write unit 5a magnetically transfers data to the lower transport belt 53 for sandwiching and transporting the ticket 1a between the upper transport belt 52 and the magnetic stripe 11 on the lower surface of the transported ticket 1a. Write head 50 for recording
And a read head 51 for reading data magnetically recorded on the magnetic stripe 11 of the ticket 1a and performing a read-after check.

Further, a guide roller 50a facing the write head 50, a guide roller 51a facing the read head 51, a gate 54 for guiding the magnetically recorded ticket 1a to the printer unit 6 or the hand insertion portion 5b, a ticket 1a And a discharge roller 55 for discharging to the printer unit 6.

The hand insertion portion 5b has a shutter 56 provided in the insertion slot 21 and a shutter 56 according to the hand insertion.
And a magnet MG3 for switching the gate 54 to the hand insertion portion 5b side.

The hand-inserted ticket standby section 5c includes an upper transport belt 5
2 are provided, and a magnet MG4 for retracting and pressing the roller 57 against the upper transport belt 57 is provided.

In FIG. 16, the MS read / write unit 5
In the right frame 59a, a bias spring 58 for biasing the transport ticket 1a to the left frame (guide) 59 at the write head 50 and the read head 51 is provided.

To explain this operation, the ticket 1a conveyed from the pre-feed unit 4 is conveyed while being sandwiched between the upper conveying belt 52 and the lower conveying belt 53. The data is magnetically recorded on the recording medium, the recorded content is read by the read head 51, and is discharged to the printer unit 6 by the discharge roller 55 via the gate 54.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 16, the transport ticket 1a is transported by the one-sided spring 58 toward the left guide 59 having the heads 50 and 51, so that the magnetic stripe 11 of the transport ticket 1a can be reliably transferred to the magnetic stripe 11. Write / read can be performed with the heads 50 and 51.

Further, since the paper is conveyed by the conveyance belts 52 and 53, the heads 50 and 51 can write / read accurately without fluctuation in speed. On the other hand, in the case of a hand inserted ticket, the shutter 56 is opened by the magnet MG3, the gate 54 is operated to connect the hand inserted portion 5b and the MS read / write portion 5a, and the inserted ticket 1a from the insertion slot 21 is transported upward. The sheet is conveyed by the belt 52, and is made to stand by in the hand inserted ticket standby section 5c via the MS read / write section 5a.

When a ticket issuance command is received, the magnet MG4 of the hand inserted ticket standby section 5c is driven to press the roller 57 against the upper transport belt 52, to transport the inserted ticket 1a to the MS read / write section 5a, The write section 5a conveys the sheet sandwiched between the upper conveyor belt 52 and the lower conveyor belt 53. The write head 50 magnetically records data on the magnetic stripe 11 of the ticket 1a. The read head 51 reads the recorded contents. The paper is discharged to the printer unit 6 by the discharge roller 55 via the printer.

FIG. 17 is a sectional view of a printer unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the drawing, reference numeral 60 denotes a thermal head, which is constituted by a line thermal head, which thermally prints on the protective layer-attached thermal ticket of FIG. 2, 61 is a platen, which is provided to face the thermal head 60, and 62 is A lever, which keeps the interval between the thermal head 60 and the platen 61 constant, and MG5, which is a magnet, drives the lever 62.

Reference numeral 63 denotes a conveyor belt on which a printed ticket 1 is printed.
a, which transports the printed ticket 1a in the direction of the discharge port 23;
2, a gate 65 for guiding the printed ticket 1a to the hopper 22 or the discharge port 23; and MG6, a magnet for switching and driving the gate 65.

Reference numeral 66 denotes a gate, which guides the printed ticket 1a to the reject box 28 or the discharge port 23, MG7 denotes a magnet, which switches and drives the gate 66, PM4 denotes a pulse motor, It drives the conveyor belt 64 and the like.

The operation is described below. The transport ticket 1a from the MS unit 5 hits the thermal head 60,
While the tip is aligned and sent to the platen 61,
Line recording is performed by the thermal head 60.

To discharge to the discharge port 23, the magnet M
G6 is turned on, the gate 65 is set to the position indicated by the dotted line in the figure, and the gate 66 is set to the position indicated by the solid line in the figure. Therefore, the ticket 1a is discharged to the discharge port 23 and the magnet MG6 is turned off to discharge to the hopper 22. The ticket 1a is guided to the hopper 22 with the gate 65 positioned at the position indicated by the solid line in the figure.

On the other hand, in the case of a rejected ticket such as a magnetic recording error, the magnet MG7 is turned on, the gate 66 is set to the position indicated by the dotted line in the figure, and the ticket 1a is guided to the reject box 28.

FIG. 18 is a front view of an essential part of a printer according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of the head attaching / detaching operation in one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the thermal head 60
Are attached to a bracket 600, and positioning shafts 601 and 602 are provided at both ends of the bracket 600.
Are provided, and a pin 603 is provided on the bracket 600.
And a leaf spring 604.

On the other hand, the apparatus is provided with a rotating lever 606 that rotates about a fulcrum 607. The rotating lever 606 has a pin 603 of the bracket 600,
There is provided a hanger 608 having a positioning groove 609 into which the cover 04 is fitted, and is urged counterclockwise by a spring 605.

Also, a bracket 6 is provided on the frame on the device side.
00 positioning groove 6 to be engaged with the positioning shaft 602
10 are provided. Further, the shaft 61a of the platen 61
Is rotated about the axis X, and the spring 6
The lever 62 is provided to push up the thermal head 60 against the urging force of the lever 05.
, The clockwise rotation position is restricted, and is biased clockwise by the spring 621, and is driven counterclockwise through the lever X by the magnet MG <b> 5.

In such a configuration, the spring 6
21, the lever 62 hits the stopper 620,
The rotation position is regulated, and the thermal head 60 is maintained at an interval of about 0.1 to 0.2 mm from the platen 61.

For this reason, the discharge roller 5 of the MS unit 5
The ticket 1a discharged from the tray 5 abuts between the platen 61 and the thermal head 60, and the leading ends thereof are aligned. Thereafter, when the magnet MG5 is driven, the lever 62 is moved to the axis X via the shaft X of the lever X that rotates around the axis Y.
Is rotated clockwise around the center, and a gap is formed between the lever 62 and the thermal head 60.
The thermal head 60 is lowered, and the thermal head 60
The spring 605 presses the platen 61 against the platen 61, whereby the platen 61 is fed, so that thermal recording can be performed by the thermal line head 60.

At this time, the position of the thermal head 60 with respect to the platen 61 is determined by the positioning shaft 602 of the bracket 600 to which the thermal head 60 is fixed.
The rotating lever 606 is lowered, and the positioning groove 6 of the frame is lowered.
Secured by entering 10.

As shown in FIG. 19, the pin 603 of the bracket 600 enters the positioning groove 609 of the hanger 608, and the opposite side is a leaf spring 604 as shown in FIG.
And the positioning is easy.

On the other hand, the rotation lever 60 of the bracket 600
As shown in FIG. 20A, the bracket 600 to which the thermal head 60 is fixed is attached to the platen 61 and the positioning groove 61 by rotating the rotating lever 606 upward.
20, the leaf spring 604 of the bracket 600 is pressed with a finger, and as shown in FIG. 20B, the pawl portion of the leaf spring 604 is removed from the hanger 608, and the pin 603 is used as a fulcrum.
When the bracket 600 to which the thermal head 60 is fixed is turned downward, the bracket 600 to which the thermal head 60 is fixed can be removed from the hanger 608.

The mounting of the bracket 600 on the rotating lever 606 is performed in the opposite manner, by inserting the pin 603 of the bracket 600 into the positioning groove 610 of the hanger 608 and then pressing the leaf spring 604 side.

Thus, the thermal head 60 can be easily attached and detached. (e) Description of Ticket Issuing Operation The ticket issuing operation will be described mainly with reference to FIG.

First, in the pre-feed unit 4, as described above, the continuous sheets 1 of the ticket setting sections 3a and 3b are cut, the width thereof is adjusted, and the sheet is kept on standby. When the ticketing order comes,
The pre-feed unit 4 conveys the cut ticket 1a to the MS unit 5, and the MS unit 5 offsets the ticket 1a, magnetically records data on the magnetic stripe 11 of the ticket 1a, and sends the data to the printer unit 6.

In the printer unit 6, after the tips are aligned, thermal recording is performed by the thermal head 60, and the recording is discharged to the discharge port 23 or the hopper 22. This pre-feed unit 4
Along with the conveyance of the cut ticket 1a, the continuous sheet 1 is conveyed, positioned, cut, separated, and made to stand by, so that during the magnetic recording and printing of the previous cut ticket 1a, the cut sheet 1a can be created and put on standby. , The ticketing speed can be improved.

Further, since the ticket setting sections 3a and 3b store air tickets in the form of continuous paper, it is easy to manage securities and fraud and the like can be found immediately. Since it is separated, the separation ticket 1a
Magnetic recording and printing can be performed, magnetic recording is ensured, and there is no need for separation after discharge.

(F) Description of Other Embodiments In addition to the above-described embodiments, the present invention can be modified as follows.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to air tickets, the present invention can also be applied to other issued tickets such as boarding tickets, boarding tickets, and reservation tickets. As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments. However, various modifications are possible within the scope of the present invention, and these are not excluded from the scope of the present invention.

[0097]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The following effects are obtained. In the cutting section, at the cutting point of the continuous paper
The tension that pulls one in the forward direction and the other in the reverse direction
With the option to add unauthorized parts
Continuous paper can be cut easily and reliably, and may be damaged by cutting
There is no issue ticket can be issued.

Since the tension applying means is a conveying means for conveying the continuous paper, it is not necessary to provide any special tension applying means, so that the tension adding means can have a simple structure .
A cutting position detection sensor is provided to cover all stages from transport to cutting.
Can be done automatically . Since the cutting unit has a width adjusting means for adjusting the width of the cut issue ticket, the issue ticket can be accurately positioned in the width direction and conveyed to the magnetic recording unit.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an air ticket according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of an airline ticket according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a graph showing storage stability characteristics of an example of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an external view of an air ticket issuing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a drawing of a unit of the air ticket issuing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of an air ticket issuing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a pre-feed unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a pre-feed unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of a main part of a pre-feed unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a time chart of a pre-feed operation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram (part 1) of the operation of the pre-feed unit according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram (part 2) illustrating the operation of the pre-feed unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a sectional view of an MS unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of an MS unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a main part configuration diagram of an MS unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a sectional view of a printer unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a front view of a main part of a printer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a configuration diagram of a main part of a printer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of a head attaching / detaching operation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Issued ticket 2 Air ticket issuing machine 3a, 3b Ticket set part 4 Pre-feed unit 5 MS unit 6 Printer unit 11 Magnetic stripe 12 Printing surface 13 Base 14 Thermal layer 15, 16 Protective layer 17 Perforation 18 Cut part 19 Fold 23 Vent

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Ezo Esuji Fujitsu Limited, 1015 Kamiodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture (56) References JP-A-61-37449 (JP, A) (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B42D 15/10 541 G07B 5/02

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A plurality of transport rollers for transporting continuous paper;
Cutting position that detects that continuous paper has been transported to the cutting position
And置検detection sensor, and a cutting unit for cutting to the size of the issue a continuous paper ticket, a printing unit for printing, and a magnetic recording unit for magnetically recording data on the magnetic recording layer on the continuous paper, at least prior to
Drive mode for driving the transport rollers at both ends of the cutting section
During the forward rotation of the drive motor,
A positive driving force is applied to both end conveying rollers, and the driving
Two transport rollers sandwiching the cutting part during reverse rotation of the motor
Of these, one provides a driving force in the reverse direction, and the other
And a power transmission mechanism for giving a driving force to convey the continuous paper by forward drive motor, a continuous sheet
The cutting position detection sensor detects that the sheet has been transported to the cutting position.
Based on the detection, the drive motor is reversed,
A ticket issuing machine, wherein the continuous section is cut by the cutting section . 2. The ticket issuing machine according to claim 1, wherein the cutting section has a width adjusting means for adjusting the width of the cut issued ticket.