JP3088841B2 - Ticket reader - 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 reader for discriminating the type of a ticket or reading the contents recorded on a ticket in advance.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, the types of reservation tickets for air boarding passes include an Automated Ticketing Boarding Pass, which is printed by a printer on the front side and has magnetic information on a magnetic stripe on the back side.
(ATB ticket) Ticket with OCR character information on which OCR characters are written on the front side by printer or handwriting (OCR ticket) Small ticket issued by JR with magnetic information on the magnetic stripe on the back side (JR ticket) Multiple connecting flights A red ticket on the back of the reservation ticket, which can be copied and has a bar code information
There are four types: Automated Ticket (TAT ticket). These reservation tickets have a magnetic information storage method (ATB ticket, JR ticket), OCR characters (OCR ticket), barcode (TAT ticket).
And each is different.

Therefore, when reading information, an ATB ticket, J
The R ticket is a magnetic reader (reading speed about 1000 mm / sec),
OCR tickets are OCR readers (reading speed about 174 mm / sec), TAT tickets are barcode readers (reading speed 1000
mm / sec).

As described above, the four types of reservation tickets differ in reading means and reading speed, and also differ in ticket size and information recording position. There was no ticket issuing machine that automatically issued a boarding pass based on information from a reservation ticket taken from the company.

[0005]

Therefore, there is a demand for a ticket issuing machine which takes in the above four types of reservation tickets from the same ticket slot and processes them. In order to process the above four types of reserved tickets from the same ticket slot, it is necessary to determine the type of the inserted ticket. In this case, the transport path for determining the type of ticket must be shortened. To achieve miniaturization and high-speed processing of equipment.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
In a ticket reading device having a structure for reading recorded information of a ticket inserted into the ticket transport path by a reading means disposed along the ticket transport path, a plurality of types of reading means are arranged along the ticket transport path. was set, the a vicinity ticket insertion opening of the ticket conveying passage
Plural types where the position indicating oneness information is different in the horizontal direction
A plurality of bill type discriminating sensors for discriminating the bill type are arranged in the lateral direction so as to be located at positions where the bill type can be distinguished for the above mentioned ticket . Contract
The invention according to claim 2 is the ticket reader according to claim 1.
The reading means for reading recorded information of the narrow ticket
The recording information is read by this reading means
Before the ticket is conveyed, the ticket is shifted in one direction,
The record information of the sent ticket is sent to the corresponding reading means.
Therefore, it was made to read. The invention according to claim 3 is a ticket
The transporting of the ticket is performed by reading means arranged along the transport path.
Ticket reading with a structure to read the record information of the ticket inserted in the route
In the apparatus, the reading speed varies along the ticket transport path.
A plurality of reading means are provided, and a ticket insertion port of the ticket transport path is provided.
The ticket type of the ticket that has been inserted near the ticket slot
Plural bill type discrimination for distinguishing bill types by positioning them at different positions
The sensors are arranged in the horizontal direction, and the plurality of
Therefore, the transport speed of the ticket according to the detected ticket type
The reading speed of the reading means for reading the record information of the ticket
It was adapted to the degree. The invention described in claim 4 is a contract
4. The ticket reading device according to claim 3, wherein the ticket is located at the front of the ticket insertion slot.
The reading speed of the record information is low,
The speed is suitable for reading means, and the reading speed is high
The type of the ticket whose record information is read by the reading means
Is read by the above-mentioned bill type sensor,
Later, the conveying speed of the ticket is changed to the reading speed of the reading means.
It was adapted to the reading speed. The invention according to claim 5
In the ticket reading device according to claim 3, the reading speed is low.
The reading means is disposed at the head of these reading means rows,
The above-mentioned after the record information was read by the reading means
The speed of transporting tickets has been increased.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention , a plurality of types of reading means are provided, in which the type of a ticket is determined at a short transport distance at the same time as the insertion of a ticket by a type determination sensor arranged in the lateral direction near the ticket insertion slot of the ticket transport path. Reads the ticket. In the invention according to claim 2, the width is
For reading means that reads recorded information on narrow tickets,
A ticket whose recorded information is read by the reading means is conveyed.
Before the ticket is rolled in one direction.
The recorded information of the ticket is read by the corresponding reading means.
You. The invention according to claim 3 is provided near the ticket insertion slot of the ticket transport path.
At the same time as the ticket is inserted by the ticket type discrimination sensor arranged in the horizontal direction
The bill type is determined by a short transport distance, and the
The ticket is read. And by the ticket type discrimination sensor
The transport speed of the detected ticket depends on the type of the ticket.
Adapted to the reading speed of the reading means for reading the record information of the ticket
Speed. The invention according to claim 4 has a high reading speed.
The type of ticket whose record information is read by the reading means is
If it is read by the seed sensor,
Adjust the feeding speed to the reading speed of the reading means with high reading speed
Speed, and the low-speed period during ticket transportation is shortened.
The sending time is reduced. According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the reading speed
Reading means is located at the top of the reading means row
And the recorded information is read by the reading means having a low reading speed.
The distance over which the ticket is transported to the corresponding reading means is short
Become.

[0008]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present embodiment is applied to an air boarding pass ticket issuance machine, and the above-mentioned ATB ticket, OCR ticket, TAT ticket, JR ticket to be a reservation ticket is inserted from the same ticket insertion slot, and is described on each reservation ticket. It reads information and issues a boarding pass.

Here, the ATB, OCR, and TAT tickets have the same width but different lengths, and the JR ticket is narrower than the above-mentioned tickets. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a magnetic stripe 9 is provided on the entire back surface of the JR ticket, and a linear magnetic stripe 10 is provided on one side of the back surface of the ATB ticket as shown in FIG. The back of the ticket is red. In the ticket reading section of the air boarding pass ticket issuing machine of the present embodiment that processes these four types of reservation tickets, first, an ATB ticket, an OCB
A ticket transport path 1 slightly wider than the width of the R ticket and the TAT ticket is provided, and a transmissive photo sensor 2 serving as a ticket type discrimination sensor, a magnetic sensor 3, and a red sensor are provided near the ticket insertion slot of the ticket transport path 1. 4 are arranged laterally along the ticket transport path 1. Further, these ticket type discrimination sensors 2, 3, 4
OCR reader 5, bar code reader 6, and magnetic reader 7, which are located downstream of the transport direction and serve as reading means, respectively.
Are arranged in order along the transport path 1. The OCR reader 5 is located upstream of the OCR reader 5.
A transmission-type photosensor 8 for activating the same is also provided along the transport path 1.

Here, the arrangement of the bill type discriminating sensors 2, 3 and 4 will be further described. The transmissive photosensors 2 are arranged on both sides of the transport path 1 one by one as vertical positions via the transport path 1. The red sensor 4 is disposed at the center of the transport path 1, and the magnetic sensor 3 is disposed at the center of the transport path 1.
Are disposed between the transmissive photo sensor 2 and the red sensor 4 disposed on both sides of the photo sensor 2.

The take-in speed at the ticket insertion slot of the ticket transport path 1 is set to 174 mm / sec in accordance with the OCR reader 5.

In such a configuration, when a reservation ticket is first inserted into the ticket conveyance path 1, the reservation ticket is taken in at 174 mm / sec by a conveyance roller (not shown) and simultaneously sent to the ticket type discrimination sensors 2, 3, and 4. It is. At this time, ATB ticket, O
Since the CR ticket and the TAT ticket both block the transmission type photosensors 2 arranged on both sides of the ticket transport path 1, the photosensors 2 are turned on. In the case of a narrow JR ticket, the transmissive photosensor 2 is off on both sides or on on one side.
At the same time, in the case of an ATB ticket, one side of the magnetic sensor 3 is an ATB ticket.
It turns on in response to the linear magnetic stripe 10 of the ticket, in the case of a JR ticket, one or both sides of the magnetic sensor 3 turns on in response to the magnetic stripe 9 on the back of the JR ticket, and in the case of a TAT ticket, the red sensor 4 turns on.

That is, the type of each reservation ticket is determined based on the following conditions.

ATB ticket ← Both sides of transmission type photo sensor 2 ON, one side of magnetic sensor 3 ON. OCR ticket ← Both sides of transmission type photo sensor 2 are on. JR ticket ← Transmission type photo sensor 2 both sides off or one side on, magnetic sensor 3 one side on or both sides on. TAT ticket ← Both sides of transmission type photo sensor 2 ON, red sensor 4 ON.

As a result of the discrimination of the ticket type in accordance with the above-described discrimination conditions, the OCR ticket is conveyed at 174 mm / sec as it is, and when the OCR ticket is detected by the transmissive photosensor 8, the OCR reader 5 stands up. After the raised OCR ticket is read by the OCR reader 5, it is accelerated to 1000 mm / sec and sent to post-processing. In the case of a TAT ticket, an ATB ticket, or a JR ticket, the speed is immediately accelerated to 1000 mm / sec. The TAT ticket is read by the barcode reader 6 and sent to the post-processing at the same speed, and the ATB ticket is read by the magnetic reader 7 as it is. At the speed of Since the JR ticket is narrower than the other reservation tickets, it is narrowed to one side of the ticket transport path 1 by a JR ticket width shifting mechanism (not shown) provided between the OCR reader 5 and the magnetic reader 7 and then read by the magnetic reader 7. And sent to post-processing at the same speed.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the ticket type discriminating sensors 2, 3, and 4 are arranged in the horizontal direction, so that the ticket transport path 1 can be shortened, and the apparatus can be reduced in size and the high-speed processing can be performed because the ticket transport path 1 is short. . Further, since the ticket type discriminating sensors 2, 3, and 4 are arranged near the ticket insertion slot of the ticket transport path 1, the ticket type can be discriminated simultaneously with the insertion of the reservation ticket, and the reservation ticket is an ATB ticket, a JR ticket, a TAT ticket. In the case of, 1000m immediately from the capture speed of 174mm / sec
Since the speed can be accelerated to m / sec, the low-speed period is short and the transport time can be reduced. In addition, the reading speed is as low as 174 mm / sec.
Since the reader 5 is disposed at the head of the reading means row, the distance for feeding the OCR ticket to the OCR reader 5 at 174 mm / sec is shortened, and the transport time can be shortened.

[0017]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the bill type discriminating sensors are arranged in the horizontal direction, so that the ticket transport path can be shortened, and the apparatus can be reduced in size and the high-speed processing can be performed because the transport path is short. Since the ticket type discrimination sensor is provided near the ticket insertion slot of the ticket transport path, the ticket type can be discriminated simultaneously with the insertion of the ticket. Contract
The invention according to claim 2 is the ticket reader according to claim 1.
The reading means for reading recorded information of the narrow ticket
The recording information is read by this reading means
Before the ticket is conveyed, the ticket is shifted in one direction,
The record information of the sent ticket is sent to the corresponding reading means.
Therefore, because it was read, the record of the narrow ticket
For reading means for reading information, this reading means
Before the ticket whose record information is read is transported,
Width in one direction, corresponding to the recorded information of the widened ticket
Scanning means for reading.
Even for various types of tickets with different widths, it is
Information can be read. Claim 3
Akira is read by the reading means arranged along the ticket transport path.
Structure for reading recorded information of a ticket inserted into the ticket transport path
The reading speed along the ticket transport path.
A plurality of reading means having different degrees are provided, and the
The ticket near the ticket slot and inserted into the ticket slot
Multiple positions for ticket type discrimination
A plurality of bill type discrimination sensors are arranged in a horizontal direction, and
The ticket according to the type of the ticket detected by the sensor
Reading means for reading the recording information of the ticket with the transport speed of the ticket
To match the reading speed of the
The paper transport path can be shortened by arranging the
The device can be reduced in size and can be processed at high speed,
In addition, a ticket type discrimination sensor is provided near the ticket slot in the ticket transport path.
With this setting, it is possible to determine the ticket type at the same time as inserting the ticket.
You. In addition, when the reading speed of each reading unit is different,
The type of ticket detected by the plurality of type determination sensors
Read the record information of the ticket according to the transport speed of the ticket
To match the reading speed of the reading means.
Read the correct record information for each ticket type.
It can be carried out. The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 3.
In the ticket reader described above, the ticket is taken out at the ticket slot.
The reading speed of the recording information is low.
The reading means having a reading speed which is set to a speed suitable for sampling
The ticket type whose record information is read by the ticket is
Immediately after reading by the seed sensor,
The reading speed of the reading means is high when the reading speed is high.
Low speed period when transporting tickets.
Can be shortened, and the transport time can be shortened.
Wear. The invention according to claim 5 is the ticket reading device according to claim 3.
The reading means, which has a low reading speed,
It is arranged at the head of the collection means, and the recording information is read by the reading means.
After the information was read, the transport speed of the ticket was increased.
And the recorded information is read by the reading means having a low reading speed.
The distance to transport the ticket to the corresponding reading means
Therefore, it can be used for reading means with a low reading speed.
Therefore, the ticket from which the record information is to be read is sent to the corresponding reading means.
Can shorten the transfer distance and shorten the transfer time
can do.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a bill type discrimination sensor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a ticket reading unit.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a magnetic stripe of a JR ticket.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a magnetic stripe of an ATB ticket.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ticket transport path 2, 3, 4 ticket type discrimination sensor 5, 6, 7 reading means

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A ticket reading device having a structure for reading recorded information of a ticket inserted into the ticket transport path by a reading means arranged along the ticket transport path, wherein a plurality of types are provided along the ticket transport path. Is disposed in the vicinity of the ticket insertion slot of the ticket transport path, and the position indicating the identity information is respectively set in the horizontal direction.
In a position where ticket types can be identified for a plurality of different types of tickets
Ticket reader, characterized in that by positioning an array of a plurality of denomination discrimination sensor for denomination discriminating laterally. 2. Before reading the record information of said narrow ticket.
The recording information is read by the reading means to the reading means.
Before the ticket to be removed is transported,
The corresponding record information of the ticket
Characterized in that it is read by reading means.
The ticket reading device according to claim 1. 3. A reading means arranged along a ticket conveying path.
Read the record information of the ticket inserted into the ticket transport path
In a ticket reader with a take-off structure,
A plurality of reading means having different reading speeds, and
Near the ticket slot in the transport path and inserted into the ticket slot
It is located at a position where the type of the ticket can be identified
Are arranged in the horizontal direction, and a plurality of
According to the type of the ticket detected by the type determination sensor
Reading the record information of the ticket
It is adapted to the reading speed of the reading means
Ticket reader. 4. The speed at which the ticket is taken in at the ticket slot.
The reading speed of the recorded information is low.
And the reading speed is high.
The type of the ticket whose record information is read is stored in the
Therefore, if it is read, immediately after that, the transport speed of the ticket
To the reading speed of the reading means having a high reading speed.
4. The ticket reading device according to claim 3, wherein
Place. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said reading means having a low reading speed
Arranged at the head of the reading means row and recorded by that reading means
Increased the transport speed of the ticket after the information is read
4. The ticket reader according to claim 3, wherein: