JP3357526B2 - Automatic ticket gate - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate,
In particular, the present invention relates to a device for protecting an exit from which tickets are returned.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an automatic ticket gate of this type has been used as a ticket (hereinafter referred to as a ticket) such as an ordinary ticket, a commuter pass, etc. )
Of these, the ticket that needs to be returned to the user is configured to be discharged to an exit provided on the exit side of the ticket gate passage of the main body.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional automatic ticket gate, the insertion slot is, for example,
As shown in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 61-164580, a shutter mechanism is provided to protect foreign objects from being inserted. However, there is no mechanism for protecting the outlet, and the shutter is always opened. It is in a state of being left. Therefore, there is a possibility that rainwater may enter the outlet and cause a trouble, or foreign matter may be introduced.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket gate capable of preventing a trouble by providing a protection mechanism at an outlet. Is to do.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention has an entrance to a ticket gate passage of a main body.
Of the tickets inserted from the insertion slot provided at the upper end of the side, the ticket that needs to be returned must be returned to the ticket gate passage of the main body .
In a little on the outlet side of the automatic ticket gate to discharge the takeout provided on the upper surface portion of the center, to the outlet, riding
It is characterized in that a shutter mechanism is provided for opening and closing the outlet, which is controlled to be open only when discharging a vehicle ticket .

[0006]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic ticket gate to which the present invention is applied, viewed from a ticket gate passage side.

The main body a has a ticket insertion slot 1 in the upper part of the end face on the entrance side of the ticket aisle, and at the exit side of the ticket aisle of the main body a, on the upper surface slightly above the center,
It has an outlet 2 for discharging the ticket to be returned to the user.

[0008] A card handler (not shown) is incorporated between the insertion slot 1 and the take-out slot 2 so as to perform a ticket gate processing based on data recorded on the ticket inserted from the insertion slot 1. ing. Although the main body a shown in FIG. 1 is of a type without a door, the present invention can be applied to an automatic ticket gate of a type having a door.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 3 denotes a shutter mechanism, the details of which are shown in FIG. This figure 2 shows the outlet 2
FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the portion, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2. It is formed in a double structure of an upper cover 5 which is provided horizontally while being kept. On the upper surface of the upper cover 5, a reinforcing plate 5a is provided.
Are mounted in layers and reinforced.

The shutter plate 6 has an opening 6a having an opening having substantially the same shape as that of the outlet 2, and is provided movably between the outlet cover 4 and the upper cover 5. This shutter plate 6 closes the opening 2 when the opening 6a of the shutter plate 6 coincides with the outlet 2 when the slider described later moves to the left (the state of FIG. 2) and moves to the right. The size is determined so that it can be performed (the state of FIG. 4).

The shutter plate 6 is fixed to an L-shaped member 7 penetrating through an opening 5 ′ provided in the upper cover 5, and the hanging portion of the L-shaped member 7 is connected to the drive section 8. It is connected.

The drive section 8 is provided on a frame 9 provided inside the upper cover 5 (inside the main body a), and is provided in a horizontal direction and in parallel with a predetermined interval vertically. It has a slider 11 slidably provided on the guide rods 10a and 10b. The vertical portion of the L-shaped member 7 is fixed to the slider 11.

Therefore, the shutter plate 6 is provided with the slider 1.
1 and the slider 11 can also move horizontally when the slider 11 moves horizontally along the guide bars 10a and 10b.

A pin 12 is provided at the center of the front surface of the slider 11, and a long hole 14a of a lever 14 whose lower part is rotatably supported by a support shaft 13 moves. It is fitted freely. A driving rod 15a of a solenoid 15 fixed to the frame 9 is rotatably connected slightly below the middle of the child lever 14.

In the drawing, reference numeral 16 denotes a spring, which is provided between a substantially intermediate position of the lever 14 and the frame 9 and the solenoid 1
5 is provided on the side opposite to the side to which it is connected. The strength of the spring 16 is determined by turning off the solenoid 15a.
(In the non-driving state), the lever 1
4 can be rotated (see FIG. 4 described later).

In the above configuration, when there is a ticket to be discharged to the outlet 2, the solenoid 15 is turned ON (not shown) by a control output of a controller (not shown) mainly formed of a microcomputer for controlling the main body a. Drive state), whereby the lever 14 is turned around the support shaft 13 against the spring 16 (see FIG. 2).

Accordingly, the slider 11 moves in accordance with the rotation of the lever 14, and the shutter plate 6 also moves in accordance with the movement of the slider 11, so that the opening 6a of the shutter plate 6 is connected to the outlet 2. Coincidence, whereby the outlet 2 is kept open.

When a sensor (not shown) detects that the ticket has been taken out of the outlet 2, the solenoid 15 turns off the OF.
The state becomes F, and the lever 14 is rotated by the spring 8. Therefore, the slider 11 moves in the opposite direction to that described above due to the rotation of the lever 14, and the shutter plate 6 moves with this movement (see FIG. 4).

By the movement of the shutter plate 6, the opening 6a provided in the shutter plate 6 is detached from the outlet 2, and the outlet 2 is kept closed. Therefore, it is possible to effectively prevent rainwater from entering from the outlet 2 and entry of foreign matter into the outlet 2.

In the example described above, the outlet 2 has a double structure of the outlet cover 4 and the upper cover 5, but when the upper cover 5 has a single structure, the shutter plate 6 is
It is arranged on the lower surface side of the upper cover 5.

[0021]

According to the automatic ticket gate of the present invention,
A shutter mechanism that opens and closes the outlet, which is controlled only when discharging tickets, can be opened and closed, preventing rainwater from entering from the outlet and effectively introducing foreign matter into the outlet. Can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic ticket gate to which the present invention is applied, viewed from a ticket gate passage side.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of an outlet portion.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a state in which an outlet is closed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 a Automatic ticket gate main body (main body) 1 Insertion opening 2 Outlet 3 Shutter mechanism 4 Exit cover 5 Top cover 6 Shutter plate 6a Opening 7 L-shaped member 8 Drive 9 Frame 10a, 10b Guide rod 11 Slider 12 pin 13 Support shaft 14 Lever 14a Long hole 15 Solenoid 15a Drive rod 6 Spring

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An entrance of a ticket gate passage of an automatic ticket gate body .
Of the tickets inserted from the insertion slot provided at the top of the end face , the tickets that need to be returned are provided on the upper part slightly above the center at the exit side of the ticket gate passage of the main body of the automatic ticket gate. In the automatic ticket gate that discharges to the exit that is controlled to be open only when discharging tickets to the exit
Automatic ticket gate, characterized in that a shutter mechanism for freely opening and closing the outlet to be.