JP3518987B2 - Guide member for inserting bills and cards in a ticket issuing machine - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to improvements in banknotes and card insertion ports in ticket vending machines such as automatic ticket vending machines for issuing boarding tickets or automatic clearing machines for clearing boarding charges.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in an automatic ticket vending machine for purchasing a ticket, in addition to a coin insertion slot for inserting coins, a bill insertion slot and a prepaid card (hereinafter referred to as a card) are inserted. A card slot is provided.

A guide member for guiding the bill and the card into the insertion slot is provided at the bill insertion slot and the card insertion slot so as to project the bill and the card into the insertion slot so as to be inserted correctly.

Braille for the blind person is attached to the upper part of the bill insertion slot and the card insertion slot of these automatic ticket vending machines or automatic settlement machines (hereinafter referred to as ticket issuing machines). It is normal. However, an invisible person does not directly touch the Braille position with his / her finger and often touches each operation unit in a groping state from the appearance of an automatic ticket vending machine or the like.

In such a case, the guide member for the bill insertion slot and the guide member for the card insertion slot are different in size but very similar in shape to each other for the blind person. It is difficult to distinguish, and it is easy to make mistakes such as inserting a card into the bill slot. Therefore, it is desirable to provide a means for a blind person to identify each protruding guide member. Further, it is preferable that not only a blind person but also a healthy person should be able to distinguish the bill insertion slot or the card insertion slot at a glance by providing each guide member with a discrimination means.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points and is provided on the customer service surface of a ticket issuing machine such as an automatic ticket vending machine or an automatic checkout machine and has a similar shape. An object of the present invention is to provide a bill and card insertion guide member in a ticket issuing machine in which a bill insertion slot and a card insertion slot can be easily distinguished visually and by touch with a hand.

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has a bill insertion slot for inserting a bill to purchase a bill and a card insertion slot for inserting a prepaid card. A banknote and card insertion guide member in a ticket issuing machine having a guide member having a concave sectional shape for guiding a banknote and a prepaid card into a card insertion slot, wherein the banknote insertion guide member and the card insertion guide member are In order to distinguish, the different number of discriminating means are the banknote and card insertion guide members in the ticket issuing machine provided in the banknote insertion guide member and the card insertion guide member.

The discriminating means comprises a different number of notches provided on the bottom plate constituting the bill inserting guide member and the card inserting guide member.

Further, the discriminating means is composed of a different number of notches provided on the side walls forming the bill inserting guide member and the card inserting guide member.

As the discriminating means, different numbers of protrusions may be provided on the side walls constituting the bill inserting guide member and the card inserting guide member.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an example of an automatic ticket vending machine 10 as a ticket issuing machine using a bill and a card insertion guide member according to the present invention.

The automatic ticket vending machine 10 includes a ticket vending machine body 12
And a customer service surface 14 that is arranged in front of the ticket vending machine body 12 and is inclined toward the front side. The customer service surface 14 has a guide display unit 16 on the upper portion thereof for displaying a guidance of the operating state of the automatic ticket vending machine, for example, "on sale" or "stopped".

A plurality of charge buttons 18, 18 for displaying a charge number are arranged on the customer service surface 14.
Above the fare button 18, a number selection button 20 for selecting the number of tickets to be purchased is provided.

A cancel button 22 for canceling the operation of the automatic ticket vending machine 10 and a station staff call button 24 for calling a station employee when the automatic ticket vending machine 10 is out of order are provided above the customer service surface 14. Reference numeral 26 is a microphone, and reference numeral 28 is a speaker. By depressing the station staff call button 24, the user talks with the station staff through the microphone 26 and the speaker 28.

On the lower side of the customer service surface 14, there is provided a coin slot 30 for inserting coins when purchasing a ticket. On the left side of the coin insertion slot 30, there is provided an insertion amount display section 32 for displaying the amount of coins inserted.

A bill insertion slot 34 for inserting a bill and a card insertion slot 36 for inserting a card such as a prepaid card are provided on the lower left side of the customer service surface 14. A banknote insertion guide member 38 for guiding the banknote to be inserted into the banknote insertion slot 34 is provided in the banknote insertion slot 34 so as to project therefrom. A card insertion guide member 40 for guiding the card to be inserted into the card insertion opening 36 is provided in the card insertion opening 36 so as to project therefrom.

Further, a fishing tag return port 42 for returning the fishing tag when the change is a fishing tag is provided on the customer service surface 14 below the bill insertion slot 34. The fishing tag return port 42 is provided with a catching mechanism for holding the fishing tag so that it does not fly out. Code 4
Reference numeral 4 is a change return port for returning coins when the change is a coin, and reference numeral 46 is a ticket receiving port for issuing a ticket. The ticket receiving port 46 is provided with a catching mechanism for holding the ticket so as not to fly out.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a tip portion of a bill or card insertion guide member according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A shows a card insertion guide member 40. The card insertion guide member 40 is
It is composed of a bottom plate 40a and side walls 40b, 40b integrally formed on both sides of the bottom plate 40a, and has a concave cross section. The bottom plate 40a and at least one of the side walls 40
One notch 50, which is a discriminating means for visually recognizing the guide member for inserting the card or by the feel of the hand, is formed in b. Since there is one notch 50, the user determines that the card is a guide member for inserting a card, and inserts the card into the card insertion opening 36 shown in FIG.

FIG. 2B shows a bill insertion guide member 3
8 is shown. The bill insertion guide member 38 includes a bottom plate 38a and side walls 38b and 38b integrally formed on both sides of the bottom plate 38a, and has a concave cross section.
Two notches 52 are formed on the bottom plate 38a and at least one of the side walls 38b, which are discriminating means for visually recognizing a guide member for inserting bills or by feeling the hand. . This notch 5
Since the number of two is two, the customer determines that it is a guide member for inserting a bill, and inserts the bill into the bill insertion opening 34 shown in FIG.

In this way, the bill insertion guide member 38,
The card insertion guide member 40 has a different number of notches 50,
By forming 52, the bill insertion guide member 38
And the card insertion guide member 40 are easily distinguished. For a blind person, the difference in the number of notches serves as a clue for the guide members 38 and 40 having similar shapes, and can be usually confirmed by the Braille characters provided on the bill and the card insertion slot. . In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the bill insertion guide member 38 has two
Although an example in which one notch 52 is provided and one notch 50 is provided in the card insertion guide member 40 is shown, the number of these notches may be reversed.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the discrimination means for discriminating between the bill insertion guide member 38 and the card insertion guide member 40.

That is, different numbers of protrusions 54 and 56 are provided on the upper edges of the side walls 40b and 38b of the card insertion guide member 40 of FIG. 3A and the banknote insertion guide member 38 of FIG. 3B, respectively. The bill insertion guide member 38 and the card insertion guide member 40 are provided so as to be distinguished from each other. The protrusions 54 and 56 are formed on the side walls 38b of both guide members 38 and 40, as shown by the dotted lines in the figure.
It may be provided on the outer surface of 40b. However, when such a protrusion is provided, unlike the notch shown in FIG. 2, it is not provided on each of the bottom plates 40a and 38a so as not to obstruct the insertion of bills and cards.

FIG. 4 shows still another embodiment of the discriminating means for discriminating between the bill insertion guide member 38 and the card insertion guide member 40.

That is, the Braille tape 58 having Braille characters on the upper edges of the side walls 40b and 38b of the card insertion guide member 40 of FIG. 4A and the banknote insertion guide member 38 of FIG. 4B, respectively. , 60 are pasted. In this case, it is impossible for a normal person to discriminate it only by visually recognizing it, but for a blind person, by directly touching the outer shapes of the bill insertion guide member 38 and the card insertion guide member 40 by hand. You can recognize the difference between the two. The Braille tapes 58 and 60 may be provided on the outer surfaces of the side walls 38b and 40b of both guide members 38 and 40 as shown by the dotted lines in the figure.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, the guide member for inserting a bill or a prepaid card is provided with a different number of notches or the like for distinguishing each, so that a similar shape is obtained. It is possible to visually judge whether it is the banknote insertion slot or the card insertion slot, and it is possible for a blind person to have a clue that the two guide members are different depending on the feel of the hand.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic ticket vending machine using a bill and a card insertion guide member according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an embodiment in which a different number of notches, which are discriminating means for distinguishing a bill insertion guide member and a card insertion guide member 40, are provided.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another embodiment in which a discriminating unit for discriminating between a bill insertion guide member and a card insertion guide member 40 is provided.

FIG. 4 is a view showing still another embodiment in which a discriminating means for discriminating between a bill insertion guide member and a card insertion guide member 40 is provided.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 vending machines 34 banknote insertion slot 36 Card slot 38 Banknote insertion guide member 40 Card insertion guide member 50 notches 52 notches 54 protrusions 56 protrusions 58 Braille tape 60 Braille tape

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-7-73346 (JP, A) JP-A-9-218964 (JP, A) JP-A-61-193181 (JP, A) Jitsukaihei 2- 145255 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G07B 1/00-9/02 G07B 11/00-17/04 G07F 13/00-15/12 G07F 17/00 -17/42 G07D 1/00 G07D 3/00 G07D 9/00 G07D 9/04 G07D 7/00-7/20 G07F 5/00-9/10

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A bill insertion slot (34) for inserting a bill to purchase a bill and a card insertion slot (36) for inserting a prepaid card, and these bill insertion slot (34) and card insertion slot (36). ) Is a bill and card insertion guide member in a ticket issuing machine having a guide member (38, 40) having a concave cross-section for guiding a bill and a prepaid card, wherein the bill insertion guide member (38) and a card In order to distinguish it from the insertion guide member (40), a different number of discriminating means (50, 52, 5
4, 56) are provided on the bill insertion guide member (38) and the card insertion guide member (40). 2. The discriminating means is provided in the bottom plates (38a, 40a) constituting the bill insertion guide member (38) and the card insertion guide member (40), and each of which has a different number of notches.
The bill and card insertion guide member in the ticket issuing machine according to claim 1, wherein the guide member is (52, 50). 3. The discriminating means is provided with side walls (38b, 40b) constituting the banknote insertion guide member (38) and the card insertion guide member (40), each having a different number of notches.
The bill and card insertion guide member in the ticket issuing machine according to claim 1, wherein the guide member is (52, 50). 4. The discriminating means comprises a different number of protrusions (5) provided on side walls (38a, 40a) constituting the bill insertion guide member (38) and the card insertion guide member (40).
6. 54) The guide member for inserting banknotes and cards in the ticket issuing machine according to claim 1, wherein