JP3520349B2 - Band-shaped ticket payout apparatus and its payout method - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a band-shaped ticket payout device for paying out a band-shaped ticket which is detachably formed. Specifically, the present invention specifically forms, for example, the same boarding ticket, admission ticket, etc., continuously in the form of a single strip, and the perimeter of each of these tickets has a perforation line so that it can be separated. The present invention relates to a strip ticket payout device. The concept of a ticket in this specification includes an admission ticket, a ticket,
It includes a coupon ticket, a distribution ticket, a coupon ticket, a game ticket, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various ticket payout devices are known. Especially in the United States, a "redemption game", which is similar to a Japanese pachinko game, is popular. And this redemption
A device for paying out a coupon, which is a cut ticket used in a game, is well known. Here is a general description of the American Redemption Game. As a result of playing on a paid game machine at a game center in a downtown area of the United States, a player can win a coupon ticket if a certain amount of points are obtained.

When these coupons / tickets are accumulated, various prizes can be exchanged depending on the number of the coupons / tickets. This kind of coupon / ticket payout device, for example,
US Pat. No. 4,579,269, US Pat. No. 5,11
3, 758, U.S. Pat. No. 5,370,264, and the like. These payout devices are
It has a mechanism that combines an electric motor, a worm gear mechanism, a driving roller, a driven roller, etc., and pays out a predetermined number of tickets from a belt-shaped ticket.

[0004]

In the case of such a ticket payout device, there has been a problem that, during the payout of the band-shaped ticket, the band-shaped ticket is further withdrawn by a mischief more than a predetermined payout number. Further, after the normal payout is completed, the band-shaped ticket may be illegally withdrawn more than a predetermined payout number. The conventional device for preventing unauthorized withdrawal in the band-shaped ticket payout device has a problem that the structure becomes complicated, the shape becomes large, and the weight also increases. The present invention was developed for the purpose of simplifying the structure of the entire band-shaped ticket payout device and preventing unauthorized withdrawal of tickets.

[0005]

[SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention, longitudinal
Perforation lines and their perforations in the width direction at appropriate intervals
From a band-shaped ticket with notches on both ends of the line
One that rotates to pull out only the required number of tickets
A pair of rollers and the pair of rollers are rotatably attached to the shaft.
A band-shaped ticket from a pair of side plates and the pair of rollers
It is installed on the payout exit side of and is tilted to the payout exit side.
The upper side is pivotally attached to the pair of side plates as possible.
Toothed means with tooth flanks at the edges and engaging said notch at the top
It has a pair of claws that can be tilted and tilts with the tilting of the tooth means.
In addition, the outer circumference of the tooth means is slidably wrapped.
The enclosing sheath and the tooth means tilt about the pivot.
At that time, if the tooth surface is projected from the sheath body
When the nail is released from the notch,
Supporting the denture means to return the dentition means to the pod body
Strip-shaped, characterized by comprising a spring
It is a ticket payout device. In addition, the present invention is
The perforation line and its
Belt-shaped ticket with notches at both ends
Rotate to pull out the required number of tickets from
A belt-shaped ticket sent by a pair of rollers
Pull out in the direction of withdrawal, and the withdrawal exit of the belt-shaped ticket
A pair of claws on the side of the sheath cut the strip-shaped ticket.
With a belt-shaped ticket that is engaged and pulled into the slip-in
Of the spring that supports the sheath body so that the sheath body can return.
It tilts in the payout direction against the tensile force, and
The tooth means that tilts with the tilting of the sheath body is attached to the sheath.
The tooth surface of the upper edge of the tooth means protruding from the body
Let it dig into the perforation line of the ticket,
By pulling the ticket, the required number from the belt ticket
Only the tickets for
It is a method of paying out a band-shaped ticket that is characterized by issuing
It

[0006]

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a side sectional end view schematically showing an embodiment according to the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a sectional end view of FIG. 1 seen from above. First, the belt-shaped ticket will be briefly described with reference to FIG. The band-shaped ticket 1 is made of, for example, a band-shaped paper board, and has perforation lines 2 engraved in the width direction that can be cut at equal intervals in the length direction. A round hole 3 is opened at the center of the perforation line 2, and triangular cuts 4 and 4 are formed at the outer ends of the perforation line 2.

Therefore, between the perforation lines 2 and 2 of the belt-shaped ticket 1, there is one ticket T1, T2, T3, ... Although not shown in the drawing, the entire belt-shaped ticket 1 is wound in a spiral shape, and is stored in the lower right part of FIG. Further, it is a matter of course that the perforation line 2 may be a cut line such as a dotted line shape or a broken line shape that can be separated. The large square plate on the right side of FIG. 1 is a pair of side plates 11 and 12.
On the other hand (see FIG. 2), these side plates 11, 12
A pair of rollers 13 and 14 are rotatably provided between the pivots 15,
16 is being done.

Although not shown, the rollers 13 and 14 are an electric motor and a worm gear mechanism,
A means for paying out the belt-shaped ticket 1 to the outside is constituted by interposing an electric control means or the like. The roller 13, which is pivoted 15 upwards, is hourglass-shaped, in other words hourglass-shaped, and the central part 17 of the peripheral wall is inwardly constricted. The roller 14, which is pivoted 16 downwards, is drum-shaped, with a central portion 18 of the peripheral wall bulging outward. Therefore,
Belt-shaped ticket 1 sandwiched between these rollers 13 and 14
Will be bent like a mountain in the width direction against the elastic force of the cardboard.

Therefore, the bite of the upper and lower rollers 13, 14 into the belt-shaped ticket 1 is increased. In other words, the friction of the rollers 13 and 14 with respect to the belt-shaped ticket 1 increases. Of course, the rollers 13 and 14 may be turned upside down so that the upper roller is drum-shaped and the lower roller is drum-shaped . As shown in FIG. 1
Further, 25 shown on the left side of the lower roller 14 is a sawtooth body forming a rectangular tooth means made of a thin steel plate, and the lower edge of the sawtooth body 25 is a side plate which is tiltable via a pivot 22.
It is pivotally attached to (11, 12).

Reference numeral 21 denotes a thick plate-shaped cylindrical sheath body, and this sheath body 21 slides up and down around the outer periphery of the sawtooth body 25. The small triangular plate-like 23 on the top of the sheath 21 is a pair of claws, and these claws 23 are formed on each end of the upper surface of the sheath 21 as shown in FIG. A curved surface is formed on each of the top surfaces of the pair of claws 23 so as to guide each edge of the lower surface of the belt-shaped ticket 1 curved in a mountain shape in the width direction. The opposing surfaces of the pair of triangular claws 23 are projected.
Therefore, the claw 23 can be fitted into the notch 4 of the belt-shaped ticket 1 freely. Even if the claw 23 has a small circular shape, a semicircular shape, or a protrusion, the claw 23 fits into the notch 4, and therefore it is not necessary to limit the shape to a triangle.

Reference numeral 24 in the drawing is a spring, and these springs 24, 24 are attached so as to pull the sheath body 21 downward. In the drawing, the stopper of the sheath body 21 is a protrusion (not shown) on the edge wall of the side plates 11 and 12.
Is. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the tooth surface which is the upper edge of the sawtooth body 25 is formed so as to be substantially on the same surface as the top surface of the claw 23. In other words, for example, the elastic force of the spring 24 is adjusted so that the upper edge of the saw tooth body 25 is located at the top surface level of the claw 23 as shown in FIG.

Thus, in FIG. 1, when the sheath body 21 is moved slightly to the left, the sheath body 21 is pulled slightly downward in FIG. 1 by the elastic force of the spring 24. On the other hand, since the sawtooth body 25 is rotated around the pivot 22,
The upper edge of the serrated body 25 will relatively project. In other words, when the sheath body 21 moves to the left, the spring 2
Pulled 4 will be the top surface of the pawl 23 is lowered, the upper edge of the relatively sawtooth body 25, as if so to protrude. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 31 shown above the claws 23 is a guide plate that is obliquely arranged. The guide plate 31 is for guiding the leading end of the belt-shaped ticket 1 paid out by the rollers 13 and 14 downward.

Reference numeral 32 shown below the guide plate 31 is also a guide plate obliquely arranged. The guide plate 32 is for guiding the tip of the payout belt-shaped ticket 1 to the exit 33. Reference numeral 34 in the figure is a cover body for covering the outlet 33, and is an outer frame case 35 such as an automatic ticket vending machine.
Is fixed to.

In the present embodiment having the above-mentioned structure, although not shown in the drawings, the tip of the spiral band-shaped ticket 1 is inserted between the rollers 13 and 14 to complete the ticket payout preparation. Will be done.

To explain this state in some detail, although not shown in the drawings, the claw 23 is formed because the leading edge of the belt-shaped ticket 1 is a paperboard, and the rollers 13 and 14 still have a mountain-shaped curve.
Above. Thus, for example, one ticket T
When 1 is paid out, the driving means (not shown) such as the electric control means and the electric motor are operated, and the roller 13,
14, only one ticket T1 is rotated in the direction of the arrow in FIG. As a result, the tip of the ticket T1 is
It moves to the left in FIG. 1, is guided by the guide plates 31, 32 and the cover body 34, and is exposed from the outlet 33 to the outside of the outer frame case 35.

When the exposed tip of the ticket T1 is pinched by a finger and pulled, the ticket T1 is in the state shown by the solid line in FIG. That is, when both sides of the rear end of the pulled ticket T1 slide on the top surface of the claw 23 and a pair of notches 4 and 4 come, they are caught by the triangles of the pair of claws 23 and 23, respectively. This state is shown in FIG. Claws 23, 2 in the moving notches 4, 4
When 3 is hooked, the sheath 21 is moved to the left side in FIG. 1 by the pulling force of the ticket T1.

Therefore, as shown by the chain line in FIG. 1, the sheath body 21 is pulled down slightly by the spring 24. On the other hand, the serrated body 25 is
Since the tooth rotates on the center, the teeth on the saw-toothed body 25 are projected so as to bite into the perforation line 2 between the adjacent tickets T1 and T2. Since the movement of the sheath body 21 by the claw 23 and the projection of the teeth by the rotation of the sawtooth body 25 are based on the pivot shaft 22, a constant distance is always maintained. Therefore, even if the pulling position, pulling speed, etc. of the ticket T1 are different, the teeth of the sawtooth body 25 will bite into the perforation line 2 accurately. When the exposed front end of the ticket T1 is further pulled in the above state, the sheath body 21 moves further downward as shown by the chain line in FIG.

Thus, the saw-tooth body 25 further projects, and as a result, the teeth of the saw-tooth body 25 further bite into the perforation line 2, and the ticket T1 is cut and separated at the perforation line 2. The tip of the remaining ticket T2 is separated from above the saw-tooth body 25 and the claw 23 by the restoring force because the strip-shaped ticket 1 is thick paper, and the saw-tooth body 2
5 and the sheath body 21 become free and return to their original positions by the restoring force of the spring 24. In other words, as described in the first description of this embodiment, the state returns to the ticket payout preparation state. In other words, the leading end of the belt-shaped ticket 1 wound in a spiral state (not shown) is inserted between the rollers 13 and 14, and returns to the ticket payout preparation state.

Although not described in the above description, gears (not shown) are externally fixed to the pivots 15 and 16 of the rollers 13 and 14, respectively, and these gears mesh with each other. A larger gear (not shown) is fixed to one of these gears,
Since this large gear meshes with a worm gear (not shown), the pair of rollers 13 and 14 will not rotate even if the ticket T1 is pulled. In addition, if the pair of upper and lower rollers 13 and 14 are drum-shaped and drum-shaped, the friction area increases, so that the belt-shaped ticket 1 is
No slippage between 3 and 14.

Therefore, the ticket T1 can be reliably divided through the perforation line 2. Further, the sheath body 21 is made to return to its original position by the restoring force of the spring 24. However, if a right lateral arm (not shown) is provided below the sheath body 21 and a weight is fixed to the tip of this arm. Of course, the sheath body 21 has a restoring force similar to the action of the spring 24. Also,
Since the shape of the cut 4 is triangular, the claw 23 is also triangular, but it goes without saying that the claw may be rectangular if the cut is rectangular. Further, although the number of the claws 23 is two, the number of the claws 23 may be one.

Although not shown in the figure, it goes without saying that a single pawl that can be fitted into the round hole 3 may be formed. Further, although the sheath body 21 has a cylindrical shape, it is needless to say that the sheath body having a C-shaped cross section, for example, may have a shape that slidably holds the saw tooth body 25.

As described above, according to the present invention, ticket cutting is performed.
Sometimes needed, such as reversible motors, one-way
Ticket cutting means consisting of a switch, cam mechanism, etc.
The tooth means by adding a very simple structure without
I tried to cut into the perforation of the belt-shaped ticket accurately.
Further, the present invention is directed to the pulling position and pulling position of the belt-shaped ticket.
The tooth surface of the tooth means can be
Make a structure that digs into your eyes and draw a belt-shaped ticket
Teeth means bite into the perforation line of the ticket as it is stretched
And then cut at the perforation line and
Since a payout method for separating only the ticket is adopted, it is possible to prevent the ticket from being illegally withdrawn at the time of ticket payout. In other words, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a great effect that the structure of the entire band-shaped ticket payout device can be simplified and the withdrawal of a ticket by an unauthorized method can be prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional end view schematically showing an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional end view of FIG. 1 as seen from above.

[Explanation of symbols]

Perforations: 2, Holes: 3, Cuts: 4, Belt ticket: 1, Roller means: Hourglass roller: 13, Taiko roller: 14, Axis: 15, 16, Tooth means: Sawtooth body : 25, Axis: 22, Claw means ... Sheath body: 21, Claw:
23, ticket: T1, T2, T3.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A widthwise direction is provided at appropriate intervals in the lengthwise direction.
Cut the perforation line (2) and both ends of the perforation line (2)
Is it a strip-shaped ticket (1) with the inclusion (4, 4)?
Rotate to pull out the required number of tickets from
A pair of rollers (13, 14) and the pair of rollers (1
A pair of side plates (1
1, 12) and the pair of rollers (13, 14)
It is arranged on the payout exit (33) side of the ticket (1)
And the pair of the pair of units is tiltable toward the payout outlet (33) side.
Mounted on the side plates (11, 12) by the pivot (22).
A tooth means (25) having a tooth surface at the rim and a cutting means at the top.
It has a pair of claws (23, 23) that can be engaged with the recesses (4 , 4).
Then, while tilting with the tilting of the tooth means (25) ,
A sheath body slidably surrounding the outer periphery of the tooth means (25)
(21) and the tooth means (25) tilts around the pivot (22).
When it moves, its tooth surface protrudes from the inside of the sheath body (21).
And the nails (23, 23) are cut off.
The tooth means (2
5) so that the sheath body (21) is returned to the sheath body (21).
A spring (24) supporting the (21).
A device for paying out a belt-shaped ticket, which is characterized in that 2. In the width direction at appropriate intervals in the length direction
Cut the perforation line (2) and both ends of the perforation line (2)
Is it a strip-shaped ticket (1) with the inclusion (4, 4)?
Rotate to pull out the required number of tickets from
Band-like shape sent out by a pair of rollers (13, 14)
Pull the ticket (1) in the payout direction,
Sheath disposed on the payout outlet (33) side of the door (1)
The pair of claws (23, 23) of (21) is the band-shaped ticket
Engaged with the notches (4, 4) in (1) and pulled
With the band-shaped ticket ( 1 ), the sheath body (21) is
Of the spring (24) that supports the body (21) so that it can return.
The sheath body (2
1) Inside, tilting with the tilting of the sheath body (21)
The tooth means (25) for
The tooth surface of the upper edge of the tooth means (25) that has been taken out is a belt-shaped ticket.
Make it bite into the perforation line ( 2 ) of (1) , and
Band-shaped ticket by pulling the ket (1)
From (1), only the required number of tickets are perforated
A strip characterized by being cut and separated in (2) and then dispensed
How to pay out a ticket.