JP4202507B2 - Automatic ticket gate - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate installed at a station of a transportation facility such as a railway.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, automatic ticket gate devices that perform automatic ticket gate processing have begun to be installed at railway stations and other transportation stations. In such an automatic ticket gate, the magnetic information recorded on the inserted ticket is read to determine whether or not it can be passed, and processing such as recording or punching of magnetic information is performed on the inserted ticket as necessary. Apply.
[0003]
Further, among such automatic ticket collection devices, there have been proposed devices that can handle the combined use of a plurality of tickets. The combined use of a ticket is, for example, using a combination of two or more boarding sections such as a regular ticket and a regular ticket, or a regular ticket and a regular ticket. It can also be used in combination with a prepaid card.
[0004]
In such an automatic ticket gate for multiple sheets, when a plurality of tickets are inserted at the same time from the insertion slot, the plurality of tickets are processed and then accumulated in the stacking unit in front of the discharge slot. After that, it is made to discharge to the discharge port all at once.
[0005]
By the way, when tickets of different sizes are released to the discharge port, for example, when a regular ticket that is a large 85 mm ticket and a normal ticket that is a small 57.5 mm ticket are discharged together to the discharge port, the size When a large regular ticket goes up and a small regular ticket goes down, the regular ticket is hidden behind the regular ticket. In this case, there is a possibility that the passenger may overlook the ordinary ticket and take out only the regular ticket.
[0006]
For this reason, when releasing a regular ticket and a regular ticket at the same time to a discharge port, the regular ticket is released with the regular ticket down and the regular ticket up, without overlooking the regular ticket. , So that it can be taken out.
[0007]
Conventionally, in order to release small size tickets on the upper side and large size tickets on the lower side, the order of the tickets entered using the loop transport path or pocket mechanism in the middle of the main transport path is changed. They were exchanged and transported in order from large-sized tickets, and accumulated in the stacking unit in the discharge unit and discharged in a lump.
[0008]
However, the method of changing the order of the tickets in the main transport path has the disadvantage that the transport time of the tickets becomes longer and the processing efficiency is lowered.
[0009]
Therefore, there has been developed a stacking unit in which a small ticket is positioned on the upper side and a large ticket is positioned on the lower side without changing the order of the tickets in the middle of the main conveyance path.
[0010]
That is, if the tickets sent out from the main transport path are, for example, ordinary tickets, the switching direction is switched to the first direction by the switching gate, and the stacking unit is stacked from the upper side to be sent out from the main transport path. If the ticket is, for example, a regular ticket, the switching direction is switched to the second direction by the switching gate and accumulated in the stacking unit from the lower side, so that the regular ticket goes down and the regular ticket goes up Accumulate.
[0011]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, conventionally, there is no problem when the preceding ticket is a large size and the following ticket is a small size, but when the preceding ticket is a small size and the following ticket is a large size. However, there is a problem that the leading end of a large-sized ticket following the rear end of the previously collected small-sized ticket collides, causing clogging.
[0012]
On the other hand, in the automatic ticket gate, if a passenger leaves the ticket at the outlet due to forgetting to take it, etc., it will automatically change another ticket in the automatic ticket gate after a certain set time so as not to hinder the operation. A function for loading into the stacking unit is provided. If the ticket of the next passenger is in the automatic ticket gate at the time of loading, the printed ticket such as a prepaid card waits after printing, and the regular or ordinary ticket waits with a punch stopper. After taking the neglected tickets, it is transported to the discharge port or collected in the collection unit.
[0013]
Conventionally, one electric motor for discharging, one for collecting, and one for main transport are provided, and the discharge, recovery, and take-in processing of tickets is performed by these electric motors.
[0014]
For example, when picking up neglected tickets, the recovery unit is removed from the discharge port by rotating the discharge motor in the reverse direction and rotating the recovery motor in the forward direction with the main transport motor stopped. Collect tickets along the transport route that leads directly to. After the recovery, the main transport motor that has been stopped is rotated, and the discharge motor and the recovery motor are rotated in the forward direction to discharge the next passenger's tickets to the discharge port, or the recovery unit. To recover.
[0015]
However, the provision of three electric motors for discharge, recovery, and main transport increases the cost and also places a space restriction in downsizing the automatic ticket gate.
[0016]
In addition, a separate mechanism is required to eliminate the discharge motor, which complicates the discharge mechanism, and thus a discharge-related motor is required.
[0017]
Therefore, it is conceivable that the motor for recovery and the motor for main transport are simply used in common, and there are two motors. In this case, there is no problem with discharge and recovery. Return the take-in ticket to the main transport path and then collect it in the collection unit, or provide a stopper to stop the next customer ticket after the printing stop position, or wait position for the next customer's printed ticket Need to be changed.
[0018]
However, returning the take-in ticket to the main conveyance path takes time for taking-in, and providing a stopper is a useless part because the taking-in process is rare. In addition, the change of the waiting position of the tickets has a disadvantage that it takes a processing time for the next customer.
[0019]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and even after a small-sized ticket is first accumulated in the stacking unit, a large-sized ticket is sent to a small-sized ticket. The large-sized tickets can be stacked with the small-sized tickets on the top and the small-sized tickets on the top without colliding with each other, and there are separate drive sources for discharging, collecting and transporting the tickets. In addition, an automatic ticket gate that can take abandoned tickets without using processing time and without specially requiring a member such as a stopper even with two drive sources is provided. With the goal.
[0020]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a first input unit that collectively inputs a first ticket and a second ticket having a size larger than that of the first ticket. And a main transport means for transporting the first ticket and the second ticket inserted into the input section, and information for performing information processing on the first and second tickets transported by the main transport means A processing unit, a stacking unit for collecting first and second tickets that are processed by the information processing unit and are carried out from the main transport unit, and a first ticket that is carried out from the main transport unit First branch transport means for feeding a card from the upper side to the stacking section, second branch transport means for feeding second tickets unloaded from the main transport means to the stacking section from the lower side, and the stacking The first ticket that is provided in the stack and is fed into the stacking unit from the upper side is placed on the top surface. And supporting the rear end side in the feeding direction, guiding the second tickets fed from the lower side of the stacking unit along the lower surface portion, and lower surface side of the first tickets And a discharge means for discharging the first and second tickets stacked in the stacking portion in a lump.
[0021]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the first ticket, the second ticket having a size larger than the first ticket, and the first part inserted into the first part Main transport means for transporting one ticket and second ticket, information processing means for processing information on the first and second tickets transported by the main transport means, and information by this information processing means A stacking unit that stacks the first and second tickets that are processed and carried out from the main transport unit, and a first ticket that is transported from the main transport unit with respect to the stacking unit. First branch conveying means for feeding from
A second branch conveying means for feeding the second ticket carried out from the main conveying means to the stacking unit from the lower side thereof, and provided in the stacking unit, and sent to the stacking unit from the upper side. The first ticket is guided along the upper surface portion, supports the rear end side in the feeding direction, and guides the second ticket sent from the lower side of the stacking portion along the lower surface portion. Guide means for guiding to the lower surface side of the first tickets, discharge means for discharging the first and second tickets stacked in the stacking unit, and the discharge to the discharge port A detecting means for detecting a leaving time of the first and second tickets, and when the detecting means detects that the first and second tickets have been left for a predetermined time or more, the discharging means is reversed. The first and second tickets are moved through the stacking unit. And control means incorporated in the section, at the time of acquisition of the first and second ticket class; and a retracting means for moving in a direction away said guide means from said integrated unit.
[0022]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the first ticket, the second ticket having a size larger than the first ticket, and the first part inserted into the first part are loaded. Main transport means for transporting one ticket and second ticket, information processing means for processing information on the first and second tickets transported by the main transport means, and information by this information processing means A stacking unit that stacks the first and second tickets that are processed and carried out from the main transport unit, and a first ticket that is transported from the main transport unit with respect to the stacking unit. First branch conveying means for feeding from
A second branch conveying means for feeding the second ticket carried out from the main conveying means to the stacking unit from the lower side thereof, and provided in the stacking unit, and sent to the stacking unit from the upper side. The first ticket is guided along the upper surface portion, supports the rear end side in the feeding direction, and guides the second ticket sent from the lower side of the stacking portion along the lower surface portion. A rotatable guide means for guiding the first ticket to the lower surface side, a discharge means for discharging the first and second tickets stacked in the stacking portion at a time, and a discharge opening. Detecting means for detecting the leaving time of the released first and second tickets, and when the detecting means detects that the first and second tickets have been left for a predetermined time or more, The discharging means is operated in the reverse direction to collect the first and second tickets. And control means incorporated therein through, at the time of acquisition of the first and second ticket class; and a retracting means for rotating in a direction away said guide means from said integrated unit.
[0023]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the first ticket, the second ticket having a size larger than that of the first ticket, and the first part inserted in the first part Main transport means for transporting one ticket and second ticket, information processing means for processing information on the first and second tickets transported by the main transport means, and information by this information processing means A stacking unit that stacks the first and second tickets that are processed and carried out from the main transport unit, and a first ticket that is transported out from the main transport unit is fed into the stacking unit from above. A first branching and conveying unit; a second branching and conveying unit that feeds the second ticket unloaded from the main conveying unit to the stacking unit from the lower side; and the stacking unit that is provided on the stacking unit. Guides the first ticket sent from the side along the upper surface, and the rear end in the feed direction A rotatable guide means for guiding the second tickets sent from the lower side of the stacking unit along the lower surface and guiding them to the lower surface of the first tickets, A discharge unit that discharges the first and second tickets stacked in the stacking unit in a batch; a detection unit that detects a leaving time of the first and second tickets released to the discharge port; When the detection means detects that the first and second tickets have been left for a predetermined time or longer, the discharge means is operated in the reverse direction to collect the first and second tickets. And a biasing member for elastically biasing the guide means, and when the first and second tickets are taken in, the biasing force of the biasing member is included. Retraction means for rotating the guide means in a direction away from the stacking unit; To Bei.
[0024]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the first ticket, the second ticket having a size larger than the first ticket, and the first part inserted into the first part Main transport means for transporting one ticket and second ticket, information processing means for processing information on the first and second tickets transported by the main transport means, and information by this information processing means A stacking unit that stacks the first and second tickets that are processed and carried out from the main transport unit, and a first ticket that is transported out from the main transport unit is fed into the stacking unit from above. A first branching and conveying unit; a second branching and conveying unit that feeds the second ticket unloaded from the main conveying unit to the stacking unit from the lower side; and the stacking unit that is provided on the stacking unit. Guide the first ticket sent from the side along the first guide portion, Guide means for supporting the rear end side and guiding the second tickets sent from the lower side of the stacking section along the second guide section and guiding them to the lower surface side of the first tickets. And a discharge means for collectively discharging the first and second tickets stacked in the stacking unit, and a detection for detecting a leaving time of the first and second tickets discharged to the discharge port. And when the detecting means detects that the first and second tickets have been left for a predetermined time or longer, the discharge means is operated in the reverse direction to remove the first and second tickets. Control means for taking in the inside along the second guide portion of the guide means.
[0025]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a main transport unit that transports the tickets inserted from the input unit, an information processing unit that performs information processing on the tickets transported by the main transport unit, and information by the information processing unit. A discharge unit that discharges the ticket that has been processed and is transported from the main transport unit to a discharge port; and the nipping and transporting of the ticket that is processed by the information processing unit and is transported from the main transport unit A recovery means having a first and a second transport part to be recovered, and a main power means and a first transport part of the recovery means connected via a first power transmission means, the main transport means and the A first driving means for driving a first conveying section of the collecting means; and a second power transmitting means connected to the discharging means and the second conveying section of the collecting section via the second power transmission means; Second driving means for driving the second transport section of the section; Detecting means for detecting the leaving time of the tickets discharged to the discharge port; and when the detecting means detects that the tickets have been left for a predetermined time or longer, the first driving means is stopped. A control unit that reversely drives the second driving unit to operate the discharge unit in the reverse direction and to operate the second transport unit of the recovery unit in the forward direction to collect the left-side tickets. The first conveyance unit and the first power transmission unit are intermittently connected, and the first conveyance unit and the first power transmission unit are disconnected when the first driving unit is stopped. The connection between the first interrupting means, the second transport section and the second power transmission means is interrupted, and the second transport section and the second power transmission means are connected only when the second drive means is reversely driven. A second intermittent means for connecting the two power transmission means.
[0026]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.
[0027]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing the external appearance of an automatic bill collection device.
[0028]
This automatic ticket collection apparatus can cope with the combined use of a plurality of ticket tickets. This automatic ticket gate is installed at, for example, a transfer station between a Shinkansen and a conventional line, and a train ticket for a conventional line that starts at or ends at this transfer station, and a Shinkansen that starts at or ends at this transfer station. Passenger tickets and limited express tickets are accepted, and based on these data, it is possible to check whether there are frauds in the boarding section, etc., and to perform the bill collection process. In addition, the above-mentioned ticket medium in which the boarding sections are continuous is referred to as a related ticket.
[0029]
A main body 10 of the automatic ticket gate apparatus discharges a ticket slot 12 into which a ticket medium is inserted when entering or exiting the station, and a ticket medium received at the slot 12. A discharge port 14 is provided. There are various types of ticket media such as ordinary tickets (first ticket), regular tickets (second ticket), limited express tickets, number of times tickets, prepaid cards, etc. The predetermined information, for example, expiration date information and rideable section information are magnetically recorded in a predetermined format.
[0030]
A shutter (shown in FIG. 2) 28 is provided in the vicinity of the slot 12 to prevent the ticket medium from being inserted. The shutter 28 prohibits the insertion of another ticket medium for a predetermined period after a predetermined time has elapsed since the ticket medium was inserted. Due to the action of the shutter 28, it is possible to prevent another person's ticket medium from being continuously inserted. In front of the insertion port 3, an input side indicator 16 for displaying various guidance to the passenger is provided. The insertion side display 16 displays various types of guidance such as guidance for entering a boarding ticket for passengers near the entrance.
[0031]
Furthermore, a passage guidance indicator (not shown) for displaying guidance of the passage of the automatic ticket gate is provided at the lower portion of the insertion slot 12. In front of the discharge port 4, a take-out side indicator (display unit) 18 for displaying various guidance for passengers in the passage is provided. A plurality of human detection sensors 24... For detecting passengers in the passage are provided on the side surface of the main body 1 and the frame 22 along the passage through which the passenger passes.
[0032]
FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing the internal mechanism of the automatic bill collection device.
[0033]
A main transport path (main transport means) 32 for transporting the ticket medium inserted from the input port 12 to the output port 14 is formed between the input port 12 and the output port 14. On the main transport path 32, sensors for detecting a ticket medium transported on the main transport path 32, for example, an input port sensor 90 for detecting a ticket medium input from the input port 12, and a discharge port 14 are provided. A plurality of discharge port sensors 92 for detecting the ticket medium discharged to the vehicle are provided.
[0034]
A shutter 28 is provided at the entrance from the slot 12 to the main transport path 32 to prohibit the loading of the ticket medium for a predetermined period. The predetermined period is a period until the inserted ticket medium is received from the discharge port 14. The shutter 28 is closed at the moment when the ticket medium is inserted. As a result, a distinction is made between the first-passed ticket medium and the next-passed ticket medium.
[0035]
On the conveyance path of the main conveyance path 32, in order from the entry port 12 to the discharge port 14, a take-in roller 33 for taking in the one-by-one or one-by-one pass ticket media, and the taken-in ticket media are aligned. An aligning section 34, read heads 36a and 36b as information processing means for reading information magnetically recorded on the magnetic recording layer of the ticket medium, a reversing section 38 for always sending out the front and back of the ticket medium uniformly, writing information A pre-writing pool unit 42 that pools a ticket medium before, a writing head 46 as information processing means for recording predetermined magnetic information on the ticket medium, and information recorded by the writing head 46 are confirmed. Read head 48, punch processing units 50 and 52 for punching the ticket medium, a first ticket detection sensor 54 for detecting passage of the ticket medium, and information processing for performing print recording on the upper surface of the ticket medium A thermal head 56 as a stage, a thermal head 58 that performs printing recorded in the lower surface of the ticket medium, such as collective pool section 60 to align a plurality of ticket medium by size are provided.
[0036]
In the aligning unit 34, alignment is performed such that a predetermined direction of the ticket medium loaded into the slot 12 is a transport direction and serves as a one-side reference. The reversing unit 38 is provided with a sorting gate 39. In order to always unify the front and back of the ticket medium, the ticket medium is pulled into the reversing unit 38 from the main transport path 32 by the sorting gate 39 as necessary. It is. The ticket medium drawn into the reversing unit 38 is reversed and returned to the main conveyance path 32. The necessity of drawing the ticket medium into the reversing unit 38 is determined by which of the reading heads 36a and 36b has read the information on the ticket medium.
[0037]
The pre-writing pool unit 42 pools the ticket media in order to check the validity of the ticket media based on a plurality of previous combinations, for example, whether or not the possible sections are continuous. The pre-writing pool section 42 is provided with a sorting gate 43, a pool transport path 44, a stopper 45, and the like, and the ticket medium is drawn into the pool transport path 44 from the main transport path 32 by the sorting gate 43. The drawn ticket medium is stopped by the stopper 45 and pooled. At this time, a plurality of ticket mediums are not overlapped on the pool conveyance path 44, that is, one by one is pooled in another pool conveyance path 44.
[0038]
When printing recording is required on the surface of the ticket medium, for example, when the inserted ticket medium is a normal ticket, it is conveyed to the thermal head 56 by the sorting gate 51. When printing recording is required on the back surface of the ticket medium, the ticket is conveyed to the thermal head 58 by the sorting gate 51.
[0039]
The collective pool unit 60 arranges a plurality of ticket media having different sizes in order of size so that a specific ticket media is not overlooked at the time of collective ejection of a plurality of ticket media having different discharge sizes. It is a mechanism for rearranging and aligning. When a plurality of related tickets having different sizes are processed, if the related tickets are discharged one by one at the time of discharge, smooth ticket gate processing is hindered.
[0040]
However, when trying to eject all at once, the small ticket may be overlooked and hidden behind the large ticket, which may be lost. Therefore, by arranging the ticket media of different sizes in order of size and discharging them together, all the tickets can be confirmed as seen from the side of the recipient of the related tickets, and a smooth ticket check process can be realized, and the ticket media It can also prevent losing.
[0041]
A first collection box 69 and a second collection box 70 are disposed below the collective pool section 60, and the collection tickets guided by a sorting gate 80, which will be described later, are collected once. ing. The collected tickets are sorted into the first bill collection box 69 and the second bill collection box 70 by the sorting gate 68 according to the type.
[0042]
FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the collective pool unit 60.
[0043]
The collective pool unit 60 is provided with a sorting gate 80 on the carry-out side of the main conveyance path 32 that sorts the ticket medium into a discharge direction and a collection direction depending on the type. First and second branch transfer means 2 and 3 are arranged in the discharge direction distributed by the distribution gate 80. The first branch transport means 2 transports, for example, an ordinary ticket as a first ticket having a length in the transport direction of 57.5 mm, and the second branch transport means 3 has a length in the transport direction of 85 mm. A regular ticket as a certain second ticket is transported. The first branching and conveying means 2 is composed of a plurality of rollers 4 and a conveying belt 5 that spans these rollers 4. The second branching and conveying means 3 is composed of a plurality of rollers 7 and a conveying belt 8 stretched around these rollers 7.
[0044]
Between the 1st and 2nd branch conveyance means 2 and 3, the switching gate 6 which switches the feeding direction according to a ticket type is provided. A stacking unit 71 for stacking tickets is provided on the carry-out side of the first and second branch transfer means 2 and 3. The stacking unit 71 includes a plurality of rollers 72 and a conveyance belt 73 that is stretched over the rollers 72. The stacking unit 71 is provided with a shutter 74 that opens and closes in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the tickets are transported, and is provided so as to be able to come in contact with and separate from the transport belt 73, and is used to apply transport force. A roller 95 is provided.
[0045]
Further, the stacking unit 71 supports the rear end side of the ordinary ticket stacked in the stacking unit 71 and also transfers the regular tickets sent to the stacking unit 71 to the regular ticket in the stacking unit 71. A guide plate 97 as guide means for guiding to the lower side is rotatably provided.
[0046]
On the upper side of the stacking unit 71, a discharge means 76 is provided for discharging the stacked tickets in a lump. The discharge means 76 is composed of a plurality of rollers 77 and a conveyor belt 78 stretched over these rollers 77. In addition, on the lower side of the collective pool section 60, a collection transport section 81 that transports the collection ticket and the take-in ticket toward the first collection box 69 and the second collection box 70 is provided. The collection conveyance unit 81 includes rollers 82 and a conveyance belt 83 that is stretched around the rollers 82.
[0047]
FIG. 4 shows a drive solenoid 86 and its control means 87 as retracting means for the guide plate 97.
[0048]
The guide plate 97 has a rear end portion rotatably supported by a support shaft 97a, and an operating element 86a of a drive solenoid 86 constituting a retracting means is connected to the front end portion. When the drive solenoid 86 is turned on and off, the guide plate 97 is rotated in the vertical direction around the support shaft 97a, that is, in the direction contacting and separating from the stacking portion 71.
[0049]
The detection sensor 92 provided in the discharge port 14 includes a light emitting element 92a and a light receiving element 92b that receives light emitted from the light emitting element 92a. Tickets emitted to the emission port 14 are detected by blocking the light emitted from the light emitting element 92a. If the discharged tickets are left for a predetermined time or longer due to forgetting to remove the ticket, the control solenoid 87 turns on the drive solenoid 86 so that the guide plate 97 is rotated away from the stacking portion 71 and retracted. It has become. When the drive solenoid 86 is turned off, the guide plate 97 moves in the direction approaching the stacking unit 71 to guide the tickets again.
[0050]
Next, a ticket pooling method in the collective pool unit 60 will be described.
[0051]
For example, when the regular ticket P1 and the regular ticket P2 are entered at the same time from the slot 12, and the regular ticket P2 is conveyed in advance, the switching gate 6 is moved to an arrow as shown in FIG. As shown, the regular ticket P2 that is rotated upward and fed from the main transport path 32 is guided to the second branch transport means 3 and transported to the stacking unit 71 from the lower side. At this time, the accumulation shutter 74 is protruded by the accumulation unit 71 and the pressing roller 95 is moved in a direction away from the conveyance belt 73 of the accumulation unit 71 so that the conveyance force is extinguished. The sent regular ticket P2 is stopped with its front end abutting against the integrated shutter 74. Then, when the ordinary ticket P1 is sent, the sorting gate 6 is rotated downward as shown by an arrow as shown in FIG. 6, and the ordinary ticket P1 is sent to the first branch transport means 2. . The ordinary ticket P1 sent to the first branch transport means 2 is transported from the upper side to the stacking unit 71 along the upper surface of the guide plate 97, and the front end thereof is brought into contact with the stacking shutter 74 and stopped. Thus, the ordinary ticket P1 and the regular ticket P2 are accumulated in the accumulating unit 71 in a state where the ordinary ticket P1 is up and the regular ticket P2 is down with the front ends aligned.
[0052]
In addition, when the ordinary ticket P1 and the regular ticket P2 are entered at the same time from the entry port 12 and the ordinary ticket P1 is transported in advance, as shown in FIG. As shown by the arrow, the ordinary ticket P1 rotated downward and fed from the main transport path 32 is guided to the first branch transport means 2 and transported. The ordinary ticket transported by the first branch transport means 2 is sent from the upper side along the upper surface portion of the guide plate 97 to the stacking portion 71, and the front end portion thereof is brought into contact with the stacking shutter 74 and stopped. At the time of this stop, the back end of the normal ticket P1 is supported on the upper surface of the guide plate 97. Next, when the regular ticket P2 is sent, as shown in FIG. 8, the sorting gate 6 is rotated upward as indicated by the arrow, and the regular ticket P2 is sent to the second branch conveyance means 3. . The regular ticket P2 sent to the second branching means 3 is conveyed from the lower side to the stacking portion 71 along the lower surface of the guide plate 97, and is sent to the lower side of the normal ticket P1 previously stacked. After that, the front end portion is brought into contact with the integrated shutter 74 and stopped. As a result, the ordinary ticket P1 and the regular ticket P2 are collected with the regular ticket P1 up and the regular ticket P2 down with the front ends aligned.
[0053]
Thus, when stacking small-sized tickets in advance, the rear end side is supported by the upper surface of the guide body 97, and the subsequent large-sized tickets are fed along the lower surface of the guide body 97. Therefore, the leading end portion of the large-sized ticket cannot collide with the rear end portion of the small-sized ticket, and can be reliably collected.
[0054]
FIG. 9 shows a discharging operation for discharging the ordinary ticket P1 and the regular ticket P2 collected in the collecting unit 71 in a lump.
[0055]
In this case, the pressing roller 95 is moved in the direction of the arrow to press the conveying belt 73 of the accumulating unit 71 to apply conveying force, and the accumulating shutter 74 is opened. As a result, the ordinary ticket P1 and the regular ticket P2 are nipped and conveyed by the conveying belt 73 of the stacking unit 71 and the conveying belt 78 of the discharging means 76 and are discharged to the discharge port 14 in a lump.
[0056]
FIG. 10 shows a case where the ordinary ticket P1 and the regular ticket P2 that have been left in the discharge port 14 for a predetermined time or longer are collected.
[0057]
In this case, the drive solenoid 86 is excited and the guide body 97 is rotated away from the accumulating portion 71 as indicated by an arrow and retracted, and the conveying belt 73 of the accumulating portion 71 and the discharging means 76, 78 is reversely rotated.
[0058]
As a result, the neglected ordinary ticket P1 and the regular ticket P2 are taken into the interior and collected in the first or second collection box 69, 70 via the sorting gate 68.
[0059]
Since the guide body 97 is rotated in the direction of retracting from the stacking unit 71 when taking in the tickets left as described above, the taken-in tickets do not collide with the guide body 97 and are jammed. Can be imported.
[0060]
FIG. 11 shows another embodiment of the retracting mechanism of the sorting gate 6.
[0061]
In this embodiment, the sorting gate 6 is elastically urged in a direction of retreating from the accumulation portion 71 by a spring material 101 as an urging means. When the ordinary ticket P1 has been introduced, the sorting gate 6 is rotated downward against the biasing force of the spring material 101 to support the rear end of the ordinary ticket P1. As shown in FIG. 12, after the ordinary ticket P <b> 1 and the regular ticket medium P <b> 2 are released, the sorting gate 6 is rotated away from the stacking portion 71 by the urging force of the spring material 101 and is retracted. Therefore, when the ordinary ticket P1 and the commuter pass medium P2 that have been left for a predetermined time or longer are taken in, the ordinary ticket P1 and the commuter pass medium P2 can be taken in reliably without colliding with the sorting gate 6. .
[0062]
FIG. 13 shows another embodiment of the distribution gate.
[0063]
This distribution gate 105 is fixedly provided, and has an upper side guide part 105a for guiding the ordinary ticket P1 and a lower side guide part 105b for guiding the regular ticket P2.
[0064]
The normal ticket P1 is supported at the rear end side by the upper side guide portion 105a in the stacking portion 71, and can be stacked without causing the front end portion of the subsequent regular ticket P2 to collide.
[0065]
When taking the normal ticket P1 and the regular ticket P2 left at the discharge port 14, they are guided by the lower guide portion 105b as shown by the arrows in FIG.
[0066]
FIG. 15 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.
[0067]
In the figure, reference numeral 111 denotes a main transport unit for transporting tickets, and a switching gate 112 is provided on the carry-out side of the main transport unit 111 to switch the direction in which the tickets are sent out between the first direction and the second direction. In the first direction, a discharge transport section 113 as discharge means is provided, and in the second direction, a recovery transport section 114 as recovery means is provided.
[0068]
The main transport hand unit 111 and the recovery transport unit 114 are a first drive motor 116 as a first drive unit, and the discharge transport unit 113 and the recovery transport unit 114 are a second drive unit. It is driven by a drive motor 117. The first drive motor 116 is rotationally driven only in the forward direction, and the second drive motor 117 is rotationally driven in the forward and reverse directions.
[0069]
The collection transport unit 114 includes first and second transport units 119 and 120. The first conveying unit 119 includes a driving roller 121 and a driven roller 122, and a first conveying belt 123 is stretched between the driving roller 121 and the driven roller 122. The second conveying unit 120 includes a driving roller 129 and a driven roller 130, and a second conveying belt 127 is stretched between the driving roller 129 and the driven roller 130.
[0070]
A first drive motor 116 is connected to the shaft 121 a of the drive roller 121 of the first transport unit 119 via a pulley 128 and a first power transmission belt 130. A one-way clutch 131 is provided between the shaft 121a of the drive roller 121 and the pulley 128, and when the first drive motor 116 is stopped, the first conveyor belt 123 rotates idly in the direction of the arrow (in the ticket collection direction). It can be done.
[0071]
A second drive motor 117 is connected to the shaft 125 a of the drive roller 125 of the second transport unit 120 via a pulley 133 and a second power transmission belt 134. A one-way clutch 135 is provided between the shaft 125a of the drive roller 125 and the pulley 133. When the second drive motor 117 is driven to rotate in the forward direction, power is not transmitted to the drive roller 125, and the second drive Only when the motor 117 is driven in reverse rotation, power is transmitted to the drive roller 125.
[0072]
FIG. 16 shows the ticket discharge operation.
[0073]
At the time of discharge, the first and second drive motors 116 and 117 are rotated forward, and the main transfer unit 111 and the discharge transfer unit 113 are rotationally driven. The tickets P3 transported by the rotation of the main transport unit 111 are transported as indicated by an arrow through the switching gate 112, sent to the discharge transport unit 113, and the discharge port 140 by the rotation of the discharge transport unit 113. To be released.
[0074]
At this time, the first conveyance belt 123 of the collection conveyance unit 114 is rotationally driven, and this driving causes the second conveyance belt 127 to be rotated by the action of the one-way clutch 135, thereby allowing the first conveyance belt 123 to travel. There is no hindrance.
[0075]
FIG. 17 shows the collecting operation.
[0076]
At the time of collection, the first and second drive motors 116 and 117 are rotated forward, and the main conveyance unit 111 and the collection conveyance unit 114 are rotationally driven. The tickets P3 carried out by the rotation of the main transport unit 111 are transported as indicated by arrows through the switching gate 112, sent to the recovery transport unit 114, and recovered by the rotation of the recovery transport unit 114. .
[0077]
At this time, the first conveyance belt 123 of the collection conveyance unit 114 is rotationally driven, and this driving causes the second conveyance belt 127 to be rotated by the action of the one-way clutch 135, so that the first conveyance belt 123 travels. There is no hindrance.
[0078]
FIG. 18 shows the taking-in operation of the ticket P3 left in the discharge port 140.
[0079]
At this time, the first drive motor 116 is stopped and the second drive motor 117 is reversely rotated. As a result, the discharge transport unit 113 is rotated in the reverse direction, and the collection transport unit 114 is rotated forward. By this rotation, the ticket P3 left in the discharge port 14 is taken in and collected as indicated by an arrow.
[0080]
At this time, the first conveyor belt 123 is accompanied by the travel of the second transport belt 127 of the collection transport section 114, and the travel of the second transport belt 127 is not hindered.
[0081]
FIG. 19 shows the operation after taking a neglected ticket.
[0082]
At this time, the first and second drive motors 116 and 117 are rotated forward, and the main transport unit 111 and the discharge transport unit 113 are rotationally driven. The ticket P3 is discharged by the rotational drive of the main transport unit 111, transported as indicated by an arrow through the switching gate 112, sent to the discharge transport unit 113, and the discharge port 140 by the rotation of the transport unit 113 for discharge. To be released.
[0083]
At this time, the first conveyance belt 123 of the collection conveyance unit 114 is rotationally driven, and this driving causes the second conveyance belt 127 to be rotated by the action of the one-way clutch 135, thereby allowing the first conveyance belt 123 to travel. There is no hindrance.
[0084]
【The invention's effect】
In the present invention, as described above, when the first ticket of a small size and the second ticket of a large size are put together and the first ticket of a small size is sent to the stacking unit first. The first ticket of a small size is fed from the upper side along the upper surface of the guide means to the stacking unit, supports the rear end side in the feeding direction, and the second ticket of the larger size that follows. Is fed from the lower side along the lower surface of the guide means to the stacking portion, so that the leading end portion of the second large-sized ticket can be satisfactorily stacked without contacting the rear end portion of the first small-sized medium. can do.
[0085]
The first transport unit of the main transport unit and the recovery unit is connected to the first drive unit, and the second transport unit of the discharge unit and the recovery unit is connected to the second drive unit, and the neglected tickets Since the first driving means is stopped and the second driving means is reversely operated at the time of taking-in, the neglected tickets can be quickly left with a simple structure without taking a processing time or using a stopper or the like as in the prior art. Can be recovered.
[0086]
Moreover, since the 1st conveyance part follows the operation | movement of a 2nd conveyance part at collection | recovery operation, even if the 1st drive means has stopped, operation | movement of a 2nd conveyance part is not prevented.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an automatic ticket gate apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of an automatic ticket gate device.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a batch release unit for tickets of the automatic ticket gate.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view showing a stacking unit.
FIG. 5 is a view showing a state in which a regular ticket and a regular ticket are inserted in a lump, and a regular ticket is sent and accumulated in advance.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state where ordinary tickets are stacked on a regular ticket.
FIG. 7 is a view showing a state in which a normal ticket and a regular ticket are put together, and a normal ticket is sent and accumulated in advance.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state where a regular ticket is sent and accumulated under a normal ticket.
FIG. 9 is a view showing a state in which a normal ticket and a regular ticket are discharged to the discharge port all at once.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which an ordinary ticket and a regular ticket left at the discharge port are taken in.
FIG. 11 is a view showing another retracting mechanism of the guide plate.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a state in which a normal ticket and a regular ticket left at the discharge port are taken in.
FIG. 13 is a view showing another embodiment of the guide plate.
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a state in which an ordinary ticket and a regular ticket left at the discharge port are taken in.
FIG. 15 is a view showing a discharge unit and a collection unit of an automatic ticket gate apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 16 is a view showing a ticket discharge operation.
FIG. 17 is a view showing a ticket collecting operation.
FIG. 18 is a view showing an operation for taking in tickets left at the discharge port.
FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a discharging operation after a ticket taking-in operation.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 ... 1st branch conveyance means
3 ... Second branch conveying means
6 ... Switching gate
P1 ... Ordinary ticket (first ticket)
P2… Regular tickets (second tickets)
P3 ... Tickets
32. Main transfer means
10 ... Automatic bill collection device
12 ... Inlet
14 ... Release port
28 ... Shutter
36a, 36b... Read head (information processing means)
46. Writing head (information processing means)
48 ... Reading head (information processing means)
50, 52 ... punch processing section
54. First ticket detection sensor
56 ... Thermal head (information processing means)
58 ... Thermal head (information processing means)
60 ... Batch pool club
68 ... Sorting gate
69 ... 1st collection box
70 ... 2nd collection box
71 ... Accumulation unit
74 ... Shutter
76 ... Release means
86 ... Drive solenoid (retraction means)
87. Control means
92 ... Detection sensor (detection means)
97 ... Guide body (guide means)
101 ... Spring material (biasing member / retraction means)
105 ... guide member (guide means)
105a ... 1st guide part
105b ... Second guide portion
106: Guide member (guide means)
111 ... Main transfer means
113 ... Release means
114 ... Recovery means
116... First drive motor (first drive means)
117... Second drive motor (second drive means)
119: First transport unit
120... Second transport unit
130: First power transmission belt (first power transmission means)
131. One-way clutch (first intermittent means)
134: second power transmission belt (second power transmission means)
135. One-way clutch (second intermittent means)
140 ... discharge port

Claims (6)

An input unit that collectively inputs a first ticket and a second ticket having a size larger than that of the first ticket;
Main transport means for transporting the first ticket and the second ticket inserted into the input unit;
Information processing means for performing information processing on the first and second tickets conveyed by the main conveying means;
A stacking unit that stacks the first and second tickets that are processed by the information processing unit and are carried out of the main transport unit;
First branch conveyance means for feeding the first tickets carried out from the main conveyance means to the stacking unit from the upper side;
Second branch conveying means for sending the second tickets carried out from the main conveying means to the stacking unit from the lower side;
The first bills provided in the stacking unit and guided to the stacking unit from the upper side are guided along the upper surface, supporting the rear end side in the feeding direction, and the lower side of the stacking unit Guiding means for guiding the second ticket sent from the side along the lower surface portion and guiding it to the lower surface side of the first ticket;
A discharge means for discharging the first and second tickets stacked in the stacking unit at once;
An automatic ticket gate device comprising: An input unit that collectively inputs a first ticket and a second ticket having a size larger than that of the first ticket;
Main transport means for transporting the first ticket and the second ticket inserted into the input unit;
Information processing means for performing information processing on the first and second tickets conveyed by the main conveying means;
A stacking unit that stacks the first and second tickets that are processed by the information processing unit and are carried out of the main transport unit;
First branch conveyance means for feeding the first ticket unloaded from the main conveyance means from the upper side to the stacking unit;
Second branch conveying means for sending the second tickets carried out from the main conveying means from the lower side to the stacking unit;
The first bills provided in the stacking unit and guided to the stacking unit from the upper side are guided along the upper surface, supporting the rear end side in the feeding direction, and the lower side of the stacking unit Guiding means for guiding the second ticket sent from the side along the lower surface portion and guiding it to the lower surface side of the first ticket;
A discharge means for discharging the first and second tickets stacked in the stacking unit at once;
Detecting means for detecting a leaving time of the first and second tickets discharged to the discharge port;
When it is detected by the detection means that the first and second tickets have been left for a predetermined time or longer, the discharge means is operated in the reverse direction to move the first and second tickets to the stacking unit. Control means to be taken in through,
A retracting means for moving the guide means in a direction away from the stacking unit when taking in the first and second tickets;
An automatic ticket gate device comprising: An input unit that collectively inputs a first ticket and a second ticket having a size larger than that of the first ticket;
Main transport means for transporting the first ticket and the second ticket inserted into the input unit;
Information processing means for performing information processing on the first and second tickets conveyed by the main conveying means;
A stacking unit that stacks the first and second tickets that are processed by the information processing unit and are carried out of the main transport unit;
First branch conveyance means for feeding the first ticket unloaded from the main conveyance means from the upper side to the stacking unit;
Second branch conveying means for sending the second tickets carried out from the main conveying means from the lower side to the stacking unit;
The first bills provided in the stacking unit and guided to the stacking unit from the upper side are guided along the upper surface, supporting the rear end side in the feeding direction, and the lower side of the stacking unit A rotatable guide means for guiding the second ticket sent from the side along the lower surface portion and guiding the second ticket to the lower surface side of the first ticket;
A discharge means for discharging the first and second tickets stacked in the stacking unit at once;
Detecting means for detecting a leaving time of the first and second tickets discharged to the discharge port;
When it is detected by the detection means that the first and second tickets have been left for a predetermined time or longer, the discharge means is operated in the reverse direction to move the first and second tickets to the stacking unit. Control means to be taken in through,
A retracting means for rotating the guide means in a direction away from the stacking unit when taking in the first and second tickets;
An automatic ticket gate device comprising: An input unit that collectively inputs a first ticket and a second ticket having a size larger than that of the first ticket;
Main transport means for transporting the first ticket and the second ticket inserted into the input unit;
Information processing means for performing information processing on the first and second tickets conveyed by the main conveying means;
A stacking unit that stacks the first and second tickets that are processed by the information processing unit and are carried out of the main transport unit;
First branch conveyance means for feeding the first tickets carried out from the main conveyance means to the stacking unit from the upper side;
Second branch conveying means for sending the second tickets carried out from the main conveying means to the stacking unit from the lower side;
The first bills provided in the stacking unit and guided to the stacking unit from the upper side are guided along the upper surface, supporting the rear end side in the feeding direction, and the lower side of the stacking unit A rotatable guide means for guiding the second ticket sent from the side along the lower surface portion and guiding the second ticket to the lower surface side of the first ticket;
A discharge means for discharging the first and second tickets stacked in the stacking unit at once;
Detecting means for detecting a leaving time of the first and second tickets discharged to the discharge port;
When it is detected by the detection means that the first and second tickets have been left for a predetermined time or longer, the discharge means is operated in the reverse direction to move the first and second tickets to the stacking unit. Control means to be taken in through,
A biasing member that resiliently biases the guide means; and when the first and second tickets are taken in, the biasing force of the biasing member causes the guide means to move away from the stacking portion. Retraction means for rotation;
An automatic ticket gate device comprising: An input unit that collectively inputs a first ticket and a second ticket having a size larger than that of the first ticket;
Main transport means for transporting the first ticket and the second ticket inserted into the input unit;
Information processing means for performing information processing on the first and second tickets conveyed by the main conveying means;
A stacking unit that stacks the first and second tickets that are processed by the information processing unit and are carried out of the main transport unit;
First branch conveyance means for feeding the first tickets carried out from the main conveyance means to the stacking unit from the upper side;
Second branch conveying means for sending the second tickets carried out from the main conveying means to the stacking unit from the lower side;
The stacking unit is provided in the stacking unit, guides the first tickets sent to the stacking unit from the upper side along the first guide unit, supports the rear end side in the feeding direction, and the stacking unit. Guide means for guiding the second ticket sent from the lower side of the first guide along the second guide portion and guiding the second ticket to the lower surface side of the first ticket;
A discharge means for discharging the first and second tickets stacked in the stacking unit at once;
Detecting means for detecting a leaving time of the first and second tickets discharged to the discharge port;
When it is detected by the detection means that the first and second tickets have been left for a predetermined time or longer, the discharge means is operated in the reverse direction to move the first and second tickets to the guide means. Control means for taking in the inside along the second guide portion,
An automatic ticket gate device comprising: Main transport means for transporting tickets inserted from the input section;
Information processing means for performing information processing on tickets conveyed by the main conveying means;
A discharge means for discharging the tickets, which are processed by the information processing means and carried out from the main transfer means, to the discharge port;
A collection unit having first and second conveyance units for holding and collecting tickets which are subjected to information processing by the information processing unit and are carried out of the main conveyance unit;
A first driving unit connected to the first conveying unit of the main conveying unit and the collecting unit via a first power transmission unit, and driving the main conveying unit and the first conveying unit of the collecting unit; ,
A second driving means connected to the discharging means and the second conveying section of the collecting section via a second power transmission means, and driving the discharging means and the second conveying section of the collecting section;
Detecting means for detecting a leaving time of the tickets discharged to the discharge port;
When it is detected by the detection means that the tickets have been left for a predetermined time or longer, the first drive means is stopped and the second drive means is reversely driven to reverse the discharge means. And a control means for recovering the abandoned tickets by operating the second transport part of the recovery part in the forward direction,
The first conveyance unit and the first power transmission unit are intermittently connected. When the first driving unit is stopped, the first conveyance unit and the first power transmission unit are disconnected. 1 intermittent means;
The connection between the second transport section and the second power transmission means is intermittently established, and the second transport section and the second power transmission means are connected only when the second drive means is reversely driven. A second intermittent means for connection;
An automatic ticket gate device comprising:

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