JP5508043B2 - Ticketing device and ticket vending machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ticket vending machine that creates and pays out tickets such as boarding tickets, meal tickets, admission tickets, and various tickets in accordance with a deposit instruction. The present invention also relates to a ticket issuing apparatus that prints and records information necessary for a ticket, which is one component constituting a ticket vending machine.

  In recent years, the use of transportation IC cards has been remarkable, and the number of issued cards has been increasing with the use of not only commuter pass but also stored fair (SF / Stored Fare) and electronic money. Under such circumstances, the use of IC cards for ticket machines is also increasing.

  A ticket vending machine generally includes a customer service section operated by a customer, a coin device that processes coins, a banknote device that processes banknotes, a printing device that prints the surface of a ticket, a card processing device that processes cards, It is comprised by each apparatus apparatus, such as a control part for apparatuses and the whole ticket vending machine. The IC card is introduced from the customer service section, and is read and written by the card processing device.

  As the above ticket vending machine, there is conventionally known a boarding machine that is disclosed in Patent Document 1. In this boarding machine, a ticket and a card can be inserted from a single slot, and the issue of the ticket to be returned and the return of the card are performed through the same outlet.

Japanese Patent No. 2531545 (pages 3 to 5, FIG. 1)

  In the above-mentioned boarding machine, the card and ticket slot are common and their outlets are common, but the slot and outlet are provided separately. Therefore, the entire apparatus has to be large. In addition, a mechanism for processing the inserted card and a mechanism for printing out the ticket are provided as separate units. For this reason, the entire apparatus has to be large in size, and the cost of the entire apparatus is high.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and is capable of producing a ticket issuing apparatus and a ticket vending machine having both an IC card processing function and a ticket issuing function in a small size and at low cost. The purpose is to do.

The ticket issuing apparatus according to the present invention includes a common processing port through which an IC card and a ticket can be passed, and a reading process and a writing process for the IC card in order to enable ticket purchase and stacking with the IC card. An IC card processing unit to perform, an IC card transport means for transporting an IC card along an IC card transport path connecting the processing port and the IC card processing unit, and a paper unit on which the ticket is placed in a roll paper state , A ticket issuing processing unit that performs processing for issuing a ticket including processing for recording predetermined information on the ticket and further cutting the roll paper, and a ticket transport connecting the sheet unit, the ticket issuing processing unit, and the processing port Ticket transport means for transporting a ticket along a path, the IC card transport means and the ticket transport means include a common transport portion provided continuously to the processing port, IC car The transport path and the ticket transport path are branched from the common transport unit at a position closer to the processing port than the IC card processing unit and at a position closer to the processing port than the ticket issuing processing unit, The IC card or the ticket is transported using a common transport unit as either the IC card transport path or the ticket transport path, and the IC card transport path is a straight transport path, and the IC card transport means Has a second transport unit that is continuous with the common transport unit, and a third transport unit that is continuous with the second transport unit and transports the IC card to the IC card processing unit. The second transport unit includes a branch unit that forms a branch path leading to a ticket collection box for recovering a ticket, and a switching unit that switches between the branch path and the IC card transport path. The common transport unit, the second transport unit, and the front Each of the third transport units is configured by facing the belts of a pair of belt transport units, each of which includes a driving roller, a driven roller, and a belt stretched between the rollers. And a second drive belt driven by a second motor, and the first drive belt is a pair of drive rollers that constitute the common transport unit. And one of a pair of drive rollers that constitute the third transport unit, and the second drive belt is a pair of drive rollers that constitute the second transport unit, and the third transport unit And one of the pair of drive rollers constituting the third transport unit is connected to the first drive belt via a one-way power transmission element. The other of the pair of drive rollers that are connected and constitute the third transport unit is connected to the second drive belt via a one-way power transmission element, and the roll paper is on the side of the second motor. It arrange | positions in the area | region of one side, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  The IC card is a known card for storing various kinds of information. For example, the IC card has a size that can be placed on the palm of a person, for example, a size of about 85.6 mm × 54 mm. The IC card is usually formed by adhering an IC chip to a base material made of any material such as paper or resin. There are two types of IC cards: contactless cards and contact cards. In the case of a non-contact card, an antenna is provided on the base material in order to generate electric power by receiving radio waves from the other party. In the case of a contact type card, an input terminal is provided on the base material in order to receive power from the other party.

  In the ticket issuing apparatus according to the present invention, it is preferable that the IC card conveyance path is a linear conveyance path. With this configuration, it is possible to stably transport a hard IC card and prevent the IC card from being damaged or clogged.

  In the ticket issuing apparatus according to the present invention, the IC card transport means includes a second transport unit continuous with the common transport unit, and the IC card with respect to the IC card processing unit that is continuous with the second transport unit. It is possible to adopt a configuration having a third transport unit that transports the And the said 2nd conveyance part is set as the structure which has the branch part which comprises the branch path which led to the ticket collection box for collect | recovering a ticket, and the switching means which switches the said branch path and the said IC card conveyance path. be able to. With this configuration, it is possible to perform collection processing of refund tickets, encoding mistake tickets, and the like using both the ticket transport path and the IC card transport path.

  In the ticket issuing apparatus according to the present invention, (A) each of the common conveyance unit, the second conveyance unit, and the third conveyance unit includes a driving roller, a driven roller, and a belt that is stretched between the rollers. (B) a first drive belt driven by a first motor and a second drive driven by a second motor. (C) the first drive belt includes a pair of drive rollers that constitute the common conveyance unit and one of the pair of drive rollers that constitute the third conveyance unit. (D) the second drive belt is stretched between a pair of drive rollers constituting the second transport unit and the other of the pair of drive rollers constituting the third transport unit; (E) Before One of the pair of drive rollers constituting the third transport unit is coupled to the first drive belt via a one-way power transmission element, and (F) of the pair of drive rollers constituting the third transport unit The other of them is connected to the second driving belt via a one-way power transmission element.

  In the conventional example of the ticket issuing apparatus according to the present invention, the three transport units are driven by the three motors without using the one-way power transmission element. On the other hand, in the ticket issuing apparatus according to the above-described aspect of the invention, the conveyance object conveyance directions of the three conveyance units can be individually controlled by the two motors and the one-way power transmission element. Since only two motors are required, the ticketing apparatus can be made small, and the manufacturing cost and the operating cost can be reduced.

  Further, when considering the drive system of the IC card transport means, based on the normal drive method, the three transport units of the common transport unit, the second transport unit, and the third transport unit use three motors. It is common to drive individually. On the other hand, in the ticket issuing apparatus according to the above aspect of the invention, in order to make it possible to independently stop the third transport unit which is one transport unit, the driving roller is provided with a one-way power transmission element (for example, one transport unit). (Direction clutch) is interposed, and the third conveyance unit is driven by a power source for the second conveyance unit which is the adjacent conveyance unit. Thereby, the installation place of drive sources, such as a motor, can be made small, and component cost can be reduced.

Then, ticket vending machine according to the present invention, contact the customer unit, the coin handling machine, the banknote handling apparatus, in vending machine having coin collecting safe, and ticketing device, the ticketing device is issuing apparatus having the configuration described above It is characterized by that.

  According to the present invention, the IC card and the ticket have a common inlet and outlet as a processing port, and a part of the IC card conveyance path and the ticket conveyance path serve as a common conveyance section. The part is selectively used as an IC card conveyance path or a ticket conveyance path. If the processing port for the IC card and the ticket is separate, or if the IC card and ticket slot are separate from the outlet, it is very difficult to form the ticket issuing device in a small integrated structure. However, according to the present invention in which the IC card and the ticket have a common processing port, the IC card transport system and the ticket transport system can be easily formed in a small integrated structure, and the ticket issuing apparatus can be formed in a small integrated structure. Can be formed.

  Further, by making the IC card and the ticket have a common inlet and outlet, the parts cost and production cost can be greatly reduced as compared with the ticket issuing device and the ticket vending machine in which they are separate.

  If the processing unit for the hard IC card and the processing unit for the soft ticket are provided in the same place or in the same transport system, the transport control of the IC card and the transport control of the ticket are Complicated and prone to failure. On the other hand, in the present invention, since the IC card processing unit and the ticket processing unit are provided in different places, the IC card and the ticket can be transported stably. Damage can be prevented.

It is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a ticket vending machine concerning the present invention. It is a front view of the ticket vending machine. It is a rear view of the ticket vending machine. It is a front view of the internal structure of one Embodiment of the ticket issuing apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the IC card conveyance part which comprises the ticket issuing apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows the main conveyance part and main process part which comprise the ticket issuing apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows the cutting part and printing part which are one of the main process parts of FIG. It is a figure which shows the other main conveyance part and other main processing part which comprise the ticket issuing apparatus of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows one Embodiment of the control system of the ticket vending machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the paper conveyance state at the time of normal ticketing. It is a figure which shows the drive state of the IC card conveyance part at the time of normal ticketing. It is a figure which shows the paper conveyance state at the time of IC card insertion. It is a figure which shows the drive state of the IC card conveyance part at the time of IC card insertion. It is a figure which shows the paper conveyance state at the time of ticket purchase with an IC card. It is a figure which shows the drive state of the IC card conveyance part at the time of ticket purchase with an IC card. It is a figure which shows the 1st paper conveyance state at the time of a refund process. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a second paper conveyance state during a refund process. It is a figure which shows embodiment of the guidance display screen on a display. It is a figure which shows an example of the conventional drive system of an IC card conveyance part.

  Hereinafter, a ticket issuing device and a ticket machine according to the present invention will be described based on embodiments. Of course, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. In the following description, the drawings are referred to. In the drawings, the components may be shown in different ratios from the actual ones in order to show the characteristic parts in an easy-to-understand manner.

(Ticket-vending machine)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a ticket vending machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the ticket vending machine, and FIG. 3 is a rear view of the ticket vending machine. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the ticket vending machine 1 issues a vehicle ticket in response to insertion of an IC card or cash by an operator who is a customer. Of course, it is also possible to issue tickets other than the boarding ticket.

  The ticket vending machine 1 is placed on the installation surface G. The installation surface G is, for example, a floor surface inside a building, and is usually a horizontal surface. When the installation surface G is not a horizontal plane, it is adjusted so that the reference plane of the ticket vending machine 1 becomes a horizontal plane using a height adjustment mechanism using bolts, nuts, or the like. The ticket vending machine 1 has a casing 2 and a customer service panel 3 provided on the front surface of the casing 2. Inside the casing 2, as shown in FIG. 3, a ticket issuing device 4, a clerk operation unit 6, a coin device 7, a bill device 8, and a coin collection safe 9 are provided.

  The customer service panel 3 is a portion where the operator faces. The customer service panel 3 has a display 11 as an image display means having a touch panel for input, an operation panel 12 provided with button switches and the like operated by the operator as necessary, and the operator inserts coins. It is a coin insertion slot 13 which is a part, a coin return slot 15 which is a part where coins are returned, a banknote insertion slot 14 which is an opening for an operator to insert a banknote, and an opening for paying out banknotes. A bill return port 16 and a processing port 17 which is an opening are provided. The processing port 17 is one component of the ticketing device 4, and the operator inserts an IC card or a refund ticket into the processing port 11 and inserts it into the ticketing device 4. Further, the ticket issuing device 4 discharges the IC card or the ticket to the outside through the processing port 17. A red LED (Light Emitting Diode) 18 as a light emitting means is provided in the vicinity of the processing port 17.

  In FIG. 3, the clerk operation unit 6 stores a service unit control unit for controlling operations of various elements provided on the service panel 3. The customer service unit control unit includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a memory, and the like. In the present embodiment, the entire customer service panel 3, various element devices attached thereto, and the customer service unit control unit that controls the operation of these component devices may be referred to as a service unit.

  The coin device 7 in FIG. 3 includes a coin insertion slot 13 and a coin return slot 15 opened in the customer service panel 3 as components, and performs various processes on the coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 13. The processed coin is discharged to the coin return port 15 as necessary. The coin device 7 includes a control circuit for the processing. The control circuit includes, for example, a CPU, ROM, RAM, memory, and the like.

  The banknote device 8 includes a banknote insertion slot 14 and a banknote return slot 16 opened in the customer service panel 3 as components. The banknote device 8 performs various processes on the banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot 14 and partially discharges the processed banknote from the banknote return slot 16 to the outside as necessary. The operator can extract the partially ejected banknotes to the outside. The banknote device 8 includes a control circuit for achieving the above processing. The control circuit includes, for example, a CPU, ROM, RAM, memory, and the like.

(Ticketing device)
FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of the ticket issuing device 4. The ticket issuing device 4 has a housing, a support body, or a frame 21. A processing port 17 is provided on the end surface of the upper end of the frame 21 on the customer service side (left side in the figure). As described above, the processing port 17 opens in the customer service panel 3 of the ticket vending machine 1. The frame 21 is provided with an IC card transport unit 22, a paper unit 23, a first feed unit 24, a second feed unit 25, a cutting unit 26, a printing unit 27, and a main transport unit 28. Yes.

  The IC card transport unit 22 is provided at an upper end portion of the frame 21 and is formed in a substantially horizontal straight line continuously to the processing port 17. As shown in FIG. 5, the IC card transport unit 22 is connected to the common transport unit 31 provided continuously to the processing port 17 and the common transport path 31 with the first path switching member 32 interposed therebetween. It has the 2nd conveyance part 33 and the 3rd conveyance part 35 which follows the 2nd conveyance part 33 on both sides of the 2nd channel | path switching member 34. A reader / writer 48 as an IC card processing unit having both a reader function for reading information on the IC card and a writer function for writing information on the IC card is provided inside the third transport unit 35. Yes.

  When using the stored fair, the reader / writer 48 performs a process of subtracting the ticket purchase price from the IC card, or a process of accumulating the accumulated charge by inserting a charge charge.

  The common conveyance part 31 is formed by making the belt parts of a pair of conveyance belts 37a and 37b face each other, for example, making a surface contact with each other. Each conveyor belt is driven by driving rollers 38a and 38b to move around. The second transport unit 33 is formed by causing the belt portions of the pair of transport belts 39a and 39b to face each other. Each conveyor belt is driven by driving rollers 41a and 41b to move around. The third transport unit 35 is formed by causing the belt portions of the pair of transport belts 42a and 42b to face each other. Each conveyor belt is driven by driving rollers 43a and 43b to move around.

  The IC card transport unit 22 has two electric motors 44a and 44b. Drive belts 46a and 46b are hung on the output shafts of these motors 44a and 44b. One drive belt 46a is hung on each of the upper and lower drive rollers 38a and 38b of the common conveyance unit 31 in a staking relationship (that is, a reverse rotation relationship), and further on the upper conveyance belt of the third conveyance unit 35. It is hung on the driving roller 43a. The drive roller 43a is connected to the drive belt 46a via a one-way clutch 47a as a one-way power transmission element.

  The other drive belt 46b is hung on each of the upper and lower drive rollers 41a and 41b of the second conveyance unit 33 in a staking relationship, and is further hung on the drive roller 43b of the conveyance belt below the third conveyance unit 35. It has been. The drive roller 43b is connected to the drive belt 46b via a one-way clutch 47b as a one-way power transmission element. The one-way clutch 47a belonging to the upper drive roller 43a transmits the counterclockwise rotation in FIG. 5 to the drive roller 43a, and rotates counterclockwise to prevent the rotation in the counterclockwise direction. .

  Similarly, the one-way clutch 47b belonging to the lower drive roller 43b also transmits the counterclockwise rotation in FIG. 5 to the drive roller 43b, and rotates counterclockwise and does not transmit the rotation in the clockwise direction. ing. The reason why the one-way clutches 47a and 47b are interposed in the drive rollers 43a and 43b in the third transport unit 35 is to realize a process of stopping the IC card with respect to the reader / writer 48.

  The common transport path 31, the second transport path 33, and the third transport path 35 form an IC card transport path R1 that connects the processing port 17 and the reader / writer 48. The IC card transport path R1 extends linearly in the horizontal direction. Here, horizontal means not only strictly horizontal but also includes a case where there is a slight inclination. The straight line is not only a straight line but also generates excessive bending stress on the IC card when it is transported along the IC card transport path R1. This also includes the case where there is a slight bending state to the extent that it is not allowed to occur. A collection box 54 is provided at the end of the IC card conveyance path R1 (on the right side in FIG. 5) for storing a ticket produced by trial printing, that is, a so-called trial printing ticket.

  The lower conveyance belt 39b constituting the second conveyance unit 33 is bent downward (that is, in a direction away from the IC card conveyance path R1) at a position in front of the second path switching member 34. The bent and extended portion faces the auxiliary conveyance belt 51. The lower conveyance belt 39b and the auxiliary conveyance belt 51 cooperate to form a branch path R2. A punch mechanism 52 as a waste bill processing unit is provided in the middle of the branch path R2. In addition, a ticket collection box 53 for storing tickets is provided at the end of the branch path R2 (ie, below). The ticket collection box 53 is a container that collects and stores a ticket at the front end portion of the roll paper and a ticket at the end portion thereof, a ticket in which an input error is made, a refund ticket, and the like.

  The IC card transport path R1 and the branch path R2 can be selected by moving the second path switching member 34. Further, the first path switching member 32 provided between the common transport unit 31 and the second transport unit 33 is moved by itself to either one of the IC card transport path R1 and a ticket transport path R3 described later. Can be selected as the transport path. The IC card transport path R1 and the ticket transport path R3 are a common transport path in the common transport section 31.

  4 accommodates support shafts 57a and 57b that support the roll papers 56a and 56b, which are in a state before cutting of a ticket issued as a sheet, at the center thereof, and the roll papers 56a and 56b. A space area that can be formed, auxiliary rollers 58a and 58b, and tension rollers 59a, 59b, and 59c. The paper unit 23 feeds paper from one of the upper roll paper 56a and the lower roll paper 56b, and continues to feed the paper by switching the stage when the paper of that stage is exhausted.

  As the tension rollers 59a, 59b and 59c, for example, a tension roller disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 3959281 can be used. If it demonstrates simply, it will be formed including the blade | wing which consists of a plurality of substantially arc-shaped elastic members (6 sheets in this embodiment). Due to the elastic deformation of these blades, the roll paper 56a and 56b are smoothly fed out.

  In FIG. 4, the first feed unit 24 is provided between the storage area of the upper roll paper 56 a and the storage area of the lower roll paper 56 b. The second feed unit 25 is provided continuously downstream of the first feed unit in the sheet conveyance direction. In FIG. 6, the first feed section 24 has a feed roller pair 61a for transporting the unwinding portion of the upper roll paper 56a and a feed roller pair 61b for transporting the unwinding portion of the lower roll paper 56b. doing.

  The feed roller pairs 61a and 61b have feed rollers 62a and 62b and driven rollers 63a and 63b facing the feed rollers 62a and 62b, respectively. Although detailed illustration of the power transmission system is omitted, the feed rollers 62a and 62b are connected to the output shaft of the electric motor 64 via the power transmission system. When the ticket issuing device 4 is in operation, one of the feed rollers 62a and 62b is driven by the motor 64 to rotate.

  The first feed unit 24 is a portion that operates when the roll papers 56a and 56b are loaded and automatically loads the roll papers 56a and 56b into the ticket issuing device 4. In addition, the first feed unit 24 does not drive the feed rollers 62a and 62b after the loading of the roll papers 56a and 56b is completed, and follows the conveyance of the roll papers 56a and 56b by the second feed unit 25. It has become.

  The second feed unit 25 includes feed rollers 65a and 65b, driven rollers 66a and 66b facing the feed rollers, and an electric motor 67 that drives the feed rollers 65a and 65b. The output shaft of the motor 67 and the feed rollers 65a and 65b are connected by a drive belt 68.

  The cutting unit 26 includes a first cutter unit 70 for cutting the roll papers 56a and 56b into small bills, and a second cutter unit 71 for cutting the roll papers 56a and 56b into large bills. The cutting part 26 is provided at substantially the same position as the second feed part 25. The first cutter unit 70 is provided on the left side of the second feed roller 65b. The second cutter unit 71 is provided on the right side of the second feed roller 65b. In FIG. 6, a ticket obtained by cutting the roll papers 56a and 56b by the first cutter unit 70 or the second cutter unit 71 is indicated by reference numeral 56c.

  The printing unit 27 includes a thermal head 72 that prints predetermined information on a ticket to form a ticket surface, and a transport unit that transports the cut ticket 56c. The transport unit includes a platen roller 73 that faces the thermal head 72 and transports the bill 56c by rotation, and an electric motor 74 that drives the platen roller 73. The output shaft of the motor 74 and the platen roller 73 are connected by a drive belt 76. The thermal head 72 prints the bill surface on the surface of the bill 56c according to the image signal transmitted from the image signal supply unit. A printing method using a thermal head is a thermal coloring method. Other printing methods may be adopted.

  The paper conveyance speed in the printing unit 27 is controlled to synchronize with the paper conveyance speeds of the first feed unit 24 and the second feed unit 25. The printing unit 27 prints on the ticket 56 c by the thermal head 72 on the contact surface between the thermal head 72 and the platen roller 73 while conveying the ticket 56 c by the platen roller 73. The transport unit of the printing unit 27 starts transporting the paper after the cutting unit 26 finishes cutting the roll paper 56a and 56b.

  In FIG. 7, the printing unit 27 can detect the leading ends of the roll papers 56a and 56b at the cutting mark position C1. The cutting mark position C1 is a position where the leading ends of the roll papers 56a and 56b are sandwiched between the thermal head 72 and the platen roller 73. The detection of the cutting mark position C1 can be performed by a sensor disposed in the vicinity of the thermal head 72, for example. If the roll paper is cut by the first cutter unit 70 after detecting the leading ends of the roll papers 56a and 56b at the cutting mark position C1, a small ticket is produced, and if the roll paper is cut by the second cutter unit 71, a large ticket is obtained. Is produced. In the present embodiment, the width of the roll papers 56a and 56b is 57.5 mm, the small ticket is 57.5 mm × 30 mm, and the large ticket is 57.5 mm × 85 mm.

  As the cutting part 26, for example, a cutting part disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 3959281 can be used. Although it is described in detail in the publication, it will be briefly described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 shows a case where the first cutter unit 70 cuts the roll papers 56a and 56b, and the second cutter unit 71 is in a cutting standby state.

  The first cutter unit 70 and the second cutter unit 71 include a cutter 77 that cuts the roll paper 56 a and 56 b, an electric motor 78 that drives the cutter 77, and a link mechanism 79 that transmits the rotational force of the motor 78 to the cutter 77. have. The cutter 77 has a rotary blade 86 that moves integrally with the link mechanism 79 and rotates, and a fixed blade 87 that does not move. When the leading edge portion of the rotary blade 86 and the leading edge portion of the fixed blade 87 are separated, the motor 78 is operated and linked while the roll paper 56a, 56b is passed between the blades. By rotating the rotary blade 86 by moving the mechanism 79, the roll papers 56a and 56b can be cut.

  The first cutter unit 70 and the second cutter unit 71 are an optical sensor that detects cutting of the roll paper 56a and 56b (hereinafter referred to as a cutting completion sensor 81) and an optical sensor that detects that the cutting is in a waiting state (cutting completion sensor 81). Hereinafter, the cutting standby sensor 82) has an angular positional relationship of 180 ° facing each other. The cutting completion sensor 81 and the cutting standby sensor 82 are, for example, transmissive optical sensors having a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit. A substantially disk-shaped detection piece 84 having a notch 83 is attached to the output shaft of the motor 78, and the notch 83 is detected by the cutting completion sensor 81 or the cutting standby sensor 82. It is detected that the cutting of the paper is finished or waiting for the cutting of the paper, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the main conveyance unit 28 in FIG. 4 includes a turn unit 90 that is continuous to the printing unit 27, a fourth conveyance unit 91 that is continuous to the turn unit 90, and a common that is continuous to the fourth conveyance unit 91. And a transport unit 31. The common conveyance part 31 is the common conveyance part 31 which comprises the IC card conveyance part 22 in FIG. In the small ticket obtained by cutting the roll papers 56a and 56b using the first cutter unit 70 in FIG. 7, the length in the direction perpendicular to the transport direction of the roll paper is the width of the roll paper, that is, 57.5 mm. The length of the roll paper in the conveyance direction is 30 mm. The turn unit 90 rotates the conveyance direction of the small ticket by 90 ° to change the conveyance direction of the small ticket from the short direction to the long direction.

  Inside the fourth transport unit 91, there are a write head 92 which is a head for writing magnetic information on the back of the ticket, and a read head 93 which is a head for reading the information written by the write head 92 for confirmation. Is provided.

  The fourth transport unit 91 is formed by causing the belt portions of the pair of transport belts 94a and 94b to face each other. Each conveyor belt is driven by a driving roller 96 and a driving belt 97 to move around. Each drive roller 96 is driven by a drive belt 99 hung on the output shaft of the electric motor 98.

  In FIG. 4, a cutting unit 26 for cutting roll paper, a printing unit 27 for printing a ticket surface on a ticket, a turn unit 90, a write head 92, and a read head 93 record predetermined information on the ticket and further issue a ticket. The ticketing processing part which processes is comprised. The conveyance system including the sheet unit 23, the first feed unit 24, the second feed unit 25, the printing unit 27, the main conveyance unit 28, and the common conveyance unit 31 includes the sheet unit 23 and the ticket issuing processing units 26, 27, A ticket transport path R3 connecting 90, 92, 93 and the processing port 17 is formed. The ticket transport path R3 intersects the IC card transport path R1 at the first path switching member 32. When the first path switching member 32 moves, it switches the paper transport path between the IC card transport path R1 and the ticket transport path R3.

  A common transport unit 31 continuing to the processing port 17 has a function of introducing an IC card or a ticket inserted from the processing port 17 into the ticket issuing device 4. In this case, the upper belt of the conveyance unit 31 rotates in the counterclockwise direction, and the lower belt rotates in the clockwise direction. As a ticket inserted from the processing port 17, the ticket at the time of performing a refund process with respect to the ticket which the operator purchased accidentally can be considered, for example.

  In addition, the common transport unit 31 directs the small or large ticket transported along the ticket transport path R3 or the IC card sent along the IC card transport path R1 toward the processing port 17. It has a function to send out. In this case, the upper belt of the transport unit 31 rotates in the clockwise direction, and the lower belt rotates in the counterclockwise direction. Further, the common transport unit 31 has a function of collecting the number of coupon tickets necessary for issuing a plurality of coupon tickets and sending them to the processing port 17. When collecting the coupon tickets, a stopper (not shown) protrudes into the conveyance path formed by the common conveyance path 31 to accumulate the coupon tickets.

  When the operator inserts an IC card or ticket into the processing port 17, the IC card or the like is pushed halfway by the operator's hand, and is automatically conveyed from the middle by the conveyance unit 31 and introduced into the machine. The Also, the tickets and IC cards discharged from the common transport unit 31 to the processing port 17 are discharged to the outside while leaving a certain amount in the apparatus. And in this state, it waits for extraction by the operator.

(Control system and power supply system)
FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a control system and a power supply system used in the ticket issuing machine of this embodiment. In the figure, a ticket vending machine side control unit 101 is a control unit that performs overall control of the ticket vending machine 1, and is configured by a computer having a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and a memory. For example, an OS (Operating System) is stored in the ROM, and a control system program is stored in the memory. The ticket vending machine side control unit 101 performs, for example, an accumulation (addition) process or a subtraction process for information recorded on the IC card, or an information calculation process for writing to the IC card.

  Power supply to the ticket vending machine side control unit 101 is performed by a PC power supply unit 102 connected to a commercial 100V (volt) power supply. The PC power supply unit 102 includes an ATX power supply 103 that is a power supply unit compliant with ATX, which is a predetermined standard related to a motherboard, and a backup power supply 104. During normal operation, power is supplied to the ticket vending machine side control unit 101 by the ATX power supply 103. When the power supply from the ATX power supply 103 is interrupted for some reason, the power supply from the backup power supply 104 is performed and the control by the control unit 101 is continued.

  The service section control section 5 is a control section that controls the operation of various devices provided on the service panel 3 in FIG. For example, the video image displayed on the display 11 is controlled. The customer service control unit 5 is, for example, a circuit formed on a printed circuit board, and is accommodated in, for example, the clerk operation unit 6 shown in FIG. The customer service unit control unit 5 controls the operation of various device elements on the service panel 3 based on instructions from the ticket vending machine side control unit 101.

  The coin device 7 and the bill device 8 shown in FIG. 9 are devices indicated by the same reference numerals in FIG. Each of these devices includes a control unit configured by a computer. The control unit in each device realizes a predetermined function according to a program stored in each memory. The control units of the coin device 7 and the banknote device 8 individually control the operation of the internal device elements of the coin device 7 and the banknote device 8 based on commands from the ticket vending machine side control unit 101.

  Power supply to the customer service control unit 5, the coin device 7, and the bill device 8 is performed by a unit power supply unit 106 connected to a commercial 100V power supply. The communication between the control unit 5 of the customer service unit 5, the control unit of the coin device 7, and the control unit of the banknote device 8 and the ticket vending machine side control unit 101 is “ARCNET” which is one of known communication forms. It is done through “HUB”.

  The ticket issuing device 4 is a device denoted by the same reference numeral in FIG. The mechanical configuration inside the ticket issuing device 4 is as shown in FIG. Although not shown in FIG. 4, a control unit configured by a computer is disposed at a proper position in the ticket issuing device 4. This control part controls operation | movement of each component of the ticket issuing apparatus 4 based on the instruction | command from the ticket vending machine side control part 101 of FIG. Power supply to components other than the reader / writer 48 in the ticket issuing device 4 is performed by the unit power supply unit 106 in the same manner as the power supply to the customer service control unit 5 and the like.

  On the other hand, the power supply to the reader / writer 48 which is one of the components of the ticket issuing device 4 and its control unit is different from the other components in the ticket issuing device 4 and is a power source for the ticket vending machine side control unit 101. This is performed by the PC power supply unit 102. Further, communication between the control unit of the reader / writer 48 and the ticket vending machine side control unit 101 is performed by serial communication conforming to RS-232C.

  With the above configuration, it is possible to supply power to the reader / writer 48 from detection of stoppage of power supply to shutdown of the OS. Further, since communication between the ticket vending machine side control unit 101 and the control unit of the reader / writer 48 is a dedicated line, communication to the control unit of the reader / writer 48 can be performed without any trouble. Thus, even when the power supply is stopped, the reader / writer 48 does not stop operating immediately, and the IC card update operation is guaranteed. If the update operation of the IC card is guaranteed, the processing state (incomplete) will not be entered, so the data consistency of the data in the IC card can be maintained.

(Control mode)
In FIG. 9, the ticket vending machine side control unit 101 determines which control mode is designated by the operator through the service panel 3 based on the signal transmitted from the service unit control unit 5. Each control unit of the customer service control unit 5, the control unit of the coin device 7, the control unit of the banknote device 8, and the control unit of the ticket issuing device 4 is based on an instruction from the ticket vending machine side control unit 101. A unique control process corresponding to is realized. Control modes include, for example, (1) normal ticketing mode, (2) IC card ticket purchase mode, (3) IC card charge (stacking) mode, and (4) refund processing (IC card stacking) mode. There are various control modes. Hereinafter, operations performed mainly by the ticket issuing device 4 in each control mode will be described.

≪1: Normal ticketing mode≫
First, the normal ticketing mode will be described. This control mode is a control mode in which the requested ticket is discharged from the processing port 17 in accordance with the cash input from the customer service panel 3 of FIG. 1 and the instruction through the customer service panel 3 by the operator. In this control mode, in FIG. 10, the first path switching member 32 in the IC card transport unit 22 in the ticket issuing device 4 is in a position to connect the common transport unit 31 to the fourth transport unit 91 in the main transport unit 28. Is set.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 11, both the motor 44a and the motor 44b constituting the drive system of the IC card transport unit 22 are rotated clockwise. Thereby, the common conveyance unit 31 is set to a state in which a sheet such as an IC card or a ticket is conveyed toward the processing port 17, and the second conveyance unit 33 is set to a state in which the sheet is conveyed in the direction opposite to the processing port 17. Is done.

  With the above settings, in FIG. 10, in the ticket issuing device 4, paper such as roll paper and a ticket cut from the paper is transported by the paper section 23, the second feed section 25, the printing section 27, and the main transport section 28. It is conveyed along the path R3. The sheet to be conveyed is cut into either a small ticket or a large ticket by the cutting unit 26, the ticket surface is printed by the printing unit 27, and the posture with respect to the conveying direction is converted by the turn unit 90 as necessary, and the light head 92. The magnetic information is written by, and the read head 93 performs reading for confirmation.

  If the read information matches the information instructed through the operation panel 3, the ticket is sent from the fourth transport unit 91 to the common transport unit 31, and a part thereof is discharged from the processing port 17 to the outside. It will be in the state waiting for extraction by an operator. When the ticket is discharged from the processing port 17, a message to that effect is displayed on the display 11 of FIG. 1 as a guidance display. This guidance display will be described later. If the information read by the read head 93 does not match the information instructed through the operation panel 3, that is, if a write error occurs by the write head 92, the first path switching member 32 is moved to the fourth transport unit 91. Is switched to the position where the IC card transport section 22 is connected to the second transport section 33, and the second path switching member 34 is set to a position where the branch path R2 is selected. Thereby, the ticket having a writing error enters the second transport unit 33 of the IC card transport unit 22 from the fourth transport unit 91, enters the branch path R2 from the second transport unit 33, and finally enters the ticket collection box 53. To be recovered.

≪2: Ticket purchase mode with IC card≫
Next, a ticket purchase mode using an IC card will be described. In this control mode, an operator inserts an IC card into the processing port 17 of the operation panel 3 in FIG. 1, inputs information desired by the operator through the operation panel 3, and issues a ticket from the processing port 17 according to the input information. In this control mode, the input information is subtracted from the information recorded on the IC card, and the IC card after the subtraction process is returned from the processing port 17.

  This control mode is based on (a) an IC card introduction process for transporting the IC card to the reader / writer 48 in FIG. 4 and stopping there, and (b) information input by the operator through the customer service panel 3 in FIG. A ticket issuing step for issuing a ticket, (c) an IC card processing step for reading information recorded on the IC card by the reader / writer 48 and writing necessary information, and (d) a processing port for the processed IC card. IC card return process to return to 17. Hereinafter, each processing step will be described.

<A: IC card introduction process>
In this processing step, first, in FIG. 12, the first path switching member 32 in the IC card transport unit 22 in the ticket issuing device 4 is set to a position where the common transport unit 31 is connected to the second transport unit 33. Further, the second passage switching member 34 is set at a position where the second transport unit 33 is connected to the third transport unit 35.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 13, the motor 44a constituting the drive system of the IC card transport unit 22 is rotated counterclockwise, and the motor 44b is rotated clockwise. At this time, the one-way clutch 47a of the upper transport belt of the third transport section 35 is locked (power transmission state) because the drive belt 46a moves counterclockwise, and the upper transport belt transports the second sheet of paper. It is conveyed in the direction from the unit 33 toward the reader / writer 48. On the other hand, the one-way clutch 47b of the lower conveyance belt of the third conveyance unit 35 is in a free state (idle state) because the drive belt 46b rotates in the clockwise direction, and the lower conveyance belt is in a freely rotating state. Thereby, the common conveyance part 31, the 2nd conveyance part 33, and the 3rd conveyance part 35 are set to the state which conveys an IC card to the opposite direction of the process port 17. FIG.

  With the above setting, as shown in FIG. 12, the IC card inserted into the processing port 17 is transported along the linear IC card transport path R1 in the ticket issuing device 4, and the IC card is read / written by the reader / writer 48. A predetermined read / write position is reached. Then, the rotation of the motor 44a is stopped, and the IC card stops at a predetermined readable / writable position with respect to the reader / writer 48.

<B: Ticketing process>
While the IC card introduction process is being performed or after that, when the operator issues a ticketing instruction through the operation panel 3, the same processing as in the “normal ticketing mode” described above with reference to FIG. 10 is executed. Then, a ticket of a desired size on which a predetermined ticket surface is printed and desired information is magnetically recorded is issued from the processing port 17. When the ticket is discharged, a guidance to that effect is displayed on the display 11.

<C: IC card processing step>
The information recorded on the IC card stopped facing the reader / writer 48 of FIG. 11 after the above ticket issuing process is executed and the ticket has been removed or at any timing before or after the ticket is extracted. The data is read by the reader / writer 48, and the read information is transmitted to the customer service control unit 5 shown in FIG. The customer service control unit 5 compares the ticket purchase information input through the customer service panel 3 (see FIG. 1) with the record information transmitted from the reader / writer 48, calculates update information, and reads the update information into the reader. / Transmit to writer 48. The reader / writer 48 overwrites the transmitted update information on the IC card.

<D: IC card return process>
After a part of the ticket is discharged from the processing port 17 by the above ticket issuing process, the ticket is removed by the operator, and the IC card is returned after the reader / writer 48 completes a predetermined read / write process for the IC card. The process is executed.

  In this IC card return process, first, in FIG. 14, the second passage switching member 34 in the IC card transport unit 22 in the ticket issuing device 4 is set to a position that connects the third transport unit 35 to the second transport unit 33. The Further, the first passage switching member 32 is set at a position where the second transport unit 33 is connected to the common transport unit 31.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 15, the motor 44a constituting the drive system of the IC card transport unit 22 is rotated clockwise and the motor 44b is rotated counterclockwise. At this time, the one-way clutch 47a of the upper conveyance belt of the third conveyance unit 35 is in a free state because the drive belt 46a rotates in the clockwise direction. On the other hand, the one-way clutch 47b of the lower conveyance belt of the third conveyance unit 35 is locked because the drive belt 46b rotates in the counterclockwise direction. As a result, the third transport unit 35, the second transport unit 33, and the common transport unit 31 transport the IC card from the reader / writer 48 to the processing port 17. A part of the conveyed IC card protrudes out of the processing port 17 and waits for the operator to remove it. When the card is ejected from the IC card processing port 17, a message to that effect is displayed on the display 11 of FIG. This guidance display will be described later.

≪3: IC card charge (additional) mode≫
Next, the IC card charge (addition) mode will be described. This control mode is a control mode for performing a process of adding a surplus money to the balance information recorded on the IC card. When the ticket vending machine side control unit 101 in FIG. 9 selects this control mode, as described in relation to FIG. 12, “a: IC card introduction process” in “2: ticket purchase mode with IC card” described above. The same control as that is executed. As a result, the IC card inserted from the processing port 17 is transported along the IC card transport path R1, transported to a predetermined readable / writable position with respect to the reader / writer 48, and stops there.

  Thereafter, if the operator inserts additional money through the operation panel 3, the customer service control unit 5 in FIG. 9 recognizes the amount and sends a signal corresponding to the amount to the control unit of the reader / writer 48 in the ticket issuing device 4. Transmit to. The reader / writer 48 updates the remaining amount information of the IC card based on the transmitted amount signal.

  Next, the same control as the “d: IC card return process” in “2: ticket purchase mode with IC card” described above with reference to FIG. Is conveyed until a part of it is projected out of the processing port 17, and the operator waits for extraction. When the IC card is ejected, a guidance to that effect is displayed on the display 11.

<< 4: Refund processing (IC card stacking) mode >>
Next, a refund process (IC card accumulation) mode will be described. This control mode is a control mode in which processing is performed in which a ticket that has been purchased by the operator in error is refunded and the refund amount is accumulated on the IC card. This control mode is a control executed when an operator who is a customer makes a declaration to an attendant and the attendant performs an instruction operation from the back of the ticket vending machine shown in FIG. 3 accordingly.

  In this control mode, a ticket that has been purchased by mistake is reinserted into the ticket issuing device 4 of FIG. 16 from the processing port 17, and subsequently or in advance, an IC card is inserted, and the amount information of the reinserted ticket is read and read. The amount of money collected is added as refund information to the recorded content of the IC card, the processed IC card is returned to the operator from the processing port 17, and the processed ticket is collected in the ticket collection box 53 in the ticket issuing device 4. Control mode.

  In this control mode, (a) a ticket to be refunded is transported to the standby position P1 of the fourth transport unit 91 and a recorded amount is read by the read head 93, and (b) an IC card is read by a reader. IC card introduction process for transporting to / stop to the / writer 48, and (c) IC card processing process for reading information recorded on the IC card by the reader / writer 48 and writing necessary information, (d) An IC card return step for returning the processed IC card to the processing port 17; and (e) a ticket collection step for transporting the ticket that has been refunded from the standby position P1 to the ticket collection box 53 and collecting it in the collection box 53. have. Hereinafter, each process will be described.

<A: Ticket introduction reading process>
In this step, first, in FIG. 16, the position where the first path switching member 32 in the IC card transport unit 22 in the ticket issuing device 4 connects the common transport unit 31 to the fourth transport unit 91 in the main transport unit 28. Set to On the other hand, in FIG. 13, the motor 44a constituting the drive system of the IC card transport unit 22 is rotated counterclockwise. It is arbitrary whether or not the other motor 44b is rotated. With the above settings, the refund ticket inserted from the processing port 17 is transported from the first transport path 31 to the standby position P1 along the ticket transport path R3. The standby position P1 is a position that passes the read head 93 and is ahead of the write head 92. During this conveyance, the magnetic information stored in the refund ticket is read by the read head 93.

<B: IC card introduction process>
After the ticket introduction reading process, the IC card introduction process is executed. In this step, the same control as the “a: IC card introduction step” in “2: ticket purchase mode using IC card” described above with reference to FIG. 12 is executed. As a result, the IC card inserted from the processing port 17 is transported along the IC card transport path R1, transported to a predetermined readable / writable position with respect to the reader / writer 48, and stops there.

<C: IC card processing step>
After the IC card is arranged to face the reader / writer 48, information recorded on the IC card is read by the reader / writer 48, and the read information is transmitted to the customer service section control unit 5 in FIG. . The customer service control unit 5 compares the information read from the refund ticket by the read head 93 of the fourth transport unit 91 with the recorded information transmitted from the reader / writer 48 in the above-described ticket introduction reading process, and updates the information. The calculated information is transmitted to the reader / writer 48. The reader / writer 48 overwrites the transmitted update information on the IC card.

<D: IC card return process>
After completion of the writing of the update information to the IC card, the same control as the “d: IC card return process” in “2: ticket purchase mode with IC card” described above with reference to FIG. 14 is executed. Then, as shown in FIG. 17, the IC card is transported along the IC card transport path R1 until a part of the IC card protrudes from the processing port 17, and waits for the operator to remove it. When the IC card is ejected, a guidance to that effect is displayed on the display 11.

<E: Ticket collection process>
After the IC card is returned to the processing port 17 and extracted, or before the return process is started, the first path switching member 32 moves the fourth transport unit 91 to the second transport unit 33 of the IC card transport unit 22. The position is switched to the connecting position, and the second passage switching member 34 is set to a position for selecting the branch path R2. As a result, the refund ticket enters the second transport unit 33 of the IC card transport unit 22 from the fourth transport unit 91, enters the branch path R <b> 2 from the second transport unit 33, and is finally collected in the ticket collection box 53. .

(Guidance display)
As described above, in this embodiment, in FIG. 4, since the processing port 17 that is the discharge port is shared by the IC card and the ticket, the IC card and the ticket are inevitably different from each other from the processing port 17. Discharged. If the IC card and the ticket have separate outlets, the operator who is the customer can easily determine whether the item he / she wants to remove is an IC card or a ticket without paying special attention. Can be recognized. However, in this embodiment in which the discharge port is common between the IC card and the ticket, the operator may misidentify the discharged card between the IC card and the ticket unless any measures are taken. .

  In order to solve such a problem, in this embodiment, it is displayed as an image on the screen of the display 11 in FIG. 1 whether the one discharged from the common processing port 17 is an IC card or a ticket. As a result, the operator's attention was urged. Specifically, a drawing display routine for this purpose is provided in a program stored in the customer service control unit 5 of FIG.

  For example, when the IC card is ejected from the processing port 17, image data for realizing an image display indicating that the IC card is ejected as shown in FIG. 18A is included in the program. It is out. Further, the program includes image data for realizing image display indicating that a ticket is discharged as shown in FIG. 18B in response to a ticket such as a ticket being discharged. .

  When the IC card or the ticket is discharged from the processing port 17 in FIG. 4, immediately before or immediately thereafter, in FIG. 9, from the control unit of the ticket issuing device 4 to the ticket vending machine side control unit 101 and from the processing port 17 to the IC card or A signal indicating that the ticket has been discharged is transmitted. This signal can be detected by a sensor disposed in the vicinity of the processing port 17, or can be detected based on an output pulse of an encoder provided in a drive motor of the transport system.

  Upon receiving the IC card or ticket discharge signal, the ticket vending machine side control unit 101 sends an IC card discharge image (FIG. 18A) or ticket discharge image (FIG. 18B) toward the customer service control unit 5. 1 is transmitted, whereby the display 11 of FIG. 1 displays the IC card (FIG. 18A) or the ticket (FIG. 18B). As a result, the operator can clearly recognize what is discharged from the common processing port 17. Therefore, the operator can purchase a ticket without performing an erroneous operation.

(Caution indication of processing port)
The program stored in the customer service control unit 5 in FIG. 9 includes a routine for controlling the blinking or lighting of the LED 18 provided in the vicinity of the processing port 17 in FIG. ing.

  When the IC card or the ticket is discharged from the processing port 17 in FIG. 4 by the operator, the signal indicating that the discharge has started and the signal indicating that the card has been removed are shown in FIG. The data is transmitted from the control unit of the ticket issuing device 4 to the ticket machine side control unit 101. From the discharge start signal to the completion of extraction, the ticket vending machine side control unit 101 transmits a command to the customer service unit control unit 5 to blink or turn on the red LED 18.

  As described above, while the IC card or the ticket is ejected from the processing port 17 in FIG. 1, the LED 18 provided in the vicinity blinks or lights up to alert the operator. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the operator from forgetting to remove the IC card or the ticket from the processing port 17.

(Review)
As can be understood from the above description, in the present embodiment, the IC card processing unit that performs the reading process and the writing process on the IC card in order to enable the ticket purchase and the stacking with the IC card is the reader / reader of FIG. The writer 48 is used. Further, the IC card transport means for transporting the IC card along the IC card transport path R1 connecting the processing port 17 and the IC card processing section 48 is the common transport path 31, the second transport section 33, and the third transport section 35. It is constituted by.

  A ticket issuing processing unit that records predetermined information on the ticket and further performs processing for issuing a ticket includes a cutting unit 26, a printing unit 27, a turn unit 90, a write head 92, a read head 93, and the like. Further, the ticket transport means for transporting the ticket along the ticket transport path R3 connecting the paper section 23, the ticket issuing processing sections 26, 27, 90, 92, 93 and the processing port 17 includes the first feed section 24 and the second feed. The unit 25, the printing unit 27, the fourth transport unit 91, and the common transport unit 31 are configured.

  In the present embodiment, in FIG. 4, the IC card, the issued ticket and the refund ticket have a common inlet and outlet, and a part of the IC card transport path R1 and the ticket transport path R3 are a common transport section. A common transport unit is selectively used as an IC card transport path or a ticket transport path. If the processing port for the IC card and the ticket is separate, or if the IC card and ticket slot are separate from the outlet, it is very difficult to form the ticket issuing device in a small integrated structure. However, according to this embodiment in which the IC card and the ticket have a common processing port, the IC card transport system and the ticket transport system can be easily formed in a small integrated structure, and the ticket issuing apparatus can be formed in a small integrated structure. Can be formed.

  Also, assuming that a hard IC card reading / writing unit and a soft ticket reading / writing unit are provided in the same place or in the same transport system, the IC card transport control and the ticket Conveyance control becomes complicated and it is easy to cause a failure. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the IC card reading / writing unit and the ticket reading / writing unit are provided at different locations, so that the IC card and the ticket can be stably conveyed. It is possible to prevent clogging and damage to cards.

  Further, when considering the drive system of the IC card transport unit 22 shown in FIG. 5, based on a normal drive method, for example, as shown in FIG. 19, a common transport unit 31, a second transport unit 33, a third transport unit, and the like. In general, the three conveyance units of the conveyance unit are individually driven by using three motors 111a, 111b, and 111c.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the drive rollers 43a and 43b are unidirectionally arranged so that the third transport unit 35, which is one transport unit, can be stopped independently. The clutches 47a and 47b are interposed, and the third conveyance unit 35 is driven by a power motor 44b for the second conveyance unit 33 which is an adjacent conveyance unit. Thereby, the installation place of the motor which is a drive source can be made small, and it became possible to reduce component cost.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention described in the claims.

For example, in this embodiment, the branch path R2 leading to the ticket collection box 53 in FIG. 4 is provided in the middle of the IC card transport path R1, but the branch path R2 is not necessarily provided. In this case, the second transport path 33 can be removed.
In the present embodiment, the two roll papers 56a and 56b are installed in the paper unit 23. However, only one roll paper may be installed.

1. 1. Ticket vending machine Casing, 3. 3. Customer service panel 4. ticketing device; 5. Customer service control unit, 6. Personnel operation part Coin device, 8. Banknote device, 9. Coin recovery box, 11. 11. Display (image display means) Operation panel, 13. 14. Coin insertion / return opening, Bill insertion slot, 16. Banknote return port, 17. Processing port, 18. 20. Red LED (light emitting means) Frame, 22. IC card transport unit (IC card transport means), 23. Paper section, 24. First feed section (ticket transport means), 25. 25. Second feed section (ticket transport means) Cutting part (ticketing processing part), 27. Printing section (ticketing section), 28. Main transport section, 31. Common transport section, 32. First passage switching member, 33. Second transport section, 34. 35. second passage switching member 3rd conveyance part, 37a, 37b. Conveying belts 38a, 38b. Drive roller 39a, 39b. Conveyor belts 41a, 41b. Drive roller 42a, 42b. Conveyor belts 43a, 43b. Drive roller 44a, 44b. Electric motors 46a, 46b. Drive belts 47a, 47b. One-way clutch (one-way power transmission element) 48. Reader / writer (IC card processor), 51. Auxiliary conveyance belt, 52. 53. Punch mechanism (waste card processing section) Ticket collection box, 54. Trial ticket collection box, 56a, 56b. Roll paper, 56c. Tickets, 57a, 57b. Support shaft, 58a, 58b. Auxiliary rollers, 59a, 59b, 59c. Tension roller 61a, 61b. Feed roller pair 62a, 62b. Feed rollers, 63a, 63b. Driven roller, 65a, 65b. Feed rollers, 66a, 66b. Driven roller, 67. Electric motor, 70. First cutter unit, 71. Second cutter unit, 72. Thermal head 73. Platen roller, 74. Electric motor, 76. Driving belt, 77. Cutter, 78. Electric motor, 79. Link mechanism, 81. Cutting completion sensor, 82. 83. cutting standby sensor; Notch, 84. Detection piece, 86. Rotary blade, 87. Fixed blade, 90. Turn part (ticketing processing part), 91. Fourth transport section, 92. Light head (ticketing processing unit), 93. Read head (ticketing processing unit), 94a, 94b. Transport belt, 96. Driving roller, 97. Drive belt, 98. Electric motor, C1. Cutting mark position; Installation surface, P1. Standby position, R1. IC card transport path, R2. Branch road, R3. Ticket transport path

Claims (2)

(A) a common processing port through which IC cards and tickets can pass;
An IC card processing unit that performs a reading process and a writing process on the IC card in order to enable ticket purchases and additions using the IC card;
IC card transport means for transporting an IC card along an IC card transport path connecting the processing port and the IC card processing unit;
A paper section on which the ticket is placed in a roll paper ;
A ticketing processing unit for performing processing for ticketing including processing for recording predetermined information on the ticket and further cutting the roll paper ;
Ticket transport means for transporting a ticket along a ticket transport path connecting the paper section, the ticket issuing section, and the processing port;
Have
The IC card transport unit and the ticket transport unit include a common transport unit provided continuously to the processing port,
The IC card transport path and the ticket transport path branch from the common transport section at a position closer to the processing port than the IC card processing section and at a position closer to the processing mouth than the ticket issuing processing section. And
Transport the IC card or the ticket using the common transport section as either the IC card transport path or the ticket transport path ;
(B) The IC card conveyance path is a linear conveyance path,
(C) The IC card conveying means is
A second transport unit continuous to the common transport unit;
A third transport unit that is continuous with the second transport unit and transports the IC card to the IC card processing unit;
The second transport unit is
A bifurcation that constitutes a branch path leading to a ticket collection box for collecting tickets;
Switching means for switching between the branch path and the IC card transport path,
(D) Each of the common conveyance unit, the second conveyance unit, and the third conveyance unit includes a pair of belt conveyance units each including a driving roller, a driven roller, and a belt that is stretched between the rollers. It is configured by facing the belts,
A first drive belt driven by a first motor and a second drive belt driven by a second motor are provided;
The first driving belt is stretched between a pair of driving rollers constituting the common conveying unit and one of a pair of driving rollers constituting the third conveying unit,
The second drive belt is stretched between a pair of drive rollers constituting the second transport unit and the other of the pair of drive rollers constituting the third transport unit,
One of the pair of drive rollers constituting the third transport unit is connected to the first drive belt via a one-way power transmission element,
The other of the pair of drive rollers constituting the third transport unit is connected to the second drive belt via a one-way power transmission element,
(E) The ticket issuing apparatus , wherein the roll paper is disposed in a region on a side of the second motor . A ticket vending machine comprising: a customer service unit, a coin processing device, a banknote processing device, a coin collecting safe, and a ticket issuing device, wherein the ticket issuing device is the ticket issuing device according to claim 1 .

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