JP6178470B2 - Charge management device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a fee management apparatus equipped with a receipt printer that changes a receipt issuance state depending on an open / close state of an open / close door of a fee adjustment machine, a vending machine, or the like.

  Recently, unmanned parking lots have become widespread for effective use of idle areas in urban areas. As fee management devices such as parking lots, exit fee settlement machines in gated parking lots and charges in flap type parking lots A payment machine or the like is used. In such a charge management apparatus, a function for issuing a receipt of a use charge for a business use user or the like is mounted substantially as standard.

  In general-purpose vending machines and the like as well as parking fee management devices, inexpensive general-purpose receipt printers are generally used as receipt printers for issuing receipts and coupons. This is because it is expensive to develop and manufacture a special dedicated printer for each apparatus. For this reason, in consideration of the issue (output) position of receipts, the ease of replacement of receipt paper, and the like, the actual situation is that the mounting state of a general-purpose receipt printer is devised.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a bill insertion slot (or card) corresponding to a bill recognition device on the front surface of an outer door of a main body cabinet for the purpose of mounting a printer unit without any modification to an existing vending machine. A paper guide provided with an attachment portion for a card insertion slot corresponding to a lead / writer, a decorative frame with a flapper arranged at an attachment site such as a bill insertion slot, and a printed material issue button and printed material discharge passage inside the decorative frame A vending machine is disclosed in which a printer unit is mounted on the inner side of the outer door so that the printed material discharge port is faced. The printer unit is composed of a unit case and a printer that is accommodated so as to be rotatable around the hinge at the lower end of the unit case. The printer has roll paper inside.

  Further, for example, in Patent Document 2, the change receiving unit can be made small, and the change receiving unit is connected to the change receiving unit via the receipt guiding unit for the purpose of making it possible to easily take out the change and the receipt. There is a receipt printer connected to the change receiving part through the guide part, and a change door that prevents the change from jumping to the outside is provided at the take-out port of the change receiving part so as to be pivotable inward. The door opening / closing mechanism that opens and closes the door automatically receives the change door inward after the deposit device has paid out the change according to a signal from the control unit and before the receipt printer discharges the receipt to the change receiving portion. A vending machine that opens up to a certain angle is disclosed.

JP 2008-171064 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-231345

  However, in the vending machine described in Patent Document 1, when replacing the roll paper of the printer, first, the outer door is opened, and then the printer is rotated and pulled down with respect to the unit case. There was a problem that the housing part had to be opened, which was a very complicated operation. In addition, when the printer unit (printer) is used for other purposes, for example, output of money management information, the staff usually opens the outer door, but the printed paper is outside the outer door. The problem was that it was impossible to work with the outer door open.

  In this regard, in the vending machine described in Patent Document 2, since a receipt printer is arranged inside and a receipt is issued to the change receiving portion via the receipt guiding portion, a change receiving portion is temporarily provided on the open / close door side. Even if the receipt guide unit and the receipt printer are arranged inside the vending machine, the printed matter (receipt paper) can be output from the receipt printer regardless of whether the door is opened or closed. For this reason, for example, it is possible to obtain receipt paper by printing the cash management data of the balance management of the internal safe with the open / close door opened.

  However, in the vending machine described in Patent Document 2, when the receipt printer and the receipt guiding portion are separated from each other between the opening / closing door side and the inside of the vending machine, printing is performed with the opening / closing door opened. When output is performed and the sheet is automatically cut, the receipt paper issued from the output port of the receipt printer falls. For this reason, the attendant must always monitor the receipt paper to be issued and hold it appropriately so that the receipt paper does not fall, which is very inconvenient.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, for example, and improves workability when the user normally uses and when the attendant performs desired printing by opening the door. It is to provide a fee management apparatus equipped with a receipt printer capable of performing the above.

  In order to solve the above technical problem, a first fee management apparatus according to the present invention is a receipt printer that is fixed to a housing and issues a receipt paper by cutting a portion printed on a predetermined paper by a cutting means. And a key input device provided in the housing, a money management safe detection unit for detecting the attachment / detachment state of the money management safe, and an operation on the key input device or a detection result of the money management safe detection unit. Control means for controlling the receipt printer, and when the control means detects an operation on the key input device, the control means causes the receipt printer to issue a receipt paper as payment proof, and then the predetermined paper. The cutting means of the receipt printer is caused to execute a complete cutting to completely separate the money management safe, and the money management safe detecting unit is in a detached state of the money management safe. When detected, the receipt printer on which information including the amount of money stored in the money management safe is printed is issued to the receipt printer, and then the partial cutting for partially separating the predetermined paper is performed. The cutting means of the receipt printer is caused to execute.

  According to the first fee management apparatus of the present invention, since the receipt paper is issued after being partially cut during maintenance performed by the clerk or the like, the clerk always holds the issued receipt paper. Even without this, the receipt paper can be prevented from falling. Further, it is possible to prevent the issued receipt paper from being lost due to being blown by the wind.

  According to a second fee management device of the present invention, in the first fee management device of the present invention, the money management safe includes a plurality of safes, and the control means includes the money management safe detector. Each time it is detected that the individual safe has been removed, the receipt paper on which information corresponding to the individual safe is printed is issued to the receipt printer, and then the partial cutting is executed by the cutting means.

  According to the second management apparatus of the present invention, a receipt paper on which information including the amount of money accumulated is automatically printed by the receipt printer when the attendant removes the money management safe. In addition, for example, when there are a plurality of money management safes, receipt paper is automatically issued each time each safe is removed, so there is no need for the staff to individually issue the receipt paper. , Convenience for the staff is improved. In addition, when receipt papers with printed information including money accumulation are issued continuously, they are issued in a linked state, so the staff holds the receipt paper every time the money management safe is removed. There is no need to do so, and convenience for staff is improved.

  The third fee management apparatus of the present invention is an opening / closing device that detects an open / close state of an opening / closing door provided in an opening of at least one surface of the casing in the first or second fee management apparatus of the present invention described above. The receipt printer includes a door detection unit, and issues a management receipt paper when the control unit recognizes that the open / close door detection unit detects the closed state of the open / close door.

  According to the third fee management device of the present invention, for example, when the operation that requires the staff to collect the management receipt paper at the time of maintenance of the fee management device is adopted, the management receipt is automatically performed when the door is closed. Since the paper is issued, the management receipt paper issuing operation can be omitted. As a result, usability for the staff is improved, and operation management such as a maintenance history of the fee management apparatus can be performed smoothly.

  A fourth fee management apparatus according to the present invention is the take-out formed in a position opposite to the receipt port of the receipt paper of the receipt printer in the third fee management apparatus of the present invention described above. A take-out unit that accommodates the receipt paper fed out through the communication port; and when the open / close door is in a closed state, between the receipt printer and the take-out unit, downward from the issue port. A gap is formed, and the predetermined sheet is a roll sheet formed by winding a long sheet, and the roll sheet is pulled out by the receipt printer, and is partially cut by the cutting unit and issued. When the receipt printer issues the management receipt paper in a state where the receipt paper with curl enters the gap, the receipt paper curls Serial receipt paper is held in the gap, the management receipt paper is fed to the outlet unit via the takeout communication port.

  According to the fourth fee management apparatus of the present invention, when the receipt paper issued by the clerk removes the door and closes the open / close door, the management receipt paper is sent out into the outlet unit through the outlet communication port. Also, for example, even if the attendant forgets to remove the issued receipt paper and closes the door, the receipt paper is held in the gap by its own curl, so the management receipt The paper is suitably fed into the take-out unit through the take-out communication port. Then, when the clerk recognizes the issue of the management receipt paper, the receipt paper forgotten can be collected. Therefore, for example, if the operation is to acquire a management receipt at the time of maintenance of the charge management device, the clerk can recognize that he / she has forgotten to take the receipt paper and leave the receipt paper inside the housing as it is. Can be prevented.

  The fifth fee management device of the present invention is the above-described fourth fee management device of the present invention, wherein an issue port guide extending into the gap is provided above the issue port of the receipt printer, The vertical length of the take-out communication port is formed larger than the vertical length of the issuing port.

  According to the fifth fee management device of the present invention, when the open / close door is closed, the receipt paper can be prevented from rising upward and bending into a gap when the door is closed. Thereby, it becomes possible to appropriately draw out (collect) the receipt paper held in the gap.

  A sixth fee management device of the present invention is the above-described fourth or fifth fee management device of the present invention, wherein at least one of the opposing surfaces of the receipt printer and the outlet unit that form the gap is provided. Is provided with an elastic member.

  According to the sixth fee management device of the present invention, the receipt paper can be appropriately held even when the state of the receipt paper curl changes due to changes in the surrounding environment such as temperature and humidity, and the door is closed. It is possible to appropriately collect the receipt paper in the state where it is in a state.

  According to the fee management apparatus according to the present invention configured as described above, when the door is opened, the receipt paper is issued after being partially cut. Therefore, the receipt paper is dropped without the attendant always holding the receipt paper. Etc. can be prevented, and it becomes convenient for the staff.

It is an appearance perspective view showing the state where the front door was closed in the parking fee adjusting machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the state by which the front door was open | released in the parking fee payment machine which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the parking fee payment machine which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the state before cutting | disconnection of roll paper in the receipt printer of the parking fee payment machine which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the receipt printer of the parking fee payment machine which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the state after cutting | disconnection of roll paper in the receipt printer of the parking fee payment machine which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which partial cutting was performed in the receipt printer of the parking fee payment machine which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the state by which partial cutting was performed in the receipt printer of the parking fee payment machine which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the function structure of the control means of the parking fee payment machine which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the setting function of the control part of the receipt printer of the parking fee payment machine which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the printing function of the control part of the receipt printer of the parking fee payment machine which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the state by which the several receipt paper was issued and the front door was closed in the receipt printer of the parking fee payment machine which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the state in which the receipt paper for management was issued in the receipt printer of the parking fee payment machine which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state in which the receipt paper for management was issued in the receipt printer of the parking fee payment machine which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the receipt paper for management which the receipt printer of the parking fee payment machine which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention issued.

  Embodiments of a charge management apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. This embodiment is a preferred specific example of the present invention, and may have various technically preferable limitations. However, the technical scope of the present invention is not particularly limited unless otherwise specified. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

(First embodiment)
With reference to FIG.1 and FIG.2, the parking fee adjustment machine 1 as 1st Embodiment of the charge management apparatus of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a state in which the front door of the parking fee adjusting machine 1 according to the first embodiment is closed, and FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing a state in which the front door is opened. . Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience, the left front side in FIG. 1 is defined as the front side (front side) of the parking fee adjusting machine 1, and the front / rear, left / right, and up / down directions are defined with reference to the directions indicated by the arrows in the drawings.

  The parking fee settlement machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is installed at one corner of a flap type parking lot, for example. The parking fee payment machine 1 has a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped appearance by a housing 2 and a front door 3 as an opening / closing door attached to the front surface of the housing 2. Further, inside the housing 2 and the front door 3 of the parking fee payment machine 1, there are a card reading processing device 10, a receipt printer 11, a display screen device 12, a bill identifying device 13, a bill safe 14, and a key. An input device 15, a coin identification device 16, a coin dispensing device 17, a coin safe 18, and an outlet unit 19 are provided.

  The housing 2 is made of metal, and includes a left side wall 21 and a right side wall 22 provided on the left and right sides, a ceiling part 23 and a bottom plate part 24 provided on the upper and lower sides, and a rear side wall 25 provided on the back side. It is bent and welded to form a hollow box shape. Further, a front opening 26 is formed on the front side (front side) of the housing 2 so as to open to the entire surface.

  A lock unit 27 is provided in front of the right side wall 22 of the housing 2. The lock unit 27 includes a main body part 27 a fixed to the right side wall 22, a handle 27 b supported by the main body part 27 a, And a lock cylinder (not shown) provided below the handle 27b and projecting into the housing 2. The main body 27a is provided with a recessed key insertion portion 27c below the portion that supports the handle 27b. A key hole (not shown) connected to the lock cylinder is provided above the key insertion part 27c, and the handle 27b protrudes from the main body part 27a by rotating a key (not shown) inserted into the key hole. The handle 27b can be rotated.

  A right frame portion 22 a extending in the vertical direction is provided at the front end of the right side wall 22 of the housing 2, that is, the right end of the front opening 26. A lock slide (not shown) that can slide in the vertical direction is incorporated inside the right frame portion 22a. The lock slide is connected to the handle 27a via a connection mechanism (not shown), and is configured to slide in the vertical direction as the handle 27a is rotated. A long hinge 21a is attached to the front end portion of the left side wall 21 of the housing 2, that is, the left end of the front opening 26 in the vertical direction.

  A through hole 24 a is formed through the bottom plate portion 24. A cable (not shown) for electrically connecting each component of the parking fee adjusting machine 1 and a plurality of flap devices (not shown) is inserted into the line opening 24a.

  A substantially horizontal shelf 28 is provided inside the housing 2 below the center in the vertical direction. The shelf board 28 is constructed between the left side wall 21 and the right side wall 22 of the housing 2, and divides the internal space of the housing 2 vertically.

  In addition, a substantially vertical partition plate 29 is erected slightly on the left side of the upper surface of the shelf board 28. The partition plate 29 divides the internal space of the housing 2 on the left and right above the shelf plate 28. Accordingly, the internal space of the housing 2 is located between the right side accommodating portion 2x on the right side of the partition plate 29, the left side accommodating portion 2y on the left side of the partition plate 29, and the bottom plate portion 24 below the shelf plate 28. It is divided into a side accommodating portion 2z. The upper end portion of the partition plate 29 is not connected to the ceiling portion 23 of the housing 2. For this reason, the right accommodating portion 2x and the left accommodating portion 2y communicate with each other via a space between the upper end portion of the partition plate 29 and the ceiling portion 23.

  The card reading processing apparatus 10 is sandwiched and fixed between the left side wall 21 of the housing 2 and the partition plate 29 at the upper part of the left side accommodating portion 2y. A card insertion slot 10 a is provided on the front surface of the card reading processing device 10. Although not shown in the figure, a card recovery box that is vertically long and has an open top is accommodated behind the shelf 28 of the left accommodating portion 2y. For example, when a card such as a temporary parking ticket or a service ticket is read (taken) and collected by the card reading processing device 10, the cards discharged from a discharge port (not shown) on the back side of the card reading processing device 10 are The card falls into the card collection box and is collected.

  The receipt printer 11 is disposed at a position along the front end of the upper surface of the shelf 28 of the right accommodating portion 2x, or at a position protruding slightly ahead of the front end. The receipt printer 11 prints a receipt or the like and outputs (issues) it to the outside.

  Next, the front door 3 will be described. The front door 3 has a door front side wall 30 formed in substantially the same size and shape as the front surface of the housing 2 and a rectangular protruding rearward along the outer edge of the rear surface (inner surface) of the door front side wall 30. And a door frame 31 having a shape. The door frame 31 is formed with a sufficient length in the front-rear direction so that each part described later can be disposed.

  A door hinge 31 is attached to a left rear end portion of a door frame 31 to a long hinge hinge 21 a provided at a front end portion of the left side wall 21 of the housing 2 so as to be opened and closed. That is, the front door 3 is configured to selectively open and close the front opening 26 of the housing 2. Specifically, a plurality of hook plates (not shown) having hook holes are provided on the inner surface side of the right side portion of the door frame 31. When the lock slide of the right side wall 22 of the housing 2 is engaged with the hook hole of the hook plate, the opening of the front door 3 with respect to the housing 2 is restricted. On the other hand, by rotating the handle 27b to slide the lock slide in the vertical direction and releasing the engagement of the lock slide with the hook hole, the opening of the front door 3 with respect to the housing 2 is allowed.

  The front door side wall 30 of the front door 3 has a display screen opening 3a that opens to the upper left side, a key input opening 3b that opens to the right of the display screen opening 3a, and a display screen opening 3a. A card insertion opening 3c opened adjacent to the bottom of the card, a bill insertion slot opening 3d opened right next to the card insertion opening 3c, and a coin insertion opened adjacent to the bill insertion slot opening 3d. The mouth opening 3e is formed to penetrate in the thickness direction (front-rear direction). Each of the display screen opening 3a, the key input opening 3b, the card insertion opening 3c, and the bill insertion opening 3d is a substantially rectangular opening, and is located above the door front side wall 30 of the front door 3. They are arranged in a grid pattern. The coin slot opening 3e is a substantially circular opening. Note that the card insertion opening 3 c is provided at a position corresponding to the card reading processing device 10. As a result, the card insertion slot 10a of the card reading processing device 10 is inserted into the card insertion opening 3c in the closed state of the front door 3 shown in FIG. 1 and is placed on the front side of the front door 3 (door front side wall 30). It is supposed to be exposed.

  Furthermore, a speaker opening 3f in which a plurality of small-diameter holes for a voice guidance output speaker 55 (see FIG. 3) are juxtaposed slightly below the center in the vertical direction of the door front side wall 30 of the front door 3; A change / receipt taking-out port 3g opened diagonally to the lower right of the speaker opening 3f is formed so as to penetrate therethrough. The change / receipt take-out port 3g is a substantially rectangular opening, and is covered from the inner surface side by a take-out cover 32 that is made of a transparent material that can be opened and closed and the inside is visible. Further, the outlet cover 32 is attached to the inner surface side of the door front side wall 30 so as to be pivotable rearward about a hinge portion 33 (see FIG. 6) provided at the upper end portion thereof.

  Next, the components attached to the front door 3 will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a display screen device 12 as an electrical component is attached to the inner surface of the upper left side of the front door 3. The display screen device 12 is provided so as to cover the display screen opening 3a of the door front side wall 30 from the inner surface side, and the rectangular liquid crystal display portion formed on the front surface is exposed from the display screen opening 3a. And it is visible from the outside. Along with the date, day of the week, time, and the like, the liquid crystal display unit displays guidance such as “Please enter the cabin number” and various information such as parking fees.

  A banknote recognition device 13 is attached to the inner surface of the upper right side of the front door 3. The bill recognition device 13 includes a device main body 34 that stores bills such as sales proceeds, and a bill insertion port 35 provided on the lower front side of the device main body 34.

  The banknote insertion slot 35 is exposed to the front side of the front door 3 (front door side wall 30) from the banknote insertion slot opening 3d, and the banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot 35 is conveyed into the apparatus main body 34. The bill is stored in the banknote safe 14. Note that the banknote safe 14 is removable from the apparatus main body 34. In addition, a bill safe switch 36 (see FIG. 3) capable of detecting that the bill safe 14 has been removed (moved) from the apparatus main body 34 is provided on the back side of the bill safe 14. A bill safe lock unit 37 is mounted adjacent to the bill safe switch 36, and the bill safe 14 cannot be removed without an unlocking key (not shown).

  A key input device 15 is attached to the inner surface of the upper right side of the front door 3 so as to be sandwiched between the door front side wall 30 and the device main body 34 of the banknote recognition device 13. The key input operation portion 15a of the key input device 15 is exposed from the key input opening 3b to the front side of the front door 3 (door front side wall 30), and can be operated from the outside (front side).

  A coin discriminating device 16 is attached below the bill discriminating device 13 on the inner surface side of the front door 3, and a coin slot 16 a provided on the front side of the coin discriminator 16 is in front of the coin slot port opening 3 e. It is exposed on the front side of the door 3 (front door side wall 30). A coin dispensing device 17 is attached below the coin identifying device 16, and a lower end portion of the coin identifying device 16 is connected to an upper end portion of the coin dispensing device 17 via a coin flow passage (not shown). The coins inserted from the coin insertion port 16a of the coin identification device 16 are accommodated in the coin dispensing device 17 through the coin flow passage. A coin safe 18 is attached to the left of the coin dispensing device 17 and is connected to the coin dispensing device 17 via a coin discharge path (not shown). When the coins accumulated in the coin dispensing device 17 are full, the coins are discharged to the coin safe 18 through the coin discharge path of the coin dispensing device 17. The banknote safe 14 and the coin safe 18 are specific examples of money management safes.

  The coin safe 18 is fixed to the inner surface side of the front door 3 via a mounting bracket (not shown). On the back side of the coin safe 18, it can be detected that the coin safe 18 has been removed from the mounting bracket (movement). A coin safe switch 41 (see FIG. 3) is provided. A coin safe locking part 42 is mounted adjacent to the coin safe switch 41 so that the coin safe 18 cannot be removed without an unlocking key (not shown). The banknote safe switch 36 and the coin safe switch 41 described above are specific examples of the money management safe detection unit.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 6, an outlet unit 19 is attached below the coin dispensing device 17 on the inner surface side of the front door 3. The take-out unit 19 includes a take-out frame 44 having a box shape with the front and lower sides open, and an take-out guide 45 provided in the lower portion of the take-out frame 44. The take-out unit 19 is disposed on the rear side of the change / receipt take-out port 3g, and is accommodated in the accommodation space 46 in the take-out unit 19 by opening the take-out cover 32 that covers the change / receipt take-out port 3g. You can take out the change and receipt.

  An extraction communication port 47 is opened in the rear side wall 44 a of the extraction frame 44. The take-out communication port 47 is formed in a horizontally-long rectangular slit shape through which receipt paper from the receipt printer 10 can pass. Receipts issued from the receipt printer 11 are discharged to the take-out guide 45 through the take-out communication port 47. In addition, an inclined portion 44 b that is bent obliquely forward is formed at the lower end of the rear side wall 44 a of the outlet frame 44. Furthermore, the upper end portion of the take-out frame 44 is provided apart from the lower end portion of the coin dispensing device 17, and the coin dispensing device 17 and the take-out frame 44 communicate with each other via the coin dispensing channel 43. Yes. The coin payout path 43 is a small flow passage that allows the change paid out from the coin payout device 17 to pass therethrough.

  The outlet guide 45 is formed in a tray shape, and has a front end connected to the lower end of the change / receipt outlet 3g and a rear end connected to the rear side wall 44a of the outlet frame 44. Moreover, the outlet guide 45 is attached in the state inclined downward toward the rear.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the parking fee payment machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the parking fee payment machine 1 according to the first embodiment.

  The parking fee payment machine 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 50, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a memory 51 such as a flash memory and a hard disk. The CPU 50 and the memory 51 are connected to each other via a bus 52. The CPU 50 controls each component described above according to the program stored in the memory 51. A specific example of the control means in the claims of the present invention is the CPU 50.

  The card reading processing device 10, the receipt printer 11, the display screen device 12, the bill recognition device 13, the key input device 15, the coin recognition device 16, the coin dispensing device 17, and a solenoid (drive device) 54. The speaker 55 and the flap control unit 56 are connected to the interface 53. The interface 53 is connected to a bill safe switch 36, a coin safe switch 41, a door open detection switch 57, and a handle detection switch 58. Each component connected to the interface 53 is connected to the CPU 50 and the like via the bus 52.

  The flap controller 56 is connected to a plurality of flap devices and vehicle detection sensors (none of which are shown) provided in each parking space in the parking lot, and under the control of the CPU 50, a flap plate ( (Not shown) is raised and lowered. That is, the parking fee adjusting machine 1 has a control function of each flap device.

  The door open detection switch 57 detects that the front door 3 is opened (and the front door 3 is closed), and the handle detection switch 58 is operated by the handle 27b being rotated by the key of the front door 3. This is to detect that the protrusion is possible. The solenoid 54 controls the movement of the lock slide described above. Specifically, the solenoid 54 moves from the state where the movement of the lock slide is restricted when the clerk ID or the like is authenticated in addition to the operation of the key of the front door 3 to the lock slide via a power transmission mechanism (not shown). It is a drive device for making the state which enables movement of. The door opening detection switch 57 is a specific example of the opening / closing door detection unit, but the detection of the door opening detection switch 57 and the handle detection switch 58 may be combined to be a specific example of the opening / closing door detection unit.

  Next, the receipt printer 11 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is an external perspective view showing a state before the roll paper 70 is cut in the receipt printer 11 of the parking fee payment machine 1 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the receipt printer 11 of the parking fee payment machine 1 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state after the roll paper 70 is cut in the receipt printer 11 of the parking fee payment machine 1 according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the receipt printer 11 is, for example, a thermal printer, and is a roll paper configured by winding a long thermal paper inside a main body case 60 that forms a main appearance. 70 is housed. The receipt printer 11 is disposed on the downstream side of the platen roller 61 in the transport direction, the platen roller 61 that transports while pulling out the leading end side of the roll paper 70, the thermal head 62 disposed above the platen roller 61, and the platen roller 61. And a cutter device 63.

  The main body case 60 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the upper rear part is chamfered obliquely. In addition, a rectangular issuance port 60b elongated in the left-right direction is formed through the upper portion of the front surface 60a of the main body case 60. The issued (printed) receipt paper 72 is discharged from the issuing port 60b to the outside of the main body case 60. The length of the issuing port 60b in the vertical direction (hereinafter referred to as “vertical width”) is formed to be smaller than the vertical width of the outlet communication port 47 of the outlet unit 19 described above. Further, the issue port 60 b facing the take-out communication port 47 in a state where the front door 3 is closed is located slightly above the center in the vertical direction of the take-out communication port 47.

  On the front surface 60a of the main body case 60, on the lower side of the issue port 60b, a lid 60c is attached that can be rotated to the front side around a hinge (not shown) on the lower side. When the roll paper 70 is consumed and the paper runs out, the clerk can open the cover 60c and replace the roll paper 70 (take out the core rod and load a new roll paper 70).

  The thermal head 62 is pressed against the platen roller 61 by a pressing mechanism (not shown) with the pull-out portion 71 of the roll paper 70 pulled out at the leading end.

  The cutter device 63 includes a fixed blade 63a fixed on the upper side of the drawing portion 71 of the roll paper 70 and a movable blade 63b provided on the lower side of the drawing portion 71 so as to be movable up and down.

  The fixed blade 63a has a blade edge directed downwardly disposed substantially horizontally in the left-right direction. The movable blade 63b is disposed with the cutting edge facing upward, and both left and right ends protrude upward most when viewed from the front, and is formed in a shape inclined downward from the left and right ends toward the center in the left-right direction. In addition, a cutter recess 63c that is cut downward in a rectangular shape is formed at the center in the left-right direction of the movable blade 63b.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the receipt printer 11 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the receipt printer 11 is connected to the data transmission / reception unit 64 connected to the interface 53, the control unit 65 connected to the data transmission / reception unit 64, and the control unit 65 as an electrical configuration. Drive unit 66.

  The drive unit 66 includes a transport unit 67 that controls the rotational drive of the platen roller 61, a print unit 68 that controls the thermal head 62, and a cutting unit 69 that controls the drive of the cutter device 63 (movable blade 63b). Has been.

  A general issuance (printing) procedure of the receipt paper 72 by the receipt printer 11 will be described. When the data transmission / reception unit 64 of the receipt printer 11 receives print data transmitted based on a command from the CPU 50, the control unit 65 outputs a print command to the drive unit 66. The drive unit 66 controls the transport unit 67, the print unit 68, and the cutting unit 69 in accordance with the print command. Then, the driving unit 66 drives the conveyance unit 67 to turn on and off a large number of heating elements of the thermal head 62 while conveying the drawing unit 71 of the roll paper 70, and prints print information 73 on the drawing unit 71. . When the printing of the print information 73 is completed, the control unit 65 outputs a cutting command to the cutting unit 69 via the driving unit 66 and drives the movable blade 63 b of the cutter device 63. And the receipt paper 72 is issued by cut | disconnecting the printed part of the drawer | drawing-out part 71 of the roll paper 70 pinched | interposed between the movable blade 63b and the fixed blade 63a.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. 6, the operation when the receipt fee 72 such as a receipt or various forms is issued by the parking fee adjusting machine 1 having the receipt printer 11 will be briefly described. First, when a parking lot user requests a receipt as proof of payment for a normal parking fee, the parking lot user issues a receipt in the key input operation unit 15a of the key input device 15 after completing the payment of the usage fee. Press a key (not shown). Upon receiving this key press, the CPU 50 of the parking fee payment machine 1 outputs a receipt issuance command to the receipt printer 11. Thereby, the drawer part 71 of the roll paper 70 is discharged out of the main body case 60 from the issue port 60b. The receipt paper 72 is printed with print information 73 such as a parking start date / time, a settlement date / time, a parking fee, a charge amount, a change amount, etc., following a preset header character (such as a parking lot name).

  Then, the drawn-out portion 71 of the conveyed roll paper 70 is cut by moving the movable blade 63b of the cutter device 63 upward by a certain stroke from the position shown in FIG. 6, and the receipt paper 72 is obtained. In the normal cutting operation, the operation is set so that the horizontal lower end portion 63d of the cutter recess 63c of the movable blade 63b moves above the fixed blade 63a, and the drawer portion 71 is completely cut. . Hereinafter, such cutting of the drawing portion 71 of the roll paper 70 is referred to as “complete cutting”.

  Here, when complete cutting is performed in the state shown in FIG. 4, as shown in FIG. 6, the leading end portion of the roll paper 70 (drawer portion 71) remains inside the issue port 60 b of the receipt printer 11. The issued receipt paper 72 falls on the outlet guide 45 of the outlet unit 19.

  On the other hand, the receipt in a state in which the drawer portion 71 of the roll paper 70 is not completely cut by leaving only the width in the left-right direction of the cutter recess 63c by controlling the stroke of the upward movement of the movable blade 63b less than at the time of complete cutting. Paper 72 can also be obtained (see FIG. 7). That is, the operation setting is made so that the horizontal lower end 63d of the cutter recess 63c of the movable blade 63b stops below the fixed blade 63a. As a result, at the rear end of the receipt paper 72, a connecting portion 74 that remains without being cut at the central portion in the left-right direction and a slit portion 75 that is cut at both left and right ends of the connecting portion 74 are formed (see FIG. 7). Hereinafter, such cutting is referred to as “partial cutting”.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state where partial cutting has been performed twice in the receipt printer 11 of the parking fee payment machine 1 according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view thereof.

  As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, when the next receipt paper 72b is issued in the state where the receipt paper 72a is issued in the partial cutting setting, the receipt paper 72a issued last time and the current issued paper 72a are issued. The receipt paper 72b is discharged in a state of being connected by the connecting portion 74. Note that once the cutting operation of the receipt printer 11 is set to partial cutting, the issued receipt paper 72 is output in a state where it is connected by the connecting portion 74 indefinitely. FIG. 4 shows the state before cutting, but the appearance is completely the same as the state where partial cutting is performed once.

  Next, a configuration and operation for actually printing a receipt and a form of money information will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 8 to 11. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a functional configuration of the control means (CPU 50) of the parking fee payment machine 1 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the setting function of the control unit 65 of the receipt printer 11 of the parking fee adjusting machine 1 according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 11 shows the configuration of the printing function of the control unit 65. It is explanatory drawing. FIGS. 9 to 11 are block diagrams showing only main functions showing the features of the present invention. FIG. 6 shows a state in which a normal receipt is issued, and FIG. 8 shows a state in which a staff member opens the front door 3 and issues a financial information form.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the CPU 50 as the control means of the parking fee settlement machine 1 includes a detection switch analysis 50a, a key input analysis 50b, a display screen data generation 50c, an audio data generation 50d, a payment process 50e, a data management process 50f, It has functions such as receipt issue 50g.

  The detection switch analysis 50a is a function that constantly monitors the switch state of each part. Specifically, the CPU 50 monitors the ON / OFF state of the door open detection switch 57, the bill safe switch 36, the coin safe switch 41, the handle detection switch 58, and the like by the function of the detection switch analysis 50a.

  The key input analysis 50b is a function for determining (recognizing) the type of the input key when there is a key input from the user via the key input operation unit 15a. Specifically, the CPU 50 recognizes that the adjustment key (not shown) or the number of the parking space where the vehicle is parked is input with the numeric keypad by the function of the key input analysis 50b. Judge whether there was such a command.

  The display screen data generation 50c is a function for displaying guidance or the like corresponding to the result of the key input analysis 50b on the display screen device 12, and the voice data generation 50d is a function for outputting the content of the guidance or the like by voice.

  The checkout process 50e is based on information such as the parking space (cabinet) number received by the key input device 15 and the time of entry to the parking space, and displays the parking fee amount and the payment amount on the display screen device 12. This is a function for displaying, confirming the payment amount from the user, issuing change, and the like.

  The data management process 50f is a function for recording in the memory 51 the history (money management information) of the received amount, the change amount paid out, the number of times the receipt paper 72 is issued, and the like.

  The receipt issuance 50g is a function for outputting a receipt issuance command and transmitting print data to the receipt printer 11.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the control unit 65 of the receipt printer 11 has functions such as a header image setting 65a, a conveyance operation setting 65b, a cutter operation setting 65c, and a print operation setting 65d as setting functions. Note that the receipt printer 11 needs to appropriately set each function before the printing operation.

  In the header image setting 65a, a parking lot name, a company logo, etc., which are always printed when the receipt paper 72 is a receipt for a user, are stored in advance in a storage area (not shown) in the control unit 12 as a header image. It is a function to keep.

  The conveyance operation setting 65b is, for example, how many mm from the end of the roll paper 70 (drawer 71) in the printing operation, how many mm of blank space is given after the printing is finished, Alternatively, it is a function for performing an initial setting such as how many millimeters to feed after cutting.

  The cutter operation setting 65c is a function for setting the moving distance (movement amount) of the movable blade 63b when cutting the drawing portion 71 of the roll paper 70, and a function for selectively switching between complete cutting or partial cutting. Have.

  The print operation setting 65d is a function for performing settings related to the remaining heat state of the thermal head 62 and detailed printing performance (resolution, etc.).

  As shown in FIG. 11, the control unit 65 of the receipt printer 11 has functions such as received data analysis 65e, character generation 65f, figure generation 65g, print data generation 65h, receipt paper cutting 65i, receipt paper transport 65j as printing functions. have.

  The received data analysis 65e is a function that analyzes and identifies whether the data received by the data transmitter / receiver 64 is print data or other setting change data.

  The character generation 65f and the graphic generation 65g are functions for generating characters and graphics to be printed from print data. The figure generated by the function of the figure generation 65g includes, for example, a two-dimensional code such as a barcode or a QR code (registered trademark of Denso Wave Co., Ltd.).

  The print data generation 65h is a function for generating dot array data for actually printing characters and figures on the roll paper 70 (the drawer section 71).

  The receipt paper cutting 65i is a function of cutting the roll paper 70 (drawer 71) under a set condition (complete cutting or partial cutting), and the receipt paper transporting 65j is the receipt paper 72 set with print data or set. This is a function of appropriately transporting and moving according to the feed conditions.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 6 and FIG. 8 to FIG. 11, a case will be described in which the user pays the parking fee with the parking fee adjusting machine 1 and obtains a receipt.

  First, as a pre-operation, the staff uses the setting function of the control unit 65 of the receipt printer 11 to set in advance the header image, the transport operation, the cutter operation, and the print operation. As a result, the receipt is printed and transported under the set conditions. Here, the cutter operation setting 65c is set to “complete cutting” described above.

  The user of the parking lot performs a predetermined key input operation using the key input operation unit 15a. Here, it is assumed that the user presses the payment key following the input of the parking space number and presses the receipt issuance key to obtain the receipt in order to pay the parking fee with the parking fee payment machine 1. .

  The CPU 50 determines (recognizes) that the user has input the parking space number and the settlement key is pressed by the function of the key input analysis 50b, and charges the fee to the display screen device 12 by the function of the display screen data generation 50c. Display the guidance corresponding to. The guidance is displayed in text such as “Please pay the fee. If you need a receipt, please press the receipt issuance key”. At the same time, the CPU 50 outputs the same sound output to the speaker 55 by the function of the sound data generation 50d.

  Thereafter, the CPU 50 displays the parking fee amount on the display screen device 12 by the function of the settlement process 50e. The user sees the display on the display screen device 12 and inserts (inserts) a parking fee from the bill insertion slot 35 and the coin insertion slot 16a. At this time, the payment amount and the like are displayed on the display screen device 12.

  The CPU 50 shifts to the next step when the received amount is equal to or higher than the parking fee by the function of the settlement processing 50e, and maintains the display of the parking fee on the display screen device 12 when it is less than the parking fee. . Further, the CPU 50 pays out change or the like as required by the function of the settlement process 50e. FIG. 6 shows a state in which the change coin C is paid out from the coin payout device 17 through the coin payout path 43 before the receipt paper 72 is discharged. Note that the CPU 50 records the history such as the amount of money received and the amount of change paid out in the memory 51 as money management information by the function of the data management process 50f.

  Further, the CPU 50 determines (recognizes) that the receipt issuance key has been pressed by the user by the function of the key input analysis 50b, and issues a receipt issuance instruction (in this case, a receipt issuance instruction) by the function of the receipt issuance 50g. In addition to outputting, print data is transmitted to the receipt printer 11.

  The control unit 65 of the receipt printer 11 recognizes the print data transmitted by the receipt issue 50g function of the CPU 50 as a function of the received data analysis 65e. Then, the control unit 65 generates characters and graphics by the functions of the character generation 65f and the graphic generation 65g, and generates dot arrangement data from the characters and graphics by the function of the print data generation 65h. The control unit 65 controls the thermal head 62 based on the dot arrangement data via the driving unit 66 to cause the drawing unit 71 of the roll paper 70 to execute the printing process. Note that the leading end of the drawer 71 (receipt paper 72) that has been printed has advanced into the accommodation space 46 through the take-out communication port 47 of the take-out unit 19.

  And the control part 65 drives the movable blade 63b of the cutter apparatus 63 by the function of the receipt paper cutting | disconnection 65i, and cuts the printing part of the drawer | drawing-out part 71 of the roll paper 70 completely. Accordingly, the issued receipt paper 72 is discharged onto the outlet guide 45 through the outlet communication port 47 on the rear surface of the outlet unit 19.

  The user pushes open the outlet cover 32 and inserts his / her hand into the accommodation space 46 to take out the receipt paper 72 discharged onto the outlet guide 45 of the outlet unit 19 together with the change coin C. be able to.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 7 to FIG. 11, a case where a staff member issues a receipt paper 72 as a form of money management information will be described.

  First, the clerk unlocks the lock unit 27 and rotates the protruding handle 27b to release the engagement between the lock slide on the housing 2 side and the hook hole of the hook plate of the front door 3. As a result, the front door 3 is opened with respect to the housing 2. At that time, the handle detection switch 58 detects that the handle 27b is protruded so as to be able to rotate, and then the door open detection switch 57 detects that the front door 3 is opened (open / close of the front door 3). To do. These detection results are sequentially determined by the function of the detection switch analysis 50a of the CPU 50. Note that the front door 3 may be opened after confirming whether or not it is a staff member who has been previously permitted to perform work by opening the front door 3. In this case, whether or not the clerk is permitted to open the front door 3 is determined by authenticating the ID by reading the ID card held by the clerk by the card reading processing device 10 or by the key input operation of the key input device 15. For example, the authentication is performed by receiving an input of a password registered in advance in the unit 15a. If the CPU 50 drives the solenoid 54 and cancels the lock slide movement restriction in the case of authentication, the handle 27b connected to the lock slide can be rotated. It is also possible to take an operational form in which such advanced security restrictions are applied.

  When the CPU 50 recognizes that the opening of the front door 3 is detected by the door opening detection switch 57, the CPU 50 instructs the receipt printer 11 to change the setting of the cutter operation setting 65c. Specifically, the CPU 50 outputs a command to the receipt printer 11 to change the setting of the cutter operation setting 65c to “partial cutting” as described above. The setting change command is received by the control unit 65 via the data transmission / reception unit 64 of the receipt printer 11. The control unit 65 sets the moving amount of the movable blade 63b of the cutter device 63 so that “partial cutting” is executed by the function of the cutter operation setting 65c, and the setting is stored in a storage area (not shown) of the control unit 65. ). The CPU 50 automatically performs the cutter operation when the door open detection switch 57 detects the closing of the front door 3 or when the handle detection switch 58 detects the accommodation of the handle 27b in addition to the detection of the closing of the front door 3. The setting 65c is changed to “complete disconnection”.

  Here, in order to issue the receipt paper 72 as a form of money management information, there are the following two operation methods. The money management information is recorded in the memory 51 by the function of the data management process 50f of the CPU 50.

  First, when manually operating the issue of money management information, the staff uses the key input operation unit 15a of the key input device 15 in accordance with an instruction on a maintenance setting operation screen (not shown) displayed on the display screen device 12. To perform a predetermined input operation. By the manual input from the staff, the CPU 50 can output (issue) the receipt paper 72 as a form of money management information by the function of the receipt issuance 50g.

  As another method, the form is automatically issued by removing the bill safe 14 or the coin safe 18. Specifically, the bank safe switch 36 or the coin safe switch 41 detects that the clerk has unlocked the banknote safe lock part 37 or the coin safe lock part 42 and removed the banknote safe 14 or the coin safe 18. The CPU 50 recognizes this detection result, and reads out the total amount stored in the corresponding safes 14 and 18 from the history data recorded in the memory 41. Thereby, the CPU 50 can output (issue) the receipt paper 72 as a form of money management information by the function of the receipt issuance 50g.

  By executing one of the two operation methods described above, the drawer unit 71 of the roll paper 70 is partially cut, and a receipt paper 72 connected by the connecting unit 74 is issued. In FIG. 8, for example, a receipt paper 72a issued when the banknote safe 14 is removed first, a receipt paper 72b issued after the coin safe 18 is removed, and a roll paper 70 that has not been issued yet. The drawer portions 71 are connected to each other by a connecting portion 74. FIG. 8 shows a state in which receipt sheets 72a and 72b as forms of money management information are issued, the front door 3 is opened, and the front of the issue port 60b of the receipt printer 11 is also opened. Therefore, the positions of the front door 3 and the outlet unit 19 when the front door 3 is closed are indicated by a two-dot chain line.

  Then, the clerk picks up the receipt paper 72b and pulls it forward to cut the connecting portion 74 between the receipt paper 72b and the drawer portion 71, and the receipt paper 72a and the receipt paper 72b (connected by the connecting portion 74). State).

  According to the above-described parking fee settlement machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the user makes a request for issuing a receipt or the like in a normal state where the user of the parking lot can operate (the front door 3 is closed). The receipt paper 72 is automatically completely cut and stored in the storage space 46 of the take-out unit 19. Thereby, the user can receive the receipt paper 72 easily.

  On the other hand, at the time of maintenance or the like performed with the front door 3 open, the receipt paper 72 (72b) is partially cut and connected to the drawer portion 71 in the receipt printer 11 by the connecting portion 74. Issued at. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the issued receipt paper 72 from dropping from the issue port 60b of the receipt printer 11. In addition, when a plurality of receipt papers 72a and 72b are issued for each of a plurality of types of maintenance (for example, the banknote safe 14 and the coin safe 18 are sequentially removed), the attendant can accept each receipt paper 72a, 72b need not always be held individually, but can be held in a collective state. Therefore, for example, it is possible to prevent the issued receipt paper 72 from being lost by being blown by the wind. Moreover, since each receipt paper 72a, 72b is in the state slightly connected by the connection part 74, the attendant can cut | disconnect the connection part 74 easily. Thereby, it can divide | segment for every receipt paper 72, and the receipt paper 72 can be stored separately.

  Moreover, according to the parking fee payment machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the opening state of the front door 3 can be detected to change the setting of the cutter operation setting 65c of the receipt printer 11, and a money management safe ( The receipt paper 72 is automatically issued by the receipt printer 11 when the banknote safe 14 or the coin safe 18) is removed. Further, when there are a plurality of safes for money management, the receipt paper 72 is automatically issued each time each safe is removed. Thereby, it is possible to improve the ease of management and convenience for a staff member who manages the parking fee settlement machine 1. Note that the receipt paper 72 as a form of automatically issued money management information includes not only the total amount stored in the above-described safe but also the time when the safe is removed, the operator's ID number, and the like. It may be. Further, the total amount in the safe does not necessarily have to be included.

(Second Embodiment)
Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 12 to FIG. 15, a parking fee adjusting machine 1 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a plurality of receipt sheets 72a and 72b are issued and the front door 3 is closed in the receipt printer 11 of the parking fee payment machine 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a sectional view showing a state in which the receipt paper for management 76 is issued in the receipt printer 11 of the parking fee payment machine 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 14 is a perspective view thereof. . FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing the management receipt paper 76 issued by the receipt printer 11 of the parking fee payment machine 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In addition, about the structure similar to the parking fee adjusting machine 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the front door without leaving the receipt paper 72a, 72b issued by the clerk connected in the connecting portion 74 from the issue port 60b of the receipt printer 11 (leaving it inside the housing 2). 3 is closed, these receipt sheets 72a and 72b are sandwiched between gaps S formed between the front surface of the receipt printer 11 and the outer rear surface of the outlet frame 44 of the outlet unit 19. It will come in. In such a case, the new receipt paper 72 cannot be issued normally. In order to solve such a problem, for example, a sensor or the like that detects the presence of the receipt paper 72 in the gap S is provided separately. For example, it may be possible to prompt the staff to remove the receipt paper 72. However, providing such a sensor leads to an increase in the cost of the parking fee settlement machine 1.

  Therefore, in the parking fee payment machine 1 according to the second embodiment, by providing the issue port guide 80 on the front side of the receipt printer 11 and forming the gap S so that the receipt paper 72 enters and is held, The above problems have been solved.

  The issue port guide 80 is formed in a rectangular plate shape in plan view, and is fixed immediately above the issue port 60 b of the receipt printer 11. Further, the issue port guide 80 is inclined downward toward the front, and is provided so that the tip portion slightly protrudes into the accommodation space 46 through the take-out communication port 47 of the take-out frame 44.

  As shown in FIG. 12, when the front door 3 is closed, the front surface 60a of the receipt printer 11 (main body case 60) forming the gap S and the outer rear surface 44c of the outlet frame 44 are parallel to each other and smooth. Make up. The smooth surfaces (the front surface 60a and the outer rear surface 44c) refer to surfaces including irregularities that are not broken by the receipt paper 72.

  The gap S is formed so as to hold the receipt paper 72b that is cut from the roll paper 70 and has curled wrinkles so that the receipt paper 72b does not fall under its own weight. Accordingly, the receipt paper 72b that bulges forward (outward) and has a curved shape is slightly flattened and enters the clearance S, and the front surface 60a of the receipt printer 11 and the take-out frame by its own restoring force (repulsive force). 44 is held in the gap S in a state where it is in contact with and pressed against the outer rear surface 44c of 44.

  In the parking fee payment machine 1 according to the second embodiment, after closing the front door 3, the front door 3 is closed when, for example, the clerk notices that he / she has forgotten to take the receipt paper 72a, 72b. The staff members can continue the maintenance operation while the receipt papers 72a and 72b remain in the gap S (clamped). Specifically, the CPU 50 of the parking fee adjusting machine 1 outputs predetermined data as a part of the function of the data management process 50f, issues the management receipt paper 76 by the function of the receipt issue 50g, and receives the receipt papers 72a and 72b. Can be collected (receipt paper collecting operation). The predetermined data includes preset print information 73 and blank information (not printed). Further, the management receipt paper 76 includes a management slip (for example, a work completion certificate) on which the print information 73 and the like are printed, and a blank slip output by feeding and output without being printed by blank information. .

  Hereinafter, the receipt paper collecting operation will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14.

  First, the clerk operates the key of the front door 3 to project the handle 27b. Then, the CPU 50 sets the parking fee adjusting machine 1 to the maintenance mode, displays the maintenance mode guidance on the display screen device 12, and displays the maintenance menu corresponding to the key of the key input operation unit 15a. Next, the clerk presses a key corresponding to the management slip issuing function in the key input operation unit 15 a of the key input device 15. Then, the CPU 50 determines (recognizes) that the issuing of the management slip is instructed by the staff by the function of the key input analysis 50b. When the clerk closes the front door 3, the cutter operation setting 65 c is normally automatically changed to “complete cutting”. However, when the clerk issues a management slip issuance instruction, the CPU 50 11 is instructed to set the cutter operation setting 65c to “partial cutting”. Then, the CPU 50 uses the receipt issuance 50g function as a management receipt paper 76 to print out a piece of paper or roll paper 70 on which pre-set character information (for example, the ID number of the clerk or work completion time) is printed. The receipt printer 11 is instructed to issue a blank piece of paper that has been fed and conveyed without printing anything.

  The receipt printer 11 (control unit 65) analyzes the received data by the function of the received data analysis 65e, prints the management slip by the function of the print unit 68, or feeds the blank slip by the function of the receipt paper transport 65j. Then, the management receipt paper 76 is issued. That is, the receipt printer 11 issues a management receipt sheet 76 when the CPU 50 recognizes that an input operation has been performed via the key input operation unit 15a.

  Since the receipt paper for management 76 is restricted to a certain extent by the receipt paper 72b held in the gap S to some extent, the management receipt paper 76 is inclined forward and protrudes into the accommodation space 46 along the issuing port guide 80. Sent out. Specifically, when the management receipt paper 76 is conveyed (issued) forward, it is bent at the connecting portion 74 between the receipt paper 72b and the management receipt paper 76, and this bent portion is taken out from the take-out communication port 47. Projecting into the accommodation space 46.

  Then, the clerk pushes the opening cover 32 open, inserts his / her hand into the accommodation space 46, picks up the management receipt paper 76 protruding from the take-out communication port 47, and pulls it forward. Then, the connecting portion 74 between the management receipt paper 76 and the drawing portion 71 in the issuing port 60b is cut, and the receipt papers 72a and 72b sandwiched between the gaps S are drawn out. At this time, since the inclined portion 44b is formed at the lower end of the take-out frame 44, the receipt paper 72a, 72b is prevented from being caught by the lower end of the rear side wall 44a of the take-out frame 44 during this drawing. be able to. Note that the length L in the front-rear direction of the management receipt paper 76 (see FIG. 15) is shorter than the length in the front-rear direction of the receipt paper 72 and is long enough for an attendant to insert a hand into the storage space 46 and hold it. That's enough. Even when the receipt paper 72 is not sandwiched in the gap S, the management receipt paper 76 is issued as a work completion certificate in which other work contents are printed in accordance with a management form issuance instruction from the staff. Also good. In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 15, it is preferable to print information including the clerk ID number and the work completion time on the management receipt paper 76.

  According to the parking fee settlement machine 1 according to the second embodiment, the issue port guide 80 is fixed immediately above the issue port 60b of the receipt printer 11, and therefore, the receipt paper 72 in the process until it enters the gap S. Is restricted to move upward from the take-out communication port 47. For this reason, when the front door 3 is closed, it is possible to prevent the receipt paper 72 from rising upward and being bent into the gap S. As a result, the receipt paper 72 (72a, 72b) that enters and stays in the gap S can be appropriately pulled out. Further, since the take-out communication port 47 is a rectangular hole whose vertical width is larger than that of the issue port 60b and extends downward, the lower end of the take-out communication port 47 is used when the clerk picks out the management receipt paper 76. Therefore, it is possible to effectively prevent the slit portion 75 of the management receipt paper 76 (receipt paper 72) from being caught and the connecting portion 74 being cut. Note that at least the lower end portion of the take-out communication port 47 on the receipt printer 11 side is preferably subjected to a process such as deburring or chamfering, or an inclined shape.

  Further, according to the parking fee settlement machine 1 according to the second embodiment, the issued receipt papers 72 a and 72 b are placed on the front surface 60 a of the receipt printer 11 that forms the gap S and the outer rear surface 44 c of the outlet frame 44. Since it is held in the gap S so as to be lightly abutted and sandwiched, it does not fall by its own weight. Therefore, the management receipt paper 76 protrudes into the accommodation space 46 through the take-out communication port 47 of the take-out unit 19 without being pulled downward by the weight of the receipt papers 72a and 72b facing the gap S. Further, since the front surface 60a of the receipt printer 11 (main body case 60) that forms the gap S and the outer rear surface 44c of the outlet frame 44 are smooth surfaces, the surfaces 60a, 44c and the receipt papers 72a, 72b are interposed between them. In this case, only the frictional force is applied so that the receipt papers 72a and 72b do not fall due to their own weight. Therefore, when pulling out the receipt papers 72a and 72b, a load that cuts the connecting portion 74 that connects the receipt papers 72a and 72b is not applied, and the receipt papers 72a and 72b can be smoothly removed from the gap S. .

(Modification of the second embodiment)
In the parking fee payment machine 1 according to the modification of the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15, the management receipt paper 76 can be issued as a work completion certificate for management operation. For example, in addition to automatic issuance of money management information proving that cash has been collected in each of the safes 14 and 18, in addition to the issuance of forms that are independently operated by an attendant, the front door 3 is finally provided. Is set so that the management receipt paper 76 is issued as a work completion certificate. That is, it is possible to adopt a management operation that requires the staff to collect work completion certificates. As a result, if the management receipt paper 76 is not acquired as the work completion certificate, the person in charge recognizes that the receipt paper 72 of the issued money management information or other information may have been forgotten. can do.

  In this case, the CPU 50 recognizes that the receipt paper 72 has been issued (printed) at least once (one or more times) when the front door 3 is open, and the CPU 50 detects the detection switch analysis 50a. When the function recognizes that the door open detection switch 57 of the parking fee settlement machine 1 has detected a change from the open state to the closed state, the management receipt paper 76 (work completion certificate, etc.) is automatically issued. It is preferable to do so. That is, the receipt printer 11 issues the management receipt paper 76 when the receipt paper is issued first and the CPU 50 recognizes that the door open detection switch 57 detects the closed state of the front door 3. It has become. Whether or not the receipt paper 72 has been issued at least once in the opened state of the front door 3 is recognized by the CPU 50 by referring to the number of times the receipt paper 72 is issued recorded in the memory 51. . Of course, even if the receipt paper 72 is not issued when the front door 3 is open (the receipt paper 72 is not sandwiched in the gap S), the work completion certificate printed with other work contents is used for management. The receipt paper 76 may be issued automatically. For example, as shown in FIG. 15, it is also useful to require that the clerk submits the management receipt paper 76 to the manager, including the clerk's ID number and work completion time.

  Further, in this case, when the front door 3 is closed (the handle 27b is not stored), a command for issuing the management receipt paper 76 is executed, and the receipt is detected when the handle detection switch 58 detects that the handle 27b is stored. Switching from partial cutting to complete cutting is performed by the function of the cutter operation setting 65c of the printer 11. Accordingly, when the front door 3 is closed and the handle 27b is not stored, the maintenance work is continued, and when the handle 27b is stored, the maintenance work is completely completed. Thus, complication of various controls of the CPU 50 can be prevented.

  In each of the above-described embodiments (including modifications), at least one of the front surface 60a of the receipt printer 11 that forms the gap S and the outer rear surface 44c of the outlet frame 44 is provided with a light resin leaf spring or flexibility. A soft cushion material or the like may be provided (attached). As a result, even when a plurality of receipt papers 72 are connected, when the front door 3 is closed, the receipt papers 72 can easily stay in the gaps S without falling by their own weight, and the receipt papers 72 can be collected appropriately. In that case, the cushion material or the like may not be interposed in the entire inner surface of the gap S, but may be partially interposed. For example, it is possible to sufficiently expect the same holding effect of the receipt paper 72 as described above by forming a vertically long rib on the outer rear surface 44 c of the outlet frame 44.

  The gap S (the distance between the front surface 60a of the receipt printer 11 and the outer rear surface 44c of the outlet frame 44) may be equal to or greater than the thickness of the receipt paper 72 in the narrowest case, and the receipt paper 72 in the widest case. The distance (interval) that allows the receipt paper 72 with the largest diameter and curled shape (curled state) to enter the shortest issuance state and can be held without falling even if the receipt paper 72 is subjected to its own weight. Is formed. In each embodiment, for example, if the length L of the shortest receipt paper is 40 mm and the largest diameter is the roll paper 70 having a maximum diameter (when new) of 60 mm, the roll paper 70 is attached. The width of the curved shape (the length of the perpendicular drawn from the top of the arc to the secant connecting the two end points) is about 6.4 mm. Therefore, in each embodiment, in order to obtain a holding force due to the repulsive force having a curved shape, a 3 mm gap S that is half of that is configured to obtain a favorable holding state of the receipt paper 72.

  In the above-described embodiments of the present invention (including modifications), the parking fee settlement machine 1 used for the flap type parking lot has been described. For example, the exit fee for managing the parking fee when leaving the vehicle in the gate type parking lot The configuration of the present invention may be applied to a payment machine or a prior payment machine installed in a parking lot. Further, for example, the configuration of the present invention may be applied to a fee management device installed in a place other than a parking lot, such as a vending machine or a ticket vending machine. Furthermore, the installation location of each management device may be outdoors or indoors.

  The technology of the present invention is suitable for use in a fee management device such as a parking fee settlement machine installed in a parking lot, but other toll road toll collectors and outdoor vending machines, It is expected to be used in ticket machines.

1 Parking fee settlement machine (fee management device)
2 Housing 3 Front door 3g Change / receipt exit 11 Receipt printer 14 Banknote safe (money management safe)
15 Key input device 18 Coin safe (money management safe)
19 Take-out unit 26 Front opening 36 Bill safe switch (money management safe detector)
41 Coin safe switch (Money management safe detector)
47 Take-out communication port 50 CPU (control means)
57 Door open detection switch 58 Handle detection switch 60b Issuing port 63 Cutter device 70 Roll paper (predetermined paper)
72, 72a, 72b Receipt paper 73 Printing information 76 Receipt paper for management 80 Issuing port guide S Clearance

Claims (6)

A receipt printer that is fixed to the housing and issues a receipt paper by cutting a portion printed on a predetermined paper by a cutting means;
A key input device provided in the housing;
A money management safe detecting unit for detecting the attachment / detachment state of the money management safe;
Control means for controlling the receipt printer based on an operation on the key input device or a detection result of the money management safe detection unit,
The control means includes
When an operation on the key input device is detected, after the receipt paper as a payment proof is issued to the receipt printer, the cutting means of the receipt printer performs a complete cut to completely cut off the predetermined paper. ,
When the money management safe detecting unit detects the removal state of the money management safe, the receipt printer on which information including the amount of money stored in the money management safe is printed is issued to the receipt printer. After that, the fee management apparatus is configured to cause the cutting unit of the receipt printer to execute partial cutting for partially cutting the predetermined sheet. The money management safe includes a plurality of safes,
The control means includes
Each time the money management safe detection unit detects that each safe has been removed, the receipt paper on which information corresponding to each safe is printed is issued to the receipt printer, and then the partial cutting is performed. The charge management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cutting unit executes the following. An open / close door detector for detecting an open / closed state of the open / close door provided in an opening of at least one surface of the housing;
3. The receipt printer according to claim 1, wherein the receipt printer issues a management receipt paper when the control means recognizes that the open / close door detection unit detects the closed state of the open / close door. 4. The charge management device described. A take-out unit for receiving the receipt paper that is fixed to the open / close door and that is fed out through a take-out communication port formed at a position facing the issue port of the receipt paper of the receipt printer;
Between the receipt printer and the outlet unit when the door is closed, a gap is formed downward from the issue port,
The predetermined paper is a roll paper configured by winding a long paper,
In the state where the roll paper is pulled out by the receipt printer and the receipt paper with the curl issued after being partially cut by the cutting means enters the gap, the receipt printer takes the management receipt paper. 4. When issued, the receipt paper is held in the gap by a curl of the receipt paper, and the management receipt paper is delivered to the take-out unit through the take-out communication port. Charge management device. On the upper side of the issue port of the receipt printer, an issue port guide extending to the gap is provided,
The fee management apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the vertical length of the outlet port is formed larger than the vertical length of the issuing port.   6. The fee management apparatus according to claim 4, wherein an elastic member is provided on at least one of the opposing surfaces of the receipt printer and the take-out unit that form the gap.

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