JP6537802B2 - Ticket processing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ticket processing apparatus that enables issuance, settlement, and the like of various types of tickets, and more particularly to a ticket processing apparatus suitable for a settlement machine and the like of a parking lot management system.

With the aging of society and the rise of the idea of normalization, while the elderly and people with disabilities are required to actively enter the society, also in parking lots and other public facilities, the installation of a ticket processing device incorporating universal design Social demands are rising.
As a ticket processing device, it is a parking fee pre-setter that takes into consideration barrier-free and universal design of a parking lot that can be used smoothly by elderly and disabled people, and in particular those that wheelchair users can use independently It is known (cited reference 1). This settlement machine is provided with a table portion projecting to the front side at a height having a space to which a wheelchair can enter below on the front surface of the operation unit provided on the machine body. A shallow dish-like card tray on which various cards such as a parking ticket and a prepaid card can be placed is provided on the upper surface of the table portion, and a card insertion / ejection port is provided on the front portion of the operation portion. The cards placed on the card tray can be slipped and inserted as they are, and the processed cards can be discharged to the card tray.

  Although the settlement machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above is adapted to the universal design of a parking lot, the casing of the settlement machine is recognized as a dedicated design, and the universal design compatible machine and its non-compliant machine In the current situation, there is no alternative but to separate production processes or lines for these devices in the factory. Thus, there is a problem that the machine for universal design becomes quite expensive because the dedicated equipment increases due to the separate production process.

  In addition, the functions required for the universal design compatible machine largely change depending on the installation place and the installation timing, and flexibility is required. However, in the settlement machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, such a request is made It is not easy to deal with.

JP, 2008-204273, A

  The present invention has been made focusing on the above problems, and a ticket processing apparatus compatible with a universal design can be manufactured in a common production process with non-compliant machines, and the cost of the ticket processing apparatus compatible with a universal design can be reduced. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ticket processing apparatus capable of enabling various manufacturing.

Ticket processing device for solving the above problems, detachable with an operation unit to the front portion facing the user, a housing having a built-in equipment parts necessary for processing the ticket, the front portion with respect to the casing And a table module which is fixed in a fixed state and forms a space for a foot in the lower front of the housing in a fixed state.

  According to the above-described ticket processing apparatus, the table module detachably fixed to the casing protrudes from the front face portion in the fixed state to form a space for the foot in the lower front of the casing. The ticket processing apparatus can be made compatible with universal design. Furthermore, since the table module is configured to be retrofitted to the housing, the ticket processing apparatus can be configured with the housing from which the table module has been removed, and the ticket processing with universal design compatible type with the table module The apparatus and the ticket processing apparatus not compatible with the universal design can be manufactured in a common production process. As a result, it is possible to manufacture and provide a universal design compatible ticket processing apparatus at low cost.

  According to a specific aspect of the present invention, a cover plate can be attached to the housing in place of the table module to cover the attachment structure of the table module. In this case, it is possible to prevent the mounting structure of the table module from being exposed to the outside and becoming awkward.

  In another aspect of the present invention, the housing has a rectangular connection receiver as a mounting structure on the front surface, and the table module has an assembly unit connected to the connection receiver. In this case, simple and reliable attachment of the table module is possible by using the connection receiving part on the housing side and the assembling part on the table module side.

  In still another aspect of the present invention, the table module has at least one or more functional modules interlocking with the device part in the housing. In this case, the table module can have a function related to the ticket processing.

  In still another aspect of the present invention, the table module is configured to be assembled by combining at least two or more of a plurality of functional modules of different types. In this case, the table module can be provided with various functions, and options can be provided according to the usage scene, enabling more various services.

  In still another aspect of the present invention, the table module has a flat area on the upper surface side in a fixed state. In this case, the table module can be provided with a function like a mounting table, and the usability of the user or the customer can be further improved.

  In still another aspect of the present invention, the table module adapts the housing to the universal design of the parking lot, and the device part incorporated in the housing functions as a checkout machine of the parking lot management system. In this case, the ticket processing apparatus is used as a pre-setter, etc., and contributes to the universal design of the parking lot.

It is an appearance perspective view showing the 1st mode of the pre-settlement machine concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the pre-adjustment machine of the 1st aspect of FIG. It is a side view of the pre-adjustment machine of the 1st aspect of FIG. It is a front view of the pre-setter of the 2nd mode which removed the table module from the pre-setter of FIG. FIG. 5 is a side view of the pre-setter of the second aspect of FIG. 4; (A) and (B) are the front view and top view explaining a table module, (C) is a rear view of a table module. (A) is a front view explaining the connection receiving part for table modules in the case side, (B) is a sectional view explaining an example of the fixing method of a table module etc. It is a block diagram explaining an example of a functional structure of a pre-adjustment machine. It is a conceptual diagram explaining the parking lot management system incorporating a prepayment machine shown in Drawing 1 grade. It is a figure which illustrates notionally the pre-payment machine of a modification.

  Hereinafter, as a specific application example of the ticket processing apparatus according to the present invention, a pre-setter for a parking lot management system according to the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the first mode, the pre-setter (payment processing apparatus) 100 according to the present embodiment is fixed to a main body portion 20 including a general-purpose housing 10 and the housing 10. And the table module 30. The table module 30 is detachably fixed to the central portion of the front surface 10 a of the housing 10 in the vertical direction, and protrudes from the front surface 10 a of the housing 10. In the case of the first embodiment of the pre-settling machine 100 to which the table module 30 is attached as shown, a recessed space RS is formed on the foot side of the housing 10, and this space RS is used by the customer or user. It functions as a foot insertion space and is suitable for universal design.

  Of the pre-setter 100, the main body portion 20 is a square pole-like portion, and has a housing main body 11 and a door 12 as external elements. The case body 11 is a container or box-like portion, and incorporates the device portion necessary for processing of a parking ticket, although the details will be described later. The case body 11 supports the door 12 so as to be openable and closable in the form of a single-sided open door. The door 12 is a rectangular plate-like portion, corresponds to the front surface portion 10 a of the housing 10, and has the operation portion 12 a on the upper side thereof. In the area of the operation unit 12a, a guidance display screen 14, a ticket insertion / return unit 15, a coin insertion / return unit 16, a bill insertion unit 17, and a bill return unit 18 are provided. The door 12 supports the table module 30 at the central portion with respect to the upper and lower sides and can be opened and closed together with the table module 30. However, only a designated person such as a maintenance staff can open and close by locking.

  The table module 30 is a thick shelf which protrudes like a bowl from the front surface portion 10 a of the main body portion 20 to the front side. The table module 30 is fixed to the front side of the housing 10 of the main body portion 20 and integrated with the housing 10. The table module 30 includes a table base 31, which is a lower support, and a plurality of block-shaped module cases 32a, 32b, 32c disposed on the table base 31.

  As described above, the pre-setter 100 in which the table module 30 is fixed to the main body portion 20 is an integrated unit of the main body portion 20 and the table module 30, and a recessed space RS below the table module 30 for the foot. have. This space RS has a size of about 650 mm in height and about 350 mm in depth in a specific device. On the other hand, the upper surface 30a of the table module 30 has a flat region 30f formed on a flat surface in consideration of the convenience of the customer or the user (see FIG. 6B). The package can be temporarily placed.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the pre-setter 100 of the present embodiment substantially includes only the main body portion 20 including the housing 10 in its second aspect. That is, the table module 30 is removed from the housing 10. In this case, a cover plate 40 covering the mounting structure of the table module 30 is attached to the housing 10 in place of the table module 30.

  The closing plate 40 is a rectangular thin plate-like body, and is detachably fixed to a central portion of the door 12 of the housing 10 with respect to the upper and lower sides. The closing plate 40 does not have a functional part, and its surface 40a is flat. The closing plate 40 slightly protrudes from the front surface 12f so as to cover the front surface 12f of the door 12 (see FIG. 5), but forms a shallow recess in the front surface 12f of the door 12 and fixes so as to fit in this recess If so, embedding of the blocking plate 40 can form a flat surface integrated with the front surface 12 f.

  In addition, the thin-plate shaped display which displays general guidance and advertisement can also be provided in the surface 40a of the closing plate 40. FIG.

  As described above, the second embodiment of the pre-settling machine 100 in which the closing plate 40 is attached instead of the table module 30 is a conventional pre-settling machine having the appearance of a square column substantially consisting of the main body portion 20, It does not have the recessed space RS for the feet mentioned above.

  As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, in the case of the present embodiment, the table module 30 does not have an internal mechanism, and a plurality of block-shaped module cases 32a, 32b, 32c are provided on the table base 31. It is arranged. The front surfaces of these module cases 32 a, 32 b and 32 c are disposed at a position slightly behind the front surface of the table base 31. The table base 31 and the module cases 32a, 32b and 32c are directly fixed to the housing 10. However, the module cases 32a, 32b and 32c may be previously fixed to the table base 31. In this case, The module cases 32 a, 32 b and 32 c are indirectly fixed to the housing 10 via the table base 31.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, when the table module 30 is removed from the pre-settlement machine 100, as the attachment structure of the table module 30, the housing 10 has a rectangular area connection receiving portion 12g on the front surface 12f of the door 12. Have. A large number of fixing holes 12i are formed in the connection receiving portion 12g, and a plurality of communication ports 12j are also formed. The fixing holes 12i are portions for fixing the table module 30 and the closing plate 40. The communication port 12 j takes into consideration the exchange of information and objects when a functional part is provided to the table module 30, and a part of a signal cable, a card processing mechanism, etc. is inserted.

  Referring back to FIGS. 6B and 6C, on the back surface side of the table module 30, an assembly portion 30g connected to the connection receiving portion 12g of the door 12 is formed. In the assembling portion 30g, since the table module 30 includes the table base 31 and the plurality of module cases 32a, 32b, 32c, a large number of female screw portions 51 are provided for each of these individual units. The female screw parts 51 can be fitted into the fixing holes 12i of the connection receiving part 12g. When the table module 30 is attached, first, the table base 31 is fixed to the connection receiving portion 12g, and the remaining module cases 32a, 32b and 32c are sequentially stacked on the table base 31 and fixed to the connection receiving portion 12g. Do.

  An example of a method of fixing the table module 30 shown in FIG. 2 and the closing plate 40 shown in FIG. 4 to the door 12 of the housing 10 will be described with reference to FIG. 7 (B) and the like. Similar to the assembly portion 30g of the table module 30, a large number of cylindrical female screw portions 51 are formed on the back surface of the closing plate 40, and these female screw portions 51 are formed in the fixing holes 12i of the connection receiving portion 12g. It is inserted to fit. The fixing screw 52 is applied to the fixing hole 12i of the connection receiving portion 12g from the rear surface so as to be inserted into the female screw portion 51. As a result, the assembling portion 30g of the table module 30 and the back surface of the closing plate 40 are closely fixed to the connection receiving portion 12g. In addition, since the table module 30 and the closing plate 40 are fixed from the back side of the door 12, the table module 30 etc. can not be removed freely from the outside of the pre-setter 100.

  With reference to FIG. 8, the apparatus part 101 which comprises the functional structure of the pre-adjustment machine 100 is demonstrated. The equipment portion 101 of the advance settlement machine 100 includes a customer service display 81, a screen control circuit 82, a parking ticket processing unit 83, a cash processing unit 84, a cash machine control unit 85, a communication unit 86, and a touch panel for maintenance personnel. A main control unit 88 is provided. The customer service display 81 includes a guidance display screen 14 fixed to the door 12, and provides information related to the operation to the customer or user under the control of the screen control circuit 82. The customer service display 81 includes a touch panel, receives an instruction from a customer, and outputs the instruction to the screen control circuit 82. The parking ticket processing unit 83 includes the ticket input / return unit 15 fixed to the door 12, and is a part that receives an admission ticket from the ticket input / return unit 15 and performs processing such as magnetic recording and printing. The admission ticket processed by the parking ticket processing unit 83 is returned from the ticket input / return unit 15 to the customer. The money processing apparatus 84 includes a return type billibur 84a, a coin meter 84b, and a coin batch insertion unit 84c. The return type bill burr 84a is a bill identifying unit, receives bills from a customer under the control of the money machine control unit 85, identifies the type and number of bills, and returns bills of an appropriate type and quantity. The coin mech 84b is a coin identification unit, receives coins from the customer via the coin batch insertion unit 84c under the control of the money machine control unit 85, identifies the type and the number of sheets, and is suitable via the coin batch insertion unit 84c. Return coins of the correct type and number. The communication unit 86 communicates with external devices, such as the central parking management device 91, the parking ticket issuing machine 92a installed in the parking lot 92, the entrance gate 92b, the charge adjustment machine 92c, the participation gate 92d, etc. (see FIG. 9). The operation status of the pre-setter 100 can be monitored by the parking management device 91, and the pre-setter 100 can be operated under the control of the parking management device 91. In addition, the communication unit 86 can receive the vehicle number acquired from the vehicle when entering the parking lot 92, unique information transmitted from an on-vehicle device such as ETC mounted on the vehicle, etc. The H. 100 can perform the processing necessary for the settlement based on the information.

  The main control unit 88 comprehensively manages the operations of the screen control circuit 82, the parking ticket processing unit 83, the cash machine control unit 85, the communication unit 86, the maintenance staff touch panel 87, etc. It will be possible. That is, when the parking ticket issued by the parking ticket issuing machine is inserted into the parking ticket processing unit 83, the main control unit 88 determines whether or not the settlement is completed based on the recording information of the parking ticket, and the settlement is completed If there is, the information to that effect is presented to the customer, and the information related to this processing is transmitted to the parking management device 91. When the parking ticket is unpaid, the parking fee is calculated by calculating the parking time from the entrance time and the current time based on the recording information of the inserted parking ticket, and the interface of the customer service display 81, money processing device 84, etc. Use it to negotiate with the customer and settle the parking fee. At this time, the main control unit 88 causes the parking ticket processing unit 83 to perform magnetic recording and printing, and records that the settlement has been completed. Further, the main control unit 88 transmits information related to the settlement process to the parking management device 91. As a result, if the customer inserts the paid-out parking ticket into the toll settlement machine 92c installed beside the entry gate 92d, the entry gate 92d is opened and can be released. Alternatively, when the customer's vehicle approaches the entry gate 92d, the entry gate 92d is opened under the control of the parking management device 91, and the item can be taken out.

  Hereinafter, the manufacture of the pre-setter 100 shown in FIG. 1 and the like will be described. The housing 10 can be manufactured on a general-purpose assembly line, and then the device portion 101 is assembled to the housing 10. On the other hand, the table base 31 and the module cases 32 a, 32 b and 32 c constituting the table module 30 are manufactured separately from the housing 10. Thereafter, the table base 31 and the module cases 32a, 32b and 32c are sequentially fixed to the housing 10 in which the device portion 101 is assembled, to complete the universal design compatible pre-setter 100. On the other hand, when manufacturing the pre-settling machine 100 incompatible with universal design, the closing plate 40 is fixed to the connection receiving portion 12g provided on the door 12 at the final stage of producing the housing 10 in a general assembly line. . The module cases 32a, 32b, and 32c can be easily designed and changed in terms of shape and function, and the functions incorporated in the module cases 32a, 32b, and 32c can be variously changed according to the change in application or specification.

  FIG. 10 is a view for explaining a modification of the pre-setter 100 shown in FIG. In this case, the table module 30 incorporates an internal mechanism. For example, the IC card reader 71 is incorporated in one module case 32a, the barcode reader 72 is incorporated in another module case 32b, and the receipt printer 73 is incorporated in the remaining module case 32b. The IC card reader 71, the barcode reader 72, and the receipt printer 73 can communicate with the main control unit 88 via the communication unit 86 provided in the device portion 101 in the housing 10. The IC card reader 71 can wirelessly communicate with various IC cards, mobile phones, etc., and communicates with the parking management device 91 via the main control unit 88 to enable settlement as electronic money. The barcode reader 72 enables reading of registered barcode information, and enables discounting and other settlement processing. Specifically, when the pre-settlement machine 100 is installed in a hospital, having the bar code reader 72 read the bar code of the medical examination ticket allows the benefit of the examiner's benefit such as free or discount to be used, and parking The management device 91 performs a process for settling a doctor's treatment. The receipt printer 73 may respond to a request for a receipt when the customer settles. The main control unit 88 prints necessary information on a receipt sheet and outputs it to a tray (not shown). The module case 32a incorporating the IC card reader 71 functions as a functional module 171 for IC card communication, and the module case 32b incorporating the barcode reader 72 functions as a functional module 172 for barcode reading, and the receipt printer The module case 32 c incorporating the function 73 functions as a functional module 173 for receipt output. The above description is an example, and the functional module can incorporate a coupon issue function, a commuter ticket issue function, and the like by using a printer function, a wireless communication function for an IC card, and the like. At this time, various types of functional modules including the functional modules 171, 172, 173, etc. may be prepared in advance, and the combination of types of functional modules may be changed according to the situation.

  According to the pre-setter 100 of the present embodiment described above, the lower portion of the case 10 is fixed in a state where the table module 30 detachably fixed so as to protrude from the front face portion 10 a with respect to the case 10 is fixed. Since the space RS for the foot is formed in the front, the pre-setter (ticket processing apparatus) 100 can be made to correspond to the universal design. Furthermore, since the table module 30 is detachably fixed to the housing 10, the pre-settling machine (the ticket processing apparatus) 100 can be configured by the housing 10 with the table module 30 removed, and the table module 30 is attached. The universal-design compatible ticket processing apparatus and the non-compliant ticket processing apparatus can be manufactured in a common production process. As a result, it is possible to manufacture and provide a universal design compatible ticket processing apparatus at low cost.

  As mentioned above, although the present invention was explained according to an embodiment, the present invention is not limited to pre-settler 100 of the above-mentioned embodiment, and various modification is possible. For example, in the above embodiment, an example in which the ticket processing apparatus of the present invention is applied to the pre-setter 100 has been described, but the ticket processing apparatus of the present invention is installed in parking facilities, entertainment facilities and other various facilities, It can also be applied to a ticket vending machine or the like. In this case, the ticket issuing machine or the ticket vending machine is provided with the general-purpose housing 10 and the table module 30 which can be attached to and detached from it, and the space RS for foot can be formed below the table module 30. In this case, the housing 10 or the like is not provided with the function necessary for the advance settlement, but the function according to the application of the ticketing machine or the ticket vending machine.

  The fixing method of the housing 10 and the table module 30 or the closing plate 40 is not limited to those exemplified above, and various methods can be used. The fixing of the table module 30 and the closing plate 40 may be semi-fixed. That is, the table module 30 and the closing plate 40 can be fixed to the housing 10. In addition, about the front part 10a of the housing | casing 10, you may provide an unevenness | corrugation and a level | step difference according to a use and a function not only in the whole planar thing.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Housing | casing 10a Front part 11 Housing | casing main body 12 Door body 12a Operation part 12f Front surface 12g Coupling reception part 12i Fixation hole 12j Communication port 14 Guide Display screen, 15: ticket input / return unit, 16: coin input / return unit, 17: bill insertion unit, 18: bill return unit, 20: main body portion, 30: table module, 30a, upper surface, 30f, flat area, 30g, ... Assembly part 31: Table base 32a, 32b, 32c: Module case 40: Plate 40a: surface 51: female thread 52: fixing screw 71: card reader 72: bar code reader 73: receipt Printer, 88: main control unit, 91: parking management device, 92a: parking ticket issuing machine, 92c: charge settlement machine, 100: prepayment machine, 1 1 ... equipment part, 171, 172, 173 ... function module, RS ... space

Claims (9)

A housing having an operation unit on the front face facing the user, and a built-in device part necessary for processing a ticket,
The case has a functional module which coexists with the operation unit and adds a new function related to the ticket processing, and is detachably fixed to the front part with respect to the housing and the housing in a fixed state And a table module that forms a space for feet at a lower front portion of the ticket processing device.   The ticket processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a closing plate that covers the attachment structure of the table module can be attached to the case instead of the table module.   3. The ticket processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the case has a rectangular connection receiving portion as the attachment structure on the front surface portion, and the table module has an assembly portion connected to the connection receiving portion. .   The ticket processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the functional module interlocks with the device portion in the housing.   The ticket processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the table module is configured to be assembled by combining at least two or more of a plurality of functional modules of different types.   The ticket processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the table module is detachably fixed to the front surface portion below the operation unit with respect to the housing.   The ticket processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the table module has a flat area on the upper surface side in a fixed state.   The ticket processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the flat area extends horizontally substantially over the entire top surface of the table module.   The table module is for adapting the case to a universal design of a parking lot, and the device part incorporated in the case functions as a checkout machine of a parking lot management system. The ticket processing apparatus according to any one of the above.

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