JP6678480B2 - Ticketing machine - Google Patents

Description

  Embodiments of the present invention relate to a ticket issuing machine.

  A ticket issuing machine for issuing a ticket to be processed by a ticket gate is installed in a station staff room of a station such as a railway. The ticket issuing machine has a ticket medium such as an IC card therein, and forms a ticket from the ticket medium by performing processing such as writing necessary information to the ticket medium.

  The ticket issuing machine is, specifically, a housing provided with an outlet for discharging a ticket, and is housed in the housing, forms a ticket from a ticket medium, and conveys the ticket to the outlet of the housing. Transport section. The transport unit includes a hopper that stores the ticket medium therein, and a processing unit that performs processing such as writing ticket information on the ticket medium in the hopper and printing characters and the like on the surface of the ticket medium. . A ticket medium is appropriately loaded into the hopper by a worker such as a station worker.

  The transport section needs to be regularly maintained. For this reason, the ticket issuing machine is configured to be able to carry in and carry out the entire transport unit with respect to the housing. The housing has, for example, an opening at a front portion thereof through which a transport unit can be loaded and unloaded, and a door member for opening and closing the opening.

  When performing the maintenance of the transport unit, the door member of the housing is opened, and the entire transport unit is carried out of the housing through the opening of the housing. When the maintenance of the transport unit is completed, the transport unit is housed in the housing through the opening of the housing, and the door is closed.

  In addition, even when the ticket medium is loaded into the hopper, the transport unit opens the housing to a position where the work for loading the ticket medium into the hopper is possible, that is, a position where the operator can access the hopper. Through the housing.

  On the other hand, when a ticket medium such as an IC card, which is not preferable to be curved, is used as the ticket medium, it is necessary to form a straight conveyance path through which the ticket medium is conveyed in the conveyance section. It is necessary to arrange the processing unit in For this reason, the hopper is disposed at the rear of the transport section, that is, at a portion remote from the discharge port.

  In the case where the hopper is arranged at the rear of the transport unit, the entire transport unit needs to be unloaded from the housing in order to load the ticket medium into the hopper.

JP-A-2000-62982

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a ticket issuing machine that can improve the efficiency of the operation of loading a ticket medium into a hopper.

According to the embodiment, a ticket issuing machine includes a hopper, a processing unit, and a housing. The hopper accommodates a ticket medium inside. The processing unit forms a ticket by performing processing on the ticket medium supplied from the hopper. The housing accommodates the hopper and the processing unit therein, and an opening for the housing is formed in a portion facing the hopper so that the work of loading the ticket medium into the hopper can be performed. . The hopper has a hopper main body in which a hopper opening having a size through which the ticket medium passes is formed in a portion on the housing opening side, and pivots downward from a position that closes the hopper opening. The hopper door member is connected to the hopper body rotatably in the vertical direction so as to open the hopper opening, and has a length that extends outside the housing through the housing opening in the open state. Prepare. The edge of the housing opening includes a contact portion that contacts an outer surface of the hopper door member such that a surface facing upward in the open hopper door member is a horizontal plane.

The perspective view showing the ticket issuing machine concerning one embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows the structure of the ticket issuing machine. The perspective view showing the state where the conveyance part of the ticket issuer was unloaded from the case of the ticket issuer. The perspective view which shows the principal part of the ticket issuing machine. The perspective view which shows the principal part of the ticket issuing machine. The side view which shows the principal part of the ticket issuing machine. Sectional drawing which shows the principal part of the ticket issuing machine schematically.

  A ticket issuing machine 10 according to one embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the ticket issuing machine 10. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of the ticket issuing machine 10. FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the transport unit 30 is unloaded from the housing 20 of the ticket issuing machine 10. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a main part of the ticket issuing machine 10. FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a main part of the ticket issuing machine 10. FIG. 6 is a side view showing a main part of the ticket issuing machine 10. FIG. 7 is a sectional view schematically showing a main part of the ticket issuing machine 10.

  In the present embodiment, the ticket issuing machine 10 can issue a ticket 5 processed by a ticket gate machine at the time of getting on and off a railway as an example of a ticket by processing the card-shaped ticket medium 1 such as an IC card. Is configured.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the ticket issuing machine 10 is provided with a housing 20 having an outlet 21 from which the ticket 5 can be discharged, and is accommodated in the housing 20. It has a transport section 30 configured to be able to transport the formed ticket 5 to the outlet 21.

  The housing 20 includes a housing main body 23 in which a first housing opening (a loading / unloading unit) 22 capable of carrying the transport unit 30 in and out of the housing 20 is formed. It has a first housing door member (load-in / out portion) 24 formed so as to be able to open and close the one housing opening 22. The housing body 23 is formed, for example, in a rectangular parallelepiped shape with one end opened. The first housing opening 22 is an opening at one end.

  The casing main body 23 has a second casing opening (casing opening) 25 formed in the side wall 28 thereof. Further, a second housing door member 26 capable of opening and closing the second housing opening 25 is provided on the side wall portion 28 where the second housing opening 25 is formed. The second housing opening 25 and the second housing door member 26 will be specifically described later.

  Here, the front-rear direction F, the vertical direction V, and the width direction W of the ticket issuing machine 10 will be described. In the present embodiment, as an example, the front-rear direction F is defined with the side on which the first housing opening 22 is formed as the front and the wall facing the first housing opening 22 as the rear wall. . As an example, the vertical direction V is defined as the direction of gravity in a state where the ticket issuing machine 10 is installed on the floor 3 or the like. The vertical direction V is a direction orthogonal to the front-back direction F. The width direction W is a direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction F and the vertical direction V. The housing body 23 is formed, for example, in a rectangular parallelepiped shape in which the length along the front-rear direction F is longer than the length along the width W.

  The first housing door member 24 is rotatable around a rotation axis parallel to the up-down direction V at one edge of the first housing opening 22 of the housing body 23 along the up-down direction V. It is connected to. The first housing door member 24 forms a part of the wall of the housing 20.

  The first housing door member 24 has an outlet 21. On the front surface of the first housing door member 24, a receiving tray 27 for receiving the ticket 5 discharged from the discharge port 21 is provided.

  In the present embodiment, the housing 20 is formed so that the transport unit 30 can be fixed or positioned at a predetermined position inside. Specifically, the housing 20 has an engagement portion that fixes the transport unit 30 to a predetermined position inside or positions the transport unit 30 by engaging the transport unit 30 with the transport unit 30.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the transport unit 30 forms a ticket 5 from the ticket medium 1 by performing processing on the hopper 40 formed so as to be able to store the ticket medium 1 and the ticket medium 1 in the hopper 40. And a processing unit 50 that conveys the formed ticket 5 to the discharge port 21 of the housing 20.

  The hopper 40 and the processing unit 50 are configured as one unit, and are configured to be movable integrally with the housing body 23. The transport unit 30 has, for example, a frame 31. By holding the hopper 40 and the processing unit 50 on the frame 31, the transport unit 30 is configured to be movable with respect to the housing 20 as one unit. In addition, a moving mechanism such as a roller that enables smooth movement may be provided at the lower end of the transport unit 30.

  In FIG. 3, the entire transport unit 30 is schematically indicated by a two-dot chain line, and the hopper 40 is indicated by a solid line. As shown in FIG. 3, the hopper 40 is disposed at the rear of the transport unit 30. The hopper 40 has a hopper body 41 having a hopper opening 42 through which the ticket medium 1 can pass, and a hopper door member 43 provided in the hopper body 41 and capable of opening and closing the hopper opening 42. ing.

The hopper body 41 is formed, for example, in a rectangular parallelepiped shape with one end opened. This opening becomes the hopper opening 42. More specifically, the hopper body 41 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape in which the length along the vertical direction V is longer than the length along the front-rear direction F.
The hopper body 41 is fixed in the transport unit 30 in a posture facing the inner surface 29 of the side wall 28 of the housing body 23 by turning the hopper opening 42 outward in the width direction. For this reason, the upper edge 42a and the lower edge 42b of the hopper opening 42 are formed parallel to F in the front-rear direction, and both side edges 42c are formed parallel to the vertical direction V.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the hopper main body 41 is fixed to a predetermined position in the present embodiment in a state where the transport unit 30 is accommodated in the housing 20 and in a state where the hopper opening 42 is fixed to a predetermined position. A gap S is provided between the housing body 23 and the inner surface 29.

  The hopper body 41 is provided with a lock device 48 for locking the hopper door member 43 in a closed state. The lock device 48 is released, for example, by inserting and operating a key that is a separate member. When the lock device 48 is released, the hopper door member 43 can be opened.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the hopper door member 43 pivots in the vertical direction V so as to open the hopper opening 42 by pivoting downward from a position where the hopper opening 42 is closed. Are linked.

  Specifically, the hopper door member 43 is rotatably connected to the lower edge 44 of the hopper opening 42 in a vertical direction V by, for example, a connecting mechanism 45 which is a hinge. The rotation axis X of the connecting mechanism 45 is parallel to the front-back direction F. The front-back direction F is an example of a horizontal direction. The length L1 of the hopper door member 43 from the rotation axis X to the tip T will be described later.

  FIG. 5 shows a state where the hopper door member 43 is opened. As shown in FIG. 5, ribs 47 are provided on both side edges of a surface 46 serving as an upper surface of the hopper door member 43 in an open state. The rib 47 has a predetermined height with respect to the surface 46.

  Note that the surface 46 faces the inside of the hopper main body 41 when the hopper opening 42 is closed by the hopper door member 43. A grip portion 49 that is gripped by an operator when the hopper door member 43 is opened and closed is provided at the tip of the hopper door member 43.

  As illustrated in FIG. 2, the processing unit 50 includes a feeding device 51 that feeds the ticket media 1 in the hopper 40 out of the hopper 40 one by one, a transport device 52 that transports the fed ticket media 1 to the discharge port 21, It has an IC processing section 53 provided in the transport path of the ticket medium 1 by the transport apparatus 52, and a printing section 54 provided on the discharge port 21 side of the IC processing section 53 along the transport path.

  The feeding device 51 has, for example, a feeding roller 51a part of which is located in the hopper 40 through a groove formed on the bottom surface of the hopper body 41, and a driving mechanism 51b for rotating the feeding roller 51a.

  The feed-out roller 51a is formed so as to be able to feed out the contacting sheet media 1 one by one to the outside of the hopper 40 by rotating while being in contact with the sheet medium 1 accommodated in the hopper 40. On the front wall of the hopper 40, for example, a groove through which the bill medium 1 fed by the feeding device 51 passes is formed. The drive mechanism 51b has, for example, a drive motor 51c and a transmission mechanism 51d such as a belt that transmits the rotation of the drive motor 51c to the feed roller 51a.

  The transport device 52 is configured to be able to transport the ticket medium 1 or the ticket 5 from the hopper 40 to the discharge port 21 without curving. This is because the ticket medium 1 is an IC card as an example in the present embodiment, and it is not preferable that the ticket medium 1 be curved.

  The transport device 52 includes, for example, a plurality of transport rollers 52a and a drive mechanism 52b that drives the transport rollers 52a, and a straight line through which the ticket medium 1 or the ticket 5 passes from the hopper 40 to the discharge port 21. A convey path is formed.

  The drive mechanism 52b includes a drive motor 52c and a transmission mechanism 52d such as a belt that transmits the rotation of the drive motor 52c to the transport roller 52a.

  The IC processing unit 53 is configured to be able to input ticket information to an IC chip incorporated in the ticket medium 1. The printing unit 54 has, for example, a print head, and is formed on the surface of the ticket medium 1 so that characters and the like can be printed.

  Next, the second housing opening 25 formed in the housing main body 23 and the second housing door member 26 provided in the housing main body 23 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the second housing opening 25 is formed in a part of the side wall 28 along the front-rear direction F of the housing main body 23. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the second housing opening 25 is provided on the side wall 28 of the housing main body 23 for the hopper 40 of the hopper 40 of the transport unit 30 fixed or positioned at a predetermined position. The opening 42 is formed at a position facing the width direction W.

  When the second housing door member 26 is fully opened, the second housing opening 25 and the hopper opening 42 are opened when the second housing door member 26 is fully opened. Through the hopper body 41 so that the work of loading the ticket medium 1 into the hopper body 41 can be performed.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the present embodiment, the second housing opening 25 and the second housing door member 26 are connected to the second housing door member 26 when the second housing door member 26 is fully opened. It has a size such that the entire area of the hopper opening 42 can be arranged inside the opening defined by the edge of the housing opening 25 and the second housing door member 26 when viewed in the width direction W. I have. In other words, the edge of the second housing opening 25 and the opening defined by the second housing door member 26, when viewed in the width direction W, open the hopper door member 43 in the open state. It has a size that can be arranged inside.

  The second housing opening 25 is formed, for example, in a rectangular shape. Each of the four sides of the edge of the second housing opening 25 is formed in parallel with each of the four sides of the edge of the hopper opening 42.

  Specifically, the upper edge 25a of the second housing opening 25 is formed in a straight line parallel to the front-rear direction F, and is parallel to the upper edge 42a of the hopper opening 42. The lower edge 25b of the second housing opening 25 is formed in a straight line parallel to the front-rear direction F, and is parallel to the lower edge 42b of the hopper opening 42. Both side edges 25c of the second casing opening 25 are formed in a straight line parallel to the vertical direction V, and are parallel to both side edges 42c of the hopper opening 42.

  FIG. 7 is a sectional view schematically showing the vicinity of the hopper 40. In FIG. 7, the hopper door member 43 in the opened state is indicated by a two-dot chain line. In FIG. 7, components other than these are omitted to clearly show the hopper 40 and the second housing opening 25. As shown in FIG. 7, the lower edge (contact portion) 25b of the second housing opening 25 is such that the hopper door member 43 is opened and the outer surface 43a of the hopper door member 43 contacts the lower edge 25b. In this case, the surface 46 of the hopper door member 43 is disposed at a position where the surface 46 becomes a horizontal plane.

  The hopper door member 43 has a length L1 from the rotation axis X to the tip end T that extends outside the housing 20 through the second housing opening 25 in the open state. Further, the surface 46 is formed in a plane.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the second housing door member 26 is, for example, a sliding door. The second housing door member 26 is configured such that a part thereof remains in the second housing opening 25 even when fully opened. The second housing door member 26 is provided on the inner surface 29 of the side wall 28 of the housing main body 23 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction F by a guide rail or the like. The second housing door member 26 moves forward from the closed position that closes the second housing opening 25 to close the second housing opening 25 as shown in FIGS. Open 25.

  FIGS. 4, 5, and 6 show a state where the second housing door member 26 is opened to the fully open position. In the fully opened state, the second housing door member 26 has a small gap between the second housing door member 43 and the hopper door member 43 in the opened state so that the hopper door member 43 can be smoothly opened and closed.

  Next, the operation of the ticket issuing machine 10 will be described. First, the operation when forming the ticket 5 will be described. In the ticket issuing machine 10, for example, the transport unit 30 is driven by an instruction from a control device (not shown) or another device connected to the ticket issuing machine 10. Specifically, the drive mechanism 51b is driven, and one sheet medium 1 in the hopper 40 is fed out of the hopper 40 through the groove of the hopper 40 by the rotation of the feeding roller 51a.

  Next, the drive mechanism 52b is driven, and the ticket medium 1 is transported to the IC processing unit 53 by the rotation of the transport roller 52a. Next, the IC processing unit 53 is driven, and the ticket information is written on the IC chip of the ticket medium 1. Next, the drive mechanism 52b is driven to rotate the transport roller 52a, so that the ticket medium 1 processed by the IC processing unit 53 is transported to the printing unit 54. Next, the printing unit 54 is driven, and characters and the like are printed on the surface of the ticket medium 1. The ticket medium 1 becomes the ticket 5 by being processed by the IC processing unit 53 and the printing unit 54 as described above.

  When the processing is performed by the printing unit 54, the driving mechanism 52b is driven, and the ticket 5 is conveyed to the outlet 21 by the rotation of the conveying roller 52a. The ticket 5 conveyed to the discharge port 21 is discharged into the receiving tray 27 through the discharge port 21.

  Next, a maintenance operation of the transport unit 30 will be described. When performing maintenance on the transport unit 30, the operator opens the first housing door member 24, as shown in FIG. Next, the worker moves the transport unit 30 forward, thereby carrying out the entire transport unit 30 to the outside of the housing body 23 through the first housing opening 22.

  The operator can perform maintenance work on the transport unit 30 by transporting the transport unit 30 out of the housing 20. When the maintenance work is completed, the operator carries the transport unit 30 into the housing main body 23 through the first housing opening 22 and fixes or positions it at a fixed position in the present embodiment. The operator closes the first housing door member 24 when the transport unit 30 is housed in the housing main body 23.

  Next, an operation of loading the ticket medium 1 into the hopper 40 will be described. When loading the ticket medium 1 into the hopper 40, the operator first opens the second housing door member 26 as shown in FIG. Next, the operator rotates the hopper door member 43 downward around the rotation axis X through the second housing opening 25, thereby causing the hopper door member 43 to move as shown in FIG. open. The hopper door member 43 is rotated downward until it contacts the lower edge 25 b of the second housing opening 25.

  When the hopper door member 43 is opened until the hopper door member 43 comes into contact with the lower end edge 25b of the second housing opening 25 as shown in FIG. Communicate. Further, the hopper door member 43 abuts on the lower edge 25b of the second housing opening 25, so that the lower edge 42b of the hopper opening 42 and the lower edge 25b of the second housing opening 25 are located. Is covered by the hopper door member 43.

  The operator loads the ticket medium 1 into the hopper body 41 through the second casing opening 25 and the hopper opening 42. Since the gap S between the hopper opening 42 and the second housing opening 25 is covered by the hopper door member 43 in an opened state, the operator can handle the ticket medium 1 during the loading operation. Even if it falls, the dropped ticket medium 1 falls on the hopper door member 43 in the open state.

  Further, the operator can use the hopper door member 43 for the loading operation. Specifically, the operator once arranges the plurality of ticket media 1 on the surface 46 of the hopper door member 43 in the open state, and gradually disposes the plurality of the arranged ticket media 1 in the hopper main body. 41.

  The ticket issuing machine 10 of this embodiment enables the operation of loading the ticket medium 1 into the hopper 40 on a part of the side wall 28 of the housing main body 23 of the housing 20, that is, sufficient for performing the loading operation. Since the second casing opening 25 having a size is formed, the ticket medium 1 is loaded into the hopper 40 through the second casing opening 25 without pulling out the transport unit 30 from the casing 20. be able to. For this reason, the efficiency of loading the ticket medium 1 into the hopper 40 can be improved.

  The ticketing machine 10 according to this embodiment includes a hopper main body 41 that is rotatable in the vertical direction V so that the hopper door member 43 pivots downward from a position that closes the hopper opening 42 to open the hopper opening 42. To the outside of the housing 20 through the second housing opening 25 in the open state, so that the gap S between the hopper 40 and the second housing opening 25 Is covered by the hopper door member 43 in the opened state. Therefore, even if the ticket medium 1 is dropped during the loading operation of the ticket medium 1 into the hopper 40, the dropped ticket medium 1 falls on the open hopper door member 43, Falling into the housing 20 is prevented.

  In the ticket issuing machine 10 of this embodiment, since the rib 47 is formed on the side edge of the surface 46 of the hopper door member 43, the strength of the hopper door member 43 can be improved. Furthermore, even if the ticket medium 1 that has fallen on the surface 46 of the hopper door member 43 moves on the surface 46, the ticket medium 1 is prevented from dropping from the hopper door member 43 by contacting the rib 47. You. Further, even when the loading operation is performed using the surface 46 of the hopper door member 43, the ticket medium 1 abuts the rib 47 even when the ticket medium 1 moves on the surface 46, so that the ticket medium 1 is Falling from the hopper door member 43 is prevented. Therefore, the ticket medium 1 is prevented from dropping into the housing 20 during the operation of loading the ticket medium 1 into the hopper 40.

  The ticket issuing machine 10 of this embodiment is capable of loading and unloading the transport unit 30 to and from the housing main body 23 through the first housing opening 22 of the housing main body 23. It is possible to prevent the transport unit 30 from being pulled out of the housing 20 during the loading operation of (1).

  This effect will be specifically described. When the transport unit 30 is to be pulled out through the first housing opening 22 during the loading operation of the ticket medium 1 into the hopper 40, the front end of the hopper door member 43 in the opened state is moved to the second housing door member 26. , A load is input to the hopper door member 43 from the front end thereof toward the rear.

  However, since the rotation axis X of the hopper door member 43 is parallel to the front-rear direction F, the direction of action of the load input from the front end of the hopper door member 43 is parallel to the rotation axis X. The hopper door member 43 does not close due to the load. For this reason, since the hopper door member 43 in the opened state functions as a stopper, it is possible to prevent the transport unit 30 from being pulled out of the housing 20 during the operation of loading the ticket medium 1 into the hopper 40.

  Furthermore, since the rotation axis X of the hopper door member 43 is parallel to the front-rear direction F, the rigidity of the hopper door member 43 in the direction parallel to the rotation axis X increases, so that the second housing Even if a load is input from the door member 26, the hopper door member 43 is prevented from being broken.

  According to the ticket issuing machine 10 of this embodiment, since the surface 46 of the hopper door member 43 in the open state is a plane orthogonal to the vertical direction V, the surface 46 is used for loading the ticket medium 1 into the hopper 40. 46 are available.

  In the ticket issuing machine 10 of this embodiment, the casing 20 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the opening 25 for the second casing is formed in the side wall 28 along the front-rear direction F. If the second casing opening 25 is directed to the inside of the room where the ticket issuing machine 10 is installed, it can be installed at the corner of the room or near the wall. As described above, the ticket issuing machine 10 can improve the degree of freedom of the installation location.

  In the present embodiment, the second housing door member 26 is a sliding door, but is not limited to this. The second housing door member 26 may have a structure that opens and closes the second housing opening 25 by rotating about a rotation axis, for example, like a hopper door member 43. The rotation axis may be parallel to the vertical direction V.

  In this embodiment, the rotation axis X of the hopper door member 43 is parallel to the front-rear direction F so that the hopper door member 43 can rotate in the vertical direction V with respect to the hopper body 41. For example, the rotation axis X may be substantially parallel to the horizontal direction. In short, it is sufficient that at least a part of the gap between the hopper 40 and the inner surface of the housing body is covered by the hopper door member 43 in the opened state.

  Furthermore, since the hopper door member 43 is rotatable in the vertical direction V, the rotation axis X of the hopper door member 43 intersects the vertical direction V. Therefore, even if a load is input to the front end of the hopper door member 43 by pulling out the transport unit 30 during the loading operation of the ticket medium 1, the acting direction of the load is determined by the rotation axis of the hopper door member 43. Since X does not intersect at right angles, the hopper door member 43 is difficult to close even when a load is input. For this reason, even if the rotation axis X is not parallel to the horizontal direction, the hopper door member 43 in the opened state functions as a stopper, thereby preventing the transport unit 30 from being pulled out.

Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are provided by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These new embodiments can be implemented in other various forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and their equivalents.
In the following, the description equivalent to the invention described in the claims at the beginning of the filing of the present application is appended.
[1]
A hopper for storing a ticket medium inside,
A processing unit that forms a ticket by performing processing on the ticket medium supplied from the hopper,
The hopper, and a housing in which the processing unit is housed inside, and a housing opening formed in a portion opposed to the hopper, the housing opening which enables loading of the ticket medium into the hopper,
A ticket issuing machine comprising:
[2]
The hopper has a hopper main body in which a hopper opening having a size through which the ticket medium passes is formed in a portion on the housing opening side, and pivots downward from a position that closes the hopper opening. The hopper door member is connected to the hopper body rotatably in the vertical direction so as to open the hopper opening, and has a length that extends outside the housing through the housing opening in the open state. Have
The ticket issuing machine according to [1], wherein:
[3]
The hopper door member includes a rib provided on a side edge of a surface facing upward in an open state.
The ticket issuing machine according to [2], wherein:
[4]
The housing includes a loading / unloading unit that loads and unloads the hopper and the processing unit into and from the housing at one end side along an axial direction of a rotation axis of the hopper door member.
The ticket issuing machine according to [2], wherein:
[5]
The edge of the housing opening includes a contact portion that contacts an outer surface of the hopper door member such that a surface facing upward in the open hopper door member is a horizontal plane.
The ticket issuing machine according to [2], wherein:
[6]
The housing is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the opening for the housing is formed in a part of one side wall portion thereof.
Has been
The ticket issuing machine according to [1], wherein:

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Ticket medium, 10 ... Ticket issuing machine, 22 ... First housing opening (carry-in / carry-out part), 23 ... Case body, 24 ... First housing door member (carry-in / carry-out part), 25 ... 2, housing opening (casing opening), 25b bottom edge (contact portion), 28 side wall, 40 hopper, 41 hopper body, 42 hopper opening, 43 hopper door member, 43a: outer surface, 46: surface (upper surface), 47: rib, 50: processing unit, V: vertical direction, X: rotation axis.

Claims (4)

A hopper for storing a ticket medium inside,
A processing unit that forms a ticket by performing processing on the ticket medium supplied from the hopper,
The hopper, and a housing in which the processing unit is housed inside, and a housing opening formed in a portion opposed to the hopper, the housing opening which enables loading of the ticket medium into the hopper,
Equipped with,
The hopper has a hopper main body in which a hopper opening having a size through which the ticket medium passes is formed in a portion on the housing opening side, and pivots downward from a position that closes the hopper opening. The hopper door member is connected to the hopper body rotatably in the vertical direction so as to open the hopper opening, and has a length that extends outside the housing through the housing opening in the open state. Have,
The edge of the housing opening includes a contact portion that contacts an outer surface of the hopper door member such that a surface facing upward in the open hopper door member is a horizontal plane,
Ticketing machine, characterized in that. The ticket issuing machine according to claim 1, wherein the hopper door member includes a rib provided on a side edge of a surface facing upward in an open state. The housing includes a carry-in / carry-out unit that carries the hopper and the processing unit into and out of the housing at one end side along an axial direction of a rotation axis of the hopper door member. The ticket issuing machine according to claim 1 , wherein: The ticket issuing machine according to claim 1 , wherein the housing is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the opening for the housing is formed in a part of one side wall portion.