JP6763259B2 - Media storage and ticketing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a medium storage unit for accumulating and storing media and a ticketing device including the medium storage unit.

In the conventional ticketing device, a roll paper is cut to a predetermined length to create an original ticket for a ticket, and the issue date and fee are written on the back side of the created original ticket with magnetic information, and the same applies to the front surface. If a defect occurs in the written magnetic information after printing the contents of the ticket and issuing a ticket, the defective ticket is punched in the punch section and then carried inside from the carry-in entrance of the scrap ticket collection section and accumulated. It is designed to be accumulated on a plate (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-318680

However, in the conventional technique, when the medium is accumulated in the medium storage unit such as the scrapped ticket collection unit, the gap formed between the wall plate of the medium storage unit and the medium accumulated on the accumulation plate is formed. When the tip of the carried-in medium enters, the medium becomes a standing state, and there is a problem that the integrated state of the medium is not stable.
An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to stabilize the state of accumulation of media accumulated in a medium storage unit.

Therefore, in the present invention, a carry-in port for carrying in a medium, a stacking plate for accumulating the medium carried in from the carry-in port in the vertical direction, and a first provided in front of the carry-in direction of the medium carried in from the carry-in port. A side wall surface of 1, a second side wall surface arranged to face the first side wall surface with the integrated plate interposed therebetween, and a second side wall surface provided on the first side wall surface and projecting toward the second side wall surface side. With the integration guide
The integrated guide portion is formed so that the distance between the lowermost portion and the integrated plate in the vertical direction is shorter than the length of the medium in the carrying-in direction , and the integrated plate is formed from the second side wall surface to the first. Inclined in the downward direction toward the side wall surface of No. 1, the distance between the lowermost portion of the integration guide portion and the integration plate in the vertical direction, and the distance between the protruding surface of the integration guide portion and the first side wall surface. The tip of the medium that falls along the accumulation guide portion is below the integration guide portion, except for the contact portion between the highest-level medium that has already been accumulated on the integration plate and the first side wall surface. It is characterized in that the dimensions are set so as to come into contact with the uppermost medium at the portion .

The present invention in this manner has the effect of being able to stabilize the state of accumulation of the medium to be accumulated in the medium storage unit.

Schematic side sectional view showing the configuration of the ticket issuing device in the embodiment Explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the scrapped ticket collection part in an Example Perspective view of the scrapped ticket collection unit in the embodiment Perspective view of the collection cassette in the embodiment Explanatory drawing of collection cassette and stage in Example Explanatory drawing of medium integration operation in Example Explanatory drawing of medium integration operation in comparative example Explanatory drawing of removal of storage cassette in Example

Hereinafter, examples of the medium storage unit and the ticket issuing device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic side sectional view showing the configuration of the ticket issuing device in the embodiment, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the configuration of the scrapped ticket collection unit in the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the scrapped ticket collection unit in the embodiment. FIG. 2A is a schematic side sectional view of the scrapped ticket collection section, and FIG. 2B is a schematic side view of the scrapped ticket collection section.

Hereinafter, the scrapped ticket collection unit of the ticket issuing device of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

The ticket issuing device 1 as the medium issuing device of this embodiment is installed at a ticket office such as an information counter of an airline company at an airport or a green window of a railway station (registered trademark of East Japan Railway Company). It is a device for issuing a medium T such as a ticket, a limited express ticket, a tour ticket, a commuter pass, and a receipt, which are relatively large tickets, and refunding the fee, and has the configuration shown in FIG.

In the following description, the ticketing device 1 installed at the ticket gate of the railway station will be described as an example, but the same applies to the ticketing device 1 installed at the information counter of the airport or the like.

The roll paper 2 is a strip-shaped continuous paper wound in a roll shape placed on a roller 2a provided at the lower part of the front surface of the ticket issuing device 1, and is a back surface (also referred to as a magnetic surface) to which a magnetic coating is applied. ) Is wound in a roll toward the outside in the radial direction.

The cutter 3 is provided with a cutting mechanism in which a fixed blade and a movable blade are arranged to face each other, and the roll paper 2 conveyed by the transport path 4 is used as a medium T for a limited express ticket, a reserved ticket, a tour ticket, or the like to have a predetermined length. Cut into L to create the original ticket for each medium T.

The transport path 4 of this embodiment is a transport path for sandwiching and transporting the medium T by a plurality of transport rollers, and each branch portion thereof is provided with a switching mechanism (not shown) for switching the transport direction of the medium T. It is driven by a drive mechanism provided with a transfer motor 4a.

The commuter pass storage unit 5 is a storage unit in which original rectangular commuter pass tickets with a magnetic coating on the back surface are stacked and stored in the thickness direction, and the front surface is placed on a horizontally arranged stage. It is provided with a feeding mechanism 5a including a pickup roller, a feed roller, a reverse roller, and the like, which feeds out the original tickets stacked on top of each other.

The printing unit 6 is provided with a heat-sensitive printing head, etc., and is fed out from the front surface (also referred to as the printing surface) of the original ticket of each medium T cut by the cutter 3 or the commuter pass storage unit 5. On the front side of the original commuter pass, print the specified items such as the issue date, boarding section, fare, and validity period.

The magnetic unit 7 is composed of a magnetic writing unit 7a provided with a magnetic head and a magnetic reading unit 7b, and is printed on each original ticket conveyed by the transport path 4 by the magnetic writing unit 7a and the printing unit 6. Predetermined magnetic information similar to the predetermined items is written, and the magnetic reading unit 7b reads the magnetic information written by the magnetic writing unit 7a to determine the correctness of the written information.

The ticketing port 8 is arranged in the upper part of the front surface of the ticketing device 1, a predetermined item is printed on the printed surface of the original ticket by the printing unit 6, and the predetermined magnetic information is written by the magnetic unit 7, and the ticket is determined to be a genuine ticket. Hand over the medium T such as a limited express ticket, a tour ticket, and a commuter pass to the staff at the ticket office.

The ticket entry port 11 is arranged above the ticketing port 8, and a medium T such as a limited express ticket or a tour ticket for refunding is inserted by a staff member at the ticket office with the printed surface facing up.

The scrapped ticket printing unit 12 includes a dot impact type printing head, a platen, an ink ribbon, and the like, and is a medium inserted through the ticket opening 11, the magnetic information is erased by the magnetic unit 7, and the medium is conveyed by the conveying path 4. When the T or the medium T is issued, the magnetic unit 7 determines that the ticket is scrapped due to a defect in magnetic information, etc., and the front surface of the medium T transported by the transport path 4 is printed in red to indicate that the ticket is scrapped. Print Waste tickets are printed.

The punch portion 13 is provided with a columnar cutting blade, a guide hole or the like that is loosely fitted to the cutting blade, and is punched in the medium T conveyed by the transport path 4 after the scrap ticket printing portion 12 prints the scrap ticket. I do.

The scrapped ticket collection section 20 as a medium storage section is a storage chamber for accumulating the medium T, which is printed by the scrapped ticket printing section 12 and punched by the punch section 13 and then transported by the transport path 4. , The configuration shown in FIG. 2 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the scrap ticket collection unit 20 includes a carry-in roller 22, an accumulation plate 23, a front plate 24a, a rear surface plate 24b, side plates 24c and 24d, a carry-in guide plate 25, and an accumulation guide plate 26. It has a rear surface guide 28, a rotation restraint plate 29, and a fullness detection sensor 51.

The carry-in roller 22 is rotatably provided at the carry-in inlet 21 for carrying in the medium T, sandwiches and discharges the medium T, and carries it into the medium storage space. Here, the medium T is cut into a rectangular shape with a length in the carry-in direction as a predetermined length L and a width in a direction orthogonal to the carry-in direction as a predetermined width.

The stacking plate 23 stacks the medium T released by the carry-in roller 22 and carried in from the carry-in inlet 21 in the thickness direction (vertical direction).

The front plate 24a as the first side wall surface is provided in front of the medium T carried in by the carry-in roller 22 in the carry-in direction.
The rear surface plate 24b as the second side wall surface is arranged so as to face the front plate 24a with the accumulation plate 23 interposed therebetween, and a carry-in entrance 21 is provided at the upper portion.
The two side plates 24c and 24d are provided on the sides of the front plate 24a and the rear plate 24b.

The carry-in guide plate 25 as the carry-in guide portion is arranged to face the accumulation plate 23. The carry-in guide plate 25 is provided above the accumulation plate 23 and the accumulation guide plate 26, and guides the medium T to be carried in to the integration guide plate 26.

The accumulation guide plate 26 as the integration guide portion is provided on the front plate 24a and projects toward the rear surface plate 24b. The accumulation guide plate 26 is located above the accumulation plate 23 and is arranged between the carry-in guide plate 25 and the front plate 24a to guide the medium T to be carried in so as to be accumulated on the accumulation plate 23. .. The integrated guide plate 26 is fixed to the front plate 24a with screws 26a in the support portion 26e formed above the protruding portion protruding toward the rear surface plate 24b.

The rear surface guide 28 is arranged so as to face the front plate 24a and the integrated guide plate 26, and forms a storage space for the medium T.

The rotation restraining plate 29 is provided between the carry-in guide plate 25 and the rear surface guide 28, and suppresses the rotation of the carried-in medium T.

The accumulation plate 23 is provided at the bottom of the scrapped ticket collection unit 20 and is provided so as to incline at a predetermined inclination angle (10 degrees in this embodiment) in the downward direction from the rear surface plate 24b toward the front plate 24a. There is. One end of the integrated plate 23 is connected to the lowermost portion of the front plate 24a.

The carry-in guide plate 25 as the carry-in guide portion is arranged to face the accumulation plate 23, and is curved with the top plate portion 25a in order from the carry-in inlet 21 on the upstream side in the medium carry-in direction indicated by the arrow A in the figure toward the downstream side. A portion 25b and a wall portion 25c are formed.

The top plate portion 25a as the upper surface portion is arranged on the downstream side of the carry-in inlet 21 in the medium carry-in direction along the medium carry-in direction, and is located on the bottom of the scrapped ticket collection portion 20 from the upstream side to the downstream side in the medium carry-in direction. It is tilted to approach.

The curved portion 25b is formed so as to connect the top plate portion 25a and the wall portion 25c between the top plate portion 25a and the wall portion 25c, and is formed at the end portion of the top plate portion 25a opposite to the carry-in roller 22. It is formed to be continuous and curved.

The wall portion 25c as the side wall portion is arranged on the rear surface plate 24b side of the accumulation guide plate 26, and the lowermost portion is arranged below the uppermost portion of the accumulation guide plate 26. The wall portion 25c is formed on the downstream side of the curved portion 25b in the medium loading direction so as to be substantially parallel to the front plate 24a.

The integration guide plate 26 is arranged between the wall portion 25c of the carry-in guide plate 25 and the front plate 24a, and is arranged and formed so as to be substantially parallel to the front plate 24a. Further, a gap is formed between the integrated guide plate 26 and the wall portion 25c of the carry-in guide plate 25.

The height of the integrated guide plate 26 from the bottom of the scrapped ticket collection unit 20 at the lowermost portion 26d is a predetermined height L1, that is, the lowermost portion 26d of the integrated guide plate 26 is the lowermost end of the front plate 24a. It is arranged so that the height from (accumulation plate 23) becomes a predetermined height L1. In this embodiment, the height L1 is made smaller than the medium length L, which is the length of the medium T in the medium carrying direction.

As described above, the accumulation guide plate 26 is formed so that the distance between the lowermost portion and the accumulation plate 23 in the vertical direction is shorter than the length of the medium T in the medium carry-in direction.
Further, the integrated guide plate 26 is arranged so that the distance from the front plate 24a is a predetermined distance L2 (for example, 4 mm).

The fullness detection sensor 51 as a fullness detection means is a sensor (for example, an optical sensor) that detects that the medium accumulated in the integration plate 23 is full, and is a tip portion of the medium integrated in the integration plate 23. Is to detect that the medium accumulated in the accumulation plate 23 is full before reaching the bottom of the accumulation guide plate 26. Full is a state in which the amount of media accumulated on the accumulation plate 23 reaches a predetermined amount and a space for accumulating the media cannot be secured. In this embodiment, the tip of the medium accumulated on the accumulation plate 23 is an accumulation guide. It is set at a position that does not reach the bottom of the plate 26.

When the fullness detection sensor 51 detects that the medium is full, the loading of the medium T is stopped. Therefore, the tip of the medium accumulated on the accumulation plate 23 does not reach the lowermost part of the accumulation guide plate 26.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the recovery cassette in the embodiment, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the recovery cassette and the stage in the embodiment. Note that FIG. 5A is a view seen from the direction indicated by the arrow C in FIG. 4, and FIG. 5B is a view viewed from the direction indicated by the arrow D in FIG.

In FIGS. 4 and 5, the accumulation plate 23, the front plate 24a, the rear surface plate 24b, the side plates 24c, 24d, and the accumulation guide plate 26 are integrated as the collection cassette 30, and the scrapped ticket collection unit 20 shown in FIG. It is placed on the stage 40 of the above, and is removable from the stage 40 of the scrapped ticket collection unit 20.

The side plate 24c is formed with a handle hole 31 for the operator to operate.

The integrated guide plate 26 is fixed to the front plate 24a by screws 26a so as to project toward the rear surface plate 24b. Further, the position of the integrated guide plate 26 in the direction between the side plate 24c and the side plate 24d is determined by the elongated hole 26b and the round hole 26c.

Further, the width L3 of the integrated guide plate 26 in the direction between the side plate 24c and the side plate 24d, that is, the length L3 in the width direction orthogonal to the carry-in direction and the vertical direction of the medium T indicated by the arrow A in FIG. It is set to be substantially the same as the length in the width direction orthogonal to the carry-in direction of the medium T.

The recovery cassette 30 mounted on the stage 40 can be removed from the opening 40a formed in the stage 40 shown in FIG. 3, and can be mounted on the stage 40.
At this time, as shown in FIG. 2, a predetermined amount of gap is formed between the integrated guide plate 26 and the wall portion 25c so that the integrated guide plate 26 and the wall portion 25c of the carry-in guide plate 25 do not come into contact with each other. Has been done.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2B, the uppermost end of the side plate 24d is closer to the lowermost end of the wall portion 25c of the carry-in guide plate 25 so that the side plate 24d and the wall portion 25c of the carry-in guide plate 25 do not come into contact with each other. The height of the side plate 24d is set so as to be low.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a regulating member 41 is provided on the stage 40, and by contacting the side plate 24c, the movement of the recovery cassette 30 is restricted and the recovery cassette 30 is prevented from falling off from the stage 40. are doing.

The operation of the above-described configuration will be described.

The processing operations of the ticketing process and the scrapped ticket collection process by the ticket issuing device of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

When issuing a medium T (a tour ticket in this description) having a medium length L by the ticketing process, the ticket issuing device 1 pays out the roll paper 2 to the transport path 4 when it receives the ticketing instruction input by the staff at the ticket office. The roll paper 2 is cut to the length of the medium length L by the cutter 3 to prepare the original ticket for the tour ticket.

The ticket issuing device 1 that created the original ticket conveys the created original ticket to the printing unit 6 through the transport path 4, and the printing unit 6 displays the issue date, tour section, fee, validity period, etc. on the front surface of the original ticket. A predetermined item is printed, and the printed original ticket is transported to the magnetic unit 7 by the transport path 4.

When the printed original ticket reaches the magnetic unit 7, the ticket issuing device 1 writes predetermined magnetic information by the magnetic writing unit 7a, and the magnetic reading unit 7b reads the magnetic information and writes the information. If the correctness is determined and the ticket is determined to be a genuine ticket with the correct magnetic information written in it, the tour ticket is transported to the ticketing port 8 by the transport path 4 and handed over to the staff.

The clerk who receives the tour ticket hands the tour ticket to the customer, and when the customer pays the fee, inputs an instruction to issue a receipt for the fee.

The ticketing device 1 that receives the receipt issuance instruction cuts the roll paper 2 to the length of the medium length L to create the original receipt, and receives the receipt on the original ticket, as in the case of the tour ticket. The type of ticket for which the book was issued (in this explanation, the XX tour ticket), the receipt amount, the issue date, etc. were printed and transported to the magnetic unit 7, and the document was written by the magnetic unit 7. If it is determined that the magnetic information is correct, the receipt is transported to the ticketing port 8 and handed over to the staff.

The person in charge who receives the receipt hands the receipt to the customer.

In this way, the ticketing process by the ticketing device 1 of this embodiment is executed.

In the above-mentioned ticketing process, if the magnetic information written by the magnetic writing unit 7a in the magnetic unit 7 is determined to be abandoned due to a defect such as being unable to be read by the magnetic reading unit 7b, the ticketing device 1 is abolished. In order to execute the ticket collection process, the magnetic information of the medium T determined to be scrapped is erased by the magnetic unit 7, and the medium T is transported to the scrapped ticket printing unit 12 by the transport path 4.

The ticket issuing device 1 that has conveyed the medium T to the scrapped ticket printing unit 12 prints the scrapped ticket on the conveyed medium T, conveys the medium T that has finished printing the scrapped ticket to the punching unit 13 through the conveying path 4, and punches. The medium T is perforated by the unit 13, and the medium T that has been perforated is transported to the scrapped ticket collection unit 20 by the transport path 4, and the tip of the medium T with the front surface (printing surface) facing up. Is sandwiched between the roller pairs of the carry-in rollers 22 provided at the carry-in entrance 21.

The ticket issuing device 1 in which the scrapped medium T is sandwiched between the carry-in rollers 22 sends the sandwiched medium T toward the front plate 24a by the carry-in roller 22.

The medium T sent out toward the front plate 24a follows the inner surfaces of the top plate 25a of the carry-in guide plate 25 whose tip is inclined downward toward the front plate 24a and the curved portion 25b provided at the corners. The medium T is discharged in the direction of the wall portion 25c of the carry-in guide plate 25 when the rear end is released from being pinched by the carry-in roller 22.

The discharged medium T has its tip end contacting the wall portion 25c of the carry-in guide plate 25 and being guided, and further contacting the accumulation guide plate 26 and being guided and dropped, and the medium T accumulated on the accumulation plate 23. It is accumulated at the top of the screen with the front side facing up.

In this way, the scrapped ticket collection process by the ticket issuing device 1 of this embodiment is executed. The same applies to limited express tickets, reserved tickets (medium length: 85 mm), and commuter passes.

Further, in the case of refund processing, when the medium T such as the limited express ticket or the tour ticket received from the customer is inserted from the ticket opening 11 after the staff member inputs the refund instruction, the ticketing device 1 that detects this is inserted. The medium T is conveyed to the magnetic unit 7 by the conveying path 4, and the magnetic information written in the medium T is erased. After that, in the same manner as described above, the scrapped ticket collection process of the medium T for refund is executed.

Here, the integration operation of the medium T will be described with reference to the explanatory diagram of the medium integration operation in the embodiment of FIG.

As described above, the medium T discharged by the carry-in roller 22 has its tip end contacted with the wall portion 25c of the carry-in guide plate 25 and guided, and further contacted with the accumulation guide plate 26 and guided to fall and accumulate. It is accumulated on the top of the medium T accumulated on the plate 23 with the front surface facing up.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, when the medium T contacting and guided by the accumulation guide plate 26 is separated from the accumulation guide plate 26, the medium T drops with the tip Ta facing downward and is accumulated on the accumulation plate 23. It comes into contact with the uppermost medium Tb in the contact range E.

The contact range E is a range from the lower side of the integrated guide plate 26 to a portion excluding the contact portion F between the front plate 24a and the medium Tb. That is, the tip portion Ta of the dropped medium T comes into contact with the uppermost medium Tb in a range excluding the contact portion F between the front plate 24a and the uppermost medium Tb.

This is because the distance L2 is held between the integrated guide plate 26 and the front plate 24a, and the medium T that falls with the tip Ta facing downward approaches the front plate 24a due to the resistance of air. This is because the top-level medium Tb accumulated on the accumulation plate 23 is abutted before reaching the front plate 24a and does not reach the front plate 24a.

Therefore, the tip Ta of the dropped medium T does not come into contact with the contact portion F between the front plate 24a and the uppermost medium Tb, and a gap is formed between the front plate 24a and the uppermost medium Tb. There is nothing.

On the other hand, the operation of the comparative example in which the integration guide plate 26 is not provided will be described with reference to the explanatory diagram of the medium integration operation in the comparative example of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the top plate 55 and the front plate 54a are continuous, the tip Ta of the medium T that is guided by contact with the front plate 54a and falls is the front plate 54a and the uppermost medium. It comes into contact with the contact portion F with Tb. When the tip Ta of the medium T comes into contact with the uppermost medium Tb at the contact portion F, a force acts on the uppermost medium Tb in the direction indicated by the arrow G in the figure, and the uppermost medium Tb has the arrow G. Move in the indicated direction. Therefore, a gap is formed between the front plate 54a and the uppermost medium Tb.

When the tip Ta of the medium T that subsequently falls abuts on this gap, the medium T may not be accumulated on the uppermost medium Tb, and the standing state may be maintained. The accumulation state becomes unstable.

In this embodiment, the dropped medium is provided by providing the front plate 24a with the integration guide plate 26 protruding toward the rear surface plate 24b so as to maintain the distance L2 between the integration guide plate 26 and the front plate 24a. It is possible to prevent the tip portion Ta of the T from coming into contact with the contact portion F between the front plate 24a and the uppermost medium Tb, and to stabilize the integrated state of the medium T.

Further, the distance (height L1) between the lowermost portion 26d of the integration guide plate 26 and the lowermost end of the front plate 24a, that is, the integration plate 23 in the vertical direction is formed to be shorter than the length L of the medium in the carry-in direction of the medium T. By doing so, the medium T does not enter between the lowermost portion 26d of the integration guide plate 26 and the integration plate 23, and the accumulation state of the medium T can be stabilized.

Further, the collection cassette of this embodiment is configured to be removable from the scrapped ticket collection unit. The action when the collection cassette is attached to and detached from the scrapped ticket collection unit will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 8, when the upper part of the collection cassette 30 is rotated and pulled out in the direction indicated by the arrow H in the drawing, or when the collection cassette 30 is lifted and pulled out in the direction indicated by the arrow H, the integrated guide plate 26 is the wall of the carry-in guide plate 25. Since the integrated guide plate 26 and the side plate 24d do not interfere with the wall portion 25c and do not interfere with the portion 25c, the recovery cassette 30 can be smoothly pulled out. The same applies when the collection cassette 30 is attached to the scrapped ticket collection unit.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the media storage portion is provided with the integrated guide plate that protrudes toward the rear surface plate while maintaining a predetermined distance between the integrated guide plate and the front plate. The effect that the accumulated state of the medium to be accumulated can be stabilized can be obtained.

Further, the medium to be accumulated in the medium storage portion is formed by forming the distance between the lowermost portion of the integration guide plate and the lowermost end (integration plate) of the front plate in the vertical direction shorter than the length L of the medium in the medium carrying direction. The effect of being able to stabilize the accumulation state of is obtained.

In the above-described embodiment, the medium storage unit has been described as the scrapped ticket collection unit 20 of the ticket issuing device 1. However, the medium storage unit is not limited to the above, and is a storage unit having a function of accumulating media by a roller pair. The same effect as described above can be obtained by applying the present invention to any medium storage unit as long as it is a storage.

1 Ticketing device 2 Roll paper 3 Cutter 4 Transport path 4a Transport motor 5 Regular ticket storage 6 Printing section 7 Magnetic section 7a Magnetic writing section 7b Magnetic reading section 8 Ticketing slot 11 Ticket entry slot 12 Waste ticket printing section 13 Punch section 20 Waste ticket collection unit 21 Carry-in entrance 22 Carry-in roller 23 Accumulation plate 24a Front plate 24b Rear face plate 24c, 24d Side plate 25 Carry-in guide plate 25a Top plate part 25b Curved part 25c Wall part 26 Accumulation guide plate 28 Rear surface guide 29 Rotation suppression plate

Claims (7)

The carry-in entrance for carrying media and
A stacking plate that collects media carried in from the carry-in entrance in the vertical direction,
A first side wall surface provided in front of the medium carried in from the carry-in port in the carry-in direction, and
A second side wall surface that is arranged to face the first side wall surface with the integrated plate in between.
An integrated guide portion provided on the first side wall surface and protruding toward the second side wall surface side,
Have,
The accumulation guide portion is formed so that the distance between the lowermost portion and the accumulation plate in the vertical direction is shorter than the length of the medium in the carry-in direction .
The integrated plate is inclined in a downward direction from the second side wall surface toward the first side wall surface.
The distance between the lowermost portion of the integrated guide portion and the integrated plate in the vertical direction and the distance between the protruding surface of the integrated guide portion and the first side wall surface of the medium that falls along the integrated guide portion. Dimension setting in which the tip portion abuts on the uppermost medium at a portion below the accumulation guide portion, excluding the contact portion between the uppermost medium already accumulated on the accumulation plate and the first side wall surface. A medium storage unit that is characterized by the fact that it has been made . In the medium storage unit according to claim 1,
It has a carry-in guide unit that is arranged opposite to the accumulation plate.
The carry-in guide unit
The upper surface portion arranged along the carry-in direction and
A side wall portion arranged on the second side wall surface side of the accumulation guide portion, and the lowermost portion thereof is arranged below the uppermost portion of the accumulation guide portion.
A curved portion connecting the upper surface portion and the side wall portion,
A medium storage unit characterized by having. In the medium storage unit according to claim 2,
A medium storage portion characterized in that a gap is formed between the integrated guide portion and the side wall portion of the carry-in guide portion. In the medium storage unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
The media storage portion is characterized in that the integrated guide portion is a support portion formed above the protruding portion protruding toward the second side wall surface side and is fixed to the first side wall surface. In the medium storage unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
The medium storage unit is characterized in that the first side wall surface, the second side wall surface, and the accumulation plate are integrally formed to be detachable from the main body. In the medium storage unit according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ,
It is characterized by having a fullness detecting means for detecting that the medium accumulated in the accumulating plate is full before the tip end portion of the medium accumulated in the accumulating plate reaches the lowermost part of the accumulating guide portion. Media storage unit. A ticketing device comprising the medium storage unit according to any one of claims 1 to 6 .

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