JP6786870B2 - Media storage - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a medium storage for accumulating media such as tickets and airline tickets mounted on passenger ticketing devices such as railways and aircraft.

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 ticket is issued by printing the contents of the ticket and the written magnetic information is defective, 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 accumulated on a plate (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-318680 (paragraph 0012-0016, FIG. 1)

In the above-mentioned collection warehouse such as the waste ticket collection unit of the ticket issuing device using the conventional roll paper, the medium such as the transported ticket is carried in from the carry-in entrance and accumulated on the collection plate. Normally, a medium obtained by cutting roll paper has a warp in which one of the front and back surfaces is convex. Therefore, if the front and back surfaces of the accumulated medium are mixed, for example, a medium in which the back surface is convex and warped is used. If the media with the front side facing up is stacked on the media with the back side facing up, spaces are formed at both ends, so the specified number of media cannot be stacked. There is a problem that it may happen.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a means for accumulating the roll paper with the front and back sides aligned even if the medium has a warp.

In the present invention, in order to solve the above problems, the medium storage is provided on an accumulation plate for accumulating the carried-in media in the thickness direction, a front plate provided in front of the medium in the carrying-in direction, and the front plate. The front plate and the ceiling are provided with a rear surface plate arranged to face each other, a carry-in inlet provided on the top plate side of the rear face plate, and a carry-in roller provided at the carry-in entrance to sandwich and convey a medium. The sandwiching angle with the plate is obtuse, a curved surface is provided at the corner between the front plate and the top plate, and a gap is formed between the front plate and the tip of the medium when the holding by the carry-in roller is released. It is characterized in that it is placed in the position where it is to be .

As a result, the present invention has the effect that even a medium having a warp can be accumulated with the front and back sides aligned, and a specified number of media can be accumulated.

Explanatory drawing which shows the ticket issuing apparatus of Example 1. Explanatory drawing which shows the scrapped ticket collection part of Example 1. Explanatory drawing which shows operation of waste ticket collection part of Example 1 Explanatory drawing which shows other mode of waste ticket collection part of Example 1 Explanatory drawing showing the scrapped ticket collection part of Example 2 Explanatory drawing which shows operation of waste ticket collection part of Example 2 Explanatory drawing which shows operation of waste ticket collection part of Example 2

Hereinafter, examples of the medium storage according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Hereinafter, the scrapped ticket collection unit of the ticket issuing device of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.
The ticketing 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 ticket office 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 is a relatively large ticket, and refunding a fee, and has the configuration shown in FIG.

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

Therefore, the medium T formed by cutting the roll paper 2 of this embodiment is in a warped state with the magnetic surface (back surface) convex.
The cutter 3 is provided with a cutting mechanism in which a fixed blade and a movable blade are arranged so as to face each other, and the roll paper 2 conveyed by the transport path 4 has a predetermined length of each medium T such as a limited express ticket, a reserved ticket, or a tour ticket. 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, the printing unit 6 prints predetermined items on the printed surface of the original ticket, and the magnetic unit 7 writes the predetermined magnetic information, 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 has been 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 has been 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 unit 20 as a medium storage is a storage that collects the medium T that is printed by the scrapped ticket printing unit 12 and punched by the punching unit 13 and then transported by the transport path 4. , The configuration shown in FIG. 2 is provided.

The waste ticket collection unit 20 of this embodiment includes a carry-in roller 22 provided at the carry-in entrance 21, an accumulation plate 23 for accumulating the medium T carried in and released by the carry-in roller 22, and a carry-in roller 22. A front plate 24a provided in front of the medium T carried in by the vehicle T, a rear plate 24b arranged opposite to the front plate 24a and having a carry-in entrance 21 at the upper part, and a rear plate 24b provided above the accumulation plate 23. It has a top plate 24c and two side plates 24d provided on the sides of the front plate 24a and the rear surface plate 24b.

The carry-in roller 22 is a transport means for sandwiching and transporting the medium T between the two rollers 22a and 22b, and as shown in FIG. 2, the outer peripheral surface of the roller 22b on the stacking plate 23 side and the front plate 24a The medium length of the medium T having the longest carry-in direction among the various media T handled (referred to as the maximum medium length Lmax. In this embodiment, 120 mm, which is the length of a tour ticket, a receipt, etc.) ) It is placed in a shorter position.

Further, the front plate 24a has a gap δ (this) between the inner surface of the front plate 24a and the tip of the medium T when the medium T having the maximum medium length Lmax is released from the pinching of the rear end by the carry-in roller 22. In the embodiment, it is arranged at a position where a medium T having a maximum medium length of Lmax is formed (about 1 mm).

The top plate 24c of the scrapped ticket collection unit 20 of this embodiment is inclined in a downward direction from the rear surface plate 24b toward the front plate 24a, and the sandwiching angle θ between the front plate 24a and the top plate 24c is an obtuse angle (this). In the embodiment, it is formed so as to be 115 degrees), and a curved surface R (in this embodiment, an arc surface having a radius of 27 mm) is provided at a corner portion between the front plate 24a and the top plate 24c.

The specific angle of the sandwich angle θ and the radius of the arc surface are examples of values determined by a plurality of experiments, but the combination of the sandwich angle θ and the radius of curvature of the curved surface R is not limited to these. The tip of the medium T being carried in is in contact with the inner surface of the curved surface R when the holding of the rear end by the carry-in roller 22 is released, and a gap δ is formed between the tip and the inner surface of the front plate 24a. Any combination may be used as long as it can be formed.

Further, the line connecting the shaft cores of the rollers 22a and 22b of the carry-in roller 22 is installed so as to be substantially orthogonal to the inclination of the top plate 24c.
Further, the accumulation plate 23 provided at the bottom of the scrapped ticket collection unit 20 is provided so as to be inclined at an inclination angle α (10 degrees in this embodiment) in the downward direction from the rear surface plate 24b toward the front surface plate 24a. ing.

The processing operation of the ticketing process and the scrapped ticket collection process by the ticket issuing device 1 of this embodiment will be described below.
When issuing a medium T (a tour ticket in this description) having a maximum medium length of Lmax by the ticketing process, the ticketing 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 maximum medium length Lmax by the cutter 3 to prepare the original ticket of 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 in 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 ticket issuing device 1 that receives the receipt issuance instruction cuts the roll paper 2 to the length of the maximum medium length Lmax to create the original ticket of the receipt, and prepares the original ticket of the receipt, as in the case of the tour ticket. The type of ticket for which the receipt was issued (in this explanation, the XX tour ticket), the receipt amount, the issue date, etc. are printed and transported to the magnetic unit 7, and the receipt is 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 rollers 22a and 22b of the carry-in roller 22 provided at the carry-in inlet 21.

As shown in FIG. 3, 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 is formed on the top plate 24c and the corners whose tips are inclined downward toward the front plate 24a, as in the medium T having the reference numeral “P1” in FIG. The medium T is carried in while being bent according to the inner surface of the provided curved surface R, and the medium T is discharged in the direction of the front plate 24a when the holding of the rear end by the carry-in roller 22 is released.

At this time, since a gap δ is provided between the front plate 24a of the present embodiment and the tip of the medium T at the time of releasing the holding of the rear end, the bent medium T generated at the time of releasing the holding is The reaction force from the front plate 24a due to the restoring force is reduced, and the reduced reaction force cancels out a part of the inertial force in the carry-in direction accompanying the release of the medium T, and a relatively small force is applied to the inner surface of the front plate 24a. Contact.

Then, the medium T whose tip is in contact with the front plate 24a has a frictional force F with the front plate 24a due to the component force B of its own weight W of the medium T, as shown by the reference numeral “P2” in FIG. And, due to the balance with the bearing capacity due to the air resistance due to the fall shown by the broken line in FIG. 3, the medium T falls while maintaining a relatively gentle angle, and is placed on the top of the medium T accumulated on the accumulation plate 23. It is accumulated 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.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the sandwiching angle θ between the front plate 24a and the top plate 24c of the scrapped ticket collection unit 20 is an blunt angle, and a curved surface R is provided at the corner between the front plate 24a and the top plate 24c. When the medium T is carried in while being bent according to the inner surface of the top plate 24c inclined in the downward direction and the inner surface of the curved surface R when the medium T is carried in, and the rear end is released from being pinched by the carry-in roller 22. Since the tip reaches the curved surface R and there is a gap δ between the tip and the front plate 24a, it is possible to reduce the reaction force from the front plate 24a due to the restoring force of the medium T generated when the pinch is released. The reduced reaction force cancels out a part of the inertial force in the carry-in direction due to the release of the medium T, and makes it possible to bring the medium T into contact with the inner surface of the front plate 24a with a relatively small force. By dropping the medium T while maintaining a gentle angle, the media T having a warp can be accumulated with the front and back sides aligned, and a specified number of media T can be accumulated, and the collected scrapped tickets can be accumulated. It is possible to shorten the work time in the work of confirming scrapped tickets by eliminating the work of aligning the front and back sides.

Further, when the media T is integrated, for example, when the accumulation plate 23 is arranged horizontally, the integrated medium T may be unevenly accumulated toward the rear surface plate 24b, and is formed at this time. The tip of the dropped medium T may be caught in the gap between the end surface of the integrated medium T on the front plate 24a side and the inner surface of the front plate 24a, and the medium T may be accumulated vertically or diagonally. However, since the integrated plate 23 of the present embodiment is provided so as to be inclined at an inclination angle α in the downward direction from the rear surface plate 24b toward the front plate 24a, the tip of the medium T is set on the inner surface of the front plate 24a. It can be accumulated in a state of being aligned along the above, and it is possible to prevent the tip of the falling medium T from being caught in the gap.

Further, in a collection chamber such as a waste ticket collection unit provided with a normal ticket issuing device, a carry-in roller provided at a carry-in entrance is arranged in the vertical direction, and a distance between the outer peripheral surface thereof and the inner surface of the front plate. It is customary to set Ls to the maximum medium length Lmax or more, but in this embodiment, the top plate 24c inclined in the downward direction and the curved surface R provided at the corners of the top plate 24c are used for carrying in. Even if the distance Ls between the outer peripheral surface of the roller 22 and the inner surface of the front plate 24a is shorter than the maximum medium length Lmax, the medium T having a warp can be accumulated with the front and back sides aligned, for example, the punch portion 13. Can be arranged immediately in front of the carry-in roller 22 to reduce the size of the ticket issuing device 1.

In this embodiment, the top plate 24c has been described as an inclined flat plate, but as shown in FIG. 4, a step portion 27 is provided between the carry-in entrance 21 of the top plate 24c and the curved surface R. You may. In this way, the distance Ls can be shortened as compared with the above.

Further, when the waste ticket collection unit 20 is made of resin or the like, it is preferable to provide a static elimination means such as a static elimination brush on the step portion 27. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the accumulated medium P from sticking to the front plate 24a or the like.

The scrapped ticket collection unit of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.
Similar to the first embodiment, the scrapped ticket collection unit 20 of this embodiment is a stacking plate 23 for accumulating the carry-in roller 22 provided at the carry-in entrance 21 and the medium T carried in by the carry-in roller 22 in the thickness direction. The front plate 24a provided in front of the medium T carried in by the carry-in roller 22 in the carry-in direction, the rear face plate 24b arranged to face the front plate 24a and provided with the carry-in entrance 21 at the upper part, and the accumulation plate 23. It has a top plate 24c provided above the above, and two side plates 24d provided on the sides of the front plate 24a and the rear plate 24b.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, 2 is located in the vicinity of the roller 22b on the accumulation plate 23 side between the front plate 24a of the scrapped ticket collection unit 20 of this embodiment and the carry-in entrance 21 provided with the carry-in roller 22. A shaft 31 that is attached between the side plates 24d and extends in the direction orthogonal to the carry-in direction is provided.

The distance Lp from the inner surface of the front plate 24a of the shaft core of the shaft 31 is a length of more than half of the maximum medium length Lmax (120 mm in this embodiment), and is the length in the carry-in direction in each medium T to be handled. The medium length of the medium T having the shortest length (referred to as the minimum medium length Lmin. In this embodiment, the length is 85 mm, which is the length of a limited express ticket or a designated ticket) or less.

The carry-in roller 22 of this embodiment is arranged at a position where the distance Ls between the outer peripheral surface of the roller 22b on the integrated plate 23 side and the front plate 24a is shorter than the minimum medium length Lmin.
Further, the front plate 24a is arranged at a position where the tip of the medium T having the minimum medium length Lmin is pressed against the inner surface of the front plate 24a before the rear end is released from being pinched by the carry-in roller 22.

The top plate 24c of the scrapped ticket collection unit 20 of this embodiment is inclined in a downward direction from the rear surface plate 24b toward the front plate 24a, and the sandwiching angle θ between the front plate 24a and the top plate 24c is an obtuse angle. However, the sandwiching angle θ is formed at a smaller angle than that of the first embodiment, and the radius of curvature of the curved surface R provided at the corner between the front plate 24a and the top plate 24c is the radius of curvature of the first embodiment. It is formed smaller than the above.

Further, the line connecting the shaft cores of the rollers 22a and 22b of the carry-in roller 22 is installed so as to be substantially orthogonal to the inclination of the top plate 24c.
Further, the accumulation plate 23 provided at the bottom of the scrapped ticket collection unit 20 is provided so as to be inclined at the same inclination angle α as in the first embodiment.

The processing operation of the ticketing process and the scrapped ticket collection process by the ticket issuing device 1 of this embodiment will be described below.
When issuing a medium T (express ticket in this explanation) having a minimum medium length of Lmin by the ticketing process, the ticketing 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 minimum medium length Lmin length by the cutter 3 to prepare the original ticket of the limited express 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, boarding 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 a predetermined magnetic information by the magnetic writing unit 7a, and the magnetic reading unit 7b reads the magnetic information and writes the information. If it is determined that the ticket is correct or not with the correct magnetic information written in it, the limited express ticket is transported to the ticketing port 8 by the transport path 4 and handed over to the staff.

The clerk who receives the limited express ticket hands the limited express ticket to the customer, and when the customer pays the fee, inputs an instruction to issue a receipt for the fee.
Since the subsequent processing operation of the receipt issuance process is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.
In this way, the ticketing process by the ticketing device 1 of this embodiment is executed.

In the above-mentioned ticketing process, when the magnetic unit 7 determines that the ticket is scrapped due to a defect such as the magnetic information written on the limited express ticket which is the medium T having the minimum medium length Lmin cannot be read by the magnetic reading unit 7b. In the processing operation of the scrapped ticket collection process, the scrapped medium T is placed on the roller 22a of the carry-in roller 22 provided with the tip end at the carry-in entrance 21 with the front side (printing side) facing up. The processing operation until the product is sandwiched between the 22b and 22b is the same as that of the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 6, the ticket issuing device 1 in which the scrapped medium T is sandwiched by the carry-in roller 22 sends out the sandwiched medium T having the minimum medium length Lmin toward the front plate 24a by the carry-in roller 22.

The medium T sent out toward the front plate 24a is formed on the top plate 24c and the corners whose tips are inclined downward toward the front plate 24a, as in the medium T with the reference numeral “PA1” in FIG. When the vehicle is carried in while being bent deeper than in the first embodiment according to the inner surface of the provided curved surface R, is pressed against the inner surface of the front plate 24a while being held by the carry-in roller 22, and the rear end is released from being held. Since it is released from the bent and bent state, it is flipped in the direction of the shaft 31 by the reaction force from the front plate 24a due to the restoring force of the medium T, as shown by the medium T indicated by the reference numeral "PA2". The rear end flies and comes into contact with the shaft 31.

Then, the medium T whose rear end abuts on the shaft 31 is adjusted in posture while the rear end is supported by the shaft 31 by the weight of the medium T as shown by the reference numeral “PA3”. In this state, it rotates counterclockwise in the figure, and the rear end comes off from the shaft 31.

The medium T whose rear end is detached from the shaft 31 falls while further rotating counterclockwise due to the angular momentum given when the medium T is detached, as in the medium T indicated by the reference numeral “PA4”. When it reaches the stacking plate 23, it rotates clockwise due to its own weight and is stacked on the stacking plate 23 with the front surface facing up, as shown by the medium T indicated by the reference numeral “PA5”. To.

In the ticketing process, if the magnetic unit 7 determines that the ticket is scrapped due to a defect such as the magnetic information written in the receipt which is the medium T having the maximum medium length Lmax cannot be read by the magnetic reading unit 7b. As in the case of the limited express ticket, as shown in FIG. 7, the scrapped medium T having the maximum medium length Lmax is sandwiched between the carry-in rollers 22 and sent out toward the front plate 24a.

The medium T sent out toward the front plate 24a is formed on the top plate 24c and the corners whose tips are inclined downward toward the front plate 24a, as in the medium T with the reference numeral “PB1” in FIG. When the ticket is carried in while being bent deeper than in the case of the limited express ticket, and is pressed against the inner surface of the front plate 24a while being held by the carry-in roller 22, following the inner surface of the provided curved surface R, and the holding of the rear end is released. In addition, since it is released from the bent and bent state, the reaction force from the front plate 24a due to the restoring force of the medium T causes the direction of the shaft 31 as shown by the medium T indicated by the reference numeral “PB2”. The rear end comes into contact with the shaft 31.

Then, the medium T whose rear end abuts on the shaft 31 is adjusted in posture while the rear end is supported by the shaft 31 by the weight of the medium T as shown by the reference numeral "PB3". In this state, it rotates counterclockwise in the figure, and the rear end comes off from the shaft 31.

The medium T whose rear end is detached from the shaft 31 falls while further rotating counterclockwise due to the angular momentum given when the medium T is detached, as in the medium T indicated by the reference numeral “PB4”. When the tip reaches the stacking plate 23, it rotates clockwise due to its own weight and is stacked on the stacking plate 23 with the front surface facing up, as shown by the medium T indicated by the reference numeral "PB5". Will be done.

In this way, the scrapped ticket collection process by the ticket issuing device 1 of this embodiment is executed.
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.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the sandwiching angle θ between the front plate 24a and the top plate 24c of the scrapped ticket collection unit 20 is an obtuse angle, and a curved surface R is provided at the corner between the front plate 24a and the top plate 24c. At the same time, a shaft 31 extending in the direction orthogonal to the carry-in direction is provided on the carry-in inlet 21 side between the front plate 24a and the carry-in inlet 21, and the top plate 24c whose tip is inclined in the downward direction when the medium T is carried in. It is carried in while being deeply bent following the inner surface of the inner surface and the inner surface of the curved surface R, and when the rear end pinching by the carry-in roller 22 is released, the tip is pressed against the front plate 24a, so that the rear end pinching is released. Occasionally, the reaction force from the front plate 24a due to the restoring force of the medium T generated when the medium T is released from the bent and bent state causes the medium T to fly in the direction of the shaft 31 and the rear end hits the shaft 31. Since the medium T is in contact with the medium T and its rear end is supported by the shaft 31 and is detached from the shaft 31 and falls on the accumulation plate 23, the medium T having a warp can be accumulated with the front and back sides aligned. The number of media T can be accumulated, and the work of aligning the front and back of the collected scrapped tickets can be eliminated, and the work time in the scrapped ticket confirmation work can be shortened.

Further, when the pinching of the rear end of the medium T is released, the medium T is flipped in the direction of the shaft 31 by the reaction force from the front plate 24a to bring the rear end into contact with the shaft 31, and the rear end is brought into contact with the shaft 31. Since the medium T is supported and the posture of the medium T is adjusted, it is possible to prevent rolling around the carry-in direction of the medium T, and the medium T having a warp can be stably accumulated with the front and back sides aligned.

Further, since the integrated plate 23 is provided so as to be inclined at an inclination angle α in the downward direction from the rear surface plate 24b toward the front surface plate 24a, the tip of the medium T is aligned along the inner surface of the front surface plate 24a. It is possible to prevent the tip of the falling medium T from being caught in the gap described in the first embodiment.

Further, since the distance Ls between the outer peripheral surface of the carry-in roller 22 and the inner surface of the front plate 24a can be set shorter than that in the first embodiment, the ticketing device 1 can be further miniaturized.

In this embodiment, the top plate 24c has been described as an inclined flat plate, but similarly to the first embodiment, a step portion 27 is provided between the carry-in entrance 21 of the top plate 24c and the curved surface R. (See FIG. 4). By doing so, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.

In each of the above embodiments, the medium storage is described as the scrapped ticket collection unit 20 of the ticket issuing device 1, but the medium storage is not limited to the above, and is a storage or a storage having a function of collecting media by a roller pair. The same effect as described above can be obtained by applying the present invention to any medium storage, 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 22a, 22b Roller 23 Accumulation plate 24a Front plate 24b Rear face plate 24c Top plate 24d Side plate 27 Steps 31 Shaft

Claims (5)

A stacking plate that collects the carried-in media in the thickness direction,
The front plate provided in front of the medium loading direction and
The rear surface plate arranged to face the front plate and
The carry-in entrance provided on the top plate side of the rear surface plate and
A carry-in roller provided at the carry-in entrance for sandwiching and transporting the medium is provided.
The sandwiching angle between the front plate and the top plate is an obtuse angle, and a curved surface is provided at the corner between the front plate and the top plate.
A medium storage chamber characterized in that the front plate is arranged at a position where a gap is formed between the front plate and the tip of the medium when the holding by the carry-in roller is released. A stacking plate that collects the carried-in media in the thickness direction,
The front plate provided in front of the medium loading direction and
The rear surface plate arranged to face the front plate and
It is provided with a carry-in entrance provided on the top plate side of the rear surface plate.
The sandwiching angle between the front plate and the top plate is made an obtuse angle, a curved surface is provided at the corner between the front plate and the top plate, and the carry-in entrance side between the front plate and the carry-in entrance is provided . A medium storage cabinet featuring a shaft that is orthogonal to the loading direction. In the medium storage according to claim 2 ,
A carry-in roller for sandwiching and carrying the medium is provided at the carry-in entrance.
A medium storage chamber characterized in that the tip of the medium is pressed against the front plate when the holding by the carry-in roller is released. In the medium storage according to claim 1 or 2 .
A medium accumulation cabinet characterized in that the accumulation plate is inclined in a downward direction from the rear surface plate toward the front plate. In the medium storage according to claim 1 or 2 .
The medium is a medium storage chamber characterized by being a medium formed by cutting roll paper.

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