JPH01129385A - Tickets issuing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent a tickets from being turned or bent by driving a carrying means, separating the tickets from a stopper member and pulling out the stopper member from a carrying path in the state in the case of pulling out the stopper member from the carrying path. CONSTITUTION: When it is discriminated that a head unit is returned to a home position by a sensor SR 4, a motor MT 1 is driven slightly in a positive direction 'and the rear end part of a boarding ticket is separated from the stopper member 47. Thereafter, a solenoid SL 3 is turned ON, the stopper member 47 is pulled out from the carrying path 34 and the motor MT 1 is driven in a reverse direction in the state. Thus, the boarding ticket is carried in the direction for separating from a ticket insertion port in the carrying path 34 and guided through a sorting gate to a branching path. Thus, without turning or bending the ticket kind, the stopper member 47 is pulled out from the carrying path 34.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Objective of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) This invention provides a ticket system that issues boarding passes and the like in a conversational manner by exchanging data with a host device via, for example, an incoming telephone line. Regarding the type issuing device.

(Prior Art) When issuing a ticket, this type of ticket issuing device stops the ticket to be issued, for example, in a conveyance path, and in this state, a head unit consisting of a magnetic head and a barcode reading unit is moved to record and reproduce required information on the tickets.

As a means for stopping the above-mentioned tickets in the conveyance path, a stopper member is inserted into the conveyance path, and the stopper member is inserted into the conveyance path.
This is done by abutting the bills while they are being held between a pair of rollers provided in the conveyance path.

By the way, when the stopper member is pulled out from the conveyance path after the tickets are stopped in the conveyance path and the information is recorded and reproduced as described above, since the tickets are in contact with the stopper member, Tickets were sometimes rolled up or bent. Therefore, when the tickets are transported in this state, there are problems such as jamming.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) This invention solves the problem when pulling out the stopper member from the conveyance path, and its purpose is to remove the stopper member from the conveyance path without causing any curling or folding of the tickets. , it is an object of the present invention to provide a ticket issuing device capable of pulling out a stopper member from a conveyance path.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides a ticket issuing device that issues tickets, a conveyance path through which the tickets are conveyed, and a device that can enter and exit the conveyance path. a stopper member, a conveying means for conveying the tickets in the conveyance path and stopping the tickets by contacting the stopper member; The control means drives the means to separate the bills from the stopper member, and in this state, the stopper member O is pulled out from within the conveyance path.

(Function) In this invention, when the stopper member is pulled out from the conveyance path in a state in which the conveyance means stops the tickets in contact with the stopper member, the control means first drives the conveyance means to remove the bills from the stopper member. By separating the stopper member from the conveyance path in this state,
The stopper member can be pulled out from the conveyance path without turning over or folding the tickets.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show a ticket issuing device. The device main body 10 is provided with a keyboard 11 and a numeric keypad 12. Information such as issuance of boarding passes, reservations, changes, inquiries, reservations, etc. is input from the keyboard 11, and information such as customer information is input from the numeric keypad 12. When a customer wishes to issue a boarding pass or the like using a credit card, the customer enters the credit card's PIN number.

Further, a hopper 13 for storing unissued boarding passes is provided at the top of the device main body 10, and a cover 15 that can be opened and closed by a key 14 is provided on the hopper 13. In the vicinity of this hopper 13, there is provided a hagfish 16 in which issued boarding passes are stored, and a journal paper P printed by a journal printing unit to be described later.
A discharge section 17 from which the water is discharged is provided.

Furthermore, an operation panel 18 is provided on the front side of the device main body 10. The operation panel 18 is provided with the journal paper feed switch 19, and is also provided with a group of lamps 20 for displaying power on, power off, input possible, call in progress, and alarm, respectively.

Further, a display section 21 consisting of, for example, a plasma display is provided on the front side of the main body of the apparatus located near the operation panel 18, and this display section 21 includes the above-mentioned keyboard.
, 1 and information sent from a host device (not shown) via the telephone line 22 are displayed.

This display section 21 is provided on a rotating section 23 that can be freely opened and closed in the main body 10 of the apparatus. A well-known magnetic card reader 24 is provided on the upper part of this rotating part 23, and the magnetic information of a credit card, for example, can be read by this magnetic card reader 24.

Further, a power switch 25 is provided on the front side of the rotating portion 23, and a ticket insertion slot 26 is also provided. For example, a group airline ticket, a handwritten airline ticket, a credit statement in which a copy of the airline ticket issuance is recorded, a complimentary gift certificate, etc. are inserted into the ticket insertion slot 26.

For example, gift certificates are smaller in size than other tickets, and the ticket insertion slot 26 is configured to be able to position both large and small tickets.

FIG. 4 shows the ticket insertion slot 26. Ticket insertion slot 26
The horizontal length 1a of the small ticket matches the horizontal length of the large roll, and the ticket is inserted from the left end of the ticket insertion slot 26 at a position that matches the horizontal length ib of the small ticket. A guide portion 27 is provided at the bottom of the slot 26 along the ticket insertion direction and is shorter than the length lc of the ticket insertion slot 26 in the longitudinal direction.

In such a configuration, a large roll of group airline tickets or the like is inserted into the upper part of the guide section 27 and guided by both lateral ends of the ticket insertion slot 26. In addition, small tickets such as complimentary certificates can be inserted into the ticket insertion slot 26.
It is inserted between the left end of the guide section 27 and the guide section 27, and is guided by these.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3, the device main body 11 is provided with a floppy disk device 28, which allows a floppy disk to be inserted and removed when the cooperating section 23 is open. It has become.

FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the main body 10 of the apparatus.

A circuit board 30 on which a control circuit is disposed is provided at the inner bottom of the device main body 10, and a power supply circuit 31- is also provided.

The hopper 13 accommodates a boarding pass TP. This boarding pass TP can be transported along its lateral direction in order to shorten the transport time. This boarding pass TP is held down by a pressing member 32, and the take-out roller 3
3, the sheets are taken out one by one onto the conveyance path 34. On the conveyance path 34, conveyance rollers 3 are installed at a predetermined interval.
5.36 are provided, and an insertion roller 37 is provided near the ticket insertion slot 26. These transporters 35.36
, the insertion roller 37 has driven rollers 38, 39, .
40 are pressed together. Pulleys 41, 42, 43, and 44 are provided on the take-out roller 33, conveyance roller 35, 36, and insertion roller 37, respectively, and a belt 45 is wound around these pulleys 41-44. A pulley 46 provided on a motor MTI is engaged with this belt 45, and includes a take-out roller 33, a conveyance roller 35, .
36, the insertion roller 37 is driven by this motor MTI.

Further, spring clutches (not shown) are provided between the take-out roller 33 and its pulley 41 and between the transport roller 35 and its pulley 42, and the take-out roller 33 and the transport roller 35 are connected to solenoids SL1 and SL1, respectively.
When the stopper members 1a and 2a of SL2 are engaged,
It is adapted to slip with pulleys 41 and 42, respectively.

Furthermore, a stopper member 47 is provided between the conveyance roller 36 and the insertion roller 37 to position the boarding pass supplied from the hopper 13 or the ticket insertion slot 26 with the insertion roller 37.
is driven by solenoid SL3. This stopper member 47 and solenoid SL3 are provided in a magnetic recording encode unit 48 that is provided with a bar code reading device and a magnetic information reading/writing device. This magnetic recording encoding unit 48
The details will be described later.

Further, the hopper 13 is provided with a sensor 5RIO for detecting the presence or absence of the boarding pass TP, and a paper feed sensor SRI for detecting the feeding of the boarding pass TP is provided between the transport rollers 35 and 36.
is provided. Furthermore, a positioning sensor SR2 is provided between the conveyance roller 36 and the insertion roller 37 to detect the presence or absence of a boarding pass. This positioning sensor S
In R2, a light emitting diode LDI is provided in the magnetic recording encode unit 48, and a photodiode PDI is provided in the apparatus main body 10 side. Furthermore, an insertion sensor SR3 is provided between the ticket insertion slot 26 and the insertion roller 37 to detect insertion of a ticket.

On the other hand, a branch path 49 is provided near the conveyance roller 36. A distribution gate 50 is provided between the branch path 49 and the transport path 34.

During this sorting, the gate 50 is always rotated toward the conveyance path 34 by its own weight, and the boarding passes TP taken out from the hopper 13 are conveyed by pushing up the gate 50. Further, the boarding passes processed by the magnetic recording encoding unit 48 are reversely transported through the transport path 34 by the transport roller 36 and the driven roller 39 by the motor MTI being reversely rotated, and the boarding passes are sorted through the gate 50. and is led to a branch road 49. A printing section 51 is provided at the end of this branch path 49.

The printing section 51 includes a platen roller 52 and a thermal head 54 that comes into contact with the platen roller 52 via an ink ribbon 53, and the ink ribbon 53 is housed in a ribbon cassette 55. A pulley 56 is provided on the platen roller 52 via a one-way clutch (not shown), and a belt 5 is connected to the pulley 56.
It is multiplied by 7. This belt 57 has a pulley 58.
59 are engaged with each other, and the pulley 59 is the motor MT]
It is designed to be driven by a motor MT3 provided at the same position as . Therefore, the platen roller 5
2 is rotated when the motor MT3 is rotated in the forward direction,
It is designed to stop if rotated in the opposite direction.

Further, a pulley 61 that drives the ink ribbon 53 via a pulley 60 is meshed with the pulley 56.
The ink ribbon 53 is also driven by the motor MT3. The boarding pass on which the necessary information has been printed by the printing unit 51 is stored in the stacker 16.

A print start sensor SR6 is provided on the branch path 49 to detect the boarding pass and output a print start signal, and a ribbon detection sensor SR7 is provided on the running section of the ink ribbon 53.

On the other hand, a journal printing section 62 is located near the pulley 58.
is provided. That is, the pulley 58 includes the pulley 6.
3 are engaged. This pulley 63 is provided with a platen roller 64 via a one-way clutch (not shown), and this platen roller 64 is connected to the motor MT3.
If it is rotated in the forward direction, it will be stopped, and if it is rotated in the opposite direction, it will be rotated. A thermal head 65 is brought into contact with this platen roller 64 via a journal paper (thermal paper) P, and required information is recorded on the journal paper P by this thermal head 65. The journal paper P on which this printing has been performed is discharged to the outside of the apparatus main body 10 from the discharge section ]7. Note that the journal printing section 62 is provided with a paper detection sensor SRI 1 that detects the presence or absence of the journal paper P.

By the way, the platen roller 52 is provided on the apparatus main body 10 side, and the light emitting diode LD2 constituting the thermal head 54, the ink ribbon 53, the pulley 60, 61, and the ribbon detection sensor SR7 is a rotating part provided on the apparatus main body 10. 2
3. Therefore, as shown in Figure 6,
By opening the rotating portion 23, the ink ribbon 53 can be easily replaced.

Next, the configuration of each part will be explained.

7 to 9 show the configuration of the insertion roller 37 and the driven roller 40. FIG. The insertion roller 37 is provided at a predetermined distance from the support 37a, and the support 37a is rotatably provided to the frames FLI and FL2. Also,
The driven roller 40 is provided on a shaft 40a at a predetermined distance, and the shaft 40a is rotatably provided on the frames FL1 and FL2. Coil springs SPI and SF3 are attached to the outer surfaces of the frames FL1 and FL2, and these coil springs SPI and SF3 are pressed around the shaft 40a. Therefore, a required tension is applied to the driven roller 40 by these coil springs SPI and SF3.

The insertion roller 37 has a conveying force sufficient to convey the boarding pass TP, and as described later, when recording and reproducing information on the boarding pass TP in the magnetic recording encode unit 48, the insertion roller 37 has a conveying force sufficient to convey the boarding pass TP. The boarding pass TP must be rotated and brought into contact with the stopper member 47 together with the driven roller 40, and in this state, the boarding pass TP must be slipped against the ticket using a conveying force that does not cause the ticket to become jammed. In order to obtain this effect, in this embodiment, the insertion roller 37 is made of silicone rubber.

FIG. 10 shows the material of the insertion roller 37 and the driven roller 40.
Coil spring SPI, SF3 that applies the required tension to
It shows the relationship of conveying force according to the type (A, BSC; tension - A<B<C).

As is clear from the figure, if the tension of the same type of coil spring is increased, the conveyance force will be increased;
Of these, silicone rubber has the least influence on errors in ticket material and coil spring tension. Further, since silicone rubber has elasticity, it is possible to appropriately set the frictional force with the ticket compared to metals such as aluminum. Therefore, silicone rubber is the best material for the insertion roller 37.

Next, the aforementioned magnetic recording enrichment unit 48 will be explained.

11 to 13 show the magnetic recording encode unit 48. FIG. Magnetic recording encode unit 4
8 is a head drive unit 7 provided with a magnetic head etc.
1, provided above this head drive unit 71,
The ticket holding unit 72 constitutes a part of the conveyance path 34.

First, the ticket holding unit 72 will be explained.

In FIG. 11, the ticket holding unit 72 is provided with a frame 72a. This frame 72a is the side frame 48a, 4 of the magnetic recording encoder unit 48.
8b. As shown in FIG. 12, a fixed conveyance path 72b forming a part of the conveyance path 34 is provided on the back side of the frame 72a. The stopper member 47 is provided on the surface of the frame 72a. Both longitudinal ends of this stopper member 47,
Furthermore, support portions 47a and 47b are provided at the base end. The distal end portions of the support portions 47a and 47b protrude toward the head drive unit 71 through through holes 72c and 72d provided in communication with the fixed conveyance path 72b of the frame 72a1.

Further, the tip portions of holding members 72e172f whose base ends are provided on the frame 72a are passed through the through holes 72c and 72d, and the supporting portions 47a and 47b are inserted into the tip portions of the holding members 72e and 72f. Provided shafts 72g, 72
It is rotatably held by h. Therefore, the stopper member 47 is configured to rotate around these shafts 72g and 72h as fulcrums. Further, the tip of this stopper member 47 is connected to the frame 72a1 fixed conveyance path 7.
2b1 can pass through a plurality of through holes 91 provided in communication with a rotary conveyance path 96, which will be described later, and can block the conveyance path 34.

Furthermore, a front solenoid SL3 is provided on the upper surface of the ticket holding unit 72. This solenoid SL
3 is attached to a holder 93 provided on the upper surface of the frame 72a, as shown in FIG. Through hole 47d of vertically arranged engaging portion 47c
is engaged with.

In such a configuration, when the solenoid SL3 is in the OFF state, the tip of the movable element 94a is spaced apart from the iron core 94b, as shown in FIG. 14. Therefore, the stopper member 47 is brought into contact with the frame 72a, and the tip of the stopper member 47 is inserted into the ticket conveyance path 34.

-)j, when the solenoid SL3 is turned on, the movable element 94a is attracted to the iron core 94b. Therefore, the stopper member 47 is rotated in the direction of arrow C in the figure, and its tip end is pulled out from the conveyance path 34.

FIG. 15 shows the stopper member 47 taken out.

In the magnetic recording encoder unit 48, when recording and reproducing information on a ticket, when the ticket comes into contact with the tip of the stopper member 47 by the insertion roller 37 and the driven roller 40, the conveying force of the insertion roller 37 is , is transmitted to the tip of the stopper member 47 by the ticket. Here, when a force Fl, for example, is applied to the tip of the stopper member 42 by the ticket, a moment M] is applied to the stopper member 47. However, if the rotation center RC of the stopper member 47 is provided on the same side of the conveyance path 34 as the tip of the stopper member 47, as shown in FIG. Acts in the closing direction.

Therefore, the ticket is not rolled up, and the accuracy of ticket positioning can be improved.

On the other hand, FIG. 16 shows the structure of a conventional stopper member. In this way, when the rotation center RC of the stopper member 47p is provided on the side opposite to the tip of the stopper part +447p, when a force of, for example, F2 is applied to the stopper member 47p by a ticket, the stopper member 47p has a force of M
2 moments occur. Since the direction of this moment M2 acts in the direction of opening the stopper member 47p, the ticket may be turned over, resulting in poor bill positioning accuracy.

Next, the head drive unit 71 will be explained.

17 and 18 show the head drive unit 71. FIG. The head drive unit 71 is provided with guide shafts 74 and 75 along the longitudinal direction.
．． 75 is provided with a movable head unit 76. This head unit 76 is provided with a magnetic head 77 and a barcode reading section 78.

The magnetic head 77 is a combination head and has read, write, and verify (read-after-write) functions, and each function is performed in a separate process.
In addition, it is possible to move the head unit 76 in any direction.

Moreover, the same magnetic heald 771 can handle two types of high and low coercive forces of 2750 (Oe) and 650 (Oe). Further, the barcode reading section 78 is composed of a light emitting diode and a phototransistor (not shown). These magnetic heads 7
7. As shown in FIG. 33(a), the barcode reading unit 78 has its arrangement position defined in accordance with the position of the magnetic stripe and barcode provided on the boarding pass or the like.

Further, a screw 79 screwed into the head unit 76 is provided between the guide shafts 74 and 75.

A pulley 80 is provided at one end of the seven screws, and this pulley 80 is connected via a belt 81 to a pulley 82 provided on the motor MT2. Therefore, the head unit 76 is moved in the directions of arrows A and B shown in FIGS. 17 and 18 depending on the driving direction of the motor MT2. The movement position of the head unit 76 is determined by a blocking member 83 provided on the head unit 76, an H/P (home position) sensor SR4, an E/P ( End position sensor S
It is detected by blocking R5.

Further, at the other end of the screw 79, an encoder section 84 is provided on the outer surface of the side frame 48b, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 17. The encoder section 84 is made up of, for example, a disk (not shown) provided with a plurality of slits along the circumferential direction, and a photocoupler 84a that detects the slits. The recording density by the magnetic head 77 is controlled.

In addition, the magnetic head 77 and the barcode reading section 78
A guide member 85 is provided in the second guide member 8.
5, the boarding pass T located as shown by the two-dot dashed line
The head unit 76 is designed to be able to move smoothly with respect to P, etc. Furthermore, the head unit 76
While the guide member 85 is moving, the guide member 85 moves along the rotary conveyance path 9, which will be described later.
6, it is designed to guide and hold boarding passes. Details of this guide member 85 will be described later.

Furthermore, the head drive unit 71 includes the
As shown in FIG. 9, a fixed conveyance path 95 made of a plate spring and a rotating conveyance path 96 are provided, which constitute a part of the conveyance path 34 together with the above-described fixed conveyance path 72b. These fixed conveyance path 95 and rotary conveyance path 96 are provided corresponding to the ticket conveyance position. When conveying tickets, this rotating conveyance path 96 is used as the fixed conveyance path 7 as shown in FIG.
2b. Also, in this state, the ticket is stopped between the fixed conveyance path 72b and the rotary conveyance path 96, and the magnetic heald 77 provided in the head unit 76 or the barcode reading section 78 reads information about the ticket. When performing recording/reproduction of
It is designed so that it can be rotated to a position that does not impede movement.

That is, the base end portion of this rotary conveyance path 96 is held by a rotatable shaft 97. At both ends of this shaft 97,
As shown in FIG. 19, large-diameter portions 98.99 are provided, and groove portions 98a199a serving as guide means are provided along the axial direction in these large-diameter portions 98.99. These groove portions 98a and 199a are provided so that both ends in the axial direction are located on the back side of the large diameter portion 98 and 99, respectively, as shown in the figure. They are called regions RTEI and RTE2. Further, the front side portions of the groove portions 98a and 99a are hereinafter referred to as a recording area RCE. An engagement pin 100 provided on the head unit 76 can be engaged with these grooves 98a199a, and as the head unit 76 moves, the action of the engagement pin 100 and the grooves 93a and 99a allows the I[119
7 and the rotating conveyance path 96 are configured to be rotated.

That is, normally the head unit 76 is as shown in FIG.
The engagement pin 100 is stopped at the home position shown in FIG. For this reason, the rotary conveyance path 96 is as shown in FIG.
And as shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, the fixed conveyance path 72
It is almost parallel to b.

On the other hand, when recording and reproducing information on the ticket, the head unit 76 is moved from the home position in the direction of arrow A in the figure. Along with this, the engagement bottle 100 moves within the groove 98a, and when the engagement bottle 100 passes through the rotation area RTEI of the groove 98a, the shaft 97 and the rotation conveyance path 96 move as shown in FIG. It is rotated in the direction of the arrow. Therefore, the rotary conveyance path 96 is separated from the fixed conveyance path 72b as shown in FIG. 21, and the head unit 76 is allowed to move.

In the above state, when the head unit 76 moves within the recording area RCE along the axis 97, the engagement bin 100 is pulled out from the groove 98a of the large diameter portion 98, and when the head unit 76 is further moved, the engagement bin 100 is pulled out from the groove 98a of the large diameter portion 98. 100 is the large diameter part 99
is engaged with the groove portion 99a. When the engagement bottle 10 passes through the rotation area RTE2 of the groove 99a, the shaft 97 and the rotation conveyance path 96 are rotated in the direction of the arrow E shown in FIG. 21, and returned to the state shown in FIG. 20. Ru. Further, when moving the head unit 76 that has been moved to the end position (nine large diameter portions) to the home position, the operation opposite to the above is performed.

By the way, when the rotary conveyance path 96 is located in a position parallel to the fixed conveyance path 72b, it is necessary to maintain a constant distance from the fixed conveyance path 72b, and when the rotary conveyance path 96 is rotated from this position, The engagement bottle 100 is inserted into the groove 98 a s 99
It is necessary to reliably engage the head unit 76 and maintain the rotational position accurately so as not to interfere with the running of the head unit 76. For this reason, the shaft 97 to which the rotary conveyance path 96 is attached is provided with means for regulating the operation of the rotary conveyance path 96.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 22 and 23, a locking member 10 is attached to the tip of the shaft 97 protruding from the side frame 48b.
The central part of 1 is fixed. This locking member 101 is
For example, it has a crank shape in which one end is closer to the side frame 48b than the other end. The side frame 48b located within the rotation range of one end of the locking member 101 has a locking member 10 attached to the side frame 48b, which
first and second abutting members 48c against which one end of 1 abuts;
48d is provided. Furthermore, one end of a coil spring 102 is attached to the other end of the locking member ]-01.

The other end of this coil spring 102 is attached to the side frame 48.
It is attached to b.

In the above configuration, when the rotary conveyance path 96 is in a position parallel to the fixed conveyance path 72b as shown in FIG. 22, the other end of the locking member 101 is brought into contact with the first contact member 48c This state is maintained by the biasing force of the coil spring 102.

Furthermore, when the rotary conveyance path 96 is rotated as shown in FIG. be done.

Next, the guide member 85 provided in the above-mentioned head unit 76 will be further explained.

FIG. 25 shows the guide member 85.

Slanted portions 858585 are provided at both ends of the guide member 85 in the moving direction.
b are provided, and when the head unit 76 is moved by these inclined portions 85a185b, the ticket held inside the magnetic recording encode unit 48 is scooped up and the head unit 76 can be moved smoothly.

Further, when the barcode reading section 78 reads the barcode provided on the face of the ticket, it is necessary to maintain a constant distance 11 between the barcode reading section 78 and the face of the ticket, as shown in FIG.

That is, as shown in FIG. 27, the output signal of the barcode reading section becomes maximum at a certain distance from the object to be read.
Even if the distance is about 0.5 mm from this point, the output signal will suddenly drop, and the reading accuracy will not be compensated.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, a magnetic head 77 is placed around the barcode reading section 78 of the guide member 85.
A holding portion 85e is provided that is lower than the surface of the card and higher than the barcode reading section 78, and the distance between the barcode reading section 78 and the face of the ticket is 1.
1 is held constant so that barcodes can be read at maximum output. This holding part 85c and the fixed conveyance path 72b
The distance 12 is set to the winding thickness +0.1 to 0.3 mm.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
A sliding contact member 103 with which 7 is slidably contacted is provided. This sliding contact member 103 protects the magnetic head 77, allows the magnetic head 77 to move smoothly, maintains a constant contact pressure between the magnetic head 77 and the ticket, and further ensures that the magnetic head 77 is in contact with the ticket. This is provided for the purpose of preventing the ticket from being skewed due to the frictional force between the magnetic pad 77 and the ticket when it is moved.

Therefore, the material of the sliding contact member 103 is required to have a high coefficient of friction against the ticket, a low coefficient of friction against the magnetic helad 77, low compression set, and excellent wear resistance.

In general, the qualities used for such purposes are:
Urethane rubber, CR (chlorobrane rubber) sponge, PE (polyethylene) foam, etc. are known. However, urethane rubber and CR sponge have a large coefficient of friction with the magnetic head, and, for example, when the magnetic head 77 is moved idly during initial setting of the apparatus main body 10, a large torque is required.

On the other hand, plastics and the like have too small a coefficient of friction between the magnetic head and the ticket, making them unsuitable.

High-density microcell urethane foam (FORON: manufactured by Inoue MCV Co., Ltd.) was recognized as the most suitable material meeting the above conditions.

FIG. 29 shows the characteristics of high-density microcellular urethane foam in comparison with other materials.

In this high-density microcell urethane foam, the optimum example for the above conditions is a density of -0.32 g/cm.
3. Tensile strength - 14.7kg/Cm2, elongation - 155%
, tear strength -3,4 kg/cm, compressive residual strain -3
, 1%, friction coefficient (paper) - 0.5, and friction coefficient (SUS stainless steel) - 0.6.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the control system.

The main control unit 110 controls the entire device,
This main control unit 110 is connected via a path line 111 to an IPL memory 112 consisting of a ROM in which an internal program loader (IPL) is stored, a main memory 113 consisting of a RAM, and a ROM and RAM in which character fonts are stored. Configured character font memory 11
4.115 is connected.

The pass line 111 also includes a keyboard control section 11.
6 via keyboard 11, and numeric keypad 12
is connected to the magnetic card reader interface 117.
A magnetic card reader 24 is connected via an interface (referred to as I/F).

Further, a floppy disk device 28 is connected to the pass line 111, and a display unit 21 is also connected via a display control unit 118, and the display control unit 118 has a RAM that is connected to the pass line 111 and stores text. A memory 119 consisting of is connected. A floppy disk FD installed in the floppy disk device 28
Data such as system programs, firmware, and character fonts are stored in the main memory 112, and when the main body of the device is powered on, the stored programs and data are stored in the main memory 1 by the IPL stored in the memory 112. ]3 and the character font memory 115.

In addition, the journal printing section 62 is connected to the printing section (1/F) 120.
The telephone line 22 and the telephone set 12] are connected to the pass line 11 via an NCU (network control unit)/modem 122 and a communication control section 123. Communication control unit 12
No. 3 is configured to automatically dial when the power is turned on to the main body of the device to establish a connection with the host device.

Furthermore, the telephone 121 is capable of making calls even when the main body of the device is powered off.

Furthermore, an operation panel 18 is connected to the pass line 1] 1, and a printing section 51, a barcode reading section 78, a magnetic head 77, and a transport mechanism section 124 are connected to the printing section (I
/F) 125, a barcode reader (I/F) 126, a magnetic processing (1/F) 127, and a conveyance control unit 128.

Further, the above-mentioned various sensors SRI to 5RII, solenoids SLI to SL3, and motors MTI, MT2, and MT3 are connected to the transport mechanism section 124.

In the above configuration, the operation will be explained using FIGS. 30 to 32.

First, the ticket issuing operation using the boarding pass TP stored in the hopper 13 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 30 and 31. The general operation of the boarding pass TP in this ticket issuing operation is as follows.
This is as shown by the solid line arrow in Figure 0.

That is, when the ticket issuing mode is specified by operating the keyboard 1]-, information is exchanged with the host device in an interactive manner, and when the required boarding pass can be issued, the motor M
When the TI is driven in the forward direction, the take-out roller 33, conveyance rollers 35, 36, and insertion roller 37 are rotated, and the hopper 13 is rotated.
One boarding pass TP is taken out from inside. When the boarding pass TP is taken out, the paper feed solenoid SLI is turned off, the stopper member 1a is engaged with the take-out roller 33, and the take-out roller 33 is stopped regardless of the rotation of the motor MTI. This taken out boarding pass TP is conveyed through the conveyance path 34, and when the leading edge of the boarding pass TP is detected by the paper feed sensor SRI, the solenoid SL3 is turned on and the leading edge of the stopper member 47 is pulled out from within the conveying path 34. Ru. Therefore, the boarding pass TP is conveyed toward the ticket insertion slot 26.

When the rear end of the boarding pass TP is detected by the paper feed sensor SRI, the solenoid SL2 is turned off and the conveyance roller 35 is stopped, and furthermore, the rear end of the boarding pass TP is detected by the positioning sensor SR2. When detected (
31), the motor MTI is driven in the opposite direction, the solenoid SL3 is turned off, and the stopper member 47 is inserted into the conveyance path 34. Therefore, the boarding pass TP is conveyed in the opposite direction by the insertion roller 37 and comes into contact with the closed stopper member 47, after which the motor MTI is stopped. At this time, immediately after the boarding pass TP contacts the stopper member 47, the insertion roller 37 is being rotated, but since the tension of the driven roller 40 is weak, the boarding pass TP and the insertion roller 37 slip, and the boarding pass TP It is not conveyed, but is stopped at the contact position with the stopper member 47, that is, within the magnetic recording encode unit 48. During this stop, the boarding pass TP is held between the insertion row 37 and the driven roller 40.

When the motor MTI is stopped and the boarding pass TP is stopped as described above, the motor MT2 is driven, and the motor MT2 is driven according to the output signals of the H/P (home position) sensor SR4 and the E/P (end position) sensor SR5. , the head unit 76 is reciprocated.

During the reciprocating movement of the head unit 76, the magnetic helad 7
7, writing of necessary information such as destination, number of flights, seats, etc., and reading of the written information are performed.

In this case, no barcode reading operation is performed.

Then, the head unit 7 is detected by the H/P sensor SR4.
When it is determined that 6 has returned to the home position,
The motor MTI is slightly driven in the forward direction (section b shown in FIG. 31), and the rear end of the boarding pass TP is separated from the stopper member 47. Thereafter, the solenoid SL3 is turned on, the stopper member 47 is pulled out from the conveyance path 34, and in this state, the motor MTI is driven in the reverse direction. Therefore, the boarding pass TP is conveyed along the conveyance path 34 in a direction away from the ticket insertion slot 26, and is sorted through the gate 50 into four branch paths. When a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the rear end (front end in the conveyance direction) of the boarding pass TP is detected by the print start sensor SR6, the solenoid SL3 is turned off and the stopper member 47 is inserted into the conveyance path 34. At the same time, the motor MT3 is driven in the forward direction, the platen roller 52 is rotated, and a print signal is supplied to the thermal head 54, so that the surface of the boarding pass TP is printed as shown in FIG. 33(b).
As shown in FIG. 2, information similar to the information recorded on the magnetic stripe MS is printed.

When this printing is completed, the boarding pass TP is stored in the stacker 16.

On the other hand, when the printing operation is completed, the motor MT3 is reversely rotated, the platen roller 64 of the journal printing section 62 is driven, and a printing signal is supplied to the thermal head 65, so that the journal paper P is printed, for example, on a boarding pass. T
Information similar to that printed on P is printed.

In the process using the magnetic heald 77, if an error occurs, the motor MTI is driven in the forward direction and the boarding pass TP is ejected from the ticket insertion slot 26.

Through the above operations, the boarding pass T stored in the hopper 13
P can be used to issue the required boarding pass.

Next, the operation when a ticket is inserted from the ticket insertion slot 26 will be explained using FIG. 32. The general operation of the ticket in this case is shown by the dotted line in FIG. Note that each ticket inserted through the ticket insertion slot 26 is provided with a bar code indicating the ticket type, and in the case of a group ticket, a magnetic stripe is further provided.

That is, when a large roll or a small roll is inserted into the ticket insertion slot 26 and this is detected by the insertion sensor SR3, the motor M
The TI is driven in the opposite direction, and the inserted ticket is transferred to the insertion roller 3.
7 and a driven roller 40 to be transported into the apparatus main body 10 . At this time, since the solenoid SL3 is in the OFF state, the stopper member 47 protrudes into the inside of the conveyance path 34, and the conveyed ticket comes into contact with this stopper member 47. Further, when the ticket is conveyed into the conveyance path 34 and this is detected by the positioning sensor SR2, the motor MTI is stopped. In this state, motor MT2 is connected to H/P sensor SR4 and E/P sensor S.
The head unit 76 is moved back and forth by being moved in the forward and reverse directions in response to the output of R5, and the barcode is read by the barcode reader 78 to determine the inserted bill type. After this, an operation is performed according to the discriminated ticket type, and when this operation is completed, the motor MT1 is slightly driven in the forward direction (0 part shown in FIG. 32), and the leading end of the ticket in the transport direction is brought into contact with the stopper. It is spaced apart from member 47. Thereafter, the solenoid SL3 is turned on, the stopper member 47 is pulled out from the conveyance path 34, the motor MTI is driven in the opposite direction, and the ticket is conveyed to the branch path 49.

For example, if a group ticket is inserted, the first step is to
While the head unit 76 makes one reciprocation, the information on the magnetic stripe is read as well as the barcode, and the next one is read.
During the round trip, writing of required information and reading of the written information are performed. Magnetic head 7 shown in FIG.
Operation 7 shows the case of this group ticket. Thereafter, the group ticket is conveyed to the printing section 5, where necessary information is printed by the operations described above and stored in the stocker 6. Furthermore, a journal is printed at the journal printing section 62.

Furthermore, when a handwritten airline ticket or complimentary ticket is inserted, once the barcode is read, the ticket is conveyed to the stacker 16 without being subjected to magnetic processing.

Furthermore, when a credit statement is inserted, the barcode is first read, and then it is conveyed to the printing unit 51 without magnetic processing, the required information is printed, and it is stored in the stocker 16. be done. Then, the journal printing section 62 is driven to print the journal.

According to the above embodiment, the large diameter portion 98.99 of the shaft 97 that rotatably holds the rotary conveyance path 96 is provided with grooves 98a, 99a extending from the front surface to the back surface in the axial direction.
Engagement bin 10 provided in head unit 76 at 99a
0, so that the rotary conveyance path 96 is rotated as the head unit 76 moves. Therefore, since the rotary conveyance path 96 is rotated as the head unit 76 moves, the operating time is longer than in the conventional case where the rotary conveyance path is first rotated and then the head unit is driven. can be shortened.

The operating mechanism of the rotary conveyance path 96 is a simple structure consisting of only a groove portion 98 a s 99 a provided on the shaft 97 and an engagement bin 100 that engages with the groove portion 98 a s 99 a.
6 does not require a separate driving means such as a solenoid, and furthermore, when the rotary conveyance path 96 is rotated, it moves between the fixed conveyance path 72b and the head unit 76, so the device configuration is simple. It is possible to downsize the

Further, since the rotation fine feed path 96 is rotated on both sides of the recording area RCE, it is possible to prevent azimuth disturbance due to magnetic processing by the magnetic helad 77.

Further, the locking member 1 is attached to the shaft 97 provided with the rotary conveyance path 96.
01 is provided, and within the rotation range of this locking member]-01, the side frame 48 corresponding to the opening/closing position of the rotation conveyance path 96
b is provided with first and second abutting members 48c and 48d, and the locking member 10 is attached to these first and second abutting members 43c and 48d.
1 is held in contact with each other by the biasing force of a coil spring 102 provided between the other end of the locking member 101 and the side frame 48b. Therefore, the rotating conveyance path 9
6 and the fixed conveyance path 72b can be reliably maintained, and the engagement bin 100 can be reliably engaged with the grooves 98a and 99a when the rotary conveyance path 96 is open. At the same time, it is possible to prevent the head unit 76 from being obstructed.

Further, the rotation fulcrum of the stopper member 47 is set to the conveyance path 34.
It is provided on the same side as the tip of the stopper member 47. Therefore, even when a ticket comes into contact with the tip of the stopper member 47, a moment is generated in the direction in which the stopper member 47 closes due to the force applied from the ticket, so the ticket does not roll up, improving the accuracy of ticket positioning. It is something that can be done.

Further, the head unit 76 is provided with a guide member 85, and the inclined portions 85 are provided at both ends of the guide member 85 in the moving direction.
A and 85b are scooping up the ticket. therefore,
When the head unit 76 moves, it is possible to prevent the end of the winding from being bent or damaged.

Furthermore, a holding portion 85c is provided in a portion of the guide member 85 that corresponds to the periphery of the barcode reading portion 78.
5c makes it possible to maintain a constant distance between the face of the card and the barcode reading section 78.

Therefore, since a read signal can be obtained from the barcode reading section 78 at maximum output, it is possible to improve barcode reading accuracy.

Further, a sliding contact member 103 is provided at a portion of the fixed conveyance path 72b where the magnetic head 77 comes into sliding contact, and the sliding contact member 103 has a large friction coefficient with respect to the ticket, a small friction coefficient with respect to the magnetic helad 77, and further, Constructed from high-density microcell urethane foam with low compression set and excellent wear resistance. Therefore, head unit 76
When moving the magnetic plate 77, the magnetic plate 77 can be moved smoothly, the surface of the magnetic plate 77 can be protected, and the skew of the ticket due to the movement of the magnetic plate 77 can be prevented. It is possible.

Further, when the processing for the ticket is completed in the magnetic recording encoding unit 48, first, the motor MTI is driven in the forward direction to separate the ticket from the stopper member 47, and in this state, the solenoid SL3 is turned on and the stopper member 47 is pulled out from inside the conveyance path 34, and the ticket is conveyed to the printing section 51. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the ticket from being rolled up or bent and jammed during transportation, which would occur when the stopper member 47 is pulled out while the ticket is in contact with the stopper member 47.

Furthermore, the insertion roller 37 is made of silicone rubber. Therefore, when transporting the ticket, the ticket can be reliably transported, and when the ticket comes into contact with the stopper member 47, it can be reliably slipped against the ticket, thereby preventing the ticket from clogging. .

Note that this invention is not limited to the above embodiments,
Of course, various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the present invention, when the stopper member is pulled out from the conveyance path in a state in which the conveyance means stops the ticket or the like in contact with the stopper member, the control means first stops the conveyance. By driving the means to separate the tickets from the stopper member and, in this state, pulling out the stopper member from the conveyance path, the stopper member can be pulled out from the conveyance path without causing the bills to turn over or fold. It is possible to provide a ticket issuing device that is possible.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a configuration diagram showing one embodiment of the control system, Figures 2 and 3.
The figures are a perspective view showing the appearance of a ticket issuing device to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 4 is a front view showing the ticket insertion slot, and FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing the configuration of the main parts of the ticket issuing device. , Fig. 6 is a side view of the main part shown to explain the configuration of the printing section, Fig. 7
9 to 9 respectively show the configuration of the insertion roller, FIG. 7 is a top view showing only the main parts, FIG. 8 is a front view showing only the main parts, and FIG. 9 is a front view showing only the main parts. Side view, 1st
Figure 0 is a diagram showing the characteristics depending on the material of the insertion roller, No. 11
Figures 13 to 13 show the magnetic recording encode unit, and Figure 12 is a top view of the main parts, and Figures 12 and 13 are
The figures are side views viewed from different directions, FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along line 1-1 in FIG. 11, and FIGS. 15 and 16 are main parts shown to explain the operation of the stopper member. The side sectional view, FIG. 17, and FIG. 18 each show the head drive unit, FIG. 17 is a top view of the main part, FIG. 18 is a side view of the main part, and FIG. 19 is a rotating conveyance path. 20 and 21 are respectively shown to explain the operation of the rotary conveyance path, and a perspective view and FIGS. 22 to 24 show only the main parts. 22 is a side view of the main part, FIG. 23 is a front view of the main part, and FIG. 24 is a main part showing different operating states from FIG. 22. 25 and 26 show the guide member, Fig. 25 is a perspective view showing only the main part, Fig. 26 is a side sectional view of the main part, and Fig. 27 is a bar code reader. FIG. 28 is a front view showing the structure of the sliding contact member, FIG. 29 is a diagram showing the material of the sliding contact member, and FIGS. 30 to 32 are for issuing tickets. FIG. 33 is a diagram shown to explain the operation of the device, and FIG. 33 is a diagram shown to explain the configuration of a boarding pass. 10...Device main body, 18...Operation panel, 21...
・Display section, 23... Rotating section, 24... Magnetic card reader, 26... Ticket insertion slot, 27... Guide section, 33.
...Take-out roller, 35.36...Transport roller, 37
... Insertion roller, 47... Stopper member, 48.
...Magnetic recording encode unit, 48c, 48d...
- Contact member, 51... Printing section, 52... Platen roller, 53... Ink ribbon, 54... Thermal head, 62... Journal printing section, 65... Thermal head, 72a.・・Fixed conveyance path, 85 ・・Guiding section 10, 8
5c... Holding part, 96... Rotating conveyance path, 93a, 9
9a...Groove portion, 100...Engagement pin, ]01...
Locking member, 102... Coil spring, 103... Sliding member, 110... Main control unit, MT1-MT3... Motor, SL1-SL3... Solenoid, SRI...
Paper feed sensor, SR2...Positioning sensor, SR3...
- Insertion sensor, SR4...H/P (home position) sensor, SR5...E/P (end position) sensor, SR6...Print start sensor. Applicant's representative Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue No. 2 Figure 3 Figure 56 - Illustration of one coil 7
-!ヱFigure 12Figure 13C-\ Figure 14Figure C Figure 15C 16Figure 21Figure 22Figure 230Figure 24Figure 25 The tricks are things! Distance (mm) Fig. 27 Fig. 30

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A ticket issuing device that issues tickets includes a conveyance path through which the tickets are conveyed, a stopper member that can enter and exit the conveyance path, and a stopper member that conveys the tickets within the conveyance path; a conveying means for stopping the ticket by contacting the stopper member; and when conveying the ticket from a stopped state by the conveying means, driving the conveying means to separate the ticket from the stopper member and keeping the ticket in this state; 1. A ticket issuing device comprising: a control means for pulling out a stopper member from within a conveyance path. (2) The ticket issuing device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the conveying means comprises a pair of rollers.