JPH01191284A - Automatic ticket examining device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain a ticket examination corresponding to the movement of a passenger by disposing a pair of sensors for detecting the passenger (admitted person and entrant) in the passage side of both directions, prohibiting the ticket examination and only collecting the tickets based on the detection of the passenger of this sensor or prohibiting the ticket collection and only examining the tickets. CONSTITUTION:The ticket examination is executed to constantly monitor the presence and the absence of the passenger of a ticket examination side and a ticket collecting side. At this time, when the passengers getting on a car of the ticket examination side is detected by an area detector 10, the presence and the absence of the passengers getting off the car of the ticket collecting side are decided. When the passengers getting off the car are not present according to this decision, the passengers getting on the car of an automatic ticket examining device a may be examined, so that the shutter 7 of the ticket throwing port 2 of the ticket collecting side is closed to set to a ticket examining mode and examine the tickets. When the passengers getting off the car are present in the ticket collecting side, which passengers are more is decided and when the passengers of the ticket examination side are more in the number, the ticket is examined on the other hand, when the passengers are more in the ticket collecting side, the tickets are collected. Thereby, the smooth ticket cool examination can be executed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of the Invention) The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate installed, for example, in a station or the like.

(Summary of the Invention) The present invention provides an automatic ticket gate capable of processing ticket gates and ticket collection in both directions, in which passersby (entering and exiting)
A pair of sensors are installed to detect passersby, and based on the sensor's detection of passersby, ticket gate processing is prohibited and only ticket collection processing is performed, or ticket collection processing is prohibited and ticket processing is performed only. This allows for processing.

(Prior Art and its Problems) Conventionally, automatic ticket gates at stations are known that are capable of handling both ticket and ticket collection processes.

In this bidirectional automatic ticket gate, the automatic ticket gate is set to the ticket collection mode depending on whether the ticket is inserted into the ticket collection slot or the ticket gate slot. It is designed to function as a ticket inspection device, or it can be installed above the ticket gate to function as a ticket inspection device.

Therefore, if there is a competition between passengers on both sides of an automatic ticket gate, the automatic ticket gate will function for the person who first inserts a ticket into the slot.

As described above, conventional two-way automatic ticket gates operate regardless of the trend in the number of passengers in both directions, so they often have the problem of not being able to process passengers efficiently.

For example, at stations where there are more passengers heading towards the ticket gates than towards the collection gates during the morning commute to work or school, passengers may not be able to enter due to a small number of passengers getting off the train, or conversely, more passengers may be getting off the train as the train arrives. However, due to the small number of passengers getting on the train, there was a problem in that the area around the ticket gates became crowded as the passengers who got off the train were unable to access the hot springs.

(Object of the Invention) In view of the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket gate device that can be set preferentially to either the ticket gate mode or the ticket collection mode depending on passenger trends.

(Structure and Effects of the Invention) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an automatic ticket gate capable of processing both ticket gates and ticket collections, in which a pair of pairs for detecting passersby in the entry direction passage area of the ticket gate and ticket collection are provided. and a comparison means for comparing the detected values of both area detectors, and in the above comparison, when the detected value on the ticket gate side is larger than the detected value on the ticket collection side, the ticket collection process is prohibited and the ticket gate process is allowed. This automatic ticket inspection apparatus is provided with a ticket collection permission means for prohibiting ticket processing and permitting ticket collection processing when the detection value on the ticket inspection side is smaller than the detection value on the collection side.

In addition, there is a ticket gate collection selection means which is provided in place of the comparison means and which selects the ticket gate or ticket collection process with priority; Ticket collection permission means for prohibiting ticket collection processing and permitting ticket processing, and prohibiting ticket collection processing and permitting ticket processing when ticket collection processing is selected and there is an output from an area detector on the ticket collection side; There is an automatic ticket gate equipped with a ticket gate.

According to such a configuration, the processing function of the automatic ticket gate is set to the direction in which there are more passengers (entering and exiting) in the collection direction or the ticket gate direction, so passengers can be efficiently processed through the ticket gates, and the number of passengers near the ticket gates is It is possible to prevent congestion.

In addition, since the selection is set to give priority to ticket collection or ticket gate priority,
Passengers commuting to work, school, or arriving by train (entrants)
Since automatic ticket gates can be adjusted according to trends, there are effects such as smooth ticket gate processing.

(Description of Embodiments) FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of an automatic ticket gate apparatus a according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an electrical configuration diagram thereof.

The automatic ticket gate a has two boxes 1a and 1b arranged in parallel with an interval between them, and the interval forms an entrance/exit passageway, that is, a passenger passageway.

Note that although not shown in the drawings, doors that can be opened and closed to allow passengers to pass are provided on the aisle sides of both boxes 1a and 1b.

The right side of automatic ticket gate a (arrow A side) is on the ticket collection side, and the right side (
The arrow exit side) is set to the ticket gate side. For this reason, a ticket slot 2 is provided on the collection side of box 1a, into which the ticket of the disembarking passenger (those using the bath) is inserted, and a ticket slot 2 for inserting the ticket of the passenger (entering the bath) is provided on the ticket gate side of box 1b. A ticket slot 3 is provided.

Tickets inserted from ticket slot 2 or 3 are
Ticket processing units 4a and 4b are transported by a transport mechanism (not shown).
The magnetic information of the ticket is read,
Processing such as punching is performed, and the lead information is sent to the control unit 5 for controlling the door and the like.

Tickets processed by the ticket processing unit 4a are stored in the box 1a, while tickets processed by the ticket processing unit 4b are discharged from an outlet 6 provided on the ticket collection side of the box 1b and handed to passengers. It will be done.

The ticket slots 2 and 3 are provided with shutters 7 and 8 that are opened and closed by an opening/closing signal from the control unit 5, and when the shutters are closed, tickets are prevented from being inserted into the ticket slots. be done.

Area detectors 9 and 10 are provided on the ticket collection side of box 1a and on the ticket gate side of box 1b. Of these, the area detector 9 detects passengers in the passageway in the approach direction of passengers getting off the train (the hatched area on the arrow A side in the figure), and the area detector 10 detects passengers in the passageway area in the approach direction of passengers (the hatched part on the side of the arrow exit in the figure). It detects passengers in the hatching area) and is comprised of a known detector such as a photoelectric type or an ultrasonic type.

The control unit 5 is configured with a CPU as its center and controls the automatic ticket gate a in an integrated manner.
A transport controller 11, 12 that controls the transport mechanism for tickets input from
．． A selector 15 (shown in FIG. (not shown).

Hereinafter, the operation of the control section 5 according to the invention of claim 1 will be explained based on the flowchart of FIG.

Currently, the ticket inspection is being carried out, and the presence or absence of passengers on the ticket inspection side and the ticket collection side is constantly monitored (step 100 negative, 102 negative). At this time, if the area detector 10 detects a passenger on the ticket gate side (step 100, affirmative), it is determined whether there is an alighting passenger on the ticket collection side (step 104).

In this judgment, if there are no passengers getting off the train (No in step 104), the automatic ticket gate a only needs to check passengers, so the shutter 7 of the ticket slot 2 on the collection side
is closed, the ticket gate mode is set, the ticket gate process is performed, and the process ends (steps 106 and 108>).

However, in the above judgment, if there are passengers alighting on the ticket collection side as well (step 104, affirmative), it is judged which side has the largest number of passengers (step 110).

In this judgment, if there are many people on the ticket gate side (Step 1
10 (affirmative), the process proceeds to the above-mentioned step 106 and the ticket gate processing is performed.On the contrary, if there are many people on the ticket collection side, the shutter 8 of the ticket slot 3 on the ticket gate side is closed (step 106).
12>, the automatic ticket inspection device a is set to the ticket collection mode, and the ticket collection process is completed (step 114).

As described above, in this invention, the automatic ticket gate can be set to the ticket gate mode or the ticket collection mode depending on the size of the passengers on the collection side and the ticket gate side, so that the ticket gate process can be carried out smoothly.

The flowchart in FIG.
The automatic ticket inspection device a is set in advance by an attendant to give priority to ticket inspection or ticket collection.

Note that this setting is performed in consideration of changes over time in the number of passengers at the station, the time of train arrival, etc.

That is, in this invention, as in the case of FIG. is detected (step 20)
0 negative, 202i fixed), the shutter 8 of the ticket slot 3 on the ticket gate side is closed, the automatic ticket gate a is set to the ticket collection mode, the ticket collection process is performed, and the process ends (step 204.2).
06).

In addition, when there are passengers on the ticket gate side and no passengers getting off the train on the ticket collection side (step 200 affirmative, 204 negative), the shutter 7 of the ticket slot 2 on the collection side is closed, and the automatic ticket gate a
Set to ticket gate mode, perform ticket gate processing, and exit (
Steps 208, 210).

By the way, when both area detectors 9 and 10 detect a boarding passenger and a disembarking passenger (step 100 is affirmative, step 1044
), is automatic ticket gate a set to give priority to ticket gates?
Alternatively, it is determined whether priority is given to ticket collection (step 212).

In this judgment, if the ticket gate priority is set (step 212), the process proceeds to step 208 and ticket gate processing is performed; on the other hand, if the ticket collection priority is set (
(No in step 212), the process proceeds to step 204 and a collection process is performed.

As described above, according to the present invention, the staff selects and sets the automatic ticket gate to give priority to the ticket gate mode or the ticket collection mode based on the passenger trends at the station. This has the effect of allowing fine-grained ticket gate processing that takes into account the characteristics of the station.

In the above description, the automatic ticket gate device was explained as being installed at a station, but it goes without saying that this device can also be applied to the ticket gate process for gathering people at m facilities such as amusement parks and other places.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of an automatic ticket gate apparatus a according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an electrical configuration diagram thereof, and FIG. 3.4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control section. 2.3...Ticket input unit 5...Control unit 7.8...Shutter 9.10...Area detector meter... ... Automatic ticket gate device patent applicant
Tateishi Electric Co., Ltd. Agent Patent Attorney Kazu 1) Rules Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An automatic ticket gate device capable of processing both ticket gates and ticket collections, comprising: a pair of area detectors for detecting passersby in the entry direction passage areas of the ticket gates and the collection gates; A comparison means for comparing the detected values of the detector; and in the above comparison, when the detected value on the ticket gate side is larger than the detected value on the ticket collection side, ticket collection processing is prohibited and ticket processing is allowed; An automatic ticket gate apparatus comprising: a ticket collection permission means for prohibiting ticket collection processing and permitting ticket collection processing when the detection value is smaller than the detected value. 2. In the automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, there is provided a ticket gate selection means for selecting a ticket gate or a ticket collection process with priority, which is provided in place of the comparison means; When there is an output from the area detector, ticket collection is prohibited and ticket gate processing is permitted, and when ticket collection is selected and there is an output from the area detector on the ticket collection side, ticket collection is prohibited and ticket gate processing is enabled. An automatic ticket gate device characterized by comprising: a collection ticket gate permitting means for permitting processing.