JPH02193284A - Received ticket processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the need of using an exclusive unit used for a rejection processing by adding a function for executing a data erasion and other invalidation processing of a received ticket before collecting it into a collection box to a means for a reception processing of a card. CONSTITUTION:By utilizing magnetic data processing parts 12-13 for executing a reception processing of an inserted card C and a ticket t1, the received t1 is fed backward to the front of the magnetic data processing parts 12-14 from ticket holding parts 15, 16, and brought to forward turn again before collecting it into a collection box 17. Simultaneously, data of its ticket t1 is erased and brought to other invalidation processing. In such a way, it becomes unnecessary to provide an exclusive unit for a rejection processing of a received ticket, and also, the utilization efficiency of the magnetic data processing parts 12-14 is improved.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is applicable to, for example, a ticket inserted for a refund or a transfer ticket or a complimentary ticket inserted for the sale of a discount on an official ticket. The present invention relates to a processing device for accepting and processing a ticket with data magnetically recorded thereon together with a card, and discarding the received ticket when the ticket is received after processing.

[Prior Art and Its Disadvantages] There are refund machines, ticket vending machines based on discount tickets, and payment machines that accept and process tickets with data magnetically recorded thereon, and then collect them after processing. The refund machine accepts and processes unused tickets.
After paying the refund, the accepted tickets will be collected. Further, a ticket vending machine based on discount tickets accepts and processes discount tickets such as transfer tickets and complimentary tickets, and after issuing the tickets, receives the accepted discount tickets. Further, the payment machine accepts and processes regular tickets or commuter passes, and in the case of regular tickets, collects the regular tickets after payment has been made.

In the case of any of these refund machines, ticket vending machines, and payment machines,
Collected tickets (hereinafter sometimes referred to as receipted tickets) still have valid data, so it is necessary to discard them so that they can be used so that they are not diverted.

However, conventionally, a permanent magnet or magnetic head for erasing data is installed in the middle of the conveyance path, and a dedicated unit for waste ticket processing is used, which transports the inserted receipt tickets, erases the data, and then stores them in a waste ticket collection box. The efficiency of the waste note processing unit was low and it was uneconomical.

[Technical Problems to be Solved] In view of the above points, the present invention provides an apparatus having a function of accepting and processing a ticket inserted for a refund or a ticket inserted for a discount sale together with a card. If you want to complete the acceptance process and collect the card by adding a function to erase the data on the card to be collected or otherwise invalidate the card before collecting it in the collection box, The first object of the present invention is to eliminate the need for a dedicated unit for waste card processing, thereby reducing costs and improving the economic efficiency of the processing means, by performing waste card processing in parallel with the card acceptance processing means.

In addition, in the case of refunds, refunds and new ticket sales, new ticket sales, or discount sales, we will process the disposal of collected tickets without impairing the speed of the original customer service processing operations. The second purpose.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the ticket processing device according to the present invention includes: (a) a conveying means, a magnetic data processing means, a wing, a ticket holding means, and a collecting means. (b) The conveying means has a first conveying section and a second conveying section capable of forward and reverse rotation, and the first conveying section is inserted through an insertion opening. conveys the ticket to the ticket holding section and the collection box through the magnetic data processing section, or conveys the card inserted from the insertion slot toward the second conveyance section, and the second conveyance section (c) The magnetic data processing means is provided in the conveyance path of the first conveyance section, and the magnetic data processing means is provided in the conveyance path of the first conveyance section, and (d) The wing reads data on the ticket carried by the first carrying unit and performs invalidation processing on the ticket, and reads and writes data on the card carried by the first carrying unit; is provided between the first conveyance section and the second conveyance section, introduces the ticket carried in by the first conveyance section toward the ticket holding section, and transfers the card carried in by the first conveyance section to the second conveyance section. (e) The ticket holding means holds the tickets conveyed by the first conveyance section between the magnetic data processing section and the collection box. (F) The collection box accommodates tickets that are carried out from the ticket holding unit by the first conveyance unit; (F) The control device is configured to: a. The means is rotated in the normal direction to transport the inserted ticket through the magnetic data processing section to the ticket holding section, and after reading data from the ticket by the magnetic data processing means, the ticket is transferred to the ticket holding means. and, upon detecting card insertion, transport the inserted card through the magnetic data processing section to the second transport section, and after reading data from the card by the magnetic data processing means. , hold it in a second conveyance section, b. Perform an acceptance process using the data read from the field and the card by the magnetic data processing means, reverse the conveyance means based on the C1 acceptance process, and place it on hold. The card that has been held is transported in the direction of the return date, predetermined data is written on the card by the magnetic data processing section, and the holding of the ticket holding means is released based on the customer service processing end signal, so that the held card is returned. After the ticket is conveyed to the front of the magnetic data processing section, the ticket is rotated in the normal direction again, and the data on the ticket is invalidated by the magnetic data processing means, and the ticket is passed through the ticket storage section. It is characterized in that it is transported in the direction of the collection box.

[Operation] When a ticket is inserted, the control section rotates the conveyance means in the normal direction to carry the ticket in, the magnetic data processing means reads data from the ticket, and the ticket holding means holds the ticket in the ticket holding section. Further, when a card is inserted, the control section rotates the transport means in the normal direction to carry the card in, the magnetic data processing means reads data from the card, and the second transport section holds the card in the card holding section.

During this time, acceptance processing is performed based on the data read from the ticket, the remaining amount data read from the inserted prepaid card, and the data input from the operation unit. If a predetermined calculation result is obtained, customer service processing such as refund and/or ticket issuance is performed. That is, if the cash is returned or the remaining amount of the prepaid card is increased or decreased, and a new purchase is requested, a predetermined ticket is issued from the ticket issuing unit. When a prepaid card (hereinafter simply referred to as a card) is inserted, the conveying means is reversed and the held card is returned while the ticket holding means continues to hold the card.

When customer service processing such as refund or issuance of a new ticket, refund and issuance of a new ticket, and return of the card if the card has been used is completed, the reservation of the ticket holding means is released based on the customer service processing completion signal. Then, after the conveyance means is reversed and the ticket is conveyed to the front of the magnetic data processing section, the conveyance means is rotated forward again, and the data on the ticket is erased by the erasing head of the magnetic data processing means, Alternatively, invalidate the data by writing meaningless data with a write head.

The ticket whose data has been invalidated is further conveyed, passes through the ticket holding means, is conveyed toward the collection box, and is collected.

That is, in this invention, after completing customer service operations such as refunding based on accepted refund tickets, selling new tickets, or issuing refunds and new tickets, or selling discounted tickets based on accepted transfer tickets or complimentary tickets, the following operations are performed. During the free time until the customer uses it,
Performs disposal of collected tickets.

[Embodiments of the Invention] Next, an embodiment in which the receipt processing device according to the invention is applied to a card-compatible automatic ticket vending machine having a card issuing function and a refund function will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in Fig. 1, this automatic ticket vending machine is made up of a first unit A and a second unit B combined, and, as will be explained in detail later, can only be used for ■card issuing, ■ticket selling, and ■refunding. ,
■Four types of operation modes are possible: refund and new ticket release.

(1) Structure of the first unit The first unit A has the function of issuing cards one by one.
It accepts the card C and/or the ticket requesting a refund (sometimes referred to as a refund ticket) tl, reads the data of these cards or the refund ticket, transfers it to the second unit B, and processes the ticket issuance and/or refund by the first unit. Following the completion of the data processing for the card, the card is returned, and the refund ticket has a function of discarding the refund ticket according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first unit A includes an insertion slot 2 that also serves as a return slot in a housing 1, and a second unit that transports cards and/or tickets inserted into the insertion slot along a predetermined transport path. One conveyance section 10, a second conveyance section 11, and a magnetic head 12 that constitutes a part of a magnetic data processing means provided in the middle of the conveyance path of the first conveyance section. '13.14, a first ticket holding section 15 provided behind the magnetic head group of the first conveying section 10, and a second ticket holding section 16 provided further behind the first ticket holding section, A collection box 17 provided immediately after this second ticket holding section 16,
It has a card feeding section 18 that feeds out cards one by one to the second transportation section 11, a printing section 19 provided in the middle of the transportation path of the second transportation section 11, and a control section 20.

The first conveyance unit 10 includes conveyor belts 102, 103, 108, and 109 rotated by a reversible motor 101, a pinch roller 104, and the like. Straight conveyance path 1 of the first conveyance section
05 includes, as components of the magnetic data processing means, a reading head 12 for reading magnetic data on the ticket or card conveyed by the first conveying section 10, an erasing head 13, and a writing head for writing magnetic data on the card. 14 are arranged,
Gah, pinch rollers 106°107 for each of these heads.
are installed opposite each other, and furthermore, detectors Sj and S for detecting cards are installed near the insertion slot 2 and before and after the magnetic data processing section, respectively.
2, S3 is provided.

A first wing Wj rotated by a solenoid (not shown) is provided at the front end of the linear conveyance path 105 of the first conveyance section, and normally the linear conveyance path 105 is communicated with the insertion port 2 by demagnetizing the solenoid. Yes, when the solenoid is energized, the first wing W1 directly connects the iam feed path 10.
5 is communicated with a lower conveyance path 1010 formed by conveyor belts 108 and 109.

The lower end of the lower conveyance path 1010 faces the card receiving slot 6A.

A second wing W2 connected to a solenoid 151, which will be described later, is provided at the rear end of the linear conveyance path 105 of the first conveyance section 10, and the solenoid is normally in a de-energized state.
As shown in the figure, the wing W2 is caused by a spring 155 to communicate the rear end of the m feed path toward the second conveyance section 11 at the rear. When the solenoid 151 is energized, the rear end of the conveyance path is communicated with the direction of the second ticket holding section 15 provided below the wing W1.

The first ticket holding unit 15 finishes data processing on the card or ticket transported downward by the first transport unit 10 via the second wing W2 or transport control on other cards or tickets. This will be put on hold until further notice.

To explain the examples shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the first ticket holding section 15 includes a detector s4, a solenoid 151,
The presser roller 152a is moved between two positions by this solenoid.

152b and a pressing member 152c.

The second wing W2 is swingably supported at a fulcrum 153, and the other end of a spring 155, one end of which is fixed, is connected to the tip of a connecting member 154 fixed to the wing W2. Straight line conveyance FIj&1 as shown in the figure
05 is biased and held in a position where it opens rearward. The tip of the connecting member 154 is also pivotally connected to the plunger of the solenoid 151, and when the solenoid 151 is energized, the wing w2 rotates counterclockwise in FIGS. As shown in Figure 4, the straight photographing path 1
05 in the direction of the -th ticket holding section 15.

One presser roller 152a is attached to the lower part of the second wing W2. Further, the upper end of an L-shaped support member 156 is pivotally supported on the fulcrum 153 of the wing W2, another press roller 152b is attached to the lower bent portion of the support member, and a presser roller 152b is attached to the tip of the support member 156. Member 15
2C is provided.

The presser rollers 152a and 152b are connected to the conveyor belt 1.
A pressing member 152C is located on the outside of the conveyor belt 102, and presses the support member 156 with a spring 457 so that the rollers 152a and 152b are separated from the conveyor belt 102, and the pressing member 152C contacts the guide member 158. It is biased in the direction of

The second wing W2 further includes an operating protrusion 159 that, when rotated counterclockwise by the solenoid 151, hits the support member 156 and moves it against the spring 157.
is provided. This operation protrusion is composed of a screw screwed into the wing W2, and by leaving a gap between this protrusion 159 and the support member 156, the presser roller 152a comes into contact with the conveyor belt 102 first when the solenoid 151 is energized. Subsequently, the protrusion 159 rotates the support member 156, and as shown in FIG. There is.

Reference numeral 1510 is a stopper provided below the detector s4, and is connected to another solenoid 1511, so that the stopper 1510 normally projects onto the conveying surface as shown in FIG. 3, but when the solenoid 1511 When energized, the collar 1510 is moved back from the conveying surface as shown in FIG. 4, allowing the card or ticket to be conveyed further forward from the holding position.

With the above configuration, in the first ticket holding section 15, when the wing w2 rotates due to the excitation of the solenoid 151 during the normal rotation of the second conveyance section 10, the ticket or card conveyed through the linear conveyance path 105 is transferred to the wing w2. Guided to the 1st boundary line stop 1
Moved in 5 directions. Also, at this time, presser roller 1
52a and 152b are conveyor belts 10 as shown in FIG.
2 and the presser member 152c is spaced inside the conveyor belt, so the ticket or card continues to be conveyed.

When the detector s4 detects the card or ticket, the solenoid 151 is demagnetized, so the presser roller 15
2a and 152b are conveyor belts 102 as shown in FIG.
At the same time, the holding member 152c is pressed against the guide member 158. Further, a stopper 1510 protrudes onto the conveying surface. As a result, no conveying force is applied to the card or ticket conveyed to the first boundary line clasp 15, and the card or ticket is retained at that position by the stopper 1510, the holding member 152c, and the guide member 158.

The solenoid 151 is energized again, the solenoid 1511 of the stopper 1510 is energized, and the first conveyance section 10
That is, when the conveyor belt 102 rotates normally, it is conveyed from the first boundary line clasp 15 toward the second boundary line clasp 16 further forward.

On the other hand, when the first conveyance section 10 is reversed, the magnetic data is conveyed in the opposite direction from the second field line stop section through the magnetic data processing sections 14 to 12.

The second boundary line holder 16 is used to hold the tickets to be collected in the collection box 17, which are conveyed in the forward direction from the second boundary line holder 15, until the collection timing is reached, or to switch the conveyance direction of the cards to be collected. It is to be kept on hold while the
Almost similarly, it has a detector s5, a solenoid 161, a presser roller 162, a stopper 163, conveyor rollers 164, 165 that are in constant contact with the lower surface of the conveyor belt 102, and a guide member 166 between both rollers. The distribution forms a position 167 between the roller and the guide member. The solenoid 161, the press roller 162, and the stopper 163 apply or block conveying force to the tickets or cards that are in the sorting position.

Note that a convex portion 1661 is provided on the upper surface of the intermediate portion of the guide member 166, and the convex portion 1661 allows the presser roller 162 to
When the card is separated from the conveyor belt 102, the cards in the sorting position are prevented from moving loosely.

The presser roller 162 and the stopper 163 are respectively provided at the front and rear ends of a support member 169 that is swingably supported at a fulcrum 168, and the plunger of the solenoid 161 is connected to the front end of the support member 169.

The front and back of the second field line stop 16, that is, the distribution is at position 167
A first guide 1610a and a second guide 1610b are provided at the front and rear parts of the apparatus for guiding diagonally downward cards or tickets that are conveyed in the reverse and forward directions from the sorting position, respectively.

The distribution is performed by the first guide 16 provided at the front part of the position 167.
10a is rotatably supported at a fulcrum 1611, two adjacent sides 16121613 are used as guide surfaces, and the intersecting tips of the two sides are always located inside the conveyance path.
It is biased by a spring 1614, and the side 1613 is inclined so as to guide the cards conveyed from the sorting position 167 toward the first guide 1610a toward the card collection chamber 171 of the collection box 17.

Further, the second guide 1610b provided at the rear of the position 167 extends and traverses the conveyance path diagonally downward, and the second guide 1610b that sorts the tickets conveyed from the position 167 in the direction of the second guide 1610b. It is inclined so as to guide the ticket collection chamber 172 of the collection box 17 toward the ticket collection chamber 172.

The detector S5 is composed of a light emitting element and a light receiving element arranged above and below the sorting position 167, and detects when a card or ticket is conveyed to the sorting position 167 by the first conveying section 10. and output it.

When the solenoid 161 is energized, the presser roller 162 comes into contact with the conveyor belt 102 as shown in FIG. 4, and in conjunction with this, the stopper 163 retreats from the conveyor surface. On the other hand, when the solenoid 161 is in a non-energized state, the presser roller 162 is pressed against the conveyor belt as shown in FIG.
02, and a stopper 163 protrudes onto the conveying surface to stop the cards or tickets conveyed to a position 167 for sorting by the conveying section.

The conveyance belt 102, the conveyance force intermittent means 161, 162, 163 of the second border stop 16, the guides 1610a, 16
10b and the collection box 17 constitute a collection machine.

Returning to FIG. 2, the linear conveyance j & 10 of the first conveyance section 10
The second conveyance section 11 provided at the rear of the first conveyance section 1
0, a motor 111 capable of forward and reverse rotation, a conveyor belt 112, a conveyor belt 113, and pinch rollers 114 to
116 and a conveyance roller 117.

Further, a third wing W3 is provided between the front end of the second conveyance unit 11, between the conveyance belt 112 and the conveyance roller 115, and between the contact portion of the conveyance belt 112 and the conveyance belt 113.
, a fourth wing w4 is arranged.

The wings W3 and vH are biased in one direction by springs, similar to the guide 1610a in the recovery machine, and the wings W3 and W4 are attached to the linear conveyance path 105 when the second conveyance section 11 rotates normally. Conveyor belt 11 from the rear end
conveyor belts 112 and 113 through between
The card storage section 1i8 is guided to the second transport section 1 between
1, the card is transferred from the card holding section 118 through the printing section 19 to the first conveyance section 10 via the roller 117 and guide 119.
Guide it toward the rear end of the

A card dispensing section 18 is provided below the lower end of the card holding section 118. This card feeding section 18 includes a card magazine 181, a force dopressor 182, a feed roller 183, a throat knife 184, and a one-turn clutch 18.
When the one-turn clutch 185 operates based on a feeding command from the control unit and the feed roller 183 is rotated by a predetermined amount, the card 1 at the frontmost position is removed from the magazine 181.
The sheet is fed out and entered between conveyance rollers 112 and 113.

The printing unit 19 includes the upper end of the conveyor belt 113 and the roller 11.
7, and has a thermal head 191, a platen roller 192, and a solenoid 193. This printing section 19 prints predetermined contents on the card being transported. The thermal head 191 is normally separated from the platen roller 192 by a spring (not shown), and when the detector S6 detects the trailing edge of the card when the second conveyance unit 11 is reversed, the solenoid 193 is energized and the solenoid 193 is energized to stop the conveyance. It is urged toward a platen roller 192 that rotates at the same speed as the belt 112, and a thermal head 191 comes into contact with the card to print.

As shown in FIG. 7, the control section 20 of the first unit A includes a CPU 201, an input interface 202,
Output interface 203, ROM 204 and RA
It has M205 and is composed of a microcomputer,
The input interface 202 is connected to detectors 61 to s6 for detecting tickets or cards provided on the transport paths of the first transport section 10 and the second transport section 11, the reading head 12, and the data output section 26 of the second unit. , the output interface 203 includes the motor 101 of the first conveyance section, the motor 111 of the second conveyance section, the solenoid 151 of the wing W1, the one-turn clutch 185 of the card feeding section 18, and the printing section 19.
A solenoid 193, a thermal head 191, an erase head 13, a write head 14, and a data output section 21 are connected.

The ROM 204 stores programs necessary for card issuance, card acceptance processing for refunds, and processing of discarded tickets.

Next, the operation of the first unit A will be explained.

When either a ticket or a card is inserted, the control unit 20 rotates the motor 101 in the normal direction based on the ON state of the detector S to rotate the first conveyance unit 10 in the normal direction, and moves the inserted ticket or card inward. Transport to.

Further, the detector S] provides the control section 20 with an identification signal indicating whether the inserted object is a ticket or a card. Further, the control section reads data from the ticket or card being conveyed using the reading head 12 based on the detection signal from the detector s2.

When a ticket identification signal is input, the control section 20 excites the solenoid 151 to rotate the wing w1, and transports the ticket after reading in the direction of the second field stop section 15. No.-
When the detector s4 of the field line stopper 15 turns on, the solenoid 1
51 to demagnetize the wing w1 as shown in FIG.
At the same time as the return, the conveyance path is blocked by the stopper 1510, and the presser loaf plates 152a and 152b are retreated, and the presser member 152cj
The guide member 158 is brought into contact with the guide member 158. As a result, the transported ticket is stopped at the first holding section 15.

The control unit 20 determines whether the ticket is valid or invalid based on the data read from the ticket during that time, and if it is valid, transfers the amount data y as refund amount data from the data output unit 21 to the control unit 25 of the second unit B. .

Furthermore, when a card is inserted into the insertion slot 2 of the first unit A, the first conveyance unit 10 rotates in the normal direction when the detector s1 is turned on, and a card identification signal is sent from the detector to the control unit 2o. and the read head 1 of the magnetic data processing section.
2, the data of the card is read.

Based on the identification signal of the card, the motor 1 of the second transport section 11
11 is also rotated forward. Also, at this time, the second wing lol
Since the solenoid 151 of No. 2 is not energized and the wing w2 is in the normal position, the card enters the second transport section 11 from the rear end of the linear transport path 105 of the first transport section 1o, and the wings w3 and W= The object is conveyed until its passage is detected by the detector s8. Based on the detection of the card passage by the detector s6, the control section 20 stops the second conveyance section 11 and reserves the card in the card holding section 118.

The control unit 20 determines whether the data read from the card is valid or invalid during that time, and if it is valid, transfers the remaining amount data Z read from the card from the data output unit 20 to the control unit 25 of the second unit B.

(2) Second unit As shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, the second unit B has coin slots 3 and 4 into which coins C and banknotes can be inserted, respectively.
, a discrimination unit 22 that inspects the inserted money and outputs an identification signal such as the denomination, an operation unit 5 that inputs signals for card purchase designation, ticket purchase designation, refund designation, and cancellation designation, and a ticket dispensing unit. There are two ticket issuing units 23 that transport the ticket, print it on the way, magnetically encode it, and send it out, a takeout port 6B that releases the ticket issued by the ticketing unit onto the customer service area, and a predetermined amount of refund or change that is released to the takeout port 6B. It has a coin dispensing mountain part 24 that controls and drives the above-mentioned parts, and a control part 25 that controls and drives each of the above parts.

The operation unit 5 has a plurality of amount buttons 5a for specifying ticket purchase, one refund specifying button 5b, a plurality of amount buttons 5c for specifying card purchase, and a cancel button 5d. When is pressed, the switch provided on the lead-white side is also operated, and the input is input to the conversion section 51. This conversion section converts the signals into digital signals corresponding to each section and inputs them to the control section 25.

The ticket issuing unit 23 includes a paper feeding unit that pulls out a predetermined size of the roll paper RP loaded on a reel 231 by rotation of a pull-out roller 232, and a cutting unit that cuts the fed roll paper into tickets of a predetermined size by the cutting action of a cutter 233. , rollers 235 and 236 rotated by a motor 234, and a conveyor belt 23.
7, etc., and conveys the small bill created by the cutting means, and the platen roller 2 by the solenoid 238.
36, a magnetic head 2 is a printing means that prints on the surface of the ticket based on the detector s7 detecting passage of the trailing edge of the ticket t2 being conveyed;
210 221.1 and pinch rollers 2212, 221.
3, magnetic encoding means performs magnetic encoding and echo check on the back of the ticket based on the detection of the ticket after printing by the detector s8, and a detector S detects the release of the ticket to the takeout port 6B. , has.

Instead of cutting and issuing a ticket from a roll of paper each time it receives a ticket issuing command, the ticket issuing unit 23 stores small tickets cut into predetermined sizes in advance in a magazine and issues them from the magazine based on the ticket issuing command. It can also be configured to feed out one sheet at a time and feed it into the printing means.

As shown in FIG. 9, the control unit 25 includes a CPU 251,
It has an input interface 252, an output interface 253, a ROM 254, and a RAM 255, and is composed of a microcomputer.

The input interface 252 includes a discrimination section 22 and an operation section 5.
, the data output section 20 of the first unit A is connected thereto. Further, the output interface 253 is connected to the ticket issuing units 23° 232, 235, 238, 239, 2310, the coin dispensing unit 24, and the data output unit 26. The data output section 26 is connected to the input interface 192 of the first unit A. Furthermore, ROM2
54 stores programs necessary for ticket sales processing and refund processing, and RAM 255 temporarily stores data input from the outside between the start and end of one process.

The operation of the second unit B will be explained. The control unit 25 determines whether money has been inserted based on the input from the appraisal unit 22 and one or both of the refund amount data y and the card balance data 2 based on the input from the data output unit 21 of the first unit A. is input, and whether the ticket purchase amount button 5a, refund designation button 5b, or card purchase amount button 5c of the operation unit 5 for specifying the operation mode is pressed.

Input amount data X or first unit A from the discrimination section 22
Based on the input of at least one of the refund amount data y and/or the card balance data 2 from the controller, input from the operation unit 5 is enabled, and the effective range of the button is set.

That is, when money is inserted from the money slot 3.4, the amount button 5 is within the range of the input amount entered from the discrimination section 22.
a, 5c are valid.

Next, the operation will be explained separately for each operation mode.

(a) Card Issuance Amount for Specifying Card Issuance When any button on the silver 5c is displayed as valid, pressing that button specifies the card issuance mode and the data is transferred from the data output section 26 to the first unit A. It is provided to the CPU 201 via the input interface. Based on this, the CPU 201 performs a card issuing operation. That is, the card dispensing section 18 dispenses one card, the conveyance sections 10 and 11 reverse, the printing section 19 prints predetermined content, the encoding section 14.13 encodes and echo-checks predetermined content, and the Since one wing w1 is rotated by a solenoid, cards that are determined to have a good echo check are discharged to the card receiving slot 6A via the lower conveyance path 1010.

(b) Ticket sales Also, if the refund amount data y and/or card balance data Z are input from the first unit A as described above, the difference between these amounts 3'lZ and the amount X from the discrimination section 22 The amount button 5a and the refund designation button 5b within the range of the total amount (x+y+z) are enabled.

If an amount button 5a in the valid range of the operation section 5 is pressed after inputting amount data from the discrimination section 22 and/or the first unit A, the CPU 251 specifies the ticket issuing mode and selects the amount button corresponding to the pressed amount button. Based on the sales amount f, the success or failure of the conditional expression % expression % (1) is determined. If the conditions are met, the ticket issuing unit 23
gives ticketing instructions to.

Based on this, the ticket issuing unit 23 releases a ticket, on which the content corresponding to the selected amount button has been printed and magnetically encoded, to the receiving slot 6B.

(b-1) When purchasing with cash If you insert only cash into the money slot 3.4 of the second unit and do not insert a refund ticket or card into the first unit A,
In the above equation (1), since 3'+z=Q, this second unit B performs the same ticket vending operation as a conventional ticket vending machine.

(b-2) When purchasing with a card You can also insert only the card into the first unit A and
Even if you press the amount button in the effective range of , if y or 2≧f holds true from equation (1) above, the money slot 3,
From 4 onwards, it is possible to purchase tickets using the remaining amount on the card without having to insert cash.

(c) Refund When a refund ticket is inserted into the first unit A and the refund designation button 5b of the second unit B is pressed, the refund mode is designated.

(c-1) When purchasing with refund money Even if you insert only the refund ticket into the first unit A and press the amount button in the valid range of the operation section 5, from the above formula (1), y or Z≧ If f holds true, it is possible to purchase a ticket with the refunded amount without having to insert cash. It is also possible to purchase new tickets by inserting a refund ticket and adding the missing funds.

(c-2) When only making a refund If you insert only a refund ticket without inserting a card and press the refund designation button 5b of the second unit B, the control unit 25 specifies the refund mode and coins The payout unit 24 is caused to eject coins corresponding to the payout amount y to the receiving port 6B.

Furthermore, insert the refund ticket and card and press the refund designation button 5b.
When pressed, the refund amount 2 of the refund ticket and the remaining amount y of the card are added together, and the sum <y+z) is outputted from the data output section 26 to the first unit A as the new remaining amount.

The control section 20 of the first unit A performs editing for printing and magnetic encoding based on the transfer of the new balance data, and upon completion of the editing, reverses the second conveyance section 11 and transfers the data to the card holding section. The cards held in 118 are conveyed toward the printing section 19 via the fourth wing w4. Based on the detector s6 detecting passage of the rear end of the card, the solenoid 193 of the printing section is energized, and the thermal head 191, which had been separated from the platen roller 192, is brought closer to the platen roller 192.

The time point at which the detector s detects passage of the rear end of the card is set such that the starting end of the printing range of the card corresponds to the platen roller 192 in a distance relationship.

As a result, the card is smoothly held between the thermal head 191 and the platen roller 192, and predetermined contents based on editing are printed.

Subsequently, the card is sent out from the second transport section 11 into the first transport section 10. Based on the detection of the front end of the card by the detector s3, the reverse rotation of the second transport section is stopped.

Then, based on the ON of the detector s3, the write head 14 of the magnetic data processing section magnetically encodes the new balance data and other data on the card, and immediately after that, the read head 12 reads it and performs an echo check, and the result is If the card is in good condition, the card continues to be transported, passes through the first wing w1 and the lower transport path 1010, and then reaches the card receiving slot 6A.
Return it to.

Therefore, the new balance is magnetically encoded on the card and returned to the card. If the result of the echo check is bad, the card cannot be carried out to the card receiving slot 6A, but the first conveyance section 1o and the second conveyance section 11 are rotated in the normal direction, the card is returned to the second conveyance section, and then the card is transferred again to the second conveyance section. At the same time, the magnetic encoder and the first conveyor are reversed, and magnetic encoding and echo checking are performed.

The control section 20 of the first unit A is configured to issue a ticket using a detector s! installed near the receiving area 6B. Regarding the issuance and return of the card, it can be determined that the issuance and return of the card have been completed based on the signal from the detector 510 installed near the receipt slot.

As mentioned above, if you press the amount button on the second unit, the card issuance, ticket issuance, or ticket issuance and card return is completed, and if you press the refund designation button on the second unit, cash disbursement occurs. Or, when the card return is finished, the control unit 20 of the first unit A determines that the customer service process is finished, and if the detector s4 of the second border stop 15 is outputting a detection output, the first transport unit 10 At the same time, the solenoid 151 of the first field line holder 15 is energized, and the ticket held in the first field line holder is conveyed to the front of the magnetic data processing units 14 to 12, and the detector S2 detects the passing of the ticket. When this is detected, the first conveying section 10 is further rotated in the normal direction, and at the same time, the erasing head 13 erases the data on the ticket based on the ticket detection by the detector S2. Then, the solenoid 15 of the third field line holder 15
With the solenoid 1511 energized and the solenoid 1511 demagnetized, the first conveyance section 10 is further rotated in the normal direction to erase the data, and the ticket is conveyed to the second field line holding section 16 and held there.

The reason why tickets are held in the second border holding area 16 is that when a customer who has received a refund makes a complaint, the ticket inserted for the customer's refund is held by the staff from the second border holding part 16. This is so that the user can quickly retrieve the information and check its contents. The ticket held in the second border stop is transferred to the guide 161 when the first conveyance section 10 rotates forward based on the detector s1 detecting that the next customer has inserted a ticket or card.
It is stored in the collection box 17 via 0b.

The second boundary line holder 16 may be omitted, and the items may be stored directly from the second boundary line holder 15 into the collection box 17 upon completion of customer service.

Further, the data invalidation process described above may be performed by writing meaningless data, such as zero data, using a write head instead of erasing data using an erase head.

Furthermore, the control section 20 of the first unit A and the control section 25 of the second unit B can be configured with one microcomputer, and when the second unit is group-controlled, the control section 25 of the second unit B can be configured with one microcomputer. It is also possible to integrate a part, especially the data processing part, into a host computer.

In the above embodiment, the present invention was applied to a ticket vending machine equipped with a card issuing function and a refund function.
The same can be applied to a ticket vending machine that sells a ticket at a predetermined discount rate and receives the inserted discount ticket when the price button on the second unit is pressed after inserting a discount ticket such as a complimentary ticket. It is possible, and based on the end of ticket issuance, the discount ticket in the first boundary holder is sent backwards to the front of the magnetic data processing unit, and after rotating forward again and erasing the data on the discount ticket, it is transferred to the second boundary holder. It can be transported and collected in a collection box.

"Effects of the Invention" As described above, the ticket processing device according to the present invention stores the received tickets in a collection box by using the magnetic data processing unit that accepts inserted cards and tickets. Previously, the ticket was sent backwards from the field line stop to the front of the magnetic data processing section, and at the same time as it was turned forward again, the data on the ticket was erased and other invalidation processing was performed. There is no need to provide a dedicated unit for processing, there is no problem with the installation space, and the utilization efficiency of the magnetic data processing section is improved, resulting in higher economic efficiency.

In addition, since the discarded ticket processing by the magnetic data processing unit is carried out after the completion of customer service operations such as refunds, refunds and ticket sales, or discount ticket sales, the speed of customer service operations is not impaired, and the next customer It is possible to efficiently process discarded tickets by utilizing the free time before use.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front view of a ticket vending machine with a refund function that is an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the internal configuration of the first unit, and Fig. 3 is a partially sectional side view showing details of the boundary line clasp. Figure 4 is a side view of the main part showing the state during operation, Figure 5 is a partial side view showing the connection relationship between the wing, presser roller, and presser member, and Figure 6 is a side view showing the relationship with the solenoid. 7 are block diagrams showing the configuration of the control section of the first unit. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the internal configuration of the second unit, and FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control section of the second unit. 1... Housing, 2... Insertion slot, 3.4... Money slot, 5... Operation section, 5a... Amount button, 5b... Refund designation button,... Receipt slot , ... refund ticket, ... card, 0 ... first transport section, 1 ... second transport section, 2 - 14 ... magnetic data processing section, 12 ... reading head, 13 ...・Erasing head, 14...Writing head, 5...-Second boundary line clasp, 6...Second boundary line clasp, 7...Collection box, 9...Printing unit, 9...Control Department.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) (a) It has a conveyance means, a magnetic data processing means, a wing, a ticket holding means, a collection box, and a control device; (b) The conveyance means is capable of forward and reverse rotation. a first conveyance section and a second conveyance section, the first conveyance section conveys the ticket inserted from the insertion slot toward the ticket holding section and the collection box via the magnetic data processing section, or transporting the card inserted from the insertion slot toward the second transport section, the second transport section receiving the card carried out from the first transport section, and transporting the card toward the first transport section again; (c) The magnetic data processing means is provided in the conveyance path of the first conveyance section, reads data on the ticket conveyed by the first conveyance section, and invalidates the ticket; The wing reads and writes data on the card transported by the transport section, and (d) the wing is provided between the first transport section and the second transport section, and is carried in by the first transport section. Tickets are introduced in the direction of the ticket storage section, and cards carried in by the first transportation section are introduced in the direction of the second transportation section; (f) The collection box is for storing tickets that are carried out from the ticket holding section by the first transporting section. (f) The control device is configured to: (a) rotate the conveying means in the forward direction based on the detection of ticket insertion to convey the inserted ticket to the ticket holding section via the magnetic data processing section; After reading the data from the ticket by the magnetic data processing means, the ticket is held by the ticket holding means, and the inserted card is transferred to the second conveyance via the magnetic data processing unit based on the card insertion detection. the card is transported to a second transport section, and after reading data from the card by the magnetic data processing means, the card is stored in a second transport section; b. using the data read from the ticket and the card by the magnetic data processing means; , carrying out an acceptance process, c. reversing the conveying means based on the acceptance process, conveying the held card toward the return slot, writing predetermined data on the card by the magnetic data processing unit, and , based on the customer service processing end signal, the holding of the ticket holding means is released, and the held ticket is conveyed to the front of the magnetic data processing section, and then the ticket is rotated in the normal direction again and the holding of the ticket holding means is carried out. A received ticket processing device, wherein the ticket data is invalidated by the ticket processing device, and the ticket is conveyed through the ticket storage section toward the collection box. (2) A card dispensing section is connected to an end of the second conveyance section, and a printing means is provided in the middle of the second conveyance section, and the printing means prints predetermined content on the card dispensed from the card dispensing section. Claim 1, wherein the card is printed and conveyed in the direction of the first conveyance section, and a predetermined content is encoded onto the card by a magnetic data processing means in the first conveyance section, and the card is discharged into a card receiving slot. The receipt processing device described in .