JPH0225228B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a ticket issuing device that is installed at, for example, a railway station and prints and issues tickets. (Prior Art) In recent years, ticket printing and issuing devices such as ticket vending machines have been actively popularized as labor-saving equipment for ticket issuing operations, for example at railway stations. What is shown in FIG. 1 is a generally popular ticket printing and issuing device, which includes a destination information display section 1, a coin slot 2, an input amount display 3, an amount setter group 4, and a ticket, It has a customer service surface 6 consisting of a receiving slot 5 for receiving change and the like. The amount setter group 4 is generally a plurality of setting keys arranged to display charges (fares) by amount, as shown in FIG. This display had a number indicating the charge attached to the part where the setting key was pressed. Then, the ticket purchaser checks the fare to the destination on the fare display board (not shown), and then inserts the coin into the coin slot 2.
By inserting coins equal to or greater than the fare amount to the destination, and selecting and operating the setting key corresponding to the fare amount to the destination using the amount setter group 4, the ticket to the destination will be automatically issued. Published and available for purchase. (Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, as the above-mentioned conventional ticket printing and issuing apparatus becomes more popular, the following problems have begun to occur. That is, since the printing means in conventional devices mainly uses a mechanical printing plate type printing method or an optical printing method using microfilm, each device accommodates plates for all ticket types handled. The plate is, for example, as shown in Figure 3, and has the company line name a, the contact line name b, a notice c, the boarding station name d, the connecting station name e, and the amount (fare amount) f, etc. engraved or phototypesetting in advance. By storing several dozen species,
The corresponding plate was selected based on the signal from the price setter group 4, transferred and printed, and then issued. Further, in the amount setter group 4, a plate on which an amount is printed in advance for each setting key is fitted onto the key head. However, there are many fare changes for tickets such as fare revisions, and for this reason, conventionally, the plates have been replaced and the display of each amount on the amount setter group 4 has been changed each time. That is, when a fare revision is carried out, the printing department must replace the plates for each device, while the customer service department must change the display of each amount on the amount setter group 4. Therefore, as the number of installed devices increases as in recent years, this modification is extremely troublesome and the cost required is enormous. Recently, as a solution to this problem, the printing department breaks down the character symbols for printing into dots and stores them in character units or character combinations.
Printing methods are also moving towards a solution by adopting the optimal dot printing method. However, on the other hand, solutions for customer service have not yet been developed, and the current situation is that this is done the day before or the night before fare revisions are implemented, as in the past, requiring a large amount of manpower and expense for each device. Conventionally, there has been a problem that changing the display of the amount setter group 4 is complicated. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a ticket issuing device that can quickly and easily deal with changes in setting items. [Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a ticket issuing device having a setter group for setting and inputting various information. The setting device is a display device,
The display is provided in one-to-one correspondence, and has an input section for setting and inputting a meaning corresponding to the display content of the display by a press operation or a touch operation, and the display a storage means for storing patterns to be displayed corresponding to each of the above; and a display drive for assigning meaning to each input section by displaying the stored contents stored in the storage means on the display respectively. and a memory changing means for changing the memory contents of the memory means. (Function) A display section is provided corresponding to each input section, a storage means is provided for storing the content to be displayed on the display section, and the content stored in the storage means is changed by the memory changing means. The display contents of each display section can be easily changed. Therefore, the setting items in the ticket issuing device can be easily changed. (Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG _. 4 shows a group of price setting devices _of a ticket vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is provided on the surface 6. These amount setters 4 ₁ ~
4 ₁₀ is the main body 11 as shown in FIG.
For example, a numeric display 12 with a three-digit display digit number and a setting key (for example, a push button switch) 13 serving as an input section corresponding to the numeric display 12 are integrally provided. The numeric display 12 is made up of, for example, seven segment light emitting diode type numeric display elements for three digits. The features of these amount setters 4 ₁ to 4 ₁₀ are that the numerical display 12
By changing the displayed content, the meaning of the corresponding setting key 13 can be changed arbitrarily. For example, by displaying the number [30] on the numeric display 12, the corresponding setting key 13 has the meaning of setting the ticket purchase for a fare of 30 yen, and by displaying the number [40], the corresponding setting key 13 has the meaning of setting the ticket purchase for a fare of 40 yen. This is the key. Each of the amount setters 4 ₁ to 4 ₁₀ is connected to a control section shown in FIG. 6, for example.
That is, each numeric display 12 of the amount setters 4 ₁ to 4 ₁₀ is connected to corresponding display drive circuits (display drive means) 14 ₁ to 14 ₁₀ respectively. These display drive circuits 14 ₁
14 ₁₀ are respectively connected to numerical memories 15 ₁ to 15 ₁₀ which are storage means provided correspondingly, and each of the numerical memories 15 ₁ to 15 ₁₀ stores numerical information, which is a pattern to be displayed. The contents of the memory are displayed on each numeric display 12, respectively. Each of the above numerical memory 15 ₁ to 15
Numerals _{10 and 10} respectively store display contents, that is, numerical values (fares), and are connected to a write/read control section (memory changing means) 16, respectively. The write/read controller 16, which is the memory changing means, stores a predetermined value in each of the numerical memories 15 ₁ to 15 ₁₀ in accordance with fare data inputted by an input device 17 such as a paper tape reader or a cassette magnetic tape device. In addition to writing each data (numeric value) or rewriting the written data with new data, the memory contents of each of the numerical memories 15 ₁ to 15 ₁₀ are read out in accordance with commands from the main control unit 18, and is supplied to the main control section 18. Further, each setting key 13 of the amount setting devices 4 ₁ to 4 ₁₀ is connected to the main control unit 18 . The main control unit 18 determines which setting key 13 of the amount setting device has been pressed based on the signals from each setting key 13, and the pressed setting key 13
A command is given to the write/read controller 16 to read the display contents of the numeric display 12 corresponding to the numeric display 12 from the numerical memory, and when the read data is supplied from the write/read controller 16, it is printed together with the data. It gives a print command to the issue control section 19. The print issue control section 19 reads a corresponding character pattern from the character memory 20 based on the print command and data from the main control section 18, and controls the print issue mechanism 21 in accordance with the character pattern.
The character memory 20 stores character patterns necessary for various types of printing separated into dots. Also,
The print issue mechanism 21 operates in response to commands from the print issue control section 19, and prints and issues tickets by printing predetermined ticket face data on the ticket paper using, for example, a dot printing method. Next, the operation in the above configuration will be explained. For example, if it is assumed that no data (numeric values) are written in each of the numerical memories 15 ₁ to 15 ₁₀ , in this case, each of the numerical displays 12 of the amount setters 4 ₁ to 4 ₁₀ are all numeric values.

[0] is displayed.
Therefore, in this state, the amount setting devices 4 ₁ to 4 ₁₀
Each setting key 13 has no meaning. In this state, by connecting the input device 17 to the write/read control unit 16 and input fare data, the write/read control unit 16 operates according to the input data, and each numerical memory 15 ₁ to 15 ₁₀ A predetermined numerical value is sequentially written into each of them. As a result, each of the numerical memories 15 ₁ to 15 ₁₀ holds the data, and each drive circuit 14 ₁ to 14 ₁₀ transfers the memory contents of the numerical memories 15 ₁ to 15 ₁₀ to each number of the amount setter 4 ₁ to 4 ₁₀ . Each is displayed on the display 12. For example, numerical memory 15 ₁ has the numerical value "30", numerical memory 15 ₂ has the numerical value "40", ... numerical memory 15 ₁₀ has the numerical value "120"
If each is memorized, the amount setter 4
As shown in FIG. 4, each numerical display 12 of ₁ to 4 ₁₀ displays the numerical values [30], [40], ... [120], and the setting key 13 of the amount setting device 4 ₁ is set to 30. circle,
The setting keys 13 of the amount setting device 4 ₂ are 40 yen, the setting keys 13 of the amount setting device 4 ₁₀ are 120 yen, and so on.
Therefore, the setting key 13 of the amount setting device ₄₁ is 30.
A key for purchasing a yen ticket, amount setting device 4 The setting key 13 of ₂ is a key for purchasing a 40 yen ticket, ... Setting key 13 of amount setting device 4 ₁₀ is a key for purchasing a 120 yen ticket. It means something. Therefore, in a state where each of the numerical displays 12 of the amount setters 4 ₁ to 4 ₁₀ is displaying a numerical value as shown in FIG. Corresponding setting key 13
When is pressed, that is, when the setting key 13 of the amount setter ₄₁ is pressed, a signal from the setting key 13 is supplied to the main control unit 18, and the main control unit 18 receives the signal and determines which It is determined whether the setting key 13 of the fare setting device is pressed, and what is displayed on the numeric display 12 corresponding to the pressed setting key 13 (that is, how much is the displayed fare amount)? The data is checked via the write/read control unit 16 and the data to be printed is supplied to the print issue control unit 19 along with the print command, in this case data [30 yen] since the display content is [30]. The print issue control unit 19 that received this data inputs the number [3] from the character memory 20.

The character pattern [0] is read out (in addition to this character pattern, it is natural to read out character patterns necessary for the ticket), and the print issuing mechanism 21 is controlled accordingly. Therefore, the printing and issuing mechanism 21 prints and issues a 30 yen ticket by printing 30 yen on the ticket paper along with data necessary for the ticket. By the way, if a fare revision occurs, it can be easily dealt with by doing the following. That is, each numeric display 12 of the amount setters 4 ₁ to 4 ₁₀ displays the contents of each of the numeric memories 15 ₁ to 15 ₁₀ , respectively. For example, assume that new fare data is processed by means not shown and provided in the form of a paper tape or a cassette magnetic tape. Input device 1 of this paper tape or magnetic tape.
7, connect the input device 17 to the write/read controller 16, and input new fare data, so that the write/read controller 16 first writes all the contents of the numerical memories ₁₅₁ to ₁₅₁₀ . After erasing, new data (numeric values) are sequentially written into each of the numerical memories 15 ₁ to 15 ₁₀ according to the input data. As a result, the old data is instantly erased and new data is stored in each of the numerical memories 15 ₁ to 15 ₁₀ , and at the same time, the amount setters 4 ₁ to 4 ₁₀
Each numeric display 12 has a numeric memory 15 ₁ to 1
5 Each of _{the 10} new contents will be displayed. In other words, the meaning of each setting key 13 can be easily updated in the same way as conventionally, where the plates on the key head were replaced one by one. In this way, it is possible to quickly and easily deal with fare revisions without modifying the price setting devices 4 ₁ to 4 ₁₀ in any way. In the above embodiment, a seven-segment light emitting diode type numeric display element was used as the numeric display 12, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a numeric display tube or a liquid crystal numeric display element may also be used.
Further, although a push button switch is used as the setting key 13, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a touch switch or the like may be used.In short, any key is sufficient as long as it can output a signal by some kind of operation. Further, in the embodiment described above, one drive circuit and numerical memory were provided for one amount setting device, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, one driving circuit and one numerical memory may be provided for each amount setting device. This may be done by appropriately allocating each internal part of the . Further, in the embodiment described above, the numeric display and the setting key of the amount setting device are provided separately on the main body, but the present invention is not limited to this, and they may be integrated. That is,
For example, a seven segment light emitting diode type numeric display is used as the head of the setting key, and the numeric display itself is used as the head of the setting key.
In this case, the numeric display 12 is attached directly above the setting key 13 shown in FIG.
It feels like pressing 2. In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. [Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, in a ticket issuing device equipped with a setter group for setting various information, each setter of the setter group has a display and a 1, and the meaning of these setting devices can be changed by input from the memory changing means.
Even if it becomes necessary to change the setting items of the ticket issuing device, it has the feature that it can be dealt with quickly and easily.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a plan view showing the customer service side of the ticket printing and issuing device, Figure 2 is a diagram showing a conventional setter group, Figure 3 is a diagram showing an example of a ticket printing plate, and Figures 4 to 6. The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the arrangement of a group of setting devices, FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of the setting device, and FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a control section. 4... Setting device group, 4 ₁ to 4 ₁₀ ... Setting device, 12... Display device, 13... Setting key (input section), 14 ₁ to 14 ₁₀
...Display device, drive circuit (display device drive means), 15 ₁ ~
15 ₁₀ ... Numerical memory (storage means), 16... Write/read control section (memory change means), 18... Main control section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a ticket issuing device having a setter group for setting and inputting various information, each setter of the setter group is provided in one-to-one correspondence with a display device, and is not operated by pressing or touching. and an input section for inputting a setting of a meaning corresponding to the display content of the display device by operation, and a pattern to be displayed corresponding to each of the display devices is individually set and inputted for each setting device. a display driving means for assigning meaning to each input section by displaying the memory contents stored in the storage means on the display respectively; 1. A ticket issuing device, comprising: memory changing means for changing stored contents.