JPH02253492A - Device for visually confirming ticket and change - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To exactly execute visual confirmation by providing a visual confirmation part, for which external walls are made transparent, to house tickets separated by a ticket and change separator and / or coins selected by a coin selector for each kind in a fixed time. CONSTITUTION:Inputted ticket and change are separated to the tickets and coins and further, the coins are selected for each kind. Then, the tickets and coins are housed in a ticket housing part 2 and a coin housing part 3 in the fixed time necessary for the visual confirmation. For both the ticket housing part 2 and coin housing part 3, the external walls are set to be transparent at least. Thus, the visual confirmation by a driver, etc., is constituted easily and extremely exactly and the illegal ticket or illegal coin can be prevented from being used without fail.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is applicable to temple coins (in this case, a ticket is a ticket type 9 such as a train ticket or a coupon ticket) in a fare collecting machine installed in a one-man bus or the like.
The present invention relates to a bill/coin visual recognition device that can visually confirm coins ("sen" means coins).

[Conventional technology]

In general fare collection machines installed in conventional one-man buses, etc., a belt conveyor for transporting temple coins is placed around directly below the temple coin input slot.

The upper end of the fare storage device is made of a transparent material such as synthetic resin so that a portion of the conveyor can be visually observed from the outside.

By doing this, single ticket tickets are inserted from the temple coin input slot and are being transported by the conveyor.

By visually inspecting coins, etc., it is confirmed whether they are not fraudulent and correspond to the set fare.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, this conventional technology has a problem in that it is difficult to accurately confirm the temple coins that have been inserted.

In other words, if the inserted temple coins are conveyed on the conveyor in a loose state that is easy to see, it would be relatively easy to check, but it is the opposite.

In cases where multiple temple coins overlap on the conveyor, it is very difficult to check accurately.
Since the conveyor is moving with temple coins on it, it is even more difficult to accurately check them.

As a result, it is difficult to discover fraudulent coins or to confirm that even if the amount inserted is less than the amount of money for the ride, it is easy to overlook the situation.

The present application was devised to solve these problems, and aims to provide a bill/coin viewing device that can always accurately visually confirm the inserted temple coins.

[Means to solve the problem]

As a means for that purpose, the bill/coin visual recognition device l of the present invention is provided below the bill/coin separating device 7 and the coin sorting device 8 which are successively provided in the fare storage machine 6, and the bill/coin separating device The bills 9° separated at step 7 or the coins 1O1 sorted by type by the coin sorting device 8, or both, are stored for a certain period of time, and are ejected after a certain period of time, and while they are stored, the banknotes 9 or coins 10 are Alternatively, the outer wall 4 is made transparent so that both of them can be visually recognized from the outside.

In other words, in the present invention, the portion where only the ticket 9 is visually recognized, or the portion where only the coin 10 is visually recognized.

Furthermore, it includes a part where both can be visually recognized.

If a part for visually recognizing the bills 9 (bills visualizing section 2) is provided, it should be provided directly below the bill/coin separation device 7, and a part for visually recognizing the coins 10 (coin visualizing section 3).

It will be installed directly below the coin sorting device 8.

Further, as a means for discharging temple coins, it is preferable that the bottom wall of the ticket visual recognition section 2 or the coin visual recognition section 3 is made freely openable.

Further, in order to store the coins 10 sorted into nine types by type, it is preferable to provide a partition wall 5 and provide a plurality of storage sections.

[Effect]

The operation of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

The 2-pass ticket and 10 coins were inserted.

The bills and coins are sorted into bills 9 and coins 10 by the bill separator 7. In other words, the ticket 9 cannot be easily recognized by the ticket visual recognition section 2 due to its own weight.
The coins 10 are transported to the coin sorting device 8, where they are sorted by type, and due to their own weight they fall into the coin viewing section 3 located directly below and are stored.

The outer wall 4 of the bill viewing section 2 and the coin viewing section 3 is.

Since it is set to be transparent, the driver etc. can visually recognize the ticket 9 or coin IO from the outside. Through this visual confirmation, it can be confirmed whether the ticket 9 or the coin 10 is equal to the fare. In the prior art, this visual recognition was carried out while the temple coins were being conveyed and moving by a conveyor, so it was easy to overlook them, but in the present invention, the temple coins were in a stopped state. So.

Visual confirmation is accurate and easy. Also, regarding coin 10, 3
Since they are stored by type, visual recognition and calculation can be performed more easily.

When the bills 9 or coins 10 are stored in the bill viewing section 2 or the coin viewing section 3 for a certain period of time and viewing is completed, the bills 9 or coins 10 are discharged, and each viewing section 2.3 becomes empty. New bills 9 and coins 1O are stored in the primary storage. Tickets9. Since the coins 10 are stored in each of the empty viewing parts 2.3, the coins do not overlap with existing temple coins and become difficult to identify, and can be visually recognized accurately.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the bill visual recognition section 2 according to the present invention, which is provided directly below the bill/coin separation device 7 and has the shape of a rectangular cylinder with a bottom. Not only the outer wall 4 but also the entirety is made of a transparent synthetic resin material, and the frame wall portion of the fare collecting machine 6 facing the outer wall 4 is formed with a transparent viewing window 11, so that the driver, etc. The ticket 11[9 can be viewed through the viewing window 11 and the outer wall 4.

The bottom wall is formed by a rotatable shutter 32. The shutter 32 and the rear wall are hinged together and are opened and closed by the operation of the solenoid 14. This solenoid 14 is automatically operated to temporarily open the shutter 32 after the ticket 9 is stored in the ticket viewing section 2 and a certain period of time necessary for visual recognition has elapsed. In this open state, the stored ticket 1[9 is dropped and discharged by its own weight and is stored in the safe 23.

FIG. 2 shows a coin visual recognition section 3 according to the present invention. This is placed directly below the coin sorting device 8, and stores the coins sorted by type by the coin sorting device 8 for a certain period of time.In this embodiment,
- Yen and deformed coins - Time storage section 25. Fifty yen coin - hour storage section 26. Ten thousand yen coin - hour storage section 27. 100 yen coin - hour storage section 28. A ten-yen coin-hour storage section 29 and a five-hundred-yen coin-hour storage section 30 are each independently formed by a plurality of partition walls 5.

Also, in this embodiment, it is the same as the ticket visual recognition section 2.

A shutter 32 whose entire structure including the outer wall 4 and partition wall 5 is made of transparent synthetic resin material, and whose bottom wall is opened and closed by a solenoid 14.
It is formed by A transparent viewing window 11 is formed in the frame wall portion of the fare storage machine 6 located opposite the outer wall 4, so that the stored coins IO can be easily viewed.

In this embodiment, a solenoid 14 is provided in each of the bill visual recognition section 2 and the coin visual recognition section 3.

Both shutters 32 may be mechanically connected so that they can be opened and closed using a single solenoid 14.

Further, the operation of the solenoid 14 may be achieved by a signal from a coin counting unit etc. assembled in the coin sorting device 8, or may be achieved manually by a driver or the like, but the method is not limited. isn't it. By the way, if this is achieved by a signal from the coin counter, 1, for example, the inserted coin l
If O is the same as the fare, then again after a certain period of time necessary for visibility.

If change is required, a signal is sent after the change has been dispensed, and the shutter 32 is opened.

Also, in this embodiment, there are two below the shutter 32.

Guide plate 12 that is inclined and has a plurality of guide walls 13
By assembling this, the stored coins 10 are guided into the hopper 15 of the coin striking device. The coins 10 guided into this hopper 15 are:

Only 50 yen, 100 yen, 10 yen, and 500 yen coins are stored, and the remaining 1 yen coins, deformed coins, and 10,000 yen coins are stored directly in the safe 23. This is because these coins 10 are extremely small in number and are not used as change.

FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 show two ticket coin visual recognition devices 1 of the present invention assembled. This shows a fare collection machine 6 installed in a one-man bus. This fare storage machine 6 also includes a ticket/coin separating device 7.
Coin sorting device 8. Coin dispensing device, coin transport device 202 Banknote banknote transport device, banknote transport device 19. Banknote winding device 22
etc. are installed.

Tickets 9 such as train tickets and coupons and coins 10 are inserted into the coin input slot 16 and then enter the ticket/coin separating device 7.

20 The bills 9 fall due to their own weight in the bill/coin separation device 7 and are stored in the bill viewing section 2 according to the present invention, where they are visually recognized by the driver, and then dropped and stored in the safe 23 .

The coins 10 are conveyed to the coin sorting device 8, where the coin counting section calculates the denomination, and then the coins are sorted by type and stored in the coin visual recognition section 3 according to the present invention. Coin inserted 1
If change is required for 0, the amount of change is calculated, struck out from the coin dispensing device, and conveyed to the coin dispensing port by the coin conveying device 20. During that time, 1 coin was inserted
0 is located in the coin visual recognition section 3 and is visually recognized by the driver.

When a certain period of time elapses until the change is dispensed and visual confirmation is completed, the shutter 32 is temporarily opened, and the coin IO passes through the guide plate 12 and is stored in the hopper 15 of the coin dispensing device.

A banknote is inserted through the 1 banknote insertion slot 17 and the 1 banknote recognition device 1
8, it is determined whether the bill is fraudulent or not. If it is fraudulent or cannot be confirmed, it is returned to the insertion slot 17, and if it is not fraudulent, it is conveyed by the bill conveying device 19, and the change is dispensed as coins. Bills struck from the device and conveyed by the coin conveying device 20 to the coin takeout port 21 by the zero bill conveying device 19 are wound up by the bill winding device 22 in the safe 23.

〔Effect of the invention〕

In this way, in the bill/coin visual recognition device of the present invention.

The inserted temple coins are separated into tickets and coins, and the coins are further sorted by type and stored in the ticket storage section and the coin storage section for a certain period of time necessary for visual recognition. Furthermore, since at least the outer wall of either the ticket storage section or the coin storage section is set to be transparent, visual recognition by the driver etc. can be achieved extremely easily and accurately.

Also, the tickets and coins stored in each storage section.

Since it is not transported by a conveyor as in the prior art, but is in a stopped state, it can be visually recognized more accurately.

This makes it possible to more accurately detect fraudulent bills and coins that could not be detected by machines such as bill and coin separators and coin sorting devices by visual inspection. It exhibits excellent effects such as being able to reliably prevent the use of.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the bill visual recognition section according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the coin visual recognition section of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the coin visual recognition section of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the configuration of the fare collecting machine with the visual recognition device assembled, and FIG. 4 is a side view thereof. Explanation of symbols 1: Ticket visual recognition device, 2: Ticket visual recognition unit. 3゛: Coin viewing part, 4: Outer wall, 5: Partition wall. 6: Toll collection machine, 7: Ticket and coin separation device. 8; Coin sorting device; 9: Tickets; IO: Coins. ll: Visibility window, 12 guide boards, 13: Guide wall. 14: Solenoid, 15: Hopper 17: Bill insertion slot. I9: Banknote conveyance device. 21: Coin outlet. 23: Safe. Temple coin input slot. Banknote recognition device. Coin transport device. Banknote winding device. Coin striking device. One yen and deformed coins - hour storage section. Fifty yen coin - hour storage section. Ten thousand yen coin - hour storage section. 100 yen coin - hour storage section. Thousand yen coin - hour storage section. Five hundred yen coin - hour storage section. 32: Shutter, vertical 7tsu 8-hard 1#t$'l&il 9-j! ! II 10
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Claims (5)

[Claims] (1) Located below the bill/coin separating device (7) and coin sorting device (8) that are consecutively provided in the fare storage machine (6);
The bills (9) separated by the bill/coin separator (7) and the coins (1) sorted by type by the coin sorter (8)
0), while storing at least one of them for a certain period of time,
A bill/coin visual recognition device (1) having a transparent outer wall (4) so that the bills (9) and/or coins (10) or both can be visually recognized from the outside during storage after being ejected after a certain period of time. (2) The ticket/coin visual recognition device (1) according to claim 1, further comprising a bill/coin viewing section (2) which is a part for visually recognizing the bills (9) directly below the bill/coin separating device (7). (3) Claim 1, further comprising a coin viewing section (3) that is a part for visually recognizing coins (10) directly below the coin sorting device (8).
Or the ticket/coin visual recognition device (1) described in 2. (4) The bill/coin visual recognition device (1) according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the bottom walls of the bill visual recognition section (2) and the coin visual recognition section (3) are capable of being opened and closed. (5) Partition wall (5) to store coins (10) by type.
The bill/coin visual recognition device (1) according to claim 1, 3 or 4, further comprising a plurality of storing portions.