JPH02281988A - Ticket-issuing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable tickets to be issued with a printing color selected as required by a construction wherein two printing units comprising respective ink ribbons differing in color are arranged in series in a feeding passage for tickets, and a means for selecting printing by one of the printing units or printing by both of the printing units is provided. CONSTITUTION:Two printing units comprising respective ink ribbons differing in color are arranged in series in a feeding passage for tickets, and a means for selecting printing by one of the printing units or printing by both of the printing units is provided. It is thereby possible to issue the ticket with a printing color selected as required. Also provided are a ticket inserting/discharging port 1 for inserting or discharging an used ticket, a printing feeding passage 24 provided with the printing units, and a non-printing feeding passage 23 not provided with any printing unit. The passages 23, 24 are each provided therein with a ticket-feeding means, and a new ticket can be printed while an used ticket is reserved in the non-printing feeding passage 23.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a ticket issuing device for issuing passenger transportation tickets, commuter passes, special tickets, etc.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in ticket issuing devices for issuing passenger transportation tickets, commuter passes, special tickets, etc., cut paper or roll paper is selected, magnetic writing and magnetic reading are performed, and then printing is performed. It is now published.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a conventional ticket issuing device.

In the figure, 50 is a ticket issuing device, and 51 is a ticket discharge port from which the issued ticket is discharged. 52 is a cut paper hopper for storing cut paper, and 53 is a roll paper hopper for storing roll paper, which can be arbitrarily selected by operating the ticket issuing device.

When a roll paper is selected, the roll paper is cut at the ticket cutting section 54.

55 is a magnetic reading head for reading and checking information stored on issued tickets, and 56 is a magnetic writing head for storing information.

A ribbon cassette 57, a platen 6o, and a printer 1 for printing are arranged adjacent to the magnetic reading head 55 and the magnetic writing head 56. A ribbon take-up reel 58, a ribbon supply reel 59, and a ribbon 63 are housed within the ribbon cassette 57. *After the ticket conveyed through the feeding path 62 is printed by the printing section, it is supplied to the ticket discharge port 51.

In the above device, a ticket is arbitrarily selected from one or more hoppers consisting of a cut paper hopper 52 and a roll paper hopper 53, magnetic writing is performed by a magnetic writing head 56, and a read check is performed by a magnetic reading pad 55. will be held.

On the other hand, the ribbon 6 stored in the ribbon cassette 57
3 passes between the platen 60 and the printing handle 1, and is brought into contact or pressure contact with the ticket, and after predetermined printing is performed, the printed ticket is conveyed along the conveyance path 62 to the discharge port 51 and issued.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the ticket issuing device 50 having the above configuration,
Since issued tickets are limited to single colors and there is no mechanism for sucking tickets into the ticket issuing device 50 from the insertion slot, necessary information is automatically obtained from the inserted old ticket and valid information is cannot be used for the next issued ticket, therefore, all data of the old ticket information and new ticket information can be used in the ticket issuing unit! 5
Must be entered as 0.

Additionally, prepaid cards and coupon tickets have recently been issued to replace Bank of Japan notes, but when using these tickets, it is necessary to read the information stored on the notes and issue new notes. The conventional ticket issuing device 250 cannot perform such operations.

The present invention solves the problems of the conventional ticket issuing device described above, and
It is an object of the present invention to provide a ticket issuing device having a function of issuing a replacement ticket for an old ticket, which prints in multiple colors.

(Means for Solving the Problems) For this purpose, in the ticket issuing device of the present invention, two printing units each having an ink ribbon of a different color are arranged in series on the ticket running path, and the two printing units described above are It has means for selecting printing by either one of the printing units or printing by both of the printing units.

It also has a ticket insertion/ejection port for inserting or ejecting old tickets, a printing route with a printing unit, and a non-printing route without a printing unit. Means for transporting the tickets is disposed on the track so that new tickets can be printed while old tickets are held on the non-printing track.

The ticket conveyance path is provided with means for reading the magnetic information on the ticket and means for writing the magnetic information on the ticket, so that the magnetic information that has changed with the issuance of a new ticket can be written on the old ticket. It is.

(Function) According to the present invention, two printing units each having an ink ribbon of a different color are arranged in series on the ticket travel path as described above, and printing is performed by one of the two printing units. Alternatively, since the device has a means for selecting printing using both methods, it is possible to issue a ticket by selecting the printing color as necessary.

It also has a ticket insertion/ejection port for inserting or ejecting old tickets, a printing running path with a printing unit, and a non-printing running path without a printing unit. Means for transporting the ticket is provided so that the new ticket can be printed while the old ticket is held on the non-printing track.

The ticket conveyance path is provided with means for reading the magnetic information on the ticket and means for writing the magnetic information on the ticket, so that the magnetic information that has changed with the issuance of a new ticket can be written on the old ticket. It is.

Therefore, when an old ticket is inserted into the ticket issuing device, the information on the old ticket is read, the ticket is issued based on the information, and the information after the issue can be written to the old ticket.

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

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a ticket issuing device showing an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the ticket issuing device of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the ticket issuing device of the present invention. A-^ in Figure 2
A cross section is shown in FIG.

In the figure, ■ is a ticket insertion/ejection port into which a new or old ticket is inserted and a printed ticket is ejected, and the ticket issuing device 7
It is provided with an opening above 1.

2 is a stacker for collecting old tickets, 3 is a cut paper hopper for supplying cut paper, 4 is a roll paper hopper for supplying roll paper, 5 is a ticket cutting section, and 6 is a ticket punching section.

Further, 8 is a magnetic reading head for reading magnetic information written on the ticket, and 9 is a magnetic writing head for writing magnetic information on the ticket. Reference numerals 10 and 11 denote magnetic butt rollers provided opposite to the magnetic read head 8 and magnetic write head 9.

The ticket conveyance path is branched between the magnetic reading head 8 and the ticket punch section 6, and is divided into a non-printing path 23 and a printing path 2.
4 is formed. Printing units 28.29 are arranged in series on the printing path 24, and the print head 12.13 is opposed to the platen roller 18.19. and,
Each print head 12.13 has a ribbon cassette 20.21.
are arranged, and ribbons 22a and 22b of different colors, respectively.
By using , two-color printing is possible. Each ribbon cassette 20 and 21 has a ribbon take-up reel 1.
4.15, a ribbon supply reel 16.17 is provided.

Blades 25, 26° 27 are provided for switching the running path 23, 24 and switching between the ticket insertion/ejection port 1 and the stacker 2.

Non-printing running path 2 that bypasses the above-mentioned printing running path 24
In No. 3, the rollers transporting the ticket are rotated by a clutch or an independently driven morph, allowing the ticket to run independently of the printing track 24.

Therefore, for example, after magnetically reading a ticket inserted from the ticket insertion slot 1 with the magnetic reading head 8, the non-printing running path 2
3, temporarily hold (scook) the ticket sent from hoppers 3 and 4, perform magnetic writing, reading check, and print on the ticket, issue it, and then deduct the amount of the issued amount from the above-mentioned held ticket. I can do it.

Then, the reserved ticket is conveyed again to the magnetic writing head 9,
The magnetic information minus the amount will be rewritten and returned. In this way, exchange issuance is performed.

Furthermore, if there are no reserved tickets and the tickets do not need to be printed, they can be processed by bypassing the printing path 24 without being conveyed.

In addition, in FIG. 2, 72 is an operation panel.

Next, in FIG. 3, 31 is a main control section, and 32 is an FDD in which commands for various controls of the main control 1 section 31 are stored.

The main control section 31 is connected to an operation panel 72, as well as an interface control section 33, a bill printing section 34, and a magnetic control section 35. This magnetic control section 35 is further connected to a magnetic writing section 36 that controls the magnetic writing pad 9 and a magnetic reading section 37 that controls the magnetic reading head 8 .

The main control section 31 is also connected to a mechanism control section 38 for controlling each mechanism. Temporary stacker 39 for temporarily stacking tickets, collection stacker 2 for collecting old tickets
, the discharge stacker 40 formed in the ticket insertion/discharge port 1 and the ticket punch section 6 are controlled respectively. Note that 30 is a power source.

Next, the operation of the ticket issuing device having the above structure will be explained based on FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. 4 is an operation flow diagram for two-color printing, and FIG. 5 is an operation flow diagram for exchange issuing.

Referring to FIG. 4, an explanation will be given of the operation when issuing a ticket by arbitrarily selecting monochrome or two-color printing.

Steps ~■ Determine whether to issue tickets using cut paper or roll paper, and then issue each hopper 3,
Feed paper from 4.

Step ① In the case of roll paper, the roll paper is cut in the ticket cutting section 5.

Step ■ Determine whether or not to write magnetic information on the ticket to be issued.

Step ② Perform magnetic writing using Radar 9.

Step (2) Read and check the written magnetic information using the magnetic reading head 8.

Step ① Print with the printing unit 29.

Step ■: Determine whether or not to perform two-color printing.

Step ■ Printing unit Prints other colors in 2 days.

Step ■ Insert the ticket and eject it to the ejection port 1.

Next, referring to FIG. 5, an explanation will be given of the operation when performing exchange issuance that allows insertion of old notes and issuance of new notes.

Step @ Insert the old ticket into ticket insertion/ejection port 1.

Step @ Determine whether there is a reserved ticket on the non-printing travel path 23.

Step @ If there is no reserved ticket on the non-printing route 23,
The non-printing running path 23 is driven in the B direction.

Step [phase]~@ The blade 26 is switched to convey the old note on the non-printing running path 23.

Step [Phase] When there is a reserved ticket on the non-printing running path 23, the non-printing running path 23 is stopped.

Step 0~@ The blade 26 is switched to convey the old ticket on the printing running path 24. In this case, no printing is performed.

Step 0 The magnetic information stored on the old ticket is read by the magnetic reading head 8.

Step non-printing path 23 and printing path 24
stop.

Step 0 Non-printing running path 23 and printing running path 24
is driven in directions A and C.

Step 0: Write magnetic information on the old ticket and check the magnetic information.

Step 0: Switch the blade 25 to the non-printing travel path 23.

Step [phase] First, it is determined whether or not to issue a new ticket from hopper 3.4.

Step [phase] When issuing, non-printing travel path 23
stop.

Step [Phase] Cut paper or roll paper is fed from the hoppers 3 and 4 and conveyed.

Step 0 Determine whether it is necessary to write magnetic information on the new note.

Step 0 If it is necessary to write magnetic information, write the magnetic information using the magnetic write head 9.

Step 0 The magnetic reading head 8 reads the written magnetic information.
Check the lead.

Steps @~■ The blade 25 is switched to the printing path 24, and the printing unit 29 prints.

Step 02 It is determined whether or not to perform color printing.

Step 0: Print another color using the printing unit 28.

Step [phase] Eject the new ticket into the ticket insertion/ejection port 1.

Step (2) Next, the non-printing running path 23 is driven in order to process the old ticket.

Step O [Determine whether it is necessary to change the information.

If it is necessary to change step O, change the conveyance path to B or D.
direction, and return to step 29.

Step [phase] If there is no need to change, it is determined whether the old ticket needs to be returned.

Step θ～■ If you need to return the blade 2
7, the ticket is discharged to the ticket insertion/discharge port 1, and if it does not need to be returned, the ticket is collected in the collection stacker 2.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments,
Various modifications are possible based on the spirit of the present invention, and these are not excluded from the scope of the present invention.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above in detail, according to the present invention, two printing units each having an ink ribbon of a different color are arranged in series on the ticket running path, and the two printing units Since the device has means for selecting printing by only one or both of the above, it is possible to issue a ticket by selecting the printing color as necessary.

It also has a ticket insertion/ejection port for inserting or ejecting old tickets, a printing route with a printing unit, and a non-printing route without a printing unit. Since a means for transporting tickets is provided along the route, it is possible to print on new tickets fed from the cut paper hopper or roll paper hopper while the old tickets are held on the non-printing route. It is possible to do so.

The ticket conveyance path is equipped with means for reading magnetic information on the ticket and means for writing IFT information on the ticket, so printed information that has changed with the issuance of a new ticket can be written on the old ticket. .

Therefore, when an old ticket is inserted into the ticket issuing device, the information on the old ticket is read, the ticket is issued based on the information, and the information after the issue can be written to the old ticket.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a ticket issuing device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the ticket issuing device of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the ticket issuing device of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a two-color FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart for printing, FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart for issuing an exchange, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a conventional ticket issuing device. ■...Ticket insertion/ejection port, 2...Stacker, 3.52
...Cut paper hopper, 4.53 ... Roll paper hopper, 5゜54 ... Ticket cutting section, 6 ... Ticket pan 1,000 copies, 8
．． 55...Magnetic reading head, 9.56...Magnetic writing head, 12.13°61...Print head, 14.1
5.58... Ribbon take-up reel, 16, 17.59.
... Ribbon supply reel, 18.19 ... Platen roller, 20.21.57 ... Ribbon cassette, 22.6
3... Ribbon, 23... Non-printing running path, 24...
・Printing path, 25.26.27...Blade, 2
8.29... Printing unit, 31... Main control unit. Patent applicant Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney Makoto Kawai (1 other person) 1:1lj
J input, outlet 3: Power/y1 Ujiki Ahachi 4: Roll paper hopper e: Tahe V do nodding at the desk Figure 1 Figure 2 Traffic model sales sweat vi-U Kusaku π-Masuichi μ Figure 5 2I! ! W customer, first work 70 dodo figure 4

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) (a) Two printing units arranged in series on the ticket running path and each equipped with ink ribbons of different colors; (b) Printing by either one or both of the above two printing units. A ticket issuing device characterized by having a selection means. (2) (a) A ticket insertion/ejection port for inserting or ejecting old tickets; (b) a printing path having a printing unit; and (c) transporting the ticket on the printing path. (d) a non-printing running path that does not have a printing unit; (e) a means for transporting the ticket on the non-printing running path; (f) a means for reading magnetic information on the ticket; (g) a ticket. (h) means for printing on a new ticket while the old ticket is held in a non-printing lane; (i) a means for writing magnetic information that has changed with the issuance of a new ticket onto the old ticket; A ticket issuing device characterized by having a writing means.