JPH02300992A - Ticket issuing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the classification of a large quantity of printed tickets by supplying an index form at prescribed timing when the ticket printing on which is finished is stored in a ticket storing part. CONSTITUTION:A ticket issuing part 5, a printing part 8 to print a prescribed item on the surface of the ticket in conformity to printing control information 3 classified by a customer, the ticket storing part 9, and an index form supplying part 12 are provided. Then, at every end of the printing of the surface of the ticket about the definite customer, the index form 13 is supplied, and is inserted between the tickets 11 in the ticket storing part 9. A part of the printing control information classified by the customer corresponding to, for instance, a statement of delivery or a bill can be printed on the index form 13 at need. Thus, the classification of the ticket is facilitated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a ticket issuing device that prints and issues tickets such as commuter passes.

(Prior Art) A large number of applications for the issuance of commuter passes were made at one time from companies with a large number of employees, and the issuing of these commuter passes was processed using the following system.

FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of a conventional ticket issuing system.

When using this system, first, a commuter pass purchase application form 1 is received from a customer. In this commuter pass purchase application form 1, the name of the company applying for the application and the usage section and validity period of the commuter pass for each employee are restored. If such an application form has already been accepted in the past, the data is stored in the magnetic disk device 2 as a customer data file 2a.

Therefore, in this case, when a customer applies to purchase a commuter pass,
Only additions and changes need to be written on this commuter pass purchase application form. Organize this information.

The information is edited and prepared as customer-specific print control information 3.

The ticket issuing device of this system is provided with a control section 4, a ticket supply section 5, a reading head 6, a writing head 7, a printing section 8, and a ticket storage section 9.

The control unit 4 is a circuit including a processor and the like that edits the customer-specific print control information 3 and controls the operation of the apparatus according to the edited print control information 3.

The ticket supply section 5 stores a certain amount of tickets 11 to be printed as commuter passes, and sequentially supplies them to the conveyance path 10. Note that the ticket 11 to be printed has predetermined information such as the usage period and validity period printed on the front side, and a magnetic film is formed on the back side so that magnetic data can be recorded.

The read head 6 reads magnetic data already recorded on the ticket, and the write head 7 performs magnetic recording on the back side of the ticket 11 based on predetermined data output from the control section 4. It is for.

The printing unit 8 is provided with a print head 81 and a platen roller 82 disposed opposite to the print head 81.
The ink ribbon 83 is supplied so as to be in contact with the surface of the ticket 11 that is conveyed along the ink ribbon 83 . The print head 81 is, for example, a thermal head, and the ink ribbon 83 is a tape coated with thermal transferable ink.

The control unit 4 is configured to supply predetermined data to the print head 81 and control printing on the face of the bill.

The ticket storage section 9 is a box-shaped device that stacks and stores printed tickets 11.

The above-mentioned device magnetically records predetermined data on each ticket 11 supplied from the ticket supply unit 5 after editing the customer-specific printing control information 3 according to the customer's application, and The validity period and the like are printed on the face of the ticket and stacked in the ticket storage section 9. When the printing work for a certain customer is completed, the clerk takes it out and hands it to the customer along with an invoice, delivery note, etc. (not shown).

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) By the way, when tickets printed for a plurality of customers are stored all at once in the ticket storage section 9 shown in FIG. 2, a staff member then sorts these tickets by customer. Processing will be carried out for delivery. This sorting process is relatively complicated, and accidents may occur, such as tickets that should be delivered to other customers mixed in by mistake.

The case of issuing commuter passes has been explained above, but regarding equipment that prints a large number of tickets such as securities such as train tickets or various admission tickets, and furthermore, according to certain categories,
A similar problem occurs.

The present invention has been made with attention to the above points, and an object of the present invention is to facilitate sorting by customer in a ticket issuing device that continuously prints tickets to be delivered to multiple customers in batches. .

(Means for Solving the Problems) A ticket issuing device of the present invention accommodates a ticket to be printed,
a ticket supply unit that sequentially supplies the ticket to the conveyance path; a printing unit that is placed in the conveyance path and prints predetermined items on the ticket surface according to customer-specific printing control information; and a ticket storage unit that stores the printed ticket. The present invention is characterized by comprising an index paper supply unit that supplies index paper onto the tickets in the ticket storage unit at the time of printing a ticket for a certain customer.

(Function) In the above-described apparatus, an ink ribbon is supplied each time the printing of the ticket surface for a certain customer is interrupted, and the ink ribbon is inserted between the tickets in the ticket storage section. On that index paper, if necessary,
For example, it is possible to print a part of customer-specific printing control information corresponding to a delivery note or an invoice. This makes sorting tickets easier.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail using embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a ticket issuing device of the present invention.

Like the device shown in FIG. 2, the device shown in the figure includes a control section 4 for processing customer-specific print control information 3, a ticket supply section 5, a reading head 6, a writing head 7, a printing section 8, and a ticket supply section 5. A storage section 9 is provided.

The ticket supply unit 5 stores a large number of tickets 11 to be printed, and a read head 6 and a write head 7 read and write magnetic data to the tickets 11 on the conveyance path 10. Print head 8 that prints the face of the ticket
1, a platen roller 82 and an ink ribbon 83 are provided, and the printed ticket is stored in the ticket storage section 9.

The above configuration is similar to the conventional device previously explained with reference to FIG. 2, and a more detailed explanation will be omitted since it will be redundant.

Next, the apparatus of the present invention is provided with an index paper supply section 12. This index paper is a sheet of paper that can be easily distinguished from the ticket 11 stored in the ticket supply section 5, for example.
Use paper of different colors, etc. Usually, the ticket 11 for printing a commuter pass is subjected to various processing such as processing to improve the quality of printing and formation of a magnetic film on the back surface for magnetic recording. Therefore, the index paper 13 is relatively thick, but the index paper 13 may be relatively thin as long as it has a clearly distinguishable color or the like.

Further, in this embodiment, a part of the customer-specific print control information 3 is printed on the index paper 13 at the time of printing. Therefore, frames, headings, etc. for printing necessary items may be printed in advance on this index paper 13.

Note that between the index paper supply section 12 and the printing section 8,
a cutter 14 that cuts the index paper 13 to a predetermined width;
A conveyance path 16 having guide rollers 15 and the like for conveying the index paper 13 toward the printing section 8 is provided.

Furthermore, the feeding operation of the index paper supply section 12, the cutting operation of the cutter 14, and the conveying operation of the guide roller 15 are as follows.
Both are configured so that their operation timings are controlled by the control section 4.

Incidentally, as shown in the figure, when the tickets 11 are stacked in the ticket storage section 9, the index paper 13 is inserted between the tickets to facilitate sorting. Therefore, it is not necessarily necessary to print on the index paper 13. If printing is not required, the following configuration can be considered.

FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of a modification of the main parts of the apparatus of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the index paper supply section 12 is arranged near the ticket storage section 9, and the index paper 13 is conveyed by the cutter 4 and guide roller 15 and is directly supplied to the ticket storage section 9. . In this case as well, the control section 4 shown in FIG. 1 drives the index paper supply section 12, cutter 4, and guide roller 15 at predetermined timing.

In addition, when printing on the above index paper 13,
For example, the job number, customer name, price per print, etc. are entered. It is more preferable if the index paper 13 is printed as is in a format that can be used as a delivery note, invoice, or the like.

The apparatus of the present invention having the above configuration operates as follows.

FIG. 6 shows an operation flowchart of the ticket issuing device of the present invention.

First, the control unit 4 of the device shown in FIG. 1 collects customer-specific print control information 3 using the commuter pass purchase application form, customer data file, etc. in the manner described earlier in FIG. read (
Step S1). Next, the index paper supply section 12, cutter 14, and guide roller 15 are driven to supply the index paper 13 (step S2). For example, part of the customer-specific printing control information 3 is printed on the index paper 13 by the printing unit 8 (step S3).

The printed index paper 13 is stored in the ticket storage section 9. Then, printing of the ticket for the customer printed on the face of the ticket is started. That is, the ticket 11 is supplied from the ticket supply section 5 (step S4), and the printing section 8 or the like prints the ticket surface (step S5).

The tickets after printing are superimposed on the index paper 13 and stacked in the ticket storage section 9. Then, it is determined whether printing of all tickets has been completed (step S6),
The ticket printing process from step S4 to step S6 is repeated. When printing of all tickets for the same customer is completed, the process moves from step S6 to step S7, and it is determined whether printing for all customers has been completed. If the customer-specific print control information 3 includes information regarding another customer, the process returns to step S1 and steps S2 to S6 are performed according to the customer-specific print control information of the new customer.
Execute the process.

When the above process is repeated, the index paper for a given customer is placed at the bottom, tickets are stacked on top of it, and just before printing starts for another customer, the index paper is sandwiched again and placed on top of it. The structure is such that tickets can be stacked up. Thus, identification of tickets for different customers is possible at a glance.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments.

The index paper supply section may be placed anywhere as long as the index paper is supplied to the ticket storage section at a predetermined timing. Further, if the index paper has necessary information printed on it in advance, for example, it does not need to be passed through a printing section.

In the present invention, the printing unit that prints the face of the card is used to print the index paper, thereby achieving miniaturization and simplification of the device. However, if there is sufficient space in the apparatus, a separate printing section may be provided. In addition to the case in which index paper is created for each customer, it is also possible to supply it for more detailed sorting.

In the above embodiment, the index paper corresponding to a group of tickets is supplied before the tickets are printed, but the index paper may be supplied after all the tickets for one customer are printed. In this case, the control unit 4 determines from the customer-specific print control information 3 that printing of the customer's coupon has been completed, and supplies the index paper 13 from the index paper supply unit 12. The completion of printing of the coupon may be determined by inserting end instruction information in advance at the end of the print control information for each customer and having the control unit 4 decode this information, or by determining whether the printing of the coupon to be printed for the customer is complete. This may be done by determining that information is no longer available. This embodiment includes the customer's name on the index paper.

Suitable for printing the number of tickets, etc.

(Effects of the Invention) In the ticket issuing device of the present invention described above, when a ticket that has been supplied from the ticket supply unit and has been printed is stored in the ticket storage unit, the index paper is supplied at a predetermined timing. This makes it easier to sort tickets printed on paper.

Further, since a part of the print control information for each customer is printed on the index device as necessary, subsequent processing of each volume can be further facilitated.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the ticket issuing device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a conventional ticket issuing device, FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a modification of main parts of the device of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart of the ticket issuing device of the present invention. 3...Customer-specific printing control information, 4...Control unit, 5...
- Ticket supply section, 6... Reading head, 7... Writing head, 8... Printing section, 9... Ticket storage section, 10...
Conveyance path, 11... Ticket, 12... Index paper supply section, 13... Index paper. Patent Applicant: East Japan Railway Company (and one other person) Professional diagram of the ticket issuing device of the present invention Fig. 1 A block diagram of a modification of the main parts of the device of the present invention Fig. 3 A block diagram of the conventional ticket issuing device No. 2 figure

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A ticket supply section that accommodates tickets to be printed and sequentially supplies them to a conveyance path; and a ticket supply section that is arranged in the conveyance path and prints predetermined items on the ticket surface according to customer-specific print control information. a printing unit for storing printed tickets; a ticket storage unit for storing printed tickets; and an index paper supply unit for supplying index paper onto the tickets in the ticket storage unit at the time of printing the ticket for a certain customer. A ticket issuing device characterized by: 2. The ticket issuing device according to claim 1, wherein the index paper is supplied to the conveyance path, and the printing unit prints a part of the customer-specific print control information on the index paper.