JPH03160589A - Ticket processing part lifting device for automatic ticket examination machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the various efficiencies of maintenance work and assembling work, etc., by making it possible to draw out easily a ticket processing part installed inside a ticket examination machine main body to the position of height easy for a worker to work. CONSTITUTION:This device is constituted of the ticket processing part 13 installed so as to be allowed to ascend and descend to/from the upper part of the ticket examination machine main body 12, a guide mechanism 14 to guide this ticket processing part 13 to ascend and descend, a gas spring 15 to reduce the lifting load of the ticket processing part 13, and a lock mechanism 16 to lock the lifted position of the ticket processing part 13. Then, in the case of the maintenance work of the ticket processing part 13, the ticket processing part 13 is easily lifted to the upper part of the ticket examination machine main body 12 under a state that its lifting load is sufficiently reduced by only giving small lifting force to the ticket processing part 13 by the worker, and the lifted ticket processing part 13 is locked safely and surely, and the maintenance work, etc., can be executed to the ticket processing part 13 positioned at a lifted position. Thus, the various work efficiencies of the maintenance work and the assembling work, etc., can be improved.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate, for example, which is installed in a station service, and more specifically, to facilitate the work of an attendant on a ticket processing section built into the machine. The present invention relates to a lift device for a ticket processing section of an automatic ticket gate.

(b) Conventional technology Generally, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, automatic ticket gates of this type have an upper part of the ticket gate main body 51 that processes data processing, printing processing, punching processing, and collection processing of inserted tickets. It is equipped with a ticket processing section 52 that forms the core of the ticket inspection machine.

By the way, when performing maintenance work on this ticket processing section 52,
Normally, the L-shaped upper cover 53 is tilted 90 degrees toward the aisle to open the upper part of the ticket gate main body 51, and in this open state, the magnetic head, print head, etc. can be adjusted from the aisle side to the ticket processing section 52. However, the upper cover 53 is located in front of the staff and obstructs the work, making it difficult to make fine adjustments.

In addition, when performing maintenance work on the printed circuit board, various belts, etc. built into the ticket processing section 52, it is necessary to remove the ticket processing section 52 due to the positional relationship of the back cover 54, and when removing heavy tickets, It is a heavy burden for the staff member to pull up the processing section 52, a great deal of effort is required to attach and detach the ticket processing section, and this series of maintenance tasks takes time, resulting in poor maintenance work efficiency. Ta.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention In view of the above-mentioned problems, this invention provides an automated system that allows maintenance work to be carried out in a position where it is easy for staff to work on the ticket processing section without having to touch the ticket processing section. The purpose is to provide a device for lifting and lowering the ticket processing section of a ticket inspection machine.

(2) Means for Solving the Problems This invention provides an automatic ticket gate that is equipped with a ticket processing section on the upper part of the ticket gate main body for processing an inserted ticket, the ticket processing section being guided up and down. This is a ticket processing section elevating device for an automatic ticket gate, comprising an elevating guide means for reducing the upward load on the ticket processing section, an upward load reducing means for reducing the upward load on the ticket processing section, and a locking means for locking the elevated position of the ticket processing section.

(E) Effect of the Invention According to the present invention, when performing maintenance work on the ticket processing section, the staff member performs maintenance work on the ticket processing section installed inside the ticket gate main body.
By simply applying a light lifting force, the ticket handling section will easily rise above the ticket gate main body with the lifting load reduced sufficiently by the lifting load reducing means, and the raised ticket handling section will be lifted up by the locking means. Locked safely and securely, the attendant performs maintenance work on the ticket processing unit in this raised position.

(f) Effects of the invention In this way, the ticket office part installed inside the ticket gate machine body can be easily pulled out to a height position where maintenance work can be easily done by the staff member, so that it can be used not only for maintenance work but also for maintenance work. , various work efficiency such as assembly work, wiring work, adjustment work, etc. can be improved. Particularly, since it is not necessary to attach and detach the heavy ticket processing section, the workload and labor of the staff member can be significantly reduced, and the working time can be reliably shortened.

(g) Examples An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below based on the drawings.

The drawing shows a ticket processing section elevating device of an automatic ticket gate, and in FIGS. A processing section l3, an elevating guide mechanism 14 that guides the ticket processing section 13 up and down, a gas spring 15 that reduces the upward load on the ticket processing section 13, and a locking mechanism 16 that locks the raised position of the ticket processing section 13. configured.

As is well known, the above-mentioned ticket processing section 13 performs various processes such as data processing, printing processing, punching processing, and collection processing of ticket gates, and this ticket processing section 3 is connected to the ticket gate main body l2.
The lower substrate 18 of the ticket processing section 13 is provided with an elevation guide mechanism 14, a gas spring 15, and a lock mechanism 16 as elevation permitting members, which will be described later. is connected.

The elevating guide mechanism 14 moves slide plates 19 and 19 vertically provided at both ends of the lower substrate 18 to the main frame 20 below.
The slide rails 2121 fixed to the slide rails 2121 are allowed to slide vertically and are brought into contact with each other. In this case, the sliding contact surfaces facing each other on both sides are made to face each other in different directions by 90 degrees, such as in the front-rear direction on one side and in the left-right direction on the other side, and by this front-rear, left-right restriction action, the ticket processing unit 13 When going up and down,
This prevents wobbling and allows for stable lifting and lowering operations.

Then, in the vicinity of the slide guide parts on both sides,
Gas springs 15, 15 each having a supporting force commensurate with the weight of the ticket processing section 3 are provided.

This gas spring 15 has its upper end pivotally connected to the lower substrate 18, and its lower end pivotally connected to the main frame 2o, so that the gas springs 15 and 15 on both sides extend with respect to the lower end. As shown in FIG.
In the position where the gas springs 15 and 15 on both sides are compressed, the ticket processing section 13 is placed in the normal lowered internal position L, as shown in FIG.

Further, at this raised external position H, a locking mechanism 16 is operated to temporarily lock the ticket processing section 13 and put it on standby, and this locking mechanism 16 is similar to the gas spring 15.15 described above. The upper end is pivotally connected to the lower substrate 18, the lower end is pivotally connected to the main frame 20, and these are connected telescopically, and when the ticket processing section 13 reaches the elevated external position H, the system shown in FIG. As shown, the locking piece 23 on the inner cylinder 22 side engages with and locks the opening window 25 on the outer cylinder 24 side, and the ticket processing section 13 is placed on standby at the raised external position H.

In addition, when unlocking, the lock piece 23 is lifted by further lifting the ticket processing unit 13 from the raised external position H.
It is constructed using an alternate mechanism 26 that releases the lock when the door is removed from the opening window 25.

The above-mentioned lifting guide mechanisms 14, gas springs 15, and locking mechanisms 16 are provided with vertical lengths necessary to raise the ticket processing section 13 to the raised external position H.

Ticket processing unit elevating device 1 of an automatic ticket gate configured as described above
The processing state of No. 1 will be explained next.

Now, when the staff member performs maintenance work on the internal ticket processing section 13, first, after opening the upper cover 17 of the ticket gate main body 12, the staff member performs maintenance work on the internal ticket processing section 13 with the upper part opened.
By simply applying a light pulling force, the ticket handling section 13 can be easily raised above the ticket gate main body 12 due to the lifting load reduction action of the gas springs 15 and 15, and is locked at this raised external position H. Mechanism 16 operates and locks,
The staff member safely and reliably performs maintenance work on the ticket processing section 13 located at the elevated external position H where this work is easy.

After this maintenance work is completed, the ticket processing section 13 can be gently returned to its original lowered internal position by simply pushing down.

As mentioned above, the ticket processing unit built into the ticket gate can be easily pulled out and handled at a height that is convenient for staff to perform maintenance work, making it easy not only for maintenance work but also for assembly and wiring work. , various work efficiency such as adjustment work can be improved. In particular, since there is no need to attach or detach the heavy ticket processing section, the workload and labor of the staff member can be significantly reduced, and the working time can be certainly shortened.

In the correspondence between this invention and the structure of the above-mentioned embodiment, the lifting guide means of this invention corresponds to the lifting guide mechanism 14 of the embodiment, and the lifting load reducing means corresponds to the gas springs 15, 15. Although the locking means corresponds to the locking mechanism 16, the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a ticket processing unit elevating device; FIG. 2 is a plan view of essential parts of the ticket processing unit elevating device; and FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the ticket processing unit elevating device. 4 is a front view of the main part of the locking mechanism, FIG. 5 is a side view of a conventional automatic ticket gate, and FIG. 6 is a front view of the conventional automatic ticket gate showing an upper opening state. 11...Ticket processing unit elevating device of automatic ticket gate l2...Ticket gate main body 13...Ticket processing unit 14...Elevating guide mechanism 15...Gas spring 16...Lock mechanism H... External position of elevation Figure 4: Front view of the island

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) An automatic ticket gate equipped with a ticket processing section for processing inserted tickets at the upper part of the ticket gate main body, comprising: an elevating guide means for guiding the ticket processing section up and down; and an increasing load on the ticket processing section. What is claimed is: 1. A ticket processing section elevating device for an automatic ticket gate, comprising: lifting load reducing means for reducing the upward load; and locking means for locking the raised position of the ticket processing section.