JPH04281588A - Coupon ticket processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To offer a coupon ticket processor capable of preventing falsification from being performed without necessitating the rewrite of frequency data at every available place, easily confirming the working status of a data card by a user oneself as a coupon ticket owned by the user, and inexpensively comprising the whole device. CONSTITUTION:This processor is the coupon ticket processor consisting of a coupon ticket sheet 10 with length in accordance with the number of times of setting, and a cutter 20 which cuts the coupon ticket sheet 10 inserted in a longitudinal direction at width of one time A of the coupon ticker from an insertion terminal, and it is provided with a feature that the cutter 20 is comprised of an optical sensor 26 to detect the completion of the insertion of the coupon ticket sheet 10 and a movable cutter 24b started up based on the detection signal of the optical sensor 26.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to coupons that are paid when using various rides at an amusement park, lifts at a ski resort, etc., and a coupon processing device comprising a device for cutting the coupons.

0002

[Prior Art] When paying a ticket when using various rides at an amusement park or a lift at a ski resort, the user or a staff member manually cuts out the required number of tickets and processes them. was.

[0003] Coupon tickets have been used in this way for a long time, but in recent years, consideration has been given to a number processing system that automatically detects and processes the number of uses (frequency of use).

[0004] The number of times processing method that has already been proposed is that a data card such as a magnetic card is
Data is input and the processing device electrically or magnetically reads the frequency (number of times) data of the inserted data card. Then, there is a method in which the used frequency data is sequentially subtracted from the read frequency data, and the remaining frequency data is rewritten and input into the data card.

[0005] Furthermore, a method of making this method online has also been proposed. In this system, each ticket gate is connected to a host computer, and the amount paid, number of times used, etc. are recorded on the host computer. On the other hand, the user has a card with a number attached to it, reads this card with a device installed at each ticket gate, and the host side subtracts the number of uses of the corresponding number in order to use it as a coupon ticket. It is something.

[0006]

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional system, the frequency data is recorded using an invisible medium such as magnetism, so the usage status of the data card held by the user cannot be monitored. The major drawback was that people themselves could not visually recognize the appearance. In addition, a data rewriting device that reads, rewrites, and inputs the frequency data on the data card must be installed at each ticket gate, and this device is expensive, so there is a problem that the cost of the entire device increases. Furthermore, in this method of rewriting frequency data at various locations, the fact that the data can be rewritten means that the data can also be rewritten with malicious intent, which raises concerns about unauthorized use of the data card. .

[0007] On the other hand, in the case of a system in which the frequency data is centrally managed using a host computer, there are drawbacks such as a large cost required for online communication with each ticket gate.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and its purpose is to prevent tampering by eliminating the need to rewrite frequency data at each usage location, and
To provide a coupon processing device that allows a user to easily recognize the usage status of a data card as a coupon that the user owns, and that allows the entire device to be constructed at low cost. be.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention has been made in view of the above object, and the gist thereof is to provide a coupon sheet having a length corresponding to a set number of times, and a ticket sheet inserted in the length direction. A coupon processing device comprising a cutting device that cuts the coupon sheet at a predetermined width from the insertion end, the cutting device comprising: a detection means for detecting completion of insertion of the coupon sheet; and a ticket cutting means that starts based on the detection signal of the ticket processing device.

[0010] The predetermined width is, for example, a width corresponding to a single coupon ticket, and if the coupon sheets are sequentially cut at this width, one coupon ticket will be used. If you decide the reference cutting width in advance in this way,
It is also possible to cut tickets for two or three times at a time, in which case the cutting width should be twice or three times the standard.
Just set it to double.

[0011]

[Operation] The coupon sheet has a length corresponding to the set number of times, and when inserted into the cutting device, the detection means detects the completion of insertion of the coupon sheet, and after the insertion is completed, the coupon sheet is cut. The coupon sheet is cut at a predetermined width from the insertion end by the means. Therefore, the user recognizes the remaining number of coupon tickets as the remaining length of the coupon sheet.

0012

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the coupon processing device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The ticket processing device includes a ticket sheet 10 shown in FIG. 1(a) and a ticket cutting device 2 shown in FIG. 1(b).
It consists of 0.

[0014] The ticket sheet 10 is used as a ticket for the lift at a ski resort, and includes a ticket section 11,
The display sheet section 12 is arranged continuously and integrally configured. The coupon portion 11 has numbers 1 to 10 sequentially placed at equal intervals from the bottom edge upwards on one side edge, with A representing one use indicating that it is a coupon for 10 uses. . To the right of the number indicating the number of times, a bar code 13 is attached along the entire length of the coupon section 11 as a recognition means indicating that the coupon sheet is a regular coupon sheet. Further, the display sheet section 12 is printed with various types of tickets, such as the type of ticket and the amount, and a holding clip 14, which also functions as a stopper, which will be described later, is clamped at the corner of the display sheet section 12.

The cutting device 20 is for cutting one batch A of the coupon sheet 10, and is attached to a main body 22 and inside the main body 22 so as to be movable in the direction of the arrow X with respect to the main body 22. It consists of a movable mounting plate 23. A presser cutter 24a, a movable cutter 24b that slides up and down (in the direction of arrow Y), and a barcode reader 25 are fixed to the movable mounting plate 23. In addition, the device body 2
At the insertion completion position 27 of the coupon sheet 10 in 2,
An optical sensor 26 is provided to detect when the coupon sheet 10 reaches this position.

[0016] To actually use the ticket processing device configured as described above, the user must first open the ticket sheet 10.
Hold the display sheet part 12 of the cutting device 20 and insert it into the insertion slot 2
1, insert the coupon section 11 of the own coupon sheet 10 in the direction of arrow Z. The optical sensor 26 detects that it has been inserted to a predetermined position, and the barcode reader 25 is activated. The barcode reader 25 reads the barcode 13 on the coupon section 11 that is to be cut later. A determining unit 28 recognizes and determines whether the read data is legitimate or not. If it is determined that the cutter is genuine, the movable cutter 24b
slides downward along arrow Y, and the coupon section 11
It is sandwiched and cut by the presser cutter 24a and the movable cutter 24b. Further, if the determining unit 28 determines that the cut is out of specification, the movable cutter 24b maintains a stationary state and does not cut the coupon. The distance between the movable cutter 24b and the insertion completion position 27 is set to a distance equal to the width of the single dose A of the coupon sheet 10, so by this cutting, the single dose A is removed from the coupon sheet 10. A's ticket is cut off. The cut coupon A' falls downward and is stored in the main body 22 of the device, so that if it is processed later, it will not be misused. After cutting is completed, the coupon sheet 10 is pulled out in the direction opposite to the arrow Z, and the movable cutter 24b returns upward and waits for reinsertion.

[0017] In this way, the coupon sheet 10 is cut by the width of one cut A in order from the insertion end by one insertion, and at the end of the 10th insertion, the coupon section 11 is completely cut. It is cut, leaving only the display sheet portion 12. Furthermore, after this, the display sheet section 12 is inserted into the insertion slot 2.
If the user tries to insert the ticket from the beginning, the holding clip 14 clamped to the display sheet 12 comes into contact with the insertion slot 21 and prevents insertion, so the user can also know that all the coupon tickets have been used.

Furthermore, by moving the fixed position of the movable mounting plate 23 along the direction of arrow That is, depending on the length of the lift used and each ride at the amusement park, it is possible to freely set the cutoff length, such as cutting off two or three times at a time.

[0019]

[Effect] According to the coupon processing device of the present invention, a coupon sheet having a length corresponding to a set number of times is inserted into a cutting device, and in the cutting device, the coupon sheet is cut into its shape by the coupon cutting means. We adopted a method of cutting at a predetermined width starting from the inserted end. Therefore, the user can easily visually check the usage status of the coupon sheet.
Furthermore, since it is not necessary to rewrite the frequency data at each usage location, it is possible to prevent the coupon sheet from being tampered with.

Furthermore, the coupon sheet cutting device also includes:
Since it has a simple structure consisting of a detection means for detecting the completion of insertion of a coupon sheet and a coupon cutting means such as a cutter, it exhibits excellent effects such as being able to construct the entire device at low cost.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

[Fig. 1] Fig. 1(a) is a perspective view showing a coupon sheet used in a coupon processing device, and Fig. 1(b) is a main part of the cutting device showing a state in which the insertion end of the coupon sheet is cut. It is a sectional view showing roughly.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Coupon sheet 20 Cutting device 24b Movable cutter (ticket cutting means) 26 Optical sensor (detection means)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ticket processing device comprising a ticket sheet having a length corresponding to a set number of times, and a cutting device that cuts the ticket sheet inserted in the length direction at a predetermined width from the insertion end. The device is characterized in that the cutting device comprises a detection means for detecting completion of insertion of the coupon sheet, and a coupon cutting means that starts based on a detection signal of the detection means. Device.