JPH0512521A - Card type fare adjusting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To issue a new card type passenger ticket when the lack of amount is generated and to adjust the lack of the amount by the newly issued ticket. CONSTITUTION:When a magnetic recording card type passenger's ticket 13 is inserted into an insertion part 12, the available amount of the ticket 13 is read out by a magnetic head 21 through an adjustment passage 18, a fare is subtracted from the available amount, and when the lack of the amount is generated, the lacking amount is displayed on a display part 35. When a passenger inserts a paper money into a paper money inserting port 33, the amount informed to a control part 20, the control part 20 allows a card type passenger's ticket issuing part 23 to issue a card type passenger's ticket corresponding to the amount, the issued ticket is supplied to the passage 18 through card carriers 27, 36, the control part 20 adjusts the lacking amount based upon the reading/writing of the new ticket by the head 21 and ejects the adjusted card from a card ejecting port 17a to the outside.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is, for example, provided in a route bus, and when a card type ticket in which an effective amount is stored is inserted, the effective amount is read and the boarding fare is settled, that is, the fare is changed. The present invention relates to a card type fare settlement device which records and returns the remaining balance as an effective amount on the card type ticket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A card-type ticket has been proposed in place of payment by cash or a coupon ticket as a fare on a fixed-route bus. You can use the same card-type ticket as many times as you like until the remaining amount is deducted.

[0003]

In the card type fare settlement device, when the card type ticket has a remaining amount, but the boarding fare exceeds the remaining amount, it has been conventionally proposed to pay the shortfall in cash. Was there. However, in such cases, purchase another card-type ticket for the shortfall,
Some passengers want to pay with the new card ticket.
For this purpose, it would be very convenient if a card-type fare adjustment device could issue a card-type ticket. The present invention is to provide a card type fare settlement device that can issue a card type ticket.

[0004]

According to the present invention, a card type ticket issuing unit is provided in the card type fare settlement device.
When an issuance command is given, the card-type ticket issuing unit issues a card-type ticket, and the card-type ticket is projected from the issuing slot provided near the card insertion slot of the fare adjustment device.

Alternatively, the issued card-type ticket is supplied to the payment passage of the card-type ticket that is inserted from the insertion port of the card-type fare adjustment device.

[0006]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. A card insertion slot 12 is formed on one side plate 11a of the housing 11, and when a card type ticket 13 is inserted into the card insertion slot 12, this is detected by an entrance sensor 14. The detection output of the entrance sensor 14 is notified to the control unit 20, the control unit 20 rotates the motor 15, and the motor 15 drives the card transport mechanism 16. A card outlet 17 is formed on the side plate 11b of the housing 11 that faces the side plate 11a, and the payment passage 1 is formed so as to connect the card insertion port 12 and the card outlet 17 to each other.
8 is formed. The card type ticket 13 is passed through the payment passage 18 by the card transport mechanism 16.

As the card conveying mechanism 16, a pair of endless belts 16a and 16b are in contact with each other along the adjustment passage 18,
The rollers 16c to 16f are stretched and held by the motor 15
The endless belt 16a is rotated by the
The card type ticket 13 is sandwiched between 6b and conveyed from the insertion slot 12 to the ejection slot 17. When the card type ticket 13 reaches the outlet 17, the exit sensor 1 provided immediately in front of it
9 and the detection output of the exit sensor 19 is detected by the control unit 20.
Is notified, and the control unit 20 stops the motor 15. At this time, the card type ticket 13 stops in a state of protruding from the card outlet 17, and the passenger can easily pull out the protruding portion and pull out.

Card type ticket 1 passing through the payment passage 18
For 3, the fare will be settled. In this example, a card type ticket 13 of a magnetic recording type is used. A magnetic head 21 is provided in the middle of the settlement passage 18, and the magnetic surface of the card type ticket 13 is a magnetic head 21 and a platen roller 22. Card type ticket 13 passes while being held down,
At that time, the valid amount information is read from the card type ticket 13. Usually, other various information such as validity period information and boarding section information in the case of the fare postpaid method is also read, and the validity of the card type ticket 13 is also determined. The control unit 20 subtracts the boarding fare from the read valid amount information, that is, the fare is settled, and the remaining amount is written as an effective amount on the card type ticket 13 by the magnetic head 21. The card type ticket 13 for which the fare has been settled in this way is discharged to the card discharge port 17. Note that the card insertion slot 12
When passing the card type ticket 13 from the card to the card outlet 17, the magnetic head 21 is provided separately for reading and writing, for example.

According to the present invention, the card type ticket issuing unit 23 is provided in the housing 11. In this example, a plurality of card storages 24a, 24b, 24c are provided, and the card storages 24a, 24b, 24c each have a 1,000 yen ticket, a 3000 yen ticket, and a 5000 yen ticket, respectively.
3a, 13b, 13c are stacked, and although not shown in the figure, the uppermost card type ticket is biased to the bottom plate side of the card storage portion by a spring. Card storage parts 24a, 24
Through the openings formed in the bottom plates of b and 24c,
The delivery rollers 25a, 25b, 25c are brought into frictional contact with the card type ticket 13a, 13b, 13c on the lowermost surface, and the delivery roller is rotated, whereby the lowermost card type ticket is fed out from the card storage portion. The card type ticket 13a, 13b, 13c thus fed out is an endless belt 2 formed under the settlement passage 18 and in parallel therewith.
It is supplied onto the card transport path 27 composed of six. That is, the endless belts 28 a, 28 that are in contact with the endless belt 26 in opposition to each other.
b and 28c are arranged along the endless belt 26, and the card type ticket supplied from the card storage portions 24a, 24b and 24c is sandwiched between the endless belts 26 and 28a to 28c, and the side plate 11a side of the housing 11 is provided. Transport to.

An issue port 29 is provided near the card insertion port 12. In this example, the issuing port 29 is provided near the card insertion port 12 of the side plate 11a and below the card insertion port 12. The card type ticket issued from the card type ticket issuing unit 23 and conveyed along the bottom surface of the housing 11 is a belt type card conveying path 31.
Through the issuing port 29. Endless belts 26, 28
Each part of c constitutes the card conveyance path 31. The motor 3 controls the card transportation for the card transportation paths 27 and 31.
2 is performed.

Further, in this example, a banknote insertion port 33 is formed in the side plate 11a below the issuing port 29, and the banknotes inserted from the banknote insertion port 33 are stored in the banknote storage unit 3.
It is stored in 4. At that time, the authenticity and the amount of money are discriminated, and the amount of the inserted bill is notified to the control unit 20 as an issuance command, and the control unit 20 has the card type ticket of the amount corresponding to the notified amount. To issue one card-type ticket by selectively rotating any of the delivery rollers 25a to 25c.

A display unit 35 is attached so as to cover the opening formed in the upper plate 11c of the housing 11, and the display fare 35 has a fare (subtracted fare), an effective amount after the fare reduction (after adjustment), and a shortage. The control unit 20 displays the amount of money, the amount of bills inserted, and the like. FIG. 2 shows an appearance example of the device of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the upper plate 11c of the housing 11 has a gentle slope, the card insertion port 12 is formed at the lower end thereof, and the lower side from the card insertion port 12 has a steeper slope, and the issuing port 29 is provided at that part. Are formed. This is the case where the upper end of the gentle slope of the upper plate 11c has a relatively steep reverse inclination and the card discharge port 17 is formed in that portion. The bill insertion slot 33 is formed in the side plate 11a. The display unit 35 is provided at the center of the upper plate 11c.

In the above structure, when the card type ticket 13 is inserted into the card insertion slot 12 in order for the passenger to pay the fare with the card type ticket 13, as described above, the card type ticket 13 is stored in the housing 11. The fare is settled for the card type ticket 13 and then the card type ticket 13 is returned to the passenger from the card outlet 17.
If a deficiency occurs when the fare for the card type ticket 13 is settled, the fact is displayed on the display unit 35 and, for example, the card is held inside. If you want to pay the shortfall with a new card-type ticket, insert the new card-type ticket you have with you into the card insertion slot 12
Judges that the card-type ticket is for payment of the shortfall, and deducts the shortfall from the card-type ticket inserted after that, and the card-type ticket with the remaining amount is the case 1
Only the card type ticket that is stored in the end card storage section (not shown) in 1 and is newly inserted is output to the outlet 17 and returned.

When there is a shortage of money, if there is no new card-type ticket with me, but if I want to pay with a card-type ticket, insert a banknote into the banknote insertion slot 33 and A corresponding card-type ticket is issued from the card-type ticket issuing unit 23, the issued card-type ticket is projected from the issuing slot 29, and the passenger inserts the projecting card-type ticket into the card insertion slot 12. do it. In this case, since the issuing port 29 is provided near the card insertion port 12, the operation is easy. In particular, when the card insertion slot 12 and the issuing slot 29 are close to each other and parallel to each other, the issued card-type ticket should be removed and slightly moved while maintaining its posture to be inserted into the insertion slot 12. You can

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention.
The same symbols are attached to the portions corresponding to. In this embodiment, the card-type ticket issued by the card-type ticket issuing unit 23 is directly supplied to the settlement passage 18 without being put out of the housing 11. That is, the end of the card transport path 27 on the card insertion port 12 side is bent and extended toward the settlement path 18 side as the card transport path 36, and the card insertion port 1 is positioned farther than the magnetic head 21.
On the second side, it is inserted between the dividing points of the endless belt 16b divided into two. The card transport passage 36 is angled with respect to the settlement passage 18 so that the card type ticket carried by the card transport passage 36 can be smoothly guided to the magnetic head 21 side to the settlement passage 18.

According to this structure, when a shortage occurs, it is sufficient to insert a bill into the bill insertion slot 33, and it takes time to insert the newly issued card type ticket into the card insertion slot 12. I'm blown away. The appearance shown in FIG. 2 corresponding to the device shown in FIG. 3 may be the one in which the issuing port 29 is omitted in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the configuration of FIG. 1 and the configuration of FIG. 3 may be switched and used. That is, the card type ticket sent from the card transport path 27 is switched and supplied to the card transport path 31 or the card transport path 36 by the lever 37 that can be operated from the outside. If a passenger wants to purchase a card-type ticket in advance while on board, the passenger or crew member operates the lever 37 so that the issued card-type ticket can go out to the issuing slot 29, or by the card-type ticket. When a shortage occurs in the fare adjustment and a new card type ticket is purchased for the payment, the passenger or crew operates lever 37 (the lever is automatically switched by a push button operation such as a switch). The card type ticket issued by (including) is supplied to the card type conveying path 36.

Although a plurality of types of card-type tickets are issued in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, only one type of card-type ticket may be issued. When the passenger pays cash to the driver, the driver may manually issue a card-type ticket issuing command to the control unit 20, for example. In the case of the fare prepaid system, the card-type ticket may be purchased by first inserting the banknote into the banknote insertion slot 33 in the vehicle without having the card-type ticket from the beginning. When a plurality of types of card-type ticket are issued, the card-type ticket may be sent from different issuing ports according to the types. Card insertion slot 12 and issuance slot 29
The relationship with and may be arranged not only vertically but also horizontally, and in any case, they may be provided near each other. The card type ticket may be an IC card or any other type.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, the card-type ticket issuing unit is provided in the card-type fare settlement device, and if the inserted card-type ticket has a shortage, a request is made if desired. Issue a command to the card-type ticket issuing section to issue a card-type ticket. According to the invention of claim 1, the issued card-type ticket is issued from an issuing slot provided near the card insertion slot. The card type ticket issued outside the housing can be pulled out, inserted into the card insertion slot immediately, and the new card type ticket can be used to settle the deficit amount, and the operation is simple. According to the second aspect of the present invention, the issued card type ticket can be automatically supplied to the settlement passage to settle the deficient amount for the card type ticket, and the operation is further simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the invention of claim 1;

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of an apparatus corresponding to FIG.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the invention of claim 2;

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing another embodiment of the invention of claim 1;

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A card type which takes in a card type ticket inserted in an insertion slot, reads the data of the card type ticket, pays the fare for the card type ticket, and returns the card type ticket. In the fare adjustment device, a card-type ticket issuing unit installed in the fare adjustment device and a card-type ticket issuing unit from the above-mentioned card-type ticket issuing unit that receives an issuance command and issues a card-type ticket near the insertion slot. A card type fare settlement device, characterized in that it is provided with means for projecting to the outside from the provided issuing port. 2. A card-type ticket that takes in a card-type ticket that has been inserted into an insertion slot, reads the data of the card-type ticket, pays the fare for the card-type ticket, and returns the card-type ticket. In the fare adjustment device, the card-type ticket issuing unit installed in the fare adjustment device and the card-type ticket issuing unit that issues a card-type ticket upon receiving the issuance command and inserts it through the insertion slot. A card type fare settlement device, characterized in that it is provided with a means for sending the card type ticket to the settlement passage.