JPH05143812A - Automatic ticket examination device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To remarkably improve serviceability by enabling separated two sheets of ticket consisting of a pair of two sheets to be inputted simultaneously, separating the two sheets of ticket inputted simultaneously from each other to read magnetic data, and ejecting them separated from each other by superimposing in two sheets simultaneously. CONSTITUTION:This device is an automatic ticket examination device which processes a pair of two sheets of ticket consisting of separated two sheets, and it is provided with a medium separation mechanism 9 to separate the two sheets of ticket inputted simultaneously from each other, and a superposition mechanism 11 by holding a preceding medium transiently until a following medium arrives and carrying by superimposing the two sheets of ticket separated from each other by the medium separation mechanism 9 in two sheets by interposing between a ticket insertion port 3 to which the two sheets of ticket can be inputted simultaneously and a ticket output port 4 capable of ejecting the two sheets of ticket simultaneously.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate apparatus for automatically ticketing a pair of two-leaf tickets, such as a limited express ticket and an ordinary ticket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an automatic ticket gate apparatus, there is known an apparatus configured to insert one ticket at a time and eject the inserted ticket one at a time. by the way,
When boarding the Shinkansen or other limited express trains, a limited express ticket and an ordinary ticket are required. Due to the railroad business, the above-mentioned limited express ticket and ordinary ticket are set as a single leaf ticket, The above-mentioned limited express ticket and ordinary ticket are separated, and there are two types: a two-leaf ticket that is set as a set with two tickets.

There is no particular problem when using the above-mentioned single-leaf ticket, but there are the following problems when using the double-leaf ticket in the above-mentioned conventional apparatus. That is,
When the passenger accidentally inserts two tickets at the same time, it is necessary to insert two tickets, a limited express ticket and an ordinary ticket, separately into the ticket entrance of the automatic ticket gate. In addition to not being able to process the ticket, the express ticket and the ordinary ticket are released separately with a time lag at the ticket exit of the automatic ticket gate. Frequently occurred, and there was a problem that the serviceability was poor.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, one set of two-leaf sheets can be inserted at the same time by two separated sheets, and two sheets are inserted simultaneously for reading magnetic data inside the apparatus. An automatic ticket gate device that can separate the voucher tickets one by one and release the two-leaf voucher tickets that have been separated one by one at the same time and can greatly improve the serviceability. For the purpose of provision.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is an automatic ticket gate apparatus for processing one set of two-leaf coupons that are separated from each other, and a ticket slot capable of simultaneously inserting the two-leaf coupons. A medium separating mechanism that separates two bileaflet tickets that have been simultaneously inserted into one at a time from a ticket outlet that can simultaneously release the bileaflet tickets, and the preceding medium is temporarily held until the arrival of the following medium. The automatic ticket gate is characterized by interposing a stacking mechanism that conveys the two-leaf sheets separated by the medium separating mechanism one by one and superposed on the two sheets.

[0006]

According to the present invention, when two passengers are separated and one set of two-leaf sheets is put into the ticket slot at the same time and the sheets are inserted at the same time, the above-mentioned medium separating mechanism inserts two sheets at the same time. The chemical ticket is separated into sheets one by one, and the superimposing mechanism in the next stage first temporarily holds the preceding medium, superimposes the succeeding medium on the preceding medium, and separates them one by one by the medium separating mechanism described above. Two coupons are piled up and conveyed to the above-mentioned ticket exit.

[0007]

As a result, one set of two-leaf coupons can be inserted at the same time by two separated sheets, and two double-leaf coupons that have been simultaneously inserted for reading magnetic data inside the apparatus, one by one. There is an effect that the bileaflet vouchers that have been separated into two sheets and separated into one sheet can be superposed on two sheets and simultaneously released. Therefore, the passenger's ticket insertion operation and ticket withdrawal operation are simplified, and forgetting to take out the ticket is lessened, so that the serviceability can be greatly improved.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The drawing shows an automatic ticket gate apparatus capable of processing a single-leaf ticket and a double-leaf ticket. In FIG. 1, the automatic ticket gate 1 inserts a single-leaf ticket and a double-leaf ticket into one of the main bodies 2 of the apparatus. A mouth 3 is formed, a ticket outlet 4 for discharging the above-mentioned ticket is formed on the other side of the apparatus main body 2, and an opening / closing door 5 for closing the passenger passage when an invalid ticket or an invalid ticket is inserted is provided. ..

Here, the above-mentioned ticket slot 3 and ticket exit 4
Is set to a size that allows two sets of two-leaf tickets (for example, a limited express ticket and an ordinary ticket) to be inserted and released simultaneously with two separated sheets, and the above-mentioned ticket insertion slot 3 and ticket ejection slot 4 Between them, a transport path 6 for transporting the single-leaf ticket and the double-leaf ticket is arranged.

Further, the first sensor 7, the first magnetic head 8, the medium separating mechanism 9, the second magnetic head 10, the superposing mechanism 11 and the second sensor are provided between the ticket insertion port 3 and the ticket ejection port 4 described above. 12 is provided, and a carrying motor 13 that drives the above-mentioned carrying path 6 is provided in the other-side surplus space of the above-mentioned ticket taking-out port 4.

The above-mentioned first sensor 7 is a sensor for detecting that a single-leaf ticket or a double-leaf ticket has been inserted into the ticket slot 3, and is composed of, for example, a photoelectric sensor including a light emitting element and a light receiving element. ..

The above-mentioned first magnetic head 8 detects whether the ticket inserted from the above-mentioned ticket insertion slot 3 is a single-leaf ticket or a double-leaf ticket by reading the magnetic data previously magnetically recorded on the ticket surface.

The medium separating mechanism 9 is the first magnetic head 8
Based on the detection output of (2), it is driven at the time of insertion of the bileaflet tickets and separates the bileaflet tickets that have been simultaneously inserted into two pieces.

The above-mentioned second magnetic head 10 reads the magnetic data previously magnetically recorded on the face of the bill to obtain a valid bill,
Detects invalid and fraudulent tickets.

The above-mentioned stacking mechanism 11 is driven based on the detection output of the first magnetic head 8 at the time of inserting the double-leaf ticket, and the preceding medium is temporarily held until the arrival of the succeeding medium, and the above-mentioned medium separating mechanism 9 one by one. The two-leaf voucher that has been separated into 2 is stacked and conveyed.

The above-mentioned second sensor 12 detects that the one-leaf ticket or the two-leaf ticket inserted from the ticket slot 3 has reached the ticket outlet 4.

Next, a specific configuration of the medium separating mechanism 9 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 3 and 4.

The medium separating mechanism 9 has an opening 1 at an opposing position.
Upper and lower guide plates 18, 1 having 4, 15, 16, 17
9, a ticket transport space 20 formed between the guide plates 18 and 19, a non-rotating separation roller 21 and a rotatable pressing roller 22 arranged corresponding to the front openings 14 and 16. A first solenoid 23 for moving the pressing roller 22 up and down, a stopper 24 for temporarily blocking the above-mentioned ticket transport space 20 for inserting the bileaflet ticket, and a second solenoid 25 for projecting and retracting the stopper 24. Rear opening 1
A pair of delivery gate rollers 26, 26, which are vertically opposed to each other corresponding to Nos. 5, 17 and a third sensor 27 for detecting that the double-leaf ticket has been conveyed to a predetermined separating position of the medium separating mechanism 9.
It has and. In FIGS. 2 and 3, Z is a set of two-leaf tickets, one is a limited express ticket X and the other is a normal ticket Y.

The above-mentioned medium separating mechanism 9 operates as shown in the flowchart of FIG. That is, in the first step 31, the pressing roller 22 is moved and the stopper 2 is moved.
4 protrudes into the ticket transfer space 20 and becomes the state of FIG.
In step 32, it is determined whether or not the third sensor 27 is turned on, and when the bileaflet ticket Z is conveyed to the above-mentioned stopper 24 position, the process proceeds to the next third step 33, and in this third step 33. , The pressing roller 22 moves downward, and the next fourth
In step 34, the stopper 24 retracts from the ticket transport space 20 to the state shown in FIG. 3, and at this time, the two-leaf sheet Z that has been superposed on the two sheets is an express ticket due to the action of the separating roller 21 and the pressing roller 22 described above. 1 of X and regular ticket Y
It is separated into sheets, and it is determined in the next fifth step 35 whether the third sensor 27 is turned off.
At the time of F, the pressing roller 22 moves upward in the next sixth step 36, and the stopper 24 projects into the ticket transporting space 20 to return to the state of FIG.

In this way, the above-mentioned medium separating mechanism 9 separates the bileaflet-cut sheets Z one by one. However, the medium separating mechanism 9 maintains the state of FIG. 3 when the single-leaf ticket is inserted.

Next, a specific structure of the above-mentioned polymerization mechanism 11 will be described with reference to FIGS. This polymerization mechanism 11
Is an endless upper belt 39 stretched between the rollers 37, 38, and a front lower belt 43 stretched between the rollers 40, 41, 42 and partially opposed to the lower portion of the upper belt 39. The rear lower belt 46, which is stretched between the rollers 44 and 45 and partially opposed to the lower portion of the upper belt 39 described above, and the single-leaf voucher, which are the above-mentioned belts 39 and 4
On the other hand, the sheet is directly conveyed from between 3 to between the belts 39 and 46, while in the case of a bileaflet ticket, the sheets X and Y separated one by one by the medium separating mechanism 9 are conveyed to the temporary holding section 47 side. The flapper 48, the substantially recessed gutter 49 forming the above-mentioned temporary holding part 47, the rotation fulcrum shaft 50 of this gutter 49, and the above-mentioned gutter 49 are provided at the upper end position of the front side opening. Also, a rotatable touch roller 51 and a fourth sensor 52 for detecting the number of sheets that have reached the stacking mechanism 11 are provided.

Then, the above-mentioned superposition mechanism 11 is a bileaflet ticket Z.
When the ticket is inserted into the ticket slot 3, the flapper 48 and the gutter 49 are positioned as shown in FIG. 5, and the limited express ticket X and the ordinary ticket Y are separated one by one by the medium separating mechanism 9 described above. The preceding medium, such as the limited express ticket X, is temporarily stored in the temporary holding unit 4
7 and temporarily hold it, and then use the following medium, such as ordinary ticket Y
Wait for the above-mentioned limited express ticket X on the gutter 49 to be superposed, and when these tickets X and Y are superposed on each other, the flapper 48 and the gutter 49 are changed from the state of FIG. 5 to the state of FIG. And the touch roller 51 is driven to convey the two-leaf sheet Z superposed on the two sheets to the next stage via the space between the belts 39 and 46.

In this way, the stacking mechanism 11 described above conveys the two-leaf divorcened sheets Z, which are separated one by one, in a superposed manner. However, when the single-leaf ticket is inserted, this polymerization mechanism 11
Holds the state of FIG.

FIG. 7 shows a control circuit of the automatic ticket gate, which is C
The PU 60, based on the signals from the first sensor 7, the second sensor 12, the first magnetic head 8, and the second magnetic head 10, according to the program stored in the ROM 61, the medium separation mechanism 9, the superposition mechanism 11, and the conveyance. The motor 13, the opening / closing door 5, and the timer 62 are drive-controlled, and the RAM 63 stores necessary data.

The operation of the automatic ticket gate thus constructed will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. In the first step 71, the CPU 60 determines whether or not the first sensor 7 is turned on by inserting the single-leaf ticket or the double-leaf ticket Z into the ticket slot 3, and when the first sensor 7 is ON, Of the second step 72 of.

In the second step 72, the CPU 60 drives the carry motor 13 to drive the carry path 6, and then the next third
In step 73, the CPU 60 causes the first magnetic head 8 to read the magnetic data of the single-leaf ticket or the double-leaf ticket Z inserted from the above-described ticket slot 3.

Next, in a fourth step 74, the CPU 60 determines whether or not it is a bileaflet ticket Z based on the data read by the first magnetic head 8, and when it is a bileaflet ticket Z, the following fifth step 75. On the other hand, when the ticket is a single-leaf ticket, the process skips to another sixth step 76.

In the above-mentioned fifth step 75, the CPU 60 separates the two-leaved ticket Z, which has been inserted at the same time, into the limited express ticket X and the ordinary ticket Y one by one according to the subroutine already shown in FIG.

Next, in a sixth step 76, the CPU 60 causes the second magnetic head 10 to read the magnetic data. This magnetic data is read in the case of a single leaf ticket, and in the case of a double leaf ticket Z, the ticket data of the limited express ticket X and ordinary ticket Y is read. ..

Next, in a seventh step 77, the CPU 60 again determines whether or not it is the bileaflet ticket Z. In this case, the RAM 63 that stores the determination result in the fourth step 74 described above.
It is only necessary to set an area in which the bileaflet ticket flag F is set in the predetermined area and determine whether or not the bileaflet ticket Z is based on the determination of F = 0 or F = 1.

According to the judgment result in the above-mentioned seventh step 77, in the case of a single-leaf ticket, the process proceeds to the next eighth step 78, while in the case of a double-leaf ticket Z, each ticket X separated into one sheet. , Y must be superposed on two sheets, so that the process proceeds to another ninth step 79.

In the above-mentioned eighth step 78, the CPU 60 determines whether or not the ticket is a valid ticket based on the read data in the sixth step 76, and if it is a valid ticket, it is invalidated in the following tenth step 80. In case of ticket, another eleventh step 81
Move to each.

In the above-mentioned tenth step 80, the CPU 60
Opens the passenger passage with the opening / closing door 5, while
In 1 step 81, the CPU 60 closes the passenger passage using the opening / closing door 5.

Next, in a twelfth step 82, the CPU 60 determines whether or not the single-leaf ticket or the double-leaf ticket Z is transported by the transport path 6 and the second sensor 12 is turned on, and the second
Only when the sensor 12 is turned on, the process proceeds to the next thirteenth step 83. In the 13th step 83, the CPU 60 stops the carry motor 13 and ends the series of processes.

By the way, when it is judged in the above-mentioned seventh step 77 that the ticket is the bileaflet ticket Z, the following ninth step 7
Move to 9. In this ninth step 79, the CPU 60 determines whether or not the succeeding medium, for example, the ordinary ticket Y has reached the temporary holding section 47 of the superposition mechanism 11 based on the output from the fourth sensor 52 (see FIG. 5), When non-arrival, the next first
Then, the process proceeds to step 4 84, and when the process arrives, proceeds to another fifteenth step 85.

In the above-mentioned fourteenth step 84, the CPU 60
Holds the preceding medium, for example, the limited express ticket X in the above-mentioned temporary holding section 47, and in the next sixteenth step 86, the CPU 60 monitors the timer 62. Then in the 17th step 87,
The CPU 62 determines whether or not the timer 62 has timed out, and returns to the above-described ninth step 79 when the time is not up, while the passengers are dichotomous when the subsequent medium does not arrive even after a predetermined time has elapsed. Assuming that only one of the tickets Z has been inserted into the ticket insertion slot 3, the process proceeds to the eleventh step 81.

When the succeeding medium, for example, the ordinary ticket Y, arrives before the timer 62 times out, the routine proceeds to the above-mentioned fifteenth step 85, and in this fifteenth step 85, the CPU 60 is operated by the superposition mechanism. 5 and 6
After the limited express ticket X and the ordinary ticket Y are superposed on each other as shown in, the process proceeds to the above-mentioned eighth step 78. In this way, the two-leaf sheet Z that has been superposed on two sheets is conveyed by the conveying path 6 and is ejected to the ticket taking-out port 4 in the state where the two sheets are superposed.

In short, when the passengers are separated into the ticket insertion slot 3 and one set of the two-leaf ticket Z is placed at the same time, the above-mentioned medium separating mechanism 9 inserts two sheets of the two-leaf ticket at the same time. Z is separated into sheets one by one, and the polymerization mechanism of the next stage 11
First temporarily holds the preceding medium, superimposes the succeeding medium on the preceding medium, and separates the two-leaf coupons Z (express ticket X and ordinary ticket Y) separated one by one by the medium separating mechanism 9 described above. Two
The sheets are piled up and discharged at the same time to the above-mentioned ticket taking-out port 4.

As a result, one set of two separated sheets Z can be inserted into the ticket insertion slot 3 at the same time in a state of being superposed, and two pieces are inserted at the same time for reading magnetic data inside the apparatus. There is an effect that the above-mentioned two-leaf converted tickets Z can be separated one by one, and the two-leaf converted tickets Z, which are separated one by one, can be superposed on two sheets and simultaneously discharged to the ticket outlet 4. Therefore, the passenger's ticket insertion operation and ticket withdrawal operation are simplified, and forgetting to take out the ticket is lessened, so that the serviceability can be greatly improved.

Further, with the configuration as shown in the above-described embodiment, the mixed processing of the single-leaf ticket and the double-leaf ticket Z is possible, so that the passenger holds either the single-leaf ticket or the double-leaf ticket. It is not necessary to pay attention to whether the ticket is a gift ticket Z, and the serviceability can be further improved.

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment, the bileaflet ticket Z of the present invention is a set of bileaflet tickets Z of a limited express ticket X and an ordinary ticket Y used in station service. However, the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view showing an automatic ticket gate of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a medium separating mechanism.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a separating action by a medium separating mechanism.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing medium separation processing.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a polymerization mechanism.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a two-sheet superposing process by a superposing mechanism.

FIG. 7 is a control circuit block diagram.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the first and second automatic ticket gate processing.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 ... Ticket input port 4 ... Ticket outlet 9 ... Medium separation mechanism 11 ... Overlap mechanism X ... Limited express ticket Y ... Normal ticket Z ... Futaba ticket

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[Submission date] November 10, 1992

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[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view showing an automatic ticket gate of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a medium separating mechanism.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a separating action by a medium separating mechanism.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing medium separation processing.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a polymerization mechanism.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a two-sheet superposing process by a superposing mechanism.

FIG. 7 is a control circuit block diagram.

8 is a flowchart showing the automatic ticket gate process.

[Figure 9] The flowchart which shows the continuation of FIG.

[Explanation of Codes] 3 ... Ticket input port 4 ... Ticket outlet 9 ... Medium separation mechanism 11 ... Overlap mechanism X ... Limited express ticket Y ... Normal ticket Z ... Futaba ticket

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An automatic ticket gate apparatus for processing one set of two-leaf coupons separated from each other, wherein a ticket slot into which the above-mentioned two-leaf coupons can be inserted simultaneously and the above-mentioned two-leaf coupons can be simultaneously released. A medium separating mechanism that separates two sheets of the double-leaf sheets that have been simultaneously inserted between the ticket take-out port and the ticket outlet, and a preceding medium is temporarily held until the arrival of the succeeding medium, and the medium separating mechanism separates the sheets one by one. An automatic ticket gate device having a stacking mechanism that conveys two separated bi-leaf tickets in a stack.