JPH0521172Y2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial application field The present invention can be used inside a device that processes ticket paper, such as an automatic ticket collection machine, automatic payment machine, or automatic ticket vending machine, to efficiently remove unnecessary ticket paper. This invention relates to a discarded ticket processing mechanism for reliably discarding bills.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, devices for handling various types of tickets such as train tickets and coupon tickets have been used in railways and the like. In these devices, it is necessary to discard unnecessary paper tickets so that they become unusable. In other words, for example, an automatic ticket collection machine may discard a collected ticket, an automatic ticket adjustment machine may discard a paid ticket, or an automatic ticket vending machine may discard an error ticket that caused an encoding error. The machine has a built-in waste note processing mechanism for this purpose.

FIG. 4 is a side view schematically showing the internal structure of an automatic ticket vending machine 50, which is an example of the device according to the present invention, and a waste ticket processing mechanism designated by reference numeral 40 is disposed at the lower left part of the figure. To describe the operation of the automatic ticket vending machine 50 in a very simple manner, based on a request for discarding a ticket, necessary information is newly recorded in a portion corresponding to the ticket paper at the leading end of the roll paper 51 by the thermal head section 52, and a predetermined length is recorded by the cutter section 53. After being cut into a single ticket, the ticket is conveyed through a conveyance path 54, where predetermined information is written in a magnetic recording section 55 by a write head W, and then transferred to a read head R.
It will be checked by. After confirming that the desired record has been made based on the verification results, the document is issued from the issuing port 56. However, as a result of the verification, the ticket paper for which the desired record has not been made is conveyed to the aforementioned scrapped ticket processing mechanism 40 by the route selection function of the capturer 57, and is processed such as being cut or deformed so that it cannot be used (so-called scrapped ticket processing). ) and are collected in the waste ticket tray 58.

Conventionally, the above-mentioned scrapped note processing mechanism has been configured to pinch and press the paper ticket being conveyed between an embossing roller having a large number of protrusions around the periphery and a rubber roller that faces and contacts the embossing roller. A device is known in which a large number of embossments are formed on a ticket paper, thereby deforming it to an unusable state and discarding the ticket.

However, this is inconvenient as it may be possible to fool the ticket examiner by correcting the unevenness of the embossed part formed on the discarded ticket with one's finger. ).
Furthermore, in order to manufacture an embossing roller, it is necessary to embed small hard protrusions around the roller, which is a sophisticated and labor-intensive process, and the embossing roller also has the disadvantage of being expensive and increasing the cost of the mechanism.

Therefore, in order to have a relatively simple structure and to completely prevent unauthorized use, it has been considered and put into practical use to cut the paper ticket to be discarded into at least two parts. That is, a method has been proposed in which a disc-shaped cutter having a blade on the periphery is used for cutting.
Figure 5 shows only the cutter-related parts.
(a) is a view seen from a direction orthogonal to the ticket conveyance direction, and (b) is a view seen from the conveyance direction. A cutter roller 59' that includes a disk-shaped cutter 59 at the end of the conveyance path 54 for the ticket paper C formed by the belts 6, 6';
Two auxiliary discs 60 are disposed in mesh with each other, and the conveyed ticket C is cut into two parts by a cutter 59 between the auxiliary disc 60 and a cutter roller 59'. Note that 10 is a roller located approximately at the end of the conveyance path 54 on which the endless belt 6' is hung. Regarding the scrapped note processing mechanism using such a cutter, there are other examples, such as ``Stored Card Issuing Device'' in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1983-71395.
etc. are disclosed. By the way, in a discarded note processing mechanism that uses this type of cutter, the cutting edge deteriorates, so the cutter must be replaced frequently, which deteriorates maintainability, and it is necessary to consider maintainability and staff safety when replacing the cutter. Therefore, there is a problem that the discarded note processing mechanism becomes complicated.

Purpose of the invention This invention was made in view of the above circumstances.
Our objective is to provide a mechanism for handling scrapped tickets that not only can reliably handle scrapped tickets and prevent their reuse, but also has an extremely simple mechanism, long lifespan, and is safe for maintenance. It is something to do.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, the discarded bill processing mechanism is provided with a conveyance path 54 for conveying the ticket C to be discarded, and a conveyance path 54 that conveys the ticket C to be discarded. Ticket processing means 42 located on the extension of the path 54 in the conveying direction
The ticket processing means 42 is equipped with a driving knurling roller 1 having knurling formed on the circumferential surface of the disk side and an auxiliary knurling roller 7 having knurling formed on the circumferential surface of the disk side, The driving roller roller 1 and the auxiliary roller roller 7 are arranged such that one end surface of each is parallel to the other with a gap b approximately equal to the thickness t of the ticket C, and the edge of each end surface is They slightly face each other with a width a of about thickness t to form a facing portion D, and furthermore, the facing portions of both end surfaces are arranged in the conveyance path 54 or the conveyance path 54
arranged so as to substantially coincide with the extension line of
The drive knurling roller 1 is rotationally driven in a direction that is in harmony with the ticket conveyance direction, and cooperates with the auxiliary knurling roller 7 which is rotatably supported to rotate the ticket c at the front edge of the opposing end faces. The structure is such that it cuts in the transport direction.

Embodiments Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on embodiments with reference to the drawings.

The discarded ticket processing mechanism of the present invention is installed and used in a device that processes ticket paper, such as an automatic ticket issuing machine.For example, in the automatic ticket issuing machine shown in Fig. It is installed at the end of the channel 54.

Figures 1 to 3 show an embodiment of the waste note processing mechanism of the present invention, with Figure 1 being a partially omitted perspective view seen from below, Figure 2 being a side view, and Figure 2 being a side view. Third
The figure is a bottom view.

The discarded note processing mechanism 40 of the embodiment includes a conveying means 41 for conveying a ticket to be discarded, and a ticket processing means 42 provided in the conveying path of this conveying means (or on an extension of the conveying path). It consists of In the embodiment, the above-mentioned conveying means includes an endless belt 6 (two belts in the figure) stretched around the drive pulley 3 and other appropriate drive pulleys (not shown), and a pressing roller 10 that faces and contacts the endless belt 6. It is rotatably driven in the direction of the arrow by an appropriate driving means (not shown) via an endless belt 6, and conveys the ticket 6 from the left side in each figure.

The (waste) ticket processing means 42 is provided in the conveyance path 54, and is provided in a predetermined relationship position (described later) with a driving knurling roller 1, which is pivotally supported on the same shaft 5 as the driving pulley 3, and pivotally supported on a shaft 9. It consists of a roller roller 7 which is The driving knurling roller 1 has a disc shape of an appropriate thickness and is integrally fixed to the driving pulley 3, and its outer periphery slightly protrudes from the conveying path, and a flat knurling 2 is formed on the outer periphery. The drive knurling roller 1 thus rotates in a direction (counterclockwise in FIG. 2) that is consistent with the ticket transport direction. The point is that the ticket C conveyed by the conveyance path 54 may be rotated in such a direction that it continues to advance in the same direction due to the rotation of the drive roll roller 1.

The rotor roller 7, which corresponds to and cooperates with the drive rotor roller 1, is also in the shape of a disc with an appropriate thickness and is integrally fixed to the drive pulley 3. The outer periphery slightly protrudes inward of the conveyance path, and is disposed so as to face one end surface of the driving roller roller 1 with a gap b maintained therebetween. Further, a flat knurling 8 is also formed on the outer peripheral surface. Note that the amount by which both of the knurling rollers protrude from the conveyance path is the width a. Axes 5, 9, etc. are parallel,
Each is fixed to the panel 4.

To further explain the arrangement relationship between the driving roller roller 1 and the roller roller 7,
As shown in detail in FIG. 3 and FIG. 3, when viewed from the horizontal direction (see FIG. 2), the drive knurling roller 1 and the knurling roller 7 slightly face each other and form a facing portion D. They are arranged so as to overlap by a width a which is about the thickness t (same size or 2 to 3 times) of the ticket C. Furthermore, the end surfaces of the driving roller roller 1 and roller roller 7 that face each other are approximately the thickness t of the ticket C (from the same size to 1/1/2
They are arranged parallel to each other with a gap b of 4 times) (see Fig. 3).

Furthermore, the facing portion D is in the conveyance path 54 and the axes of both the rotor rollers 1 and 7 are conveyed.
It is disposed so as to be pivoted so as to be parallel to the surface of the counter, so that the ticket being conveyed comes into contact with the front edge of the facing section.

In the embodiment, the facing portion D is provided in the conveyance path 54, but the same result can be obtained even if the facing portion is arranged on the extension line of the conveyance path 54 so as to substantially coincide with the extension line.

Due to this arrangement, the driving rotor roller 1 and the rotor roller 7 have a function equivalent to "scissors" for the ticket paper that is conveyed to the opposing part of the two rotor rollers. can be cut. That is, the ticket C to be discarded is conveyed by the endless belts 6, 6, and is cut into two pieces as it passes through the engaging portion (facing portion D) between the drive knurling roller 1 and the knurling roller 7. The waste note separated into two parts is discharged to the rear and collected and stored in the waste note tray 58.

Note that the flat knurls 2 and 8 formed on the driving knurling roller 1 and the knurling roller 7 are as follows:
Although it is not directly involved in cutting, it is effective in reliably drawing the ticket C that has reached the roller roller portion during cutting to the cutting point P of the facing portion D shown in FIG. For example, experiments have shown that an equivalent mechanism without flat knurling causes the ticket C to tear irregularly from the first cut. In the embodiment, the plane knurlings 2 and 8 are formed so as to be parallel to the axial direction of the shafts 5 and 9, but if the knurling process is performed so that they are slightly inclined from this, the ticket paper C becomes more This is preferable because it reliably passes through the cutting point P.

A suitable result was obtained when the overlapping width a (width of the overlapped portion) between the driving roll roller 1 and the roll roll roller 7 described above was set to be two to three times the thickness of the ticket C.

Further, when the gap b was set to 1/4 to 1 times the thickness of the ticket C, suitable results were obtained. If the gap b is too wide, the ticket C will not be cut and will simply be bent.

As for the fineness of the knurling of both knurling rollers (generally expressed as a module value), suitable results can be obtained when the knurling module value is set to 3/2 to 2 times the thickness of the ticket C. Ta.

By setting the knurling increments and the arrangement of the knurling rollers within the above-mentioned various ranges, the ticket paper C is stably and straightly cut into two pieces by both the knurling rollers 1 and 7.

Note that the feed rollers 10, 10 are endless belts 6,
The drive knurling roller 1 and the knurling roller 7 are in contact with the driving knurling roller 1 and the knurling roller 7, which are in contact with the drive knurling roller 1 and nipping the ticket C that has been conveyed.
feed accurately without causing any misalignment.

Function The waste ticket processing mechanism 40 of the present invention has the above-described configuration, and the paper ticket C is conveyed by the conveyance means (endless belt 6 and others), and the waste ticket processing mechanism 40 consisting of the drive knurling roller 1 and the knurling roller 7 is The ticket processing means 42 and these roller rollers 1,
7, and then it is drawn into these and progresses, and near the cutting point P, it is cut into two pieces in the conveying direction (vertical direction of the ticket) by the "scissors" action of the facing portions D of both rowlet rollers, and is completely cut into two pieces. Separate into two parts. In other words, the ticket is discarded so that it cannot be reused.

Effects of the Invention As explained above, according to the waste note processing mechanism of the present invention, a ticket conveyance path, a driving knurling roller having the above-described structure and an auxiliary By arranging the roll rollers so as to maintain the special positional relationship described above, the mechanism becomes extremely simple, and at the same time it is possible to safely and reliably cut the paper ticket to be discarded into two parts. Therefore, it is possible to completely prevent ticket paper from being reused.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the waste note processing mechanism of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view thereof.
FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof, FIG. 4 is a side view illustrating the outline of the internal mechanism of the ticket issuing device according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a side view showing an example of a conventional waste ticket processing mechanism. Figure a and front view b are shown, respectively. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Drive roller roller, 7... Auxiliary roller roller, 42... Ticket processing means, 54... Conveyance path, C... Ticket, D... Facing part, a... Width (of facing part), b...gap, t...thickness (of the ticket).

Claims (1)

[Scope of claims for utility model registration] [1] Conveyance path 54 for conveying ticket C to be scrapped
and a bill processing means 42 located in the conveyance path 54 or on an extension of the conveyance path 54 in the conveyance direction, the bill processing means 42 having a knurling on the circumferential surface of the disk side. The drive knurling roller 1 and the auxiliary knurling roller 7 having knurling formed on the circumferential surface of the disk side are provided. One end surface has the thickness t of the ticket C
are parallel to each other with a gap b of about the same size as , and each end face edge slightly faces each other at a facing part D with a width a of about the thickness t, and furthermore, the facing part D is in the conveying path 54. or conveyance path 54
The roller rollers 1 are arranged so as to substantially coincide with the extension line of the card and are supported by separate shafts parallel to the ticket surface, and the drive rowlet roller 1 is rotationally driven in a direction that is in harmony with the ticket conveyance direction. A waste bill processing mechanism characterized in that the ticket C is cut in the conveyance direction at the front edge portions of the opposing end surfaces in cooperation with the auxiliary knurling roller 7 which is rotatably supported. [2] Claims for registration of a utility model characterized in that the knurling formed on the disc-side peripheral surface of the driving knurling roller 1 and the auxiliary knurling roller 7 is a flat knurling parallel to the directions of the axes 5 and 9. The abolished note processing mechanism described in paragraph 1. [3] The width a is 2 to 3 times the thickness of the ticket C, and the gap b is 1/4 to 1 times the thickness of the ticket C.
The discarded note processing mechanism according to claim 1 or 2 of the utility model registration claim, characterized in that the mechanism is twice as large.