JPH05258136A - Ticket issuing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve ticket-issuing speed and to shorten the waiting time of a user without restricting the printing speed of a printing device. CONSTITUTION:Base paper 1 is wound in a roll at a supply device 2. Base paper 1 fed from the supply device 2 is printed with a necessary item in the printing device 5, is fed to a pool device and is accumulated by slack amount absorbed by a shift roller 23. When a ticket-issuing command is issued, printed base paper 1 accumulated in the pool device is cut into a single ticket by a cut device 7, a magnetic signal write device 12 writes a signal and the ticket is issued. Since the printing device 5 is previously terminated, time from the ticket-issuing command to the issuing of the ticket is short.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ticket issuing apparatus capable of writing management items and the like associated with ticket sales as magnetic signals on the issued ticket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a ticket issuing device such as a train ticket, when a user puts a charge into the device, a necessary matter is printed on a roll-shaped base paper and then this is specified. In addition to cutting to the size of 1 and writing management information using a magnetic recording device, the ticket is ejected from a ticket issuing port provided in the device.

FIG. 2 shows a conventional example of such a ticket issuing device. In FIG. 2, 1 is a base paper wound in a roll shape, 2 is a supply device for the roll base paper 1, and a take-up reel for the base paper 1 is shown. Is equipped with. The base paper supplied from the supply device 2 is sent to the printing device 5 via the feed rollers 3 and 3 and the tension rollers 4 and 4, and necessary information such as a date, a destination, a ticket issuing place, and a ticket issuing number is printed on the surface thereof. It Printed base paper 1
Is sent to the cutting device 7 by the feed rollers 6 and 6 and cut into a predetermined length based on the ticket issuing command. in this case,
A mark sensor 8 for detecting a mark indicating a cutting position provided on the base paper 1 is provided in the vicinity of the cutting device 7, and the cutting length of the base paper 1 is controlled. A single ticket 10 obtained by cutting the base paper 1 into a predetermined length is sent to the magnetic signal writing device 12 by the conveyor belts 11 and 11, and necessary management information and the like are recorded by a head 13 provided therein.

[0004]

By the way, in the conventional ticket issuing machine as described above, a heat-sensitive type is usually used as a printing device. This thermal printing device
Since a heating element called a thermal head is brought into contact with the face of the bill to cause discoloration of the printed portion, it is difficult to reduce the contact time between the head and the face of the bill to a certain prescribed time or less. Therefore, the printing speed of the thermal method is usually less than 10 cm per second in the writing direction. On the contrary,
The writing speed of the magnetic signal in the magnetic signal writing device 12 exceeds several meters per second as is known in the so-called magnetic recorder.

Therefore, in the conventional ticket issuing machine which employs the heat-sensitive printing, the ticket issuing speed of the ticket vending machine is limited by the printing speed, and there is a drawback that it takes a long time from the entry of the fee to the completion of the ticket issuing. In particular, since it is necessary to print many items such as the destination and the ticket issuing location on the face of the ticket as described above, the contact time between the heating element and the face of the ticket needs to be increased accordingly. It was difficult to improve.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and an object thereof is to provide a ticket issuing device capable of improving the ticket issuing speed.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention of claim 1 provides a supply device for a base paper wound into a roll, and a printing device for printing necessary items on the surface of the base paper. A ticket issuing device including a cutting device that cuts a printed base paper into a predetermined size to create a ticket, and a magnetic signal writing device that records magnetic information on the ticket, It is characterized in that a base paper pool device for accumulating a fixed length of the base paper in a printing state is provided between the apparatus and the apparatus.

Further, the invention of claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 1, a high-speed printing device different from the printing device in the preceding stage of the pooling device for the base paper is provided in the latter stage of the cutting device. ..

[0009]

In the invention of the first aspect having the above-mentioned structure, since the pool device for printed base paper is provided at the subsequent stage of the printing device, several base papers that have been printed for a long time are stored. It becomes possible to keep it. As a result, the ticket issuing speed is limited only by the signal writing speed by the magnetic signal writing device, so that the ticket issuing speed is remarkably improved as compared with the conventional technique in which the printing speed is limited.

Further, according to the second aspect of the invention, since the high-speed type printing device is provided in the latter stage of the cutting device, it is possible to additionally print the matters which cannot be printed by the former stage printing device on the face of the sheet. Moreover, the use of the high-speed printing apparatus can prevent the ticketing speed from decreasing as much as possible.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to FIG. The same parts as those in the prior art shown in FIG. 2 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

(1) Configuration of Embodiment In this embodiment, the pool device 2 is provided downstream of the printing device 5.
0 is provided. The pool device 20 has a moving roller 23 which is arranged between the front and rear guide rollers 21 and 22 so as to be movable up and down. The moving roller 23 has a constant weight, and is supported by the tip of an arm 25 that rotates in a vertical direction about a support shaft 24. A switch 26 for detecting the lowered position of the moving roller 23 is provided at the end of the downward rotation stroke of the rotating arm 25. The switch 26 is provided for the feed rollers 3, 3
Connected to the drive means of
When is pressed, the feed rollers 3 and 3 are stopped.

On the other hand, a high speed type printing device 30 is provided at the subsequent stage of the cutting device 7. This high-speed printing device 30
The printing speed itself may be high, but a heat-sensitive printing device can be used as long as the printing amount is small and printing does not take time. In other words, the ticketing date and ticketing number of the ticket are much smaller than other destinations and ticketing locations, and printing can be completed at high speed. It can be used as a pattern printer.

(2) Operation of the embodiment In the present embodiment having the above-mentioned structure, the base paper fed from the feeding device 2 by the operation of the feed rollers 3 and 3 has a constant tension by the tension rollers 4 and 4. Is sent to the printing device 5 in a given state, and necessary items are printed on the face of the bill. The printing device may have a slow printing speed, such as a heat-sensitive method known in the related art. The printed base paper 1 is further fed by the action of the feed rollers 3 and 3 to the pool device 2
Sent to 0. In this state, since the feed rollers 6 and 6 in the latter stage of the pool device are not driven, in the pool device 20, the base paper 1 sent from the printing device 5 is loosened. As a result, the moving roller 23 on which the base paper 1 is applied
Is lowered by its own weight, and the slack of the base paper is absorbed. That is, the base paper on which the amount of slack absorbed by the moving roller 23 is printed is accumulated in the pool device 20.

When the printed base paper 1 is accumulated in this way, the moving roller 23 is lowered and the turning arm is also turned downward accordingly, so that the switch 26 is turned on and the feed rollers 3 and 3 are stopped. To do. When a fee is charged to the ticket vending machine in this state, the feeding rollers 6 and 6 are detected and the leading edge of the printed base paper 1 is fed to the cutting device 7. In this case, in this embodiment, prior to feeding the front end of the printed base paper 1 into the cutting device 7, the high-speed type printing device 30 provided in the preceding stage of the cutting device 7 is used to issue a ticket issuing number, a date, etc. To print. The printed stencil sheet 1 that has been sent is supplied between the conveyor belts 11 and, and when the mark sensor detects a mark on the stencil sheet 1, the cutting device 7 cuts the single ticket 10. Cut ticket 1
0 is further sent to the magnetic signal writing device 12, and after magnetic data such as management information is recorded by the head 13, it is ejected from the ticket issuing port.

By the way, the magnetic information writing operation as described above is performed at a remarkably high speed as compared with the printing operation by the printing apparatus 5 as described above. Therefore, the rotation speeds of the feed rollers 6 and 6 that feed the printed base paper 1 to the cutting device 7 are faster than the rotation speeds of the feed rollers 3 and 3 that feed the base paper 1 to the printing device 5 and the pool device 20.
Therefore, by the ticket issuing operation as described above, the pool device 2
The printed base paper 1 accumulated in 0 is the pool device 20.
Drawn from. Then, the slack of the printed base paper 1 decreases, and the moving roller 23 rises accordingly, and the rotating arm 25 supporting the moving roller 23 also rises and the switch 26 moves.
Get away from. As a result, the feed rollers 3 and 3 are driven by a command from the switch 26, and the base paper 1 is fed from the supply device 2 toward the printing device 5 until the moving roller 23 descends again as described above.

As described above, according to this embodiment, since the printing work by the slow printing device 4 is completed in advance, the printing work of the high speed type printing device 30 and the magnetic signal writing device are executed in response to the ticket issuing command. Only twelve signal writing tasks are required. As a result, the ticket issuing speed is significantly improved. In particular, if the pool device 20 stores a few sheets of printed base paper, it is possible to promptly issue a ticket even in the case of continuous ticketing in which a plurality of tickets are required for one fee insertion operation. You can It should be noted that, in the normal ticket-issuing operation one by one, there is a charge insertion operation and a user change time,
During that time, the printed base paper 1 can be stored in the pool device 20, and the ticketing work can be performed without waiting for the user.

(3) Other Embodiments The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and depending on the printing matter required, a high-speed printing device is not used, and all printing is performed in the preceding printing device. It can also be done in 4. However, in this case, if the ticket issuing date or the like is printed, the portion of the printed base paper 1 accumulated in the pool device 20 may be wasted. Further, the amount of base paper accumulated in the pool device can also be appropriately changed according to the printing speed of the printing device 4, the desired ticket issuing speed, and the like.

Further, the means for feeding the raw paper or the cut single ticket is not limited to that shown in the drawing, but can be changed according to the dimensions of the raw paper, the position of the cutting device, and the like. Further, the means for slackening the printed base paper in the pool device is not limited to one roller that moves up and down, and a plurality of rollers may be used, or the rollers may be pulled horizontally by a spring or the like to provide slack in the base paper. .. Further, as the switch for controlling the feed roller according to the amount of slack of the base paper, a switch using a photoelectric tube can be used in addition to the mechanical sensor shown in the figure.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention,
By providing a pool device for accumulating printed base paper, it is possible to issue tickets without being restricted by the printing speed, so a ticket issuing device with high ticket issuing speed and low waiting time for users is provided. It becomes possible to do.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a ticket issuing device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an example of a conventional ticket issuing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1; Base paper 2; Supply device 3; Feed roller 4; Tension roller 5; Printing device 6; Feed roller 7; Cutting device 8; Mark sensor 10; Single ticket 11; Conveyance belt 12; Magnetic signal writing device 13; Head 20; Pool device 21, 22; Guide roller 23; Moving roller 24; Spindle 25; Rotating arm 26; Switch 30; High-speed printing device

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A supply device for a roll of base paper, a printing device for printing necessary items on the surface of the base paper, and a cutting device for cutting the printed base paper to a predetermined size to produce a single ticket. And a magnetic signal writing device for recording magnetic information on this ticket, a pool of base paper for accumulating a fixed length of the base paper in a printing state between the cutting device and the printing device. A ticket issuing device, which is provided with a device. 2. The ticket issuing device according to claim 1, further comprising a high-speed printing device provided after the cutting device, the high-speed printing device being different from the printing device preceding the pool device for the base paper.