JPH05266282A - Automatic ticket examination device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make a ticket or the like easy to insert and to make a noncontact identification card easy to present by a customer. CONSTITUTION:The insertion ports 32, 33 and ejection ports 34, 35 of the ticket or the like are provided on both sides of a passage B, and they are comprised so that the customer passing the passage B can insert the ticket or the like to the insertion port and receive it at the ejection port convenient for the customer. Similarly. present side detection sensors 37, 38 are provided at the passage B, and they are comprised so that the customer passing the passage B can present the noncontact identification card to reading parts 36, 36 convenient for the customer.

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 tickets (or contactless identification cards used in place of tickets) such as train tickets, boarding tickets for airplanes, entrance tickets for leisure facilities, etc. It is a thing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, an automatic ticket gate apparatus has been developed in which data of a ticket or a contactless identification card is read by a reading means, validity is checked by a checking means, and passability is determined by a passability determining means. It has become.
A typical example of such a system is an automatic railway ticket gate.

FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing a conventional automatic ticket gate apparatus. There are 2 types of ticket that this automatic ticket gate 1 handles
There are types. One is a magnetic ticket and the other is a contactless identification card. On a magnetic ticket, data required as a ticket (for example, boarding section, expiration date, and user name for a commuter ticket, etc.) is recorded on the magnetic layer of the ticket, and a magnetic head is attached to this magnetic surface. Data is read by bringing them into contact and sliding in a certain direction. Therefore, the automatic ticket gate using a magnetic ticket has a reading unit 2 including a magnetic head or the like.
A transporting means 3 and 4 for transporting a magnetic ticket, a magnetic ticket insertion port 5 constituting a ticket receiving means provided on either the left or right side of one passage (usually the right side), and the validity of the read magnetic ticket. It is composed of a checking means 6 for checking the sex and an outlet 8. The checking means 6 has a display by blinking a lamp 9, a door 10 for opening and closing a passage, etc. according to the check result.

The operation of the automatic ticket gate apparatus using magnetic tickets will be described. First, the customer inserts his or her magnetic ticket into the insertion slot 5. The inserted magnetic ticket is read by the magnetic head of the reading unit 2 while being conveyed by the conveying units 3 and 4, and the validity of the ticket is checked by the checking unit 6 and then discharged from the discharge port 8. .. As a result of the check,
When the passage is not permitted, the door 10 provided in the passage is closed and the passenger is informed by the lamp 9 that the magnetic ticket cannot be used.

Next, in the case of a contactless identification card, the contactless identification card has a microcomputer, a memory, a wireless transmission / reception circuit, and a battery built therein, and data required as a ticket is recorded in the memory. There is. The automatic ticket gate using the contactless identification card has a contactless identification card presentation area 1 on either the left or right side of the passage (usually the right side).
1 is provided. This automatic ticket gate has a presentation area 11
The reading means 12 for reading the data of the contactless identification card presented to the user and the checking means 6 for checking the validity of the read contactless identification card as a ticket. 9
It has a door 10 for displaying by blinking and for opening and closing the passage. The user goes through the aisle, takes out the contactless identification card he / she has, and presents it in the presentation area 11. A wireless transmission / reception antenna (not shown) is arranged near the presentation area 11. The interrogation radio wave is emitted from this antenna at a cycle of about 0.1 ms. The presented contactless identification card transmits data indicating the contents of the ticket by radio wave using the interrogation radio wave as a trigger. The reading means 12 reads this data through the antenna and the receiving circuit, determines whether the check means 6 is valid or invalid as a ticket, and as a result of the determination, if passage is not recognized, the door 10 provided in the passage is provided. Close
The lamp 9 indicates to the customer that the contactless identification card cannot be used.

[0006]

In the conventional automatic ticket gate, (1) In the case of a magnetic ticket, the insertion slot for the magnetic ticket is only on the right side of the passage.

(2) In the case of the contactless identification card, the presentation area is only on the right side of the passage.

Therefore, in the case of a left-handed person, it is very difficult to insert the magnetic ticket into the right side with the left hand, and if the contactless identification card is presented on the right side with the left hand, the body must be turned to the right. There was a problem. There is also a problem that even a right-handed person has to use his left hand or carry his luggage to his left hand if he has baggage in his right hand. There is a fear that a customer who uses the automatic ticket gate for the first time may insert the magnetic ticket into the insertion opening of the passage on the left side of the passage that he is trying to pass, by mistakenly matching the passage and the insertion opening of the magnetic ticket. There was also.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic ticket gate apparatus in which a customer passing through an aisle can select his / her convenient insertion slot or a card presenting side to present tickets or a contactless identification card. To do.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, in the automatic ticket gate of the present invention, an insertion port and an ejection port are provided along adjacent passages, and the ticket is inserted from which insertion port. Receiving means for detecting whether or not the ticket has been conveyed to the reading portion, and discharging means for conveying the checked ticket from the reading portion to the discharge opening on the inserted side and detecting that it has been discharged from the apparatus It is equipped with and.

In order to achieve the same object, in the automatic ticket gate of the present invention, a reading unit is provided between adjacent passages, and which passage side the contactless identification card is presented to the reading unit. The present invention is provided with a presentation side detection means for detecting.

[0012]

When a ticket is inserted into the insertion slot of the automatic ticket gate constructed as described above, the receiving means detects which slot the ticket was inserted into and conveys the ticket to the reading section. After the data of the ticket is read and checked, the ejecting means conveys the ticket to the ejection port on the side where the ticket is inserted and detects that the ticket is ejected from the device by the customer.

Further, in the case of the non-contact identification card, the presenting side detecting means detects which reading section the card is presented through the presenting side detecting sensor.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the customer who passes through the passage can select his / her convenient insertion port or the card presenting side to insert tickets or present the contactless identification card. ..

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The elements common to the drawings are given the same reference numerals.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the arrangement of the automatic ticket gate apparatus according to the embodiment. The passage A and the passage B are passages through which passengers are provided at the ticket gates, and are partitioned by automatic ticket gates 21, 22, and 23 having the same configuration.
The control units 24, 25 and 26 are the automatic ticket gates 21,
It is the control center of the control units 22 and 23, and the control units of the adjacent automatic ticket gates are connected by signal cables 27 and 28. The automatic ticket gates 21 and 22 are provided with passage sensors 31 including light emitting elements 29 and light receiving elements 30 along the passage A at predetermined intervals to detect movements of passengers. Automatic ticket gate 2
Similarly, the passage sensors 31 are provided along the passage B at predetermined intervals at 2 and 23. In addition, automatic ticket gates 21, 22,
23 are magnetic card insertion openings 32 on the entrance side of the passage,
33 is provided so that the user can freely select and insert. The automatic ticket gates 21, 22, and 23 are provided with magnetic ticket outlets 34 and 35, respectively, on the exit side of the passage.
The reading unit 36 of the contactless identification card includes an antenna (not shown) and a wireless transmission / reception circuit which are arranged substantially at the center of each automatic ticket gate. Presenting side detection sensors 37 and 38 each including an LED array and a line image sensor are arranged on the left and right of the antenna of the reading unit 36 when viewed from the entrance side of the passage. The presentation-side detection sensors 37 and 38 detect from which of the left and right sides the non-contact identification card is presented. The outputs of the passage sensor 31, the presentation side detection sensors 37 and 38, and the reading unit 36 are all the control units 24 and 2.
5, 26 are input. Inside the control units 24, 25, and 26, data of railway networks nationwide (data indicating connection relations between stations) and station name numbers of installed stations are stored. Therefore, it is possible to detect whether or not this station belongs to the boarding section recorded on the magnetic ticket, and it is possible to handle the magnetic ticket for alighting vehicles where no settlement is made. Doors 39 to 44 are provided to inform the user whether or not the vehicle can be passed as a result of the determination of the magnetic ticket. The doors 39 to 44 are their drive units 45 to 5, respectively.
The open / close operation is performed by 0.

FIG. 2 is a diagram of a magnetic ticket transport mechanism of the automatic ticket gate apparatus shown in FIG. The insertion section 51 is the combination of the insertion openings 32 and 33 described in FIG. 1 and the confluent conveyance mechanism 5 that puts the magnetic ticket inserted through each insertion opening on the conveyance path of the reading section 60.
2 and insertion-port sensors 55 and 56 each of which includes a light-emitting element 53 and a light-receiving element 54 for detecting insertion of a magnetic ticket into each of the insertion openings 32 and 33. The merging / conveying mechanism 52 mainly includes insertion port conveying belts 57 and 58 that can be independently driven and can merge the magnetic tickets from the inserting ports 32 and 33 in time, and a roller 59 that plays a role of point switching at the merging point. Various components. The shaft of the roller 59 is movable in the directions of arrows CD. By this movement, the magnetic ticket is sandwiched between one of the insertion port transport belts 57 or 58 and the roller 59 and pressed to transport the magnetic ticket to the reading unit 60. The reading unit 60 includes a skew correction unit 61 and a read / write unit 62. The skew feeding correction unit 61 is a mechanism that corrects a magnetic ticket that is inserted obliquely or that is inclined during transportation to adjust the magnetic surface to the read / write unit 62 of the next stage. .. Read / write unit 62
Is composed of a magnetic head (not shown), an amplification / demodulation circuit, a write current control circuit, and the like. The ejection unit 63 includes the ejection ports 34 and 35 described in FIG. 1, and the light emitting element 64 and the light receiving element 65 that detect whether the magnetic ticket remains in the ejection ports 34 and 35, respectively.
And outlet branch sensors 67 and 68, and a branch transport mechanism 69 that transports the magnetic ticket from the reading section 60 to the respective outlet slots 34 and 35. Branch transport mechanism 6
Reference numeral 9 is a discharge port transport belt 70, 71 for transporting the magnetic ticket to the discharge ports 34, 35, and a point at which the shaft moves in the direction of arrow CD to distribute the magnetic ticket from the reading unit 60 to the discharge port transport belt 70, 71. The roller 72 that plays the role of switching is the main component.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the automatic ticket gate apparatus shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line EE of FIG. The presenting side detection sensors 37 and 38 of the contactless identification card are light emitting diode arrays 73 and 74 (hereinafter referred to as the LED array 7).
3, 74) and line image sensors 75 and 76. The LED arrays 73 and 74 are fixed to an arm 77 that forms the card presentation area 11 with respect to the reading unit 36 of the contactless identification card. The line image sensors 75 and 76 are arranged on the passage side with the reading unit 36 interposed therebetween. The light rays emitted from the LED arrays 73 and 74 are received by the line image sensors 75 and 76, respectively. If the contactless identification card is presented above the reader, some of the light rays reaching the line image sensor 75 or 76 will be blocked by the hand (or arm) of the presenting customer. The presenting side of the contactless identification card can be detected depending on which line sensor the light beam is blocked.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an automatic ticket gate apparatus for magnetic tickets, and the automatic ticket gate apparatus 22 shown in FIG. 1 will be described as an example. The control unit 25 is composed of a microcomputer and serves as a receiving unit 80, a reading unit 81, a checking unit 82, and a discharging unit 83 according to the steps of the control program. The receiving means 80 is the insertion part 5 shown in FIG.
1 is used to detect in which insertion slot the magnetic ticket is inserted, and the magnetic ticket is carried into the reading unit 60. The reading unit 81 uses the reading unit 60 to read the data on the magnetic ticket. The checking means 82 checks the data, and when the magnetic ticket is not effective as a ticket, drives the drive unit on the side of the passage in which the magnetic ticket is inserted together with the control units 24 and 26 of the adjacent automatic ticket gates 21 and 23. Then close the door. At this time, the control unit of the adjacent automatic ticket gate is also notified and the door is closed. The discharging means 83 discharges the magnetic ticket to the discharge opening on the side of the passage where the magnetic ticket is inserted, using the discharging section 63 shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an automatic ticket gate for a contactless identification card. The control unit 25 becomes the presentation side detection means 84, the reading means 85, and the check means 86 according to the steps of the control program. The presenting side detecting means 84 detects from which passage side the card is presented using the presenting side detecting sensors 37 and 38. The reading means 85 reads the data of the presented card. The checking means checks the data, and if the card is not valid as a commuter pass, the control unit 24 of the adjacent automatic ticket gates 21 and 23,
The door of the drive unit on the side of the aisle where the card is presented together with 26 is closed. At this time, the control unit of the adjacent automatic ticket gate is also notified and the door is closed.

When the insertion port sensors 55 and 56 shown in FIG. 2 detect a magnetic ticket, the control unit 25 generates an interrupt and the automatic ticket gate becomes an automatic ticket gate for magnetic ticket processing, as shown in FIG. When the presenting side detection sensors 37, 38 detect a user's arm or the like, an interruption occurs and the automatic ticket gate becomes an automatic ticket gate for a contactless identification card.
It will be executed by each means shown in.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8 are flowcharts (1) and (2) showing the processing steps of the magnetic ticket, and FIGS. 9 and 10 are flowcharts (1) and (2) showing the processing steps of the contactless identification card. First, the process of processing a magnetic ticket will be described. The process of processing a magnetic ticket is divided into two flows. The two flows start from task 1 start and task 2 start, respectively. The flow starting from task 1 start is the processing flow of the magnetic ticket inserted from the insertion slot 32, and the flow starting from task 2 start is the processing flow of the magnetic ticket inserted from the insertion slot 33. Both flows are executed in parallel by one control unit for each inserted magnetic ticket.
The flow starting from task 1 start will be described by applying it to the operation of the automatic ticket gate 22 sandwiched between the passage A and the passage B shown in FIG. First, it is assumed that the magnetic ticket is not inserted into the insertion opening 32 on the passage A side. Step S ₁₀₀
Then, the control unit 25 checks the ON / OFF state of the insertion slot sensor 55 and waits until the magnetic ticket is inserted into the insertion slot 32 on the passage A side. When detecting that the insertion opening sensor 32 is turned on, the control unit 25 determines that the magnetic ticket is inserted,
Go to step ₁₀₁ . In step ₁₀₁ , the control unit 25 rotates the insertion port conveyance belt 57, takes in the magnetic ticket, and conveys it to a position before the roller 59. In step _S102 , the control unit 25 confirms whether or not there is a magnetic ticket which is being processed in advance other than the magnetic ticket taken in from the insertion slot 32.
If there is a magnetic ticket preceding the stop rotation of the insertion slot conveyor belt 57 in the step S _103, until the preceding process of the magnetic ticket is completed, to wait from acquisition magnetic tickets on the spot. When the preceding customer takes out the magnetic ticket from the outlet and the preceding magnetic ticket does not exist in the automatic ticket gate 22, the process proceeds to step ₁₀₄ . In step S ₁₀₄ , the control unit 25 presses the roller 59 against the insertion port conveyance belt 57. In step S ₁₀₅ , the control unit 25 rotates the insertion port conveyance belt 57 and sends the magnetic ticket to the skew feeding correction unit 61. Step S
_The magnetic ticket skewed at ₁₀₆ is corrected to a correct angle by the skew correction unit 61. In step _S107 , the control unit 25 activates a new task 1 separately from the task 1 that is currently being executed, and prepares for the operation when the next magnetic ticket is inserted into the insertion slot 32. After correcting the skew, the control unit 25 causes the read / write unit 62 to read the magnetic data of the magnetic ticket in step _S108 . The read magnetic data includes information as a ticket, for example, information such as a boarding section and an expiration date. After checking these pieces of information, the control unit 25 writes a signal indicating that the ticket has been paid on the magnetic ticket by the read / write unit 62. In step _S109 , the control unit 25 proceeds to step _S110 if the checked data is valid as a ticket, and if not valid, proceeds to step S109.
_Continue to ₁₁₃ . In S ₁₁₀ , the control unit 25 presses the roller 72 against the discharge port transport belt 70. In step _S111 , the control unit 2
5 discharges the magnetic ticket to the discharge port 34. In step S ₁₁₂ , the control unit 25 checks whether or not the magnetic ticket has been taken out via the ejection port sensor 67, and if taken out, the task 1 ends. Step S ₁₀₉ to Step S ₁₁₃
In the case of advancing to, the control unit 25 closes the door 41 and the door 40 of the automatic ticket gate 21 adjacent to each other across the passage A. Control unit 2
When closing the door 40, 5 issues a command to the control unit 24 to close the door 40, and drives the drive unit 46 via the control unit 24 to close it. The above is the processing flow regarding the magnetic ticket inserted in the passage A side of the automatic ticket gate 22.

The processing flow for the magnetic ticket inserted on the passage B side of the automatic ticket gate 22 is a flow called task 2 shown in FIG. The difference between Task 1 and Task 2 is that the insertion port sensor, insertion port conveyance belt, roller 59, roller 7
The two slide directions, doors, and outlets are different.

Since the processing procedure of task 2 is the same as that of task 1, its detailed description is omitted. Addition about the mutual operation of task 1 and task 2.

It is assumed that a customer arrives at both the passage A side and the passage B side and the magnetic ticket is inserted into the automatic ticket gate 22 through the respective insertion openings 32 and 33 at almost the same time. Since there is no need to consider mutual operation in a transport system that is physically parallel to the left and right, steps S ₁₀₀ , S ₁₀₁ , S ₁₂₀ , and S ₁₂₁ of the insertion section and the ejection section in the flow of FIGS. There is no problem in steps S ₁₁₂ and S ₁₃₂ . The key steps are steps S ₁₀₂ and S ₁₂₁ , that is, the determination as to whether or not there is a preceding magnetic ticket. It is necessary to operate so that the determination in step S _{102 and} the determination in step S ₁₂₁ are not performed simultaneously. If you keep this, step
The processes of ₁₀₄ to ₁₁₁ and steps ₁₂₄ to ₁₃₁ do not conflict with each other, and the problem that two magnetic tickets on the left and right sides are simultaneously sent to one transport path cannot occur.

Next, the process of processing the contactless identification card will be described with reference to FIGS. The process of processing the contactless identification card is also divided into two flows. One is the flow of task 3 shown in FIG. 9, and the other is the flow of task 4 shown in FIG. Task 3 is passage A
Task 4 is processing of the contactless identification card presented from the side, and Task 4 is processing of the contactless identification card presented from the passage B side. The processing of task 3 will be described. Step S ₂₀₀
The control unit 25 detects that the presentation-side detection sensor 37 is on, and when it detects that the presentation-side detection sensor 38 is off in step ₂₀₁ , the passage A side presents the contactless identification card. It is determined that there is, and the timer built in the control unit is started in step _S202 . In step S ₂₀₃ , the control unit 25 causes the antenna of the reading unit 36 to emit a radio wave as an inquiry signal. When the contactless identification card receives the inquiry signal, the inquiry signal is used as a trigger to transmit a response signal including information as a commuter pass by radio waves. In step _S204 , the control unit 25 proceeds to step _S205 if there is a response signal. If not, the process proceeds to step S ₂₀₈ . Upon receiving the response signal from the antenna of the reading unit 36 in step _S205 , the control unit 25 checks the commuter pass information included in the response signal in step _S206 . If the checked data is valid as a commuter pass in step S ₂₀₆ , the control unit 25 _proceeds to step S _207.
If not valid, go to step _S209 . When the control unit 25 detects in step _S207 that the contactless identification card is removed from the presentation area 11 and the presentation-side detection sensor 37 is turned off, the process returns to step _S200 to process the next contactless identification card. to go into. When the process proceeds from step _S204 to step _S208 , the control unit 25 checks whether or not the built-in timer has timed out, and if not, the process returns to step _S203 . When the process proceeds from step _S206 to step _S209 , the control unit 25 determines that the door 40 on the side of the passage A,
41 is closed. To close the door 41, the drive unit 47 is driven. In order to close the door 40, the control unit 25 drives the drive unit 46 via the signal cable 27 and the control unit 24.

Here, step S ₂₀₀ and step S ₂₀₁
A description will be added to the condition determination of. Presenting side detection sensor 3
When both 7 and 38 are turned on, it is possible that the contactless identification card is presented from both sides or is projected from one side to the other side. If both are presented, even if the inquiry signal is transmitted in this state and the response signals are received from both contactless identification cards, it is possible to distinguish which response signal is the signal from the contactless identification card on the side of the passage A. Not stick. Further, if it is presented by sticking out from one side to the other side, it is still impossible to determine from which passage the presentation is made. Therefore, in steps S ₂₀₀ and S ₂₀₁ , the contactless identification card is read when the presentation-side detection sensor 37 on the passage A side is on and the presentation-side detection sensor 38 is off.

Task 4 is different from task 3 only in the presenting side detection sensor and the door, but the processing procedure itself is the same, and therefore its explanation is omitted.

The mutual operation between task 3 and task 4 will be added. As shown in steps S ₂₀₀ and S ₂₀₁ of task 3 and steps S ₂₁₀ and S ₂₁₁ of task 4,
Run-on is presented side detection sensor 37 and 38 respectively, perform the steps S ₂₀₂ to S ₂₀₉ when off, task 4 presents side detection sensor 37 and 38 respectively off, the steps S ₂₁₂ to S ₂₁₉ when turned on Therefore, the reading operations of the contactless identification cards are performed under the condition that they are mutually excluded. Therefore, the problem of conflict between task 3 and task 4 does not occur.

In the above-described embodiment, the presentation side of the contactless identification card is identified by the presentation side detection sensor by the LED array and the line image sensor, but the reading unit itself may be used as the presentation side detection sensor. Good. That is,
Corresponding to each passage in the contactless identification card presentation area 2
One reading unit is provided. Then, the antenna of each reading unit issues an inquiry signal about every 0.1 seconds and receives a response signal. When the reading unit on the side of the passage A receives the response signal, it can be seen that the contactless identification card is presented on the side of the passage A. In such a configuration, the contactless identification card presented on the side of the passage A actually responds to the inquiry signal issued from the reading unit on the side of the passage A, and the response signal is sent to the side of the passage A. Care must be taken so that the reading unit does not receive it. For example, a metal plate or the like is placed between both reading units to isolate radio waves from each other.

In the embodiment described above, the fact that the passenger cannot pass by closing the door is directly displayed to the customer. Instead of the door, a lamp may be lit to indicate that the vehicle cannot pass. Furthermore, instead of notifying the customer directly, the person in charge may be informed so that the employee can tell the customer that he cannot pass.

When a customer tries to pass without showing a magnetic ticket or a contactless card, the passage sensor detects the passage, and if the passage cannot be made, the door is closed or the lamp is turned on. indicate.

When one automatic ticket gate apparatus of the present invention is installed at the ticket gate and used, the passage of passage is controlled by the control section of the apparatus.

Further, hydraulic pressure or the like may be used instead of the door, and the shaft may pop out to close the passage.

In this embodiment, the receiving means and the discharging means are respectively provided with a merging / conveying mechanism and a branching / conveying mechanism, and the magnetic bills inserted into the insertion ports are merged and guided to the reading portion, and the checked bills are read from the reading portion. Since it is branched and conveyed to the discharge port, the reading unit can be used in common, the structure can be downsized, and an economical and inexpensive automatic ticket gate apparatus can be provided.

[0036]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

By providing the insertion port and the ejection port on the left and right along the passage, the customer can insert the tickets into the insertion port which is convenient for him / herself.

By providing the reading unit between the adjacent passages and providing the insertion port and the discharge port along the passages, respectively, even when one apparatus is installed, the user can find a convenient passage for himself. You can select and insert tickets. or,
One unit can handle two aisles, so the congestion at the ticket gates can be alleviated. Further, since the reading section is also used for the two insertion ports, the apparatus can be downsized and an inexpensive apparatus can be provided.

By providing presenting side detection sensors on the left and right sides of the passage, and by providing presenting side detecting means for detecting which reading section the non-contact identification card has been presented,
Passengers who pass through the aisle can present their cards in a convenient card presentation area.

Further, since the reading section is provided between the adjacent passages and the presenting side detection sensor is provided so as to sandwich the reading section, even if one apparatus is installed, the user can find the passage convenient to him or her. You can present your card by selecting. Also, since one unit can handle two passages, congestion at the ticket gate can be alleviated. Further, since the reading unit also serves as the two presentation-side detection sensors, the device can be downsized and an inexpensive device can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an arrangement state of an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a magnetic ticket transport mechanism diagram of the automatic ticket gate.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the automatic ticket gate.

FIG. 4 is a view on arrow EE in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an automatic ticket gate of a magnetic ticket.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an automatic ticket gate of a contactless identification card.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart (1) of a magnetic ticket.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart (2) of a magnetic ticket.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart (1) of a contactless identification card.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart (2) of the contactless identification card.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an automatic ticket gate of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1,2,22,23 Automatic ticket gate 32,33 Insertion port 34,35 Discharge port 37,38 Presentation side detection sensor 51 Insertion section 52 Combined transport mechanism 55,56 Insertion port sensor 60 Reading section 63 Discharge section 67,68 Discharge Exit sensor 69 Branch transport mechanism

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An automatic ticket gate that reads the data of a ticket received from an insertion slot with a reading unit, checks the validity of the ticket, discharges the ticket to the discharge slot, and determines whether or not passage is possible. An insertion port and an ejection port are provided on both sides, and a receiving means that detects from which insertion port the ticket has been inserted and conveys the ticket to the reading unit, and the checked ticket from the reading unit, An automatic ticket gate device, comprising: an ejecting unit that conveys to an ejection port on the inserted side and detects ejection from the device. 2. The automatic ticket inspection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reading section is provided between adjacent passages, and an insertion opening and an ejection opening are provided along the passages. 3. The receiving means comprises a merging / conveying mechanism having two receiving ends respectively connected to the insertion ports and one discharging end connected to the reading section, and an insertion port sensor provided at each of the insertion ports. Means connected to the reading unit 1
3. The automatic ticket gate apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: a branch conveyance mechanism having one receiving end and two discharge ends connected to the discharge ports, and discharge port sensors provided at the discharge ports. 4. An automatic ticket gate that reads the data of a presented contactless identification card with a reading unit and checks the validity of the card to determine whether or not to pass a passage, and presenting side detection sensors are provided on both sides of the passage. An automatic ticket gate, which is provided with a presentation-side detection unit that detects which reading unit the contactless identification card has been presented to. 5. The automatic ticket gate according to claim 4, wherein a reading unit is provided between adjacent passages, and a presentation-side detection sensor is provided so as to sandwich the reading unit.