JPH0562039A - Separation/accumulation device for tickets - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To accumulate tickets to be returned from the ticket processor of an automatic adjustment device with smaller tickets accumulated on larger tickets and to return them in a lump. CONSTITUTION:The device consists of a card guiding plate 2 arranged in approximately parallel with a carrying direction on the end side of a returning carying path 1 while getting apart downward from the position in parallel with the carrying direction at a prescribed distance, a separation panel 3 which is arranged to be face with the card guiding plate 2, which is arranged slightly close to the side of the card guiding plate 2 than the position in parallel with the carrying direction of the returning carrying path 1 and which is provided with a cutoff guiding normal-sized tickets to the opposite side of the card guiding plate 2 and a long piece guiding card-sized tickets to the side of the card guiding plate 2, and a flat spring 4a and a rotary roller 5a pressing the separation panel 3 from upper and lower direction, respectively.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ticketing / separating / stacking device, and more particularly to a ticketing machine such as an automatic ticket gate or an automatic checkout machine, in which a plurality of tickets of different sizes are inserted. At times, the present invention relates to a small-sized ticket that can be returned by stacking it on top and aligning the tips.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, even when two or more tickets are inserted into a ticket processor, one entry / exit processing and one payment processing are performed with these tickets. For example, JP-A-58-78280).

For example, when a user of ticket of Edmonlin ticket type (ordinary ticket size) makes a payment with an automatic payment machine, when the payment is made with a card-sized prepaid card, in addition to the ticket, the prepaid card is used. The card is inserted. After the settlement process is completed, the prepaid card is returned to the outlet, and the ticket is collected in the automatic settlement machine. In addition, when the payment processing operation is canceled midway or when the inserted ticket cannot be paid, the inserted ticket and prepaid card are returned to the outlet. This return is performed in the order processed in the automatic checkout machine.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional ticket handling machine for a plurality of tickets, the returned tickets are discharged in the processing order, so that the ordinary ticket size cards are used. Before you receive all the tickets, you may feel that the normal size tickets are not returned under the size ticket There was a problem that the user left.

In order to solve such a problem, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 56-74786,
It is conceivable that all the tickets will be stacked and returned together to the outlet, but even with this,
It is not possible to solve the drawback that ordinary ticket sizes are below card size tickets.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to enable passengers to return small-sized tickets in a stacked manner with their leading ends aligned. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a separation / lamination device of a kind.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the device of the present invention is a device for separating and stacking tickets, which is provided in a return transportation path in a ticket processing machine such as an automatic checkout machine. A card guide plate is provided below the position parallel to the transport direction on the terminal end side of the return transport path so as to be substantially parallel to the transport direction, and a card guide plate is provided to face the card guide plate. , A notch that is provided slightly closer to the card guide plate side than the position parallel to the transport direction of the return transport path and that guides ordinary ticket size tickets to the opposite side of the card guide plate. Have,
Further, it is characterized by including a separating plate having a tongue piece for guiding card-sized tickets to the card guide plate side, and a pair of pressing means for pressing the separating plate from above and below respectively. ..

[0008]

In the above structure, when the card-sized tickets reach the separating plate, the tongue of the separating plate guides them onto the card guide plate. Further, when the ordinary ticket size tickets reach the separating plate, the notch of the separating plate guides it to the separating plate opposite to the card holding plate. As a result, in the separating plate portion, the ordinary ticket size ticket exists on the card size ticket. Then, the leading ends of the respective tickets are aligned by the pressing force of the pressing means.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an apparatus according to an embodiment, showing an example of being incorporated in a return conveyance path of an automatic settlement machine.

At the end of the return conveying path 1 consisting of a pair of belt conveyors provided in the horizontal direction, the upper belt conveyor is formed in a stepwise extension and the stepwise difference is formed in the stepwise portion.
A card guide plate 2 and a separating plate 3 are provided so that one end thereof is desired.

The card guide plate 2 is provided below the position parallel to the transport direction of the return transport path 1 by a predetermined distance and parallel to the transport direction, and the other end of the card guide plate 2 of the automatic settlement machine A. The discharge port B is provided as desired.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the separating plate 3 has a general shape at the upper end thereof which is a normal ticket size ticket a.
Has a notch 3a having a width slightly wider than that of No. 3, and has a tongue piece 3b formed adjacent to the notch 3a and bent in the direction opposite to the card guide plate 2 side. In the separating plate 3, the tip portion of the tongue piece 3b is located above the conveying path of the step portion of the return conveying path 1, and the other portion is above the card guide plate 2 and parallel to the conveying direction. It is located below the position where Further, the other end of the separating plate 3 is provided in the discharge port B as desired similarly to the card guide plate 2.

A pair of pressing mechanisms 4 and 5 are provided on the upper and lower surfaces near the other end of the separating plate 3, respectively.
Of these, the pressing mechanism 4 on the upper surface side is composed of a leaf spring 4c, one end of which is in contact with the separation plate 3 and the other end of which is always fixed to the shaft 4b to which a rotational force is applied by the coil spring 4a. There is. The pressing mechanism 5 on the lower surface side is composed of a rotating roller 5a that is brought into contact with the separating plate 3, and the rotating roller 5a is
The other end is always a coil spring 5b and a shaft 5c to which a rotational force is applied.
It is attached to a rod 5d provided on the. The card guide plate 2 is provided with a hole 2a for allowing the rotating roller 5a to contact the separation plate 3 (FIG. 2).
And FIG. 3).

The pressing force of the leaf spring 4c and the rotating roller 5a is adjusted so that the front end positions of the tickets conveyed from the return conveyance path 1 are aligned when the tickets are released from the return conveyance path 1 and ejected from the discharge port B. Has been adjusted.

Next, the operation of the apparatus of this embodiment will be described. Tickets conveyed by the return conveyance path 1 are conveyed with one side (in this embodiment, the left side as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3) in the conveying direction aligned as in the well-known automatic checkout machine. Will be done.

When a normal ticket size ticket a is first conveyed, the ticket a is notched 5a of the separating plate 3.
To the upper surface side of the separation plate 3, and is stopped by being held by the plate spring 4c and partially placed on the separation plate 3 (see arrow A in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2).

Next, when the card-sized tickets b are conveyed, the tickets b are forcibly changed in direction and moved to the card guide plate 2 side by the tongue piece 5b, and rotated. It is held by the roller 5a and partially stopped below the separating plate 3 and stopped (see arrow B in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3).

As described above, the pressing force of the leaf spring 4c and the rotating roller 5a is adjusted so that the tips of the tickets a and b are aligned with each other. Therefore, as shown in FIG. Regular ticket size a on ticket b
Are stacked and the tips are aligned, and a part of the tickets is held in a state of protruding from the outlet B. Therefore, the user can easily take out the protruding portion by pinching it with a finger.

As described above, in the apparatus of this embodiment, the separating plate separates the card size ticket and the ordinary ticket size ticket, and the ordinary ticket size ticket is stacked on the card size ticket. Since the leaf springs 4c and the rotating rollers 5a are arranged so that the leading ends of the tickets are aligned and held, the smaller one of the tickets is returned and the user returns the number of returned tickets. It can be easily confirmed. Moreover, since the returned tickets are collectively returned, it is possible to effectively prevent forgetting to retrieve them.

Although the above-described embodiment has been applied to the automatic checkout machine, it can be applied to an automatic ticket gate.

[0021]

In the apparatus of the present invention, the separating plate separates the card size ticket and the ordinary ticket size, and the ordinary ticket size ticket is stacked on the card size ticket and pressed. Since the leading ends of the tickets are aligned and held by the means, the smaller one of the tickets is returned and the user can easily confirm the number of returned tickets. In addition, since the returned tickets are collectively returned, it is possible to effectively prevent forgetting to retrieve them.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram when separating ordinary ticket size tickets.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram when separating card-sized tickets.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Return Conveyance Path 2 Card Guide Plate 3 Separation Plate 4,5 Pressing Means 4a Leaf Spring 5a Rotating Roller a Regular Ticket Size Tickets b Card Size Tickets

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A separating and stacking device for tickets, which is provided on a return conveyance path in a ticket processing machine such as an automatic payment machine, wherein a predetermined downward direction is provided below a position parallel to the conveyance direction on the terminal side of the return conveyance path. A card guide plate provided at a distance from the card guide plate so as to be substantially parallel to the carrying direction of the card, and a card guide plate that is provided so as to face the card guide plate and is parallel to the carrying direction of the return carrying path. It is provided slightly close to the guide plate side and has a notch for guiding ordinary ticket size tickets to the opposite side of the card guide plate, and card size passenger tickets are provided on the card guide plate side. And a pair of pressing means for pressing the separating plate from above and below, respectively.