JPH0624922Y2 - Ticket width adjustment device for ticket issuing machines - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a ticket width adjusting device for a ticket issuing machine having a magnetic recording unit.

2. Description of the Related Art In a ticket issuing machine in which a magnetic recording unit is arranged in a transportation path for transporting a ticket on which a magnetic stripe is formed, a reference surface for guiding one side of the ticket is provided on one side of the magnetic recording section to transport the ticket. By inclining the plurality of rollers to the straight line orthogonal to the reference plane, one side of the ticket is brought into contact with the reference plane in the course of conveying the ticket, and thereby the conveyance path of the ticket with respect to the magnetic head is accurately set. There are things that have been decided.

Problems to be solved by the invention The plurality of rollers that are tilted in order to shift the width of the ticket toward the reference surface side must have a driving force. As a result, there is a problem that the structure for transporting and width-adjusting the ticket becomes complicated.

Means for Solving the Problems In a ticket issuing machine arranged in a magnetic recording unit in a transportation path for transporting a ticket on which a magnetic stripe is formed, fixed to a reference surface along both sides of the ticket on both sides of the magnetic recording unit. The surface of the magnetic recording part is opposed to the reference surface at the inlet side of the magnetic recording part, and the elastic part of the magnetic recording part is arranged to face the magnetic recording part. These elastic pieces are fixed to the fixed surface so as to face the reference surface on the head side, and an inclined surface is formed at one end that inclines outward of the transport path as it goes upstream of the transport path from the magnetic recording unit. A movable guide plate is provided at the free end of the elastic piece along the side edge of the ticket.

Action The urging force from the elastic piece to the movable guide plate can be weak near the entrance of the magnetic recording part and strong on the magnetic head side, thereby reducing the resistance given to the ticket during the process of transporting the ticket to the magnetic recording part. Thus, the inclined surface of the movable guide plate can guide the ticket inward of the movable guide plate, and as the ticket advances, the ticket can be reliably moved closer to the reference surface. Moreover, the structure of the width-shifting mechanism of the ticket can be simplified.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 6 is a side view showing the inside of the ticket issuing machine 1. Inside the ticket issuing machine 1, a plurality of bins 4 and 5 having an elevating table 3 on which a large number of tickets 2 are placed are provided. The transport paths 6 and 7 continuous to the bins 4 and 5 are merged on the way, and in the transport path 8 from the merged portion to the stocker 9, the magnetic recording portion 10, the printing portion 11 and the front surface of the printing portion 11 are provided. A ribbon cassette 13 for supplying an ink ribbon 12 is arranged, and a paper feed roller 14 that comes into contact with the uppermost sheet 2 is provided in the bins 4 and 5, and the bins 4 and 5 in the transport paths 6, 7 and 8 are provided. In the path from the magnetic recording unit 10 to the magnetic recording unit 10, a plurality of transport rollers 15 connected to a motor (not shown) capable of rotating in the forward and reverse directions are arranged, and in the path from the downstream portion of the magnetic recording unit 10 to the stocker 9. Is provided with a plurality of transport rollers 16 driven in one direction. There. Further, the magnetic recording unit 10 is provided with a belt conveyor 17 connected to a motor capable of rotating in the forward and reverse directions and a pressing roller 18 in contact with the belt conveyor 17. Further, the ticket issuing machine 1 is provided with a ticket issuing opening 19 and a paper feeding opening 20 which are opened above the stocker 9, and a paper feeding path 21 from the paper feeding opening 20 to the magnetic recording unit 10.
A plurality of conveyance rollers 22 connected to a motor capable of rotating in the normal and reverse directions are arranged in the (see FIG. 5).

Next, the magnetic recording portion 10 is shown in plan views of FIGS. The magnetic recording unit 10 has a pair of frames 23 and 24 along the conveyance path 8 of the ticket 2 and these frame 2
A pair of left and right guide plates 25, 26 for guiding both the upper and lower sides of the ticket 2 are held on 3, 24, and a magnetic head 27 for writing and a magnetic head 28 for reading are held on one of the guide plates 25. . Further, a reference surface 29 for aligning one side of the ticket 2 is formed on the inner surface of the frame 23 on one side, and a fixing surface 30 is formed on the inner surface of the frame 24 on the other side. Two elastic pieces 31 facing 29,
The upper end of 32 is fixed by a screw 35 (see FIG. 4). The elastic piece 31 on the upstream side of the magnetic recording portion 10 has a narrow width because it is narrow, and the elastic piece 32 on the magnetic heads 27 and 28 side (exit side of the magnetic recording portion) has a wide width and is strong. Then, the movable guide plate 33 along the side edge of the ticket 2 is integrally formed so as to be continuous with the free ends of the elastic pieces 31 and 32, and the ticket 2 is provided at the upstream end of the movable guide plate 33. An inclined surface 34 that is inclined outside the transport path is formed.

In such a configuration, for example, the case of issuing a boarding pass for an airliner will be described. Usually, the ticket 2 in the bin 4 or 5 is transported by the transport roller 15, and the magnetic recording unit 10
The name, seat number, destination, seat class, etc. are written on the magnetic stripe 2a of the ticket 2, and the transport roller 1
In the process of being conveyed by 6, the seat number, flight information, etc. are printed by the printing unit 11 and discharged to the stocker 8.

Here, a state in which the ticket 2 is guided to the magnetic recording unit 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a process in which the ticket 2 is conveyed by the conveying roller 15, and as shown in FIG.
The ticket 2 is guided to the inner surface of the movable guide plate 33 by the inclined surface 34 and conveyed by the belt conveyor 17, and the movable guide plate 33 urged by the elastic pieces 31 and 32 presses the ticket 2 in the course of this conveyance, One side is brought into contact with the reference surface 29. Further, since the elastic piece 31 on the entrance side of the magnetic recording unit 10 has a weak stiffness, the resistance given to the ticket 2 can be reduced and the ticket 2 can be guided to the inner surface of the movable guide plate 33 by the inclined surface 34. Since the elastic piece 32 on the magnetic head 27, 28 side is strong, it has a strong biasing force against the movable guide plate 33, so that the ticket 2 is surely moved to the reference surface 29, and the ticket 2 for the magnetic heads 27, 28 moves. It is possible to accurately determine the traveling route and accurately write and read data. Further, since the ticket 2 is simply pushed by the movable guide plate 33 to move the ticket 2 to the reference surface 29 without using power, the structure of the width adjusting mechanism is simple and the ticket 2 is conveyed along the magnetic recording unit 10. A belt conveyor 17 having a simple structure can be used as the transport mechanism. Further, the elastic pieces 31 and 32 and the movable guide plate 33 may be individually formed and coupled, but in this embodiment, since they are integrally formed, the number of parts can be reduced.

Although only two elastic pieces are used to urge the movable guide plate 33, three or more elastic pieces may be used. In this case, the elastic strength of the elastic piece may be gradually increased from the entrance of the magnetic recording unit 10 toward the back.

Effect of the Invention Since the present invention is configured as described above, the biasing force from the elastic piece to the movable guide plate can be weakened near the entrance of the magnetic recording part and can be increased on the magnetic head side, whereby the ticket is magnetically recorded. The resistance given to the ticket in the process of being conveyed to the section can be reduced and the ticket can be guided inward of the movable guide plate by the inclined surface of the movable guide plate, and as the ticket advances, the ticket is surely moved to the reference plane. As a result, it is possible to accurately determine the traveling route of the ticket with respect to the magnetic head, and to perform the data writing and reading operations accurately, and also to simplify the structure of the ticket width-shifting mechanism. And so on.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 1 to 3 are plan views showing a process of transporting a ticket to a magnetic recording unit, and FIG.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the support structure of the elastic piece and the movable guide plate, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the ticket issuing machine in a reduced scale, and FIG. 6 is a side view showing the internal structure of the ticket issuing machine. 1 ... Ticket issuing machine, 2 ... Ticket, 2a ... Magnetic stripe, 6-8
... conveyance path, 10 ... magnetic recording section, 27,28 ... magnetic head, 29 ... reference surface, 30 ... fixed surface, 31,32 ... elastic piece, 33 ... movable guide plate, 34 ... inclined surface

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A ticket issuing machine in which a magnetic recording unit is arranged in a transportation path for transporting a ticket on which a magnetic stripe is formed,
On both sides of the magnetic recording portion, a reference surface and a fixing surface along both sides of the ticket are arranged to face each other with a predetermined gap, and elastic pieces having weak waist strength are provided on the reference surface at the entrance side of the magnetic recording portion. The elastic pieces having a high waist strength are made to face the reference surface on the magnetic head side of the magnetic recording unit to fix these elastic pieces to the fixed surface, and the elastic pieces are arranged upstream of the transport path from the magnetic recording unit. A ticket of a ticket issuing machine, characterized in that a movable guide plate having an inclined surface inclined toward the outer side of the transportation path at one end is provided along the side edge of the ticket at the free end of the elastic piece. Width adjustment device.