JPH0637487Y2 - Automatic ticket gate - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial field of application) This invention relates to an automatic ticket gate device installed at a boarding / alighting station such as a railway station and automatically processing ticket gates for passenger tickets. The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate apparatus that significantly accelerates passage speed and causes no trouble.

(Prior art) Conventionally, automatic ticket gates are used to remove tickets from passengers by inserting a ticket or commuter ticket with magnetically encoded data purchased at an automatic ticket vending machine etc. into the ticket slot. The magnetic encoded data recorded on the boarding ticket or the like is read while being conveyed to the mouth, and its correctness is determined. Then, based on this determination result, the door provided on the exit side is opened and closed to permit or prevent passage of the passenger.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) In the automatic ticket gate as described above, a ticket or the like inserted from the ticket slot is promptly conveyed to the ticket slot, and is projected and held on the ticket slot. Becomes In this way, it is in a state of protruding above the ticket exit, so that it is easy to grasp by hand, but for this reason this ticket etc. obstructs the field of view and is installed in the forward direction of the ticket exit. The information provided on the guidance display could not be read substantially quickly. That is, the operation is such that the passenger picks up the ticket, which is projected and held above the ticket taking-out opening, in particular, the regular ticket and removes the ticket and the like from the ticket taking-out opening, and then reads the guidance display, and therefore the automatic ticket gate Passengers passing through were not always fast.

On the other hand, some passengers may accidentally forget to take out the ticket that is protrudingly held at the ticket exit as described above, but in such a case, of course, the passenger will soon notice that. When the next passenger is already using the automatic ticket gate, the ticket to be received by the passenger is flipped around the automatic ticket gate and scattered around. However, it was difficult to find them, and in some cases they were confused.

In view of the above, the present invention provides an automatic ticket gate apparatus that solves the above problems.

(Means for Solving Problems) An automatic ticket gate apparatus according to the present invention includes a ticket slot for receiving a magnetically encoded ticket, and a ticket transporting means for transporting a ticket that has been loaded into the ticket slot. A magnetic data reading means provided in the middle of the carrying means, a character display provided on the upper surface of the housing in the vicinity of the end of the ticket carrying means, and in a slanted downward direction, and the character display. Ticket outlet provided adjacent to the character display in the forward direction of the ticket and a ticket provided adjacent to the ticket outlet in the forward direction of the ticket outlet. It is characterized in that it is provided with a storage box and a door that is opened and closed according to the judgment of the correctness of the magnetic data of the ticket.

(Operation) When a passenger inserts a ticket into the ticket slot of the automatic ticket gate when the passenger passes through the ticket gate, the ticket is taken into the housing of the automatic ticket gate by the ticket carrier and is applied to the magnetic film of the ticket. The written magnetic encoded data is read by the magnetic data reading device, and then the correctness is automatically discriminated and the portion necessary for passengers is output to the character display. For example, in the case of a commuter ticket, "This commuter ticket has expired", "This commuter ticket cannot pass", "Please re-enter", etc. are displayed on the LED or the like. On the other hand, at the same time that the guide display as described above is performed and other processing is omitted, the ticket is transferred to the character display device in the forward direction of the character display device by the ticket transfer means. It is conveyed to the adjacent ticket exit. Then, the boarding ticket is projected and held at the boarding ticket taking-out opening above the boarding ticket taking-out opening. The guide display is made by the character display on the front side of the ticket exit, the passenger is not obstructed by the ticket, and the display surface is downward, so the guide display of the character display is performed. It can be read quickly, and the flow of passengers passing through the automatic ticket gate, especially passengers of fixed-price tickets, does not stay.

In addition, when the ticket that is projected and held at the ticket exit is left as it is and the next passenger inserts the ticket into the ticket slot, the same as the above for the ticket of the next passenger. Simultaneously with the operation of, the ticket storage stopper of the ticket storage provided in the front of the ticket exit in the traveling direction adjacent to the ticket exit is opened. Then, the ticket of the next passenger is conveyed to the ticket taking-out opening by the ticket carrying means, and the ticket of the previous passenger held projectingly at the ticket taking-out opening by the subsequent ticket is When the ticket is pushed out and hits the ticket storage stopper that is opened, for example, about 45 °, and is stored in the ticket storage, and the ticket of the next passenger is projected and held at the ticket outlet, the ticket storage is performed. The ticket storage stopper of the storage is closed, and the tickets forgotten by the front passenger are stored in the ticket storage without being scattered around.

(Embodiment) Next, an embodiment of the automatic ticket gate of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of a partial cross section of the automatic ticket gate of the present invention, FIG. 2 is its plan view, and FIG.
The figure is a flowchart of an operation algorithm of an example of the automatic ticket gate of the present invention.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a housing of the automatic ticket gate of the present invention, which is usually provided in a line along the passage of passengers passing through the ticket gate. Reference numeral 2 is a ticket entry slot that accepts ordinary tickets, fixed-rate tickets, etc., which are to be entered by passengers to be ticketed. Reference numeral 3 is a ticket transportation means, for example, a first transportation path 4 and a second transportation path as shown in the drawing.
It comprises a transport path 5, a third transport path 6 and a fourth transport path 7. The first transport path 4 takes in, for example, an ordinary ticket, a regular ticket, etc., which have been inserted into the ticket insertion slot 2, into the housing 1. The second transport path 5 further transports the ticket transported by the first transport path 4, and a magnetic data reading means 8 and, for example, a punch mechanism 9 are provided in the middle thereof. The magnetic encoded data formed on the face of the boarding ticket inserted by the magnetic data reading means 8 is read. The punch mechanism 9 is provided for punching a ticket to indicate that the ticket has been ticketed. The fourth transport path 7 includes a first transport path 4, a second transport path 5, and a third transport path 5.
The ticket that has been transported by the transport path 6 and has undergone each processing is taken out.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a character display, which is provided on the upper surface of the housing 1 in the vicinity of the terminal end of the ticket transport means 3, and is provided in a slanted shape in a downward direction with respect to the traveling direction A. Character display 10
As described above, for example, a guidance display such as "This commuter pass has expired", "This commuter pass cannot be used", "Please reinsert" is displayed by a green LED or the like. Reference numeral 11 is a ticket take-out opening, which is provided in front of the character display 10 in the traveling direction A and adjacent to the character display 10. Here, the boarding means conveyed by the ticket conveying means 3 is provided. Most of the 12 tickets have been sent out,
It is held in a protruding state so that it can be pulled out. A ticket storage 13 is provided adjacent to the ticket exit 11 in the forward direction A of the ticket exit, and has a ticket storage stopper 14 that can be opened and closed at the upper part. If the ticket 12 is forgotten to remain in the ticket outlet 11 and remains, for example, the optical detector 15 detects it and the ticket storage stopper 14 is, for example, 45 as shown.
The door is opened about 0 ° and pushed by the subsequent ticket by the next passenger, the ticket of the front passenger is stored in the ticket storage 13, and then the ticket storage stopper 14 is closed.
16 is a door, which is open only to passengers who bring a valid ticket.

The operation of an example of the automatic ticket gate of the present invention is performed by the operation algorithm shown in FIG.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the present invention provides a ticket slot for receiving a magnetically encoded ticket, a ticket transport means for transporting a ticket inserted in the ticket slot, and a transport means for transporting the ticket. Magnetic data reading means provided on the way, a character display provided on the upper surface of the housing in the vicinity of the end of the ticket transporting means, and provided in a slanting downward direction, and a traveling direction of the character display. A ticket take-out opening provided in front of and adjacent to the character display, a ticket storage provided in front of the ticket take-out opening in the traveling direction, and adjacent to the ticket take-out opening; Since it is equipped with a door that opens and closes depending on whether the magnetic data of the ticket is correct or not, the display of the character display is shielded by the ticket that is held in the ticket outlet so that it can be pulled out. Moreover, since the display surface is lowered toward the front, it is possible to easily and quickly read the necessary guide display, and therefore the speed at which the passenger passes through the automatic ticket gate is accelerated. In addition, the passenger forgets to take the ticket at the ticket exit and leaves the automatic ticket gate device.
Even if the next passenger passes the ticket gate through the automatic ticket gate, the ticket forgotten by the previous passenger is not scattered or confused and is stored in the ticket storage, so that the passenger forgets to take the ticket. Appropriate surveys can be taken according to the declaration, and since the loss of the ticket will be eliminated, it will be possible to examine the automatic ticket gate business, and there will be significant industrial effects such as beautification of the environment inside the station.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional side view of an embodiment of the automatic ticket gate of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the automatic ticket gate, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an operation algorithm of the automatic ticket gate. In the figure, 2: ticket slot, 3: ticket transport means, 8: magnetic data reading means, 10: character display, 11: ticket exit, 13: ticket storage, 16: door.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A ticket slot for receiving a magnetically encoded ticket, a ticket carrier for carrying a ticket inserted into the ticket slot, and magnetic data provided in the middle of the ticket carrier. The reading means, a character display provided on the upper surface of the housing in the vicinity of the end of the ticket transport means, and provided in a slanting manner toward the front, and the character display in front of the traveling direction of the character display. A ticket take-out opening provided adjacent to the ticket take-out opening, a ticket storage provided adjacent to the ticket take-out opening in the forward direction of the ticket take-out opening, and whether the magnetic data of the ticket is correct or not. An automatic ticket gate, comprising a door that opens and closes according to a judgment.