JPH0650058Y2 - Ticket separating device for ticket issuing machine - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a ticket separating device of a ticket issuing machine for issuing tickets such as airline tickets.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a ticket issuing machine in which predetermined information is printed on a ticket by a printing unit, and the printed ticket is temporarily stored in an issuing ticket storage unit before the ticket is issued.

Problems to be solved by the invention Incorrect information may be printed on a ticket due to an input error.
However, since the print information can be visually confirmed, the print information can be found relatively early even if it is mixed in one issue ticket storage unit. However, recently, since a ticket for writing information on the magnetic stripe by a magnetic recording unit is used, even if there is an error in the recorded information, it is issued without being visually confirmed, and there is a problem that the abnormality detection is delayed.

Means for Solving the Problems A ticket feeding unit arranged in a ticket conveying path from a ticket supplying unit to an issued ticket accommodating unit, and a magnetic recording unit arranged in the ticket conveying path together with a printing unit, A void stacker communicating with the exit of the ticket transport path, a movable guide member that is swingably held at the exit of the ticket transport path and guides the surface to the issued ticket storage section or the void stacker, and this movable guide member. In the ticket separating device of the ticket issuing machine, which comprises a driving unit connected to the driving unit and a driving unit control unit for selectively operating the driving unit by judging whether the recording of the magnetic recording unit is correct or incorrect, the exit of the ticket conveying path. Side is arranged from the lower side to the upper side, the bottom part of the issued ticket accommodating portion and the void stacker is set lower than the exit side of the ticket transport path, and the vicinity of the upper part of the exit of the ticket transport path and above this exit. The movable guide member disposed in the And a pair of discharge rollers which are elastically in contact with each other with the extension surface of the ticket conveying path interposed therebetween and whose outer peripheral surface is formed of a material having a high friction coefficient.

Further, a solenoid is used which directs the exit side of the ticket conveying path from the lower side to the upper side, and the drive unit to which the movable guide plate is connected operates at high speed. A ticket detector for setting the operation timing was provided.

When the drive unit control means determines that the recorded information in the magnetic recording unit is correct, the drive unit maintains the movable guide member in the state of being directed toward the issued ticket storage unit, and the normal ticket is stored in the issued ticket storage unit. If the drive control unit determines that the recording information in the magnetic recording unit is incorrect, the drive unit maintains the movable guide member toward the void stacker, and an abnormal ticket is stored in the void stacker. , The exit side of the ticket transport path is directed upward from below, and the outer peripheral surface has a high friction coefficient while elastically contacting each other with the extension surface of this ticket transport path in the vicinity of the upper part of the exit of this ticket transport path. Since the pair of discharge rollers formed of the material is provided, the rear edge of the ticket comes into contact with the discharge roller by its own weight, so that the entire rotation of the ticket including the rear edge is caused by the rotational force of the discharge roller. Or Voids It can be transported to Tatsuka and completely stored, and the transportation path of the succeeding ticket is opened.

Further, a solenoid is used which directs the exit side of the ticket conveying path from the lower side to the upper side, and the drive unit to which the movable guide plate is connected operates at high speed. By providing the ticket detector for setting the operation timing, the operation timing of the solenoid whose operation is selected by the drive unit control means can be changed by the operation of the ticket detector each time one ticket passes through the exit of the ticket conveyance path. The movable guide plate is controlled to operate at high speed, and the rear end of the ticket is struck toward the issued ticket storage section or void stacker force by the high-speed return operation after guiding the ticket to the issued ticket storage section or void stacker.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view showing the overall structure. In the figure, 1 is a casing of a ticket issuing machine, and an entrance 3 of a ticket conveying path 2 formed inside the casing 1.
Is also connected to a stacker (not shown) as a ticket supply unit,
The outlet 4 is communicated with an issuance ticket housing portion 5 provided on the front surface of the housing 1. Further, a ticket feeding roller 6 which is a ticket feeding section is rotatably provided on the ticket feeding path 2 so as to be coupled to a motor 7, and a magnetic recording section 8 located on the upstream side and a printing section located on the downstream side. And the thermal head 9 is provided. The magnetic recording unit 8 includes a roller motor 11 connected to the motor 10 and provided along the ticket conveying path 2, a recording head 12 for writing predetermined magnetic information on a magnetic stripe of a ticket based on an input signal, and a recording head thereof. It has a read head 13 for reading information. The output side of the reading head 13 is connected to the drive unit control means 14. This drive unit control means 14
Determines whether the read information of the read head 13 is correct or not, and selectively operates the solenoid 30 described later according to the result of the determination. Further, below the magnetic recording unit 8, a ribbon cassette 16 for supplying an ink ribbon 15 for thermal transfer is detachably held between a thermal head 9 and a platen (not shown). Further, a transmissive ticket detector 17 for optically detecting a ticket is disposed in the vicinity of the lower portion of the exit 4 on the exit 4 side of the ticket transport path 2 from below.
Further, in the vicinity of the upper portion of the outlet 4, a pair of discharge rollers 18, 19 whose outer peripheral surface is formed of a material having a high friction coefficient such as rubber.
Is rotatably provided on the extension line of the ticket transport path 2. One of the discharge rollers 19 is driven by the motor 7. Further, a void stacker 20 is provided facing the ticket accommodating portion 5 with the extension of the ticket conveying path 2 in between. Openings 5a, 20a are formed in the lower facing surfaces of the ticket accommodating portion 5 and the void stacker 20. Further, a movable guide member 21 that swings together with a shaft 22 located on an extension of the ticket transport path 2 is disposed above the discharge rollers 18 and 19.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the support structure of the discharge roller 18 and the drive structure of the movable guide member 21, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are the side views. As you can see in these figures, the eject roller
The spring 18 is rotatably supported by a free end of rotation of a lever 25 which is urged clockwise by a spring 23 to rotate about a shaft 24, thereby elastically contacting a discharge roller 19 on the other side. Has been done. A lever 26 is fixed to the end of the shaft 22 that rotates integrally with the movable guide member 21, and the lever 26 is biased counterclockwise by a spring 27 to rotate about a shaft 28. One end of the lever 29 for
The other end of the lever 29 is connected to a plunger 31 of a solenoid 30, which is a drive unit.

In such a configuration, the bill 32 is conveyed by the roller 11 and the bill feeding unit 6, and the recording head of the magnetic recording unit 8 is processed.
Predetermined magnetic information is recorded by 12 and the recorded information is read by the reading head 13. Whether or not this read information is correct is determined by the drive unit control means 14. Subsequently, the character information is printed on the ticket 32 by the thermal head 9, and is guided to the issued ticket accommodation section 5 or the void stacker 20 by the movable guide member 21 via the outlet 4.

Next, the control operation of the solenoid 30 by the drive unit control means 14 and the operation of the movable guide member 21 based on the control operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 3, normally, the plunger 31 of the solenoid 30 is maintained in a protruding state, and the movable guide member 21 connects the outlet 4 of the ticket conveying path 2 and the void stacker 20. Now, when magnetic information is recorded on the magnetic stripe of the ticket 32 by the recording head 12 of the magnetic recording unit 8, this recording information is read by the reading head 13 and it is judged by the drive unit control means 14 that the information was correctly recorded. Next, when the thermal head 9 prints and the ticket detector 17 detects the leading edge of the ticket 32 and turns on,
As the solenoid 30 is driven and the plunger 31 is attracted as shown in FIG. 4, the lever 29 rotates clockwise,
The lever 26 rotates counterclockwise together with the shaft 22 and the movable guide member 21. As a result, the exit 4 of the ticket transport path 2 is connected to the issued ticket accommodation section 5, and the ticket 32 is guided to the issued ticket accommodation section 5.
When the trailing edge of the ticket 32 passes the ticket detector 17, the ticket detector 17 is turned off and the solenoid 30 is turned off. That is, since the plunger 31 projects, the movable guide member 21 rotates clockwise by the operation opposite to the above-described operation. Since the solenoid 30 operates at high speed, the movable guide member 21 rotates at high speed as shown by the phantom line in FIG.
Hit 18 side. The struck ticket 32 comes into contact with the discharge roller 18 by its own weight, so that it is reliably carried into the issued ticket storage section 5.

If the magnetic information recorded by the drive control means 14 is determined to be incorrect, the printing operation of the thermal head 9 is prohibited, and the ticket detector 17 detects the leading edge of the ticket 32 and is turned on. Since the solenoid 30 does not operate, the movable guide member 21
Is maintained in the state shown by the solid lines in FIGS. 3 and 6, whereby the ticket 32 is guided to the void stacker 20. At this time,
When the ticket detector 17 is turned off by passing the rear end of the ticket 32, the solenoid 30 is driven for 70 ms. As a result, the movable guide member 21 rotates counterclockwise. As a result, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 6, the movable guide member 21 rotates counterclockwise at high speed to hit the rear end of the ticket 32 toward the discharge roller 19 side. The struck ticket 32 comes into contact with the discharge roller 19 by its own weight, so that the ticket 32 is reliably carried to the void stacker 20.

As described above, when an error is confirmed in the recording of the magnetic information, the ticket 32 is automatically stored in the void stacker 20. This void stacker 20 is inadvertently placed on the inside of the housing 1
32 cannot be taken out.

Effect of the Invention Since the present invention is configured as described above, when the drive control unit determines that the information recorded in the magnetic recording unit is correct, the drive unit directs the movable guide member to the issue ticket storage unit. Therefore, only normal tickets can be stored in the issued ticket storage section, and when the drive section control unit determines that the record information of the magnetic recording section is incorrect, the drive section moves the movable guide member to the void stacker. In order to maintain the state toward
An abnormal ticket can be stored in the void stacker, and the exit side of the ticket transport path is directed from the bottom to the top, and the extension of the ticket transport path is placed near the upper part of the exit of the ticket transport path so that they can be ejected from each other. By providing a pair of discharge rollers whose outer peripheral surface is made of a material having a high friction coefficient and which are in contact with each other spontaneously, the trailing edge of the ticket comes into contact with the discharge roller by its own weight, so that the rotation force of the discharge roller causes the ticket to The whole including the trailing edge can be carried into the ticket storage or void stacker to open the transportation path of the succeeding ticket, and the movable guide plate is connected with the exit side of the ticket transportation path from the lower side to the upper side. By using a solenoid that operates the drive unit at high speed, and by providing a ticket detector that sets the operation timing of the solenoid each time a ticket is detected near the exit of the ticket conveying path, the drive unit control means Each time one ticket passes through the exit of the ticket transport path, the solenoid that selects the direction of operation is driven by the operation of the ticket detector to operate the movable guide plate at high speed, and the ticket is issued in the ticket storage or void stacker. It is possible to align the tickets by tapping the rear end of the tickets toward the issued ticket storage portion or the void stacker by the high-speed return operation after the guidance.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side view showing the entire structure, FIG. 2 is a front view showing the vicinity of an exit of a ticket transport path, and FIG. 3 is a movable exit of the ticket transport path. FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state where the guide stack is connected to the void stacker, FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state where the exit of the ticket conveying path is connected to the issued ticket accommodating section by a guide member, and FIG. A side view showing a state where the guide member taps the issued ticket accommodation portion side,
FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state where the rear end of the ticket is tapped to the void stacker side by the movable guide member, and FIG. 7 is a flow chart. 2 ... Ticket transport path, 4 ... Exit, 5 ... Ticket accommodation section, 6 ... Ticket feeding section, 8 ... Magnetic recording section, 9 ... Printing section, 14 ... Drive section control means, 17 ... Ticket detector, 18, 19 ... Discharge roller, 20 ... Void stacker, 21 ... Movable guide member, 30 ... Solenoid / drive section,
32 ... Ticket

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A ticket feeding section arranged in a ticket conveying path from a ticket supplying section to an issued ticket accommodating section, a magnetic recording section arranged in the ticket conveying path together with a printing section, and the ticket conveying section. A void stacker communicated with the exit of the passage, a movable guide member that is swingably held at the exit of the ticket transport passage and guides the ticket to the issued ticket storage portion or the void stacker, and the movable guide member is connected. In the ticket separating device of the ticket issuing machine, which comprises a driving unit and a driving unit control means for selectively operating the driving unit by judging whether the recording of the magnetic recording unit is correct or incorrect, the exit side of the ticket conveying path is lowered. From above, the bottoms of the issued ticket storage section and the void stacker are set lower than the exit side of the ticket transport path, and are disposed near the upper part of the exit of the ticket transport path and above this exit. This ticket between the movable guide member and Ticket separation device issuing machine characterized in that the outer peripheral surface is provided with a pair of discharge rollers formed by high friction coefficient material with each other elastically in contact with during the extension plane of the sending passage. 2. An outlet side of the ticket conveying path is directed from below to above,
A drive unit to which the movable guide plate is connected uses a solenoid that operates at high speed, and a ticket detector that sets the operation timing of the solenoid each time a ticket is detected near the exit of the ticket transport path is provided. The ticket separating device of the ticket issuing machine according to claim 1.