JPH07105416A - Automatic ticket examination device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To ease congestion by executing entrance control matched with a passage time zone and a passenger's flow. CONSTITUTION:When a passenger approaches from the inside or outside of a station yard to an automatic ticket examination device up to a certain fixed distance, a detection signal for informing passenger's entrance to the examination device is inputted from a sensor 50 or 51 fitted to a ceiling to a CPU 30 through a signal exchange 52. The CPU 30 judges which sensor 50 or 51 sends the signal. Closes an opposite side charging port, displays an entrance inhibition mark on a corresponding display device 7 or 8 so as to inform the impossibility of entrance to a passenger trying to enter from the opposite side and processes a passenger ticket (charged ticket) inserted into an opened charging port. When sensors 50, 51 simultaneously detect entrance, the CPU 30 judges processing in accordance with priority stored in a memory 54.

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 installed at, for example, a ticket gate of a station to collect or collect ticket for a recording medium such as a ticket or a commuter ticket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Automatic ticket gates installed at a ticket gate of a station include an entrance-only device, an entrance-exclusive device, and an entrance-exit device, for the purpose of alleviating congestion of the flow of people (passengers) and at the entrance and exit. Each device is installed appropriately according to the situation (narrow or wide).

It is best to install only each dedicated device for the purpose of alleviating the congestion of the passenger flow in the automatic ticket gate, but in reality, this may not be possible depending on the situation of the entrance / exit where the automatic ticket gate is installed. , For that there is a dual-purpose device.

Conventionally, when the ticket gate is narrow, there has been a tendency to install a dedicated device in consideration of congestion at the time of rush. However, if this is done, it becomes necessary to increase the number of installed devices.
For that reason, work is inevitable to widen the ticket gates.

However, if a dual-use device is installed, for example, during a rush hour in the morning, passengers entering and exiting at the same time will be flooded at the same time, and passengers who have a ticket or commuter pass can enter or exit, but cannot enter. The passenger then takes the action of waiting on the spot or searching for an automatic ticket gate that is not used at that time to go to that spot. As a result, passenger flow is hindered in the vicinity of the automatic ticket gate, and eventually congestion occurs.

[0006]

As described above, for example, passengers who enter and exit at the same time during the morning rush hour even during the traffic time of day, and passengers who put a ticket or commuter pass first. Can enter or exit, but passengers who have failed to enter can either wait there or look for an automatic ticket gate that is not used at that time and go to that, and as a result, passenger flow around the automatic ticket gate There was a problem that it caused obstruction and eventually caused congestion. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic ticket gate apparatus capable of controlling congestion according to the traffic hours and the flow of people to reduce congestion.

[0007]

According to the automatic ticket gate of the present invention, a recording medium loaded from the first or second loading slot which also serves as a delivery port is transported by a transport path, and the recording medium is transferred onto the recording medium during the transportation. In the automatic ticket gate apparatus for reading the magnetic information of the above-mentioned by the reading means and passing the person who puts in the recording medium according to the reading result, the automatic ticket gate is installed at a certain distance from the first slot and detects the person who puts the sheet. No. 1 detection means, a second detection means installed at a constant distance from the second charging port, and detecting the charging person; and the first detection means detecting the charging person, The first blocking means for blocking the loading of the recording medium from the second loading slot and the blocking of the loading of the recording medium from the first loading slot when the second sensing means detects the loading person. It is composed of a second blocking means.

In the automatic ticket gate of the present invention, the recording medium loaded from the first or second loading port which also serves as the ejection port is transported by the transportation path, and the magnetic information on the recording medium is read during the transportation. In the automatic ticket gate apparatus that allows the person who puts in the recording medium to pass therethrough according to the read result, and a first detection unit that is installed at a certain distance from the first slot and that detects the person who puts in the recording medium. The second detecting means is installed at a constant distance from the second charging port and detects the charging person, and when the first detecting means detects the charging person, the second charging means is operated from the second charging port. First blocking means for blocking loading of the recording medium, and second blocking means for blocking loading of the recording medium from the first loading slot when the second sensing means detects the loading person. , The first detection means and the second detection means When the setting means for setting the priority order when the knowledge is simultaneous and the detection by the first detecting means and the second detecting means are simultaneous, the first blocking is performed according to the setting of the setting means. Means or control means for controlling the second blocking means.

The automatic ticket gate of the present invention conveys the recording medium loaded from the first or second loading port which also serves as the ejection port by the transportation path, and reads the magnetic information on the recording medium during the transportation. In the automatic ticket gate apparatus that allows the person who puts in the recording medium to pass therethrough according to the read result, and a first detection unit that is installed at a certain distance from the first slot and that detects the person who puts in the recording medium. The second detecting means is installed at a constant distance from the second charging port and detects the charging person, and when the first detecting means detects the charging person, the second charging means is operated from the second charging port. First blocking means for blocking loading of the recording medium, and second blocking means for blocking loading of the recording medium from the first loading slot when the second sensing means detects the loading person. , The first detection means and the second detection means When the setting means for setting the priority order when the knowledge is simultaneous and the detection by the first detecting means and the second detecting means are simultaneous, the first blocking is performed according to the setting of the setting means. The control means controls the means or the second blocking means, and the changing means controls the setting of the setting means controlled by the control means according to the situation such as time.

In the automatic ticket gate of the present invention, the recording medium loaded from the first or second loading port which also serves as the ejection port is transported by the transportation path, and the magnetic information on the recording medium is read during the transportation. In the automatic ticket gate apparatus that allows the person who puts in the recording medium to pass therethrough according to the read result, and a first detection unit that is installed at a certain distance from the first slot and that detects the person who puts in the recording medium. The second detecting means is installed at a constant distance from the second charging port and detects the charging person, and when the first detecting means detects the charging person, the second charging means is operated from the second charging port. First blocking means for blocking loading of the recording medium, and second blocking means for blocking loading of the recording medium from the first loading slot when the second sensing means detects the loading person. , The first detection means and the second detection means When the setting means for setting the priority order when the knowledge is simultaneous and the detection by the first detecting means and the second detecting means are simultaneous, the first blocking is performed according to the setting of the setting means. Means or control means for controlling the second blocking means, and release means for releasing the setting of the setting means when the first detecting means and the second detecting means are not detected for a predetermined time. ing.

[0011]

According to the present invention, the recording medium loaded from the first or second loading port which also serves as the ejection port is fed by the feeding path,
In the automatic ticket gate apparatus which reads the magnetic information on the recording medium by the reading means during the transportation and allows the person who puts the recording medium to pass according to the reading result, the automatic ticket gate is installed at a certain distance from the first slot. , The first detector detects the thrower, is installed at a fixed distance from the second throw port, detects the thrower by the second detector, and detects the thrower by the first detection When the means detects, the first blocking means prevents the recording medium from being input from the second input port, and when the second detecting means detects the input person, the first input port outputs the recording medium. The second blocking means prevents the recording medium from being loaded.

The present invention is the first or second embodiment which also serves as a discharge port.
An automatic ticket gate that allows a recording medium to be inserted from an input port of In the apparatus, it is installed at a fixed distance from the first charging port, the first detecting means detects the charging person, and it is installed at a constant distance from the second charging port to move the charging operator to a second position. When the first detecting means detects the input person, the first blocking means prevents the recording medium from being input from the second input port, and the first input means detects the input person. When the second detecting means detects,
The second blocking means prevents the recording medium from being loaded from the loading slot, and the setting means sets the priority order when the first detection means and the second detection means detect at the same time. First
When the detection means and the second detection means are simultaneously detected, the first blocking means or the second blocking means is controlled according to the setting of the setting means.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows an external appearance and an internal mechanism of the automatic ticket gate apparatus 1 for performing entrance / exit operations according to the present invention. Tickets (recording media) such as tickets, commuter passes, and coupon tickets are put into the automatic ticket gate 1 when entering from outside the ticket gate of the station, that is, outside the premises, and when entering from inside the ticket gate of the station, that is, inside the yard Ejection port (first insertion port) 2 that is used to discharge the vehicle, and the ejection port (second insertion port) that is used to enter the ticket when exiting and eject the ticket when entering
3, a gate 4 that blocks the passage of the person who entered the ticket at the time of exit, a gate 5 that blocks the passage of the person who entered the ticket at the time of entry, and a partition for distinguishing the passages corresponding to the automatic ticket gate 1, A human detector 6 for detecting passage of a user, and an outside indicator 7 and an inside indicator 8 which are configured by, for example, a light emitting diode (LED) or the like and indicate whether entry is possible or not. .

The human detector 6 detects the passage of a user by a plurality of detectors (not shown).
A transmission type, a reflection type, or the like is used as the detector. However, in the case of the transmissive type, the light from the light emitting portion provided in the opposite main body is guided.

Next, the schematic structure of the internal mechanism of the automatic ticket gate 1 will be described with reference to FIG. That is, the ticket inserted from the slot 2 is conveyed in the direction of the arrow a on the conveying path 11 by the conveying means such as the conveying rollers 10, ... ... and the like so that they are conveyed on the conveying path 11 in the direction of arrow b.

The conveying rollers 10 provided near the above-mentioned inlets 2 and 3 are composed of electromagnetically biased rollers so as to prevent the ticket from popping out, and brake the ticket. It has become.

A ticket insertion detector 12 for detecting the insertion of a ticket into the insertion slot 2 and a blocking means for preventing the insertion of a ticket from the insertion slot 2 on the conveying path 11 in order from the insertion slot 2 side. Shutter 13, positioning unit 14 for positioning a ticket,
Branch portion 15, read head 16 for reading magnetic information on the lower surface of the ticket, read head 1 for reading magnetic information on the upper surface of the ticket
7. A writing head 18 for writing magnetic information on the underside of the ticket,
A write head 19 for writing magnetic information on the upper surface of the ticket, a read head 20 for reading magnetic information on the lower surface of the ticket, a read head 21 for reading magnetic information on the upper surface of the ticket, and an entrance punch for punching the entrance to the ticket. The unit 22, the alignment unit 23 that arranges the ticket from the slot 3, the shutter 24 as a blocking unit that blocks the insertion of the ticket from the slot 3, and detection of the insertion of the ticket into the slot 3 A ticket insertion detector 25 is provided.

The shutter 13 is moved by the excitation of the solenoid 13a to prevent the entry of a ticket from the slot 2, and the shutter 24 is the solenoid 24a.
It is moved by the excitation of, and prevents the ticket from being inserted from the slot 3. Further, a collecting unit 26 as a bill collecting unit is provided below the branching unit 15, and the branching unit 1
The boarding ticket (used ticket) branched from the conveyance path 11 by 5 is guided to the collection unit 26 via the branch conveyance path 27.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a main part of an electric circuit in the automatic ticket gate 1. That is, the CPU (Central Processing Unit) 3 that controls the whole
It is composed of 0s. The CPU 30 includes an amplifier 31 for amplifying a signal from the read head 16, an amplifier 32 for amplifying a signal from the read head 17, and the write head 18 for entrance data, date data, update data,
The driver 33, which drives in accordance with the recorded data such as the collected data, the entrance data, the date data,
A driver 34 that drives according to recording data such as update data and recovery data, an amplifier 35 that amplifies a signal from the read head 20, an amplifier 36 that amplifies a signal from the read head 21, and a drive of the input punch unit 22. Driver 37, indicator 7 indicating that entry is possible and entry is not possible,
8. A sensor 50 that detects passengers outside the building using ultrasonic waves,
A sensor 51 that detects passengers on the premises using ultrasonic waves, a signal exchanger 52 that connects detection signals from the sensors 50 and 51 to the CPU 30, a timer 53 that measures time, and a return time from a dedicated mode described below to a dual mode. And the like, the memory 54 for storing such information, the ticket insertion detectors 12, 25, the solenoids (outside of the building) 13a, and the drivers 38, 39 for moving the shutters 13 and 24 by exciting the inside of the building 24a, and the display unit 4.
A display control unit 41 that controls the display of 0, a driver 43 that drives a transport mechanism 42 such as a transport roller 10 that transports various tickets to the transport path 11 in the arrow a direction or the arrow b direction, ... A fare table 44 storing fare data according to the section data, drivers 45 and 46 for driving the gates 4 and 5, respectively, and the CP.
A determination unit 47 that determines the validity of the ticket based on time data, departure station data, admission data, date data, etc. supplied from U30 is connected.

FIG. 3 shows the arrangement of the automatic ticket gate 1 according to the present embodiment. A sensor 50 is provided on the ceiling at a certain distance from the outer edge and the inner edge of the automatic ticket gate 1, respectively. , 51 are attached. This distance shall not be felt as an interruption when a person moves to a passage to another automatic ticket gate 1.

A person (passenger) approach detection signal emitted from the sensor 50 or 51 is sent to the CP via the signal exchanger 52.
Sent to U30. In the figure, a passenger A is in the situation of entering the automatic ticket gate 1 from the station yard and exiting the station, and a passenger B is entering the automatic ticket gate 1 and entering the station premises. is there. Although details will be described later, since the sensor 51 detects the passenger A, the passenger A is permitted to enter the automatic ticket gate 1, and the passenger B is prohibited from entering the automatic ticket gate 1. Further, the detection sensors 50, 5
The signal from 1 is “off” when the passenger is not detected and is “on” when the passenger is detected.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the passenger ticket can be inserted into or not inserted into the slot 2 or 3. Figure 4 (a)
Is the shutter 13 or 2 when the ticket can be inserted.
4 is open, and FIG. 4 (b) shows a state in which the shutter 13 or 24 is closed when the insertion of the ticket is blocked. That is, the CPU 30 controls the driver 3
8 and 39 are used to drive the solenoids 13a and 24a,
The respective shutters 13 and 14 are controlled.

FIG. 5 shows the indicators 7 and 8, and displays the entry possible in the state where the ticket can be inserted and the entry impossible in the state where the ticket is blocked in conjunction with the shutters 13 and 14 of the above-mentioned slots 2 and 3. To do. FIG. 5A shows the display 7 or 8
Indicates that the passenger can enter (passenger ticket entrance 2 or 3 can be inserted). In FIG. 5B, the display 7 or 8 indicates that the passenger cannot enter (passenger ticket entrance 2 or 3). To prevent the injection of
Shows the state of.

Next, with such a structure, the control of entry into the automatic ticket gate 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, when a passenger approaches the automatic ticket gate 1 from inside or outside the station and approaches a certain distance, the sensor 50 or 51 mounted on the ceiling notifies the automatic ticket gate 1 of the entry of a person (passenger). The signal (ON) is input to the CPU 30 via the signal exchanger 52.

The CPU 30 determines whether the detection signal is from the inside or outside (sensor 50 or 51), closes the inlet 2 or 3 on the opposite side, and displays the indicator 7
Alternatively, the entry prohibition mark is displayed at 8 to prompt the passengers from the other side to enter (not available), and the ticket (insertion ticket) inserted into the open slot 2 or 3 is processed.

For example, in FIG. 3, the passenger A entering the automatic ticket gate 1 from the premises of the station is detected by the sensor 51. Based on the detection signal from the sensor 51, the CPU 30 determines that it is from the inside of the premises, and the opening 2 on the outside of the premises, which is the opposite side, is opened by the shutter 13 that is “discontinued” as shown in FIG. 4B. The display 7 is closed and an entry prohibition mark as shown in FIG. 5B is displayed.

The normal dual mode operates as described above, but in the present invention, the dedicated mode is set and operated as follows depending on the time zone. The dedicated mode is set in the memory 54 in the automatic ticket gate 1 for each time zone according to the rush situation in the morning and evening, for example, by remote control (not shown).

In this exclusive mode, the passenger can use the automatic ticket gate 1
When approaching from both inside and outside the building at the same time, priority is given to approach from the inside or outside. That is, C
When the passenger approaches the automatic ticket gate 1 at the same time from both inside and outside of the premises and the detection signals of the sensors 50 and 51 are both “on”, the PU 30 is the one with lower priority (inside or outside). The inlet 2 or 3 is closed, and the entry prohibition mark is displayed on the corresponding display 7 or 8.

After switching to the dedicated mode, the CPU 30
Returns to the original dual mode if the ticket is not inserted within a certain time (for example, 7 seconds) using the timer 53,
Stand by so that it can be inserted from either inside or outside the premises.

In the off-peak hours other than the morning and evening rush hours, the above-mentioned priority setting is canceled. In this dual-use mode, if passengers enter from the inside or outside of the building simultaneously, the passenger who put in the ticket first will enter, and then the passenger will put in the ticket and enter. It is possible to eliminate the hassle of searching for and moving the automatic ticket gate 1 to be used.

Further, a sensor 50 for detecting the entry of passengers,
By providing 51 for each passage to the automatic ticket gate 1, even if simultaneous entry occurs in one passage to an automatic ticket gate and the mode is switched to the exclusive (entry or exit) mode, the other automatic ticket gates 1 The passage to can be unaffected.

As described above, according to the above embodiment,
Passage control of the automatic ticket gate can be performed according to the traffic hours and the flow of passengers (people), so the flow of passengers can be made smooth, and the congestion around the automatic ticket gate during the morning and evening rush hours and passengers can be reduced. The frustration of can be eliminated.

In addition, measures are taken for simultaneous entry into the automatic ticket gates for each passage, and the automatic ticket gates have the same function as if a dedicated (entry or exit) device is installed temporarily. Can be avoided. Although the passengers are detected using ultrasonic waves in the above-described embodiment, infrared rays may be used to detect the passengers, and the point is that the passengers can be detected.

[0034]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention,
It is possible to provide an automatic ticket gate apparatus that can reduce congestion by performing entrance control according to the traffic hours and the flow of people.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electric circuit main part of an automatic ticket gate in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an external appearance and an internal mechanism of the automatic ticket gate.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of arrangement of an automatic ticket gate.

FIG. 4 is a view around the entrance of the automatic ticket gate from the direction of inserting a ticket.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a display example of a display device.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining control of entry into the automatic ticket gate.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic ticket gate 2, 3 ... Slot 4, 5 ... Gate 6 ... Human detector 7, 8 ... Indicator 13, 24 ... Shutter 50, 51 ... Sensor 52 ... Signal exchanger 53 ... Timer 54 ... Memory

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A recording medium loaded from the first or second loading port that also serves as a discharge port is transported by a transport path, and magnetic information on the recording medium is read by a reading means during the transport, and the read result is obtained. In the automatic ticket gate device that allows the person who puts in the recording medium to pass therethrough, a first detecting unit that is installed at a certain distance from the first slot and that detects the person who puts in the second slot. And a second detection unit that is installed at a fixed distance to detect the inserter, and prevents the recording medium from being inserted from the second insertion port when the first detection unit detects the inserter. And a second blocking means for blocking the loading of the recording medium from the first loading slot when the second sensing means detects the loading person. Characteristic automatic ticket gate device. 2. A recording medium loaded from the first or second loading port which also serves as a discharge port is transported by a transport path, and magnetic information on the recording medium is read by a reading means during the transport, and the read result is obtained. In the automatic ticket gate device that allows the person who puts in the recording medium to pass therethrough, a first detecting unit that is installed at a certain distance from the first slot and that detects the person who puts in the second slot. And a second detection unit that is installed at a fixed distance to detect the inserter, and prevents the recording medium from being inserted from the second insertion port when the first detection unit detects the inserter. First blocking means, a second blocking means for blocking the loading of the recording medium from the first loading slot when the second sensing means detects the loading person, and the first sensing means Means when the means and the second detecting means are simultaneously detected. When the setting means for setting the order and the detection by the first detection means and the second detection means are simultaneously performed, the first blocking means or the second blocking means is set according to the setting of the setting means. An automatic ticket gate device comprising: a control unit for controlling the. 3. A recording medium loaded from the first or second loading port which also serves as a discharge port is transported by a transport path, and magnetic information on the recording medium is read by a reading means during the transport, and the read result is obtained. In the automatic ticket gate device that allows the person who puts in the recording medium to pass therethrough, a first detecting unit that is installed at a certain distance from the first slot and that detects the person who puts in the second slot. And a second detection unit that is installed at a fixed distance to detect the inserter, and prevents the recording medium from being inserted from the second insertion port when the first detection unit detects the inserter. First blocking means, a second blocking means for blocking the loading of the recording medium from the first loading slot when the second sensing means detects the loading person, and the first sensing means Means when the means and the second detecting means are simultaneously detected. When the setting means for setting the order and the detection by the first detection means and the second detection means are simultaneously performed, the first blocking means or the second blocking means is set according to the setting of the setting means. An automatic ticket gate, comprising: a control unit that controls the control unit and a changing unit that changes the setting of the setting unit controlled by the control unit according to the situation such as time. 4. A recording medium loaded from the first or second loading port that also serves as a discharge port is transported by a transport path, and magnetic information on the recording medium is read by a reading means during the transport, and the read result is obtained. In the automatic ticket gate device that allows the person who puts in the recording medium to pass therethrough, a first detecting unit that is installed at a certain distance from the first slot and that detects the person who puts in the second slot. And a second detection unit that is installed at a fixed distance to detect the inserter, and prevents the recording medium from being inserted from the second insertion port when the first detection unit detects the inserter. First blocking means, a second blocking means for blocking the loading of the recording medium from the first loading slot when the second sensing means detects the loading person, and the first sensing means Means when the means and the second detecting means are simultaneously detected. When the setting means for setting the order and the detection by the first detection means and the second detection means are simultaneously performed, the first blocking means or the second blocking means is set according to the setting of the setting means. An automatic ticket gate, comprising: a control unit for controlling the control unit, and a release unit for releasing the setting of the setting unit when the first detection unit and the second detection unit are not detected for a predetermined time. apparatus.