JPH0713069U - Toll collection device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To specify the tier used when there are multiple tiers of charge injection and change payment outlets. [Structure] A plurality of operating section installation areas with different height positions are secured in the front of the device housing, and at least charge entrances 2, 3 and change payout exits 4, 5 are provided in each operation section installation area. In addition, when a fee is input using the fee input port at a desired height position, the change dispensing mechanism is configured to dispense the change from the change dispensing outlet at the height position corresponding to the input port of the fee.
In the device for controlling 11, the common coin sorting means (CD) 14 for guiding the inserted coins from the coin insertion port (CH) at each height position to detect the amount of money is provided in the lower part of the device casing, Bottom
A coin detection sensor (DT) 13 for detecting the inserted coins from the CH is provided corresponding to each CH above the CH, and the CH used for coin insertion is determined based on the detection information of each DT and CD. Then
The change dispensing is configured by providing control means 10A for controlling the change dispensing mechanism so as to use the change dispensing outlet corresponding to the height position of the CH used for inserting the coin.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a toll collection device for toll roads, and in particular, it has a plurality of operating units corresponding to the height of the driver's seat of a vehicle, and pays change to the operating unit for which the fee is paid by coins. The present invention relates to an optimal toll collection device applied to a toll road toll collection device.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In toll collection on toll roads, the number of unmanned toll gates has increased in recent years due to the promotion of automation due to labor saving. In addition to the automatic ticketing system at the entrance toll gates that automatically issues toll tickets, the toll collection system at the exit has also been automated.

Further, there are various types of toll roads, such as a multi-sector system in which the charge system is based on the distance to be used, to a uniform segment system in which the usage fee is uniform. As it is prepaid, some systems have a system in which a flat fee is automatically collected at the entrance instead of issuing a toll ticket.

In a conventional toll road toll collection device for automatically collecting such tolls, as shown in FIG. 4, the driver inserts coins or bills into the coin insertion slot of the device. Considering the height of the driver's seat of the vehicle depending on the vehicle type, the coin inlets are arranged at the upper part, the lower part, and in the middle, respectively, and coins corresponding to the height of the driver's seat of the entering vehicle are inserted. It is structured so that you can use the mouth to enter the toll.

As described above, a plurality of coin insertion openings are installed at different height positions and opened. Then, the currency inserted into each coin slot is inserted into each coin slot by the two upper and lower coin sorters shown in Fig. 5 (when the coin slot has a two-stage structure of upper and lower stages). The coin sorting unit that discriminates the authenticity of the coin (currency) and the amount of money that have been discriminated. The change was dispensed to the change dispense outlet of the operation stage having the.

Description will be made with reference to the drawings. Fig. 4 is an external view of a conventional toll road toll collection device in which the coin slot has a two-tiered configuration with the upper and lower tiers. Fig. 5 (a) is a rear view of the interior, and Fig. 5 (b). FIG. 6 is a side view, and FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of a toll road toll collection device.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the conventional toll road toll collection device 18 is installed on the lane (vehicle passage) roadside of the tollgate. The toll collection device 18 for toll roads is in the shape of a rectangular box, and the upper coin insertion slot 2 is provided at a height that is sufficiently accessible from the driver's seat of a large vehicle such as a truck. Further, below the upper-stage coin slot 2, a lower-stage coin slot 3 is provided at a height that is sufficiently accessible from the driver's seat of a normal vehicle such as a passenger car.

Both the upper coin input port 2 and the lower coin input port 3 have a hopper-like structure in which a widened pocket-like opening is opened upward, and when a coin is inserted, a toll collection device for a toll road is automatically provided. The structure is such that the inserted coin can be taken into the inside of 18.

The toll road toll collection device 18 has a card insertion slot 23 and a bill insertion slot 22 arranged side by side at the height positions of the upper coin insertion slot 2 and the lower coin insertion slot 3, respectively. It is possible to insert cards such as pass tickets and insert banknotes at the height position.

Further, in the toll collection device 18 for toll roads, the upper stage change dispensing outlets 4 are arranged horizontally at the height position of the upper coin input port 2 and the horizontal position at the height position of the lower coin input port 3. Each of them is provided with a lower stage change payment outlet 5, and the change is paid out from the change change outlet of the stage used for inserting a card, inserting bills, and coins.

Further, the toll road toll collection device 18 is provided with a counterfeit money return port 8 further downward in the lower coin input port 3, and when the inserted coin is a counterfeit coin, The counterfeit money is returned to the counterfeit money return port 8.

Furthermore, in the toll road toll collection device 18, a change dispenser 11 is provided above the height position of the upper coin insertion slot 2. In addition, in order to identify the banknotes inserted through the banknote insertion ports 22 provided at the height position of the upper coin insertion slot 2 and the height position of the lower coin insertion slot 3, respectively, to identify the authenticity and the amount of money. A bill validator 21 is provided in the toll collection device 18 for the toll road so as to correspond to the bill insertion slot 22, respectively. The banknotes inserted from the banknote insertion slot 22 are stored in the banknote storage box below the banknote insertion slot 22 via the corresponding banknote validators 21.

Although not shown, the bill validator 21 is provided with a bill transport system, and the bill inserted through the bill insertion slot 22 is transported in the bill storage direction by the bill transport system while the bill validator 21 is being carried. The amount of money is determined to be true and false, and when it is determined to be false, the money is conveyed back to the banknote insertion slot 22 and discharged to the banknote insertion slot 22.

The coin safe 15 is a safe for storing money, and the coin safe 15 is provided at the lowermost part of the device in the toll collection device 18 for toll roads, and is located from the upper coin insertion slot 2 position. Both are connected by a shooter, which is a currency guideway connecting this coin safe 15. An upper-stage coin sorter 19 is provided at the position of the upper-stage coin input port 2, and the authenticity and denomination of coins inserted from the upper-stage coin input port 2 are detected here. Then, when the coin passed through the upper coin sorter 19 is a true coin, it is sent to the coin safe 15, and when the coin is a false coin, the route is switched so that the coin is returned to the false coin return port 8.

A lower-stage coin sorter 20 is provided at the position of the lower-stage coin input port 3, and the authenticity and denomination of coins inserted from the lower-stage coin input port 3 are detected here. Then, when the coin that has passed through the lower coin sorter 20 is a true coin, it is sent to the coin safe 15, and when it is a false coin, the route is switched so that the coin is returned to the false coin return port 8.

The control unit 10 is responsible for the center of control, calculates the toll from the read information of the inserted ticket and displays it on the display unit 25 (or 26), and also inserts coins and bills. When money is inserted into the insertion slot, the change is calculated by using the denomination information from the bill validator 21 and the coin sorters 19 and 20 that detect and discriminate the coin, and the change is sent out from the change dispenser 11 and the send out. The flapper 9 so that the change can be paid out to the change-out port 4 (or 5) at the step (height position) corresponding to the operation port (banknote insertion port or coin insertion port) used for inserting bills or coins. It is possible to perform control called control.

In FIG. 6, 17a to 17i indicate the flow of coins. In the conventional automated toll road toll collection device 18 having such a configuration, coins are provided corresponding to the coin insertion slot and the bill insertion slot used for inserting bills and coins when paying the fare. By using the detection output of the machine and the bill validator, it is possible to know which stage of the operation port was used. Therefore, the change is dispensed to the change dispensing port of the stage corresponding to the used operation port. This makes it possible for the user to pay the change to the change payout port on the most accessible step, which is convenient for the user.

[0018]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 As described above, in the conventional technology, the change is dispensed to the change dispense port of the stage corresponding to the operation port used for payment of the charge (the bill insertion port or the coin insertion port). In order to detect the operation port, a bill validator and a coin sorter are attached one by one for each insertion port and each insertion port. Of these, a bill validator is required for each insertion slot due to the structure of the bill transport system, etc., but coins can be easily sent to any place smoothly by using a shooter or the like.

Therefore, the coin sorter can be provided in only one place and shared, instead of being provided for each insertion slot. However, the coin sorter detects the stage that has become the operation slot for coin insertion. However, because of the fact that it is used, there is a problem in that it is not possible to know which stage is the operation port when only coins are inserted.

Therefore, conventionally, a coin sorter is provided corresponding to each coin slot. However, this leaves the following problems. That is, by adopting a configuration in which multiple coin sorters are used, firstly, when there are two coin sorters, the shape of the lower coin insertion slot is made three-dimensional, that is, the coin is thrown to the user. Even with a basket shape that is effective for giving the image of throwing, the coin sorting machine in the upper stage narrows the coin throwable range, and the operability deteriorates.

Secondly, the coin sorters in the upper and lower stages have exactly the same functions, and in order to reduce the size of the casing and reduce the cost, the coins inserted from the coin inlets in the upper and lower stages, respectively. Need to be processed by one unit.

Thirdly, the control unit needs to control a plurality of coin sorting units, which makes it difficult to shorten the service time for the user. If a coin sorter is used together for effective use of the basket type coin input port and cost reduction, it will not be possible to determine which coin input port, the upper or lower, has been inserted. It will be necessary to display the charges on both the upper and lower display sections. In addition, for the convenience of users, it is necessary to install a change dispensing port at a height near the driver's seat and send the change out to the change dispensing port closer to the driver's seat. If they are shared, it will be impossible to select which of the upper and lower change dispensing ports the change will be sent to.

Therefore, when paying out the change, a switch is required to allow the user to select which of the upper and lower stages of the change payout, the change should be paid out to the individual user. Because of the necessity, users often get confused about the operation, and after the vehicle enters the toll gate, the driver pays the fee and the vehicle starts and the processing for one vehicle is completed. The service time required to complete it will increase.

As described above, an increase in service time per vehicle causes traffic congestion at the tollgate gate, which is a problem. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a fee collection device capable of reducing the cost and automatically sending out the change to the change dispensing port used by the user. is there.

[0025]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is configured as follows. That is, a plurality of operation section installation areas with different height positions are secured on the front of the apparatus housing, and at least a charge input port and a change dispensing exit are provided in each operation unit installation area, and the desired height is set. A fee collection device that controls the change payment mechanism so that when a fee is input using the charge input port at a position, the change will be paid out from the change output port at a height position corresponding to that charge input port. In the lower part of the equipment casing, common coin sorting means for guiding the inserted coins from the coin insertion ports at each height position to detect the denomination and the amount of coins is provided, and A coin detection sensor for detecting the coins inserted from the insertion port is provided corresponding to each of the coin insertion ports above it except for the insertion port, and the detection information of each coin detection sensor and coin sorting means is provided. Based on this, the control means that determines the input slot used for coin insertion and controls the change dispensing mechanism so that the change is used to make use of the change outlet corresponding to the height position of the input slot used for coin insertion. And are provided.

[0026]

[Action]

 In such a configuration, there is only one coin sorting means that determines and sorts the amount of coins thrown in from the slot, and is shared by each slot, and is located above it except for the bottom slot for coins. A coin detection sensor for detecting the coins inserted from the coin insertion slot is provided corresponding to each coin insertion slot, and is used for coin insertion based on the detection information of each coin detection sensor and coin sorting means. The change-out mechanism is controlled so that the change-out mechanism can be identified and the change-out mechanism can use the change-out mechanism corresponding to the height position of the coin used for the change-out.

For example, in the case of using as a toll collection device for a toll road, considering the case of a two-tiered structure with a coin slot for large vehicles and a coin slot for ordinary vehicles, consider A coin detection sensor is provided between the upper area for large vehicles and the lower area for ordinary vehicles, which corresponds to the height, and the coins inserted from the upper coin slot are detected by this sensor. When coins are inserted, the coins inserted will always be detected by the common coin selection means, and when the coins are inserted from the coin insertion port on the upper stage, the coin detection sensor outputs a detection output, but the lower stage. Then, the coin detection sensor does not output a detection output. Therefore, this makes it possible to determine which of the upper and lower stages the user has selected, and it is only necessary to display the inserted fee and pay out the change coins only by the selected operation unit.

As described above, by using the coin detection sensor, the coin sorting means can be shared, the space can be saved and the cost can be reduced, and the change dispensing port used by the user. It is possible to provide a fee collection device capable of automatically sending out change.

[0029]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view of a toll road toll collection device according to the present invention, FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b) are internal structures of the toll road toll collection device according to the present invention, and FIG. Each block diagram showing the system configuration including the flow of coins of the toll road toll collection device according to the plan is shown.

The device of the present invention is installed in an unmanned lane on a toll road, receives a predetermined toll from a user, pays change as necessary, and issues a receipt. This will be specifically described. In the figure, 1 is a toll road toll collection device according to the present invention, 2 is an upper-stage coin slot, 3 is a lower-stage coin slot, 4 is a change payment outlet, 5 is a lower-stage change payment outlet, and 6 is an upper operation section. Area, 7 is the lower operation section area, 8 is a counterfeit coin return slot, 9 is a flapper, 10A is a control section, 11 is a change dispenser, 12 is a shooter, 13 is a coin detection sensor, 14 is a coin sorter, and 15 is a coin sorter. A coin safe, 22 is a bill insertion slot, and 23 is a card insertion slot.

The toll road toll collection device 1 is installed on the lane (vehicle passage) roadside at the tollgate. The toll road toll collection device 1 is in the shape of a rectangular box, and the upper coin insertion slot 2 is provided at a height that is sufficiently accessible from the driver's seat of a large vehicle such as a truck. Further, below the upper coin insertion slot 2, a lower coin insertion slot 3 is provided at a height position that is sufficiently accessible from the driver's seat of an ordinary vehicle such as a passenger car.

Both the upper coin insertion slot 2 and the lower coin insertion slot 3 have a hopper-like structure in which a wide pocket-like opening is opened upward, and when a coin is inserted, a toll collection device for a toll road is automatically provided. 1 The structure is such that the inserted coin can be taken inside.

The toll road toll collection device 1 has a card insertion slot 23 and a bill insertion slot 22 arranged side by side at the height positions of the upper coin insertion slot 2 and the lower coin insertion slot 3, respectively. It is possible to insert cards such as pass tickets and banknotes at the height position.

Further, in the toll road toll collection device 1, the upper-stage change dispensing outlets 4 are arranged side by side in the height position of the upper-stage coin input port 2, and the upper-stage coin dispensing port 4 is arranged in the horizontal position in the horizontal position. Each of them has a lower-stage change payment outlet 5, and the change is paid out from the change change outlet of the stage used for inserting cards, bills, and coins.

Further, the toll road toll collection device 1 is provided with a counterfeit money return port 8 at a position further below the lower coin input port 3, and when the inserted coin is a counterfeit coin, The counterfeit money is returned to the counterfeit money return port 8.

Furthermore, in the toll road toll collection device 1, a change dispenser 11 is provided above the height position of the upper coin insertion slot 2, and the change position of the upper coin insertion slot 2 and the lower position. In order to identify the banknotes inserted through the banknote insertion ports 22 provided at the height position of the coin insertion slot 3 and to identify the authenticity and the amount of money, a banknote identification machine 21 is provided corresponding to each banknote insertion slot 22. Has been. The banknotes inserted through the banknote insertion slot 22 are stored in the banknote storage box below the banknote insertion slot 22 through the corresponding banknote validators 21.

Although not shown, the bill validator 21 is provided with a bill transport system, and the bill inserted through the bill insertion slot 22 is transported by the bill transport system in the bill storage direction while the bill validator 21 is being carried. The amount of money is determined to be true and false, and when it is determined to be false, the money is conveyed back to the banknote insertion slot 22 and discharged to the banknote insertion slot 22.

The coin safe 15 is a safe for storing coins, and a coin safe 15 is provided at the bottom of the device in the toll road toll collection device 1, and is located from the upper coin insertion slot 2 position. The coin cashbox 15 and the coin safe 15 are connected by a shooter 12 which is a currency guide path.

The coin detecting sensor 13 is for detecting coins, is attached to the middle of the shooter 12, and detects passing coins. The coin detection sensor 13 is attached in the middle of the position of the upper coin insertion slot 2 and the position of the lower coin insertion slot 3 so that when the coin is inserted into the upper coin insertion slot 2, this can be detected.

The coin sorter 14 guides the shooter 12 and sends the coins from the upper coin input port 2 and the coins from the lower coin input port 3 according to the denomination, and puts them into the coin deposit box 15. This is for selecting coins by switching the position at which coins are ejected depending on the denomination, and the ejection position is switched by, for example, a control signal of its own built-in control device or control unit 10A. The coin sorter 14 has a function of making a genuine / counterfeit judgment of coins and a kind of denomination.

The coin sorter 14 is shared by the upper coin input port 2 and the lower coin input port 3, and when the input coin is determined to be a false coin, the input coin is returned to the false coin return port 8. To switch the route.

Further, the flapper 9 is for opening and closing the passage of the change dispensing shooter in the vicinity of the upper position of the upper stage change dispensing outlet 4 and the lower stage change dispensing outlet 5, respectively, and to which change dispensing port the change is dispensed. It is for the guidance of. Based on the outputs of the coin detection sensor 13 and the coin sorter 14, the control unit 10A knows from which coin slot the coin has been inserted and the opening and closing operation of the flapper 9 in each stage is provided. The flapper 9 closer to the change payment outlet at the stage where the coin insertion port is installed is driven to guide the change to the change payment outlet. Reference numerals 25 and 26 are charge display portions used to display the amount of money to the user.

Next, the operation of the present apparatus having such a configuration will be described. Although not shown here, the machine becomes ready to accept charges after the vehicle type identification device installed in the lane (vehicle passage) leading to the toll gate detects the vehicle entering the lane. The coins inserted by the user into the lower coin insertion slot 3 reach the coin sorter 14 where they are discriminated whether they are genuine coins or counterfeit coins. If they are genuine coins, they are stored in the coin safe 15 and If so, it is discharged to the fake coin return port 8. In the control unit 10A, the predetermined toll amount is compared with the input toll amount, and if there is more of the latter, the change dispenser 11 dispenses the change. At this time, the flapper 9 does not operate, and the change is dispensed to the change dispensing outlet 5 in the lower operation portion area 7.

On the other hand, the coin inserted by the user into the upper coin insertion slot 2 passes through the shooter 12 and the coin detection sensor 13 and reaches the coin sorter 14, where it is a genuine coin or a counterfeit coin. If it is a true coin, it is stored in the coin safe 15, and if it is a false coin, it is discharged to the false coin return port 8. Then, when the change dispenser 11 dispenses the change, the flapper 9 operates according to a command from the control unit 10A, and the change is dispensed to the change dispense outlet 4 in the upper operation unit area 6.

The operation of the device will be described a little more. The functional block diagram of this device is shown in Fig. 3 as a functional block diagram, and the configuration of the change-out system does not change, but it corresponds to the upper coin input port 2 and the lower coin input port 3 in the conventional device. One coin sorter that has been installed respectively is installed at the lower position of the lower coin insertion slot 3 installation position (coin sorter 14), and the coin sorter 14 is inserted from the upper coin insertion slot 2 and the lower coin insertion slot 3. It is also used to detect coins that have been used (authenticity detection, denomination detection). In addition, a coin detection sensor 13 that only detects the passage of coins is provided in the path that guides the coins from the upper coin insertion slot 2 to the coin sorter 14, and when the upper coin insertion slot 2 is used as an operation opening, the control unit 10A Was configured to detect this.

Note that 17a to 17d and 17g to 17i indicate routes through which coins flow. The present invention has the same basic function as the conventional one. However, in contrast to the conventional one, which has a plurality of coin sorters for the upper coin input slot 2 and the lower coin input slot 3, respectively, it has multiple configurations, whereas it is possible to judge the authenticity of inserted coins, denomination determination, and coin passage route selection. As a single configuration with only one coin sorter for performing the above, eliminating the problem of the installation space and size of the upper coin insertion slot 2 due to the problem of the installation space of the coin sorter. In addition, the coin sorting machine can be shared to reduce the system size and cost. Even if the coin sorting machine 14 is shared, which stage of coin insertion slot was used for coin insertion? A coin detection sensor 13 is provided in order to detect the coin insertion from the upper coin insertion slot 2 so that the coin can be detected and determined.

Accordingly, the coins inserted into the upper coin insertion slot 2 pass through the shooter 12 and the coin detection sensor 13 to reach the coin sorter 14, where the coins are discriminated whether they are genuine coins or counterfeit coins. If it is a true coin, it is stored in the coin safe 15, and if it is a false coin, it is discharged to the false coin return port 8. When the change dispenser 11 dispenses the change, the flapper 9 operates according to a command from the control unit 10A, and the change is dispensed to the change dispensing outlet 4 of the upper operation area unit 6.

Therefore, even though the coin sorter is shared, it is possible to automatically determine whether the operation port is the upper stage or the lower stage, and to dispense the change to the change dispensing port corresponding to the operation port. it can.

As described above, the present system has an upper operation part area which is a height position corresponding to the height of the driver's seat of the large vehicle and a height position corresponding to the height of the driver's seat of the normal vehicle in front of the device casing. In the case where a charge input section and a change dispense section are provided in a certain lower operation section area, the coins inserted from the upper and lower coin insertion slots are guided to the lower part of the equipment casing to verify their authenticity and money. In addition to providing common coin selection means for detecting the type and amount of money, a coin detection sensor for detecting coins inserted from the upper-stage insertion slot is provided in correspondence with the upper-stage coin insertion slot. The coins inserted from the slot are to be detected by this sensor. Then, if the coin detection sensor detects a coin, it can be seen that the coin has been inserted from the charge input section in the upper stage, and if the coin detection sensor does not detect it and only the coin sorting means detects it, it is in the lower stage. It was made possible to understand that coins were inserted from the charge input section.

As a result, it is possible to determine which of the upper and lower operation unit areas the user has selected, and the display of the inserted charge and the change coin payout are used for the coin insertion ( It should be done from the display unit at the height position) and the change dispensing port.

Therefore, the coin sorting means can be shared, and the system cost and space can be saved. The description above has focused on the case of inserting coins, but in the case of banknotes, the banknote validator installed in each stage detects the denomination and authenticity, so the control unit 10A determines which stage is used. Since the payout can be grasped, the payout port for paying out the change can be easily specified, and the changeout control using the payout port can be carried out.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be carried out by appropriately modifying it within the scope not changing the gist thereof. For example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the example of the two-stage structure in which the operation ports are provided at the heights of the upper stage and the lower stage is shown, but the present invention is also applicable to the three-stage configuration of the upper stage, the middle stage and the lower stage and the number of stages higher than that. Is applicable. In this case, if a coin detection sensor is provided for each slot in the upper area other than the bottom slot and all coins from each slot are sent to the common coin sorting means, the coin sorting means It is possible to determine only one unit and which stage of operation port is used. In addition to the toll collection device on toll roads, the present invention can also be applied to a parking lot settlement machine having multiple stages of coin inlets and various vending machines.

[0053]

[Effect of device]

 As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained by applying to a toll road toll collection device having a plurality of operation parts corresponding to the height of the driver's seat of the vehicle.

1. By using a coin detection sensor to determine the coin insertion stage by the user, it is possible to use only one coin sorter, which was conventionally required for two coins. This saves space and improves the maintainability of internal units such as bill validators. It also reduces the number of units, which leads to cost reduction.

2. Since a coin sorter for the upper operation area corresponding to the height of the driver's seat of the vehicle is not required, the user's coin insertion range in the lower operation area is not narrowed, and users can easily insert coins. It is possible to put a fee into the mouth. 3. The control unit only needs to control one coin sorting unit at any one time, and therefore the service time to the user can be shortened.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view for explaining an embodiment of the present invention and is an external view of a toll road toll collection device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining an embodiment of the present invention and is an internal structure diagram of a toll road toll collection device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of the present invention and is a block diagram showing a flow of coins of a toll road toll collection device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an external view of a conventional toll road toll collection device.

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining the internal structure of a conventional toll road toll collection device.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a flow of coins of a conventional toll road toll collection device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Toll collection device for toll road 2 ... Upper coin input port 3 ... Lower coin input port 4 ... Upper change payment outlet 5 ... Lower change payment outlet 6 ... Upper operation area corresponding to the height of the driver's seat 7 ... Lower operation part area corresponding to the height of the driver's seat of the vehicle 8 ... Counterfeit coin return port 9 ... Flapper 10, 10A ... Control part 11 ... Change dispensing machine 12 ... Shooter 13 ... Coin detection sensor 14 ... Coin sorter 15 ... Coin Safe 18 ... Conventional toll road toll collection device 19 ... Upper stage coin sorter 20 ... Lower stage coin sorter 21 ... Banknote validator 22 ... Banknote insertion slot 23 ... Card insertion slot 24 ... Coupon processing machine 25 ... Upper stage charge display 26 ... Lower fee display section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A plurality of operation section installation areas having different height positions are secured on the front surface of the apparatus housing, and at least charge entrances and change exits are provided in each operation section installation area, When a charge is input using the charge input port at a desired height position, the change dispense mechanism is controlled so that the change is dispensed from the change output port at the height position corresponding to the charge input port. In the toll collection device, a common coin sorting means is provided in the lower part of the device housing to guide the inserted coins from the coin inlets at the respective height positions to detect the denomination and the amount of coins, and the coin at the bottom A coin detection sensor for detecting the coins inserted from the insertion port is provided corresponding to each of the coin insertion ports above it except for the insertion port for coins, and the detection information of each coin detection sensor and coin sorting means is provided. Basis Based on this, the input port used for coin insertion is discriminated, and the changeout device has a control means for controlling the changeout device to use the changeout port corresponding to the height position of the insertion port used for coin insertion. A fee collection device characterized by being provided and configured.