JPH0714039A - Automatic ticket examination machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a low-cost automatic ticket examination machine suitable for small stations by discriminating the classification of a passenger ticket or the like inserted to an insertion hole to discriminate the entrance or the exit. CONSTITUTION:The passenger ticket or the like inserted to an insertion hole 1 has data read by a magnetic head H1 while being carried in a carrying path 2. If it is discriminated as the result of the arithmetic processing based on read data that the inserted passenger ticket is an ordinary passenger ticket, entrance processing is performed when data of the station where this ordinary passenger ticket is sold and data of the entraining station coincide with each other and it is within a prescribed time after the time when this ticket is sold, but exit processing is performed when these data do not coincide with each other. If it is discriminated that the inserted passenger ticket is a coupon ticket, entrance processing is performed when this coupon ticket does not have used information, but exit processing is performed when it has used information. If it is discriminated that the inserted passenger ticket is a commutation ticket, entrance processing is performed when this commutation ticket does not have entrance data or has entrance data of another day, but exit processing is performed when it has entrance data of the day.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a low-cost automatic ticket gate having a simple internal structure and a reduced size, and more particularly to a convenient ticket gate for a small station with a small number of users.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, automatic ticket gates have two types of automatic ticket gates, one for entrance and one for entrance, or a two-way automatic ticket gate that can accommodate both entrance and exit. Machine is installed.

In either the entrance or entrance automatic ticket gate, one of a pair of casings forming the main body of the automatic ticket gate (hereinafter referred to as the main body) is provided with a transport mechanism for processing tickets. A card handler having a magnetic head and the like is provided.

In a two-way type automatic ticket gate,
The above-mentioned card handler is provided in each of a pair of casings forming the main body.

[0005]

However, of the above-mentioned conventional automatic ticket gates, when an automatic ticket gate for entrance and exit is installed in a small station, the installation cost becomes high relative to the number of users. There are drawbacks.

Further, when the bidirectional automatic ticket gate is installed, the installation cost is reduced by the number of installed vehicles, but the bidirectional automatic ticket gate is installed in each of a pair of housings. Since it has a card handler, it has the drawback of being more expensive than an automatic ticket gate for entrance or exit.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a low-cost automatic ticket gate, which is particularly convenient for small stations.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention is provided with one transport mechanism for transporting tickets, which is provided in the main body, and is transported by the transport mechanism. A reading means for reading the data recorded on the ticket, and a type determining means for calculating the type of the ticket inserted into the insertion slot by performing an arithmetic processing based on the data read by the reading means, If the type determination means determines that the ticket is an ordinary ticket, the data of the station at which the ordinary ticket is sold and the data at the station at which the ticket is sold are matched, and the entry processing is performed when the ticket is within the predetermined time from the time of sale. If the data is different from the train station, the entry process is performed, and if it is judged as a coupon ticket, the entry process is performed when the coupon ticket has no used data, and the exit process is performed when there is used data. Done, commuter pass and size If there is no admission data for the commuter pass, or if there is admission data for other than the current day, the admission process is performed, and if there is admission on the day, the exit process is carried out. It has a feature.

[0009]

In the above structure, when the type determining means determines that the ticket is an ordinary ticket, the ticket control means has the same data at the sale station of the ordinary ticket and the boarding station, and within the predetermined time from the release time. In addition to performing admission processing at the time of, when the data at the sale station and the boarding station differ,
When it is judged that it is a coupon ticket, the entrance processing is performed when there is no used data in the coupon ticket, and when it is used data, the entrance processing is performed, and when it is judged as a commuter ticket, the entrance ticket is entered. When there is no data or when there is admission data other than the day of the day, admission processing is performed, and when there is admission on the day of the day, entry processing is performed, and whether the entry or exit is based on the inserted ticket data. to decide.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the main body a as seen from the ticket gate passage side. The main body a has an insertion slot 1 for tickets and the like inside the main body a facing the insertion slot 1. A conveyance path 2 which is the same as a belt conveyor type conveyance path provided between the insertion opening and the discharge opening of a known automatic ticket gate is provided.

When the tickets are inserted from the insertion slot 1, the transportation path 2 conveys the tickets in the direction of taking them into the main body a and returns the tickets to the insertion slot 1 again. It is configured to be driven in the direction by a motor (not shown).

A punching unit P, a magnetic head H1 for reading, and a magnetic head H2 for writing, which are similar to those provided in a known automatic ticket gate, are sequentially installed in the transport path 2 from the insertion slot 1 side. It is provided.

In the figure, D1 and D2 are a pair of doors provided on the ticket gate passage side of the main body a, of which the door D1
Is installed outside the ticket gate and the main body a is opened / closed when the ticket gate for entrance is used. The door D2 is installed inside the ticket gate and opened / closed when the main body a is the ticket gate for entrance. It is driven to open and close in the same way as the two-way automatic ticket gate of.

In the figure, C is a controller composed of a microcomputer for controlling the main body a as a whole, and its electric configuration is shown in FIG.

The controller C is a central processing unit (CP) which performs arithmetic processing using a system program stored in the ROM 10 and working data stored in the RAM 11.
U) 12. Then, the CPU 12
A read / write (R / W) driver 14 for driving the magnetic heads H1 and H2 and a door driver 15 for driving the doors D1 and D2 are connected via an / O unit 13.

The I / O unit 13 is connected with drivers of other devices such as the punching unit P, but they are omitted here.

The ticket gate operation of the automatic ticket gate according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

Now, the main body a is in operation, and both doors D1 and D2
Is kept open, and tickets are inserted into the insertion slot 1 at this time (Yes at Step 100. Hereinafter, Step is referred to as S). At this point in time, the main body a does not recognize whether the user is an entering user or an entering user. This is because the main body “a” is a bidirectional type, but has only one card handler, and does not have a function of detecting a user's approaching direction by a human detector unlike a known automatic ticket gate. Further, when this function is added, when the user enters the ticket gate passage halfway and then retreats, confusion arises in the determination of entry or exit, making normal ticket processing impossible. Therefore, in this embodiment, as will be described later, the entry or the exit is determined based on the data recorded in the tickets.

The data of the tickets inserted in the insertion slot 1 is read by the magnetic head H1 during the transportation by the transportation path 2 (S102). At this time, the tickets pass through the punching unit P, but the punching unit P does not operate.

As a result of the arithmetic processing based on the read data, if the type of the inserted ticket is judged as a normal ticket (Yes at S106), the normal ticket is used based on the data of the normal ticket. It is determined whether the ticket has been sold at this station (the station where the main body a is installed) and is within a predetermined time (for example, 30 minutes) from the sale time (S108).

If it is within a predetermined time from the purchase of the ticket, the user who has the ordinary ticket carries out the entrance process as if he / she enters (Yes at S108, S110).

In the entrance process, the magnetic head H2 writes the entrance data on the ordinary ticket, and while the ordinary ticket is returned and conveyed to the insertion slot 1, the verifying process is performed by the magnetic head H1 and the punching unit P is used. A punch hole is punched in, and it is transported to the insertion slot 1 and returned to the user.

When a predetermined time has passed from the purchase of the ticket, the invalid ticket is processed and the door D2 is closed (No at S108, S1).
12). This is, for example, to prevent the user from purchasing a small amount of ordinary ticket for participation in advance to enter and then using the small amount of ordinary ticket when entering.

Since the ordinary ticket is valid only for the day, the ordinary ticket purchased before the previous day is processed as an invalid ticket and the door D2 is closed (No at S108, S11).
2).

If it is determined that the ticket is an ordinary ticket and the station at which the ticket is on sale is not this station, the user of the ordinary ticket is determined to participate and the participation processing is performed (No at S106).
S114).

In the entry processing, if the inserted ordinary ticket satisfies the exiting conditions, the entry data is written by the magnetic head H2, and then the entry data is collected in a collection box (not shown) in the main body, and the door D1 is opened. be opened. Of course, if the inserted ordinary ticket does not satisfy the getting-off condition, the ordinary ticket is conveyed to the insertion slot 1 and returned to the user, and the door D1 is closed.

When it is determined that the tickets are coupon tickets (S
116 affirmative), if there is no used data (entry data) in the coupon ticket (S118 affirmative), after the used data is written in the coupon ticket by the magnetic head H2, it is returned to the user and admission is permitted. (S110).

In addition, the coupon ticket has used data,
Also, if the entrance station is this station, the use of the coupon ticket is not normal, so the ticket is invalid (Yes at S118, Yes at S119). In addition, the coupon ticket has used data,
Also, if the entrance station is not this station, the user of the coupon ticket is determined to participate and is entered (S118 affirmative, S
114), the coupon ticket is recovered in the same manner as the recovery of the ordinary ticket, and the door D1 is opened.

When it is determined that the tickets are commuter passes (S
116 No), if there is no admission data for the commuter pass, or if there is admission data but not admission data for the day,
The user of the commuter pass is determined to enter and is subjected to admission processing (S120 negative, S120 affirmative, S122.
denial).

The entrance process is performed by writing the entrance data with the magnetic head H2 and verifying it with the magnetic head H1.

Although not shown in FIG. 3, the door D2 is closed and entry is denied unless the expiration date has passed or the passenger is not in the boarding section.

If the commuter pass has admission data for the day (affirmation of S120, affirmation of S122), the user of the commuter pass is determined to participate and is subjected to the entry process (S1).
44).

The entry processing is performed by writing the entry data in the magnetic head H2 and verifying it in the magnetic head H1. Of course, in this entry process,
If the passenger is outside the boarding section, that is, if he / she is crossing over, the door D1 is closed and entry is denied.

As described above, although the automatic ticket gate according to this embodiment has a simple structure having only one conveyance path 2 in the main body a, it can be used from the data of the inserted tickets. Since it is possible to perform admission processing or entrance processing by determining whether a person enters or exits, it is possible to provide a low-cost automatic ticket gate.

[0035]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The automatic ticket gate according to the present invention has a simple structure having only one conveying means in the main body, but judges whether the entrance or the exit from the data of the inserted tickets. Since the entrance processing or the entrance processing can be performed, it can be a low-cost automatic ticket gate.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a cross section of a part of a main body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a controller C.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a ticket gate operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Insertion slot 2 Conveyance path a Main body (main body) of automatic ticket gate C Controller

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] July 29, 1993

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be corrected] Drawing

[Name of item to be corrected] Figure 3

[Correction method] Change

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[Figure 3]

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A transport mechanism provided on a main body of an automatic ticket gate to transport tickets, a reading unit for reading data recorded on the tickets transported by the transport mechanism, and the reading device. Type determination means for determining the type of the ticket inserted into the insertion port by performing arithmetic processing based on the data read by the means, and when the type determination means determines that the ticket is normal If the data at the ticketing station and the station at which the ticket is sold match, and if the data at the ticketing station and the data at the ticketing station differ within the specified time, then the entry processing is performed. If it is determined that the commuter pass does not have used data, the entrance process is performed, and if there is used data, the entrance process is performed. When not there, Performs admission process when there is entry other than the day data, performs competed processing when there is a day entry, automatic ticket machines and having a a ticket gate control unit.