JPH073047U - Data carrier ticketing device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The customer operates the ticketing of the data carrier by self-service, eliminating the need for a dedicated operator or an operator-resident building. [Structure] An electronic pass ticket issuing machine 1 is provided with a hopper unit 26 accommodating a plurality of types of electronic passes, and one electronic pass from the hopper unit 26.
A link mechanism 38 that feeds out one by one, an electronic path supply path 27 that guides the delivered electronic path, an antenna unit 28 that writes predetermined information to the electronic path in a contactless manner, and an electronic path that writes out the electronic path that has been written. A pass payout opening 19, a coin insertion opening 16 for inserting the price of an electronic pass, a bill insertion opening 17,
Ticket type specification buttons 8 to 12 for specifying the electronic pass ticket type,
It is composed of a coin insertion slot 16, a bill insertion slot 17, and a control section 32 for operating the link mechanism 38, the antenna section 28, etc. based on the bill type designation by the bill type designation buttons 8-12.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a data carrier ticket issuing device, and more particularly to a data carrier ticket issuing device suitable for issuing a non-contact type data carrier of an electromagnetic induction type having a coin shape.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In recent years, applications of non-contact type data carriers are expected to be expanded in various industrial fields, and the data carriers are configured as card-shaped or coin-shaped information storage media containing an information storage element. Examples of the use of data carriers include transportation tickets, admission tickets for various leisure facilities, amusement tickets, ski lift lift tickets, etc. These data carriers are issued by dedicated ticketing machines. It has become so.

A conventional ticket issuing machine is provided with a storage unit for storing a large number of data carriers, an antenna unit for writing information (ticketing type, etc.) to the data carrier, an input unit for inputting the ticketing type, quantity, etc. of the data carrier. Since it is operated by a dedicated operator, it is generally installed in the building dedicated to ticketing machines. When issuing a data carrier ticket, the operator inputs the ticket type, quantity, etc. from the input unit, and the data carriers are pushed out one by one from the storage unit, the information is written in the antenna unit, and then issued to the tray. It was like this. After this, the operator had to hand over the ticketed data carrier to the customer in exchange for the price.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the case of issuing a data carrier using the above-described conventional ticket issuing machine, the operator inputs the ticket type, quantity, etc. from the input unit and takes out the issued data carrier to the receiving tray each time the customer issues a ticket request. It was necessary to have a full-time operator at the installation location of the ticket issuing machine because it was necessary to perform such operations. In addition to the ticketing operation, the operator needs to give and receive money with the customer, so if the number of customers is large, the money will be given and received incorrectly, and it will be difficult to deal with the customer. There was a problem. In addition, a dedicated operator must be stationed at the ticketing machine installation location, so a building dedicated to the ticketing machine had to be installed at a predetermined location, and it was necessary to secure a space for building the building. .

[0005]

[The purpose of the device]

 The present invention improves the disadvantages of the conventional example described above, and in particular, the customer operates the ticketing operation of the data carrier by self-service, thereby eliminating the need for a dedicated operator and labor saving. The purpose is to provide a data carrier ticketing device that reduces the installation space.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention comprises an input unit for instructing ticketing of a data carrier, a writing unit for writing identification information and the like to the data carrier, and a control unit for operating the writing unit based on a ticketing instruction from the input unit. In the provided data carrier ticket issuing device, the data carrier is configured as a non-contact type coin-shaped data carrier, and a price input unit for charging the price of the coin-shaped data carrier is provided to store a large number of the coin-shaped data carriers. And a guide path for guiding the coin-shaped data carriers that have been fed out. It is provided in the vicinity and has a writing function for writing the identification information and the like to the coin-shaped data carrier in a non-contact manner. Based on the ticketing instructions from the price up and the input unit has a configuration having a write control function for operating the pay-out control and the write unit for operating the feeding unit. This is intended to achieve the above-mentioned object.

[0007]

[Action]

 According to the present invention, when the customer puts the money into the price input unit in order to purchase the coin-shaped data carrier from the data carrier ticket issuing device and instructs the issuing unit to issue the coin-shaped data carrier, the control unit delivers the coin-shaped data carrier. The writing section and the writing section. Along with this, the coin-shaped data carrier stored in the storage section is delivered to the guide path by the delivery mechanism, and then the identification information and the like are written in a contactless manner by the writing section to issue a ticket. That is, it is possible to automatically issue a ticket by writing the identification information and the like in a coin-shaped data carrier in real time simply by inputting the payment to the payment input part of the data carrier ticket issuing device and instructing the ticket input from the input part. This eliminates the need for a dedicated operator to be stationed at the place where the ticket-issuing machine is installed, or to install a building for the operator to reside, as in the past. As a result, labor saving can be realized and the space for installing ticket issuing machines can be reduced. Also, because the data carrier is configured as a coin, compared to a card-shaped data carrier, it is easier to feed out from the storage section and guide on the guide path, and a number of coin-shaped data carriers can be issued quickly. In addition, it is excellent in durability and convenient for carrying.

[0008]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, a first embodiment and a second embodiment in which the data carrier ticket issuing device of the present invention is applied to an electronic pass ticket issuing machine will be described with reference to the drawings.

(1) First embodiment. The configuration of the electronic pass ticket issuing machine according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. In the electronic pass ticket issuing machine 1, for example, an electronic pass (electromagnetic induction) as a lift ticket for using a ski lift is used. This is for automatically issuing a non-contact type coin-shaped data carrier according to the method, and is applicable when the customer inserts predetermined cash into the coin slot 14 or the coin slot 17 of the electronic pass ticket issuing machine 1. By operating the ticket type designating buttons 8 to 12, the desired electronic pass is issued to the electronic pass payout exit 19 (which will be described later).

The configuration of the electronic pass ticket issuing machine 1 will be described in detail. Above the panel 2 on the front surface of the machine body, sample display portions 3, 4 in which electronic pass samples of a plurality of ticket types (for example, five types) are arranged. , 5, 6 and 7 are provided and below the respective sample display parts 3 to 7, ticket type designation buttons 8, 9 and 10 for designating the ticket type of the electronic pass desired to be issued. , 11, 12 are arranged in association with the respective sample display parts 3 to 7. Further, on the side of the ticket type designation button 8, a number designation button 13 for designating the number of electronic passes for which a ticket is desired to be issued is arranged.

Below the placement of the bill type designation buttons 8 to 12, a coin slot 14 for inserting coins for the purchase price of the electronic pass, and a coin return for instructing the return of the inserted coins. A lever 15 and an amount display section 16 for displaying the amount of inserted coins or bills are provided. Below the coin insertion slot 14, a bill insertion slot 17 for inserting a bill for the purchase price of an electronic pass and a key 18 are arranged. Further, at a lower part of the panel 2, an electronic path payout opening 19 for discharging an electronic path P fed from a hopper portion (described later) inside the machine body and a change payment exit 20 for paying out change are arranged. .

Next, the internal configuration of the electronic pass ticket issuing machine 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, there are, for example, five types of ticket types (eg, time tickets, adult day tickets, children's tickets, etc.) in the upper part of the machine body. A hopper unit 26 including cases 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25 that individually store electronic passes (for example, daily tickets, coupon tickets, etc.) is provided. The cases 21 to 25 are configured as a cylindrical member having an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the electronic path, and can accommodate a predetermined number of electronic paths.

An electronic path supply path 27 that guides the electronic path P fed from the hopper section 26 to the electronic path payout opening 19 is provided between the hopper section 26 and the electronic path payout opening 19. An antenna unit 28 is arranged in the middle of the path supply path 27. The antenna unit 28 writes various information (for example, ticket issuing type, ticket issuing date, expiration date, etc.) to the electronic path P on the electronic path supply path 27 in a non-contact manner based on a command from the controller 32 (described later). It is like this. The link mechanism 38 for feeding the electronic path P from the hopper section 26 onto the electronic path supply path 27 will be described later.

A stopper mechanism 30 including a regulation member 29 a and a cylinder 29 b for vertically driving the regulation member 29 a is arranged near the antenna unit 28. At the time of writing information to the path, the regulating member 29a is lowered to lock the electronic path falling on the electronic path supply path 27, and after the information writing is finished, the regulating member 29a is lifted to engage the electronic path. It is designed to be released and to be dropped to the electronic pass outlet 19. Further, a control unit 31 that controls each unit of the electronic pass ticket issuing machine 1 is provided inside the machine body. The configuration of the control system centering on the control unit 31 will be described later.

Further, inside the machine body, as shown in FIG. 3, a bill storage unit 32 for storing the bill S (for example, one type of 1000-yen bill) inserted from the bill insertion slot 17, and a coin insertion slot 14 A coin storage unit 33, 34, 35, 36 for storing the coins inserted into the coin or the coins to be paid out to the change payout outlet 20 by denomination (for example, 5 types of 500 yen, 100 yen, 50 yen, 10 yen coin). , And a coin passage 37 through which coins in the coin storage portions 33 to 36 are dispensed to the change dispensing outlet 20.

The banknotes inserted into the banknote insertion slot 17 are stored in the banknote storage unit 32 by the banknote storage mechanism 49 described later, and the coins inserted into the coin slot 14 are matched by the coin storage mechanism 50a described below. The coins that are stored in the coin storage unit and that are dispensed from the corresponding coin storage unit to the change dispensing outlet 20 are delivered by the coin delivery mechanism 50b described below. In this case, the types of banknotes and coins that can be used in the electronic pass ticket issuing machine 1 are not limited to the above.

Next, the detailed structure of the link mechanism for feeding the electronic paths in the cases 21 to 25 of the hopper section 26 onto the electronic path supply path 27 will be described with reference to FIG. It is arranged below the hopper guide 26a loaded with, and is provided with a feeding lever 39, a guide 40, a first link 41, a second link 42, a tension spring 43, a solenoid 44, and the like. It is operated based on the pressing operation of the ticket type designating buttons 8 to 12 and the number-of-sheets designating button 13 according to. In this case, the link mechanism 38 is provided for each of the cases 21 to 25.

The feeding lever 39 is disposed in a hole 40a of the guide 40 fixed to the base 45 in a penetrating state, and protrudes toward the lower end side of the hopper portion 26 through the hole 40a of the guide 40. It is possible. The base end side of the feeding lever 39 is fixed to the upper end of the first link 41 via a mounting member 46.

The first link 41 is rotatable about a shaft 47 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 4, and a tension spring 43 is stretched between the first link 41 and the base portion 48. The rotation range (the range between the solid line position and the two-dot chain line position in FIG. 4) of the first link 41 is restricted by the tensile force of the tension spring 43.

Further, the first link 41 is fixed to the tip of the second link 42, and the base end of the second link 42 is fixed to the solenoid 44. The second link 42 is adapted to reciprocate in the left-right direction in the figure by the electromagnetic force of the solenoid 44, and the first link 41 moves in the direction of the arrow around the shaft 47 as the second link 42 reciprocates. It is designed to rotate in the direction.

When the first link 41 is rotated from the solid line position (initial position) to the two-dot chain line position, the feeding lever 39 projects from the solid line position (initial position) to the two-dot chain line position, so that the lowermost part of the hopper section 26 is reached. The electronic path P located at is fed to the electronic path supply path 27 by the tip of the operation lever 39. On the other hand, when the first link 41 rotates from the two-dot chain line position to the solid line position, the feeding lever 39 retreats from the two-dot chain line position to the solid line position, so that the electronic path P located at the bottom of the hopper unit 26 is moved. The feeding to the electronic path supply path 27 is stopped.

Next, the configuration of the control system of the electronic pass ticket issuing machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 5. The control section 31 determines the link based on the pressing operation of the ticket type designating buttons 8 to 12 and the number designating button 13. The mechanism 38 is operated to perform feeding control for feeding the electronic path from the corresponding case of the hopper unit 26 onto the electronic path supply path 27. Further, the control unit 31 operates the stopper mechanism 31 with the arrival of the electronic path on the electronic path supply path 27 near the antenna section 28 to temporarily lock the electronic path on the electronic path supply path 27. In addition to the control, the antenna section 28 is operated to perform writing control for writing predetermined information (for example, ticket issuing type, ticket issuing date, expiration date, etc.) to the electronic path.

Further, the control unit 31 operates the banknote storage mechanism 49 based on the insertion of the banknotes into the banknote insertion slot 17 to perform banknote storage control for storing the banknotes in the banknote storage section 32, and to the coin slot 14. Based on the coin insertion, the coin storage mechanism 50a is operated to perform coin storage control for storing the coin in the corresponding coin storage portion, and the coin feeding mechanism 50b is operated when paying out change to the customer or returning the input coin. The coin feeding control is performed so that the coins in the corresponding coin storage portion are fed to the change payout outlet 20. In addition, the control unit 31 performs display control for displaying the input amount on the display unit 16 and performs change calculation control for calculating change for the input amount.

Further, the control unit 31 performs the above-mentioned various controls based on the program read from the ROM 31a in which the control program is stored in advance, and stores the ticket issuing data relating to the ticket issuing of the electronic path in the RAM 31b. Has become. In this case, the correspondence between the ticket type designating buttons 8 to 12 and the cases 21 to 25 of the hopper unit 26 is preset by the control program of the ROM 31a.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment constructed as above will be described.

In order for a customer to purchase an electronic pass from the electronic pass ticket issuing machine 1, a coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 14 or a bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 17, and a sample display portion 3 of the desired electronic pass is purchased. When the ticket type designating buttons 8 to 12 corresponding to 7 to 7 are pressed, the control section 31 operates the link mechanism 38 to feed the electronic path from the corresponding case of the hopper section 26. At this time, the control unit 31 causes the display unit 16 to display the amount of money paid by the customer. After that, the control unit 31 operates the coin storage mechanism 50a to store the inserted coins in the corresponding coin storage units 33 to 36, or operates the banknote storage mechanism 49 to store the inserted banknotes in the banknote storage unit 32. Let

In this case, when the customer desires to purchase a plurality of electronic passes, when the number-of-sheets specification button 13 is pressed, the control unit 31 operates the link mechanism 38 to activate the number of designated sheets from the corresponding case of the hopper unit 26. Let the electronic pass of minutes be delivered. Further, when the customer turns the return lever 15 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1 in order to return the inserted coin, the control unit 31 operates the coin feeding mechanism 50b to move the coin in the corresponding coin storage unit to the change return port 20. To return.

The operation of the link mechanism 38 drives the solenoid 44 to move the second link 42 to the right in FIG. 1. Therefore, the first link 41 resists the tension spring 43 and moves from the solid line position to the two-dot chain line. Rotate to position. Along with this, the feeding lever 39 projects from the solid line position to the two-dot chain line position, so that the electronic path P located at the bottom of the corresponding case of the hopper portion 26 is pushed by the tip end portion of the feeding lever 39, It is delivered to the electronic path supply path 27.

When the delivery of the electronic path is completed, the solenoid 44 operates to move the second link 42 to the left in FIG. 1, so that the first link 41 returns from the two-dot chain line position to the solid line position. With the return of the first link 41, the feeding lever 39 retracts from the two-dot chain line position to the solid line position, so that the feeding of the electronic path is stopped.

When the electronic path P delivered to the electronic path supply path 27 drops down on the electronic path supply path 27 and reaches the vicinity of the antenna section 28, the control section 31 operates the stopper mechanism 30. The regulating member 29a is lowered to lock the electronic path P. Then, the control section 31 operates the antenna section 28 to write predetermined information (for example, ticket issuing type, ticket issuing date, expiration date, etc.) in the electronic path P in a non-contact manner.

When the writing of information to the electronic path P by the antenna section 28 is completed, the control section 31 operates the stopper mechanism 30 to raise the regulating member 29a to release the locking of the electronic path P. As a result, the electronic path P falls on the electronic path supply path 27 and is paid out to the electronic path payout exit 19. As a result, the customer takes out the electronic pass P from the electronic pass payout exit 19 and goes to the lift. In this case, when there is a change, the control unit 31 operates the coin feeding mechanism 50b to cause the coin in the corresponding coin storage unit to be paid out to the change return port 20.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the customer inserts money into the coin insertion slot 14 or the bill insertion slot 17 of the electronic pass ticket issuing machine 1 and the corresponding bill type designation buttons 8 to 12 are selected. Since an electronic pass is automatically issued to the electronic pass payout exit 19 just by pressing a button, a dedicated operator is always stationed at the place where the ticket issuing machine is installed as in the past, or the operator makes money with the customer. It is not necessary to send and receive tickets, and it is not necessary to install a building dedicated to ticketing machines. Therefore, labor saving can be realized and the space for installing the ticket issuing machine can be reduced.

(2) Second embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the internal configuration of the electronic pass ticket issuing machine of the second embodiment, and the electronic pass ticket issuing machine 51 of the second embodiment is different from the electronic pass ticket issuing machine 1 of the first embodiment. The points are a box-shaped hopper unit 52 for accommodating a large number of electronic paths, a swing mechanism 57 for feeding out the electronic paths in an aligned state from the hopper unit 52, and a cutting mechanism 62 for feeding the electronic paths one by one to the antenna unit 55. Since the panel surface, the bill storage portion, the coin storage portion and the like have the same configurations as those in the first embodiment, the description and illustration thereof are omitted. The features of the second embodiment will be described below.

A box-shaped hopper portion 52 accommodating a large number of electronic paths is arranged in an upper portion inside the body of the electronic pass ticket issuing machine 51. The hopper portion 52 and the electronic path payout opening 53 on the panel side are arranged. An electronic path supply path 54 and an antenna section 55 located in the vicinity of the electronic path supply path 54 are disposed between and. A swing mechanism 57 having a groove (not shown) for feeding the electronic path P in an upright state is provided at the electronic path delivery port 56 of the hopper section 52, and vibrates in the vertical direction in the figure to cause hopper vibration. The electronic path P of the portion 52 is introduced into the groove and fed into the electronic path supply path 54.

On the upstream side of the electronic path supply path 54, a cutting mechanism 62 including a pair of cylinders 58 and 59 and restriction members 60 and 61 that are alternately driven in the vertical direction by the cylinders 58 and 59. The restriction members 60 and 61 are arranged at a predetermined interval. At the time of supplying the electronic path to the antenna part 55 side, the regulating members 60 and 61 are alternately moved up and down by the cylinders 58 and 59 so that the trailing end side of the leading electronic path on the electronic path supply path 54 and the next electronic path. The electronic path is sent to the antenna section 55 side one by one by making an interruption between the electronic path and the tip side.

A stopper mechanism 65 including a cylinder 63 and a restricting member 64 that is vertically driven by the cylinder 63 is disposed near the location of the antenna portion 55 of the electronic path supply path 54. When one electronic path P is sent to the antenna section 55 side by the cutting mechanism 62, the regulating member 64 is lowered by the cylinder 63 to lock the front end side of the electronic path P. Thereby, the antenna unit 55 is configured to write predetermined information (for example, ticket issuing type, ticket issuing date, expiration date, etc.) to the electronic path P without contact.

When the writing of the predetermined information to the electronic path P is completed by the antenna section 55, the cylinder 63 raises the regulating member 64 to release the lock of the electronic path P. As a result, the electronic path P falls on the electronic path supply path 54 and is issued to the electronic path payout outlet 53. Further, inside the machine body, a control unit 66 for controlling each unit of the electronic pass ticket issuing machine 51 is arranged.

Next, the configuration of the control system of the electronic pass ticket issuing machine 51 will be described with reference to FIG. 7. The control unit 66 controls the swing mechanism 57 based on the pressing operation of the ticket type designating buttons 67 to 71 and the number designating button 72. Is operated to feed the electronic path from the hopper unit 52 onto the electronic path supply path 27 one by one, and the cutting mechanism 62 is operated to feed the electronic path to the antenna unit 55 side one by one. When the electronic path reaches the electronic path supply path 54 near the antenna section 55, the stopper mechanism 65 is operated to perform locking control for temporarily locking the electronic path on the electronic path supply path 54. Write control is performed by operating 55 to write predetermined information (for example, ticket issuing type, ticket issuing date, valid period, etc.) to the electronic path.

Further, the control unit 66 performs a bill storage control that activates the bill storage mechanism 73 based on the insertion of the bill into the bill insertion slot to store the bill in the bill storage unit, and inserts a coin into the coin insertion slot. The coin storing mechanism 74 is operated to store the coin in the corresponding coin storing section, and the coin storing mechanism is operated to discharge the change to the customer or return the input coin to the corresponding coin storing section. The coin feeding control for feeding the coins to the change dispensing outlet 20 is performed.

Further, the control unit 66 is configured to perform display control for displaying the input amount of money on the display unit 76 and perform change calculation control for calculating change for the input amount of money. Further, the control unit 66 performs the above-described various controls based on the program read from the ROM 77 in which the control program is stored in advance, and stores the ticket issuing data related to the ticket issuing of the electronic pass in the RAM 78. There is.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment constructed as above will be described.

In order for the customer to purchase an electronic pass from the electronic pass ticket issuing machine 51, a coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot or a bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot, and the sample display section of the electronic pass desired to be purchased is displayed. When the corresponding ticket type designation button is pressed, the control section 66 operates the swing mechanism 57 to let the electronic path P be fed out from the hopper section 52.

By the operation of the swing mechanism 57, the electronic path P of the hopper 52 is introduced into the groove of the swing mechanism 57 and supplied to the electronic path supply path 54. Next, the control unit 66 operates the cutout mechanism 62 to send the electronic paths one by one to the antenna unit 55 side. After the electronic path P is sent to the antenna section 55 side, the control section 66 actuates the stopper mechanism 65 to lower the regulating member 64 and lock the tip side of the electronic path P. Further, the control unit 66 operates the antenna unit 55 to write predetermined information (for example, ticket issuing type, ticket issuing date, expiration date, etc.) to the electronic path P.

When the writing of information to the electronic path P by the antenna section 55 is completed, the control section 66 operates the stopper mechanism 65 to raise the regulating member 64 and release the lock of the electronic path P. Along with this, the electronic path P falls through the electronic path supply path 54 and is paid out to the electronic path payout outlet 53. As a result, the customer takes out the electronic pass P from the electronic pass payout exit 53 and heads for the lift.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, the customer inserts the money into the coin insertion slot or the bill insertion opening of the electronic pass ticket issuing machine 51, and An electronic pass is automatically issued to the electronic pass payout exit 53 by simply pressing the corresponding button of the type designation button. Therefore, a dedicated operator can be permanently stationed at the place where the ticket issuing machine is installed, or the It will not be necessary to exchange money with customers, and it will not be necessary to install a building exclusively for ticketing machines. Therefore, labor saving can be realized and the space for installing the ticket issuing machine can be reduced.

In this case, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the electronic pass ticket issuing machine is configured to issue an electronic pass as a ski lift ticket, but the present invention is not limited to the lift ticket, and for example, various sports facilities can be used. It is also possible to configure an admission ticket or play ticket for an entertainment facility or the like as an electronic pass, and to issue an electronic pass as an admission ticket or play pass from an electronic pass ticket issuing machine.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, writing / erasing of identification characters (for example, characters indicating a time ticket, an adult day ticket, a child day ticket, a coupon ticket, etc.) is performed in the hopper of the electronic pass ticket issuing machine. An electronic path with a thermal paper that can be used multiple times is stored in advance, and a thermal printer is built into the machine so that the surface of the electronic path can be protected by the thermal printer when the electronic pass is issued. It is also possible to write identification characters on thermal paper. As a result, the type of the issued electronic pass can be identified at a glance.

[0048]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the data carrier ticket issuing device of the present invention, the pay-out section is operated and the coin-shaped data carrier is guided from the storage section based on the payment input to the price input section and the ticket issuing instruction from the input section. While paying out one by one on the road and activating the writing unit to write identification information etc. to the coin-shaped data carrier on the guide road in a non-contact manner and issue tickets automatically, a large number of tickets can be generated without operator intervention. It is possible to handle users, and as a result, it is not necessary to have a dedicated operator resident at the place where the ticket issuing machine is installed, or to install a building for resident operators, as in the past, thus saving labor. In addition, it is possible to reduce the installation space of the ticket issuing machine, and since the data carrier is coin-shaped, compared to a card-shaped data carrier, In addition to being able to write identification information etc. in real time at the time of a ticket, it is easy to feed it out from the storage part and guide it on the guide path, making it possible to quickly issue a large number of coin-shaped data carriers and further improve durability. In addition to being excellent, it is also convenient to carry. Further, the input unit has a bill type instructing function for instructing the issuance of a coin-shaped data carrier of a desired bill type from a plurality of preset bill types, and a plurality of bill types and identification information to be written by the writing unit are provided. If a storage unit that stores the correspondence is provided, it is possible to automatically issue various types of coin-shaped data carriers. In addition, when the feeding unit is provided with a regulating member that interrupts the coin-shaped data carriers on the guide path and regulates the movement of the subsequent data carrier, and a regulating member driving means that drives the regulating member, the coin-shaped data carrier It is possible to reliably send the data to the writing unit one by one, and as a result, it is possible to reliably perform the writing operation on the coin-shaped data carrier.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a configuration of an electronic pass ticket issuing machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a hopper portion, a stopper mechanism and an antenna portion in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing configurations of a coin storage unit and a bill storage unit in the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a link mechanism in the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control system in the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a hopper portion, a cutout portion, and an antenna portion in the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control system in the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Electronic pass ticket issuing machine 8 to 12 Ticket type designation button as an input unit 13 Number of sheets designation button as an input unit 14 Coin insertion port as a price input unit 17 Banknote insertion port as a price input unit 19,53 Electronic pass payment outlet 26 , 52 Hopper part as storage part 27, 54 Electronic path supply path as guide path 28, 55 Antenna part as writing part 30 Stopper mechanism 31, 66 Control part 38 Link mechanism as feeding part 57 Swing as feeding part Mechanisms 58, 59 Cylinders 60, 61 as restricting member drive means 60, 61 Restricting members 62 Cutting-out mechanism as feeding parts

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification number Reference number within the agency FI technical display location // G07B 3/04 8111-3E (72) Inventor Hiromitsu Watanabe 2-16, Minami Kamata, Ota-ku, Tokyo No.46 In Tokimec Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Masayuki Arai 2-16-46 Minami Kamata, Ota-ku, Tokyo In Tokimec Co., Ltd.

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An input unit for instructing ticketing of a data carrier, a writing unit for writing identification information and the like into the data carrier, and a control unit for operating the writing unit based on a ticketing instruction from the input unit. In the data carrier ticket issuing device, the data carrier is configured as a non-contact type coin-shaped data carrier, and a price input unit for charging the price of the coin-shaped data carrier is provided to store a large number of the coin-shaped data carriers. And a guide path for guiding the coin-shaped data carriers that have been fed out, and the writing section It is provided in the vicinity and has a writing function for writing the identification information and the like to the coin-shaped data carrier in a non-contact manner, and the control unit controls the charge input unit. Based on the ticketing instructions from the price up and the input unit, the feeding unit data carrier issuing apparatus characterized by comprising a write control function to operate the feed-out control functions and the writing unit to operate the. 2. An input unit for instructing ticketing of a data carrier, a writing unit for writing identification information and the like into the data carrier, and a control unit for operating the writing unit based on a ticketing instruction from the input unit. In the data carrier ticket issuing device, the data carrier is configured as a non-contact type coin-shaped data carrier, and a price input unit for charging the price of the coin-shaped data carrier is provided to store a large number of the coin-shaped data carriers. A storing unit, a feeding unit that feeds the coin-shaped data carriers one by one from the storing unit, and a guide path that guides the fed coin-shaped data carriers, and the input unit is a plurality of preset units. A ticket type instructing function for instructing the issuance of the coin-shaped data carrier of a desired ticket type from the ticket types, and the plurality of ticket types and the identification information written by the writing unit; A storage unit for storing correspondence, the writing unit is provided in the vicinity of the guide path, and has a writing function for writing the identification information and the like in the coin-shaped data carrier in a non-contact manner, A control unit has a payout control function for actuating the payout unit based on a charge input to the cost input unit and a bill type instruction from the input unit, and a write operation for actuating the write unit according to the stored contents of the storage unit. A data carrier ticket issuing device having a control function. 3. The feeding unit includes a regulating member that interrupts between coin-shaped data carriers on the guide path and regulates the movement of the following data carrier, and a regulating member driving means that drives the regulating member. Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.
Alternatively, the data carrier ticket issuing device according to item 2.