JPH0741658U - Automatic ticket vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To improve the usability by allowing the user to select either the charge type or the station name type for the display contents of the switch. [Structure] A predetermined amount of money is put into the main body of the vending machine,
And an automatic ticket vending machine which issues a predetermined ticket based on data input by pressing a predetermined display switch provided on the main body of the automatic ticket vending machine, wherein the display switch is a dot matrix display device. The display is a charge type or station name type display with a selection switch.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an automatic ticket vending machine, and more particularly to an improved ticket display switch.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, this type of automatic ticket vending machine has been engraved with a charge display switch or a station name of a number of charges consisting of a seven-segment type numeric display on the customer service panel of the main body of the automatic ticket vending machine (hereinafter referred to as the main body). If the displayed station name switch is installed and the predetermined fee display switch or the station name switch is pressed, on the condition that predetermined money (including cards such as prepaid cards) has been inserted into the main body, The ticket corresponding to the pressed switch is issued.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the above-mentioned conventional automatic ticket vending machine, since the contents of the pressed switch are constant, there is a drawback that it is inconvenient to use.

For example, when a user (passenger) repeatedly rides and remembers the boarding fare, an automatic ticket vending machine with a fare display switch is convenient, and only the target station to get off is known. For passengers who do not know the fare, an automatic ticket vending machine that displays the station name is convenient.

In order to meet the demands of users, it is possible to install display switch type and station name type main bodies. However, installing multiple units like this is not realistic due to the high equipment cost.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and its purpose is to provide an automatic ticket vending machine capable of easily changing the contents displayed on the switch according to the user's request. To provide a machine.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the automatic ticket vending machine according to the present invention inputs data by inserting a predetermined amount of money into the main body and pressing a display switch provided on the main body to display a predetermined guide content. In an automatic ticket vending machine which issues a predetermined ticket based on the above, the display switch is characterized by comprising a dot matrix display. Further, the display switch is characterized in that it is selected and displayed on the contents of the charge display or the station name display by the selection switch provided on the main body.

[0008]

[Action]

 In the above structure, the display switch is composed of a dot matrix display element. Then, the display content of the display switch is changed to a charge type or a station name type by the selection switch.

[0009]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic ticket vending machine according to one embodiment, and a guide portion 1 indicating the operating state of the main body a is provided above the customer service panel a ′ of the main body a (shown in the figure). The example shows that body a is on sale.)

Below the guide section 1 of the customer service panel a ′, a liaison company line, a ticket type such as an adult or a child, the number of boarding tickets, an ordinary ticket or a round-trip ticket, etc. are selected in the same manner as a known automatic ticket vending machine. A push-button type selection unit 2 for selecting a purchase item section is provided. The selection content with the highest frequency is selected in advance in the selection unit 2 (see the shaded portion in the figure).

At the center of the customer service panel a ′, as shown in FIG. 2, a well-known dot matrix display device (hereinafter, display device) is provided in which dot elements L, L ... Of a plurality of LEDs are arranged in a matrix. Switch portion 3 having 3a, 3a ...

On the left side of the customer service panel 1, there are provided two selection buttons 4a and 4b with a built-in lamp which are pressed by the user. Of these, the selection button 4a is used when the display content of the display unit 3 is changed to the charge type and the selection button 4b is changed to the station name type, and the pressed selection buttons 4a and 4b are lit and displayed. (In FIG. 1, the selection button 4a is lit).

Like the well-known automatic ticket vending machine, a speaker 5 and a microphone 6 for responding to an attendant are provided on the right side of the customer service panel 1, and are pressed when stopping the purchase of a ticket on the way. A cancel button 7 and a call button 8 to be pressed when calling a clerk are provided.

At the bottom of the customer service panel 1, like a well-known automatic ticket vending machine, a card insertion slot 9 for a prepaid card or the like, a bill insertion slot 10, a coin slot 11, a boarding ticket slot 12 and a change return slot. 13 are provided.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 14 denotes a controller composed of a microcomputer that controls the main body a in a centralized manner, and the respective display devices 3 a, 3 a ... Are also controlled by a drive circuit 15. Is configured. .

Next, the display control operation of the automatic ticket vending machine according to the present embodiment will be described.

When the main body a operates, the contents of the charge formula are displayed on the display unit 3. This initial display content is selected from the past results of the main body a. For example, when the past ticketing processing of the main body a has the most station name type, as shown in FIG. The station content type will be used for the displayed content.

[0018] While the content of the initial display unit 3 is to be operated by a staff member, the number of selections of the selection buttons 4a and 4b is counted and the initial display content is automatically obtained according to the result of the counting. May be selected and displayed.

At this time, it is assumed that the user tries to purchase a ticket. Then, when the user purchases at the original charge type without pressing the selection button 4b, he or she inserts a predetermined amount of money into the bill insertion slot 10 or the like, and further, a predetermined indicator of the display unit 3. You will purchase the ticket by pressing 3a.

When the user wants to purchase a ticket with the displayed contents of the station name type instead of the fare type, the selection button 4b is pressed. As a result, the selection button 4b lights up and the display unit 3 changes to the station name system as shown in FIG.

Therefore, the user can purchase the ticket by the station name type displayed on the display unit 3. When the ticket issuance is completed, that is, when the user takes out the ticket from the ticket exit 12, the content displayed on the display unit 3 returns to the original fare formula.

As described above, in the automatic ticket vending machine according to the present embodiment, since the display device 3a is composed of the dot matrix, it is possible to easily change the display contents of the switch to display contents that meet the user's wishes. It is possible to improve the usability of the user.

[0023]

[Effect of device]

 The automatic ticket vending machine according to the present invention is characterized in that the display switch is composed of a dot matrix display, so that the display of the switch can be easily changed to a fare type or a station name type.

Further, when the display switch is selected and displayed on the charge display or the station name display by the selection switch, the display switch can be a charge type or a station name type according to the user's request. , The usability can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic ticket vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a drive circuit diagram of a display device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram when a display content of a display unit is a station name type.

[Explanation of symbols]

 a Main body of the vending machine (main body) a'Customer service panel 3 Display section 3a Dot matrix display (display) 4a, 4b Selection button 14 Controller

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A predetermined money is inserted into a main body of an automatic ticket vending machine, and a display switch for displaying predetermined guide contents provided on the main body of the automatic ticket vending machine is pressed to input data based on data. An automatic ticket vending machine which issues a predetermined ticket, wherein the display switch comprises a dot matrix display. 2. The display switch is selected and displayed on the contents of the charge display or the station name display by a selection switch provided on the main body of the automatic ticket vending machine.
Automatic ticket vending machine as described.