JPH08133534A - Supply device of machine glazed paper - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a supply device of machine glazed paper by which an automatic paper feeding condition becomes possible only by setting machine glazed paper in a machine glazed paper loading part and operability of an operator can be remarkably improved while being simple constitution. CONSTITUTION: When machine glazed paper 14 is placed in the designated direction on a driving roller 50A and an idle roller 50B arranged in parallel to each other, the whole machine glazed paper 14 is rotated in the winding direction (the anticlockwise direction) according to rotation of the driving roller 50A. When the winding end 14B of the machine glazed paper 14 is positioned below, it falls in a clearance G formed between the rollers 50A and 50B by dead weight, and is detected by a winding end detecting sensor 56. Afterwards, the driving roller 50A rotates in the inverse direction, and the whole machine glazed paper 14 is rotated in the delivering direction (the clockwise direction), and the machine glazed paper 14 is delivered, and is introduced to a machine glazed paper supply passage 20 through guide plate pairs 70, and is put in a sandwiched condition by feeding roller pairs 16.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a roll paper, which is incorporated in a ticket vending machine which is a station service device, a ticket issuing terminal for issuing limited express tickets, designated tickets, etc. Regarding the feeding device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in an automatic ticket vending machine or a ticket issuing terminal which is a station service device, a roll paper feeding unit fed from a feeding device is cut into a predetermined size to prepare an original ticket. The necessary information is recorded on the ticket and issued.

Conventionally, in a roll paper feeding device for feeding and feeding roll paper, a roll core is rotatably supported by a support shaft horizontally mounted in a roll paper loading portion, and then a roll paper winding end. The paper, and after the paper feed is wound around the guide roller and the direction is changed, the leading edge of the paper is not caught by the pair of feed rollers arranged at the beginning of the roll paper supply path. To hold. After that, by driving the pair of feeding rollers, the feeding section is sequentially fed to the roll paper supply path.

[0004]

As described above, in the conventional roll paper supply device, the roll paper is not automatically fed only by setting the roll paper in the roll paper loading portion, and the roll end portion is not automatically fed. A staff member had to manually set from the delivery to the position where automatic feeding was possible, which was extremely troublesome and time-consuming, and the staff member needed time and effort.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. The object of the present invention is to provide an automatic paper feed state simply by setting the roll paper in the roll paper loading section, although it has a simple structure. An object of the present invention is to provide a roll paper supply device capable of significantly improving the operability of a staff member.

[0006]

As a first means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is a roll paper feeding device for feeding and feeding roll paper, which roll rotatably supports the roll paper. Roll paper for selectively rotating the paper support means and the roll paper supported by the roll paper support means in the winding direction in which the winding end winds around the roll paper and the feeding direction fed out from the roll paper. A drive unit, a roll end detection unit that detects when the roll paper roll end has reached the feeding position when the roll paper roll is rotated in the winding direction by the roll paper drive unit, and the roll paper roll end unit. When the winding end of the roll paper is detected by the detection means, the roll paper drive means is controlled to rotate the roll paper in the feeding direction, and the control means that feeds the winding end of the roll paper, The retaining the feeding portion of the roll paper fed out by the rotation of the feeding direction of the serial roll paper roll paper is obtained by a provided to become a configuration and feeding means feeding supplies.

As a second means, there is provided a roll paper feeding device for feeding and feeding the roll paper, which is in a parallel state capable of supporting at least two points on the outer peripheral portion of the roll paper, and has an axial center of the roll paper. A plurality of roller members arranged in a state where the direction and the axis are parallel to each other and forming gaps for leading the winding ends between the mutually facing surfaces, and the roll paper supported by these roller members. A roller member drive motor for selectively driving at least one roller member in a forward direction and a reverse direction so as to selectively rotate in a winding direction around which the roll paper is wound and a feeding direction in which the roll paper is fed out. Provided in correspondence with the gap for leading out the roll end, when the roll paper is rotated in the winding direction by the roller member drive motor and the roll end of the roll paper falls into the gap, The roll edge detection sensor for detecting the roll edge of the roll paper, and when the roll edge detection sensor detects that the roll edge of the roll paper has fallen into the gap for leading out the roll edge by its own weight, the roll paper is fed in the feeding direction. The roller member drive motor is controlled so as to reversely rotate the roller member so that the roll member is rotated in the same direction, and control means for feeding out the winding end of the roll paper, and the feeding means provided corresponding to the gap for leading out the winding end are provided. It is provided with a guide member for guiding the roll paper feeding portion to the roll paper supply path, and a feeding member for holding the feeding portion guided by the guide member and feeding the roll paper to the roll paper feeding path with rotation. It is configured.

As a third means, there is provided a roll paper feeding device for feeding and feeding the roll paper, which is in a parallel state capable of supporting at least two points on the outer peripheral portion of the roll paper and has an axis of the roll paper. A drive roller and an idle roller that are arranged in a state where the direction and the axis are parallel to each other and form a gap for leading out the winding end between the mutually facing surfaces; and the roll paper supported by the drive roller and the idle roller. ,
A roller drive motor that selectively drives the drive roller in forward and reverse directions so as to selectively rotate the winding end in a winding direction around the roll paper and in a feeding direction fed out from the roll paper, A roll end of the roll paper is provided corresponding to the gap for leading out the roll end, and when the roll drive motor rotates the roll paper in the winding direction and the roll end of the roll paper falls into the gap. And a drive roller for rotating the roll paper in the feeding direction when it is detected by the roll end detection sensor that the roll end of the roll paper has fallen into the gap for leading out the roll end by its own weight. Control means for controlling the roller drive motor so as to reverse the roll end of the roll paper, and the control means for feeding out the roll end of the roll paper; A pair of guide plates for guiding the sheet to the roll paper supply path, and a pair of feeding rollers for sandwiching the feeding portion guided by the guide plate pair and feeding the roll paper to the roll paper supply path with rotation. It was done.

Further, as a fourth means, there is provided a roll paper feeding device for feeding and feeding the roll paper, which is in a parallel state capable of supporting at least two points on the outer peripheral portion of the roll paper and has an axial center of the roll paper. A drive roller and an idle roller which are arranged such that the direction and the axis are parallel to each other, and form a gap for leading out a winding end having a size smaller than the winding core diameter of the roll paper between the mutually opposing surfaces; In order to selectively rotate the roll paper supported by the roller and the idle roller in the winding direction in which the winding end winds around the roll paper and the feeding direction in which the roll paper is fed out, the drive roller is rotated in the forward direction and A roller drive motor for selectively driving in the opposite direction, and a roller drive motor provided corresponding to the gap for leading out the winding end,
A roll end detection sensor for detecting the roll end of the roll paper when the roll drive motor rotates the roll paper in the winding direction and the roll end of the roll paper falls into the gap, and the roll end detection sensor. When the roll end of the roll paper is detected by its own weight into the gap for leading out the roll end, the roller drive motor is controlled so as to reverse the drive roller so as to rotate the roll paper in the feeding direction, and the roll is rolled. A control means for feeding the roll end of the paper, a pair of guide plates provided corresponding to the gap for leading out the roll end, and guiding the feeding part of the rolled roll paper to the roll paper supply path, and this guide plate. A feeding roller pair that holds the feeding portion guided by the pair and feeds the feeding portion to the roll paper supply path with the rotation is provided.

As a fifth means, there is provided a roll paper feeding device for feeding and feeding the roll paper, which is in a parallel state capable of supporting at least two points on the outer peripheral portion of the roll paper, and has an axial center of the roll paper. A drive roller and an idle roller that are arranged in a state where the direction and the axis are parallel to each other and form a gap for leading out the winding end between the mutually facing surfaces; and the roll paper supported by the drive roller and the idle roller. ,
A roller drive motor that selectively drives the drive roller in forward and reverse directions so as to selectively rotate the winding end in a winding direction around the roll paper and in a feeding direction fed out from the roll paper, A roll end of the roll paper is provided corresponding to the gap for leading out the roll end, and when the roll drive motor rotates the roll paper in the winding direction and the roll end of the roll paper falls into the gap. A roll end detection sensor for detecting the roll end, a switch for instructing the start of the feeding operation, and a roller drive motor to rotate the roll paper in the winding direction by the input of this switch, and the roll end of the roll paper. Is detected by the winding end detection sensor, the roller drive motor is controlled so as to rotate the roll paper in the feeding direction, and the winding means of the roll paper is fed out. , A guide plate pair provided corresponding to the gap for leading out the winding end and for guiding the feeding part of the rolled-out roll paper to the roll paper supply path, and holding the feeding part guided by the guide plate pair. It is configured to include a feed roller pair that feeds to the roll paper supply path with rotation.

[0011]

According to the roll paper feeder of the first means of the present invention, the roll paper supported by the roll paper supporting means is
The roll paper driving means rotates the winding end in the winding direction around the roll paper. When the winding end of the roll paper reaches the feeding position, the winding end detection unit detects the winding end of the roll paper, and the rotation direction of the roll paper driving unit rotates the winding end of the roll paper in the feeding direction. Can be switched. As a result, the roll paper is fed out and the feeding portion is held by the feeding means, so that the setting is completed. In this way, it is possible to automatically feed paper just by setting the roll paper on the roll paper support means.
It is possible to significantly improve the operability of the staff.

Further, according to the roll paper feeder of the second means of the present invention, the roll paper supported by the plurality of roller members forming the gap for leading the winding end between the mutually facing surfaces,
At least one roller member is driven by a roller member drive motor to rotate the winding end in the winding direction around the roll paper. When the winding end of the roll paper falls into the gap by its own weight, the winding end detection sensor detects the winding end of the roll paper, and the roller member drive motor is rotated to rotate the winding end of the roll paper in the feeding direction. The rotation direction can be switched by. As a result, the roll paper is fed out, the feeding portion is guided to the roll paper supply path by the guide member, and is held by the feeding member that holds the feeding portion and feeds it to the roll paper supply passage with rotation, and the setting is completed. To do. As described above, the automatic paper feed state can be achieved only by setting the roll paper on the roller member, and the operability of the staff can be significantly improved.

Further, according to the roll paper supply device of the third means of the present invention, the roll paper supported by the drive roller and the idle roller forming the gap for leading the winding end between the mutually facing surfaces is driven. When the roller is driven by the roller drive motor, the winding end is rotated in the winding direction around the roll paper. Then, when the winding end of the roll paper falls into the gap by its own weight, the winding end detection sensor detects the winding end of the roll paper, and the roller drive motor rotates the winding end of the roll paper in the feeding direction. The rotation direction can be switched. As a result, the roll paper is fed out, the feeding portion is guided to the roll paper supply path by the pair of guide plates, and is held by a pair of feeding rollers that holds the feeding portion and feeds the roll paper to the roll paper feeding path with rotation. Is completed. As described above, the automatic paper feed state can be achieved only by setting the roll paper on the driving roller and the idle roller arranged in parallel, and the operability of the staff can be significantly improved.

Further, according to the roll paper feeding device of the fourth means of the present invention, the roll paper supported by the drive roller and the idle roller forming the gap for leading the winding end between the mutually facing surfaces is driven. When the roller is driven by the roller drive motor, the winding end is rotated in the winding direction around the roll paper. When the winding end of the roll paper falls into the gap due to its own weight, the winding end detection sensor detects the winding end of the roll paper, and the roller drive motor rotates the winding end of the roll paper in the feeding direction. The rotation direction can be switched. As a result, the roll paper is fed out, the feeding portion is guided to the roll paper supply path by the pair of guide plates, and is held by a pair of feeding rollers that holds the feeding portion and feeds the roll paper to the roll paper feeding path with rotation. Is completed. As described above, the automatic paper feed state can be achieved only by setting the roll paper on the driving roller and the idle roller arranged in parallel, and the operability of the staff can be significantly improved.

Further, since the gap for leading out the winding end is set to a size smaller than the core diameter of the roll paper, a stable supply can be achieved until the roll paper is used up, and further, the roll diameter becomes small during use. Since the roll paper can be set without any trouble, it is extremely easy to set the roll paper again for maintenance and inspection.

Further, according to the roll paper feeding device of the fifth means of the present invention, the roll paper supported by the drive roller and the idle roller forming the gap for leading out the winding end between the mutually facing surfaces is driven. When the roller is driven by the roller drive motor, the winding end is rotated in the winding direction around the roll paper. When the winding end of the roll paper falls into the gap due to its own weight, the winding end detection sensor detects the winding end of the roll paper, and the roller drive motor rotates the winding end of the roll paper in the feeding direction. The rotation direction can be switched. As a result, the roll paper is fed out, the feeding portion is guided to the roll paper supply path by the pair of guide plates, and is held by a pair of feeding rollers that holds the feeding portion and feeds the roll paper to the roll paper feeding path with rotation. Is completed. As described above, the automatic paper feed state can be achieved only by setting the roll paper on the driving roller and the idle roller arranged in parallel, and the operability of the staff can be significantly improved. Further, since it has a switch for instructing the start of the feeding operation, the operation control becomes easy.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows the configuration of a ticket issuing terminal 1 to which the roll paper supply device of the present invention is applied. In FIG.
It is a terminal unit body, and an upper part of the front side (right side in the figure) of the terminal unit body 2 is provided with a ticket insertion / ejection port 4, a ticket tray 6, and a keyboard 8 as an input means, which serves as an operation unit 10. There is.

A roll paper supply device (hereinafter referred to as a roll paper supply device) 12 of the present invention, which will be described later, is incorporated in the lower part of the terminal main body 2 and at a position slightly closer to the front side. The roll paper 14 to be used is fed out and supplied.

The feeding portion 14A of the roll paper 14 fed by the roll paper feeder 12 comprises a plurality of feeding roller pairs 16 ... (Only two positions are shown) and a guide plate pair 18 ... (1).
As a cutting means that is fed to an L-shaped roll paper supply path 20 formed by (for example, only the locations) and is disposed at a position substantially near the center in the up-down direction in the terminal main body 2 and slightly closer to the rear surface side. The cutter device 22 is fed to the position.

Then, a ticket (a limited express ticket, a designated ticket, etc.) 2 which is cut and issued to a predetermined length by the cutter device 22
The original ticket 24 'of No. 4 is produced, the end portion of which is communicated with the ticket insertion / ejection port 4, and the ticket conveying path 32 in which the thermal printing head 26, the writing magnetic head 28, and the reading magnetic head 30 are arranged. Is being sent to.

The issuing station name, the amount of money, and other necessary visual information are printed by the thermal printing head 26 on one surface of the original ticket 24 ', and then the writing magnetic head 28 is used on the other surface by a machine such as an automatic ticket gate. Readable magnetic information is recorded.

The written magnetic information is checked (verify read) by the read magnetic head 30, and if there is no problem, the ticket 24 is ejected from the ticket insertion / ejection port 4 to the ticket tray 6. It has become.

When there is a problem in writing by the write magnetic head 28, that is, when a magnetic error occurs, the error ticket 24A is discarded through the first gate 34 provided in the subsequent stage of the read magnetic head 30. The paper is guided to the ticket conveyance path 36, a punch device 38 punches a hole in the error ticket 24A, and the error ticket 24A is collected in the scrap ticket box 40.

When processing an old ticket for refund or cancellation, an old ticket (not shown) is inserted from the ticket insertion / ejection port 4 and taken into the ticket conveying path 32, and the magnetic information is read by the magnetic read head 30. After reading, the magnetic rewriting (or degaussing) is performed as required, and punching holes are formed in the same manner as the error ticket, and the scrap ticket is processed.

Next, the structure of the roll paper supply path 20 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The lower part of the terminal body 2 and a position slightly closer to the front side is a roll paper loading unit 42, and by opening a door 44 (see FIG. 1), the roll paper loading unit 42 is opened. The roll paper 14 can be set. Roll paper 14
The roll paper 14 is set so that the roll paper 14 is wound around the winding core 46 in the clockwise direction in the illustrated state.

The roll paper loading unit 42 is provided with roll paper support means 48, and rotatably supports the roll paper 14. The roll paper support means 48 is arranged in a parallel state capable of supporting two points on the outer peripheral portion of the roll paper 14 and in a state in which the axial direction of the roll paper 14 is parallel to the axial center, and between the mutually facing surfaces. A plurality of (two in this embodiment) roller members 50A, 50 that form a gap G for leading the winding end, which is set to have a size smaller than the diameter of the winding core 46 of the roll paper 14.
It is composed of B.

Among these roller members 50A and 50B, the roller member 50A on the right side in the figure is a drive roller, the roller member 50B on the left side in the figure is an idle roller, and the roller member 50A is a roller drive motor. By using 52 as a drive source, rotation is selectively performed in a forward direction (clockwise direction) and a reverse direction (counterclockwise direction).

Then, the roller member 5 composed of a driving roller
0A and the roll paper 14 supported by the roll paper support means 48 composed of a roller member 50B composed of an idle roller.
The roll paper driving means 54 is configured to selectively rotate in the winding direction (counterclockwise direction) around which the roll paper 14 is wound around and the feeding direction (clockwise direction) taken out from the roll paper 14.

A winding end detecting sensor 56 as winding end detecting means is provided corresponding to the gap G for leading out the winding end.
The winding end detection sensor 56 includes a light emitting element 56A provided below the roller member 50B formed of an idle roller and a light receiving element (photoelectric conversion element) 56B provided below the roller member 50A formed of a driving roller, The optical axis 56C is in a state of being interposed in the gap G for leading out the winding end.

When the roll paper 14 is rotated in the winding direction by using the roller drive motor 52 as a drive source and the winding end 14B of the roll paper 14 falls into the gap G at the feeding position, this roll is rolled. Winding end 14 of paper 14
B is detected.

As shown in FIG. 2, the light receiving element (photoelectric conversion element) 56B is connected to a control section 58 which is a control means. The control unit 58 further includes a motor drive circuit 60 for the roller drive motor 52, and a motor for a roller drive motor 62 for driving the drive rollers 16A of the pair of feed rollers 16 disposed in the roll paper supply path 20. Drive circuit 64,
A switch 66 for instructing the start of the feeding operation and a winding end detection sensor 68 arranged at the end position of the roll paper supply path 20 are connected.

A guide plate pair 7 as a guide member for guiding the feeding portion 14A of the rolled-out roll 14 to the roll-paper supply path 20 in correspondence with the winding end leading-out gap G.
0 is provided.

The guide plate pair 70 is the lower guide plate 1 of the guide plate pair 18 which forms the roll paper supply path 20 at the mutually opposing surface portions.
8A, a first guide plate 70A which is integrated with 8A and has one end thereof extended in the vicinity of a roller member 50A composed of a driving roller.
And a second guide plate 70B integrally formed with the upper guide plate 18B of the guide plate pair 18 and having one end extending near the roller member 50B formed of an idle roller.

At the beginning of the roll paper supply path 20,
The feeding roller pair 1 that holds the feeding portion 14A of the roll paper 14 guided by the first guide plate 70A and the second guide plate 70B and feeds the roll paper 14 to the roll paper supply path with rotation.
6 is provided. Feeding roller pair 16
Comprises a drive roller 16A driven by the roller drive motor 62 (see FIG. 2) and a pinch roller 16B in rolling contact therewith.

Next, the operation state of the roll paper supply device 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the clerk confirms the state of the bill edge 14B of the roll paper 14. Ticket edge 1
If 4B is affixed or folded, the bill edge 14B is trimmed with scissors or the like.

After that, as shown in FIG. 3, the roll paper 14 is placed on the roller member 50A composed of a driving roller and the roller member 50B composed of an idle roller in a designated direction.

Then, the clerk presses the switch 66 for instructing the start of the feeding operation to start the feeding operation. When the switch 66 is pressed, a drive signal is sent from the controller 58 to the motor drive circuit 60 of the roller drive motor 52, and the roller member 50A composed of a drive roller rotates in a predetermined direction. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 4, the entire roll paper 14 is rotated in the winding direction (counterclockwise direction). And
When the winding end 14B of the roll paper 14 reaches the lower feeding position, that is, when the winding end lead-out gap G between the roller member 50A formed of the driving roller and the roller member 50B formed of the idle roller is reached, the winding end 14B moves. It falls under its own weight and falls into the gap G. At this time, this roll paper 1
The winding end 14B of No. 4 blocks the optical axis 56C of the winding end detection sensor 56, and a signal is sent from the winding end detection sensor 56 to the control unit 58.

The control section 58 sends a stop signal to the motor drive circuit 60 of the roller drive motor 52 based on the detection signal from the winding end detection sensor 56, and the rotation of the roller member 50A, which is a drive roller, is once stopped. To do.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 5, a drive signal is sent to the motor drive circuit 60 of the roller drive motor 52, and the roller member 50A rotates in the reverse direction. As a result, FIG.
As shown in, the entire roll paper 14 is rotated in the feeding direction (clockwise direction).

As a result, the bill edge 14B is guided by the guide plate pair 70.
Drive roller 16A, which is guided to the roll paper supply path 20 via the first guide plate 70A and the second guide plate 70B and is driven by the roller drive motor 62 (see FIG. 2), as shown in FIG. It is sandwiched between the lower guide plate 18A and the upper guide plate 18B of the guide plate pair 18 while being sandwiched by the feed roller pair 16 composed of the pinch roller 16B which is in rolling contact therewith.

Further, the roll paper 14 is a drive roller 16A.
Is fed along the rotation of the roll paper supply path 20, and the bill edge 14B is arranged near the arrangement position of the cutter device 22 as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. When detected by the edge detection sensor 68, the controller 58 causes the roller drive motors 52, 32 to
Is sent to stop the roller member 50A and the feeding roller pair 16 ... And the setting operation of the roll paper 14 is completed.

As described above, the automatic paper feed state can be achieved by merely setting the roll paper 14 on the roller members 50A and 50B arranged in parallel, and the operability of the staff can be remarkably improved. It is a thing.

Further, the roll paper 14 is provided with a gap G for leading the winding end.
The roll paper 14 supported by the roller members 50A and 50B is set to a size smaller than the outer diameter of the winding core 46 of
However, as shown in FIG. 6, even if the winding diameter becomes smaller due to use, it can be reliably supported in a state where it can be fed out. As a result, it is extremely easy to reset the roll paper 14 having a smaller winding diameter at the time of maintenance and inspection, and moreover, the roll paper 14 can be stably supplied until it is used up.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the roll paper support means 48 is composed of the two roller members 50A and 50B, but the roll paper support means 48 is not limited to this.
Alternatively, it may be composed of more roller members,
Further, the roller member 50A is used as a driving roller and the roller member 5 is used.
Although 0B is the idle roller, the roller member 50B may also be driven.

Although the start of the feeding operation is instructed by pressing the switch 66, the operation may be started when the door 44 (see FIG. 1) is closed and the interlock is released. .

Also, the case where the roll paper for issuing the original ticket is supplied by applying to the ticket issuing terminal has been described, but it may be applied to any equipment as long as the equipment requires the roll paper. Of course. In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention can be variously modified and implemented without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0047]

As described above, the device of the present invention has the following effects. According to the roll paper supply device of the first aspect, the roll paper supported by the roll paper support means is rotated by the roll paper drive means in the winding direction in which the winding end is wound around the roll paper. When the winding end of the roll paper reaches the feeding position, the winding end detection unit detects the winding end of the roll paper, and the rotation direction of the roll paper driving unit rotates the winding end of the roll paper in the feeding direction. Can be switched. As a result, the roll paper is fed out and the feeding portion is held by the feeding means, so that the setting is completed. In this way, the automatic paper feed state is possible only by setting the roll paper on the roll paper support means, and the operability of the staff can be significantly improved.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided at least one roller member in which the roll paper is supported by a plurality of roller members forming gaps for leading out the winding ends between the mutually facing surfaces. Is driven by a roller member drive motor, so that the winding end is rotated in the winding direction around the roll paper. When the winding end of the roll paper falls into the gap by its own weight, the winding end detection sensor detects the winding end of the roll paper, and the roller member drive motor is rotated to rotate the winding end of the roll paper in the feeding direction. The rotation direction can be switched by. As a result, the roll paper is fed out, the feeding portion is guided to the roll paper supply path by the guide member, and is held by the feeding member that holds the feeding portion and feeds it to the roll paper supply passage with rotation, and the setting is completed. To do. As described above, the automatic paper feed state can be achieved only by setting the roll paper on the roller member, and the operability of the staff can be significantly improved.

Further, according to the roll paper feeder of the third aspect, the roll paper supported by the drive roller and the idle roller forming the gap for leading out the winding end between the mutually facing surfaces, the drive roller is the roller. By being driven by the drive motor, the winding end is rotated in the winding direction around the roll paper. Then, when the winding end of the roll paper falls into the gap by its own weight, the winding end detection sensor detects the winding end of the roll paper, and the roller drive motor rotates the winding end of the roll paper in the feeding direction. The rotation direction can be switched. As a result, the roll paper is fed out, the feeding portion is guided to the roll paper supply path by the pair of guide plates, and is held by a pair of feeding rollers that holds the feeding portion and feeds the roll paper to the roll paper feeding path with rotation. Is completed. As described above, the automatic paper feed state can be achieved only by setting the roll paper on the driving roller and the idle roller arranged in parallel, and the operability of the staff can be significantly improved.

According to another aspect of the roll paper supply device of the present invention, the roll paper supported by the drive roller and the idle roller forming a gap for leading out the winding end between the mutually facing surfaces, and the drive roller being the roller. By being driven by the drive motor, the winding end is rotated in the winding direction around the roll paper. When the winding end of the roll paper falls into the gap due to its own weight, the winding end detection sensor detects the winding end of the roll paper, and the roller drive motor rotates the winding end of the roll paper in the feeding direction. The rotation direction can be switched. As a result, the roll paper is fed out, the feeding portion is guided to the roll paper supply path by the pair of guide plates, and is held by a pair of feeding rollers that holds the feeding portion and feeds the roll paper to the roll paper feeding path with rotation. Is completed. As described above, the automatic paper feed state can be achieved only by setting the roll paper on the drive roller and the idle roller arranged in parallel, and the operability of the staff can be significantly improved.

Further, since the gap for leading out the winding end is set to a size narrower than the core diameter of the roll paper, it is possible to stably supply the roll paper until the roll paper is used up. Since the roll paper can be set without any trouble, it is extremely easy to set the roll paper again for maintenance and inspection.

Further, according to the roll paper feeder of the fifth aspect, the roll paper supported by the drive roller and the idle roller forming the gap for leading out the winding end between the mutually facing surfaces, the drive roller is the roller. By being driven by the drive motor, the winding end is rotated in the winding direction around the roll paper. When the winding end of the roll paper falls into the gap due to its own weight, the winding end detection sensor detects the winding end of the roll paper, and the roller drive motor rotates the winding end of the roll paper in the feeding direction. The rotation direction can be switched. As a result, the roll paper is fed out, the feeding portion is guided to the roll paper supply path by the pair of guide plates, and is held by a pair of feeding rollers that holds the feeding portion and feeds the roll paper to the roll paper feeding path with rotation. Is completed. As described above, the automatic paper feed state can be achieved only by setting the roll paper on the drive roller and the idle roller arranged in parallel, and the operability of the staff can be significantly improved. Further, since it has a switch for instructing the start of the feeding operation, the operation control becomes easy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a ticket issuing terminal to which a roll paper supply device of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a roll paper supply device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an automatic setting state of roll paper in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an automatic setting state of roll paper in the same embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an automatic setting state of roll paper in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which the winding diameter is reduced with the use of roll paper in the example.

[Explanation of symbols]

12 ... Roll paper supply device, 14 ... Roll paper, 14A ... Feeding section, 14B ... Winding end, 16 ... Feed roller pair, 18 ... Guide plate pair, 20 ... Roll paper supply path, 42 ... Roll paper loading section, 46 ... core, 48 ... roll paper support means, 50A ... drive roller (roller member), 50B ... idle roller (roller member), 52 ... roller drive motor, 54 ... roll paper drive means, 56 ... roll end detection sensor (winding) Edge detection means), 5
8 ... Control unit (control means), 66 ... Switch, 70 ... Guide plate pair (guide member), G ... Winding end lead-out gap (feeding position).

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A roll paper supply device for feeding and supplying roll paper, comprising roll paper support means for rotatably supporting the roll paper, and the roll paper supported by the roll paper support means. Roll paper driving means for selectively rotating the winding end in the winding direction around which the roll paper is wound and the feeding direction in which the roll paper is fed, and the roll paper is rotated in the winding direction by the roll paper driving means. In this state, the roll end of the roll paper reaches the feeding position, and the roll end detecting unit detects the roll end of the roll paper. A control unit that controls the roll paper driving unit to rotate and rolls out the winding end of the roll paper, and a roll-up unit that rolls out the roll paper that is fed by rotation of the roll paper in the feeding direction. Feeder roll paper which is characterized by comprising comprises a feeding means feeding supplies, the roll paper holding was part. 2. A roll paper feeding device for feeding and feeding roll paper, which is in a parallel state capable of supporting at least two points on an outer peripheral portion of the roll paper, and in which the axial direction of the roll paper is parallel to the axial center. A plurality of roller members that are arranged in such a manner that a gap for leading out a winding end is formed between the mutually facing surfaces, and the roll paper supported by these roller members,
A roller member that selectively drives at least one roller member in a forward direction and a reverse direction so that the winding end thereof is selectively rotated in a winding direction around the roll paper and a feeding direction unrolled from the roll paper. A drive motor is provided corresponding to the gap for leading out the winding end, and when the roll paper is rotated in the winding direction by the roller member drive motor and the winding end of the roll paper falls into the gap, A roll edge detection sensor for detecting the roll edge of the roll paper, and when this roll edge detection sensor detects that the roll edge of the roll paper has fallen into the gap for leading out the roll edge by its own weight, the roll paper is fed in the feeding direction. Control means for controlling the roller member drive motor to rotate the roller member in the reverse direction to rotate, and a control means for feeding out the winding end of the roll paper, and a provision provided corresponding to the gap for leading out the winding end, A guide member that guides the feeding portion of the rolled-out roll paper to the roll paper supply path, and a feeding member that holds the feeding portion guided by the guide member and feeds the rolled paper to the roll paper supply path with rotation, A roll paper supply device comprising: 3. A roll paper feeding device for feeding and feeding roll paper, wherein the roll paper is in a parallel state capable of supporting at least two points on the outer peripheral portion, and the axial direction of the roll paper is parallel to the axial center. And a drive roller and an idle roller that form a gap for leading out the winding end between the surfaces facing each other, and the roll paper supported by the driving roller and the idle roller. A roller drive motor for selectively driving the drive roller in forward and reverse directions so as to selectively rotate in a winding direction around the roll paper and a feeding direction unrolled from the roll paper; When the roll paper is rotated in the winding direction by the roller drive motor and the winding end of the roll paper falls into the gap, the roll paper is wound around the gap. A roll end detection sensor that detects that the roll paper has fallen into the gap for pulling out the roll end due to its own weight by the roll end detection sensor, and the drive roller rotates the roll paper in the feeding direction. And a control means for controlling the roller drive motor so as to reverse the roll end of the roll paper and feeding the roll end of the roll paper, and a roll-out portion for feeding the roll paper that is provided corresponding to the gap for leading out the roll end. It is characterized by comprising a pair of guide plates for guiding to the paper supply path, and a pair of feeding rollers for holding the feeding part guided by the pair of guide plates and feeding the roll paper to the roll paper supply path with rotation. Roll paper feeder. 4. A roll paper feeding device for feeding and feeding roll paper, which is in a parallel state capable of supporting at least two points on the outer peripheral portion of the roll paper and in which the axial direction of the roll paper is parallel to the axial center. And a drive roller and an idle roller that form a gap for leading out the winding end having a dimension narrower than the core diameter of the roll paper between the mutually facing surfaces, and the support by the drive roller and the idle roller. The drive roller is selectively rotated in the forward direction and the reverse direction in order to selectively rotate the rolled paper in the winding direction in which the winding end winds around the roll paper and the feeding direction in which the rolled paper is fed from the roll paper. A roller drive motor to be driven is provided corresponding to the gap for leading out the roll end, and the roll drive motor rotates the roll paper in the winding direction so that the roll paper roll end has the gap. When the roll edge falls, the roll edge detection sensor that detects the roll edge of the roll paper and the roll edge detection sensor detects that the roll edge of the roll paper has fallen into the gap for leading out the roll edge due to its own weight. Control means for controlling the roller drive motor so as to reverse the drive roller so as to rotate the roll paper in the feeding direction, and feeding means for feeding the winding end of the roll paper, provided corresponding to the winding end lead-out gap, A pair of guide plates that guide the feeding portion of the rolled-out roll paper to the roll paper supply path, and a feeding roller that holds the feeding portion guided by the pair of guide plates and feeds the roll paper to the roll paper supply path with rotation. A roll paper supply device comprising a pair and. 5. A roll paper feeding device for feeding and feeding roll paper, wherein the roll paper is in a parallel state capable of supporting at least two points on the outer peripheral portion, and the axial direction of the roll paper is parallel to the axial center. And a drive roller and an idle roller that form a gap for leading out the winding end between the surfaces facing each other, and the roll paper supported by the driving roller and the idle roller. A roller drive motor for selectively driving the drive roller in forward and reverse directions so as to selectively rotate in a winding direction around the roll paper and a feeding direction unrolled from the roll paper; When the roll paper is rotated in the winding direction by the roller drive motor and the winding end of the roll paper falls into the gap, the roll paper is wound around the gap. A winding end detection sensor for detecting and a switch for instructing the start of the feeding operation, controls the roller driving motor to rotate the paper roll in the winding direction by the input of the switch,
When the roll end of the roll paper is detected by the roll end detection sensor, the roller drive motor is controlled to rotate the roll paper in the feeding direction, and the roll end is fed out. A pair of guide plates, which are provided in correspondence with the clearance for leading out and which guide the feeding part of the rolled-out roll paper to the roll paper supply path, and the feeding part guided by the guide plate pair, are held together with rotation. A roll paper supply device, comprising: a supply roller pair for supplying the roll paper to a roll paper supply path.