JPH08161557A - Automatic charge collecting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide the automatic charge collecting device which can receive plural charges speedily in a short time through a common payment opening and a common discharge opening and enables a driver to pay money on the seat even if the driver's seat is different in height depending upon the kind of the passing vehicle and even if the approaching and stopping position of the vehicle is slightly different. CONSTITUTION: This automatic charge collection device is equipped with a front panel 2 having the common payment opening 5 where equivalent bodies such as paper moneys tickets, a card, and coins are thrown in and the common discharge opening 6 where returned bodies such as change paper moneys, change coins, and a receipt are taken out, a decision processing means 19 which decides respective kinds of equivalent bodies and returned bodies, and a conveying means 23 which conveys the equivalent bodies and returned bodies. Further, the device is equipped with an up/down moving mechanism which can move up and down the front panel 2 according to the height of the driver's seat of the passing vehicle and a front/rear moving mechanism which can move the front panel forward and backward according to the stop position of the sideway approach of the passing vehicle.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic toll collection device installed at a toll gate such as a toll road.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, an automatic toll collection device that automatically collects tolls for automobiles installed at toll gates such as toll roads is used for paying tolls by a passerby (driver).
The change, receipt, etc. are received at each of the payout port and payout port provided on the front panel of the automatic fee collection device.

FIG. 6 is an external view showing an example of a conventional automatic fee collection device. In FIG. 6, the respective payout ports and payout ports are provided in the upper and lower tiers, respectively, and “A” attached after the numeral of each symbol indicates the upper tier and B indicates the lower tier.

In FIG. 6, reference numeral 50 designates a main body of the apparatus, and 51
A and 51B are coin insertion slots, 52A and 52B are banknote insertion slots, 53A and 53B are card insertion slots, and 54A and 54B are coupon ticket insertion slots. Passer (driver)
Pays at the corresponding entrance. Also,
55A and 55B are change bill payout outlets, and 56A and 56B are change coins and receipt payout exits, and the driver receives the change or receipt at each dedicated payout exit as in the case of payment. 57A and 57B are toll fees indicators, which display toll fees corresponding to the vehicle type determined by a vehicle type determination device (not shown). Reference numerals 58A and 58B denote charging fee display devices, which display the amount of fees charged by the driver.

A passing driver stops the vehicle so that his or her driver's seat approaches the receiving device, and normally, while operating in the driver's seat, each upper or lower operation port close to the height of the driver's seat. We pay more and receive change.

[0006]

In the conventional device having the above-described structure, since there are a plurality of operation ports for collecting the toll, a series of operations is confusing especially to an unfamiliar driver. That is, it takes a lot of time to understand where the respective payout ports and payout ports are located and the time spent for those operations.

Further, although these operation ports are arranged in a plurality of stages and at a constant height position of the main body of the apparatus, the types of automobiles which have passed recently are extremely diverse, and the height of the driver's seat is the upper stage or the lower stage. There are some car models that are not compatible with any of the above.
In this way, when there is a difference in the height of the driver's seat depending on the type of vehicle passing through, or when the stop position in the width-wise direction is located farther than the operation unit of the receiving device due to an unskilled driver, etc. In some cases, the operating part may not be accessible,
The toll collection operation was extremely complicated. Furthermore, in the worst case, there was a problem that the driver had to get off the car and perform a series of operations.

An object of the present invention is to provide the following automatic fee collection device. (a) An automatic toll collection device that can collect multiple tolls at a common payout port or common payout outlet and can be quickly and quickly processed without confusion during toll collection operations.

(B) An automatic toll collection device that allows a driver to easily perform a toll collection operation while seated in a seat even if the height of the driver's seat varies depending on the type of a passing vehicle. (c) Even if the stop position of the vehicle in the widthwise direction is slightly displaced,
An automatic toll collection device that allows drivers to easily perform toll collection operations while sitting in their seats.

[0010]

In order to solve the above problems and achieve the object, the automatic toll collection device of the present invention is configured as follows. (1) The automatic toll collection device of the present invention is an automatic toll collection device that automatically collects tolls at toll gates such as toll roads, and is a common payment system in which consideration items such as banknotes, coupons, cards, and coins are input. A front panel having a mouth and a common payout outlet for receiving returned items such as change bills, change coins, receipts, and the like, and a determination processing unit for determining each type of the valued item and the returned item, and the valued item and It is composed of a transport means for transporting the returned product. (2) The automatic toll collection device according to the present invention is the device according to (1) above, and further includes a vertical movement mechanism capable of moving up and down according to the height of the driver's seat of the passing vehicle. ing. (3) The automatic toll collection device of the present invention is the device described in (1) or (2) above, and is capable of moving back and forth in accordance with the stop position in the widthwise direction of the passing vehicle. It is equipped with a back-and-forth moving mechanism.

[0011]

As a result of taking the above-mentioned measures (1) to (3), the following effects will occur. (1) In the automatic toll collection device of the present invention, the front panel is provided with the common payout port and the common payout port, so that it can be used for several types of consideration such as bills, coupons, cards, and coins for payment. Equipped with a large number of inlets, change bills,
A large number of outlets provided for returned items such as change coins and receipts are aggregated into one outlet each. As a result, it becomes possible to collect a plurality of charges at the common payment outlet or the common payment outlet, there is no confusion during the charge collection operation, the operability is markedly improved, and the operation can be quickly performed within a short time. (2) In the automatic toll collection device of the present invention, the front panel can be moved up and down according to the height of the driver's seat of the passing vehicle, so that the height of the driver's seat of each passing vehicle type can be dealt with. It is not necessary to arrange the operation units in a plurality of stages, and a single-stage operation unit is sufficient. In addition, since the front panel that performs the toll collection operation can be set to a height that is easy for the driver of a passing vehicle to operate, the toll collection operability will be greatly improved compared to the conventional fixed stationary type. . (3) In the automatic toll collection device of the present invention, since the front panel can be moved back and forth in accordance with the stop position in the widthwise direction of the passing vehicle, the front panel 2 that performs the toll collection operation is passed. It is possible to set the movement to a position in the width direction in which the driver of the automobile can easily operate. For this reason, the charge collection operability can be greatly improved as compared with the conventional fixed stationary type. In particular, when the forward / backward moving mechanism is provided together with the above-described vertical moving mechanism, the charge collection operability can be dramatically improved.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is an external view showing the structure of an automatic fee collection device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is an apparatus main body and 2 is a front panel. The front panel 2 is attached to the apparatus main body 1 via retractable shutters 3a and 3b and a bellows 4. Thus, the front panel 2 is moved in the vertical direction (arrow Y) by the shutters 3a and 3b.
In addition to being movable in the directions a and Yb), it is also movable in the front-back direction (directions of arrows Za and Zb) by the bellows 4.

The front panel 2 is provided with a payout opening 5 for the driver to pay the toll and a payout opening 6 for receiving the change and receipt. Further, indicators 7a and 7b, push buttons 8a and 8b, a telephone 9, a contact sensor 10, and a vehicle position detection sensor 11 are arranged as shown in the figure.

The payout port 5 guides coins and bills, cards, coupons, etc., which are inserted or inserted by the driver, to a coin sorter, bills, cards and coupons identification unit (not shown), respectively. In addition, the payout port 6 returns the change coins paid out from a change coin payout unit and a change bill payout machine, which are not shown, and a receipt issued from a receipt issuing machine, to the driver.

The display 7a displays the toll amount set for each vehicle type determined by a vehicle type determination device (not shown), and the display 7b displays the toll amount entered by the driver.
The push button 8a is a push button for issuing a receipt, and the driver pushes the receipt button as necessary to issue a receipt from the payout opening 6. The push button 8b is a button for calling an attendant, and when the driver presses it, the driver can connect to the attendant via the telephone 9 and perform a two-way call.

The contact sensor 10 is a sensor composed of a tape switch or a limit switch for detecting the contact with the vehicle, and the vehicle position detection sensor 11 detects the distance to the vehicle paying the toll by light or ultrasonic waves. It is a distance sensor.

FIG. 2 is a structural diagram more specifically showing the arrangement and configuration of each mechanism in the automatic fee collection device shown in FIG. The same parts as those in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals. However, the shutters 3a and 3b and the bellows 4 shown in FIG. 1 are not shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 12 is a vertical moving frame for moving the front panel 2 in the vertical direction (directions of arrows Ya and Yb). Two vertical moving frames are provided in the main body 1 of the apparatus, a total of four vertical moving frames. Sprockets 13a, 13b, 13c, 1
3d (13d is not shown) is arranged. A chain 14 having one end fixed to the upper part of the vertical moving frame 12 and the other end connected to the lower part of the moving frame 12 is looped by these four sprockets 13a to 13d. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the sprocket 13 c provided on the lower portion of the apparatus body 1 is connected to the motor 15. Therefore, by rotating the motor 15, the chain 14 is transferred in the forward direction or the reverse direction through the sprockets 13a to 13d, whereby the vertical moving frame 12 is moved.
Moves up and down.

Further, a pair of slide rails 16 for slidingly moving the front panel 2 in the front-rear direction (arrows Za and Zb directions) are attached to the vertical movement frame 12 on both inner side surfaces. Then, the motor 17 provided below the vertical movement frame 12
As a result, the ball screw 18 rotates forward or backward, whereby the front panel 2 is moved back and forth.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, inside the front panel 2, an identification unit 19 for identifying and storing bills, cards, coupons, etc., and a coin to be inserted are conveyed at a position corresponding to the payout port 5. And a conveyor 20 that operates. Further, a change bill dispenser 21, a receipt issuing machine 22, and a conveyor 23 for transporting change coins are attached to a position corresponding to the payout opening 6.

A coin discriminating machine 24 installed in the lower portion of the apparatus main body 1 discriminates between "true" and "false" coins to be inserted and stores them. The shader 25 attached to the top of the coin discriminator 24 is for guiding the input coins to the coin discriminator 24, and has a multi-cylinder structure capable of expanding and contracting. The change coin payout unit 26 installed on the upper part of the apparatus main body 1 is a change coin payout unit of 10, 50 yen, 100 yen, and 500 yen.
Reference numeral 7 is for guiding the change coin downward, and has a multi-cylinder structure capable of expanding and contracting.

FIGS. 3 to 5 are mechanism explanatory views of the automatic toll collection device as viewed from the right side of FIGS. 1 and 2.
Is a vertical / forward / backward moving mechanism, FIG. 4 is a charge processing mechanism, and FIG. 5 is a change dispensing mechanism. The same parts as those in FIG. 1 or 2 are designated by the same reference numerals.

The vertical / forward / backward moving mechanism of FIG. 3 will be described. In FIG. 3, shutters 3a and 3b have their winding sides fixed to the apparatus main body 1 and their moving sides fixed to the vertical moving frame 12, respectively. The bellows 4 has a vertical moving frame 12 on one side thereof.
The other side is fixed to the front panel 2. Two vehicle position detection sensors 11 (one in FIG. 3) are fixed to the lower left and right of the front panel 2, respectively. Similarly, the contact sensor 10 is fixed to the lower part of the front surface of the front panel 2. The sprockets 13a to 13d are rotatably mounted in the apparatus main body 1, and both ends thereof mesh with a chain 14 fixed to the upper and lower ends of the vertical moving frame 12, respectively. Further, a vertical movement motor 15 is connected to the sprocket 13c so as to be rotatable.

On the other hand, the slide rail 16 is the front panel 2
While supporting its own weight and guiding during movement, its fixed side is fixed to the up-and-down moving frame 12, and its moving side end is fixed to the front panel 2. The front-rear moving geared motor 17 is attached to the rear portion of the vertical moving frame 12 and rotates the ball screw 18. Also, 18a is a ball nut, 18
Reference numeral b is a support frame. One end of the support frame 18b is fixed to the ball screw 18a and the other end thereof is fixed to the front panel 2.

The operation of the moving mechanism of the automatic fee collection device will be described with reference to the configuration diagram of FIG. When the device is in the standby state, that is, when there is no passing vehicle at the tollgate where the device is installed, the front panel 2 has the panel surface of the device body 1
It is housed in the vertical movement frame 12 to a position almost aligned with the front surface of the. Further, the vertical movement frame 12 is maintained and set at the height position of the passing vehicle (for example, the position shown in the same figure).

When collecting tolls from this waiting state, first, a vehicle type discriminating device (not shown) installed in front of each gate of the tollgate discriminates the type of a passing vehicle and sets a toll. At the same time, the height of the driver's seat depending on the vehicle type is also detected.

Based on the detected driver's seat height position information, the automatic toll collection device drives the vertical movement motor 15 to drive the chain 14 and the sprockets 13a, 13a.
The upper and lower moving frames 12 are indicated by arrows Ya through b, 13c and 13d.
Alternatively, it is moved up and down in the Yb direction. The amount of movement (height) is detected by a detector (potentiometer, etc.) not shown, and when the set height is reached, the motor 15 is stopped and at the same time a brake (not shown) is operated.

Next, the position of the vehicle stopped in the width direction in order to collect the toll is detected by the vehicle position detection sensor 11 provided on the front panel 2, and the position above a preset position (for example, a distance where the driver can easily operate) is detected. If there is a distance, the front-rear moving motor 17 is driven to move the front panel 2 forward (Za direction) via the ball screw 18, the ball nut 18a, and the support frame 18b. When the set position is reached, the motor 17 is stopped, and at the same time, a brake (not shown) is operated.

The vertical movement mechanism and the forward-backward movement mechanism allow the front panel 2 to be set in a height and a width-approaching direction that can be reached by a driver sitting in the seat. afterwards,
The driver can perform a predetermined toll collection operation and exit the toll booth. The detection of the exit of the vehicle is detected by a starting device provided at a gate exit (not shown), and by receiving this signal, the motor 17 of the forward / backward moving mechanism is rotated in the reverse direction to move the front panel 2 backward (Zb) to the standby position. Direction) and wait in this state until the next passing vehicle arrives.

The control of the vertical movement and the forward-backward movement is automatically performed by a control device (not shown). Regarding the contact sensor 10, the distance between the vehicle and the front panel 2 is normally kept at a fixed position within a range easily reachable by the vehicle position detection sensor 11 when the vehicle moves back and forth, but should a failure occur or the like. If the detection cannot be made in step S2, the sensor for emergency stop detects that the front panel 2 has come into contact with the vehicle, and stops or avoids the operation (moves in the Zb direction). Further, the shutters 3a and 3b and the bellows 4 are provided to protect the internal equipment of the apparatus body 1 from external dust and the like, and the shutters 3a and 3b are automatically wound as the front panel 2 moves up and down. Taken or rewound. In addition, the bellows 4 expands and contracts as it moves back and forth.

Next, the fee processing mechanism of FIG. 4 will be described. In FIG. 4, the charge payment port 5 is composed of a bill, a card insertion port 5a and a coin insertion port 5b. The identification unit 19 includes a coupon ticket processor 19a, a card (highway card) processor 19b, a bill validator 19c, a belt 19d, and an insertion slot 19e. The coupon, card or bill inserted through the insertion slot 19e is a belt 19d.
And is conveyed to the processing machine and the identification machine through the processing machine.

The expandable and retractable shooter 25 has its fixed side fixed to the coin discriminating machine 24 and its moving side fixed to the vertical moving frame 12. The belt conveyor 20 has one end rotatably attached to the front panel 2 together with a belt drive motor and a belt pulley (not shown), and the other end is supported by the other pulley via a plate (not shown).

The coins inserted through the payout port 5 can be conveyed to the coin discriminating machine 24 arranged in the lower part of the apparatus main body 1 by the above-mentioned structure. That is, the coin from the coin slot 5b is guided by its own weight to the bottom of the coin slot and reaches the belt conveyor 20. The belt conveyor 20 has a payment port 5
By detecting the passage of coins by an optical sensor (not shown) provided at the entrance of the coin, it is driven by a motor (not shown), and the coins are conveyed to the rear (right side) in the figure. Next, the coin is guided to the inside of the shooter 25 fixed inside the vertical moving frame 12, and enters the coin discriminating machine 24 below by its own weight to be discriminated. This coin insertion transfer path can handle the vertical movement of the front panel 2 in the vertical or forward / backward directions. The shooter 25 has a multi-cylinder structure that expands / contracts in the vertical direction, and the belt conveyor in the forward / backward direction. Twenty. The amount of the inserted or inserted fee is displayed on the display 7b.

Next, the change dispensing mechanism shown in FIG. 5 will be described. The change is paid out by the identifying unit 19 shown in FIG.
The coin discriminator 24 determines the presence or absence of change and the amount of change, and automatically dispenses change bills or coins. Also,
The receipt is issued by the driver of the car by pressing the push button 8a shown in FIG.
Automatically issue by pressing.

In FIG. 5, reference numeral 26 is a change coin dispensing unit, and the change coin dispensing unit 26 includes 26a and 26a.
b, 26c and 26d. 26a to 26d are coin dispensers of 10, 50, 100, and 500 yen, which are installed on the upper part of the apparatus main body 1 together with the guide tube 26e. Numeral 27 is a shooter having an expandable / contractible multi-cylinder structure for guiding the change coins to the belt conveyor 23 below. The fixed side of the shooter 27 is fixed to the guide tube 26e, and the movable side thereof is fixed to the vertical moving frame 12.

On the other hand, the front panel 2 is provided with a payout opening 6 on the front surface thereof, and a bill paying machine 21 having a bill paying exit 21a therein, a receipt issuing machine 22, and a change and receipt for guiding the receipt. Guide cylinder 28, saucer 29, receipt conveyor belt 3
0, and one end of the belt conveyor 23 is rotatably attached together with a belt drive motor and a belt pulley (not shown). The other end of the belt conveyor 23 is rotatably attached to the other pulley via a plate (not shown).

With the above structure, the receipt issuance is issued from the receipt issuing machine 22 via the belt 30 and the receiving tray 29, and the change bill is paid out to the payout opening 6 from the payout machine 21 via the bill payout exit 21a. To be done. In addition, the change coins are dispensed by the coin dispenser 26 of the change coin dispenser unit 26.
From each of a to 26d, the guide tube 26e, the shooter 2
7, the belt conveyor 23, the guide cylinder 28, and the receiving tray 29, respectively, and is paid out to the payout opening 6.

The transfer route for the change coins is the front panel 2.
Is capable of moving up and down or forward and backward, and is vertically expandable and contractible with respect to vertical movement.
Therefore, the belt conveyor 23
It is a mechanism that can deal with.

(Summary of Examples) The configurations and operational effects shown in the examples are summarized as follows. [1] The automatic toll collection device shown in the embodiment is an automatic toll collection device that automatically collects tolls at toll gates such as toll roads, and throws in consideration items such as banknotes, coupons, cards, and coins. A front panel 2 having a common payout opening 5 and a common payout opening 6 for receiving returned goods such as change bills, change coins, receipts, and the like, and a discrimination processing means for discriminating each type of the consideration article and the return article. 19 and a transporting means 23 for transporting the valued items and the returned items.

As described above, in the above apparatus, since the front panel 2 is provided with the common payout port 5 and the common payout port 6, it is possible to handle several kinds of value items such as paper, coupons, cards and coins for payment. A large number of outlets provided in advance and a large number of outlets provided for returned items such as change bills, change coins, receipts, etc. are all collected into one. As a result, a plurality of charges can be collected at the common payment port 5 or the common payment outlet 6, and there is no confusion during the charge collection operation, the operability is markedly improved, and the process can be quickly performed within a short time. [2] The automatic toll collection device shown in the embodiment is the device according to the above [1], and can move up and down according to the height of the driver's seat of the passing vehicle in the front panel 2. It has a mechanism.

Therefore, in the above device, the front panel 2 can be moved up and down according to the height of the driver's seat of the passing vehicle. It is not necessary to arrange a plurality of stages, and a single-stage operation unit can be sufficiently used. In addition, since the front panel 2 for collecting tolls can be moved and set to a height at which a driver of a passing vehicle can easily operate, the toll collecting operability is significantly improved as compared with the conventional fixed stationary type. Become. [3] The automatic toll collection device shown in the embodiment is the device according to the above [1] or [2], and can be moved back and forth according to the stop position in the widthwise direction of the passing vehicle. It is equipped with a back-and-forth movement mechanism.

As described above, in the above device, since the front panel 2 can be moved back and forth according to the stop position in the widthwise direction of the passing vehicle, the vehicle passing through the front panel 2 for collecting the tolls. It is possible to set the movement to a position in the width-shifting direction that is easy for the driver to operate. For this reason, the charge collection operability can be greatly improved as compared with the conventional fixed stationary type. In particular, when the forward / backward moving mechanism is provided together with the above-described vertical moving mechanism, the charge collection operability can be dramatically improved.

[0043]

According to the present invention, the following automatic fee collection device can be provided. (a) An automatic toll collection device that can collect multiple tolls at a common payout port or common payout outlet and can be quickly and quickly processed without confusion during toll collection operations.

(B) Even if the height of the driver's seat is different depending on the type of the passing vehicle, the automatic toll collection device allows the driver to easily perform the toll collection operation while sitting on the seat. (c) Even if the stop position of the vehicle in the widthwise direction is slightly displaced,
An automatic toll collection device that allows drivers to easily perform toll collection operations while sitting in their seats.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing a configuration of an automatic fee collection device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a structural diagram showing the arrangement and configuration of each mechanism in the automatic fee collection device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a mechanism explanatory view of an automatic fee collection device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a mechanism of an automatic fee collection device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a mechanism explanatory view of an automatic fee collection device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an external view showing an automatic fee collection device according to a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Device main body 2 ... Front panel 3a ... Shutter 3b ... Shutter 4 ... Bellows 5 ... Charge payment port 5a ... Banknote insertion port 5b ... Coin insertion port 6 ... Payment exit 7a ... Toll display 7b ... Input charge display 8a ... Push button 8b ... Push button 9 ... Communication device 10 ... Contact sensor 11 ... Vehicle position detection sensor 12 ... Vertical movement frame 13a to 13d ... Sprocket 14 ... Chain 15 ... Vertical drive motor 16 ... Slide rail 17 ... Front / rear drive motor 18 ... Ball screw 18a ... Ball nut 18b ... Support frame 19 ... Identification unit 19a ... Coupon processing machine 19b ... Card processing machine 19c ... Banknote recognition machine 19d ... Belt 19e ... Insertion slot 20 ... Belt conveyor 21 ... Banknote payout machine 21a ... Banknote payout exit 22 ... Receipt Book issuing machine 23 ... Belt conveyor 24 ... Coin discriminating machine 25 ... Shooter 26 ... Coins Out unit (26a, 26b, 26c, 2
27. Shooter 28 ... Guide tube 29 ... Sauce 30 ... Receipt transport belt 50 ... Device body 51A ... Coin slot 51B ... Coin slot 52A ... Banknote slot 52B ... Banknote slot 53A ... Card insertion slot 53B ... Card insertion slot 54A ... Coupon ticket insertion slot 54B ... Coupon ticket insertion slot 55A ... Change bill payment exit 55B ... Change bill payment exit 56A ... Change coin / receipt payment exit 56B ... Change coin /
Receipt payment exit 57A ... Toll fee indicator 57B ... Toll fee indicator 58A ... Charge fee indicator 58B ... Charge fee indicator

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Kazumi Fukuda Inventor Kazumi Fukuda 1-1-1, Wadasaki-cho, Hyogo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Kobe Shipyard (72) Inventor Hiroyuki Suto Kazu, Hyogo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo 1-1-1, Tasakicho Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. Kobe Shipyard

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An automatic toll collection device that automatically collects tolls at toll gates such as toll roads, and a common payment slot for inserting consideration items such as bills, coupons, cards, coins, and change bills, A front panel having a common outlet for receiving returned items such as change coins and receipts, a determination processing unit that determines and processes each type of the consideration item and the returned item, and the determination process is performed by the determination processing unit. An automatic fee collection device, comprising: a transporting unit that transports the consideration item and the return item. 2. The automatic toll collection device according to claim 1, further comprising a vertically moving mechanism capable of vertically moving according to a height of a driver's seat of a passing vehicle. 3. The automatic toll collection device according to claim 1, further comprising a front-rear moving mechanism capable of moving back and forth in accordance with a stop position of a front vehicle in a widthwise direction of a passing vehicle.