JPH08235394A - Automatic ticket examination machine for wheelchair - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent the generation of illegal entrainment and to share the same automatic ticket examination machine by a wheelchair user and a normal person by making it possible to change the passage width of an automatic ticket examination machine and constituting the machine so as to pass a wheelchair when the passage width is widened. CONSTITUTION: Passage width changing bars 13 are fixed between the front and rear doors 6 on the same position as that of the doors 6, and in a normal state, the bars 13 are erected and projected from sidewall faces to narrow the passage width. At the time of passing a wheelchair, the bars 13 are laid upward or downward and stored in the sidewall faces to widen the passage width and pass the wheelchair and the setting of the bars 13 is controlled by a controller. At the time of laying down the bars 13, a wheelchair user informs a station attendant by operating an operation button 14 and a remote control signal is transmitted from the station attendant to the controller. In the case of erecting the bards 13, the bars 13 are erected after the lapse of prescribed passage time by a timer to be set up when a human detecting sensor detects the passage of the wheelchair through the automatic ticket examination machine.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate that can be shared by wheelchair users and healthy people.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, almost automatic ticket gates have been installed at the ticket gates of each station in the Tokyo metropolitan area, which has contributed to the smooth operation of ticket gates and ticket collection. There are three types of automatic ticket gates, one for ticket gates (entry) only, one for ticket collection (entry), and one for both ticket gates and ticket collection (entry and exit). Currently, the passage is 550 mm, and multiple people cannot pass in parallel. In addition to opening and closing the doors, entry and exit of passengers is restricted. This door is normally open so that it can be passed through and is normally open (NO type) that closes when an abnormal ticket is inserted. There is a closed type (NC type).
In large stations where there are many passengers getting on and off, we usually install automatic ticket gates at the central part of the ticket gates with dual ticket gates and ticket collectors, and on both sides of the ticket gates dedicated machines and ticket collectors. It corresponds to the time zone where there are many visitors and the time zone where there are many participants, and at stations with few passengers, only ticket gates and ticket collection machines are installed. Also, at each station, a passage wider than the passage width of the automatic ticket gate is provided at the end of the ticket gate so that station staff can stand by and cope with cases where the automatic ticket gate cannot be passed.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The current automatic ticket gate is
To prevent unauthorized boarding, and to install as many automatic ticket gates as possible to effectively use the narrow ticket gates, etc. 5
It has a relatively narrow passage space of 50 mm, so it cannot be passed by a wheelchair. Therefore, wheelchair users have no choice but to use the wide aisles where station staff are on standby, and cannot use the automatic ticket gates as well as healthy people.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket gate for wheelchairs, which can be used by both wheelchair users and healthy people, and can improve the efficiency of use of automatic ticket gates. And

[0005]

According to the present invention, a door for restricting passage of passengers is provided on a side surface of a main body, and an inserted ticket is automatically conveyed to control the opening and closing of the door to automatically collect a ticket. In the ticket gate, a passage width changing means for changing the passage width of the automatic ticket gate is provided on the side of the main body, and the passage width is normally narrowed, and when using the wheelchair, the passage width is widened so that the wheelchair can pass through. To do.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a passage width changing means such as a bar or a plate that can be retracted or pulled out so that the passage width of the automatic ticket gate can be changed, an air bag that can be inflated or deflated, and the like can be provided on the side surface of the automatic ticket gate. In order to prevent unauthorized passengers from passing more than one person at a time by narrowing the aisle width at all times, in the case of a wheelchair, the aisle width is widened to allow wheelchair access. As a result, it is possible to share the same automatic ticket gate with a wheelchair user and a healthy person, and to improve the use efficiency of the automatic ticket gate.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of an automatic ticket gate of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a usage state of the automatic ticket gate, 1 is an automatic ticket gate body, 2 is a ticket slot, 3 is a boarding Ticket transport unit, 4 is a ticket exit, 5 is a guide display unit, 6
Is a door, 7 is an indicator light, 8 is a traveling direction guide display unit, 9 is a human detection sensor, 10 is a control device, 11 is a power supply, 12 is a bill collection box, 13 is a passage width changing bar, and 14 is an operation button. Is. In FIG. 1, the automatic ticket gate main body 1 has a mutual gap wider than the conventional gap of 550 mm, for example, 900 m.
The control device 10 and the power supply 11 are provided at the lower part of the device at intervals of m to supply power to each part and control each part. A ticket transport unit 3 is provided at an upper position of the automatic ticket gate body 1, and automatically transports a ticket inserted from the ticket slot 2 to the ticket exit 4.
At this time, the guidance display unit 5 is urged to pick up the ticket, and in the case of a prepaid card, the remaining money and the like are displayed for guidance. Doors 6 are installed in the front and rear parts of the automatic ticket gate body 1 at a height corresponding to the knees and thighs of an adult of standard height to restrict the entry and exit of passengers. Marks, etc. are attached. That is, if the control device 10 determines that the ticket entered from the ticket insertion slot 2 is not read by the sensor (not shown) and as a result, the condition for allowing the passage is not satisfied, the control device 10 closes the passage. 6 is closed, and at other times, the door 6 is opened to control the passage. When an abnormality or the like occurs, the indicator lamp 7 is turned on, or an abnormal sound is generated by a speaker (not shown) to notify the station staff. When the automatic ticket gate is for collecting tickets, the inserted ticket is stored in the ticket collection box 12 provided in the lower portion of the automatic ticket gate body 1. In addition,
The traveling direction guide display unit 8 is for displaying an arrow indicating an entry prohibition or an entry direction.

The passage width changing bar 13 is provided at the same height as the door 6 and between the front and rear doors, and normally stands up from the side wall surface and projects to narrow the passage width to 550 mm.
Further, when the wheelchair is passing, it is tilted upward or downward to be stored in the side wall surface so that the width of the passage is 900 mm so that the wheelchair can pass through, and it is controlled by the control device 10. When the aisle width changing bar 13 is tilted, the wheelchair user operates the operation button 14 to notify the station staff,
A remote control signal from the station staff is transmitted to the control device 10, and the passage width changing bar 13 is set up when the human detection sensor 9 detects that the wheelchair has passed through the automatic ticket gate. It is performed after a predetermined time passes by the timer. Of course, the aisle width changing bar 13 may be raised by the remote control of the station staff, and a switch for raising the aisle width changing bar may be provided on the main body of the automatic ticket gate so that the wheelchair user can operate it. You may ask.

Next, the operation of the collection gate of the automatic ticket gate will be described. Normally, the passage width changing bar 13 stands up from the side surface of the automatic ticket gate body to regulate the passage width to 550 mm. Tickets are collected and collected. In the case of wheelchair traffic, when a wheelchair user operates the operation buttons 14, the station staff at the ticket gate is notified and the remote control from the station staff allows the passage width changing bar 13 to be displayed as shown by the broken line in FIG. Collapses to widen the passage width to 900 mm, and in this state, the wheelchair user inserts a ticket from the ticket slot 2 as in the normal case to pass through. After a predetermined time passes by the wheelchair, the timer is activated and the passage width changing bar 13 stands up to secure the width for the healthy person.

The invention of the present application is not limited to the above embodiment, but various modifications can be made. For example,
The means for changing the passage width is not limited to a bar, and may be a plate-like member, or an air bag may be used, and normally, the air bag is inflated to have a passage width of 500 mm. The width of the passage may be set to 900 mm by pulling out and withdrawing. The passage width changing means does not have to be provided on both of the opposite side surfaces of the main body of the automatic ticket gate, but may be provided on only one side. In addition, changing the aisle width is not limited to remote control of station staff, it is possible to provide a wheelchair-dedicated sensor to automatically change the aisle width when a wheelchair is detected, or a separate ticket for wheelchair users. It may be prepared so that the passage width can be automatically changed when it is detected that the ticket has been inserted.

[0011]

As described above, according to the present invention, the passage width of the automatic ticket gate can be changed so that the wheelchair can pass through when the passage width is widened. It is possible to prevent an illegal boarding by two or more people and to widen the aisle width in the case of a wheelchair, so that a wheelchair user and a healthy person can share the same automatic ticket gate. At present, there is a wide passage for the station staff to stand by in order to pass the wheelchair, but many healthy people use this passage, which hinders the improvement of automation efficiency. For this reason, a flower box was placed as one means for narrowing the passage width, and when a wheelchair was used, it took time for the station staff to move it. However, implementation of the present invention solves these problems.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an automatic ticket gate of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a usage state of the automatic ticket gate of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic ticket gate main body, 2 ... Ticket entrance, 3 ... Ticket transport part, 4 ... Ticket exit, 5 ... Guide display part, 6 ... Door,
7 ... Indicator light, 8 ... Moving direction guide display section, 9 ... Human detection sensor, 10 ... Control device, 11 ... Power supply, 12 ... Bill collection box,
13 ... Bar for changing passage width, 14 ... Operation button.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An automatic ticket gate that is provided on a side surface of a main body to restrict passage of passengers, automatically conveys an inserted ticket, controls opening / closing of the door, and collects and turns a ticket. An automatic ticket gate for wheelchairs, which is equipped with a passage width changing means for changing the passage width of the ticket gate, which makes the aisle width narrow at all times and widens the aisle width when using a wheelchair so that the wheelchair can pass through. 2. The automatic ticket gate for wheelchairs according to claim 1, wherein the passage width changing means comprises a passage width changing bar provided on a side surface of the main body or an air bag. . 3. The automatic ticket gate for a wheelchair according to claim 1, wherein an operation button for a wheelchair is provided on the main body.