JPH08324846A - Automatic paper feeding method and device for ticket issuing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide an automatic paper feeding method capable of shortening the waiting time when the roll paper is replaced. CONSTITUTION: A single feed roller 9 is arranged at the center, the first and second paper feed rollers 10a, 10b are pressably arranged on the peripheral face of the feed roller 9, the first roll paper 1a is arranged between the feed roller 9 and the first paper feed roller 10a, and the second roll paper 1b is arranged between the feed roller 9 and the second paper feed roller 10b. When the paper exhaustion of the first roll paper 1a is detected, the feed roller 9 is rotated in the ticket generating direction of the second roll paper 1b while both the first and second paper feed rollers 10a, 10b are excited by the feed roller 9, the residual tickets of the first roll paper 1a are retracted, and the second roll paper 1b is automatically fed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ticket issuing machine which detects when a roll paper used for issuing a ticket has run out and automatically feeds the next roll paper.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Automatic paper feeding of this type of ticket issuing machine is carried out by the procedure shown in FIGS. 8 (a), 8 (b) and 8 (c).

FIG. 8A shows a state in which a ticket is being issued using the first roll paper 1a. The heat-sensitive roll paper 1a pulled out from the first roll 2a is a paper break sensor 3, It is set by passing between the feed roller 4, the thermal head 5, the cutter 6, and the payout roller 7.

When a ticket issuing instruction is detected, the feed roller 4, the payout roller 7 and the platen roller 8 are driven to deliver the roll paper 1a for one ticket in the ticket issuing direction [direction of arrow A] while the thermal head 5 and the platen When the thermal paper 5 is printed by sandwiching the roll paper 1a that is being issued with the roller 8 and the feeding of the roll paper 1a for one ticket is completed,
The cutter 6 cuts the leading end of the roll paper 1a and drives the payout roller 7 to pay out the ticket to the exit.

In this way, when the paper-out sensor 3 detects the paper-out of the roll paper 1a as shown in FIG. 8 (b) during the ticket issuance using the first roll 1a, the remaining remaining tickets in the prior art. The feed roller 4, the payout roller 7, and the platen roller 8 are driven in order to discharge the sheet to the outlet.

When the discharge of the remaining bills is completed, the second roll paper 1b pulled out from the second roll 2b is automatically fed to the above-mentioned ticket issuing path as shown in FIG. 8C. There is.

7 (a1) and 7 (b1) are the first and the second.
7 shows how the roll papers 1a and 1b are transferred.

[0008]

As described above, in the 2-roll automatic paper feeding, when the remaining amount of the first roll 2a is exhausted, the roll paper 1b pulled out from the second roll 2b is automatically fed. Therefore, the ticketing operation can be executed for a long time without maintenance.

However, the paper break sensor 3 has the first roll 1
There is a demand for shortening the waiting time required for automatically feeding the roll paper 1b to the above ticket issuing path after detecting the paper shortage of a.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic sheet feeding method and apparatus capable of shortening the waiting time when switching from the first roll sheet to the second roll sheet. It is another object of the present invention to provide an apparatus that can realize the automatic paper feeding method of the present invention with a simple configuration.

[0011]

According to the automatic paper feeding method of the present invention, when the first roll paper is detected and the second roll paper is automatically fed, the first roll paper is detected. Then, the remaining bills of the first roll paper are pulled back in the direction opposite to the ticket issuing direction and collected, and the automatic feeding of the second roll paper is executed in parallel with the collecting operation of the remaining bills of the first roll paper. It is characterized by

In the automatic sheet feeding device of the present invention, the first feeding roller and the first feeding roller are arranged so as to be in pressure contact with the peripheral surface of the feeding roller with the single feeding roller as the center. The first roll paper is disposed between the paper feed rollers, the second roll paper is disposed between the feed roller and the second paper feed roller, and the first paper feed roller is connected to the first roll paper. The first state in which the second paper feed roller is pressed against the feed roller via the paper and the second paper feed roller is pressed against the feed roller via the second roll paper, and the first paper feed roller is set to the first state. A second state in which the feed roller is pressed into contact with the roll paper and the second paper feed roller is pressed into contact with the feed roller via the second roll paper;
A control unit is provided for switching between a third state in which the second paper feed roller is brought into pressure contact with the feed roller via the second roll paper and a state in which the first and second paper feed rollers are brought into pressure contact with the feed roller. It is characterized by

[0013]

According to this automatic paper feed method, the operation of pulling back the remaining bills of the first roll paper in the direction opposite to the ticket issuing direction and collecting the same and the automatic paper feed operation of the second roll paper are performed in parallel. Save time with.

According to this automatic paper feeding device, the first and second paper feeding rollers and the single feeding roller capable of press-contacting the peripheral surface of the paper feeding rollers appropriately feed the first and second roll papers. Can be transported.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on the embodiments shown in FIGS. Automatic paper feeding of this type of ticket issuing machine is carried out by the procedure shown in FIGS. 1 (a), 1 (b) and 1 (c).

FIG. 1A shows a state in which a ticket is being issued using the first roll paper 1a. The heat-sensitive roll paper 1a pulled out from the first roll 2a is a paper break sensor 3, It is set by passing between the feed roller 9, the thermal head 5, the cutter 6, and the payout roller 7.

The feed roller 9 has a first paper feed roller 10a.
The roll paper 1a is nipped and transported by the feed roller 9 and the first paper feed roller 10a.

When the ticket issuing instruction is detected, the feed roller 9, the payout roller 7 and the platen roller 8 are driven in the direction of arrow B to send out one roll of the roll paper 1a in the ticket issuing direction [direction of arrow A] while thermal When the thermal head 5 prints by sandwiching the rolled paper 1a between the head 5 and the platen roller 8 and the feeding of the rolled paper 1a for one ticket is completed, the cutter 6 cuts the leading end of the rolled paper 1a. Then, the payout roller 7 is driven to take out the ticket to the exit.

The feed roller 9 includes a first paper feed roller 10
In addition to a, the second paper feed roller 10b is provided so as to be capable of pressure contact, and the heat-sensitive roll paper 1b pulled out from the second roll 2b is fed by the feed roller 9 and the second paper feed roller 10b.
It is configured to be able to be sandwiched by. (A) of this FIG.
The second paper feed roller 10b is held at a position separated from the feed roller 9.

In the first state shown in FIG. 1 (a),
When the ticket issuing instruction is detected, the feed roller 9, the payout roller 7, and the platen roller are driven in the forward direction [the direction of arrow B] to feed the roll paper 1a for one ticket in the ticket issuing direction,
When the thermal paper 5 is sandwiched between the thermal head 5 and the platen roller 8 and printed by the thermal head 5, and the feeding of the roll paper 1a for one ticket is completed, the cutter 6
Then, the leading end of the roll paper 1a is cut, and the payout roller 7 is driven to pay out the ticket to the exit.

Incidentally, FIG. 2A shows the first paper feed roller 1
2a shows the rotation direction of 0a, and FIG. 2B shows the rotation direction of the second paper feed roller 10b. In this way first
When the paper-out sensor 3 detects the paper-out of the roll paper 1a during the ticket issuance using the roll 1a, the state is switched to the second state shown in FIG.

In the second state, the first paper feed roller 10a
Is pressed against the feed roller 9 via the roll paper 1a and the second paper feed roller 10b is pressed against the feed roller 9 via the roll paper 1b.
And the payout roller 7 and the platen roller 8 are reversed.

As a result, the remaining bills of the roll paper 1a are pulled back in the direction opposite to the ticket-issuing direction as shown by the phantom line, and are collected in the machine body. Feed roller 9 and second paper feed roller 10
The roll paper 1b nipped by b is sent out in the ticketing direction by the rotation of the feed roller 9 at this time, and the roll paper 1b is fed as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the thermal head 5 and the platen roll 8 are set by passing between the cutter 6 and the payout roller 7, and the thermal head 5 and the platen are fed while the roll paper 1b for one ticket is fed in the ticket issuing direction. When the thermal head 5 prints by sandwiching the roll paper 1b being issued with the roller 8 and the feeding of the roll paper 1b for one ticket is completed, the cutter 6 cuts the leading end of the roll paper 1b, and the payout roller Drive 7 to dispense the ticket to the exit. In the third state shown in FIG. 1C, the first paper feed roller 10a is separated from the feed roller 9, and the second paper feed roller 10b is set to the roll paper 1
It is in pressure contact with the feed roller 9 via b.

FIG. 3 shows the first and second paper feed rollers 10a and 1a.
0b shows a specific support structure. First paper feed roller 10
A is attached to one end of a lever 12 pivotally supported by a shaft 11. A paper pressing member 13 is attached to the other end of the lever 12. The lever 12 is connected to a mover 16 of an electromagnetic plunger 15a [hereinafter referred to as a first solenoid] via a link 14. The mover 16 causes the tension spring 17 to move the first paper feed roller 10a to the feed roller 9a.
It is biased in the direction away from. Second paper feed roller 1
The same applies to the support structure of 0b.

The control means for controlling the energization of the first and second solenoids 15a and 15b and controlling the rotation directions of the feed roller 9, the platen roller 8 and the payout roller 7 are constructed as follows.

In the first state, since the second solenoid 15b is not energized as shown in FIG.
Is held by pressing the roll paper 1b against the passage guide 18.

5 and 6 are shown in FIGS. 1B and 1C.
Shows the state corresponding to. 7 (a2) (b2)
7A and 7B show how the first and second roll papers 1a and 1b are transferred, and FIGS. 7A1 and 7B show conventional automatic paper feeding.
Compared with 1), in the automatic paper feeding method of the present invention, the process of pulling out the remaining bills of the first roll paper 1a and the process of feeding the second roll paper 1b are performed in parallel in the section C shown in FIG. Therefore, the waiting time when switching from the first roll paper 1a to the second roll paper 1b can be shortened.

In the above embodiment, the case in which the first roll paper 1a is detected and the second roll paper 1b is automatically fed is described, but the first roll paper 1a and the first roll paper 1a Two
This automatic paper feeding method can also be applied to the case where the roll paper 1b is switched as needed to issue a ticket.

Specifically, the first and second solenoids 15
The control means for controlling the energization of a and 15b and controlling the rotation directions of the feed roller 9, the platen roller 8 and the payout roller 7 are configured as follows.

When the ticket-issuing paper is switched from the first roll paper 1a to the second roll paper 1b, the paper break sensor 19 just before the platen roller 8 in the state shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
pull back the first roll paper 1a until a detects the leading edge of the first roll paper 1a, and then the first solenoid 15a
Is turned off and the second solenoid 15b is turned on to automatically feed the second roll paper 1b.

From the second roll paper 1b to the first roll paper 1
When switching to a, the second roll paper 1b is pulled back until the paper break sensor 19b immediately before the platen roller 8 detects the leading edge of the second roll paper 1b, and then the power supply to the second solenoid 15b is turned off. First solenoid 15
The energization of a is turned on to automatically feed the first roll paper 1a.

[0032]

As described above, according to the automatic sheet feeding method of the present invention, when the first roll sheet is detected and the second roll sheet is automatically fed, the first roll sheet is not fed. Since the remaining bills of the first roll paper are detected and pulled back in the direction opposite to the issuing direction to be collected, the automatic feeding of the second roll paper is executed in parallel with the collecting operation of the remaining bills of the first roll paper. Therefore, it is possible to shorten the waiting time when changing the roll paper.

According to the automatic paper feeding device of the present invention, the first and second paper feeding rollers are arranged so as to be in pressure contact with the peripheral surface of the single feeding roller with the single feeding roller at the center. 1
The first roll paper between the paper feed rollers, and the second roll paper between the feed roller and the second paper feed roller,
By controlling the biasing of the first and second paper feed rollers toward the feed roller by the control means, the automatic paper feed method described above can be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an automatic paper feed process diagram of a ticket issuing machine adopting an automatic paper feed method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a waveform diagram showing rotation directions of first and second paper feed rolls during automatic paper feed according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a specific configuration diagram of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a main part during use of the first roll paper of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a main part at the time of pulling back the remaining tickets in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a main part during use of the second roll paper of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a comparative explanatory view of operating states of conventional and the present invention of automatic sheet feeding.

FIG. 8 is an automatic paper feed process diagram of a ticket issuing machine adopting a conventional automatic paper feed method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a, 1b 1st, 2nd roll paper 5 Thermal head 6 Cutter 7 Discharging roller 8 Platen roller 9 Feed roller 10a, 10b 1st, 2nd paper feeding roller 15a, 15b 1st, 2nd solenoid 17 Extension spring

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A first roll paper is detected when the paper is out of paper and a second roll paper is detected.
When the first roll paper is automatically fed, the shortage of the first roll paper is detected, the remaining bills of the first roll paper are pulled back in the direction opposite to the issuing direction, and collected, and the remaining bills of the first roll paper are collected. Sheet feeding method of the ticket issuing machine, which automatically feeds the second roll paper in parallel with the collecting operation. 2. A case where a second roll paper different from the one roll paper being fed is used to issue a ticket when the first roll paper and the second roll paper are selectively automatically fed. In this case, the remaining bills of the first roll paper are pulled back in the direction opposite to the ticket issuing direction and collected, and the automatic feeding of the second roll paper is executed in parallel with the collecting operation of the remaining bills of the first roll paper. Automatic paper feeding method for ticketing machines. 3. A single feed roller is disposed at the center, and first and second paper feed rollers are disposed on the peripheral surface of the feed roller so as to be in pressure contact with each other, and between the feed roller and the first paper feed roller. The first roll paper is arranged, the second roll paper is arranged between the feed roller and the second paper feed roller, and the first paper feed roller is connected to the feed roller via the first roll paper. A first state in which the second paper feed roller is brought into pressure contact with the second roll paper and released from a state in which the second paper feed roller is brought into press contact with the feed roller; and the first paper feed roller is fed through the first roll paper. And a second state in which the second paper feed roller is brought into pressure contact with the feed roller via the second roll paper, and the second paper feed roller is placed in the second state.
An automatic paper feeding device for a ticket issuing machine, which is provided with a control means for switching between a third state in which the feed roller is pressed against the feed roller via the roll paper and a control state in which the first and second paper feeding rollers are pressed into the feed roller.