JPH10124712A - Automatic ticket examination machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it easy to throw remaining train tickets in by making the return timing of a train ticket depending upon which of a train ticket which allows exiting and has no entry data written and a ticket which disables exiting and has entry data written is thrown in alone. SOLUTION: When a train ticket is thrown in the throw-in slot 1 of a main body (a), its recording data is read by a read head H1 and used for operation by a controller C. When the ticket meets exiting conditions of a station, but has no entry data, the main body 8a) expects remaining train tickets having entry data to be thrown in, and opens a door D when a train ticket having entry data is thrown in the throw-in slot 1 within a specific time to allow exiting. When a ticket which disables exiting and has entry data written is thrown in, users are able to exit until a human detector S2 provided at the intermediate position between the entrance and center detects them, and when a train ticket having entry data written is thrown in, they are allowed to exit.

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,
In particular, a single user can enter using multiple tickets, and it can handle multiple tickets, and it is a lump that inputs these multiple tickets at the same time to the entrance of the automatic ticket gate body The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in the route map of FIG. 4, there is a case where a user who gets on from Kou Station gets on to Hino Station without getting off at Otsu Station and enters from that Hino Station. A ticket that allows the user to ride from Kou Station to Otsu Station (in the present invention,
The term “ticket” includes ordinary tickets, commuter passes, and coupons. ) And a ticket from Otsu Station to Hei Station, the ticket is stacked at the entrance of the automatic ticket gate main body (hereinafter referred to as “Main Body”) installed at Hei Station. They are put together.

With respect to the ticket inserted into the slot, the data recorded in the ticket is read in the main body, and the result of the calculation process for participation based on the read data is used to determine the entry. When permission is given, the door provided on the main body is opened (when the main body is normally open), and when the result of the arithmetic processing cannot be permitted, the door is closed. ing.

[0004] In the above-described batch-type automatic ticket gate, when a plurality of tickets are not stacked and divided and inserted into the slot, the remaining tickets are waited for. However, for example, there is a case where a user having a ticket enters a ticket gate passage by misunderstanding that the user can enter with one ticket including only the ticket.

In this case, when the user reaches the center of the ticket gate, the door is closed and the inserted ticket is discharged to the exit and returned.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional lump-type automatic ticket gate main body, one of a plurality of tickets is divided and inserted, and the user who inserts the ticket is divided. When the passenger reaches the center of the ticket gate, the door is closed and the ticket is returned, so the user removes the returned ticket and exits the ticket gate,
There is the inconvenience of having to re-enter the ticket, and such re-insertion of the ticket has caused congestion at the ticket gate.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and a first object of the present invention is to provide a system in which, when a user inserts a divided ticket, the characteristics of the inserted ticket are reduced. Automatic ticket gates that can be returned at different times to facilitate entry of the remaining tickets to improve user convenience and prevent congestion at ticket gates Is to do.

A second object of the present invention is to allow a user to carry the remaining ticket without entering the ticket gate passage without leaving even if the user has the remaining ticket. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic ticket gate that enhances the convenience of the user and further prevents congestion at the ticket gate.

[0009]

In order to achieve the first object, an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention, in which a plurality of tickets are collectively inserted by a single user into a slot of a main body. In the automatic ticket gate that reads the data recorded on the tickets and performs the entry calculation process of the one user based on the read data, the entry process of the main body is performed. , It is possible to enter from the station where the main body is installed, and when only a ticket without entry data is entered, it is impossible to enter from the station where the main body is installed, and It is characterized in that a control means is provided for changing the timing of returning the inserted ticket when only the ticket in which the entry data is written is inserted.

Further, in order to achieve the second object, the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention, when a plurality of tickets are collectively inserted into a slot of the main body by one user, In an automatic ticket gate that reads data recorded on these tickets and performs entry processing for one of the users based on the read data, the position of the user in the ticket gate passage of the main body. Detection means for detecting the entrance ticket of the main body, only a ticket which can enter from the station where the main body is installed, and in which no entry data is written is inserted, and furthermore, the ticket is When it is detected that the entered user has entered the center position of the ticket gate, the door provided on the main body is closed, and a predetermined time has elapsed since the entry to the predetermined position. To, continuously its thrown-in ticket and boarding section, and, when the tickets that have been written of admission data has been turned on to allow the contestants to open the door,
Control means for returning the inserted ticket when the ticket in which the entry data is written is not inserted.

[0011]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a cross section of a part of an automatic ticket gate, and a ticket (not shown) insertion port is provided at an upper portion of one end (right side in the illustrated example) of a main body a. 1, and a discharge port 2 for discharging a ticket is provided slightly above the other end, near the center.

In the main body a between the inlet 1 and the outlet 2, a take-in roller 3a for taking in a ticket inserted from the inlet 1 and a plurality of sheets from the inlet 1 in order from the inlet 1. The separation unit 3b separates and feeds the tickets one by one by using rollers having different peripheral speeds at the top and bottom when the tickets are thrown in all at once. The tickets fed one by one from the separation unit 3b are Alignment transport path 3c for positioning and aligning in a predetermined direction, read head H1
A transport mechanism 3 comprising a main transport path 3d having a write head H2 and a verifying head H3, and a discharge transport path 3e for discharging the ticket taken into the main body a to the discharge port 2. . A wing W driven by a solenoid (not shown) is provided between the main transport path 3d and the discharge transport path 3e. When the wing W is raised, a ticket to be collected by the main body a is provided. Collection conveyance path 3
It is configured to be collected in the collection box B via e ′. The transport mechanism 3 is configured to be driven to rotate by a motor M.

A holding section 3d 'which can temporarily hold a ticket is provided between the reading head H1 and the writing head H2 on the main transport path 3d. Therefore, input port 1
Can be temporarily held one by one, in which the tickets that are put into the lump at a time are separated one by one via the separation unit 3b. In FIG. 1, a punching unit for punching a hole in a ticket as needed and a printing unit for printing a predetermined content are omitted, and the ticket is printed on the back side (a predetermined content such as a fare is printed). The reading head, the writing head, and the verifying head that are inserted when inserted into the slot 1 with the side opposite to the printed surface facing up are omitted.

In FIG. 1, S1 to S5 are human detectors constituting the detecting means of the present invention, which are provided on the side surface of the main body a and the sensor mounting bar a '. Among these human detectors S1 to S5, the human detector S1 detects the user at the entrance side of the ticket gate P, and the human detector S2 is located at the middle position between the entrance of the ticket gate P and the center. The user is detected, the human detector S3 detects the user at the center position of the ticket gate P, the human detector S4 detects the user at the middle position between the center of the ticket gate P and the exit,
The human detector S5 is configured to detect a user at a position on the exit side of the ticket gate P.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 4 denotes a display screen, which is configured so that a user can be guided to predetermined contents by characters. Although not shown, the main body a is provided with a speaker, and is configured to be able to guide by voice.

In FIG. 1, D is a door for opening and closing the ticket gate passage, and C in the figure is a controller comprising a microcomputer for controlling the main body a in a comprehensive manner. Takes the means. The electrical configuration is shown in FIG.

The controller C is a central processing unit (CP) that performs arithmetic processing using a system program stored in the ROM 11 and working data stored in the RAM 12.
U) 13. And this CPU 13
A read / write (R / W) driver 15 for each of the heads H1 to H3 and a human detector S1 to
A sensor amplifier 16 for inputting the signal of S5, a door driver 17 for driving the door D, and a wing driver 18 for driving the wing W are connected. Note that various drivers such as a motor M are connected to the CPU 13 via the I / O unit 14, but are omitted here.

Next, a ticket collection control operation of the main body a will be described with reference to the above-mentioned route map of FIG. 4 and a flowchart of FIG.
Now, it is assumed that the user is going to enter from Kou station in FIG. 4 and enter from Hino station. In addition, it is assumed that the user has two tickets: a ticket that can be taken from Kou Station to Otsu Station (“ticket” in FIG. 3) and a ticket that can be taken from Otsu Station to Hei Station.

First, the main body a installed at the Hei station
When two of the two tickets are inserted into the slot 1 (Yes at Step 100 and Yes at Step 102; hereinafter, Step is referred to as S), the data recorded on the ticket is read by the read head. It is read by H1 and used for the operation of the controller C.

Although the ticket satisfies the entry conditions at Hei Station, there is no admission data for Otsu Station (or a station between Oto Station and Hei Station). Waiting for input. If a ticket is inserted into the slot 1 in this state, the continuity of entry and exit in the boarding section is satisfied with the ticket, so that the door is opened and entry is permitted (S104 negative, S106 positive, S114). In this case, when the ticket is an ordinary ticket collected in the main body a, the wing W driven by the wing driver 18 is used.
And is collected in the collection box B via the collection conveyance path 3e '.

By the way, since the ticket satisfies the conditions for participation at Hei station, the user may enter the ticket gate passage P erroneously because he or she can enter with only this ticket. In this case, when the user is detected by the human detector S3,
That is, when the user reaches the central position of the ticket gate P, the door D is closed via the door driver 17 in order to prevent the user from passing through, and the CPU 13 which is omitted in FIG. Is started (S
108). Although omitted in the flowchart of FIG. 3, in this case, insertion guidance of the remaining tickets is performed via the display screen 4 and the speaker.

If the ticket is inserted into the slot 1 before the timer expires, that is, within n seconds (for example, 5 hours) set in the timer, the door D is opened and the entry of the user is stopped. It is permitted (S110 negative, S112 positive, S114).

Therefore, the user receives the return of the ticket from the outlet 2 and exits from the ticket gate passage P as in the prior art, and re-enters the ticket again to enter the ticket without reentering. The player can enter the slot 1 to enter. For this reason, the convenience of the user is achieved, and the ticket gate processing of the user is performed smoothly, so that the congestion of the ticket gate can be prevented beforehand.

However, if the user needs to search for a ticket from a pocket or the like and cannot insert the ticket into the slot 1 before the timer expires, the ticket gate P is occupied by the user. Since the ticket gate is expected to be crowded, in this case, the ticket is discharged to the discharge port 2, and the introduction of the ticket is performed via the display screen 4 and the speaker (Yes at S110, S116, S1).
18). Therefore, the user will participate again using the returned ticket and the possessed ticket.

The above-described example is a case where the user has a continuous ticket with entrance and exit, and the ticket is first inserted into the slot 1 of the main body a. In some cases, a ticket for invalidating the station A, in which the entry data of the station A that cannot enter from the station A, is recorded in the main body a, may be inserted.

When such a station invalidation ticket is inserted first, the user often empirically misunderstands that the ticket can be entered without the need for settlement.

Therefore, when the ticket is inserted into the slot 1 (Yes at S102), the user does not wait for a relatively long insertion with reference to the center detection position as described above, and the user moves between the entrance and the center. Is controlled on the basis of the human detector S2 provided at the intermediate position. That is, if the ticket is inserted before the user is detected by the human detector S2, participation is permitted (S120 negative, S122 positive, S11
4) If the ticket is not inserted before it is detected by the human detector S2, the inserted ticket is
And return it to the user to receive a ticket,
Guidance to participate in the settlement is provided via the display screen 4 and the speaker (No at S120, S124,
S118).

As described above, when a ticket to be put in one lump is divided and put in, the return timing is made different in accordance with the characteristics of the put in ticket, so that the user can take the remaining Since it is easy to insert a ticket and the ticket is effectively returned, congestion at the ticket gate can be prevented.

In the above example, a two-set ticket has been described. However, if there is another ticket between the two tickets, that is, even if the number of tickets is three or more. Good.

[0030]

According to the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention, only a ticket which can enter from the station where the main body is installed and where no entry data is written is inserted into the entrance of the main body. If the timing of returning the inserted ticket is different between the time and the time when only the ticket where entry is impossible and the entry data is written is entered from the station where the main body is installed Since the control means is provided, the return timing differs according to the characteristics of the ticket that was inserted earlier, so that the user can easily enter the remaining tickets and return an effective ticket. It is possible to prevent the ticket gate from being crowded.

[0031] The automatic ticket gate according to the present invention comprises a detecting means for detecting a position of a user in a ticket gate passage of the main body;
At the entrance of the main body, only a ticket that can enter from the station where the main body is installed and where no entry data is written is inserted, and furthermore, the user who has input the ticket is the ticket gate. When it is detected that the vehicle has entered the center position of the aisle, the door provided on the main body is closed, and the inserted ticket is provided until a predetermined time has elapsed since the vehicle entered the predetermined position. When the boarding section is continuous and the ticket with the entry data written is inserted, the door is opened to allow entry, and the ticket with the entry data written is not inserted Is provided with control means for returning the inserted ticket, so that the remaining tickets can be inserted without exiting the ticket gate passage, improving the convenience of the user,
The congestion of the ticket gate can be prevented beforehand.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of a controller.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation.

FIG. 4 is a route map.

[Explanation of symbols]

 a Automatic ticket gate main body (main body) 1 Slot 2 Exit 3 Transport mechanism 4 Display screen D Door S1 to S5 Human detector C Controller P Ticket gate passage

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Takahiro Suzuki 10 Ohana, Todo-cho, Hanazono-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto (72) Inventor Masayuki Maeda 10-Omura, Todo-cho, Hanazono, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Inside the corporation

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claims 1. When a plurality of tickets are collectively inserted by one user into an entrance of an automatic ticket gate body,
In an automatic ticket gate that reads the data recorded in those tickets and performs entry calculation processing of the one user based on the read data and performs entry processing, at the entrance of the automatic ticket gate body, When only a ticket that can be entered from the station where the automatic ticket gate main body is installed and the entry data is not written is inserted, the entry from the station where the automatic ticket gate main body is installed is not possible. Possible,
And an automatic ticket gate provided with control means for making the timing of returning the inserted ticket different from when only the ticket in which the entry data is written is inserted. 2. When a plurality of tickets are collectively inserted by a single user into an entrance of an automatic ticket gate body,
In an automatic ticket gate that reads the data recorded on these tickets and performs entry processing for one of the users based on the read data to perform entry processing, use in the ticket gate passage of the automatic ticket gate body. Detection means for detecting the position of the person, and at the entrance of the automatic ticket gate main body, only a ticket that can enter from the station where the automatic ticket gate main body is installed and has no entry data written therein. When it is detected that the user who has inserted the ticket has entered the center position of the ticket gate, the door provided on the automatic ticket gate body is closed and the predetermined position is set. By the time the specified time elapses after entering
When the entered ticket and the boarding section are continuous and a ticket in which the entry data is written is inserted, the door is opened to permit entry, and the entry data is written. An automatic ticket gate having control means for returning the inserted ticket when the ticket is not inserted.