JPH10289335A - Ticket issuing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily take out a ticket ejected into a tray by providing a motor with fan under the tray for ticket take-out equipped with a lot of slits or holes on its base part and floating the ticket in upward air generated by rotating the fan. SOLUTION: By pressing a select switch provided on the front face of door at a ticket issuing machine 1 for meal ticket, for example, specified matters are printed on thermal rolled paper 17 by a thermal head 13 at a printer part 10, and that paper is cut by a cutter and ejected into a tray 4. A fan 7 is turned by the rotations of motor 6 provided under the tray 6, air is blown upward, and this air passes the slits or holes provided on the tray 6 from down to up. Therefore, when there is a ticket in this tray 4, this ticket is floated up and can be easily taken out of a ticket take-out port 11. In this case, the motor 6 is controlled so as to start rotating by pressing the select switch and to stop based on a timer after the lapse of fixed time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the structure of an exit of a ticket issuing machine for selling tickets such as meal tickets, entrance tickets, tickets and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various tickets such as meal tickets, boarding tickets, and entrance tickets are sold by ticketing machines. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a ticket outlet of a conventional ticket issuing machine. If it explains using this figure, bills and coins will be inserted from the cash slot provided on the door surface,
By pressing the selection switch, the internally printed ticket 21 is dispensed to the tray 4b at the ticket exit. When the ticket 21 is on the flat surface of the bottom surface, the ticket is taken out by scraping it out with a fingertip, bending or turning it off.

[0003]

However, the conventional ticket-issuing machine has a problem that the dispensed ticket is in contact with the bottom of the tray and there is no gap between the bottom and the ticket, so that it is difficult to take out the ticket. .

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a ticket issuing machine which can easily pick up a ticket discharged to a receiving tray.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a ticket issuing machine for printing a plurality of types of tickets by printing necessary items inside an apparatus body, comprising: a number of slits or holes on a bottom surface; A motor with a fan is provided below the tray, and the ticket is lifted by the upward wind generated by the rotation of the fan, so that the ticket can be easily taken and the problem is solved.

[0006]

By inserting money into the slot and pressing the selection switch, the necessary items are printed on the roll paper, cut off and paid out to the ticket pick-up tray. The fan is rotated by the rotation of a motor disposed below the pan, and the upward wind generated by this rotation is blown upward through a hole formed in the pan. The ticket emerged by this wind,
It can be easily removed by hand.

[0007]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of a tray and a motor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a ticket issuing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the inside of the ticket issuing machine. It is.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a main body. Inside the main body 2,
It comprises a roll mounting section 8, a transport section 9, a printing section 10, a control section (not shown), and the like. The thermal roll paper 6 is mounted on the roll mounting section 8, and the roll paper 6 is guided to the printing section 10 by the feed roller 16 of the transport section 9. The printing unit 10 includes a thermal head 13 for printing necessary items on the thermal roll paper 17, a platen roller 14 for feeding the thermal roll paper 17, a cutter (not shown), and the like, corresponding to the pressed selection switch 18. Have been. Also, the control unit
It controls the blower motor 6, the selection switch 18, the printing unit 10, the money processing unit 12, the feed roller 16, the cutter, and the like.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a door. The door 3 has a selection switch 18, a cash slot 19, a ticket outlet 11, and a display unit 20.
A return lever 22 is provided, and a money processing unit 12 is provided on the back surface of the door. When the selection switch 18 is pressed, a predetermined meal ticket is issued, and the display unit 20 displays the inserted amount of money and the like.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a receiving tray for receiving issued meal tickets, and a plurality of slits or holes 5 are formed in the bottom surface of the receiving tray 4.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a motor, to which a fan 7 is attached. And this motor 6
Is disposed below the tray 4.

In the ticketing machine having the above-described configuration, by pressing a selection switch, designated items are printed by the thermal head 13, cut off, and discharged to the tray 4. The fan 7 is turned by the rotation of the motor 6 provided below the tray 4, and the wind is sent upward. This wind passes through a slit or hole 5 provided in the tray 4 from below to above. Therefore, when the ticket 21 is present in the receiving tray 4, the ticket 21 rises, and the ticket 21 can be easily taken out.

The motor 6 can be turned on by pressing the selection switch 18 and then stopped by a timer after a certain period of time, thereby saving power.

In general, a ticketing machine uses thermal roll paper, but the use of thermal roll paper is not restricted.

Further, the ticket taking-out opening 11 may be a taking-out opening which can take out both a ticket and change.

[0016]

As described above, the ticket issuing machine according to the present invention is provided with a hole in the take-out opening, and by blowing air from the hole, the ticket does not adhere to the bottom surface of the take-out opening, so that the take-out of the ticket can be performed. It will be easier.

[0017]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a tray and a motor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a ticket issuing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the inside of the ticket issuing machine.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a ticket outlet of a conventional ticket issuing machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Ticketing machine 11 ...
・ Ticket removal 2 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Main body 13 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・
・ Thermal head 3 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Door 14 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・
・ Platen roller 4, 4b ・ ・ ・ Receiving tray 16 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・
・ Feed roller 5 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Slit or hole 17 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・
・ Thermal roll paper 6 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Motor 18 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・
・ Selection switch 7 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Fan 19 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・
・ Money slot 8 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Roll paper mounting part 20 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・
・ Display unit 9 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Conveying unit 21 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・
・ Ticket 10 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Printing section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ticket-issuing machine for printing a plurality of types of tickets by printing necessary items inside an apparatus main body, comprising: a ticket-receiving tray provided with a plurality of slits or holes on a bottom surface; and a fan below the tray. A ticket issuance machine comprising: a motor with a fan; and a ticket levitated by an upward wind generated by rotation of the fan.