JPH11296702A - Ticket paper with punch hole for detecting position - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To unnecessitate the strict attachment of a photo sensor against ticket paper by generating a signal in a state where a passing light is detected and adopting a point after or before several pulses from signal generation in a progress direction as a cutting position. SOLUTION: In ticket paper 11, punch holes 12 are previously obtained by the pitch of the width W of respective tickets 11 along an upper side edge and a light emitting side photo sensor 13 and a light receiving side photo sensor 14 are arranged as the detecting photo sensor. Then, the sensor 14 is arranged at the opposite position of the sensor 13 in ticket paper with the position detecting punch holes and the light emitted from the sensor 13 is detected by the sensor 14. The sensor 14 detects the emitted light at the receiving point of time and generates the pulse so that the point after or before several pulses from the normally generated pulse in the progress direction is adopted as the paper cutting position. Thus, the position being a half of the width W of the ticket paper 11 is cut.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to vending machines, and more particularly to improvements in roll-wound paper used as tickets in vending machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Tickets used in automatic ticket vending machines are usually printed with required items common to each purchaser repeatedly at predetermined positions one by one, and stored in a roll-wound state in the ticket vending machine. Then, different items required for each purchaser are printed, fed out from the end, cut one by one, sent to the exit, and handed over as a ticket to the customer's hand. . As shown in FIGS. 3 (A), 3 (B) and 3 (C), this type of ticket has a ticket width as shown in the top view of FIG. 3 (A) and the front view of FIG. 3 (B). When cutting is performed mechanically, even if the width is set very precisely at the beginning, slight errors are accumulated during the feeding of many sheets, and the cutting position and the printed matter are shifted. Therefore, as shown in FIG.
One ticket is selected to have an appropriate width, and the width of a hole attached to each ticket is appropriately selected at an interval from a front end to a rear end of one hole. In the following description, the case of black will be described, and the indigo color will be omitted.

When the ticket 1 is fed in the direction of arrow A, a reflective photosensor 3 attached to the ticket vending machine detects the black portion 2 and the black portion (or indigo or the like) is printed. In some places, the projected light is not reflected and cut off. on the other hand,
In places where black parts are not printed, the projected light is reflected and reaches the reflection type photosensor to generate a signal. At the point of several pulses from the generation of this signal, the cutting cutter is activated to cut the note paper . In the above description, the point of several pulses from the generation of the optical signal is the point where the cutter for cutting the note is operated, but the position where the reflection of light is stopped where the black part etc. is printed May be set as a signal generation point, and a point several pulses after or before the signal generation point may be set as a note cutting position.

The one shown in FIG. 4 does not reflect light in the black part,
Light is reflected at portions other than the black portion. Ticket 1
Proceeds in the direction of arrow D ', a black portion 2 is printed on the connecting portion of each bill, and FIG. 4 (A) shows a state in which the reflective photosensor 3 arrives immediately before the black portion 2 of the bill. In this state, light from the reflective photosensor 3 is reflected.
FIG. 4B shows a state in which the light of the reflection type photosensor 3 reaches the black portion 2 of the note paper. In this state, the light is absorbed and is not reflected. FIG. 4C shows a state immediately after the light of the reflection type photosensor 3 has reached beyond the black portion 2 of the ticket,
In this state, the light of the reflection type photosensor 3 has reached, and in this state, the light is reflected and returns a signal to the reflection type photosensor 3. FIG. 4 (D) shows a state where, for example, five pulses have passed after the light from the reflection type photosensor 3 has been reflected and the signal has begun to be generated. Being started and cutting the note paper.

[0005]

However, the above method has the following disadvantages. (1) There is a limit to the distance between the reflective photosensor and the bill, and it is necessary to adjust the mounting position of the sensor. (2) The paper sheet undulates at the time of paper feed, and a detection error occurs. (3) There is a risk that colors and patterns such as black and indigo may be confused, and there are restrictions on colors and patterns. (4) The stain discoloration of the ticket is confused with the black part, resulting in detection error,
Therefore, the cutting position is different. (5) The detection circuit of the reflection type photosensor is complicated.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a light emitting side photosensor for punching a hole in one end of a sheet instead of a black portion and generating light passing through the hole is provided. A light receiving side photo sensor is provided on the opposite side of the sheet to detect light passing therethrough, and a signal is generated in a state where the light is detected. The above problem was solved by using a transmission type photosensor.

[0007]

FIG. 1A is a top view showing an embodiment of a punched note for position detection according to the present invention, FIG. 1B is a front view, and FIG. ) Is a side view. As shown in the top view and the side view, the note paper 11 has punch holes 12 formed in advance at the pitch of the width W of each ticket 11 along the upper side edge in the drawing, and the detection photo As the sensors, the light emitting side photo sensor 13 and the light receiving side photo sensor 1 are used.
4 is provided. A light-receiving photosensor 14 is disposed at a position opposite to the light-emitting photosensor 13 of the punched note paper for position detection of the present invention, and the light emitted from the light-emitting photosensor 13 is detected by the light-receiving photosensor. I do.

The light-receiving side photosensor 14 detects a point at which the emitted light is received, generates a pulse, and sets a point before or after in the traveling direction by a few pulses from a normally generated pulse as a sheet cutting position. . This kind of paper 11 will be described. The light receiving side photo sensor 14 discriminates between a portion having a punched hole 12 in the traveling direction and a portion without the punched hole 12 and detects it. The cutting position C is the position where the note paper is sent by the number of minutes or the number of pulses ahead. FIG. 2 is a view for explaining the state in which the note paper 11 advances in the direction of arrow D as time elapses. In FIG. 2A, light from the light emitting side photosensor 13 reaches just before the punch hole 12. At this point, the light emitted from the light emitting side photo sensor 13 is
And does not reach the light receiving side photosensor 14.

FIG. 2B shows a state in which the light emitting side photosensor 13 has reached the punched hole 12. At this time, light emitted from the light emitting side photosensor 13 passes through the punched hole 12 and is received by the light receiving side photosensor. It reaches 14 and emits a signal. FIG. 2C shows a state immediately after the light-emitting side photosensor 13 has passed over the punched hole 12. As in FIG. 2A, light from the light-emitting side photosensor 13 is not received. Continue to emit light. FIG. 2D shows a point in time when the light from the light emitting side photosensor 13 has passed for a predetermined five pulses from FIG. 2B, and is の of the width of the punched hole 12 already passed from this position. At the position, the cutter 15 cuts the punched hole 12.

[0010]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. (1) The mounting of the photosensor does not need to be strict on the bill. (2) Since the fluctuation range of the detection level is large, the reliability is high even if, for example, the variation in the size of the punch holes is large. (3) The waving of the note is irrelevant to the detection. (4) Any color and pattern may be used for the ticket, and stain discoloration is irrelevant. (5) The detection circuit is relatively simple.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of a punched note paper for position detection according to the present invention, wherein FIG. 1A is a top view and FIG.
1 is a front view and FIG. 1C is a side view.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are explanatory diagrams showing the relationship between the transmission type photosensor of the present invention and a punch hole at each position. FIG. 2A shows that light from the light emitting side photosensor reaches just before the punch hole. FIG. 2B shows a state where light from the light emitting side photosensor reaches the punched hole, and FIG. 2C shows a state immediately after light from the light emitting side photosensor has passed through the punched hole. Show,
FIG. 3D shows a state in which the light from the light-emitting side photosensor has passed for a predetermined five pulses from FIG.

3A and 3B are explanatory views of a ticket for an automatic ticket issuing machine according to a conventional technique, wherein FIG. 3A is a top view, FIG. 3B is a front view, and FIG. 3C is a side view.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the relationship between the position of a reflection type photosensor and a black portion printed at a boundary point in the related art, and FIG. FIG. 4B shows a state in which the reflection type photosensor arrives, FIG. 4B shows a state in which the light of the reflection type photosensor reaches the black portion of the ticket, and FIG. FIG. 4D shows a state immediately after the light from the reflection type photosensor reaches, and FIG. 4D shows the state after the light from the reflection type photosensor is reflected and starts generating a signal.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11: note paper 12: punch hole 13: light emitting side photo sensor 14: light receiving side photo sensor

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A predetermined matter is printed and moved at an end portion which is perpendicular to a moving direction and borders a note and a next note adjacent to the note and at a predetermined position of each sheet of the note. On the end,
A punched hole penetrated through one of the lower sides, a note paper having an is used for an automatic ticket vending machine, and a photosensor arranged above one of the ends of the note paper to generate light, A signal is generated from a photosensor that is disposed at a position opposite to the note paper and receives the light from the photosensor through the punch hole with respect to the photosensor, and the notesheet is responsive to the signal. A punched note paper for position detection, characterized in that a half of the width of the sheet is cut. 2. The ticket used in the automatic ticket vending machine according to claim 1, wherein one of the punched holes of the ticket is provided a few pulses backward or forward after receiving the light from the photosensor.
A punched note paper for position detection, characterized in that a position of / 2 is a cutting position.