JPS5812616B2 - Toll road ticket issuing machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a toll road ticket issuing machine.

On toll expressways, at the entrance gate of each interchange, a toll ticket with the interchange number and other information recorded is given to the incoming vehicle, and at the exit gate, the toll ticket is received from the vehicle and the traffic section from the interchange recorded on the toll ticket is passed. Calculate the toll amount for each vehicle type corresponding to
The fee for that amount is collected.

Conventionally, the method of collecting tolls on such toll roads is to use punch card type tickets, and toll ticket issuing machines are installed at entrance gate booths (toll ticket issuing offices located in each lane). At the same time, we have installed ticket validation machines at exit gate booths (toll collection locations) to collect the following tolls.

That is, at the entrance gate, an attendant in the booth visually confirms the incoming vehicle, operates the keyboard of the ticket issuing machine, and inputs the vehicle type and the number of extra axles of the vehicle into the ticket issuing machine.

This ticket issuing machine uses pre-entered information such as the interchange number (hereinafter referred to as entrance interchange number), lane number (booth number), staff number, etc.
The vehicle model number entered at that time, the date and time, and the serial number in the order of issue are printed and recorded on the pass ticket, and the pass ticket also contains data such as the entrance interchange number, the entered vehicle model number, and the number of extra axles. The issued ticket is then handed to the driver of the vehicle entering the vehicle by a staff member.

Note that the staff number is re-entered each time the staff is replaced.

In addition, a treadle is installed at the entrance gate for each lane to detect the axle by stepping on it, and the number of axles detected by this treadle and the data recorded on the ticket by the ticket issuing machine are data. The ticket is sent to a processing device and recorded on a recording paper, and the total number of passes issued, number of reissues, etc. of the processing slip created by the staff at the time of staff change are checked.

On the other hand, at the exit gate, the staff member in the booth receives the ticket from the driver of the incoming vehicle and inserts the ticket into the ticket slot of the ticket verification machine.

This ticket verification machine reads data such as the entrance interchange number, vehicle type number, and number of extra axles that are punched and recorded on the ticket and sends the data to the fare calculator.
The toll amount calculated by this toll calculator is displayed on the display device, and the attendant collects this amount of toll from the driver of the vehicle.

In addition, the ticket verification machine prints and records data such as the number of the interchange (hereinafter referred to as exit interchange number), lane number, staff number, date and time on the inserted ticket, and also prints and records data such as the exit interchange number, The ticket is sent out after punching and recording data such as the staff number.

In addition, a treadle board for axle detection is installed at each lane at the exit gate, and the number of extra axles read from the ticket, the number of axles detected by the treadle board, and the calculated toll amount are checked every time the ticket is confirmed. The information is then aggregated and recorded on recording paper in a data processing device.

In addition, at the exit gate, if the above normal processing cannot be carried out, if the ticket cannot be confirmed because it is lost or damaged, or if the toll cannot be collected because you do not bring cash, the vehicle will be delivered without charge. In some cases, the vehicle may be a free-passing vehicle such as a patrol car or military vehicle.
The staff member creates these processing slips after being replaced by another staff member.

After each data is recorded in the processing ticket and ticket confirmation machine, the collected ticket and the recording paper recorded in the data processing device are subjected to a primary audit at each interchange at regular intervals, and then electronically sent to the collection vehicle. The tickets are transported to a computer center, where audit data is created by reading the perforation record data of each ticket, and a final audit is performed to check this and the recorded contents of each tally record sheet.

However, the conventional ticket issuing machines used in such toll collection systems are of a punch card type that punches and records the ticket and sends it out, so its structure is complex and prone to failure. In addition, there is a problem that it is not possible to efficiently record information on a ticket and issue it efficiently.Furthermore, the ticket issuing machine itself is very expensive, and because it is heavy and dog-shaped, it is difficult to install it inside the booth. There were also some drawbacks, such as the amount of space it took up.

The present invention was made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to replace the punch card type with a magnetic card type toll ticket, and issue the toll ticket efficiently and at high speed. In addition to making it possible to
To provide a compact, lightweight, and inexpensive toll road ticket issuing machine with good operability, which enables the creation of processing slips, which were conventionally created by an attendant writing on a card, using the same device as the toll ticket.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a housing housing a power supply section f and a control device e, and an operation section 2 and a display section 3 are provided on the front surface of the housing 1.

Reference numeral 4 designates a pass ticket issuing port located at the lower right side of the front surface of the casing 1; 5 is a pass ticket loading hopper provided on the top surface of the casing 1; It is located above the ticket issuing port 4.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a work card slot provided on the upper surface of the casing 1 behind the hopper 5, and the work card inserted into the slot 6 and the pass ticket in the hopper 5 are transported as described later. The ticket is sent to the pass ticket issuing port 4 through a recording section by a mechanism.

As shown in FIG. 2, the operation section 2 provided on the front surface of the housing 1 includes a group of extra axle number input buttons a and a vehicle model number input button group b.
In addition to arranging special processing information input button group C for inputting processing information different from normal ticket issuance (for example, ticket reissue, ticket non-delivery, passage of emergency vehicles, etc.), a badge plate for ticket issuing staff is arranged. Insertion part 7 and power key insertion part 8
and shift start/end buttons 9a, 9b, etc. Also, the display section 3 is arranged with a group d of indicators indicating machine malfunctions, insufficient cards (passes), mismatched vehicle types, etc.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show a badge plate 10 for a ticket issuing official inserted into the badge plate insertion part 7, and this badge plate 10 has permanent magnets 12 arranged in a specific manner on a synthetic resin plate 11. , 12 are buried in large numbers, and the names of the staff members and their co-workers are written on the outer edges. Label 1 with a card number printed on it
3 has been pasted.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the control device C is electrically connected to the aforementioned operation section 2, ticket issuing section g, power supply section f, batch insertion section 7, and display section 3.

On the other hand, FIG. 5 shows a ticket issuing mechanism 14 provided in the housing 1 for transporting a pass or work card, and a magnetic recording device 15 and a printing recorder 16 for recording necessary information on the pass or work card. The conveyance mechanism 14 has the following configuration.

The passes A stacked in the hopper 5 are
17, and are sent out one by one through a throat knife 18.

The pass ticket A sent out in this way or the work card inserted from the slot 6 located above the pass ticket delivery position is exposed to the outer circumferential surface of the drum 20 which is rotationally driven by the motor 19 and the outer circumferential surface of this drum 20. It is conveyed between the endless belt 21 which is in frictional contact with the endless belt 21 and is driven to be fed, and sent out to the pass ticket issuing port 4.

．． Note that 22 is a rotating arm that reciprocates the picker 17, and this rotating arm 22 is attached to a rotating shaft 24 with a clutch that is rotationally driven by the motor 19 via a belt 23, and is rotated by switching the clutch. It is designed to be rotated back and forth.

Further, the magnetic recording device 15 and the printing recording device 16 are
The pass ticket A (or work card) is placed between the drum 20 circumferential surface and the belt 21 while being conveyed, and the magnetic recording device 15 has a magnetic recording head 15a and a backup body 15b. The printing/recording device 16 is composed of a thermal head 16a and a backup body 16b.

Next, a description will be given of a ticket issued by this ticket issuing machine with necessary information recorded thereon, and a work card which is recorded with necessary information and used as a processing slip by this ticket issuing machine.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show the above-mentioned pass ticket A. This pass ticket A has a rectangular card 25 made of high-quality paper with
A striped magnetic recording layer 26 and a heat-sensitive recording layer 27 are provided, and on the surface of the heat-sensitive recording layer 27, an entry information printing column and an exit information printing column are separated, and an attendant number, serial number, vehicle model number, and date are printed. , time, interchange number, etc. are preprinted to indicate the printing position.

Moreover, FIG. 8 shows the above-mentioned work card, and this work card B is provided with a magnetic recording layer 28 and a thermosensitive recording layer 29 similar to those of the pass A on the card surface of the same shape as the pass A, Further, the surface of the heat-sensitive recording layer 29 is pre-printed to indicate the printing position of information such as the staff number, the number of regular passes issued, the number of discarded passes, and other information.

Next, the recording operation of the pass ticket issuing machine for the magnetic card type pass A and work card B will be explained.

Passage ticket issuing staff insert the key into the power key insertion section 8 at the start of their shift.
Insert it into the computer, turn the key to turn on the power, and
The employee presses the start-of-work button 9a and inserts the badge plate 10 dedicated to the employee into the badge plate insertion section 7.

The pass ticket issuing machine is set to an operating state by turning on the shift start button 9a, and at the same time, the display on the traffic light changes from red to green and vehicles begin passing.

On the other hand, the badge plate insertion section 7 of the pass ticket issuing machine is provided with a detector that detects the permanent magnet arrangement of the badge plate 10 using a reed switch or a proximity switch to detect the attendant code number. The attendant code number is sent to the control device e and stored therein.

The attendant then visually observes the approaching vehicle and presses a button on the issuing machine operating section 2 to input the vehicle model number of the approaching vehicle and the number of extra axles relative to the standard number of axles into the control device e.

The control device e compares the vehicle type number and the number of extra axles inputted through the button with the number of axles inputted from the vehicle discrimination device that detects the number of axles using the footboard, and determines that the vehicle type and the number of extra axles determined by the attendant are the vehicle type. If it does not match the determination result of the device, the vehicle type mismatch display of the issuing machine display section 3 is operated to display.

In this case, the staff member only needs to reconfirm the vehicle type and number of axles and try again to operate the button.

On the other hand, if the vehicle model number and the number of extra axles input using the button match the number of axles input from the vehicle discrimination device, the ticket issuing operation is started by a command from the control device e, and the picker 17 The sent ticket A is
It is conveyed while being held between a drum 20 and a belt 21.

When the pass A passes through the printing/recording device 16, various information is thermally printed on the heat-sensitive recording layer 27 by the thermal head 16a which performs a recording operation according to a command from the control device e, and then passes through the magnetic recording device 15. At times, the magnetic recording head 15 performs recording operation according to commands from the control device e.
Information similar to the thermal printing information is magnetically recorded on the magnetic recording layer 26 by a, and then sent to the pass ticket issuing port 4.

The card shortage indicator provided on the display section 3 of the pass ticket issuing machine is a device that displays (and simultaneously issues an alarm) when there is a shortage of tickets A in the hopper 5. When this message is displayed, the staff member presses the alarm stop button to stop the alarm and replenishes the ticket A into the hopper 5.In order to efficiently replenish the ticket A, there is a spare ticket on the top of the ticket issuing machine. A spare ticket case 30 is provided to accommodate the ticket A.

This ticket issuing machine is also used as a machine for creating processing slips that are created by ticket issuing staff when they take turns; in this case,
The staff member inserts the above-mentioned magnetic card-type work card B into slot 6.
For example, when the work card B is inserted into the pass ticket A, the work card B is detected by the detector 31 and guided by the guide body 32 to the conveyance mechanism 14, whereby the work card B is conveyed in the same manner as the pass ticket A. The stored processing data of the attendant during work is magnetically recorded and printed on the magnetic recording layer 28 and the thermosensitive recording layer 29, and sent to the pass ticket issuing port 4.

In the above embodiment, the heat-sensitive recording layers 26 and 28 are provided on the pass A and the work card B to perform thermal printing, but this printing recording method is not limited to the thermal printing method. An appropriate method may be adopted, such as providing a discharge recording layer on the work card B and performing discharge printing recording thereon.

As explained above, according to the present invention, magnetic card passes can be issued efficiently and at high speed, and the processing data of this device during the clerk's work can be stored in the control device, and furthermore, the In order to create processing slips, by inserting a magnetic work card with the same shape as the pass into the pass ticket issuing machine, the processing data of the machine is printed and magnetically recorded on the inserted work card. The preparation of processing slips can be simplified and the change of staff can be speeded up, and congestion in the entrance area can be alleviated accordingly.

Moreover, since the processing slip is visible and recorded on the work card and is in the hands of the staff member as before, the staff member can immediately check the processing status of the staff member.

Therefore, even if doubts arise about the processing status data, it is possible to respond quickly.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, since data is also recorded on the duty guard by a machine, there is less possibility of erroneous entries as in the conventional case.

Furthermore, since no special equipment is required to create processing requirements, the equipment can be made smaller and simpler, reducing the probability of equipment failure, and has the advantages of being easy to operate, lightweight, and inexpensive. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an external view showing an embodiment of the pass ticket issuing machine of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view of the operation section and display section, and Figs. 3 and 4 are the same as the pass ticket issuing machine of the present invention. 5 is a side view showing the internal mechanism of the pass ticket issuing machine, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are the passes issued by the pass ticket issuing machine of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a front view and side view showing an example of a ticket, FIG. 8 is a front view showing an example of a work card, and FIG. 9 is a block diagram. 1...Housing, 2...Operation unit, 3...
...display section, 4...passport issuing gate, 5...
...Pass ticket loading hopper, 6...Work card slot, 14...Transportation mechanism, 15...Magnetic recording device, 16...Printing Recording device, A...
...Travel ticket, B...Work card.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A housing with an operating section and a display section on the front, a ticket issuing port located at the bottom of one side of the front of the housing, and a ticket issuing port located above the ticket issuing port on the top surface of the housing. a ticket insertion hopper and a work card slot for a ticket issuing staff member, and a magnetic card type ticket inserted into the ticket insertion hopper provided in the housing, or the above card inserted from the slot. Transport the magnetic work card, which has the same shape as the pass, to the pass ticket issuing gate. A conveyance mechanism, a magnetic recording device and a printing recording device that are installed in the conveyance path of the conveying mechanism to record necessary information on the pass or work card being conveyed, and the printing and recording device and the magnetic recording device 1. A toll road ticket issuing machine comprising: a control device for storing processing data during an employee's duty to be recorded on a card.