JPS5833596B2 - Jidokaisatsusouchi - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate device that prevents the wrong wrapping paper from being mixed up.

For example, in the railway industry, ticket gate operations are being automated in order to modernize station operations and save labor.

Automatic ticket gates are one of the devices developed for this purpose.

When a passer-by (in this case, a passenger getting on and off) inserts a ticket, such as a train ticket or commuter pass, on which predetermined data is recorded, the reader inside the device reads the ticket. It reads the data, sends the read data to a data processing device, judges whether the ticket is correct or not, and automatically opens and closes the door to guide or prevent the passage of passengers depending on the judgment result. It is a ticket gate.

However, such automatic ticket gates have the following drawbacks: the ticket paper can be mixed up.

That is, if a passenger forgets to take out the ticket paper for the number of passengers who get on or off the train, the next person to get on or off the train picks up the ticket paper that the previous passenger forgot to take.

In addition, there is a high concentration of passengers getting on and off, especially during the morning and evening rush hours,
When the ticket gates are used consecutively, the next person getting on and off the train may pick up the ticket of the previous person, or the previous person may pick up the ticket of the next person. .

Furthermore, in the case of ticket collection, commuter passes are carried out to the ticket paper exit without being collected, but tickets are collected in a collection box inside the device, so after inserting the ticket, the commuter pass is When the commuter pass is inserted, only the commuter pass is taken out to the paper roll outlet, so the user of the ticket may mistakenly take the commuter pass of the next person.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an automatic ticket gate device that can reliably prevent ticket tickets from being mixed up.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to figures and surfaces.

Figures 1 and 2 schematically show the configuration of an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention. Reference numerals 1 and 2 are main bodies that are installed spaced apart from each other on the floor. A path 3 for passengers, that is, for passengers to get on and off the vehicle in this case, is formed.

Moreover, double-opening doors 4a, 4b and 5a, 5b for opening and closing the passageway 3 are provided at both ends of the main bodies 1, 2, respectively.

Furthermore, a ticket input slot 6 is provided on the upper surface of the main body 1 on the door 4a side.
is provided, and a ticket takeout lower is provided on the upper surface on the door 5a side.

On the top surface of the main body 1 located in front of this ticket takeout lower,
A display device 8 is provided.

Further, a ticket inlet 9 is provided on the upper surface of the main body 2 on the door 5b side, and a ticket outlet 10 is provided on the upper surface on the door 4b side.

A display device 11 is provided on the upper surface of the main body 2 located in front of the ticket outlet 10.

Conveying devices (not shown) are housed in the main bodies 1 and 2, respectively, for conveying the tickets inserted from the ticket input slots 6 and 9 to the ticket take-out lower 10, and the conveyance devices (not shown) for conveying the tickets inserted from the ticket input slots 6 and 9 to the ticket take-out lower 10 are stored in the main bodies 1 and 2, respectively. It houses a reader (not shown) that magnetically reads the data (magnetically recorded) on the ticket, and a data processor (not shown) that determines whether the read data is correct. Thus, the fields 4a, 4b and 5a, sb are controlled by this data processing device.

On the other hand, a substantially U-shaped frame 12,
13 are erected.

Detectors 14a, 1
4b and 15a t 15b are provided, respectively.

Further, a detector 16 is provided on the inner surface of each central portion of the frames 12 and 13 and on each inner surface of the main body 1°2 corresponding to the central portion.
a, 16b and 17a, 17b are provided spaced apart from each other.

The detectors 14a, 14b, 15a. 16a, 16b
, 17a and 17b optically detect passengers passing through the passageway 3, and their respective output signals are supplied to the data processing device.

Note that FIGS. 3a and 3b show an example of a ticket sheet, such as a commuter pass, used in this embodiment.
Predetermined data such as gender and user's name are printed and displayed, and the back side of the paper 18 is coated with a magnetic film 19, and each of the above data is converted into a binary code and magnetically recorded on the magnetic film. has been done.

Next, a control circuit for preventing ticket mix-up in the automatic ticket gate constructed as described above will be explained with reference to FIG.

In the figure, reference numerals 21a and 21b are magnetic reading devices including magnetic heads, etc., one reading device 21a is installed in the ticket transport path in the main body 1, and the other reading device 21b is in the ticket paper transport path in the main body 2. It is installed in the paper conveyance path, and the data magnetically recorded on it from the commuter pass that is inserted and conveyed (
(Name only) is read.

The read data output from the reading devices 21a and 21b is supplied to a katakana character conversion circuit 23 via a changeover switch 22.

This katakana character conversion circuit 23 is a circuit that converts read data (name) into a katakana character signal.

The output of the katakana character conversion circuit 23 is supplied to the display device 8 or 11 via a display control circuit 24 and a changeover switch 25 interlocked with the changeover switch 22, and is read by the display device 8 or 11. Data (name) is now displayed in katakana characters.

Next, the operation of the apparatus of the present invention configured as in the above embodiment will be explained.

For example, when checking the ticket gate from the direction of arrow a, the doors 4a and 4b on the entrance side are set in an open state, and the door 5a on the exit side is set in an open state.

5b to the closed state.

Further, the changeover switch 22 is set toward the reading device 21a, and the changeover switch 25 is set toward the display device 8.

When a passenger inserts a commuter pass as shown in FIG. The recorded data is read, and the read data is sent to a data processing device, where it is determined whether the read data is correct.

At this time, a determination result is issued that the data is correct, and then the detector 14a.

When 14b, 16a, 16b, 17a, and 17b detect a passenger entering the passageway 3 in that order, a passage command signal is generated from the data processing device indicating that the exit side doors 5a and 5b may be opened. A signal is provided to a door drive (not shown).

When this happens, the door driving device operates to open the doors 5a and 5b, allowing passage.

At this time, the reading device 21a reads the name magnetically recorded on the commuter pass transported, and the read data is supplied to the katakana character conversion circuit 23, where the read name is converted into a katakana character signal. be done.

The character signal is then supplied to the display control circuit 24,
The display device 8 is driven by the display control circuit 24,
The name read from the commuter pass is displayed in katakana characters on this display device a.

Therefore, passengers proceeding along the passageway 3 while visually checking the display device 8, and when their name is displayed on the display device 8, they check whether the name matches their own name or not. The receiver picks up the commuter pass carried out to Roa and exits from passage 3.

When a commuter pass is received from the takeout lower, the display device 8 is automatically reset, and the name of the commuter pass inserted by the next passenger is displayed through the same operation as described above.

Note that if the read data is incorrect as a result of the data determination, a passage blocking signal is generated from the data processing device, and the signal is supplied to the door driving device.

In this case, the door drive device operates to keep the doors 5a, 5b closed, thereby preventing passengers from getting on or off the vehicle.

Note that the reading devices 21a and 21b may be provided with their own reading devices, or may also serve as a reading device for data processing.

Next, other embodiments shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 will be described.

First, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the reading device 21 in FIG.
a and 21b are optical reading devices, which optically read the name printed and displayed on the surface of the commuter pass, convert it into katakana characters, and display the converted characters on the display device 8 or 11.

Further, the embodiment shown in FIG. 6 is similar to the reading device 21 shown in FIG.
a, 21b are optical reading devices that optically read the name printed on the surface of the commuter pass, and transmit it to the projector 26.
a or 26b, and this projector 26a or 26b
Accordingly, the name is displayed as is on the display device 8 or 11.

In the above explanation, the case of ticket gates for commuter passes has been described, but it goes without saying that the same can be applied to regular tickets, and in that case, the name of the issuing station and the number of sections will be displayed.

In other words, regular tickets, like commuter passes, have predetermined data printed on the front of the ticket paper, such as expiry date, valid section, adult, child, issuing station name, number of sections, etc., and on the back of the paper, A magnetic film is coated, and each of the above data is converted into a binary code and magnetically recorded on the magnetic film.

Therefore, as in the case of a commuter pass, the reading device 21a reads the issuing station name and the number of sections from the ticket, converts them into katakana characters, and displays them on the display device 8.

In addition, in the above explanation, the case where passengers enter from the direction of arrow a was described, but if passengers enter from the direction indicated by the arrow, the doors 5a and 5b on the entrance side should be set in the open state. , set the doors 4a and 4b on the exit side to the closed state.

Further, the changeover switch 22 is set toward the reading device 21b, and the changeover switch 25 is set toward the display device 11.

By doing this, the ticket gate can be checked in the same way from the direction indicated by the arrow.

Further, in the above embodiments, the case of automatic ticket gates for railways has been explained, but the invention is not limited to this, and can also be implemented as ticket gates for airlines or ships. It can also be implemented as a ticket gate device.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

As detailed above, according to the present invention, a display device is provided,
A reading device reads the name information of the ticket holder that is encoded and magnetically recorded on the ticket, converts it into a character pattern, and displays the name on a display device, thereby letting passers know that the ticket is their own. Since it is possible to determine whether or not a ticket is issued, it is possible to provide an automatic ticket gate device that can reliably prevent the various types of ticket paper mix-ups that have conventionally occurred as described above.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a plan view showing one embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention.
3A and 3B are plan views and side views showing an example of a ticket paper, such as a commuter pass, in the same embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a control for preventing mix-up of paper rolls in the same embodiment. FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are block diagrams showing a control circuit for preventing ticket mix-up in other embodiments of the present invention. 3... Passing path, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b...
...Door, 6.9...Ticket slot, 7,10.
...Ticket outlet, 8.11...Display device, 21a, 21b...Reading device, 24...
...Display control circuit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 The ticket inserted into the slot is transported to the exit, the data on the ticket is read during the transport, it is determined whether the read data is correct or not, and depending on the determination result, the passer is allowed or blocked from passing. In automatic ticket gates, the ticket has the name information of the ticket holder encoded and magnetically recorded in a predetermined position, and is equipped with a reader that reads this magnetic information, and a reader that reads this magnetic information. An automatic ticket gate comprising: a character conversion means for converting the name information of a ticket holder into a character pattern from magnetic information; and a display device for displaying the name information converted by the character conversion means. Device.