JPS5847490Y2 - Bus fare box with bill validator - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to a fare box for a one-man bus, and in particular to a fare box that can also accept banknotes.

Traditionally, fare boxes on Nowanman buses could only accept coins, and automatic coin exchange machines or change dispensers (for example, if the fare was a flat rate of 70 yen, inserting a 100 yen coin would yield 10 coins).
There were some that had 3 yen coins (3 yen coins ejected), but the banknotes could not be used at all, or the driver had to hand the banknotes and have the exchange coin dispenser dispense the coins for exchange. , which had to be inserted into the fare slot of the fare box, which was extremely troublesome and inconvenient.

This idea was made in view of the above points, and is a bill exchange machine or a bill change dispenser (hereinafter collectively referred to as a bill exchange machine, etc.) that is equipped with a bill validator in the bus fare box. In addition to making it possible to use banknotes easily, at least part of the conveyance path for banknotes that have passed through the banknote validator is provided with coins and numbered tickets (hereinafter referred to as coins, etc.) that are inserted from the fare input slot. ) are conveyed to the safe by a belt conveyor in a state that is visible from the outside and can be stored in the safe together with coins, etc., and by using a common conveyance device for coins, etc. and banknotes, the complexity of the device is reduced. , to avoid the increase in size, to make it possible to visually confirm the inserted banknotes, and to prevent troubles caused by the illusion of denomination (1,000 yen bill and 500 yen bill). The banknotes that have passed through the banknote validator are conveyed by the lower conveyor in a state where they are partially covered by the upper conveyor, so that the banknotes cannot be taken out from the fare input slot during conveyance.

Hereinafter, embodiments of this invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figures 1 to 3 show an embodiment in which a banknote exchange machine is integrated with a coin exchange machine, and 1 is a fare input slot 1.
A fare input slot 1a is made of, for example, red plastic, and 2 is a transparent slot so that coins etc. inserted from the fare input slot 1a can be seen from the outside as they are transported on the conveyor described later. It is a transparent cover made of plastic.

3 is a slot for inserting banknotes to be exchanged, 4 is an input slot for coins to be exchanged, 5 is a tray from which the exchanged coins are ejected, 6 is a return button for coins and banknotes to be exchanged, 7 is a banknote verification device, and 8 is a The safe has an opening 8a with an automatic opening/closing lid and a handle 8b, and 9 is an operation panel.

1o and ii are an upper conveyor and a lower conveyor, the details of which are shown in FIG.
It is composed of a bell N1a made of a material with a relatively high coefficient of friction such as rubber, which is stretched over a roller 12.13 over a predetermined conveyance section from the lower side of a to the fare drop position on the safe side, and is not shown. Arrow A, by the drive mechanism.
Driven in direction A.

On the other hand, the upper conveyor 10 is constituted by a belt 10a similar to the belt 11a stretched over rollers 14 and 15 so as to cover the upper surface side of the lower conveyor 11 up to the middle of the conveyance section. driven in the direction.

16 pushes the lower side of the bell 10a away from the upper surface of the bell 11a, and rotates in the direction of arrow C while being sandwiched between the lower surface of the bell NOa and the upper surface of the belt 11a, and rotates in the opposite direction. There is no intermediate roller.

Note that a bill delivery port (not shown) of the bill validator 7 is arranged close to the upstream end of the lower conveyor 11.

In the above embodiment configured in this way, the coins 20 and numbered tickets 21 inserted from the fare input slot 1a are placed on the upper surface of the bell NOa of the upper conveyor 10, and are visually confirmed by the driver and passengers through the transparent cover 2. The bell Nl of the lower conveyor 11 is conveyed in the direction of arrow B on the roller 15.
It falls onto the upper surface a, is further conveyed in the direction of the arrow, falls, and is guided to the safe 8 by a guide path (not shown) and stored therein.

In this case, it is also possible to provide a coin sorting mechanism inside to sort the guided coins by denomination, and to use some of them for automatic replenishment for exchange.

Next, when trying to exchange banknotes 22, insert the insertion slot holder 3
When the lower insertion a of the banknote validator 7 is inserted into the banknote verifier 7, the banknote is fed in the direction of arrow E by the banknote conveying device (not shown) of the banknote validator I, and the authenticity and denomination of the banknote are determined.
If it is determined that the bill is a counterfeit bill, the bill transport device reverses and returns it from the insertion lower a, and if it is determined that it is a genuine bill, it sends a signal of the Q denomination to the exchange machine, and exchange coins corresponding to that denomination are sent to the receiving tray 3.
The banknotes 22 are ejected from the belt 1 through a delivery port (not shown).
1a.

Then, it is placed on the belt 11a and conveyed in the direction of arrow A, is sandwiched between the intermediate roller 16 and the upper surface of the bell N1a, and is fed securely, and after coming out from under the roller 15,
It is conveyed in the direction of the arrow along with coins, etc., and falls, and is stored in the safe 8 in the same way as coins, etc.

In this case, when the banknotes come out from the bottom of the upper conveyor 10 and are further conveyed by the lower conveyor 11, this can be visually observed from the outside through the transparent cover 2,
Therefore, it is possible to confirm the denomination of the inserted banknote by mistake, so troubles can be prevented from occurring.

In addition, in this type of fare box, if it is difficult to confirm the fare that has been inserted, the conveyor can be stopped and the conveyor can be checked. In order to prevent this, an upper conveyor is provided to remove the banknotes from a position where the banknotes cannot be taken out. It is designed so that it is covered by the upper conveyor until it is transported to the next stage.

Coins can be exchanged in the same manner as before, but the explanation will be omitted.

Furthermore, if a bill change dispenser is provided instead of the bill exchange machine, it is possible to dispense coins equal to the amount of the inserted bill minus the amount equivalent to the fare into the tray 5. , Change will be automatically dispensed for flat fares, change will be dispensed when you press the amount button corresponding to the fare type for section-specific fares, and only the numbered ticket will be inserted from fare slot 1a. do it.

As mentioned above, in the bus fare box of this invention, it is possible to automatically exchange banknotes or pay the fare with banknotes, and the banknotes that have passed through the banknote validator can be transferred to the belt conveyor that is used for conventional fare conveyance. Since the banknotes are conveyed to the safe by the banknotes, this can be done with a relatively simple modification of the conventional fare box.Furthermore, the banknotes being conveyed can be visually confirmed, which prevents troubles caused by the denomination being chained. .

In addition, the conveyor on which banknotes are conveyed is the lower conveyor, and the upper conveyor for conveying coins, etc. is arranged so that the top side of the conveyor covers from below the fare input port to the middle of the conveyance section. It is possible to completely prevent mischief such as taking the product out of the slot.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 3 are views showing an embodiment of this invention, in which FIG. 1 is a plan view, FIG. 2 is a side view of the upper part, and FIG. FIG. 1... Fare slot, 2... Transparent cover, 3... Bill insertion slot holder, 5... Receiver, 1... Banknote verifier, 8...Safe box,
10...Upper stage conveyor, 11...Lower stage conveyor, 16...Intermediate roller.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A bus comprising: a transparent cover having a fare input slot; and a belt conveyor disposed below the transparent cover for conveying coins and tickets inserted from the fare input slot to a safe side in a state where they can be seen from the outside. The fare box has a banknote insertion slot and a banknote delivery port, and the banknotes inserted through the banknote insertion slot are conveyed and verified, genuine bills are sent out from the banknote delivery port, and counterfeit bills are returned to the banknote insertion port. A lower conveyor, which is integrally equipped with a banknote exchange machine or the like equipped with a banknote validator, and in which the belt conveyor is disposed over a predetermined conveyance section from below the fare input port to a fare drop position on the safe side; The lower conveyor is configured with an upper conveyor disposed so as to cover the upper surface side of the lower conveyor from below the fare input port to the middle of the conveyance section, and the banknote output port of the banknote validator is located at the upstream end of the lower conveyor. The banknotes that have passed through the banknote validator are conveyed to the safe by the lower conveyor, and are conveyed in a visually visible state along with coins and the like conveyed by the upper conveyor from the middle of the conveyance section. A bus fare box with a banknote validator.