JPS5896391A - Ticket vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to automatic ticket vending machines, and in particular to improvements in automatic ticket vending machines installed at railway stations and the like.

Conventionally, in automatic ticket vending machines, all the coins in the automatic ticket vending machine are collected at the end of each day's operation, and the collected coins are counted by a coin counter installed separately. Since counting by such a coin counter is performed by the operation of the clerk, there is a drawback that it places a heavy burden on the clerk's work.

Therefore, the main object of the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket vending machine that can automatically count the coins stored therein without requiring any operation by an attendant.

To summarize this invention, it is configured to count the input money, change money, cancellation money, payout money paid out by the operation of the clerk, and change reserve, respectively, and grasp the quantity of accumulated coins. be.

The present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an automatic ticket vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the automatic ticket vending machine 1 mainly includes a customer service operation section 11, a coin store H1 @ stirrup 12, and an attendant operation section 13.
, a 50 yen safe 14, a 100 yen safe 15, a 10 yen safe 16, a control 11 circuit 17, and the like.

The customer service operation section 11 is provided with a push button (not shown) for specifying the ticket type, and at the bottom thereof there is a push button (not shown) for specifying the type of ticket.
is provided. The coin processing device 12 is a coin verification unit 1
21. The allocation is mechanism 122. Temporary storage section 123.50 yen Change mechanism 124. 100 yen Change mechanism 125.10 yen Change mechanism 126° 50 yen allocation is on flapper 127.1
The amount allocated to 00 yen includes the flapper 128, and the amount allocated to 10 yen includes the flapper 129j5 and the belt conveyor 130. The coin verification unit 121 detects whether a coin has been inserted. The distribution mechanism 122 distributes the inserted coins by denomination. The temporary holding unit 123 temporarily holds the sorted coins (by the way,
There are 5 allocations between the mechanism 122 and the temporary storage section 123.
0 yen counting sensor S1.100 yen counting sensor S2 and 1
A zero yen counting sensor S3 is provided respectively. The 50 yen change mechanism 124, the 100 yen change mechanism 125, and the 10 yen change mechanism 126 are each for dispensing inserted coins as change. These change mechanisms 12
50 yen change counting sensor 84, 100 yen change counting sensor S5 and 1 are provided at the output parts 4 to 126, respectively.
A zero yen change counting sensor S6 is provided. The flapper 127 is used for the 50 yen allocation, the flapper 128 is used for the 100 yen allocation, and the flapper 129 is used for the 10 yen allocation.
It is provided for dispensing each of the coins stored in numbers 4 to 126 to the tray 111 as change. The belt conveyor 130 is used to transfer coins as change distributed by the flappers 127 to 129 to the receiving tray 111. 50 Yen Safe 14. The 100 Yen Safe 15 and the 10 Yen Safe 16 are for collecting and storing the coins stored in the change mechanisms 124 to 126, respectively.

11Jim1 circuit 17 is the central processing unit 11 (CPU) 18
, memory 19 and coin handling device interface 2
0 and an attendant operation unit interface 21.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining data stored in each storage area of the memory 19 shown in FIG. 1.

In FIG. 2, the memory 19 stores the cumulative number of coins A+o.
+Aso, A+oo, total number of change issued B+o, B
so, B + oo, and the single cumulative number of coins C + o, C, which indicates the number of coins released one by one by the operator's operation.
i. IcI. . and the number of canceled coins D+o, D+o, D+
oo, the number of change reserves E+oeEso+E+oo, the number of uncollected coins F+ o, Fso', F+ OO, the number of collected coins G+ 0, Gs o + G+ o
o and the number of accumulated coins H+o + Hio l H+a
o, set number of uncollected coins Too, Iio+ I+o
o and the number of change M.

It includes storage areas such as 0, MIO, and Mloo.

Here, the operation of the automatic ticket vending machine 1 will be briefly explained with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The coins inserted by the purchaser are sorted by type by a mechanism 122 and stored in a temporary holding section 123. At this time, each coin is counted by type by each counting sensor 81, 32, 83, and each cumulative number of coins is stored in the memory 19 as A + o + A.
s o + a + o.

will be added to the area. When a purchaser performs a purchase operation, the amount obtained by subtracting the fee for the ticket to be purchased from the input amount is discharged from each of the change machines 124 to 126 to the tray 111 as change.

In this case, each coin released is detected by sensor 84. S5, S
All are counted by 6. The counting result is stored in memory 1
The total number of change issued in 9 is added to the respective areas B, o, and Bso+B+oo.

Note that the belt conveyor 130 has flappers 127 to 1.
The coins sorted by 29 are sent out to receiver f[1111.

When the purchaser cancels the purchase by interrupting the purchase, the inserted coins are released from the temporary holding section 123 to the receiver 11n111 via the flappers 127 to 129. In this case, each number of input coins is already the cumulative number of input coins D
+ O'l D Fuji 0 + D Tsu.

Since the cancellation signal is counted as -I11 circuit 1
7, and the number of canceled coins is subtracted from the cumulative number of each coin. If the equipment malfunctions during the purchase operation and the station staff performs the coin ejection operation before the normal operation is completed, each sensor 84. The number of ejected sheets is detected by S5 and S6, and the single cumulative number of sheets in the memory 19 is C+O* Cso
r Added to the area of CI+oo.

FIGS. 3 to 7 are flowcharts for explaining the specific operation of one embodiment of the present invention.

Next, Figures 1 to 3 fi! The specific operation of one embodiment of the present invention, including the general operation described above, will be explained with the exception of il. First, as shown in FIG. 3, before operating the automatic ticket vending machine 1, one memory is collected - the number of coins G + o
, clear the Gso+G+on area. In addition, the station staff will add a new change reserve to each change mechanism 124 or 1.
26, the number of each coin set is E+
o+Eio and E+oo are inputted from the staff operation section 13 and stored in the memory 19. This completes the preparation for operation of the automatic ticket vending machine 1.

Next, when the customer inserts a coin to purchase a ticket, the coin verification unit 121 detects it. The inserted coins are sorted by type by a mechanism 122, and the number of coins is detected by counting sensors S1 to S3.

Then, according to each coin input, the total number of input coins A
+ O* A b O+A+ o The area of o and the number of canceled coins D+o and Dso+D+oo are each added by 1. If the purchaser instructs cancellation by operating the cancellation button, the total number of coins inserted A + O + As
After the number of canceled coins, o, and Dso+D+oo are subtracted from the areas of O+A+110, the contents of the areas of the number of canceled coins, D+o, Dso+D+oo, are cleared.

Next, as shown in Fig. 4, when the purchaser performs an operation to select a ticket by operating the *si designation button, the designated ticket is issued and at the same time,
Calculate the amount of change and set the result in the area of the number of change for each coin M I 01 M i o eMl o o, and the number of canceled coins D + ◎lD
Clear each area of $01DIoo. Furthermore, the number of change set in this way M + o
, Ms o , and Ml o are sequentially determined whether the areas are 0 or not. Number of change each M+ o, V
If the Is o and Mlo o areas are not 0, change is released for each coin. Then, each time change is released, the corresponding number of change M+ 01 Ms
o * Ml o Subtract 1 from the contents of the area of o.

Also, as shown in Figure 5, each time you release change,
The counting sensors 84, 85, 86 detect the ejection of a coin and its type.

Then, 1 is added to the area of the total number of change issued BIO, Bio, and B+oo corresponding to the released coin. Such a process for discharging change is performed until the content of the change number M+ o * M i v r M l o o becomes 0. Next, it is determined whether or not the clerk has performed a single coin issuance operation. If this operation has been performed, the coin designated by the operation is ejected, and the type of the ejected coin is detected by the counting sensor S4, 35.86. Then, 1 is added to the areas of the corresponding single-shot cumulative number C+o and Cso+C+oo. Such processing is performed for each single issue operation.

Next, the station staff operates the collection switch on the staff operation section 13 to collect the coins. Then, it is determined whether a coin collection instruction has been given.

If this instruction is given, as shown in Figure 6, the flappers 127 to 129 are set on the collecting side, that is, so that the coins enter the safe 14, 15, 16, and the coins are released one by one. . The above-mentioned operation is repeated until all the coins stored in the change mechanisms 124 to 126 are stored in the safes 14 to 16, and when the collection is completed, the flappers 127 to 129 are set to the hanging chain side. In this way, when the coins are collected in the safes 14 to 16, the number of coins remaining in the automatic ticket vending machine 1 is 10 yen Go.

=l:+o +A+ O-810-C1a50 yen G
i.

-Es　　10As　o　-Bm　o　Cs.

100 yen G100 -E+oo+A+oo B+oo-C+o.

Therefore, using the above formula, calculate the number of collected coins G+ o * Gs o , G+ o o for each coin, store it in the memory 19, and calculate the number of collected coins G+ o , Gs
o*G+oo is displayed on the staff operation section.

When the collection is completed, as shown in FIG. 7, the total number of input coins in the memory 19 is A+ o * As 01 A+00
Area and total number of change issued B+o, Bsa+B+
oo area and single-shot cumulative number CIO.

Cso, C+oo area and change reserve amount E+o
, Eso, and E+oo areas, respectively.

Then, when the station staff operates a display clear switch (not shown) on the staff operation unit, it is determined whether the display is cleared or not, and if the display is clear, the display on the staff operation unit is cleared and a series of actions are performed. finish.

As described above, according to the present invention, the number of coins inserted, the number of change, the number of canceled amounts, the number of amounts paid out by the clerk's operation, and the change reserve. Since the number of accumulated coins is counted based on the number of accumulated coins, it is no longer necessary for staff to collect accumulated coins and count them using a coin counter after the day's operation is over. can.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an automatic ticket vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing data stored in the storage area of the memory included in FIG. 1. FIGS. 3 to 7 are flowcharts for explaining the specific operation of one embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is an automatic ticket vending machine, 11 is a customer service operation section, and 12 is a ticket vending machine.
1 is a coin processing device, 13 is an attendant operation unit, 14 is a 50 yen safe, 15 is a 100 yen safe, 16 is a 10 yen safe, 17 is a control circuit, 18 is a central processing unit, 19 is a memory, and 20 is a coin processing device interface. , 21 is an attendant operation interface, 121 is a coin validation unit, 122 is a distribution mechanism, 123 is a temporary holding unit, 124 is a 50 yen change mechanism,
125 is a 100 yen change mechanism, 126 is a 10 yen change mechanism, 127 is a flapper for 50 yen, and 128 is a 100 yen change mechanism.
129 indicates a flapper, 129 indicates a flapper, and 130 indicates a belt conveyor. Patent Applicant Tateishi Den - Co., Ltd. Figure 1 Procedure Amendment (Method) April 16, 1980 To the Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office 1 Indication of the case 1983 Patent Application No. 195456 @ 2 Name of the invention Automatic ticket vending machine 3 , Relationship with the case of the person making the amendment Patent applicant address 10 Hanazono Tsuchido-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City Name (2)
94) Tateishi Electric Co., Ltd. Representative: Takao Tateishi 4, Agent Address: 6, Yachiyo Daiichi Building, 2-3-9 Tenjinbashi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan Detailed description of the invention subject to amendment and brief description of drawings Explanation - 7, Contents of amendment (1) Specification - page 17, line 16 and specification, member 11, item 8
Correct the line ``Figure 7'' to ``Figure 6''. (2) “Figure 7 J” on page 1112, line 11 of the specification is corrected to “Figure 6 J.”

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Inserted coin detection means for detecting inserted coins, change detection means for detecting dispensed change, total cancellation detection means for detecting coins of a canceled amount, and coins dispensed by an operator's operation. a payout amount detection means for detecting a coin that is received, a change reserve detection means for detecting a change reserve, an output of the inserted coin detection means, an output of the change detection means, an output of the cancellation total detection means, and a change reserve detection means for detecting the change reserve; An automatic ticket vending machine comprising a counting means for counting the number of accumulated coins based on the output of the means and the output of the change reserve detecting means.