JPS59154585A - Common ticket settling system - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a common boarding system in transportation, and in particular, even if the second transport system following a transfer stop is a plurality of routes, it is possible to freely select any one of them. The present invention relates to a common ticket payment system in which the fare actually used can be effectively paid using the common ticket collected in each of the second transportation systems in a common boarding system where passengers can ride.

If the routes are connected or intersect between railways operated by different management lines, or between railways and bus routes, or between bus routes, etc., transfer at that point. was often the case.In this case,
If the operating companies for both routes are different, you will have to buy a new ticket for the new route, which is inconvenient for users. Tickets for other routes to which passengers can change trains are also sold at the same time, and it is often set up to be issued as a continuous ticket. In this case, at the transfer point,
If there is a single second transport system, which has been used in the past, continuous tickets can be visually identified and permission to ride can be given. It is extremely easy to pay for the fees charged by the first transportation system that issued the ticket by specifying the destination, regardless of whether or not the ticket is used. The boarding point for the second system and the descending point are specified, so it is included in the price at the time of purchase.) However, if there are two or more routes for the second transport system to which you should transfer at the transfer point (if each of those systems is operated by the same company, or if it is operated by a completely different company) ),
It has been difficult to freely select and transfer to each of the second transport lines using continuous tickets.

This is because the work of paying fares is extremely difficult. Conventionally, continuous tickets that can be used individually for each of the second transportation systems are prepared and sold at the boarding point of the first transportation system, or This problem was solved by installing automatic ticket vending machines that sold independent consecutive tickets for each second transportation system. However, with this conventional method, a large number of tickets must be prepared for each system, and it is cumbersome to use bare tubes and take them out.In addition, it is difficult to install ticket vending machines for each system. 5 The operating costs were high. For this reason, the above-mentioned troubles and difficulties can be solved by issuing a series of tickets that can be used in common, allowing passengers to select and board any of the second transport systems from the first transport system. . However, in the second transportation system that passengers use, passengers are not evenly allocated, but the transportation system to be used is determined by the passenger's selection, so each The amount shall be counted for each route of the second transport system and a bill shall be made to the company of the first transport system. For this reason, if each second transport system were to classify and tally the consecutive tickets collected, since the tickets are small, the work would have to be done manually, making it extremely impractical. That's a shame.

In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, the present invention stores specific information in advance in a continuous ticket that can be used commonly in the first transport system, and allows the user to freely select any second transport system at the transfer point. A common ticket payment system is provided in which each second transport system can read information from the collected ride lanes and pay the usage fee.

First, the outline of the common ticket system will be explained with reference to FIG. This figure 1 is modeled after a transportation network where you first board a train, get off at the terminal station, and transfer to a bus.The bus you transfer to has three routes, all of which operate in separate directions. Moreover, each bus is operated by a different management group. First, a passenger purchases a common ticket (here we mean a continuous ticket that can be used commonly on the second transport system) at station X, but this common ticket is used to travel from station X to station Y. The fares for all three buses are set to be the same, including the fare up to Y station and the bus fare to transfer from Y station. Passengers who purchase a common ticket at Station X board a train of Company T, ride along the railway line that is the first transportation system to Station Y, and get off at Station Y. Y Station is a terminal for transfers, and in front of Y Station is Bus Stop A/, which is the starting point of the second bus route with different destinations and routes.
, bl, and C/ are installed, and the terminal point of each bus stop a' + b' + c' is bus stop a/
/, b", C''. Passengers who get off at Y station keep their common ticket without handing it over at the ticket gate of Y station, and go to the bus stop corresponding to their destination a' + b' g c
You will have to choose one of the options ``b'' and ``b'' and wait for the bus. Buses A, B, and C operated by different management groups stop at each bus stop A/, BL, and C/, so passengers can board one of the buses A, B, or C by handing over a common ticket. Board the bus and reach your destination, bus stop d/.

Get off at either “b” or “C”. Bus A, B.

In C, after traveling on the designated route, the common tickets given by passengers are collected and each common ticket is sorted.

By using the arguments, the fares for passengers who actually use buses A, B, and C are calculated, and the calculation results are requested from Company T, which is the management entity of the train, and Company T becomes Company A.

The settlement process is completed by paying the actual freight charges according to each request from Company B and Company C. At company T, when a passenger issues a ticket for a non-common boarding ticket at station
This is because, since Company C collects bus fares from each of Company C, Company T is obligated to pay the bills of Company A, Company B, and Company C.

Next, in Figures 2 to 8, the FI of this common ticket is
The selection reading system used in the t calculation system will be explained.

Figure 2 shows the appearance of the ticket sorting device according to this embodiment.The main body of the device has a semicircular shape with the lower half rectangular and the upper half semicircular. has a vertical side. A side door 2 whose upper half can be opened and closed laterally is attached to one side of this flat short side, and in the center of this side door 2 there is a chute that opens wide upwards and allows you to insert tickets. 3 is fixed and the foot is fixed, shooter 3
It is bent into a 〈 shape, and its lower opening is communicated with a drum (shown later) inside the main body 1.

The semicircular dome part of the main body 1 has a large opening upwards, leaving a part of it (approximately 1/3 degree from the side opposite to the side door 2). It is covered with a shutter 4 that is shaped like a shutter and can be opened and closed by sliding in a semicircular arc.
A handle 5 is attached to the end edge of the shutter 4. Further, a control panel 6 equipped with switches, controllers, etc., and a power distribution panel 7 equipped with power sockets, connectors for connecting signal cables, etc. are attached to the long sides of the main body 1.

Figure 3 shows the side door 2 of the main body 1 in Figure 2 in the horizontal direction.
The side door 2 is connected to the main body 1 on one side by a hinge 8 so that it can be opened horizontally, and the shutter 4 is slid to expose the opening. 4 is configured to be housed within the long side wall of the main body 1 by sliding. By moving the side door 2 and the shutter 4, one side and the top surface of the main body 1 can be opened wide and exposed, making it convenient for maintenance and servicing. Inside the main body, a cylindrical sorting drum 9 is housed in the center of the opening with its axis horizontal and aligned with the central axis of the semicircular dome at the top of the main body 1.

A support plate 10 is horizontally stretched in the middle of the inner wall on the short side of the main body l, and U-shaped bearings 11 on the left and right sides of the support plate 10 are connected to the center axis of the sorting drum 9 ↓υ, etc. The rollers 12 are fixed at intervals, and each roller 12 is pivotally supported by each bearing 11. Each roller 12 is brought into contact with the outer periphery of both ends of the sorting drum 9, and the sorting drum 7-9 is moved by this roller L2. is supported.

Three first guide bodies 13 having a U-shaped cross section and covering the outer periphery of the sorting drum 9 in the circumferential direction are provided on the outer periphery of the sorting drum 9. Two guide bodies 14 are provided between the guide bodies 13 so that both guide bodies 14 are close to each other.

Next, FIGS. 4 to 7 explain in detail the internal structure of the main body 1. FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of the main body 1, FIG. 5 is a front sectional view, and FIG. 6 is a sorting FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the vicinity of the drum 9, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the configuration below the guide body 13, 14.

The aforementioned sorting drum 9 is formed by winding a thin metal material into a cylindrical shape, and is hollow inside with an open end (
A thin disc-shaped fall regulating plate 15 with a large-diameter opening formed in the center is fitted into the left side of Figs. 5 and 6, and a disc-shaped closing plate 16 is fixed to the opening at the other end. Furthermore, a drive shaft 17 is fixed to the center of this closing plate 16 facing outward. The sorting drum 9 is rotatably held by being placed on rollers 12 installed at the same distance on both sides of its axis below both ends thereof. On the outer periphery of the sorting drum 9, two types of shape sorting mechanisms 18 and 19 are provided in annular shapes at intervals in the circumferential direction and spaced apart in the axial direction of the sorting drum 9. Here, the shape sorting mechanisms 18 are arranged in three annular rows, and the shape sorting mechanisms 19 are arranged in two annular rows so as to be sandwiched between the shape sorting mechanisms 18. The outer periphery of this sorting drum 14 has an inverted water drop shape [~
Guide bodies 13 and 14 are inserted close to each other alternately, and the guide bodies 13 are respectively positioned on the outer periphery of the shape sorting mechanism 18, and the guide bodies 14 are respectively positioned on the outer periphery of the shape sorting mechanism 19. It's a misplacement. This guide body 13.14 has a ring part 21.22 in which an opening 20°23 with an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the sorting drum 9 is formed, and a chute part 24°25 that extends below this ring part 21.22. Composed of i-J,
The outer enclosure is made of thin sheet metal and has a hollow structure. The ring portions 21 and 22 each have a cross-sectional shape shaped like a gutter in the vicinity of the opening 20.23.
The shape sorting mechanisms 18 and 19 of the two sorting drums 9 are positioned close to each other by 1 degree. The chute portions 24.25 are formed along the extension lines of the tangents to the respective outer peripheries of the ring portions 21.22, and the negative side is vertically downward and the other side is inclined toward one side. It has a rectangular outlet opening at the bottom. The lower openings of each chute portion 24, 25 are arranged alternately as shown in FIG.
A transfer duct 26 is connected to the bottom of the opening of the chute section 25, and a peeling mechanism 27 that vibrates downward is connected to the bottom of the opening of the chute section 25.
is the provision. Next, a box-shaped pedestal 28 is fixed below the chute section 25 in the internal bottom surface of the main body 1, and a support 29 is fixed on the horizontal top surface of this pedestal 28. The peeling mechanism 27 can be removed on this support 29. At the top of the peeling mechanism 27, there is provided a trough-shaped trough 30 that is slightly vibrated downward by an electromagnet, and this trough 30 is gently inclined toward the collection duct 26. A magnetic reading mechanism 31 is provided horizontally between the trough 30 and the recovery duct 26 on the upper surface of the pedestal 28, and this magnetic reading mechanism 31 has a magnetic head 32 mounted on its mouth.
The magnetic reading mechanism 31 has a built-in belt that can transport the ticket pieces from the trough 30 toward the collection duct 26, and the end of the magnetic reading mechanism 31 is connected to a collection port 3 opened on the side of the collection duct 26.
It is close to 3. The recovery duct 26 has a hollow interior with a cross-section shaped like an opening. A blower 34 is attached to one end of the recovery duct 26 (on the side door 2 side), and a blower 34 is attached to the bottom of the other end of the recovery duct 26. Shredder 3 that cuts ticket pieces into thin pieces
A discharge port is opened in the recovery duct 26 at the upper part of the shredder 35.

A partition wall 3G is fixed in the vertical direction close to the shutter 4 on the right side of the main body 1 in FIG. be. A mouth-shaped angle 38 is fixed to the side surface of the partition wall 36 on the machine room 37 side.
A motor 39 is fixed to the output shaft 4 of the motor 39.
0 and the drive shaft 17 are connected by a coupling 41. In the machine room 37, two blowers 42 and 43 are provided on the left and right sides slightly above the motor 39, and these blowers 42 and 43 have air blowers extending horizontally above the left and right sides of the guides 13 and 14, respectively. Pipes 44 and 45 are connected, and the blowing pipe 44 and the guide body 13 are connected to the nozzle 46.
The blower pipe 45 and the guide body 14 are in communication with each other through a nozzle 47. Each nozzle 46
．． It is formed into a 47-degree tapered shape, with each opening facing a shape sorting mechanism 18, 19.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a part of the shape sorting mechanisms 18 and 19 described above. Each of the shape sorting mechanisms 18 and 19 punches out the outer periphery of the sorting drum 9, and inserts thin, thin elongated strips into the punched parts. It is formed by gluing shaped strip plates, and the respective shape sorting mechanisms 18 and 19 are arranged in opposite directions. The sorting drum 7-9 has tongues punched into a slightly trapezoidal shape at one location for each shape sorting mechanism 18°↓9, and the sliding portion 4 in the shape of Mt. Fuji is formed.
8 and 49 are each gently bent toward the outer circumferential direction of the sorting drum 9. Both sides of the sliding portion 48, 49 are curved somewhat in the shape of an object line so that they approach the tip 48, 49 as they get closer to the tip. And each sliding part 4
Elongated strip-shaped guide plates 50 and 51 are fixed to the parabolic cut portions on both sides of 8.49 over the entire length, and the sliding part 48 and the guide plate 50, and the sliding part 49 and the guide plate 51
As a result, a slightly hyperbolic ticket shooter is formed. That is, one end of each of the guide plates 50 and 51 is located on both sides of the peak of the Mt.
It is located at the largest opening, which is the cut of 8.49,
As a result, one end of the guide plate 50°51 and the sliding portion 48.49
A rectangular outlet 52.53 is formed at the top of the guide plate 50.51, and the lower part of the other end of the guide plate 50.51 stands up on the inner periphery of the sorting drum 9. The aforementioned discharge ports 52 and 53
The widths v and w are set to predetermined lengths, respectively, and the width S of the common ticket 55 is a ticket that is smaller than the width V of the discharge port 53.
The width T of the ordinary ticket 56, which is larger and a large B ticket, is also set to be slightly larger. and,
The openings of the outlets 52, 53 are perpendicular to the tangent to the sorting drum 9, and the openings of the outlets 52, 53 are oriented in opposite directions. The ring portion 21.22 of the guide body 13.14 is positioned on the outer periphery of each shape sorting mechanism 18.19 and is held by support means separate from the sorting drum 9.

Next, FIG. 9 shows the face and recorded data of this common ticket 55 in detail.The center of the common ticket 55 in the longitudinal direction has a magnetic material coated with a width of one third of the ticket face. The stripe 57 is provided, and the names of the two companies that sold the tickets are printed on the area of the paper outside the magnetic stripe 57J-1 of the common ticket 55.

The above-mentioned magnetic Nutribe 57 has a data format shown in the figure for convenience, and in this data format, the order of writing is rsTXJ, , r region code).
J, l-company name code", "ticket amount code".

"The ticket type code J, rSUMJ, rETXJ is recorded. rSTXJ indicates the starting direction of reading υ,
The "area code" is the code that indicates the area where the ticket can be used.
The "company name code" is a predetermined code with the name of the company that issued the ticket, the "ticket amount code" is a code with the same amount as the printed amount, and the ticket type code -1 is for adults or children. The distinction is recorded with a code, and rsUMJ
indicates the zam check value for all data indulgence, and rETXJ indicates the end of reading.

Further, FIG. 10 shows the shapes of two types of ticket pieces to be sorted in this embodiment.
Company A issues tickets and operates each bus.

This can be used in common for both company B and company 0 routes. In addition, 56 regular tickets are available for each pass company A.
Tickets are issued independently by Company B, Company B, and Company C, and can only be used on the buses of the company that issued the ticket, and the name of the issuing company and the amount sold are printed on the face of the ticket. By separating and sorting these two types of ticket pieces, it can be useful for the fare settlement system described later.The length of the short piece of this common ticket 55d is set to S;
is set slightly smaller than the width V of the discharge port 53, and the length of the short piece of the regular ticket 56 is set to T.
is set to be slightly smaller than the width W of the discharge port 53, and the length T is set to be larger than the length S.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIG. 11.

In Figure 1 above, each bus company A and B.

When boarding a bus operated by 0 companies, transfer passengers will need a common ticket of 5.
5 into the collection box of the bus, and ordinary passengers who only ride the bus put the regular ticket 56 into the collection box, and the common ticket 55 and the regular ticket 56 are mixed in the bus collection box. In order to read and tally the information stored in each magnetic stripe 57 of this common ticket 55, it is first necessary to separate the common ticket 55 and the regular ticket 56. stomach. First, after the buses 61, 62 and 63 of each bus company operated on the designated routes, the collection boxes containing the tickets, nine banknotes, coins, etc., were returned to the respective business offices of each bus 61 to 63 at 64, 65, 66. Bring it to each office 64-6
6 are classified and organized respectively.

The above-mentioned ticket sorting processing device explained in FIG. 2 to FIG. It is possible to read the data consistently. At each office 64 to 66, heavy coins and large banknotes are separated using machines, etc., and the common ticket 55 and regular ticket 56 cannot be separated manually, so they remain mixed together. This will be automatically processed by the ticket sorting and processing device.

Next, the sorting and processing of ticket pieces by the ticket sorting and processing device will be explained. First, in order to sort the common tickets 55, the ticket sorting processing device is set to the state shown in FIG. 2, and the mixed common tickets 55 are
and the regular ticket 56 are inserted through the upper opening of the chute 3. These are guided by the chute 3 and stored inside the sorting drum 9 inside the main body 1. A predetermined amount of common tickets 55
．． Once the ordinary ticket 56 is stored in the sorting drum 9, a switch on the control panel 6 is turned on, and the motor 39 is started and the output shaft 40 is rotated. This rotation of the output shaft 40 is controlled by the coupling 41. It is transmitted to the sorting drum 9 via the drive shaft 17, and since the sorting drum 9 is rotatably held by the rollers 12, it is rotated about its axis in the direction of arrow F in the figure. Therefore, the sorting drum 9 rotates with the enlarged end of the guide plate 51 of the shape sorting mechanism 19 as the leading end of rotation and the discharge port 53 as the rear end, and the mixed common ticket 55. The regular ticket 56 is slid and stirred on the inner peripheral surface of the sorting drum 9.

This is no good, the common ticket is 55. The ordinary tickets 56 slide as the sorting drum 9 rotates, and are always positioned below the sorting drum 9 due to their weight, and are scraped toward the discharge port 53 by contacting the guide plate 51. That is, the common ticket 55° and the regular ticket 56 slide on the inner circumferential surface of the sorting drum 9 regardless of their shape, and their flow direction is regulated by the guide plate 51 that has large openings on the left and right. It is directed toward the narrowed center of the plate 51. In this way, the common ticket 55. The ordinary tickets 56 flow toward the center of each shape sorting mechanism 19, and they are necessarily collected between the pair of guide plates 51. Common tickets 55 collected between this information board 51. 56 ordinary tickets flow through the sliding part 1A49 and flow into the discharge port 53, but the lump discharge port 53 has a predetermined length VK shadow formed in advance, and only the small-shaped common ticket 55 flows through the discharge port 5.
3 and is discharged to the outside of the sorting drum 9. However, since the regular ticket 56, which has a larger shape than the common ticket 55, is larger than the cross-sectional shape of the discharge port 53, it may get caught on the guide plates 51 on both sides before the discharge port 53, or may flow around the discharge port 53.
Since it is thrown upward, it remains in the sorting drum 9 without passing through the discharge port 53. This sorting drum 9
The common ticket 55 discharged from the outlet 53 on the outer periphery of the guide body 14 enters the space of the U-shaped cross section of the ring portion 22, slides on the inner circumferential surface of the ring portion 22, and falls to the chute portion 2).
5, and due to its own weight, it falls downward from the outlet opening at the bottom of the chute section 25. The fallen common ticket 55 is placed on the trough 30, and as the common ticket 55 is separated one by one by the vibration of the trough 30, it moves downward along the inclination of the trough 30 and falls onto the magnetic reading mechanism 31. The common ticket 55 placed on the magnetic reading mechanism 31 is moved horizontally by a belt, and during this movement, the magnetic stripe 57 attached to its surface is exposed to the magnetic head 32.
At this time, certain information previously stored in the magnetic stripe 57 is read, converted into an electrical signal by the magnetic head 32, and output. This electrical signal is output from the connector of the switchboard 7 to an external arithmetic storage device, where it is processed as information according to each company's regulations.

be remembered. The common ticket 55 transferred within the magnetic reading mechanism 31 is ejected from its terminal end and stored in the collection duct 26 through the collection port 33. Inside the collection duct 26, air is constantly blown from one end by the blower 34. Because of the fact that
The common ticket 55 is strongly blown by the wind to the other end of the collection duct 26 at -1, falls below the other end of the collection duct 26, and is cut into unusable pieces by the shredder 35.

Next, by rotating the sorting drum 9 in the direction of arrow F for a predetermined period of time, all the common tickets 55 are discharged, and the ordinary tickets 56
If only the regular ticket 56 remains, the drive of the motor 39 is stopped using a timer or the like, and the control panel 6 is operated to drive the motor 39 in the reverse direction, thereby rotating the sorting drum 9 in the direction of arrow G in the reverse direction. is slid and stirred within the sorting drum 9.

Therefore, the regular ticket 56 flows toward the center of the shape sorting mechanism 18 in the same manner as described above, the regular ticket 56 is collected between the pair of guide plates 500, and the regular ticket 56 passes through the discharge port 52. It is discharged to the outside of the sorting drum 9, enters the space of the U-shaped cross section of the ring part 21 of the guide body 13, slides on the chute part 24, and falls into the collection duct 26, and inside the collection duct 26, the aforementioned Since air is being blown by the blower 34, the ordinary ticket 56 is blown through the collection duct 26 and cut by the shredder 35.

Further, when the sorting drum 9 rotates and the sorting work is performed, the blowers 42 and 43 are activated and the blower pipe 4
4.45, and the air passing through the blowing pipe 44.45 is sent to the guide body 13.45 from the nozzle 46.47.
It is ejected within 14 minutes.

Since each nozzle 46.47 is positioned tangentially to the circumferential surface of the sorting drum 90, the air ejected from the nozzle 46.
This causes the common ticket 55. which was stuck or jammed near the outlet 52.53 to be blown into the opening of 55. The ordinary ticket 56 is blown into the sorting drum 9, thereby improving the efficiency of sorting.

The information on the magnetic stripe 57 read by the above-mentioned magnetic head 32 is transmitted to the calculation center 67 using a telephone line or the like, either all at once or for each ticket. Offices 64-66
Based on the information read from the system, the number of tickets, the amount, and the type of ticket used (adult, 70% off for children, etc.) are totaled, and the bill for each company is calculated on a weekly or monthly basis.68,69.70 and made this claim @68~70 to one company that operates the train71
Send to. In one company 71, each invoice 68 that has been shipped
~70 based on each company A72. Company B73. The fares for the actual usage are paid to Company C 74, and the settlement process for the shared tickets is completed.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to select any one of the plurality of second transport systems from the first transport system to transfer, and it is possible to transfer from the first transport system to any one of the plurality of second transport systems. Since a common ticket can be used for both, there is no need to prepare many types of common tickets for the first transportation system, and even if a single automatic ticket vending machine Since tickets can be issued for shared use on the transport system, installation costs can be reduced. In addition, since the information stored in the common ticket is read to settle the fare actually used, the processing of sorting and organizing is extremely easy.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an actual operation mode, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of an example of the ticket sorting processing device, and Fig. 3 is a side door of the same as above, and the shutter is opened to expose the inside. FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of the same apparatus as above, FIG. 5 is a front sectional view of the same as above, FIG. FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration below the sorting drum, FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view showing the shape sorting mechanism, and FIG. 9 is a plan view of the common ticket and an explanatory diagram showing its magnetic format. FIG. 10 is a plan view comparing a common ticket and a regular ticket, and FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of the payment system for the common ticket. 55... Common ticket, 57... Magnetic stripe, T... Company that operates the first transportation system, the train.
A, B, C...Companies that operate the second transportation system.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A first transportation system that collects fares and moves passengers along the route, and a boarding point for each set at a specific transfer point on the route of the first transportation system. , a transportation network consisting of a plurality of second transportation systems that transport passengers along each individual route, the ticket used for boarding the first transportation system being transferred to a transfer point. In a common boarding system that can be used in common with any one of the second transport systems, predetermined matters are stored in advance on a common boarding ticket that is used for boarding at the boarding point of the first transport system,
After collecting the common tickets in each second transport system,
The system is characterized in that certain items stored in the common ticket are read and totaled in each of the second transport lines, and payment operations are performed between the first transport line and each of the second transport lines. Settlement system for common tickets.