JPS6010675B2 - Toll collection device on toll roads - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a toll collection device on a toll road.

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 wheel and passed from the interchange recorded on the toll ticket. Calculate the toll amount for each vehicle type corresponding to the section,
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.

In other words, at the entrance gate, the staff in the booth visually confirms the amount of the incoming vehicle, operates the keyboard as an input means of the ticket issuing machine, and issues a ticket with the type of vehicle and the number of extra axles of the vehicle. input into the 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 issuance are printed and recorded on the pass ticket, and the above-mentioned interchange number, the entered vehicle model number, the number of extra axles, etc. are recorded on the pass ticket. The date is recorded and sent out, and the issued ticket is handed to the driver at the entrance by the staff. 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 being stepped on by the wheel. is sent to a data 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 is 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 collects data such as the entrance interchange number, vehicle type number, and number of extra axles recorded on the ticket and sends it to the toll calculator. The amount of toll is displayed on the display device, and the attendant collects this amount of toll from the driver of the wheel. In addition, the ticket verification machine prints and records data such as the number of the interchange (hereinafter referred to as exit interchange number), vehicle type 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. Additionally, a treadle board for axle detection is installed in each lane at the exit gate, and the number of extra axles determined from the pass ticket, the number of axles detected by the treadle board, and the calculated toll amount are recorded on the pass ticket. The information is totaled and recorded on recording paper in the data processing device for each confirmation process. In addition, at the exit gate, cases where the above normal processing cannot be carried out include cases where the ticket cannot be confirmed because it is lost or damaged, when the toll cannot be collected because the person does not bring cash, and when the wheels are not charged separately. In some cases, the vehicle is a delivery vehicle, a patrol car, a military vehicle, or other free-of-charge vehicle, so 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 data is transported to a computer center and audit data is created by reading the perforation record data of each ticket.
A final audit is conducted to check this and the recorded contents of each tabulation record sheet. However, in the above-mentioned conventional toll collection device, the ticket issuing machine and the ticket validating machine have separate structures, so they are not compatible with each other, and as a result, the manufacturing cost of each device is high. The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to reduce manufacturing costs by making it possible to selectively use it for the inlet and outlet. To provide a toll collection device for a toll road which can reduce toll fees.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In Figure 1, 1 is a ticket issuing machine installed at each booth at the entrance gate, 2 is a wheel discrimination device using a tread or photoelectric detector, and 3 is a traffic signal for each lane at the entrance gate. These facilities provided for each are connected to the entrance gate control mechanism 4.

5 is a ticket confirmation machine installed at each booth at the exit gate;
Reference numeral 6 indicates a vehicle bran recognition device, 7 indicates a traffic light, 8 indicates a fare display, and 9 indicates a receipt issuing machine. These facilities, which are installed in each lane of the exit gate, are connected to the exit gate control mechanism. There is.

The entrance gate control mechanism 4 and the exit gate control mechanism 10 are connected to a data processing device 11 connected to a data input machine 11a installed at the tollgate office, and the ticket issuing machine 1 issues tickets. Entrance information recorded on the ticket (entrance interchange number, vehicle model number, etc.), exit information recorded on the ticket by the ticket verification machine 5, and entrance information read from the ticket are input to the data processing device 11, Each time the issuance and collection of a pass ticket is confirmed, it is tallied and recorded, and is also recorded on a recording paper by a recorder 12. Note that the data processing device 11
The data compiled in is also transmitted to the data recording device 13 of the management office that manages several tollgates and recorded on recording paper. Further, the data compiled and recorded by the data processing device 11 at the tollgate office is transmitted online from the data processing device 11 of each tollgate office to the electronic computer 14 of the management station, where it is processed. In addition, the entrance gate control mechanism 4 and the exit gate control mechanism 1 are equipped with a power source, an operation control device, an information transmission device, etc. for the pass ticket issuing machine 1, pass ticket confirmation machine 5, and other equipment. It is equipped with a lane control device that is manually operated to change the display of traffic lights 3 and 7 when increasing or decreasing the number of lanes in use depending on the congestion situation, and these data control mechanisms 4 and 10 are installed inside the booth. It may be set up or it may be installed at the toll office.

In addition, in the above arrangement example of each device, the tally recording device 11 is installed at the toll plaza office, but if the toll plaza does not have a toll plaza office, the tally recording device 11b is installed at the management office, and The data control devices 4 and 10 are
The data generated at several tollgates can be processed all at once. FIG. 2 shows a toll ticket used in this toll collection system. This toll ticket A consists of a rectangular card 15 made of high-quality paper with a magnetic stripe for recording information along the longitudinal direction of the card. (magnetic recording area) 16, a margin area (print area) 17a for printing entrance information, and a margin area 17b for printing exit information, which has printing fields such as an attendant number, serial number, date, time, vehicle model number, and interchange number. In addition, on other parts of the card surface, there is an arrow indicating the direction of insertion into the verification machine.
In addition to pre-printing necessary information such as the name of the entrance interchange, precautions and a toll list are also printed on the back of the card 15. Also, the third
Figure 4 shows the staff duty card used in this toll collection system, and the duty card B used at the entrance gate has a card on the rectangular card surface as shown in Figure 3. A magnetic recording stripe section 18 similar to the magnetic stripe section 16 of the above-mentioned pass A is provided along the longitudinal direction, and printing fields such as the staff number, the number of normal passes issued, the number of passing emergency wheels, and the number of discarded passes are provided. The work card C used at the exit gate has a magnetic recording stripe similar to that described above on the rectangular card surface. In addition to establishing a section 20, staff numbers, total number of vehicles processed, number of lost passes,
Printing record section 2 with printing fields such as the number of passing emergency wheels
1, and the name of the exit interchange etc. is pre-printed on the card surface.

On the other hand, the ticket issuing machine 1 provided at the entrance gate, the ticket validating machine 5 provided at the exit gate, and the data input machine 11a connected to the data processing device 11 have almost the same configuration. That is, the ticket issuing machine 1, the ticket validating machine 5, and the data input machine 11a are equipped with the same operation panel and the same internal mechanism, and are mutually compatible. Next, the configuration of the data input device 11a connected to the data processing device 11 described above will be explained.

Figure 5 shows the operation panel of the data input machine 11a.
This operation panel includes the pass ticket issuing machine 1 and the pass ticket confirmation machine 5.
There are two types of keypads similar to keyboards that can be used as input means.
A common operation button is arranged in the middle, and the base of a rotary operation panel 22 as a selection means shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is removably pivoted. A supporting switching plate pivot (not shown) is provided. That is, this operation panel can be used as an operation panel for the data input device 11a by removing the sliding plate 22 formed to selectively cover one of the two types of keyboards,
Furthermore, by attaching the switching plate 22 and tilting it to one side as shown in FIG. 6, it can be used as an operation panel for the pass ticket issuing machine, and furthermore, the switching plate 22 can be tilted to the other side as shown in FIG. It is said to be the operation panel for the pass ticket confirmation machine,
By using such an operation panel, the above data input device 1
1a can be used not only as a data input machine, but also as a ticket issuing machine and a ticket validating machine. The operation panel is divided into an operation button array part a and a display part b, and the operation button array part a has a data input nail, a power key insertion part 23, and a switching plate 22 for operating the operation panel. Control section changeover switches 24 and 25, an operator batch plate insertion section 26, and the like are provided, which are operated in conjunction with the operation. Figure 8 shows the data input machine 11a.
and shows the internal mechanism common to the pass ticket issuing machine 1 and the pass ticket confirmation machine 5. Pass tickets A (or work cards) stored in the hopper 27 are taken out one by one by the picker 28, Drive pulley 30 connected to motor 29
and a drum 31, and are conveyed by an inner inorganic belt 32 that is attached to the drum 31.

This pass A includes an outer endless belt 33 that contacts the inner endless belt 32 in the entire drum cockpit area;
The first heads 34 are further conveyed while being sandwiched between the inner endless belt 32 and arranged in order along this conveyance path.
, the second head 35 and the print head 36 record information and send it. The first head 34 and the second head 3
Reference numerals 5 and 5 are dual-gap heads that can be used for both reading and writing, with the first head 34 being used only for reading and the second head 35 being used for writing and reading. The print head 36 is a wire one-dot print head (with ribbon), and two sets are arranged in parallel. The pass ticket A, on which the information is magnetically recorded by the second head 35 and the recorded information is checked and then printed by the print head 36, is not correctly recorded due to the recording information control of the second head 35. If there is a printing failure, the paper is sent to the pedestal 38 by passing over the separating claw 37, and if there is a recording failure, it is sent to the print head 36.
This information is printed and the separating claw 37 moves up to be stored in the stacker 39. On the other hand, this is the input slot for the 4-way pass A (or work card), and the information-recorded pass and work card inserted into the 4-way pass are handled by the inner endless belt 32 and the outer endless belt 33. Similarly, the first head 34
discussion of magnetically recorded information by the second head 35, magnetic recording of information by the second head 35 and check of the discussion, print head 36
printing is performed. In this case, the separation claw 37
The operation is as follows: If the pass ticket is a normal ticket, the stacker 3
9, and if it is an abnormal ticket, send the ticket to cradle 3.
8, and vice versa for work cards. Therefore, the data input machine 11a having the above mechanism is used by storing a work card, which is a processing slip, in its hopper 27, and the pass ticket issuing machine 1 stores a pass ticket in the hopper 27. used.

In the case of the ticket verification machine 5, the hopper 2T and picker 28 are not used, so they may be omitted. In addition, in FIG. 8, 41 indicates the first head 34, the second head 35, the printing head 36, and the separating claw 37.
This is a photoelectric detector for card edge detection to determine the operation timing of the card. Next, the collection of tolls performed using the above-mentioned toll ticket A will be explained. First, at the entrance gate of the interchange, the staff in the booth visually check the approaching wheels and operate the keyboard of the ticket issuing machine 1, or the vehicle shark discrimination signal from the vehicle shark discrimination device 2 is sent to the ticket issuing machine. 1, the ticket issuing machine 1 magnetically encodes and prints the necessary entrance information on the magnetic stripe section 16 for information recording and the margin section 17a for printing entrance information of the ticket A, and prints this ticket A. (The data generated along with the issuance of the pass is sent to the data processing device 11 and recorded in total.)

This pass A is handed over to the driver of the pass wheel by an attendant. Also, at the exit gate, the clerk in the booth inserts the ticket A received from the passing car cocoon into the ticket confirmation machine 5, and the ticket confirmation machine starts the transaction operation, and the ticket A is magnetically recorded. The entrance interchange number, vehicle model number, etc. are collected, and the toll fee is calculated by the toll calculator built in the toll ticket confirmation machine 5.
In this case, the vehicle model number read from ticket A is
It is compared with the vehicle model number input into the pass ticket confirmation machine 5 by the keyboard operation by the visual confirmation of the vehicle number by the staff member or by the car sardine discrimination device 6, and a check for unauthorized use is performed by exchanging passes between wheels. The ticket amount calculated by the above-mentioned toll calculator is displayed on the toll display 8, and the attendant collects the displayed toll from the toll wheel, and automatically receives the toll from the receiver issuing machine 9 as the toll is calculated. The user then hands over the receipt a issued by the driver to the passing vehicle and completes the collection of the toll (data generated along with this toll collection is also sent to the data processing device 11). Furthermore, the pass ticket A whose entrance information has been read by the pass ticket check machine 5 is printed with information such as the exit interchange number and vehicle model number in the exit information printing margin section 17b, and further information is recorded. The used information code is magnetically recorded on the magnetic stripe section 16 and sent out.
are stored together as a data card. On the other hand, when the ticket issuing staff at the entrance gate and the toll collecting staff at the exit gate are replaced, a processing slip is created as follows.

The pass ticket issuing staff at the entrance gate operates the keyboard of the pass ticket issuing machine 1 at the time of their change, and the pass ticket issuing machine 1 issues the following information:
The data generated during the employee's work, such as the number of regular passes issued, the number of vehicles passing through the emergency vehicle shrine, and the number of discarded passes, are recorded on the magnetic recording stripe of the duty card B for the entrance gate, along with the staff number, date, etc. 18 and print recording section 19 to perform magnetic encoding and printing to create a processing form.

In addition, the toll collection staff at the exit gate operates the keyboard of the pass ticket confirmation machine 5 at the time of his/her shift, and uses the pass ticket confirmation machine 5 to collect the data issued during his/her work, including the total number of machines processed and the number of lost passes. , data such as the number of passing emergency vehicles are magnetically encoded and printed along with staff numbers, dates, etc. on the magnetic recording stripe section 20 and print recording section 21 of the exit gate work card C to create a processing slip. The work cards B and C, which have been treated as processing slips, are then inserted into the slot 401 of the data input machine 11a connected to the data processing device 11 located at the toll plaza office or management office.
After the magnetic recording information is captured by the first head 34 and compared with the total record of the data processing device 11,
If there is a conspiracy record, the second head 35 corrects, records, and checks the correct information, and if there is no conspiracy record, it passes through the second head 35 as it is and prints it to the print head 3.
6, a check end symbol is printed and sent. Note that if a recording failure occurs during correction recording by the second head 35, this card is stored in the stacker 39,
Along with this, the hopper 27 sends out a work force card, and information is recorded on this card and sent out. In addition, if data for processing different from normal ticket issuance and ticket toll collection is recorded on the work card, the operator can read the printed record and operate the plow on the operation panel. The data is sent to the data processing device 11, where it is aggregated and recorded. In the above embodiment, the operating panel switching plate 22 is of a rotating type, but the switching plate 22 may be of a sliding type, and the magnetic recording method and printing method are not limited to those of the above embodiment. Just adopt it.

As explained above, according to the present invention, the manufacturing cost can be reduced because the device can be selectively used as a ticket issuing machine for entrance and a ticket validating machine for exit.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a device layout diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view of a pass used in the present invention, and Figs. 3 and 4 are an entrance gate and an exit used in the present invention. A front view showing a work management card for gate staff, Figure 5 is an external view showing the operation panel of the data input machine, and Figures 6 and 7 show the data input machine as a pass ticket issuing machine and pass ticket confirmation machine. FIG. 8 is an external view of the operation panel when in use, and is a principle configuration diagram showing the internal mechanism of the data input machine. 1...Pass ticket issuing machine, 5...Pass ticket confirmation machine, A...Pass ticket, 16...Information recording stripe section (magnetic recording section), 17a, 17b... ...margin area (
printing area), 27...hopper, 28...
- Picker, 32, 33...Belt, 34...First head, 35...Second head, 36...Print head, 37...
... Separation claw, 38 ... cradle (discharge port), 39
...Statska, 40...Inlet. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Using a pass that has a magnetic recording area for recording magnetic information and a printing area for printing printed information,
and can be selectively used for the entrance for issuing the pass and for the exit for confirming the pass, and inserts the pass with information attached to the magnetic recording area and the printing area. An input slot, a hopper for storing a large number of end-of-life passes with no information attached to the magnetic recording area and the printing area, a take-out means for taking out the passes one by one from the hopper, and a take-out means for taking out the passes one by one from the hopper. A conveyance means for conveying the taken out pass and the pass ticket inserted from the slot, and a magnetic head means for writing or reading information on the magnetic recording area of the pass while the conveyance means is conveying the pass. and a printing means for printing information on the printing area of the pass ticket while being conveyed by the conveyance means, and a sorting means for sorting the pass ticket carried out from the conveyance means to a discharge outlet or a stacker, When using the ticket for entrance, the ticket is taken out from the hopper, the information is magnetically recorded and printed, and then released into the exit. When used for exit, the ticket is received from the slot, the magnetic information is read, and the stack is stacked. 1. A toll collection device for a toll road, characterized in that it is configured to be accommodated in a toll road.