JPS6010677B2 - 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 approaching wheels, and at the exit gate, the toll ticket is received from the car cocoon and the driver passes from the interchange recorded on the toll ticket. Calculate the toll amount for each vehicle type corresponding to the section,
A fee for that amount is collected.

As a method of collecting tolls on such toll roads, a punch card is used as a toll ticket, and as shown in Figure 1, a booth at the entrance gate (a toll ticket issuing office located in each lane) is used. ), and a ticket confirmation machine 5 is installed at the exit gate booth (toll collection office) to collect the following tolls.

That is, at the entrance gate, the staff member in the booth visually checks the incoming vehicle, operates the keyboard of the ticket issuing machine 1, and informs the ticket issuing machine 1 of the type of vehicle and the number of extra axles. input. This ticket issuing machine uses the interchange number (hereinafter referred to as entrance interchange number), lane number (booth number), attendant number, etc. that has been input in advance, and the vehicle model number that is input at that time.
The date, time, and serial number in the order of issuance are printed and recorded on the pass ticket, and data such as the entrance interchange number, the entered vehicle model number, and the number of extra axles are perforated and sent out on the pass ticket. The issued ticket is handed over by the attendant to the driver of the approaching vehicle. Note that the staff number is re-entered each time the staff is replaced. In addition, a wheel discrimination device 2 has been reinstalled at the entrance gate for each lane, using a tread plate or the like that detects the axle by stepping on a bran. The data recorded on the ticket at the issuing machine is sent to the data processing device located at the toll office and recorded on a recording paper, and when the staff changes, the staff writes the necessary data on the work card and creates a processing slip. The total number of passes issued and the number of reissues will be checked. On the other hand, at the exit gate, the staff in the booth receives the pass from the driver of the incoming chamyo, and passes the pass to the pass ticket confirmation machine 5.
Insert the ticket into the ticket slot.

This ticket verification machine 5 collects data such as the entrance interchange number, vehicle type number, and number of extra axles that are punched and recorded on the ticket and sends the data to a toll calculator, which calculates the toll. The amount of the toll is displayed on the display device, and the staff collects this amount of toll from the driver. The ticket confirmation machine 5 also checks the inserted ticket with the number of the interchange concerned (hereinafter referred to as exit interchange number), lane number, staff number, etc.
Data such as date and time are printed and recorded, and a used code is punched and stored in the pass ticket. Furthermore, a vehicle identification device 6 is also installed in each lane at the exit gate, and the number of extra axles taken from the pass ticket, the number of axles detected by the vehicle identification device 6, and the calculated toll amount are determined by the vehicle identification device 6. Each ticket confirmation process is processed by the data processing device 11 and recorded on recording paper by the recording machine 12. In addition, at the exit gate, if the above normal processing cannot be carried out, if the ticket cannot be confirmed because it is lost or damaged, or if the toll cannot be collected because you do not bring cash, the chamyo will not be able to collect the toll. In some cases, the vehicle is a delivery vehicle, a patrol car, a military vehicle, or other free-to-pass vehicle, so the staff member enters this data on his/her duty card and creates a processing form after being replaced by another staff member. The work card for the entrance card staff and the work card for the exit gate staff are processed by the data processing device 11.
The data checked by the data input machine 11a connected to the computer and processed by the data processing device 11 is transmitted to the computer 14 of the management station for centralized processing. In addition, in FIG. 1, 3 and 7 are traffic lights, 8 is a fare display, and 9 is a receipt issuing machine.
The wheel discrimination device 2 and the traffic light 3 are connected to the entrance gate control device 4, and the above-mentioned delinquent ticket confirmation device 5, vehicle discrimination device 6, traffic light 7, and fare display device 8 are provided for each lane of the exit gate. The receipt issuing machine 9 is connected to the exit gate control device 10'. 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 ticket issuing machine 1, ticket confirmation machine 5, and other equipment, and are also equipped with the power supply, operation control device, information transmission device, etc. When increasing or decreasing the number of lanes in use according to
These gate control mechanisms 4.10 may be installed inside the booth or at the tollgate office.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a totaling and recording device installed in a management office that manages several tollgate offices, and is connected online to the data processing equipment 11. However, in the conventional toll collection system described above, the ticket issuing machine 1 and the ticket validating machine 5 are each separate devices, and the data input machine 1 that checks the work card
Since 1a is also a device with a different structure, there is a drawback that these devices must be manufactured individually.

The present invention was made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a small and compact device that can be used as a ticket issuing machine, a ticket validating machine, and even a data input machine. Another object of the present invention is to provide a toll collection device for toll roads that is easy to operate. Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. Figure 2~
FIG. 6 shows a magnetic card type pass, work card, and special pass badge plate employed in the present invention. That is, FIG. 2 shows the above-mentioned pass ticket, and this pass ticket A consists of a rectangular card 15 made of high-quality paper.
On the surface of the card, there is a magnetic recording part 16 in the form of a stripe along the length of the card, an entrance information printing part 17a and an exit information printing part 17a having printing fields such as an attendant number, serial number, date, time, vehicle model number, and interchange number. A section 17b is provided, and necessary information such as an arrow indicating the direction of insertion into the confirmation machine and the name of the entrance interchange are pre-printed on other parts of the card surface, and precautions and toll fees are printed on the back of the card 15. It is made by printing tables etc. as a service.

FIG. 3 shows a work card for the staff working at the entrance gate. This work card B, like the above-mentioned pass A, has a striped magnetic recording part 19 on the card 18 side, the date,
It is provided with a data printing section 20 for information such as an attendant code number and the number of emergency vehicle necks passed.

Further, FIG. 4a shows a work card for the exit gate staff, and this work card C has a striped magnetic recording section 22 on the card 21 side, similar to the work card B for the entrance gate staff. A data printing section 23 is provided for printing dates, staff code numbers, the number of emergency vehicles passing through, and the number of lost passes.

Note that this work card C may have further print fields such as the amount received and the number of collected passes added to the data printing section 23, as shown in FIG. 4b. Figure 5 a, b
1 shows the above-mentioned special pass badge plate. Badge plates D and E are made of vinyl chloride or the like and have a striped magnetic recording part 25 on the 24th surface.
The badge plate D shown in FIG. 5a is for a toll-free wheel, and has the user code number and information representing the toll-free wheel magnetically recorded in its magnetic recording section 25, and the user's name and other parts are magnetically recorded. It is said that the user code number, precautions, etc. are displayed by means such as printing.

In addition, the badge plate E shown in Fig. 5b is for a fee-based delivery service (
It is for regular use wheels), and its magnetic recording section 25 magnetically records information indicating the user code number, free line section, vehicle track number, expiration date, etc., and the user name and user code are recorded in other parts. It is said to display information such as vehicle number, vehicle number, traffic section, and expiration date. Next, the configuration of this toll collection device will be explained.

Figure 6 shows the appearance of this toll collection device.
In the figure, 26 is an oath body, 27 is an operation panel provided on the front side of the oath body 26, and 28 is an ejection opening for the pass ticket A and work cards B and C, and an insertion opening for these. Card supply slot 8E, 29 is the special pass badge plate D, E mentioned above.
The operation panel 27 is configured as follows. 7th
8 and 8 show the operation panel 27. The operation panel 27 includes a keyboard of the same type as the keyboards of pass ticket issuing machines and ticket confirmation machines, with a common operating bar arranged in the middle. Further, the base of a folding operating panel sliding plate 28 is removably pivoted at the intermediate portion thereof. That is, this operation panel 27 can be used as an operation panel for a data input machine by removing the switching plate 28 formed to selectively cover one of the two types of keyboards, and can also be used as an operation panel for a data input machine by attaching the switching plate 28. As shown in Figure 8, by tilting it to one side, it becomes the operation panel for the pass ticket issuing machine, and by tilting the cut-sliding sliding plate 28 to the other side, it becomes the operation panel for the pass ticket confirmation machine. By using a convenient operation panel, this toll collection device can be used not only as a data input machine, but also as a ticket issuing machine and a ticket validating machine. In addition, the operation panel 27
is divided into an operation button array section a and a display section b, and the operation button array section a has a power key insertion section 2 in addition to data input buttons.
9. Control section changeover switches 30, 31 and an operator badge plate insertion part 32, which are operated in conjunction with switching of the operation panel by the changeover plate 28, are provided. Figure 9 shows the internal mechanism of this toll collection device. From Suke. After discussing and confirming the magnetic recording information of the received collected tickets, normal tickets are stored in the used ticket storage section, and abnormal tickets (tickets with magnetic recording information erased) are visually checked and operated by the staff. There is a pass ticket confirmation mechanism that discharges (such as a pass on which information that does not match the information entered on the board 27 is recorded) and a work card check mechanism that negotiates and checks the magnetically recorded information on the work cards B and C. Each of these mechanisms is configured to share the transportation means for the pass A and the work cards B and C, and the magnetic recording and reading means.

That is, in FIG. 9, reference numeral 33 is a rotating drum that is rotationally driven by a drive mechanism (not shown), and 34, 35, and 36 are driven by frictional contact with the rotating drum 33, and the pass ticket A or the drum is driven by frictional contact with the rotating drum 33. This is an inorganic conveying belt that pinches and conveys the work cards B and C, and the first belt 34 and the third belt 36 are provided above and below the position facing the card supply/discharge port 28 .

Note that 37 is a guide plate that guides the card (pass or work card) inserted into the card inlet/outlet 28, and the card inserted from the card inlet/outlet 28 onto the guide plate 37 is guided by this guide plate. The card guided by the guide plate 37 and conveyed by the first belt 34 and conveyed by the third belt 36 passes under the guide plate 37 and is delivered to the card feeding port 28. Also, 38
39 is a first magnetic information reading head, and 39 is a printing/recording printer (for example, a wire dot printer), which are arranged on a first conveyance path 40b consisting of the first belt 34 and the rotating drum 33. Reference numeral 41 denotes a magnetic recording head disposed on the second conveyance path 40b consisting of the second belt 35 and the rotating drum 33.

Further, 42 is a second printing/recording printer, and 43 is a second magnetic information discussion head, which are arranged on a third conveyance path 40c consisting of a third belt 36 and a rotating drum 33. On the other hand, 44 is the above-mentioned pass A or work card B (
or C) is stored vertically side by side - do hopper, 45
46 is a pair of conveyance belts that nip and convey the fed cards and send them to the second conveyance path 40b; 47 is the second conveyance path mentioned above. 40b and the third conveyance path 40c to eject cards from the conveyance path when necessary. Reference numeral 48 is a rotary blade for receiving cards ejected by the separation pawl 47; The collected cards are dropped into a stacker 49 for storing used passes A and are accumulated therein. Each of the mechanical devices described above is operated under control by a control device (not shown), and operates as follows by switching the control string of the control device by switching the operation panel 27.

First, to explain the case where it is used as a pass ticket issuing machine (in this case, pass ticket A is stored in the card hopper 44), in this case, the entrance necessary for issuing a pass is operated by an operator on the operation panel. When the information is input, the control machine starts controlling the ticket issuing operation, and the feeding roller 4
5, the pass ticket A is sent out from the hopper 44.

The pass ticket A is then conveyed by the conveyor belt 46 and fed into the second conveyance path 40b, and during the process of being conveyed through the second conveyance path 400, the pass ticket A is moved by the magnetic recording head 41 to the magnetic recording section 16 (see FIG. 2). Entrance information is magnetically recorded. Thereafter, the pass A is received and conveyed from the second conveyance path 40b to the third conveyance path 40c, and the entrance information is printed on the entrance information printing section 17a by the second print recording printer 42, and the card is inserted into the card slot. It is delivered to the port 28. When used as a pass ticket confirmation machine (in this case, the card hopper 44 is not used), the pass ticket confirmation operation is started by inserting the collected pass A from the card feeder ○28, and the pass ticket A is During the process of being transported along the first transport path 40a, the recorded information in the magnetic recording section 16 is read by the first magnetic information reading head 38.

This read entrance information is transmitted to a toll calculation device (not shown) to calculate the amount of toll, and the amount is displayed on the toll display. The pass ticket A is then printed with exit information on its exit information printing section 17b by the first printing printer 39, and further conveyed along the second conveyance path 40b, and the used code is recorded on the magnetic recording section 16 by the magnetic recording head 41. After being recorded, the recording material is discharged from the conveyance path by the operation of the separating claw 47 and stored in the stacker 49 by the rotating blade 48 . Further, the first magnetic information reading head 38
If the captured entrance information is invalid or cannot be negotiated, the separating claw 47 will not operate and the pass ticket A will be transported along the third transport path 40c and printed on the second printing page. An invalid or unarguable article is printed by the recording printer 42 and sent to the card supply/discharge port 28. On the other hand, when used as a data input machine, a work card B or C for correction is stored in the card hopper 44, and when a recorded work card B or C is inserted from the card feed slot 28, this card is Pass ticket A in case of pass ticket confirmation machine
It is transported in the same manner as above, and after the magnetic recording information is read by the first magnetic information reading head 38, it is stored in the stacker 49.

The information taken from the work card is checked by exchanging information with the data processing device 11 shown in FIG. A correction work card is sent out in the same manner as above, and after magnetic recording is performed on this card by the magnetic recording head 41 and printing is performed by the second print recording printer 42, the magnetic recording information is read by the second magnetic information reading head 43. Check the discussion and send it out. The work card inserted into the card inlet/outlet 28 is recorded by the staff at the entrance and exit gates by operating this toll collection device, which is used as a ticket issuing machine or confirmation machine. In this case, recording is performed by inserting the work card from the card feeder □28, and is sent out from the card feeder □28. In addition, confirmation of the negotiation of special passage badge plates D and E is performed by inserting the badge plate from the badge plate supply hole 29 (
This discussion confirmation mechanism is a simplified version of the one shown in FIG. 9, so its explanation will be omitted.) Thereafter, the badge plate is returned to the badge plate supply/discharge port 29.

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, one device can be used as a pass ticket issuing machine, a pass ticket validating machine, and a data input machine, and moreover, it can be used as a pass ticket issuing machine, a pass ticket validating machine, and a data input machine, and moreover, it can transport pass tickets and work cards. Since the mechanism and the discussion recording mechanism are shared, and the picture red is shared by a single feed red ○, it has the advantage of being small and having excellent operability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a rhombic layer diagram of the toll collection system, Figure 2 is a plan view of a pass used in the present invention, Figures 3 and 4 a and b are a plan view of a work card; Figure 5a,
b is a plan view of the special pass badge plate, FIG. 6 is an external view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 7 and 8 are a front view of the operation panel, and FIG. 9 is a side view of the internal mechanism. It is a diagram. A: Passport ticket, B, C: Work card, 28: Card inlet/outlet, 38: Magnetic information head, 40a, 40b, 40c ...Transport path, 41...Magnetic recording head, 44...
・Card hopper, 49...status power. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 A ticket issuing mechanism that magnetically records information on a magnetic card-type ticket and sends it out, and a ticket issuing mechanism that reads and confirms the magnetically recorded information on collected tickets, stores normal tickets in the used ticket storage area, and discards abnormal tickets. and a work card checking mechanism that reads and checks the magnetic recording information of the magnetic card-type staff work card, and each of the mechanisms includes a means for transporting the pass and work card, and a means for magnetic recording and reading. A toll collection device for a toll road, characterized in that the device is configured to share a means, and further includes a single card feeding/discharging port that also serves as a pass ticket exit, a work card exit, and an insertion slot for both.